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Re: Seeking info on 1940 career of Fw Alfred Warrelmann of 15.(Z)/LG1
Given the length of the German victory confirmation process, the 8th victory visible on the scoreboard might be a claim that was rejected by the RLM.
Johannes lists 7 claims, one of which was unconfirmed, but still appears on the scoreboard. Or if the scoreboard is supposed to show only confirmed claims, two victories are missing from the list.
AFAIK, the victories claims were painted on the pilot's aircraft when the claim was made, not when it was confirmed months later. So dating a picture by the number of victories visible on it and comparing it to the known list of confirmed victories of a German pilot had always seem a risky business to me.
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