[Johannes]

Hi Gabor

It's difficult to arrive at a "total" based on percentages. It must be a fact that in "over-claiming" Hartmann was so inclined, but he also needed the opportunity, though 9./JG52 in particular, and 7./JG52 had fellow "over-claimers" they were not all so inclined, I suspect as a matter of my own opinion that Hartmann's claims before July 1943 were honest, at this point i suspect the opportunity appeared, that's not to say that there were not "over-claimers" already in operation at this time. 9./JG52 had the Hermann Graf schwarm claiming like mad over a year earlier.

Guess we need to workout just for how long he did "over-claim", and did he have periods when he couldn't get away with it, there is at least one period then he was with JG53.

Kind Regards

Johannes