Allies and Soviet Reports of Expert German Aces

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Do the Allies and the Soviets kept reports on the names of German ace pilots who scored a high number of air kills against them,especially those Germans with over 100 air to air victories? The Soviet had a price on Hans-Ulrich Rudel's head because of Rudel's high toll on Soviet tanks.

Edward L. Hsiao

[Andrey Kuznetsov]

Hello Edward,

Originally Posted by Edward L. Hsiao

The Soviet had a price on Hans-Ulrich Rudel's head because of Rudel's high toll on Soviet tanks.

This is a fairytale.

It seems I haven't seen the names of German aces in Soviet documents with the exception of POWs' interrogation reports.
Beerenbrock (JG51) listed quite a number of aces.

Best regards,
Andrey

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Well I know that Erich Hartmann,Gerhard Barkhorn,and Gunther Rall were mentioned in Soviet reports.
Edward L. Hsiao

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Edward L. Hsiao

Well I know that Erich Hartmann,Gerhard Barkhorn,and Gunther Rall were mentioned in Soviet reports.
Edward L. Hsiao

Very possibly because they were also mentioned in German newspapers.

[Andrey Kuznetsov]

Hello Edward,

Originally Posted by Edward L. Hsiao

Well I know that Erich Hartmann,Gerhard Barkhorn,and Gunther Rall were mentioned in Soviet reports.
Edward L. Hsiao

In which particular reports? Maybe I missed something (it isn't irony), but apparently no mentions beyond the documents of intelligence departments.

Of course, I did not see all the reports of the air armies, but many of them. I don’t remember a single mention of German aces (maybe except captured).

Maybe other forum members will correct me.

Best regards,
Andrey

[Franek Grabowski]

During the war RAF Intel published articles on Luftwaffe personalities, I recall a one on Lent, so I guess they kept files on German personnel.