[John Manrho]

To assess the number of JG 6 victories is not easy....luckily we have for a certain period the films and also for the II./6 a victory list that covers more or less the same period. I have been working on this for years and it is extremely difficult filling in bits and pieces using Flugbuchs, war diaries, letters etc and still many questions remain....

To the initial question....Jenne never belonged to JG 6, Dassow did not score with JG 6 as he was shot down on 25.8.44. Naumann had 4 with JG 6, his 29. - 32.....I have been unable to confirm his 33-34. Stehle scored 5 vic with JG 6 (not jet related)....imho these where his 11.-15. victories...

If you go by Gruppe I have found until now;

I./JG 6:

Nothing in the flms. For period 24.12.44-1.1.45 I have 7 vic's from all kind of primary sources. No idea if they were ever confirmed. In the east this was the most succesful JG 6 Gruppe with ~80 victories during 20.1.45-23.4.45. Of these I found approx. 50 with names but not always linked with a specific KTB Lfl.6 claim, only by date.

II./JG 6:

Luckily we have the films. Basically from 25.8.44-7.10.44 ~54 claims known, all known by name of pilot. From 17.12.44-1.1.45 I have another ~5 from primary sources, no idea if confirmed. From 18.02.45-23.04.45 the unit scored ~20 acc KTB Lfl. 6.....I could only name ~8.

III./JG 6:

Again we have the films for periode 26.11.44-24.12.44 with only 6 claims. I found another 2 for that period. Period 25.12.44-1.1.45 I found ~13 claims, only 4 known by name. In the east the Gruppe added for period 19.2.45-23.3.45 acc to KTB Lfl. 6 ~14 victories....I could only name 5....

This gives you an idea how difficult it is and no I will not go into more details...:-))))

Regards,

John

Ps Johannes, the first name is Heinz....Ofw. Heinz Schneider.