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Re: Barkhorn: claims vs. victories
Hi Johannes
To the best of my knowledge, a lot of German claims/credited victories of 1940-41 period are often missing essential details like time and place. Even so, a close comparison with the available Allied data suggests, that there are some errors in the records, whatever the reason. Thus a thorough analysis of combats in the period is often impossible. With many aircraft and combats around, narratives are often essential to establish what had actually happened. The verification system is irrelevant, and no one can be called a liar as long as it can be proven that the report filed is a complete fiction. Mind you the situation that there is a claim and a loss in the same location just indicates a probability and is not a fact. I have came across numerous such cases, when it turned over aircraft were lost due to different causes rather than enemy action.
Best wishes
Franek
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