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Re: Klaus Bretschneider "Abschusse"
Michael/Michel
Cross checking Lorant's book about JG 300 and Johannes list they both have 40 claims by Bretschneider.
However they choose to differ when it comes to which claims were confirmed.
The confirmation system in the Luftwaffe was a slow and complicated process meaning a confirmation could be received at any point in time after the claim, making some claims made later being confirmed earlier and so on.
Lorant complicates things by giving confirmation numbers way too high.
His highest confirmation number for Bretschneider is 70 making me think they may refer to the Luftwaffe point system.
An absolute cross check is not possible since Lorant does not list which claims made by Bretschneider he considers to be confirmed.
Until then I would say Johannes list is what we have, see my earlier post.
If anyone is really interested, I suggest you try to get the claim reels and try yourself, or buy the books published.
Cheers
Stig
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