Georg Michalek - missing claims

[Tom Semenza]

According to Obermaier in "Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe" Michalek transferred from 1./JG 70 to Stab II./JG 3 on 1.02.40 and that he claimed 6 victories in France and during the Battle of Britain. Further it is stated that he claimed victories 10 to 12 on 11.07.41 in Russia.

In Prien's History of II./JG 3 the only mention of Michalek prior to becoming Staffelkapitän of 4./JG 3 on 15.07.41 is a photo of him taken sometime during the Fall of 1940 the caption of which states that he was in the Stab of II./JG 3 at the time. The first claim listed in the II./JG 3 book as well as in Teil 6/I of "Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Luftwaffe" is number 12 on 16.07.41. Strangly the first 11 missing claims go unremarked in both of these books. Generally missing claims will be remarked upon in some way at the end of the claims lists for each unit in the JFVdLw series.

Can anyone provide any info on Michalek's first 11 claims?

Thanks,

Tom