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Re: Erich Hartmann: 352 victories or... 80?
Khazanov gives no indication of how or why he arrives at a victory total of " 70 to 80 "..the article is simply not detailed enough..he presents evidence from Soviet archives for only a handful of dates..see Hans Ring's response on my site..
Khazanov bases the 'factual' content of his piece on the Toliver/Constable book...which automatically discredits him in the eyes of the serious historians....
Khazanov and Ring appear to agree on the total of victories for which there exists evidence of official confirmation on the German side..some 289 recorded up to 27 August 1944..
Most of Khazanov's article is character assassination at best.."Hartmann never enjoyed the reputation among his comtempories accorded Moelders or Galland...he never enjoyed elevated rank in the Bundesluftwaffe..."
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