Luftwaffe Experte-Ace Photo Request Please!

[Rob Romero]

How come there is so little ONLINE information (almost non-existent) on the following experten, each of whom are credited with over 100 victories! I have found only 1 photo for each of the following.

Lt. Gerhard Hoffmann (130)

Lt. Berthold Korts (113)

Hptm. Werner Lucas (106) -NO TEXT!

Lt. Ulrich Wernitz (101)

Little to no text or factual information for others AND NO PHOTOS (!) for Oblt. Rudolf Miethig (101)

I mean, there have only been 104 pilots that were credited with over 100 Victories. Why the paucity of data? I would appreciate any photos or data on these pilots.

Thanks,

Rob Romero

[Larry deZeng]

How come there is so little ONLINE information (almost non-existent) on the following experten, each of whom are credited with over 100 victories! I have found only 1 photo for each of the following.
Lt. Gerhard Hoffmann (130)
Lt. Berthold Korts (113)
Hptm. Werner Lucas (106) -NO TEXT!
Lt. Ulrich Wernitz (101)
Little to no text or factual information for others AND NO PHOTOS (!) for Oblt. Rudolf Miethig (101)
I mean, there have only been 104 pilots that were credited with over 100 Victories. Why the paucity of data? I would appreciate any photos or data on these pilots.
Thanks,
Rob Romero

LUCAS, Werner. (DOB: 27.12.17 in Berlin). (R, DKG). c.08.40 Staka 4./JG 3. 02.04.42 Fw., awarded the DKG. 19.09.42 awarded the Ritterkreuz. 11.42 Hptm., appt Staka 4./JG 3 (to 24.10.43). 24.10.43 KIA – shot down by Spitfires of Leiden/Holland. Credited with 106 air victories.

HOFFMANN, Gerhard (“Fakken”). (DOB: 06.11.19 in Nieden/Ostpreussen). (DKG). 12.12.43 Fw., awarded DKG, 4./JG 52. 14.05.44 Fahnenjunker Fw., awarded Ritterkreuz, 4./JG 52. 1944-45 instructor at a JFS. 15.03.45 Lt., appt Staka 11./JG 52 (to 11.04.45). 11.04.45 – MIA after taking off from Görlitz on a mission and believed to have crashed due to unknown causes. Credited with 130 air victories plus the destruction of at least 128 vehicles.

KORTS, Berthold. (DOB: 21.05.12 in Karlsruhe). (R, DKG). 07.42 Fw., assigned to 9./JG 52 following completion of training. 11.05.43 Lt., appt Staka 9./JG 52 (to 29.08.43). 12.07.43 Lt., awarded DKG, III./JG 52. 29.08.43 MIA – failed to return to Makeyevka from a combat mission in the Kharkov area and believed shot down by P-39 Airacobras. 28.09.43 Lt., posthumously awarded Ritterkreuz, 9./JG 52. Credited with 113 air victories.

MIETHIG, Rudolf. (DOB: 17.10.20 or 17.10.21 in Zwickau/Sachsen). (R, DKG). 29.10.41 awarded Ritterkreuz, Stafü 3./JG 52. 02.07.42 Lt., appt Staka 3./JG 52 (to 10.06.43). 01.04.43 in JG 52, promo to Oblt. 10.06.43 KIA – collided with a Russian plane over the Taman Peninsula and plunged to his death. 01.01.44 posthumously promo to Hptm. 19.01.44 posthumously awarded DKG, 3./JG 52. Credited with 101 air victories.

WERNITZ, Ulrich (“Pipifax”). (DOB: 23.01.21 in Schweinitz/Sachsen). (R, DKG). 05.43 trf to I./JG 54 on completion of fighter training. 1944 ill and out of action for much of 1944. 17.04.44 Fw., awarded Ehrenpokal. 29.10.44 Fw., awarded Ritterkreuz, 4./JG 54. 01.01.45 Fw., awarded DKG, 3./JG 54. 02.45 Lt., appt Staka 3./JG 54 (to 08.05.45?). Credited with c.250 combat missions and 101 air victories. †23.12.80.

--BHS1956

[Douglas Jr.]

Rob,

I strongly suggest you to buy the classic book "Die Ritterkreuztr******228;ger der Luftwaffe 1939-1945 - Band I - Jagdflieger" (Verlag Dieter Hoffman, 1989) by Ernst Obermaier, which has the most important information about the fighter aces of the Luftwaffe, who won the Knight's Cross (and its higher grades). Although in German language is not dificult to read it after you become familiar with the technical terms.

Below, I'm going to post belwo the biographies of the LW fighter aces you requested. please note, that they were all scanned from the above mentioned book.

Hope it helps you.

Douglas

[Douglas Jr.]

Gerhard Hoffmann

[Douglas Jr.]

Korts

Berthold Korts

[Douglas Jr.]

Werner Lucas

[Douglas Jr.]

Rudolf Miethig

[Douglas Jr.]

Ulrich Wernitz