Erich Hartmann: 352 victories or... 80?

[Christer Bergström]

Soviet losses stemmed from the fact that the "did not return" category losses are often of the same level as combat losses. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that more than half or so of the "did not return" were caused of loss of orientation, bad weather, loosing instrument in clouds etc.

Was JG 5 the only Luftwaffe unit overclaiming?

If II/JG54 did not overclaim

Is there a discrepancy of the combined total of Luftwaffe claims Christer gave and the total what was submitted from the unit level?

Is the total claims number correct and where is it derived from?

Kari, you have very good questions, they deserve an answer, and I can give you the answers.

But I'm afraid there are too many trolls here - too many people focused on my person instead of the subject as such - so I will leave the discussion. Drop me an e-mail instead, and I'll send you a personal reply. (But don't expect me to give you any names; I will stick to the WW II related questions.)