Luftwaffe combat claims

[Andrew Arthy]

Originally Posted by John P Cooper

Being new to this forum and new to this topic I would like to gain a better understanding of the combat claims process. I am not sure if this is covered in any book but I would like to know more about the step by step process from the forms used to the verification process.

Any information would be greatly appreciated ~ thanks for your time.

Cheers

John

Hi,

The Luftwaffe victory claims system is described in the book by Morten Jessen and myself, Focke-Wulf FW 190 in North Africa, on pages 67-69. We found a source in the Bundesarchiv that gave the exact process for claiming an aerial victory. We have translated and included part of this document in the book as well.

In our next book we plan to outline the Luftwaffe claims process for attacks on enemy shipping, again with references to original German documents.

Cheers,
Andrew Arthy

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