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Helmut Lipfert

January 01, 1970

Helmut Lipfert (6 August 1916 – 10 August 1990) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Lipfert ranks as the world's thirteenth fighter ace.[1] Lipfert was credited with 203 victories achieved in 687 combat missions. All his victories were claimed over the Eastern Front and included a P-51 Mustang, 41 Yakovlev Yak-1, 41 Yakovlev Yak-9 fighters, two four-engine bombers and 39 Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft. He was shot down fifteen times, without being injured.

Helmut Lipfert
Helmut Lipfert
Born(1916-08-06)6 August 1916
Lippelsdorf, Saxe-Meiningen, German Empire
Died10 August 1990(1990-08-10) (aged 74)
Einbeck, West Germany
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy (1937–41)
Luftwaffe (1941–45)
Years of service1937–45
RankHauptmann (Captain)
Unit1st Panzer Division
JG 52, JG 53
Commands held4./JG 52, 6./JG 52, I./JG 53
Battles/wars
See battles

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other workschool teacher

Early life and career edit

Lipfert was born on 6 August 1916 in Lippelsdorf, present-day a borough of Gräfenthal, at the time in Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, as part of the German Empire. Following the compulsory labour service (Reichsarbeitsdienst), Lipfert joined the military service with Nachrichten-Abteilung 37 (37th Signals Battalion), a unit of 1st Panzer Division on 3 November 1937.[2]

World War II edit

World War II in Europe had begun on Friday, 1 September 1939, when German forces invaded Poland. Lipfert, who held the rank of Unteroffizier (sergeant), participated in the Invasion of Poland and in the Battle of France as a member of the 1st Panzer Division. In early 1941, he transferred to the Luftwaffe where he trained as a fighter pilot.[Note 1] He was promoted to Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel (officer cadet) on 16 June 1942 and to Leutnant (second lientenant) on 1 August 1942.[2]

Lipfert was then posted to the Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost (Supplementary Fighter Group, East) based at Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France and then via the Frontleitstelle Krakau, front dispatch center based at Krakau, to 6. Staffel (6th squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing) on 16 December 1942.[Note 2] At the time, JG 52 was based on the southern sector of the Eastern Front in the vicinity of Stalingrad.[2] His 6. Staffel was commanded by Oberleutnant Rudolf Resch and subordinated to II. Gruppe (4th group) of JG 52 headed by Hauptmann Johannes Steinhoff.[3] The Gruppe was based at an airfield near Morozovsk and fighting in the Battle of Stalingrad.[4]

Eastern Front edit

On 18 December 1942, on one of his first combat missions, Lipfert made a forced landing in his Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2 (Werknummber 14154—factory number) due to engine failure.[5] He is remembered by contemporaries as a consistent, professional pilot and leader. He withdrew often from squadron mates into long periods of contemplation.[1] On 22 January 1943, III. Gruppe moved to an airfield at Rostov-on-Don.[6] There, Lipfert claimed his first aerial victory over a Lavochkin La-5, a radial engined fighter aircraft, on the 30 January, near Malaya Balabinka, approximately 80 km (50 mi) east of Rostov-on-Don.[7]

On 20 March 1943, Lipfert was appointed acting Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 4. Staffel (4th squadron) of JG 52. He replaced Leutnant Wolf-Dieter von Coester in this capacity who had been killed in action that day. Following the death of Oberleutnant Karl Ritzenberger on 24 May, Lipfert was transferred to take command of 6. Staffel (4th squadron) of JG 52. He was succeeded by Leutnant Heinrich Sturm as commander of 4. Staffel.[8]

On 8 October, he shot down five Russian aircraft (kills 30 to 34). Four more are shot down on 5 December and his score raises to 72. By the end of 1943 his victories total had reached 80. On 5 April 1944, his 90th air victory had won him the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Six days later, 11 April 1944, an "all-white Sturmovik" provided him with his 100th aerial victory.[9][10] He was the 69th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.[11]

The last Germans had to evacuate from Crimea in May, retiring to Kherson. There, the Luftwaffe Gruppen were subjected to near-constant Soviet bombing raids, and Lipfert's 6./JG 52, in particular, lost a number of aircraft.[9] On 11 June 1944 he destroyed his first United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) four engined bomber, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress north-northwest of Tătăruși, his 127th aerial victory.[12] Two weeks later, on the 24 of June, he downed a Consolidated B-24 Liberator over Ștefănești in the historical Romanian region of Moldavia ("victim" number 128). His 150th claim came on 24 October 1944: a Yakovlev Yak-7 over Feherto, Hungary.

Group commander edit

Lipfert was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of I. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53—53rd Fighter Wing) on 15 February 1945.[13] He thus replace Hauptmann Erich Hartmann who had briefly led the Gruppe after its former commander, Major Jürgen Harder, was transferred.[14] Command of 6. Staffel of JG 52 was given to Leutnant Heinz Ewald.[15] At the time, the Gruppe was based in Veszprém and had been fighting in the siege of Budapest, where German forces had surrendered on 13 February. The Gruppe then supported German forces in Operation Southwind, eliminating the Soviet bridgehead on the west bank of the river Hron, predominantly fighting over Esztergom.[16] On 20 February, Lipfert was ordered to move the Gruppe to Piešťany, located approximately 75 kilometers (47 miles) northeast of Vienna, where they arrived the following day.[17] The following day, I. Gruppe again flew combat air patrols over Esztergom. That day, Lipfert claimed his first two aerial victories with JG 53 when he shot down a La-5 and Yak-3 fighter, taking his total to 181.[13][18] By 25 February, German forces had eliminated the Soviet bridgehead west of the Hron. That day, I. Gruppe flew combat missions to Zvolen (Altsohl). On a morning mission, Lipfert claimed a Yak-9 fighter shot down.[19]

On 26 February, water from the Váh started flooding the airfield at Piešťany. The airfield had to be abandoned and I. Gruppe first moved to Pápa before returning to Veszprém on 28 February. [20] Lipfert claimed his 183rd aerial victory, an Il-2 ground-attack aircraft, on 8 March. The following day, German forces attacked Soviet position on both sides of Lake Balaton during Operation Spring Awakening.[21] Supporting this operation, I. Gruppe flew many missions to the combat areas near Zvolen and Székesfehérvár (Stuhlweißenburg). On 11 March, Lipfert shot down a Yak-3 fighter near Sárbogárd and another Yak-3 near Siófok. From 12 to 17 March, I. Gruppe continued fighting in the vicinity of Székesfehérvár. In this timeframe, Lipfert claimed his 186th aerial victory on 13 March, his 187th and 188th on 14 March, and his 189th on 17 March.[22] On 20 March, with Soviet forces advancing, ground combat shifted to the area north of Lake Velence and to Székesfehérvár. Flying his second mission of the day, Lipfert shot down two Il-2 ground-attack aircraft, the first near Székesfehérvár, the second near Várpalota.[23] On 22 March, the airfield Veszprém was taken by Soviet forces and the Gruppe relocated to Pápa where they were joined by the Stab (headquarters unit) of Jagdgeschwader 76 (JG 76—76th Fighter Wing).[24]

On 5 April, I. Gruppe moved from Fels am Wagram to Brno.[25] Three days later, Lipfert claimed his 200th aerial victory in the vicinity of Hainburg an der Donau, west of Bratislava.[26] He flew his last and 687th combat mission on 16 April, claiming a Yakovlev Yak-9 fighter shot down, taking his total to 203 aerial victories. The next day, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). He was the 837th member of the German armed forces to be so honored. The presentation was made by Generalleutnant Paul Deichmann, commanding general of I. Fliegerkorps (1st Air Corps), on 17 April.[27][28]

After the dissolution of I./JG 53, Lipfert was transferred to 7./JG 52, until the end of the conflict. He claimed 27 unconfirmed victories. After the end of the war he was not turned over to the Soviet forces.

Later life edit

After the war, Lipfert became a school teacher, and was seldom seen by his war comrades. He died on 10 August 1990 in Einbeck.[27]

Summary of career edit

Aerial victory claims edit

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Lipfert was credited with 203 aerial victories.[29] According to Spick, Lipfert was credited with 203 aerial victories claimed in approximately 700 combat missions. All of his aerial victories were claimed on the Eastern Front and includes two USAAF four-engine bombers claimed over Romania.[30] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 200 aerial victory claims, plus six further unconfirmed claims. This figure of confirmed claims includes 198 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and two on the Western Front, including one four-engined bomber.[31]

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 08693". The Luftwaffe grid map (Jägermeldenetz) covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude, an area of about 360 square miles (930 km2). These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 km × 4 km (1.9 mi × 2.5 mi) in size.[32]

Chronicle of aerial victories
  This and the ♠ (Ace of spades) indicates those aerial victories which made Lipfert an "ace-in-a-day", a term which designates a fighter pilot who has shot down five or more airplanes in a single day.
  This and the – (dash) indicates unconfirmed aerial victory claims for which Lipfert did not receive credit.
  This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock, Mathews and Foreman.
Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location
– 6. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –[33]
1 30 January 1943 12:47 La-5 PQ 08693, 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Malaya-Balabinka[34] 92 7 April 1944 07:27 Yak-7 north-northeast of Tschumak[35]
15 km (9.3 mi) north-northeast of Tschumak
2 25 February 1943 14:58 Il-2 PQ 34 Ost 86763, 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Fedorowskaja[36] 93 8 April 1944 14:22 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] east of Tschigary[35]
10 km (6.2 mi) east of Tschigary
3 28 February 1943 13:15 LaGG-3 PQ 34 Ost 75433, 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Novorossijsk[36] 94 8 April 1944 14:32 R-5 southeast of Iwanówka[35]
14 km (8.7 mi) southeast of Iwanówka
4 7 March 1943 08:20 R-5 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Popowitschewskaja[36] 95 9 April 1944 14:40 Yak-7 Tomaschewka[37]
6 km (3.7 mi) east of Tomaschewka
5 7 March 1943 08:23 R-5 PQ 34 Ost 86731, Iwanowskaja[36] 96 9 April 1944 15:58 Pe-2 Gramatikovo[37]
15 km (9.3 mi) north of Gramatikovo
6 14 March 1943 06:56 Il-2 PQ 34 Ost 75431, 3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of Novorossijsk[38] 97 10 April 1944 08:16 Yak-7 Tomaschewka[37]
12 km (7.5 mi) east of Tomaschewka
7?[Note 4] 30 March 1943 06:26 LaGG-3 PQ 34 Ost 86571, 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Slawjanskaja[38] 98 10 April 1944 12:12 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] southeast of Megasinka[37]
8?[Note 4] 30 March 1943 15:15 LaGG-3 PQ 34 Ost 76651, 5 km (3.1 mi) northwest of Anastasiewskaja[38] 99 11 April 1944 07:02 Yak-7 Dzhankoi[37]
18 km (11 mi) west-northwest of Dzhankoi
9?[Note 4] 20 April 1943 06:30 MiG-3 PQ 34 Ost 85114, 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Abinskaya[38] 100 11 April 1944 09:25 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] Dzhankoi[37]
15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Dzhankoi
10 25 June 1943 16:13 LaGG-3 PQ 34 Ost 76694, 8 km (5.0 mi) northeast of Anastasiewskaja[40] 101 15 April 1944 10:47?[Note 5] Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] Sevastopol[42]
6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Sevastopol
11 25 June 1943 16:23 LaGG-3 PQ 34 Ost 76692, 1 km (0.62 mi) southwest of Deschi[40] 102 17 April 1944 15:49 Yak-7 Dzhankoi[42]
2 km (1.2 mi) south of Dzhankoi
12 16 July 1943 05:45 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 86232, 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Krymskaja[40] 103 19 April 1944 14:21 P-40 Sevastopol[42]
10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Sevastopol
13 19 July 1943 13:55 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 75263, 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of Bakanskaja[40] 104 19 April 1944 17:05 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] Sevastopol[42]
12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of Sevastopol
14 21 July 1943 09:37 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 76831, 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Anastasiewskaja[40] 105 22 April 1944 09:40 Boston Sevastopol[42]
55 km (34 mi) southwest of Sevastopol
15 21 July 1943 16:43 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 75741, 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Cape Utrish[40] 106 27 April 1944 10:50 Yak-7 Kadykowka[42]
8 km (5.0 mi) southeast of Kadykowka
16 23 July 1943 05:54 P-39 PQ 34 Ost 76894, 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Kijewskoje[40] 107 3 May 1944 18:35 Yak-7 north of Belbek[43]
5 km (3.1 mi) north of Belbek
17 23 July 1943 17:33 Il-2 PQ 34 Ost 75264, 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Krymskaja[44] 108 4 May 1944 06:44 Yak-7 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Saky[43]
18 3 September 1943 10:41 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 40262, 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Kotelwa[45] 109 4 May 1944 09:10 Yak-7 northwest of Belbek[43]
4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Belbek
19 4 September 1943 17:17 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] PQ 35 Ost 41574, 2 km (1.2 mi) northwest of Jurewka[45] 110 5 May 1944 10:38 Yak-7 southeast of Balaklava[43]
5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Balaklava
20 5 September 1943 10:30 Yak-1 PQ 35 Ost 60343, 4 km (2.5 mi) south of Taranowka[45] 111 5 May 1944 10:50 Yak-7 Laspi Bay[43]
3 km (1.9 mi) south of Laspi Bay
21 21 September 1943 07:16 Yak-1 PQ 35 Ost 11142, Kozelets[46] 112 5 May 1944 14:05 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] north of Belbek[43]
3 km (1.9 mi) north of Belbek
22 24 September 1943 13:55 P-40 PQ 35 Ost 11751, 3 km (1.9 mi) northeast of Jerkowzy[46] 113 6 May 1944 07:30 Yak-1 southwest of Belbek[43]
8 km (5.0 mi) southwest of Belbek
23 24 September 1943 16:40 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 11714, 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Jerkowzy[46] 114 6 May 1944 07:40 U-2 southwest of Belbek[43]
7 km (4.3 mi) southwest of Belbek
24 25 September 1943 17:35 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] PQ 35 Ost 11782, 9 km (5.6 mi) west of Perejasslaw[47] 115 7 May 1944 09:40 Yak-1 north of Balaklava[43]
5 km (3.1 mi) north of Balaklava
25 28 September 1943 17:35 R-5 PQ 35 Ost 11714, 13 km (8.1 mi) west of Perejasslaw[47] 116 7 May 1944 09:45 Yak-1 Sevastopol[43]
10 km (6.2 mi) east-southeast of Sevastopol
26 1 October 1943 16:13 Yak-9 PQ 35 Ost 58163, 1 km (0.62 mi) south of Barbosta[47] 117 7 May 1944 09:49 Yak-1 northeast of Balaklava[43]
4 km (2.5 mi) northeast of Sevastopol
27 7 October 1943 06:57 La-5 PQ 34 Ost 39432, west of Annowka[47] 118 30 May 1944 16:01 Yak-1?[Note 6] northeast of Iași[48]
10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Iași
28 7 October 1943 11:07 La-5 PQ 34 Ost 49774, 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Orlik[47] 119 30 May 1944 16:04 Yak-1?[Note 6] northeast of Iași[48]
10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Iași
29 7 October 1943 11:28 Yak-9 PQ 34 Ost 49153, 12 km (7.5 mi) north of Orlik[47] 120 31 May 1944 08:04 Pe-2 east of Busila[48]
3 km (1.9 mi) east of Busila
30♠ 8 October 1943 07:05 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] PQ 34 Ost 66692, 9 km (5.6 mi) west of Achtanisowskaja[47] 121 31 May 1944 14:32 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] northeast of Iași[48]
7 km (4.3 mi) northeast of Iași
31♠ 8 October 1943 08:23 LaGG-3 PQ 34 Ost 66624, 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Jljitsch[47] 122 4 June 1944 18:56 Yak-1 east-southeast of Soulani[12]
3 km (1.9 mi) east-southeast of Soulani
32♠ 8 October 1943 08:35 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 75543, 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Fischerei[47] 123 5 June 1944 07:58 P-39 northeast of Zahorna[12]
3 km (1.9 mi) northeast of Zahorna
33♠ 8 October 1943 15:33 Yak-9 PQ 34 Ost 6669, 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Taman[47] 124 5 June 1944 08:01 Yak-7 north of Zahorna[12]
3 km (1.9 mi) north of Zahorna
34♠ 8 October 1943 15:42 Yak-9 PQ 34 Ost 66692, 12 km (7.5 mi) west of Achtanisowskaja[47] 125 5 June 1944 11:35 Yak-7 southwest of Carpiti[12]
4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of Carpiti
35 10 October 1943 13:05 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 39291, 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Mishorin-Rog[47] 126?[Note 7] 5 June 1944 11:45 Boston south of Românești[12]
3 km (1.9 mi) south of Românești
36 10 October 1943 13:15 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 49312, 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Borodajewka[47] 127?[Note 7] 11 June 1944 09:45 B-17 north-northwest of Tataturi[12]
7 km (4.3 mi) north-northwest of Tataturi
37 20 October 1943 07:30 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 39453, 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Popelnastoje[47] 128 24 June 1944 09:42 B-24 southwest of Ștefănești[12]
7 km (4.3 mi) southwest of Ștefănești
38 21 October 1943 05:55 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 39482, 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Pjatichatki[50] 129 27 June 1944 10:34 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] northeast of Jasski[12]
3 km (1.9 mi) northeast of Jasski
39 21 October 1943 06:08 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 49372, 12 km (7.5 mi) southwest of Werchnedjeprowsk[50] 130 14 July 1944 07:55 P-39 Shchurovychi[12]
18 km (11 mi) northwest of Shchurovychi
40 21 October 1943 12:30 La-5 PQ 34 Ost 39612, 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Pjatichatki[50] 131 15 July 1944 15:20 Yak-7 northwest of Horokhiv[12]
10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Horokhiv
41 26 October 1943 07:15 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 57123, 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Melitopol[50] 132 16 July 1944 13:23 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] southern edge of Plowe[12]
42 26 October 1943 07:17 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 57152, 3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of Melitopol[50] 133 16 July 1944 13:27 Yak-7 southwest of Stojanow[12]
10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Stojanow
43 29 October 1943 07:00 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 47331, 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Agaiman[50] 134 18 July 1944 15:12 La-5 west of Zaczernecze[12]
4 km (2.5 mi) west of Zaczernecze
44 2 November 1943 09:25 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 3767, 3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of Chaplynka[50] 135 18 July 1944 18:12 Yak-7 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Turce[12]
45 5 November 1943 10:20 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 66734, 20 km (12 mi) south of Kerch[51] 136 19 July 1944 16:40 P-39 northeast of Liuboml[12]
3 km (1.9 mi) northeast of Liuboml
46 6 November 1943 11:55 Yak-7 PQ 34 Ost 66732, 500 m (550 yd) southeast of Eltigen[51] 137 19 July 1944 16:41 P-39 northern edge of Liuboml[12]
47 11 November 1943 13:45 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] PQ 34 Ost 66871, 2 km (1.2 mi) east of Katerles[51] 138 19 July 1944 16:45 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] southeast of Liuboml[12]
17 km (11 mi) southeast of Liuboml
48 11 November 1943 13:50 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 66533, 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Bagerowo[51] 139 20 July 1944 11:10 Yak-9 northwest of Liuboml[12]
3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of Liuboml
49 12 November 1943 08:51 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 66871, 1 km (0.62 mi) east of Kerch[51] 140 21 July 1944 06:25 Yak-7 northwest of Busk[12]
10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Busk
50 12 November 1943 10:47 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] PQ 34 Ost 6664, 2 km (1.2 mi) northwest of Bakssy[51]
—
 22 July 1944
—
 Boston vicinity of Strij[12]
51 13 November 1943 05:43 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 66562, 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Bulganak[51] 141 24 July 1944 18:41 Yak-9 south of Tuczana[12]
6 km (3.7 mi) south of Tuczana
52 13 November 1943 05:47 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 66642, 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Majak[51]
—
 2 August 1944
—
 unknown[12]
53 14 November 1943 09:15 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 66732, 3 km (1.9 mi) east of Eltigen[51] 142 14 August 1944 17:14 P-39 southwest of Sobotka[52]
5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of Sobotka
54 14 November 1943 13:50 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] PQ 34 Ost 66531, 6 km (3.7 mi) west-northwest of Katerles[51] 143 16 August 1944 16:35 Yak-11 east-southeast of Opatow[52]
12 km (7.5 mi) east-southeast of Opatow
55 15 November 1943 06:15 Yak-9 PQ 34 Ost 66643, Kolonka[51] 144 23 August 1944 17:25 Yak-7 southeast of Gaidar[52]
1.5 km (0.93 mi) southeast of Gaidar
56 19 November 1943 06:30 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 66821, 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Taman[51]
—
 23 August 1944
—
 Yak vicinity of Galatz[52]
57 20 November 1943 06:40 Yak-9 PQ 34 Ost 66623, 3 km (1.9 mi) west of Jlitsch[51] 145 31 August 1944 10:20 P-51 PQ 47257[52]
1 km (0.62 mi) south of Lövér
58 21 November 1943 07:00 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] PQ 34 Ost 66712, 3 km (1.9 mi) east of Eltigen[51] 146 17 October 1944 10:38 Yak-11 Hosszúpályi[52]
3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of Hosszúpályi
59 21 November 1943 07:05 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 66814, 8 km (5.0 mi) southwest of Taman[51] 147 21 October 1944 10:52 La-5 southeast of Ócsa[53]
6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Ócsa
60 27 November 1943 09:48 P-39 PQ 34 Ost 47771, 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Gromovka[54] 148 23 October 1944 15:31 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] southeast of Szolnok[53]
1 km (0.62 mi) southeast of Szolnok
61 27 November 1943 14:40 Yak-9 PQ 34 Ost 66732, 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Eltigen[54] 149 23 October 1944 15:32 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] northeast of Szolnok[53]
1 km (0.62 mi) northeast of Szolnok
62 29 November 1943 14:21 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 66734, 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Eltigen[54] 150 24 October 1944 09:22 Yak-7 northwest of Fehértó[53]
1 km (0.62 mi) northwest of Fehértó
63 30 November 1943 06:10 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 66792, 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Cape Takyl[54] 151 27 October 1944 12:17 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] Bűdszentmihály[53]
6 km (3.7 mi) southwest of Bűdszentmihály
64 30 November 1943 13:45 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 66733, 3 km (1.9 mi) southwest of Eltigen[54] 152 27 October 1944 12:21 Yak-7 Bűdszentmihály[53]
11 km (6.8 mi) south of Bűdszentmihály
65 1 December 1943 11:47 Yak-1 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of Taman[54] 153 13 November 1944 12:45 Yak-3 southeast of Jászberény[53]
9 km (5.6 mi) southeast of Jászberény
66 2 December 1943 06:39 Yak-1 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Cape Takyl[54] 154 16 November 1944 12:39 Yak-11 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Tura[55]
67 2 December 1943 06:48 LaGG-3 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Feodosja[54] 155 17 November 1944 11:05 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] northwest of Jászberény[55]
6 km (3.7 mi) south of Jászberény
68 2 December 1943 06:55 LaGG-3 500 m (550 yd) south of Cape Takyl[54] 156 17 November 1944 11:10 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] northwest of Jászberény[55]
3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of Jászberény
69 5 December 1943 07:25 Yak-7 1 km (0.62 mi) south of Kossa Tusla[56] 157 17 November 1944 13:20 Il-2 m.H.?[Note 3][Note 8] northwest of Jászberény[55]
3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of Jászberény
70 5 December 1943 07:32 Yak-1 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Taman[56] 158 23 November 1944 10:40 Yak-9 southeast of Atkár[55]
3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of Atkár
71 5 December 1943 10:23 P-39 Kossa Tusla[56] 159 5 December 1944 10:30 Yak-9 southeast of Hatvan[55]
5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Hatvan
72 5 December 1943 13:55 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] 3 km (1.9 mi) southwest of Kossa Tusla[56] 160 9 December 1944 15:05 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] southwest of Csajág[55]
2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Csajág
73 8 December 1943 07:58 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Katerles[56] 161 11 December 1944 14:53 Pe-2 Balatonkenese[55]
5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Lake Balaton
74 9 December 1943 11:15 Yak-1 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Taman[56] 162 22 December 1944 09:37 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] Székesfehérvár[55]
6 km (3.7 mi) north of Székesfehérvár
75 11 December 1943 11:37 Yak-7 2 km (1.2 mi) northeast of Majak[56] 163 23 December 1944 10:48 Yak-9 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Enying[55]
76 17 December 1943 06:43 Pe-2 2 km (1.2 mi) southeast of Starotitarowskaja[56] 164 24 December 1944 14:25 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] north of Seregélyes[55]
2 km (1.2 mi) north of Seregélyes
77 27 December 1943 12:08 P-39 PQ 34 Ost 66642, 2 km (1.2 mi) northeast of Majak[56] 165 25 December 1944 12:08 Yak-9 Székesfehérvár[55]
9 km (5.6 mi) northwest of Székesfehérvár
78 28 December 1943 07:16 R-5 2 km (1.2 mi) northwest of Majak[56] 166 25 December 1944 12:15 Yak-9 3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of Mór[55]
79 29 December 1943 07:12 Yak-1 1 km (0.62 mi) west of Malikut[57] 167 2 January 1945 11:15 La-5 eastern edge of Bodmér[58]
80 29 December 1943 10:05 Boston 500 m (550 yd) southwest of Majak[57] 168 2 January 1945 11:45 Yak-9 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Vereb[58]
81 11 January 1944 11:27 P-39 north of Cape Tarchan[59]
5 km (3.1 mi) north of Cape Tarchan 		169 4 January 1945 08:26 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Tarján[58]
82 17 January 1944 06:46 LaGG-3 southeast of Bulganak[59]
3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of Bulganak 		170 4 January 1945 08:28 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of Tarján[58]
83 21 January 1944 11:53 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] Tschurubasch[59]
4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of Tschurubasch 		171 4 January 1945 10:41 Yak-9 6 km (3.7 mi) northwest of Bicske[58]
84 23 January 1944 07:08 Yak-7 vicinity of Kerch[59]
Kerch harbor 		172 4 January 1945 11:12 La-5 1 km (0.62 mi) southeast of Tardos[58]
85 23 January 1944 12:08 Yak-7 Kerch harbor[59] 173 8 January 1945 14:13 Boston 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Székesfehérvár[58]
86 24 January 1944 06:30 P-39 northern edge of Kerch[59] 174 8 January 1945 14:18 Boston 2 km (1.2 mi) northwest of Székesfehérvár[58]
87 25 January 1944 12:27 Yak-1 east of Bulganak[60]
2 km (1.2 mi) east of Bulganak 		175 14 January 1945 12:11 Yak-3 2 km (1.2 mi) northwest of Mužla[58]
88 25 January 1944 12:40 Boston Kossa Tusla[60]
6 km (3.7 mi) northeast of Kossa Tusla 		176 14 January 1945 14:36 Yak-3 1 km (0.62 mi) southwest of Mužla[58]
89?[Note 7] 1 April 1944 09:25 LaGG-3 southeast of Feodosia[61]
6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Feodosia 		177 16 January 1945 12:17 La-5 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Budaörs[58]
90 1 April 1944 09:33 LaGG-3 northeast of Feodosia[35]
5 km (3.1 mi) northeast of Feodosia 		178 22 January 1945 13:24 La-5 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Székesfehérvár[58]
91 7 April 1944 07:19 Yak-7 north of Taganaja[35]
20 km (12 mi) north of Taganaja 		179 27 January 1945 14:45 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] 7 km (4.3 mi) northwest of Adony[58]
– Stab I. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 53 –[62]
180 22 February 1945 14:00 La-5[63] Bart 192 21 March 1945 11:58 La-5[63] vicinity of Lake Balaton
181 22 February 1945 16:25 Yak-3[63] Bíňa 193 21 March 1945 15:30 Yak-5[63] 6 km (3.7 mi) southwest of Felsőgalla
182 25 February 1945 10:53 Yak-9[63] 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Zvolen 194 27 March 1945 14:15 Yak-9[63] 3–5 km (1.9–3.1 mi) southeast of Nitra
183 8 March 1945 14:10 Il-2[63] 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Szapolsc 195 27 March 1945 14:18 Il-2[63] 6–8 km (3.7–5.0 mi) south of Nitra
184 11 March 1945 10:35 Yak-3[63] 6 km (3.7 mi) southwest of Sárbogárd 196 27 March 1945 16:55 Yak-9[63] 20–25 km (12–16 mi) southeast of Nitra
185 11 March 1945 14:05 Yak-3[63] 9–10 km (5.6–6.2 mi) south of Siófok 197 28 March 1945 17:12 Yak-3[63] 20 km (12 mi) south of Nitra
186 13 March 1945 10:13 Yak-7[63] 1 km (0.62 mi) south of Pákozd 198 1 April 1945 16:05 La-7[64] 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Nemetdiszeg
187 14 March 1945 12:07 La-5[63] 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Székesfehérvár 199 5 April 1945 09:45 La-7[64] 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Gairing
188 14 March 1945 12:11 Il-2[63] 1 km (0.62 mi) west of Pákozd 200 8 April 1945 15:54 La-7[64] 1–3 km (0.62–1.86 mi) east of Hainburg
189 17 March 1945 16:15 Il-2[63] Lake Velence 201 9 April 1945 17:20 La-7[64] 5 km (3.1 mi) northeast of Lundenburg
190 20 March 1945 15:33 Il-2[63] 3–4 km (1.9–2.5 mi) southeast of Székesfehérvár 202 14 April 1945 15:00 Yak-9[64] Stockerau
191 20 March 1945 15:41 Il-2[63] 2–3 km (1.2–1.9 mi) southwest of Várpalota 203 16 April 1945 11:20 Yak-9[64] 20 km (12 mi) north-northwest of Göding

Awards edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Flight training in the Luftwaffe progressed through the levels A1, A2 and B1, B2, referred to as A/B flight training. A training included theoretical and practical training in aerobatics, navigation, long-distance flights and dead-stick landings. The B courses included high-altitude flights, instrument flights, night landings and training to handle the aircraft in difficult situations.
  2. ^ For an explanation of Luftwaffe unit designations, see Organization of the Luftwaffe during World War II.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af The "m.H." refers to an Ilyushin Il-2 with rear gunner (mit Heckschütze).
  4. ^ a b c According to Mathews and Foreman claimed with 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52.[39]
  5. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 10:44.[41]
  6. ^ a b According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Yakovlev Yak-11.[41]
  7. ^ a b c According to Mathews and Foreman this claim is unconfirmed.[49]
  8. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Yakovlev Yak-7.[41]
  9. ^ According to Obermaier on 14 November 1943.[68]
  10. ^ According to Scherzer as Leutnant (war officer).[71]
  11. ^ According to Scherzer as Hauptmann (war officer).[71]

Publications edit

  • Lipfert, Helmut; Girbig, Werner (1993). The War Diary of Hauptmann Helmut Lipfert – JG 52 on the Russian Front 1943–1945. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-88740-446-7.

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ a b Toliver & Constable 1996, p. 250.
  2. ^ a b c Stockert 2011, p. 98.
  3. ^ Prien et al. 2006, p. 475.
  4. ^ Barbas 2005, p. 111.
  5. ^ Prien et al. 2006, p. 506.
  6. ^ Barbas 2005, p. 114.
  7. ^ Barbas 2005, p. 340.
  8. ^ Prien et al. 2012, pp. 374.
  9. ^ a b Weal 2002, p. 83.
  10. ^ Bergström 2008, p. 48.
  11. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 243.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Barbas 2005, p. 367.
  13. ^ a b Shores 1983, p. 107.
  14. ^ Prien 1991, p. 1653.
  15. ^ Barbas 2005, p. 286.
  16. ^ Prien 1991, pp. 1223–1224.
  17. ^ Prien 1991, p. 1226.
  18. ^ Prien 1991, p. 1227.
  19. ^ Prien 1991, pp. 1228–1229.
  20. ^ Prien 1991, pp. 1230–1231.
  21. ^ Prien 1991, p. 1232.
  22. ^ Prien 1991, p. 1233.
  23. ^ Prien 1991, p. 1237.
  24. ^ Prien 1991, p. 1239.
  25. ^ Prien 1991, p. 1246.
  26. ^ Prien 1991, p. 1248.
  27. ^ a b Stockert 2011, p. 100.
  28. ^ Prien 1991, p. 1251.
  29. ^ Zabecki 2019, p. 329.
  30. ^ Spick 1996, p. 228.
  31. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 758–762.
  32. ^ Planquadrat.
  33. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 758–761.
  34. ^ Prien et al. 2006, p. 498.
  35. ^ a b c d e Barbas 2005, p. 362.
  36. ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2012, p. 379.
  37. ^ a b c d e f Barbas 2005, p. 363.
  38. ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2012, p. 380.
  39. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 758.
  40. ^ a b c d e f g Prien et al. 2012, p. 385.
  41. ^ a b c Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 760.
  42. ^ a b c d e f Barbas 2005, p. 364.
  43. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Barbas 2005, p. 365.
  44. ^ Prien et al. 2012, p. 386.
  45. ^ a b c Prien et al. 2012, p. 388.
  46. ^ a b c Prien et al. 2012, p. 389.
  47. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Prien et al. 2012, p. 390.
  48. ^ a b c d Barbas 2005, p. 366.
  49. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 759–760.
  50. ^ a b c d e f g Prien et al. 2012, p. 391.
  51. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Prien et al. 2012, p. 392.
  52. ^ a b c d e f Barbas 2005, p. 368.
  53. ^ a b c d e f g Barbas 2005, p. 369.
  54. ^ a b c d e f g h i Prien et al. 2012, p. 393.
  55. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Barbas 2005, p. 370.
  56. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Prien et al. 2012, p. 394.
  57. ^ a b Prien et al. 2012, p. 395.
  58. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Barbas 2005, p. 371.
  59. ^ a b c d e f Barbas 2005, p. 358.
  60. ^ a b Barbas 2005, p. 359.
  61. ^ Barbas 2005, p. 361.
  62. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 761–762.
  63. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Prien 1991, p. 1682.
  64. ^ a b c d e f Prien 1991, p. 1683.
  65. ^ a b c MacLean 2007, p. 220.
  66. ^ a b Thomas 1998, p. 30.
  67. ^ Patzwall 2008, p. 136.
  68. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 76.
  69. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 281.
  70. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 293, 496.
  71. ^ a b Scherzer 2007, p. 509.
  72. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 102.

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January 01, 1970
helmut, lipfert, august, 1916, august, 1990, german, luftwaffe, fighter, recipient, knight, cross, iron, cross, with, leaves, lipfert, ranks, world, thirteenth, fighter, lipfert, credited, with, victories, achieved, combat, missions, victories, were, claimed, . Helmut Lipfert 6 August 1916 10 August 1990 was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Lipfert ranks as the world s thirteenth fighter ace 1 Lipfert was credited with 203 victories achieved in 687 combat missions All his victories were claimed over the Eastern Front and included a P 51 Mustang 41 Yakovlev Yak 1 41 Yakovlev Yak 9 fighters two four engine bombers and 39 Ilyushin Il 2 ground attack aircraft He was shot down fifteen times without being injured Helmut LipfertHelmut LipfertBorn 1916 08 06 6 August 1916Lippelsdorf Saxe Meiningen German EmpireDied10 August 1990 1990 08 10 aged 74 Einbeck West GermanyAllegiance Nazi GermanyService wbr branchArmy 1937 41 Luftwaffe 1941 45 Years of service1937 45RankHauptmann Captain Unit1st Panzer DivisionJG 52 JG 53Commands held4 JG 52 6 JG 52 I JG 53Battles warsSee battlesWorld War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Eastern Front Operation Southwind Operation Spring AwakeningAwardsKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak LeavesOther workschool teacher Contents 1 Early life and career 2 World War II 2 1 Eastern Front 2 2 Group commander 3 Later life 4 Summary of career 4 1 Aerial victory claims 4 2 Awards 5 Notes 6 Publications 7 References 7 1 Citations 7 2 BibliographyEarly life and career editLipfert was born on 6 August 1916 in Lippelsdorf present day a borough of Grafenthal at the time in Duchy of Saxe Meiningen as part of the German Empire Following the compulsory labour service Reichsarbeitsdienst Lipfert joined the military service with Nachrichten Abteilung 37 37th Signals Battalion a unit of 1st Panzer Division on 3 November 1937 2 World War II editWorld War II in Europe had begun on Friday 1 September 1939 when German forces invaded Poland Lipfert who held the rank of Unteroffizier sergeant participated in the Invasion of Poland and in the Battle of France as a member of the 1st Panzer Division In early 1941 he transferred to the Luftwaffe where he trained as a fighter pilot Note 1 He was promoted to Fahnenjunker Feldwebel officer cadet on 16 June 1942 and to Leutnant second lientenant on 1 August 1942 2 Lipfert was then posted to the Erganzungs Jagdgruppe Ost Supplementary Fighter Group East based at Saint Jean d Angely France and then via the Frontleitstelle Krakau front dispatch center based at Krakau to 6 Staffel 6th squadron of Jagdgeschwader 52 JG 52 52nd Fighter Wing on 16 December 1942 Note 2 At the time JG 52 was based on the southern sector of the Eastern Front in the vicinity of Stalingrad 2 His 6 Staffel was commanded by Oberleutnant Rudolf Resch and subordinated to II Gruppe 4th group of JG 52 headed by Hauptmann Johannes Steinhoff 3 The Gruppe was based at an airfield near Morozovsk and fighting in the Battle of Stalingrad 4 Eastern Front edit On 18 December 1942 on one of his first combat missions Lipfert made a forced landing in his Messerschmitt Bf 109 G 2 Werknummber 14154 factory number due to engine failure 5 He is remembered by contemporaries as a consistent professional pilot and leader He withdrew often from squadron mates into long periods of contemplation 1 On 22 January 1943 III Gruppe moved to an airfield at Rostov on Don 6 There Lipfert claimed his first aerial victory over a Lavochkin La 5 a radial engined fighter aircraft on the 30 January near Malaya Balabinka approximately 80 km 50 mi east of Rostov on Don 7 On 20 March 1943 Lipfert was appointed acting Staffelkapitan squadron leader of 4 Staffel 4th squadron of JG 52 He replaced Leutnant Wolf Dieter von Coester in this capacity who had been killed in action that day Following the death of Oberleutnant Karl Ritzenberger on 24 May Lipfert was transferred to take command of 6 Staffel 4th squadron of JG 52 He was succeeded by Leutnant Heinrich Sturm as commander of 4 Staffel 8 On 8 October he shot down five Russian aircraft kills 30 to 34 Four more are shot down on 5 December and his score raises to 72 By the end of 1943 his victories total had reached 80 On 5 April 1944 his 90th air victory had won him the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes Six days later 11 April 1944 an all white Sturmovik provided him with his 100th aerial victory 9 10 He was the 69th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark 11 The last Germans had to evacuate from Crimea in May retiring to Kherson There the Luftwaffe Gruppen were subjected to near constant Soviet bombing raids and Lipfert s 6 JG 52 in particular lost a number of aircraft 9 On 11 June 1944 he destroyed his first United States Army Air Forces USAAF four engined bomber a Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress north northwest of Tătăruși his 127th aerial victory 12 Two weeks later on the 24 of June he downed a Consolidated B 24 Liberator over Ștefănești in the historical Romanian region of Moldavia victim number 128 His 150th claim came on 24 October 1944 a Yakovlev Yak 7 over Feherto Hungary Group commander edit Lipfert was appointed Gruppenkommandeur group commander of I Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 53 JG 53 53rd Fighter Wing on 15 February 1945 13 He thus replace Hauptmann Erich Hartmann who had briefly led the Gruppe after its former commander Major Jurgen Harder was transferred 14 Command of 6 Staffel of JG 52 was given to Leutnant Heinz Ewald 15 At the time the Gruppe was based in Veszprem and had been fighting in the siege of Budapest where German forces had surrendered on 13 February The Gruppe then supported German forces in Operation Southwind eliminating the Soviet bridgehead on the west bank of the river Hron predominantly fighting over Esztergom 16 On 20 February Lipfert was ordered to move the Gruppe to Piestany located approximately 75 kilometers 47 miles northeast of Vienna where they arrived the following day 17 The following day I Gruppe again flew combat air patrols over Esztergom That day Lipfert claimed his first two aerial victories with JG 53 when he shot down a La 5 and Yak 3 fighter taking his total to 181 13 18 By 25 February German forces had eliminated the Soviet bridgehead west of the Hron That day I Gruppe flew combat missions to Zvolen Altsohl On a morning mission Lipfert claimed a Yak 9 fighter shot down 19 On 26 February water from the Vah started flooding the airfield at Piestany The airfield had to be abandoned and I Gruppe first moved to Papa before returning to Veszprem on 28 February 20 Lipfert claimed his 183rd aerial victory an Il 2 ground attack aircraft on 8 March The following day German forces attacked Soviet position on both sides of Lake Balaton during Operation Spring Awakening 21 Supporting this operation I Gruppe flew many missions to the combat areas near Zvolen and Szekesfehervar Stuhlweissenburg On 11 March Lipfert shot down a Yak 3 fighter near Sarbogard and another Yak 3 near Siofok From 12 to 17 March I Gruppe continued fighting in the vicinity of Szekesfehervar In this timeframe Lipfert claimed his 186th aerial victory on 13 March his 187th and 188th on 14 March and his 189th on 17 March 22 On 20 March with Soviet forces advancing ground combat shifted to the area north of Lake Velence and to Szekesfehervar Flying his second mission of the day Lipfert shot down two Il 2 ground attack aircraft the first near Szekesfehervar the second near Varpalota 23 On 22 March the airfield Veszprem was taken by Soviet forces and the Gruppe relocated to Papa where they were joined by the Stab headquarters unit of Jagdgeschwader 76 JG 76 76th Fighter Wing 24 On 5 April I Gruppe moved from Fels am Wagram to Brno 25 Three days later Lipfert claimed his 200th aerial victory in the vicinity of Hainburg an der Donau west of Bratislava 26 He flew his last and 687th combat mission on 16 April claiming a Yakovlev Yak 9 fighter shot down taking his total to 203 aerial victories The next day he was awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub He was the 837th member of the German armed forces to be so honored The presentation was made by Generalleutnant Paul Deichmann commanding general of I Fliegerkorps 1st Air Corps on 17 April 27 28 After the dissolution of I JG 53 Lipfert was transferred to 7 JG 52 until the end of the conflict He claimed 27 unconfirmed victories After the end of the war he was not turned over to the Soviet forces Later life editAfter the war Lipfert became a school teacher and was seldom seen by his war comrades He died on 10 August 1990 in Einbeck 27 Summary of career editAerial victory claims edit According to US historian David T Zabecki Lipfert was credited with 203 aerial victories 29 According to Spick Lipfert was credited with 203 aerial victories claimed in approximately 700 combat missions All of his aerial victories were claimed on the Eastern Front and includes two USAAF four engine bombers claimed over Romania 30 Mathews and Foreman authors of Luftwaffe Aces Biographies and Victory Claims researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 200 aerial victory claims plus six further unconfirmed claims This figure of confirmed claims includes 198 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and two on the Western Front including one four engined bomber 31 Victory claims were logged to a map reference PQ Planquadrat for example PQ 08693 The Luftwaffe grid map Jagermeldenetz covered all of Europe western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude an area of about 360 square miles 930 km2 These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 km 4 km 1 9 mi 2 5 mi in size 32 Chronicle of aerial victories This and the Ace of spades indicates those aerial victories which made Lipfert an ace in a day a term which designates a fighter pilot who has shot down five or more airplanes in a single day This and the dash indicates unconfirmed aerial victory claims for which Lipfert did not receive credit This and the question mark indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien Stemmer Rodeike Bock Mathews and Foreman Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location 6 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 33 1 30 January 1943 12 47 La 5 PQ 08693 1 km 0 62 mi north of Malaya Balabinka 34 92 7 April 1944 07 27 Yak 7 north northeast of Tschumak 35 15 km 9 3 mi north northeast of Tschumak 2 25 February 1943 14 58 Il 2 PQ 34 Ost 86763 5 km 3 1 mi west of Fedorowskaja 36 93 8 April 1944 14 22 Il 2 m H Note 3 east of Tschigary 35 10 km 6 2 mi east of Tschigary 3 28 February 1943 13 15 LaGG 3 PQ 34 Ost 75433 5 km 3 1 mi southeast of Novorossijsk 36 94 8 April 1944 14 32 R 5 southeast of Iwanowka 35 14 km 8 7 mi southeast of Iwanowka 4 7 March 1943 08 20 R 5 2 km 1 2 mi north of Popowitschewskaja 36 95 9 April 1944 14 40 Yak 7 Tomaschewka 37 6 km 3 7 mi east of Tomaschewka 5 7 March 1943 08 23 R 5 PQ 34 Ost 86731 Iwanowskaja 36 96 9 April 1944 15 58 Pe 2 Gramatikovo 37 15 km 9 3 mi north of Gramatikovo 6 14 March 1943 06 56 Il 2 PQ 34 Ost 75431 3 km 1 9 mi southeast of Novorossijsk 38 97 10 April 1944 08 16 Yak 7 Tomaschewka 37 12 km 7 5 mi east of Tomaschewka 7 Note 4 30 March 1943 06 26 LaGG 3 PQ 34 Ost 86571 10 km 6 2 mi northwest of Slawjanskaja 38 98 10 April 1944 12 12 Il 2 m H Note 3 southeast of Megasinka 37 8 Note 4 30 March 1943 15 15 LaGG 3 PQ 34 Ost 76651 5 km 3 1 mi northwest of Anastasiewskaja 38 99 11 April 1944 07 02 Yak 7 Dzhankoi 37 18 km 11 mi west northwest of Dzhankoi 9 Note 4 20 April 1943 06 30 MiG 3 PQ 34 Ost 85114 20 km 12 mi northwest of Abinskaya 38 100 11 April 1944 09 25 Il 2 m H Note 3 Dzhankoi 37 15 km 9 3 mi northwest of Dzhankoi 10 25 June 1943 16 13 LaGG 3 PQ 34 Ost 76694 8 km 5 0 mi northeast of Anastasiewskaja 40 101 15 April 1944 10 47 Note 5 Il 2 m H Note 3 Sevastopol 42 6 km 3 7 mi southeast of Sevastopol 11 25 June 1943 16 23 LaGG 3 PQ 34 Ost 76692 1 km 0 62 mi southwest of Deschi 40 102 17 April 1944 15 49 Yak 7 Dzhankoi 42 2 km 1 2 mi south of Dzhankoi 12 16 July 1943 05 45 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 86232 10 km 6 2 mi northwest of Krymskaja 40 103 19 April 1944 14 21 P 40 Sevastopol 42 10 km 6 2 mi northwest of Sevastopol 13 19 July 1943 13 55 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 75263 5 km 3 1 mi southwest of Bakanskaja 40 104 19 April 1944 17 05 Il 2 m H Note 3 Sevastopol 42 12 km 7 5 mi southeast of Sevastopol 14 21 July 1943 09 37 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 76831 3 km 1 9 mi south of Anastasiewskaja 40 105 22 April 1944 09 40 Boston Sevastopol 42 55 km 34 mi southwest of Sevastopol 15 21 July 1943 16 43 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 75741 15 km 9 3 mi southeast of Cape Utrish 40 106 27 April 1944 10 50 Yak 7 Kadykowka 42 8 km 5 0 mi southeast of Kadykowka 16 23 July 1943 05 54 P 39 PQ 34 Ost 76894 5 km 3 1 mi southeast of Kijewskoje 40 107 3 May 1944 18 35 Yak 7 north of Belbek 43 5 km 3 1 mi north of Belbek 17 23 July 1943 17 33 Il 2 PQ 34 Ost 75264 10 km 6 2 mi southwest of Krymskaja 44 108 4 May 1944 06 44 Yak 7 10 km 6 2 mi west of Saky 43 18 3 September 1943 10 41 La 5 PQ 35 Ost 40262 8 km 5 0 mi south of Kotelwa 45 109 4 May 1944 09 10 Yak 7 northwest of Belbek 43 4 km 2 5 mi northwest of Belbek 19 4 September 1943 17 17 Il 2 m H Note 3 PQ 35 Ost 41574 2 km 1 2 mi northwest of Jurewka 45 110 5 May 1944 10 38 Yak 7 southeast of Balaklava 43 5 km 3 1 mi southeast of Balaklava 20 5 September 1943 10 30 Yak 1 PQ 35 Ost 60343 4 km 2 5 mi south of Taranowka 45 111 5 May 1944 10 50 Yak 7 Laspi Bay 43 3 km 1 9 mi south of Laspi Bay 21 21 September 1943 07 16 Yak 1 PQ 35 Ost 11142 Kozelets 46 112 5 May 1944 14 05 Il 2 m H Note 3 north of Belbek 43 3 km 1 9 mi north of Belbek 22 24 September 1943 13 55 P 40 PQ 35 Ost 11751 3 km 1 9 mi northeast of Jerkowzy 46 113 6 May 1944 07 30 Yak 1 southwest of Belbek 43 8 km 5 0 mi southwest of Belbek 23 24 September 1943 16 40 La 5 PQ 35 Ost 11714 10 km 6 2 mi south of Jerkowzy 46 114 6 May 1944 07 40 U 2 southwest of Belbek 43 7 km 4 3 mi southwest of Belbek 24 25 September 1943 17 35 Il 2 m H Note 3 PQ 35 Ost 11782 9 km 5 6 mi west of Perejasslaw 47 115 7 May 1944 09 40 Yak 1 north of Balaklava 43 5 km 3 1 mi north of Balaklava 25 28 September 1943 17 35 R 5 PQ 35 Ost 11714 13 km 8 1 mi west of Perejasslaw 47 116 7 May 1944 09 45 Yak 1 Sevastopol 43 10 km 6 2 mi east southeast of Sevastopol 26 1 October 1943 16 13 Yak 9 PQ 35 Ost 58163 1 km 0 62 mi south of Barbosta 47 117 7 May 1944 09 49 Yak 1 northeast of Balaklava 43 4 km 2 5 mi northeast of Sevastopol 27 7 October 1943 06 57 La 5 PQ 34 Ost 39432 west of Annowka 47 118 30 May 1944 16 01 Yak 1 Note 6 northeast of Iași 48 10 km 6 2 mi northeast of Iași 28 7 October 1943 11 07 La 5 PQ 34 Ost 49774 5 km 3 1 mi west of Orlik 47 119 30 May 1944 16 04 Yak 1 Note 6 northeast of Iași 48 10 km 6 2 mi northeast of Iași 29 7 October 1943 11 28 Yak 9 PQ 34 Ost 49153 12 km 7 5 mi north of Orlik 47 120 31 May 1944 08 04 Pe 2 east of Busila 48 3 km 1 9 mi east of Busila 30 8 October 1943 07 05 Il 2 m H Note 3 PQ 34 Ost 66692 9 km 5 6 mi west of Achtanisowskaja 47 121 31 May 1944 14 32 Il 2 m H Note 3 northeast of Iași 48 7 km 4 3 mi northeast of Iași 31 8 October 1943 08 23 LaGG 3 PQ 34 Ost 66624 2 km 1 2 mi north of Jljitsch 47 122 4 June 1944 18 56 Yak 1 east southeast of Soulani 12 3 km 1 9 mi east southeast of Soulani 32 8 October 1943 08 35 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 75543 3 km 1 9 mi south of Fischerei 47 123 5 June 1944 07 58 P 39 northeast of Zahorna 12 3 km 1 9 mi northeast of Zahorna 33 8 October 1943 15 33 Yak 9 PQ 34 Ost 6669 20 km 12 mi northeast of Taman 47 124 5 June 1944 08 01 Yak 7 north of Zahorna 12 3 km 1 9 mi north of Zahorna 34 8 October 1943 15 42 Yak 9 PQ 34 Ost 66692 12 km 7 5 mi west of Achtanisowskaja 47 125 5 June 1944 11 35 Yak 7 southwest of Carpiti 12 4 km 2 5 mi southwest of Carpiti 35 10 October 1943 13 05 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 39291 4 km 2 5 mi northwest of Mishorin Rog 47 126 Note 7 5 June 1944 11 45 Boston south of Romanești 12 3 km 1 9 mi south of Romanești 36 10 October 1943 13 15 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 49312 2 km 1 2 mi south of Borodajewka 47 127 Note 7 11 June 1944 09 45 B 17 north northwest of Tataturi 12 7 km 4 3 mi north northwest of Tataturi 37 20 October 1943 07 30 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 39453 10 km 6 2 mi south of Popelnastoje 47 128 24 June 1944 09 42 B 24 southwest of Ștefănești 12 7 km 4 3 mi southwest of Ștefănești 38 21 October 1943 05 55 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 39482 10 km 6 2 mi northwest of Pjatichatki 50 129 27 June 1944 10 34 Il 2 m H Note 3 northeast of Jasski 12 3 km 1 9 mi northeast of Jasski 39 21 October 1943 06 08 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 49372 12 km 7 5 mi southwest of Werchnedjeprowsk 50 130 14 July 1944 07 55 P 39 Shchurovychi 12 18 km 11 mi northwest of Shchurovychi 40 21 October 1943 12 30 La 5 PQ 34 Ost 39612 10 km 6 2 mi northwest of Pjatichatki 50 131 15 July 1944 15 20 Yak 7 northwest of Horokhiv 12 10 km 6 2 mi northwest of Horokhiv 41 26 October 1943 07 15 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 57123 2 km 1 2 mi south of Melitopol 50 132 16 July 1944 13 23 Il 2 m H Note 3 southern edge of Plowe 12 42 26 October 1943 07 17 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 57152 3 km 1 9 mi northwest of Melitopol 50 133 16 July 1944 13 27 Yak 7 southwest of Stojanow 12 10 km 6 2 mi southwest of Stojanow 43 29 October 1943 07 00 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 47331 10 km 6 2 mi northeast of Agaiman 50 134 18 July 1944 15 12 La 5 west of Zaczernecze 12 4 km 2 5 mi west of Zaczernecze 44 2 November 1943 09 25 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 3767 3 km 1 9 mi southeast of Chaplynka 50 135 18 July 1944 18 12 Yak 7 1 km 0 62 mi north of Turce 12 45 5 November 1943 10 20 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 66734 20 km 12 mi south of Kerch 51 136 19 July 1944 16 40 P 39 northeast of Liuboml 12 3 km 1 9 mi northeast of Liuboml 46 6 November 1943 11 55 Yak 7 PQ 34 Ost 66732 500 m 550 yd southeast of Eltigen 51 137 19 July 1944 16 41 P 39 northern edge of Liuboml 12 47 11 November 1943 13 45 Il 2 m H Note 3 PQ 34 Ost 66871 2 km 1 2 mi east of Katerles 51 138 19 July 1944 16 45 Il 2 m H Note 3 southeast of Liuboml 12 17 km 11 mi southeast of Liuboml 48 11 November 1943 13 50 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 66533 10 km 6 2 mi northeast of Bagerowo 51 139 20 July 1944 11 10 Yak 9 northwest of Liuboml 12 3 km 1 9 mi northwest of Liuboml 49 12 November 1943 08 51 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 66871 1 km 0 62 mi east of Kerch 51 140 21 July 1944 06 25 Yak 7 northwest of Busk 12 10 km 6 2 mi northwest of Busk 50 12 November 1943 10 47 Il 2 m H Note 3 PQ 34 Ost 6664 2 km 1 2 mi northwest of Bakssy 51 22 July 1944 Boston vicinity of Strij 12 51 13 November 1943 05 43 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 66562 3 km 1 9 mi south of Bulganak 51 141 24 July 1944 18 41 Yak 9 south of Tuczana 12 6 km 3 7 mi south of Tuczana 52 13 November 1943 05 47 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 66642 1 km 0 62 mi north of Majak 51 2 August 1944 unknown 12 53 14 November 1943 09 15 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 66732 3 km 1 9 mi east of Eltigen 51 142 14 August 1944 17 14 P 39 southwest of Sobotka 52 5 km 3 1 mi southwest of Sobotka 54 14 November 1943 13 50 Il 2 m H Note 3 PQ 34 Ost 66531 6 km 3 7 mi west northwest of Katerles 51 143 16 August 1944 16 35 Yak 11 east southeast of Opatow 52 12 km 7 5 mi east southeast of Opatow 55 15 November 1943 06 15 Yak 9 PQ 34 Ost 66643 Kolonka 51 144 23 August 1944 17 25 Yak 7 southeast of Gaidar 52 1 5 km 0 93 mi southeast of Gaidar 56 19 November 1943 06 30 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 66821 4 km 2 5 mi west of Taman 51 23 August 1944 Yak vicinity of Galatz 52 57 20 November 1943 06 40 Yak 9 PQ 34 Ost 66623 3 km 1 9 mi west of Jlitsch 51 145 31 August 1944 10 20 P 51 PQ 47257 52 1 km 0 62 mi south of Lover 58 21 November 1943 07 00 Il 2 m H Note 3 PQ 34 Ost 66712 3 km 1 9 mi east of Eltigen 51 146 17 October 1944 10 38 Yak 11 Hosszupalyi 52 3 km 1 9 mi southeast of Hosszupalyi 59 21 November 1943 07 05 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 66814 8 km 5 0 mi southwest of Taman 51 147 21 October 1944 10 52 La 5 southeast of ocsa 53 6 km 3 7 mi southeast of ocsa 60 27 November 1943 09 48 P 39 PQ 34 Ost 47771 7 km 4 3 mi south of Gromovka 54 148 23 October 1944 15 31 Il 2 m H Note 3 southeast of Szolnok 53 1 km 0 62 mi southeast of Szolnok 61 27 November 1943 14 40 Yak 9 PQ 34 Ost 66732 8 km 5 0 mi east of Eltigen 54 149 23 October 1944 15 32 Il 2 m H Note 3 northeast of Szolnok 53 1 km 0 62 mi northeast of Szolnok 62 29 November 1943 14 21 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 66734 5 km 3 1 mi southeast of Eltigen 54 150 24 October 1944 09 22 Yak 7 northwest of Feherto 53 1 km 0 62 mi northwest of Feherto 63 30 November 1943 06 10 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 66792 5 km 3 1 mi south of Cape Takyl 54 151 27 October 1944 12 17 Il 2 m H Note 3 Budszentmihaly 53 6 km 3 7 mi southwest of Budszentmihaly 64 30 November 1943 13 45 Yak 1 PQ 34 Ost 66733 3 km 1 9 mi southwest of Eltigen 54 152 27 October 1944 12 21 Yak 7 Budszentmihaly 53 11 km 6 8 mi south of Budszentmihaly 65 1 December 1943 11 47 Yak 1 4 km 2 5 mi southwest of Taman 54 153 13 November 1944 12 45 Yak 3 southeast of Jaszbereny 53 9 km 5 6 mi southeast of Jaszbereny 66 2 December 1943 06 39 Yak 1 10 km 6 2 mi southwest of Cape Takyl 54 154 16 November 1944 12 39 Yak 11 5 km 3 1 mi west of Tura 55 67 2 December 1943 06 48 LaGG 3 15 km 9 3 mi east of Feodosja 54 155 17 November 1944 11 05 Il 2 m H Note 3 northwest of Jaszbereny 55 6 km 3 7 mi south of Jaszbereny 68 2 December 1943 06 55 LaGG 3 500 m 550 yd south of Cape Takyl 54 156 17 November 1944 11 10 Il 2 m H Note 3 northwest of Jaszbereny 55 3 km 1 9 mi northwest of Jaszbereny 69 5 December 1943 07 25 Yak 7 1 km 0 62 mi south of Kossa Tusla 56 157 17 November 1944 13 20 Il 2 m H Note 3 Note 8 northwest of Jaszbereny 55 3 km 1 9 mi northwest of Jaszbereny 70 5 December 1943 07 32 Yak 1 5 km 3 1 mi west of Taman 56 158 23 November 1944 10 40 Yak 9 southeast of Atkar 55 3 km 1 9 mi southeast of Atkar 71 5 December 1943 10 23 P 39 Kossa Tusla 56 159 5 December 1944 10 30 Yak 9 southeast of Hatvan 55 5 km 3 1 mi southeast of Hatvan 72 5 December 1943 13 55 Il 2 m H Note 3 3 km 1 9 mi southwest of Kossa Tusla 56 160 9 December 1944 15 05 Il 2 m H Note 3 southwest of Csajag 55 2 km 1 2 mi southwest of Csajag 73 8 December 1943 07 58 Il 2 m H Note 3 3 km 1 9 mi north of Katerles 56 161 11 December 1944 14 53 Pe 2 Balatonkenese 55 5 km 3 1 mi southeast of Lake Balaton 74 9 December 1943 11 15 Yak 1 10 km 6 2 mi north of Taman 56 162 22 December 1944 09 37 Il 2 m H Note 3 Szekesfehervar 55 6 km 3 7 mi north of Szekesfehervar 75 11 December 1943 11 37 Yak 7 2 km 1 2 mi northeast of Majak 56 163 23 December 1944 10 48 Yak 9 7 km 4 3 mi south of Enying 55 76 17 December 1943 06 43 Pe 2 2 km 1 2 mi southeast of Starotitarowskaja 56 164 24 December 1944 14 25 Il 2 m H Note 3 north of Seregelyes 55 2 km 1 2 mi north of Seregelyes 77 27 December 1943 12 08 P 39 PQ 34 Ost 66642 2 km 1 2 mi northeast of Majak 56 165 25 December 1944 12 08 Yak 9 Szekesfehervar 55 9 km 5 6 mi northwest of Szekesfehervar 78 28 December 1943 07 16 R 5 2 km 1 2 mi northwest of Majak 56 166 25 December 1944 12 15 Yak 9 3 km 1 9 mi southeast of Mor 55 79 29 December 1943 07 12 Yak 1 1 km 0 62 mi west of Malikut 57 167 2 January 1945 11 15 La 5 eastern edge of Bodmer 58 80 29 December 1943 10 05 Boston 500 m 550 yd southwest of Majak 57 168 2 January 1945 11 45 Yak 9 4 km 2 5 mi east of Vereb 58 81 11 January 1944 11 27 P 39 north of Cape Tarchan 59 5 km 3 1 mi north of Cape Tarchan 169 4 January 1945 08 26 Il 2 m H Note 3 6 km 3 7 mi south of Tarjan 58 82 17 January 1944 06 46 LaGG 3 southeast of Bulganak 59 3 km 1 9 mi southeast of Bulganak 170 4 January 1945 08 28 Il 2 m H Note 3 5 km 3 1 mi southwest of Tarjan 58 83 21 January 1944 11 53 Il 2 m H Note 3 Tschurubasch 59 4 km 2 5 mi southwest of Tschurubasch 171 4 January 1945 10 41 Yak 9 6 km 3 7 mi northwest of Bicske 58 84 23 January 1944 07 08 Yak 7 vicinity of Kerch 59 Kerch harbor 172 4 January 1945 11 12 La 5 1 km 0 62 mi southeast of Tardos 58 85 23 January 1944 12 08 Yak 7 Kerch harbor 59 173 8 January 1945 14 13 Boston 5 km 3 1 mi southeast of Szekesfehervar 58 86 24 January 1944 06 30 P 39 northern edge of Kerch 59 174 8 January 1945 14 18 Boston 2 km 1 2 mi northwest of Szekesfehervar 58 87 25 January 1944 12 27 Yak 1 east of Bulganak 60 2 km 1 2 mi east of Bulganak 175 14 January 1945 12 11 Yak 3 2 km 1 2 mi northwest of Muzla 58 88 25 January 1944 12 40 Boston Kossa Tusla 60 6 km 3 7 mi northeast of Kossa Tusla 176 14 January 1945 14 36 Yak 3 1 km 0 62 mi southwest of Muzla 58 89 Note 7 1 April 1944 09 25 LaGG 3 southeast of Feodosia 61 6 km 3 7 mi southeast of Feodosia 177 16 January 1945 12 17 La 5 3 km 1 9 mi north of Budaors 58 90 1 April 1944 09 33 LaGG 3 northeast of Feodosia 35 5 km 3 1 mi northeast of Feodosia 178 22 January 1945 13 24 La 5 10 km 6 2 mi northeast of Szekesfehervar 58 91 7 April 1944 07 19 Yak 7 north of Taganaja 35 20 km 12 mi north of Taganaja 179 27 January 1945 14 45 Il 2 m H Note 3 7 km 4 3 mi northwest of Adony 58 Stab I Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 53 62 180 22 February 1945 14 00 La 5 63 Bart 192 21 March 1945 11 58 La 5 63 vicinity of Lake Balaton 181 22 February 1945 16 25 Yak 3 63 Bina 193 21 March 1945 15 30 Yak 5 63 6 km 3 7 mi southwest of Felsogalla 182 25 February 1945 10 53 Yak 9 63 15 km 9 3 mi south of Zvolen 194 27 March 1945 14 15 Yak 9 63 3 5 km 1 9 3 1 mi southeast of Nitra 183 8 March 1945 14 10 Il 2 63 6 km 3 7 mi west of Szapolsc 195 27 March 1945 14 18 Il 2 63 6 8 km 3 7 5 0 mi south of Nitra 184 11 March 1945 10 35 Yak 3 63 6 km 3 7 mi southwest of Sarbogard 196 27 March 1945 16 55 Yak 9 63 20 25 km 12 16 mi southeast of Nitra 185 11 March 1945 14 05 Yak 3 63 9 10 km 5 6 6 2 mi south of Siofok 197 28 March 1945 17 12 Yak 3 63 20 km 12 mi south of Nitra 186 13 March 1945 10 13 Yak 7 63 1 km 0 62 mi south of Pakozd 198 1 April 1945 16 05 La 7 64 8 km 5 0 mi east of Nemetdiszeg 187 14 March 1945 12 07 La 5 63 10 km 6 2 mi southeast of Szekesfehervar 199 5 April 1945 09 45 La 7 64 5 km 3 1 mi north of Gairing 188 14 March 1945 12 11 Il 2 63 1 km 0 62 mi west of Pakozd 200 8 April 1945 15 54 La 7 64 1 3 km 0 62 1 86 mi east of Hainburg 189 17 March 1945 16 15 Il 2 63 Lake Velence 201 9 April 1945 17 20 La 7 64 5 km 3 1 mi northeast of Lundenburg 190 20 March 1945 15 33 Il 2 63 3 4 km 1 9 2 5 mi southeast of Szekesfehervar 202 14 April 1945 15 00 Yak 9 64 Stockerau 191 20 March 1945 15 41 Il 2 63 2 3 km 1 2 1 9 mi southwest of Varpalota 203 16 April 1945 11 20 Yak 9 64 20 km 12 mi north northwest of Goding Awards edit Iron Cross 1939 2nd Class 12 March 1943 65 66 1st Class 29 April 1943 65 66 Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for fighter pilots in Gold 26 April 1943 65 Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 13 December 1943 as Leutnant and pilot 67 Note 9 German Cross in Gold on 28 January 1944 as Leutnant in the 6 Jagdgeschwader 52 69 Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight s Cross on 5 April 1944 as Leutnant of the Reserves and Staffelfuhrer of the 6 Jagdgeschwader 52 70 Note 10 837th Oak Leaves on 17 April 1945 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the I Jagdgeschwader 53 72 Note 11 Notes edit Flight training in the Luftwaffe progressed through the levels A1 A2 and B1 B2 referred to as A B flight training A training included theoretical and practical training in aerobatics navigation long distance flights and dead stick landings The B courses included high altitude flights instrument flights night landings and training to handle the aircraft in difficult situations For an explanation of Luftwaffe unit designations see Organization of the Luftwaffe during World War II a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af The m H refers to an Ilyushin Il 2 with rear gunner mit Heckschutze a b c According to Mathews and Foreman claimed with 4 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 39 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 10 44 41 a b According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Yakovlev Yak 11 41 a b c According to Mathews and Foreman this claim is unconfirmed 49 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Yakovlev Yak 7 41 According to Obermaier on 14 November 1943 68 According to Scherzer as Leutnant war officer 71 According to Scherzer as Hauptmann war officer 71 Publications editLipfert Helmut Girbig Werner 1993 The War Diary of Hauptmann Helmut Lipfert JG 52 on the Russian Front 1943 1945 Atglen PA Schiffer Publishing ISBN 978 0 88740 446 7 References editCitations edit a b Toliver amp Constable 1996 p 250 a b c Stockert 2011 p 98 Prien et al 2006 p 475 Barbas 2005 p 111 Prien et al 2006 p 506 Barbas 2005 p 114 Barbas 2005 p 340 Prien et al 2012 pp 374 a b Weal 2002 p 83 Bergstrom 2008 p 48 Obermaier 1989 p 243 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Barbas 2005 p 367 a b Shores 1983 p 107 Prien 1991 p 1653 Barbas 2005 p 286 Prien 1991 pp 1223 1224 Prien 1991 p 1226 Prien 1991 p 1227 Prien 1991 pp 1228 1229 Prien 1991 pp 1230 1231 Prien 1991 p 1232 Prien 1991 p 1233 Prien 1991 p 1237 Prien 1991 p 1239 Prien 1991 p 1246 Prien 1991 p 1248 a b Stockert 2011 p 100 Prien 1991 p 1251 Zabecki 2019 p 329 Spick 1996 p 228 Mathews amp Foreman 2015 pp 758 762 Planquadrat Mathews amp Foreman 2015 pp 758 761 Prien et al 2006 p 498 a b c d e Barbas 2005 p 362 a b c d Prien et al 2012 p 379 a b c d e f Barbas 2005 p 363 a b c d Prien et al 2012 p 380 Mathews amp Foreman 2015 p 758 a b c d e f g Prien et al 2012 p 385 a b c Mathews amp Foreman 2015 p 760 a b c d e f Barbas 2005 p 364 a b c d e f g h i j k Barbas 2005 p 365 Prien et al 2012 p 386 a b c Prien et al 2012 p 388 a b c Prien et al 2012 p 389 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Prien et al 2012 p 390 a b c d Barbas 2005 p 366 Mathews amp Foreman 2015 pp 759 760 a b c d e f g Prien et al 2012 p 391 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Prien et al 2012 p 392 a b c d e f Barbas 2005 p 368 a b c d e f g Barbas 2005 p 369 a b c d e f g h i Prien et al 2012 p 393 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Barbas 2005 p 370 a b c d e f g h i j Prien et al 2012 p 394 a b Prien et al 2012 p 395 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Barbas 2005 p 371 a b c d e f Barbas 2005 p 358 a b Barbas 2005 p 359 Barbas 2005 p 361 Mathews amp Foreman 2015 pp 761 762 a b c d e f g h i j k l 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Iron Cross 1939 1945 The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches in German Friedberg Germany Podzun Pallas ISBN 978 3 7909 0284 6 MacLean French L 2007 Luftwaffe Efficiency amp Promotion Reports For the Knight s Cross Winners Atglen Pennsylvania Schiffer Publishing ISBN 978 0 7643 2657 8 Mathews Andrew Johannes Foreman John 2015 Luftwaffe Aces Biographies and Victory Claims Volume 2 G L Walton on Thames Red Kite ISBN 978 1 906592 19 6 Obermaier Ernst 1989 Die Ritterkreuztrager der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 1945 The Knight s Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 1945 in German Mainz Germany Verlag Dieter Hoffmann ISBN 978 3 87341 065 7 Patzwall Klaus D Scherzer Veit 2001 Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II The German Cross 1941 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 in German Norderstedt Germany Verlag Klaus D Patzwall ISBN 978 3 931533 45 8 Patzwall Klaus D 2008 Der Ehrenpokal fur besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg 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