List of World War II aces from Germany
Name Rank Total wartime victories Unit Notes
Heinz Sachsenberg Leutnant 104 JG 52 Knight 's Cross
Florian Salwender Feldwebel 25 JG 77 , JG 5 POW Died in Soviet Prison
Carl Sattig* Hauptmann 53 JG 54 Knight 's Cross KIA 10 August 1942
Erwin Sawallisch* Oberfeldwebel 35 JG 27 Suicide
Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein * Major 83 /79 NJG 2 , NJG 3 Knight 's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords KIA 21/22 January 1944
Günther Schack Hauptmann 174 JG 51 , JG 3 Knight 's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hans Schäfer Leutnant 18 JG 3
Johann Schalk Oberst 21 ZG 26 , NJG 3 , NJG 4 Knight 's Cross
Franz Schall * Hauptmann 137 /133 JG 52 , Kdo Nowotny , JG 7 Knight 's Cross KIFA 10 April 1945
Ludwig Scharf Unteroffizier 18 JG 5
Gerhard Schaschke Hauptmann 19+ ZG 76
Paul Schauder Hauptmann 21 JG 26
Günther Scheel * Leutnant 71 JG 54 Knight 's Cross MIA 16 July 1943 only 70 combat missions
Klaus Scheer Leutnant 23 NJG 100
Rudolf Scheffel Hauptmann 7 ZG 1 , ZG 26 Knight 's Cross
Wolfgang Schellmann * Oberstleutnant 26 ( incl . 12 in Spain ) JG 2 , JG 27 Knight 's Cross KIA 22 June 1941
Wolfgang Schenck Oberstleutnant 18 SG 2 , ZG 1 , SKG 210 , KG 51 Knight 's Cross with Oak Leaves
Georg Schentke * Oberstleutnant 87 JG 3 Knight 's Cross KIA 25 December 1942
Karl-Heinz Scherfling * Oberfeldwebel 33 NJG 1 Knight 's Cross KIA 21 July 1944
Background -- S
This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Germany. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. It is relatively certain that 2,500 German fighter pilots attained ace status, having achieved at least 5 aerial victories. This article lists 890 (updated as of October 2017) of these aces. German day and night fighter pilots claimed roughly 70,000 aerial victories during World War II, over 25,000 British or American and over 45,000 Russian-flown aircraft. 103 German fighter pilots shot down 100 or more enemy aircraft, for a total of approximately 15,400 victories. Approximately 360 German fighter pilots shot down from 40 to 99 enemy aircraft for a total of approximately 21,000 victories. Approximately 500 German fighter pilots shot down from 20 to 39 enemy aircraft for a total of approximately 15,000 victories. These achievements were honored with 453 German day fighter pilots and Zerstörer (destroyer) fighter pilots and 85 German night fighter pilots (including 14 crew members), for a total of 538 German fighter pilots, receiving the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. German losses, on the other hand, were very high as well. Roughly 12,000 German day fighter pilots were killed or are still missing in action, with a further 6,000 being wounded. The Zerstörer (destroyer) pilots suffered about 2,800 casualties, either killed or missing in action, plus another 900 wounded in action.