[VtwinVince]

I'm not impartial, so I'm going with my uncle, Major Dr. Albrecht Ochs, who started with the Fliegertruppe in 1917, shot an attacking fighter off the tail of his CO, Hauptmann Kastner, early in 1918 and scored a further four victories whilst CO of 9. JG 3 during the BoB. According to accounts from former members of his staffel, including Franz Achleitner, Walter Schuck, Helmut Rueffler and Ernst Boerngen, his primary concern was always the welfare of his pilots, to whom he tried to impart the wisdom gained in flying combat in two world wars. He was one of the few Luftwaffe pilots to score confirmed victories in both conflicts, and flew combat until April, 1945. Never promoted beyond Major after 1941 due to a personality conflict with then-CO Moelders, he was described by good friend Guenther Luetzow as "enorm Flugfrisch fuer sein Alter", which roughly translates to "incredibly good pilot for his age". I can't think of a better accolade. And I agree with a previous mention, Franz Stigler, whom I knew for years and who was a good comrade of my uncle's in North Africa.