[Leo Etgen]

Hello

The most complete reference for Jagdwaffe claims are the lists included in the various volumes of Die Jagdfliegerverbände Der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 Bis 1945 by Jochen Prien, Gerhard Stemmer, Peter Rodeike and Winfried Bock. This is a work in progress, though, so we will have to wait for future volumes to begin to have complete lists of victories for various aces. Regarding Nachtjagd claims the best source is The Nachtjagd War Diaries by Theo Boiten and Rod McKenzie. I am not aware of any definitive source regarding claims by the Zerstörer units. Of the aces that you have listed I only have complete lists for Steinbatz (99), Grasser (103) and Philipp (206). Regarding Dahl, I have seen various figures for his final victory claim total as it appears that there is considerable doubt that the generally accepted number of 128 is correct. I currently have him credited with 102 victories but this number may well be revised depending on future information. The generally accepted victory totals for the other aces that you listed are: Lambert (116), Dammers (113), Tanzer (128 or 143) and Stotz (189).

Horrido!

Leo