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Originally Posted by researcher111
By chance I've met Hartmann several times during his life time, he
lived in Baden Wuerttenberg just to 2 1/2 hrs drive from my location
and despite his victories against the Soviets he was not a Nazi
but a hot blooded fighter pilot who always shown regrets for what
he caused in WWII.
Already then he reminded me that some of he stuff he told to the
Russian interrogators was partially not correct and some misleading .
He claimed that the 10 air kills in one day story was near Kirowograd
and on March 2, 44 just less than a month before getting dispatched
to Crimea. Worth to remember that on Feb 22, 44 Hartmann was involved
on forced landing accident South West of Uman.
Two months later Dementschenko & Korolyov ( 6 x kills ) will
be lost over Romania and indeed Dementschenko's ME-109
would be confirmed on March 2, 44 which brings me to conclussion
that the battle took place on same day. Irronically Korolyov would again
meet JG52 fighters and this time would became Hartmanns victim.
May I ask you based on what evidences Hartmann's claim is shiffted
back to February 26, 1944 and what's Egorov's story date ?
Also the Oak Leaves Cluster were awarded by Hitler in March at Bechtesgaden
in Bavaria and not in Berlin together with Barckhorn, Krupinsky and Wiese .
Thanks
PS : there was a story circulating on books that Hartmann hit one of
his Russians captors though remained unscaved from the incident.
This is also something which in fact never existed during his
Soviet captivity.
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You can see it by yourself in Tony Wood list:
26.02.44 Ltn. Erich Hartmann 9./JG 52 Airacobra £ 29 381: at 3.000 m. 09.08 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 526
26.02.44 Ltn. Erich Hartmann 9./JG 52 Airacobra £ 29 384: at 3.000 m. 09.16 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 527
26.02.44 Ltn. Erich Hartmann 9./JG 52 Airacobra £ 29 524: at 4.000 m. 11.45 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 528
26.02.44 Ltn. Erich Hartmann 9./JG 52 Airacobra £ 29 521: at 3.000 m. 11.48 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 529
26.02.44 Ltn. Erich Hartmann 9./JG 52 Airacobra £ 29 514: at 3.000 m. 11.53 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 530
26.02.44 Ltn. Erich Hartmann 9./JG 52 Airacobra £ 29 524: at 2.500 m. 11.58 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 531
26.02.44 Oblt. Walter Krupinski 7./JG 52 Airacobra £ 29 522: at 3.500 m. 12.00 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 315
26.02.44 Ltn. Friedrich Obleser 8./JG 52 Pe-2 £ 19 452: at 3.000 m. 12.02 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 360
26.02.44 Ltn. Erich Hartmann 9./JG 52 Airacobra £ 29 524: at 2.000 m. 12.03 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 532
26.02.44 Maj. Günther Rall Stab III./JG 52 Il-2 £ 19 634: at 500 m. 12.41 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 79
26.02.44 Maj. Günther Rall Stab III./JG 52 Airacobra £ 29 522: at 2.500 m. 14.37 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 80
26.02.44 Fhj.Fw. Herbert Bachnick 9./JG 52 Airacobra £ 29 562: at 2.000 m. 14.36 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 533
26.02.44 Ltn. Erich Hartmann 9./JG 52 Airacobra £ 29 552: at 2.500 m. 14.40 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 534
26.02.44 Ltn. Erich Hartmann 9./JG 52 Airacobra £ 29 531: at 3.000 m. 14.45 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 535
26.02.44 Ltn. Erich Hartmann 9./JG 52 Airacobra £ 29 512: at 2.000 m. 14.50 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 536
26.02.44 Oblt. Walter Krupinski 7./JG 52 Airacobra £ 29 522: at 3.500 m. 12.00 Film C. 2032/I Erased: -?-
otherwise if correct date is March 2, 1944 then Hartmann overclaimed considerably on this date as no matching Cobras were lost.