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List of aerial victories claimed by Wilhelm Batz

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List of aerial victories claimed by Wilhelm Batz
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Wilhelm Batz (21 May 1916 – 11 September 1988) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.[1] Batz flew 445 combat missions and claimed 237 enemy aircraft shot down. 234 of these victories were achieved over the Eastern Front, including at least 46 Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft, but he did claim three victories, including one four-engine bomber, against the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) over the Ploieşti oil fields.

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Batz as a Hauptmann (captain)
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List of aerial victories claimed

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According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Batz was credited with 237 aerial victories.[2] According to Spick, Batz was credited with 237 aerial victories claimed in 445 combat missions. Of this figure, 232 aerial victories were claimed on the Eastern Front and five over the Western Allies, including two four-engine bombers.[3] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 233 confirmed and eight unconfirmed aerial victories, numerically ranging from 1 to 233, omitting the 223rd claim. All these victories were claimed on the Eastern Front.[4] The authors Daniel and Gabor Horvath compared Soviet enemy loss reports to Batz's claims over Hungary. In the timeframe 13 to 19 March 1945, Batz claimed eight aerial victories, while the authors found seven matching Soviet losses, a corroboration of 88%.[5]

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 34 Ost 85131". 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.[6]

 (Ace of spades) indicates those aerial victories which made Batz an "ace-in-a-day", a term which designates a fighter pilot who has shot down five or more airplanes in a single day.
 (dash) indicates unconfirmed aerial victory claims for which Batz did not receive credit.
? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Barbas, Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Balke, Bock, Mathews and Foreman.
! (exclamation mark) indicates that the authors Barbas, Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Balke, Bock, Mathews and Foreman disagree on the time of claim.
& (ampersand) indicates that the authors Barbas, Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Balke, Bock, Mathews and Foreman disagree on the date of claim.
* (asterisk) indicates that the authors Barbas, Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Balke, Bock, Mathews and Foreman disagree on the claimed aircraft type.
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Notes

  1. The "m.H." refers to an Ilyushin Il-2 with rear gunner (mit Heckschütze).
  2. This unconfirmed claim is not listed by Barbas,[13] nor by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock.[14].
  3. According to Mathews and Foreman this claim is unconfirmed.[64] Prien, Stemmer, Balke and Bock do not list this claim.[65]
  4. Prien, Stemmer, Balke and Bock list this claim is listed as his 214 aerial victory.[69] However, neither Barbas nor Mathews and Foreman list this claim.[70][71]
  5. Prien, Stemmer, Balke and Bock list this claim is listed as his 172nd aerial victory.[58] However, neither Barbas nor Mathews and Foreman list this claim.[59][64]
  6. This claim is not listed by Mathews and Foreman.[71] Barbas labeled this claim as Batz's 225th aerial victory, the same number he assigned to his second aerial victory claimed on 26 October 1944.[70]
  7. This claim is not listed by Mathews and Foreman.[71] Barbas labeled this claim as Batz's 226th aerial victory, the same number he assigned to his aerial victory claimed on 29 October 1944.[70]
  8. This claim is not listed by Mathews and Foreman.[71]

Discrepancies in claimed aircraft type

  1. According to Barbas claimed as a Bell P-39 Airacobra.[23]
  2. According to Barbas claimed as a Yakovlev Yak-1.[32][33]
  3. According to Barbas claimed as a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk.[38]
  4. According to Barbas claimed as a Yakovlev Yak-7.[51]
  5. According to Barbas, Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Yakovlev Yak-1.[51][50]
  6. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Douglas A-20 Havoc "Boston".[50]
  7. According to Barbas, Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov aircraft.[66][67]
  8. According to Barbas, Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Ilyushin Il-2 with rear gunner (mit Heckschütze).[68][64]

Discrepancies in time of claim

  1. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 08:14.[7]
  2. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 08:33.[26]
  3. According to Barbas, Mathews and Foreman claimed at 15:00.[35][26]
  4. According to Barbas, Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14:28.[26][40]
  5. According to Barbas claimed at 07:28.[46]
  6. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 16:10.[26]
  7. According to Barbas claimed at 16:10.[48] Mathews and Foreman state at 16:50.[26]
  8. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 17:12.[26]
  9. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 04:15.[50]
  10. According to Barbas, Mathews and Foreman claimed at 15:10.[48][50]
  11. According to Barbas, Mathews and Foreman claimed at 17:10.[48][50]
  12. According to Barbas, Mathews and Foreman claimed at 15:01.[33][50]
  13. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14:22.[50]
  14. According to Barbas claimed at 15:45.[33]
  15. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 18:34.[50]
  16. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 17:31.[50]
  17. According to Barbas, Mathews and Foreman claimed at 17:18.[63][64]
  18. According to Barbas claimed at 11:51,[61] Mathews and Foreman state at 11:55.[64]
  19. According to Barbas claimed at 11:45,[61] Mathews and Foreman state at 19:45.[50]
  20. According to Barbas claimed at 14:56,[61] Mathews and Foreman state at 14:51.[64]
  21. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14:45.[50]
  22. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 10:13.[71]
  23. According to Barbas, Mathews and Foreman claimed at 18:49.[59][64]

Discrepancies in date of claim

  1. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed om 26 October 1944.[71]
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