• Helmut Lipfert (6 August 1916 – 10 August 1990) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II. Lipfert ranks as the world's thirteenth fighter...
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  • Wing) as acting Gruppenkommandeur until he was replaced by Hauptmann Helmut Lipfert, substituting for Major Jürgen Harder who had been transferred. At the...
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    Helmut Lent (13 June 1918 – 7 October 1944) was a German night-fighter ace in World War II. Lent shot down 110 aircraft, 102 of them at night. Born into...
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    his convalescence, Barkhorn had temporarily been replaced Hauptmann Helmut Lipfert until September, and by Hauptmann Heinrich Sturm until Barkhorn's return...
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    raise his recorded victories to 51–56, putting him level with the late Helmut Wick, who had been shot down and killed on 28 November. On 5 December, Galland...
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    Weissenberger (208) Hans Philipp (206) Walter Schuck (206) Anton Hafner (204) Helmut Lipfert (203) 150–199 Walter Krupinski (197) Anton Hackl (192) Joachim Brendel...
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  • Hafner †  Germany Luftwaffe 204 Killed in action on 17 October 1944. Helmut Lipfert  Germany Luftwaffe 203 Walter Krupinski  Germany Luftwaffe 197 Anton...
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    Air Force Division) in Meßstetten. The promotion as endorsed by General Helmut Mahlke, of the Office of the German Air Force. On 1 May 1969, Rall was appointed...
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    was Oberleutnant Adolf Buhl. One of the Schwarmführer was Oberfeldwebel Helmut Goedert, to whom Marseille was assigned as wingman. Marseille flew his first...
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    place in II. Gruppe tied with Leutnant Heinrich Sturm and Leutnant Helmut Lipfert. On 19 March, the Gruppe was ordered to Grammatikowo located near Sovietskyi...
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    aerial victories Adolf Galland, the last pilot to claim 100 aerial victories Helmut Lent, the first night fighter pilot to claim 100 aerial victories Egon Mayer...
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    pilot on the Eastern Front, became an ace in a day. On 8 October 1943, Helmut Lipfert, Luftwaffe fighter pilot on the Eastern, became an ace in a day. On...
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  • Weissenberger (208) Hans Philipp (206) Walter Schuck (206) Anton Hafner (204) Helmut Lipfert (203) 150–199 Walter Krupinski (197) Anton Hackl (192) Joachim Brendel...
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    Weissenberger (208) Hans Philipp (206) Walter Schuck (206) Anton Hafner (204) Helmut Lipfert (203) 150–199 Walter Krupinski (197) Anton Hackl (192) Joachim Brendel...
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    Steinhoff left JG 52 on 24 March 1943 and handed over II. Gruppe to Hauptmann Helmut Kühle. On 1 April, he was given command of Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77—77th...
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    Weissenberger (208) Hans Philipp (206) Walter Schuck (206) Anton Hafner (204) Helmut Lipfert (203) 150–199 Walter Krupinski (197) Anton Hackl (192) Joachim Brendel...
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    of Britain, Mayer often flew over the English Channel as the wingman of Helmut Wick. He claimed three further victories in this campaign, all over Royal...
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    the few successes of the Luftwaffe in the air. An “ace”, Hauptmann Helmut Lipfert, was just appointed as Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of I./JG...
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    Staffelführer (squadron leader) of 5. Staffel of JG 52. He succeeded Leutnant Helmut Haberda who had been killed in action on 8 May. He led the Staffel until...
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    fighter pilot leaders which included Lützow, Hermann Graf, Gerhard Michalski, Helmut Bennemann, Kurt Bühligen, Erich Leie and Herbert Ihlefeld, and their antagonist...
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    Weissenberger (208) Hans Philipp (206) Walter Schuck (206) Anton Hafner (204) Helmut Lipfert (203) 150–199 Walter Krupinski (197) Anton Hackl (192) Joachim Brendel...
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  • the fighter pilot school at Stolp-Reitz. At Stolp-Reitz, he befriended Helmut Bennemann, also from Wanne-Eickel, and Heinrich Füllgrabe. On 25 April 1940...
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    and made one final garbled transmission containing the word "burning". Helmut Lennartz recalled: "I remember Nowotny's crash very well. Feldwebel Gossler...
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  • Weissenberger (208) Hans Philipp (206) Walter Schuck (206) Anton Hafner (204) Helmut Lipfert (203) 150–199 Walter Krupinski (197) Anton Hackl (192) Joachim Brendel...
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  • Among his classmates were Werner Baumbach, who became a bomber pilot, and Helmut Lent, a nightfighter pilot. Philipp, as a member of the 4. Schülerkompanie...
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    leading night fighter pilot on 9 November 1944. Schnaufer surpassed Oberst Helmut Lent's record of 102 night-time victories, after he claimed three Lancasters...
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    1945 – February 1945  • Hauptmann Erich Hartmann (acting) February 1945 – 15 February 1945  • Hauptmann Helmut Lipfert 15 February 1945 – 17 April 1945...
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    13-LOberleutnant Staffelkapitän of the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 4 June 1942 — — Helmut Lipfert+ Luftwaffe 12-LLeutnant of the Reserves Staffelführer of the 6./Jagdgeschwader...
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  • Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 6. Staffel, replacing Oberleutnant Helmut Lipfert who had temporarily held this position following the death of Oberleutnant...
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    Weissenberger (208) Hans Philipp (206) Walter Schuck (206) Anton Hafner (204) Helmut Lipfert (203) 150–199 Walter Krupinski (197) Anton Hackl (192) Joachim Brendel...
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