[Johannes]

Hi Rob

He made at least nine air victories over Soviet aircraft in 1941 as an unteroffizier with 5./LG2:-

22nd June 1941 I-16 0318 hrs
22nd June 1941 Seversky 0636 hrs
22nd June 1941 Seversky 0638 hrs
22nd June 1941 SB-2 1308 hrs
5th July 1941 SB-2 1312 hrs
26th July 1941 DB-3 1820 hrs
27th July 1941 SB-3 1318 hrs
1st September 1941 I-153 1706 hrs
26th September 1941 I-16 1433 hrs

These come from a micro film listing only 5./LG2 claims between 22nd June 1941 and 24th December 1941, they are without a place name or altitude! If Tritsch stayed with this staffel throughout 1941 then the nine listed are his only claims for 1941. It is usual for the micro films in July 1942 to list all claims for all units on a daily sheet, and I can find nothing more for him, however previous to July 1942(again for most units) there are the individual units claims listed as per staffel in beautiful type. It is very possible that this type micro films for his unit has not survived, so therefore it is perfectly possible that he made further claims in the first half of 1942, but none after that time.

Kind Regards

Johannes