On the video, Lang and Hoffmann
congratulate each other with 100 (Lang) and 50 (Hoffmann). If Lang had
his 100 on evening 2.11.43, then Hoffmann must have his 50 on the same
day. But he also got his 50 on 3.11.43.
Quote:
At last Lang and Lerge returned. They taxied to a halt in front of the hangar, switched off their engines and slid back their canopies. “Made it. Another four.” Emil Lang told us with a broad smile. Laughing, he accepted the mechanics’ congratulations together with their placard bearing the magic number 100. Then he climbed out of the cockpit, jumped down from the wing of his machine and went across to meet Lerge who saluted, hand to the peak of his cap, and reported:
“Unteroffizier Hoffmann returned from mission. Two kills. My congratulations on your four.”
Both had achieved their goal. The correspondents captured the whole
proceedings on film. Photographs were taken, the story was written up
and documented.
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Here, same mission:
03.11.43 Fw. Reinhold Hoffmann 5./JG 54 Yak-9 £ W. Valki: at 2.000
m. 14.38 Film C. 2035/I Anerk: Nr. 921
03.11.43 Ltn. Emil Lang 5./JG 54 Yak-9 £ E. Gostomel: at 1.000
m. 14.45 Film C. 2035/I Anerk: Nr. 922
03.11.43 Ltn. Emil Lang 5./JG 54 Yak-9 £ W. Vyshgorod: 1.500 m. [N.
Kiev] 14.46 Film C. 2035/I Anerk: Nr. 924
03.11.43 Ltn. Emil Lang 5./JG 54 Il-2 £ E. Gostomel: at 1.000
m. 14.48 Film C. 2035/I Anerk: Nr. 925
03.11.43 Ltn. Emil Lang 5./JG 54 Il-2 £ V. Mostischtsche: 1.200
m. 14.49 Film C. 2035/I Anerk: Nr. 927
03.11.43 Fw. Reinhold Hoffmann 5./JG 54 Yak-9 £ S.E. Lyutezh: 2.500
m. 14.49 Film C. 2035/I Anerk: Nr. 926
I think, that some of Lang's claims were denied, so he could achieve
his 100 on evening 3.11.
That is why he so hurried to got his 100, so he made extraordinary
overclaim on morning 3.11. - he got 7 (seven) fake claims N from
Lutezh!