Article by Nikita Egorov on Erich Hartmann

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Nikita,

Yeah definitely, the Abschuss Liste shows other date, though most of the WWII claims even those of the main Luftwaffe
aces were not correct some exagerated and some fabricated ...likewise the Soviets claims, facts confirmed on Batz
Lipfert and other books and memoirs. As an example take this and I am certain you know it,Pokrishkin PR'ed as the one who shot
down SS R.Heydrich in 1941 when in fact the SS pervert was brought down by flack same about Retchkalov whose scores had to be
homologated upwards way after the war's end .....though most typical example is this of Hartmann claiming in Bucharest area 4 P-51
when in fact the 15th AF didn't lose even one on that day nor Hartmann was on that perimeter at all . Talking with him about this
error , he stated in 1984 that he can't remember nor had any records on this claim .

On other strange example is this Batz shoting down during 1st Iasi-Chisinau campaign 16 VVS planes within few hrs ,
when other pilots of his group were claiming in group or alone half of Batz's victims.

Therefore,as good rule of thumb, as one pilot's saying goes , you need to use various fixes in order to determine your exact
radio location ...and none of the WWII claims can be considered as accurate.

In any case thanks for your article and efforts