1. *Note that I have used the kill figures as credited by Luftwaffe AAR's and as awarded by the RLM throughout this quiz. I'm well aware of the controversy that surrounds the claims records of II./JG2 in Tunisia, JG52 and JG54 in Russia etc, and don't wish to be bombarded by P.M.'s in regards to this matter. Thanks, Ron Now, on with the show... I first went on ops in October 1940 with 6./JG52. Although I was in combat with the RAF on numerous occasions, it was not until September 1941 that I recorded my first victory, this coming after my unit's transfer to the Eastern front. In May 1943 I was promoted to Staffelkapitän of 7./JG52 and five months later, I recorded the Staffel's 1000th victory, my 154th. In April 1944 I left JG52 and Russia behind for short-lived Reichsverteidigung (Defense of the Reich) duties as Staffelkapitän of 1./JG5. After a few weeks (which included downing a B-17 and three "Indianer") I was on the move again, this time to command II./JG11. I gained a further 10 "Ami's", (including 3 P-47's in three minutes) before being wounded for my seventh (and final) time on 12 August, 1944. Upon recovery, I was re-assigned as Gruppenkommodore of III./JG26, where I was to serve until the unit was disbanded in late March, 1945. In April, I joined many of my fellow eagles in JV44. After a hasty conversion course, scored my final two kills (#'s 196 and 197) flying the Me-262 Schwable. Who am I? Walter Krupinski Wilhelm “Willi” Batz Hubertus von Bonin Helmut Lipfert

2. I was posted to 2./JG2 on 1 November, 1939 and scored my first victory on 14 May, 1940. I remained with this staffel until 11 November, 1942 when I was given command of 6./JG2; at this point my score stood at 45 victories. II/JG2 was posted to Tunisia and I was appointed as acting Gruppenkommodore during this period. On February 9, 1943 I was credited with six P-40s and two P-38s in the space of 23 minutes; six days later I claimed three Spitfires and four P-38's in one mission, six of these in a fifteen minute span. Following further duties in the Reich (March/April 1943) , forming a new unit (IV./JG54), I was given command of II./JG54. In the east I was to realize even greater exploits; among these were: four missions where I scored five kills, three missions with six kills, two with seven, one of eleven and one with thirteen. This last feat puts me in the company of only two others; fellow "Grünherzflieger" Emil Lang, and the renowned Hans-Joachim Marseille. I finished my combat career in command of II./JG7, accumulating my final twelve victories (inc. 10 B-17s) at the controls of the Me-262. I was among the first to be certified as a "double" jet ace. I am (by far) one of the most controversial pilots of WW II as with regards to my claims record. Who am I? Josef "Sepp" Wurmheller Erich Hohagen Erich Rudorffer Kurt Buhlingen

3. I was commissioned with the rank of Leutnant on 1 September, 1938 while flying the Ar 68 with II./JG134. With the advent of war, I recorded my first kill (JG2's first or second, depending on which source you trust), on 22 November, 1939. On 5 June, 1940 I scored 4 victories (three Bloch 151s and an MS 406) in 13 minutes; the following day I got two more 151s. My star rose quickly from this point forward. I was given command of my Staffel, (3./JG2) on 1 August and received the Ritterkreuz on the 27th. On 9 September, after being promoted Hauptmann on the fourth, I was made Gruppenkommodore I./JG2. This is a mute testimony to the severity of both the fighting, and of our personnel losses, at the height of the "Angriff auf England". On 5 October I scored 5 kills in two missions. For this feat I was awarded the 4th Eichenlaub of the war and shortly thereafter, promoted Major and given command of JG2; all this coming at the ripe old age of 25yrs (making me the youngest major in the entire Wehrmacht). On the morning of 28 November 1940, I scored my 55th victory, making me (at the time) the leading ace in the war . At about 17:00 (local time) that same day I scored my 56th, and final, victory. Who am I? Werner Mölders Rudolf Pflanz Otto Bertram Helmut Wick

4. I spent my entire combat career in the west, fighting with JG2 from December 1939, until my final flight on 2 March, 1944. I was somewhat of a "slow starter" as I spent much of my early career on TD (Temporary Detachment) with non-combat duties. This changed on 10 June, 1941 when I was made Staffelkapitän of 7./JG2, a position I would hold for the next sixteen months. In November 1942 I was made Grupppenkommodore of III./JG2. It was in this period that a fellow pilot and I developed the "head on" attack, that brought much initial success against the USAAF "Viermots" (literally- four-motors). On 5 February, 1944, I was the first Jagdflieger to achieve 100 victories while operating exclusively on the Channel front; among these were 26 B-24's & B-17's, making me the leader in "Viermot" kills at the time. Who am I? Georg-Peter Eder Rudolf Pflanz Walter Oesau Egon Mayer