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Old 31st August 2012, 19:01
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Re: Source of Luftwaffe 1811 wins of 22.06.1941

In case someone is interested in those early Eastern front numbers, the Wehrmachtsberichte contain scores of them:

30.06.
280 total, 216 in aerial combat
110 by J.G. 51 (Mölders)
80 out of 100~ by J.G. 51 at Minsk/Bobrujsk
65 by J.G. 54 (Trautloff)
40 out of 40 by J.G. 54 at Dünaburg

01.07.
4725 total,
1392 in aerial combat,
112 by Flak and
3221 on the ground
since 22.06.

04.07.
"An investigation of the captured Soviet airfields undertaken by specially ordered officers showed that the number of planes destroyed on the ground on 22nd June is 20-25% higher than previously estimated by aerial observation."

05.07.
281 total
98 in aerial combat and
183 on the ground

06.07.
204 total
160 in aerial combat,
41 on the ground and
3 by minesweepers

10.07.
6233 total since 22.06.

06.08. (special report)
771 total by H.Gr. Nord
980 total by H.Gr. Süd
1089 total by H.Gr. Mitte
9082 total between 22.06. and 11.07.
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