List of aerial victories claimed by Heinrich Ehrler

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Ehrler before a Messerschmitt Bf 109

Heinrich Ehrler (14 September 1917 – 4 April 1945) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator and wing commander during World War II. As a fighter ace, he is credited with 208 enemy aircraft shot down in over 400 combat missions. The majority of his victories were claimed over the Eastern Front, with nine claims over the Western Front which included eight in the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter.

List of aerial victories claimed[edit]

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Ehrler was credited with 208 aerial victories.[1] While Spick lists Ehrler with 209 aerial victories claimed in an unknown number of combat missions. Of these, ten were claimed over the Western Allies and the remaining 199 on the Eastern Front.[2] Obermaier lists him with 208 aerial victories claimed in over 400 combat missions.[3] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces – Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and state that Ehrler was credited with more than 182 aerial victories. This figure includes at least 173 claims made on the Eastern Front and 9 on the Western Front, including seven four-engined bombers and eight victories with the Me 262 jet fighter. However, the authors indicate that the records for JG 5 are incomplete. They speculate that the actual number of confirmed victories could also be as low as 150 to 175.[4]

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 37 Ost RE-5/6". 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.[5]

♠ (Ace of spades) indicates those aerial victories which made Ehrler an "ace-in-a-day", a term which designates a fighter pilot who has shot down five or more aeroplanes in a single day.
? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien, Stemmer, Balke, Bock, Mombeek, Mathews and Foreman.

Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location
– 2. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 77 –[6]
1 2 September 1941 15:00~ Beaufort southwest of Stavanger
According to Mathews and Foreman, the 2nd aerial victory was not documented.[6]
– 13. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 77 –[6]
3 8 November 1941
—
 SB-2 northwest of Loukhi ?[Note 1] 30 November 1941
—
 unknown
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 5 –[8]
4 24 January 1942 13:20?[Note 2] Hurricane west of Pummanki[9] 9 28 April 1942 11:00 Hurricane vicinity of Pummanki[10]
5 24 January 1942 15:45 MiG-3 S Tr 14[9] 10 30 April 1942 15:20 Hurricane vicinity of Shonguy[10]
6 19 February 1942 10:58 I-18?[Note 3] vicinity of Loukhi[9] 11?[Note 4] 12 May 1942 14:30 Hurricane south of Murmansk[12]
7 4 March 1942 12:05 Hurricane[9] 12 17 May 1942 09:00 MiG-3?[Note 3] 4–5 km (2.5–3.1 mi) north of Petrijärvi[12]
south of Pummanki
8 24 March 1942 18:20 Hurricane[9]
– 6. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 5 –[13]
13 28 May 1942 15:00+ P-40 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Murmashi[14] 24 25 June 1942 09:00+?[Note 5] Hurricane 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Murmansk[15]
14 29 May 1942 23:00+ Hurricane Kola Bay[14] 25 29 June 1942
—
 P-40 7 km (4.3 mi) east of Shonguy[15]
15 29 May 1942 23:00+ Hurricane Kola Bay[14] 26?[Note 4] 30 June 1942 09:00~ Hurricane 3 km (1.9 mi) east of Shonguy[15]
16 29 May 1942?[Note 6] 09:00+ Hurricane eastern exit of Kola Bay[16] 27 1 July 1942 17:10~ Hurricane northern edge of Murmansk[15]
17 1 June 1942 15:30~ Hurricane 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Murmansk[16] 28 7 July 1942 17:00+ Hurricane 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Murmansk[15]
18 2 June 1942
—
 P-40 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Murmansk[16] 29 7 July 1942 17:00+ P-40 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Murmansk[15]
19?[Note 4] 13 June 1942
—
 Hurricane 20 km (12 mi) west of Murmansk[16] 30 8 July 1942 10:00~ Hurricane 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Murmansk[15]
20 18 June 1942 04:15 Hurricane 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Murmansk[16] 31 18 July 1942 17:00+ Hurricane 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Murmansk[17]
21 22 June 1942
—
 Hurricane 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Murmansk[15] 32 18 July 1942 17:00+ Hurricane 20–25 km (12–16 mi) north of Murmansk[17]
22 23 June 1942 15:00+ Hurricane 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Murmansk[15] 33 19 July 1942
—
 Spitfire 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Murmansk[17]
23 25 June 1942 09:00+?[Note 5] Hurricane 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Murmansk[15] 34 19 July 1942 10:00+ P-39 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Shonguy[17]
According to Mathews and Foreman, aerial victories 35 to 41 were not documented.[18]
42?[Note 4] 21 August 1942
—
 Yak-1[19] 44?[Note 4] 21 August 1942
—
 I-180 (Yak-7) 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Murmansk[19]
43?[Note 4] 21 August 1942
—
 I-180 (Yak-7) 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Murmansk[19]
According to Mathews and Foreman, aerial victories 45 to 52 were not documented.[18]
53 8 September 1942
—
 Hurricane 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Murmansk 55[Note 7] 9 September 1942 11:00? Hurricane vicinity of Kola
54[Note 8] 9 September 1942 11:00? Hurricane vicinity of Kola
According to Mathews and Foreman, aerial victories 56 to 58 were not documented.[18]
According to Mombeek, Ehrler claimed three aerial victories of unknown type on 31 August 1942 labelled as victories 56 to 58.[19]
59 19 September 1942 14:00+ Hurricane[20] 60 19 September 1942 14:00+ Hurricane[20]
According to Mathews and Foreman, aerial victories 61 to 64 were not documented.[18]
65 19 January 1943?[Note 9] 10:00 LaGG-3 Kandalaksha[21] 67 19 January 1943?[Note 9] 10:00 Hurricane Kandalaksha[21]
66 19 January 1943?[Note 9] 10:00 LaGG-3 Kandalaksha[21]
According to Mathews and Foreman, the 68th aerial victory was not documented.[18]
69 25 January 1943
—
 Hurricane
According to Mathews and Foreman, aerial victories 70 to 72 were not documented.[18]
73♠ 27 March 1943 14:00~ P-40 vicinity of Tuloma[22] 95 3 June 1943
—
 P-39
74♠ 27 March 1943 14:00~ P-40 vicinity of Tuloma[22] 96 6 June 1943
—
 Hurricane[23]
75♠ 27 March 1943 14:00~ P-40 vicinity of Tuloma[22] 97 6 June 1943
—
 Hurricane[23]
76♠ 27 March 1943 14:00~ P-40 vicinity of Tuloma[22] 98 6 June 1943
—
 Hurricane[23]
77♠ 27 March 1943 14:00~ P-40 vicinity of Tuloma[22] 99 6 June 1943
—
 Hurricane[24]
78♠ 13 April 1943
—
 Hurricane 100 8 June 1943 17:29 Typhoon[24] vicinity of Kola railroad
79♠ 13 April 1943
—
 Hurricane 101 8 June 1943 17:30 Typhoon[24] vicinity of Kola railroad
80♠ 13 April 1943
—
 Hurricane 102 8 June 1943
—
 Typhoon
81♠ 13 April 1943
—
 P-40 vicinity of Murmashi 103 8 June 1943
—
 Typhoon
82♠ 13 April 1943 17:00+ P-39?[Note 10] 15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Murmashi
15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Murmansk[22] 		104 15 June 1943
—
 P-39
83♠ 13 April 1943 17:00+ P-39 12 km (7.5 mi) north of Murmashi
12 km (7.5 mi) north of Murmansk[22] 		105 15 June 1943
—
 P-39
84 19 April 1943 11:25~ P-39 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Murmashi
10 km (6.2 mi) north of Murmansk[22] 		106 15 June 1943
—
 P-39
85 19 April 1943 11:25~ P-39 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Murmashi
10 km (6.2 mi) north of Murmansk[22] 		107 21 June 1943 19:41 P-39 3 km (1.9 mi) west of Rutschi[24]
86 19 April 1943 11:25~ P-40 5 km (3.1 mi) northeast of Murmashi
5 km (3.1 mi) north of Murmansk[23] 		108 17 July 1943
—
 Pe-2 Vardø/Poluostrov Rybachiy
87?[Note 4] 22 April 1943 13:00+ P-51 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Kola[23] 109 17 July 1943
—
 Pe-2 Vardø/Poluostrov Rybachiy
88?[Note 4] 22 April 1943 13:00+ P-40 12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of Kola[23] 110 17 July 1943
—
 Pe-2 Vardø/Poluostrov Rybachiy
89 29 April 1943
—
 P-39 111 20 July 1943
—
 Hurricane
90 29 April 1943
—
 P-39 112 20 July 1943
—
 Hurricane
91 29 April 1943
—
 P-39 113 18 August 1943 14:35 P-40 northeast of Loukhi airfield[25]
92 30 April 1943
—
 P-40 114 18 August 1943 14:36 P-40 north of Loukhi[25]
93 30 April 1943
—
 P-39 115 18 August 1943 16:13 La-5 northeast of Loukhi airfield[26]
94 11 May 1943
—
 P-39 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Murmashi
– Stab III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 5 –[27]
116 24 September 1943 08:50 P-40[28] 140♠ 11 May 1944 03:20 Yak-9 PQ 37 Ost RE-5/6[29]
117 25 November 1943 11:55 P-40 6 km (3.7 mi) southwest of Pechenga 141♠ 11 May 1944 07:34 P-39 PQ 37 Ost RC-2/3[29]
118 25 November 1943 11:58 P-40 8 km (5.0 mi) southeast of Pechenga 142♠ 11 May 1944 07:36 P-39 PQ 37 Ost RD-2/4[29]
119 25 November 1943 12:03 Il-2 18 km (11 mi) east of Pechenga 143 16 May 1944 21:46 P-39[30] PQ 37 Ost QB-9/7[29]
120 25 November 1943 12:05 Il-2 27 km (17 mi) east of Pechenga 144 16 May 1944 21:47 P-39 PQ 37 Ost QB-6/9[29]
121 29 January 1944 12:17 Yak-7 PQ 36 Ost AG-7/7[31] 145 16 May 1944 21:48 P-39 PQ 37 Ost QC-7/7[29]
122 13 March 1944 13:35 P-40[32] Poluostrov Rybachiy[31] 146 16 May 1944 21:52 Il-2 PQ 37 Ost RA-3/3[29]
123 13 March 1944 13:37 P-39[32] south of Vayda-Guba[31] 147 25 May 1944 21:43 P-39 northeast of Berlevåg[29]
124 13 March 1944 13:40 Il-2[32] southwest of Tobowka[31] 148 25 May 1944 21:45 P-39 northeast of Berlevåg[33][34]
125♠ 17 March 1944 10:49?[Note 11] Yak-9[32] PQ 37 Ost PD-5/7[31]
north of Pummanki 		149 25 May 1944 21:47 Boston north-northeast of Berlevåg[33][34]
126♠ 17 March 1944 10:52 P-39[32] PQ 37 Ost OC-6/9[31] 150 25 May 1944 21:48 P-40 north-northeast of Berlevåg[29]
127♠ 17 March 1944 10:52 P-39[32] PQ 37 Ost OD-5/7[31]
north of Rybachy Peninsula 		151♠ 26 May 1944 04:48 Boston northwest of Vadsø[33]
128♠ 17 March 1944 10:53 Boston[32] PQ 37 Ost OC-8/1[31]
north of Pummanki 		152♠ 26 May 1944 04:49 Boston northwest of Vadsø[33]
129♠ 17 March 1944 15:34 Yak-9[32] north of Rybachy Peninsula[36] 153♠ 26 May 1944 05:02 P-40 northeast of Vadsø[33]
northeast of Hamningberg
130♠ 17 March 1944 15:35 Yak-9[37] northwest of Pummanki[36] 154♠ 26 May 1944 05:05 P-39 north of Vadsø[33]
131♠ 17 March 1944 15:36 Yak-9[37] north of Pummanki[36] 155♠ 26 May 1944 05:06 P-39 north of Vadsø[33]
132 12 April 1944 14:17 Yak-9[38] PQ 37 Ost TE-6/2[36] 156♠ 17 July 1944 18:37 P-39 west of Pechenga
133 12 April 1944 14:19 Yak-9[38] PQ 37 Ost TF-5/3[36] 157♠ 17 July 1944 18:40 P-39 west of Pechenga
134 23 April 1944 10:46 P-39 PQ 37 Ost RD-1/6[36] 158♠ 17 July 1944 18:42 P-39 southeast of Pechenga
135 23 April 1944 10:49 P-40 PQ 37 Ost RD-3/8[36] 159♠ 17 July 1944 19:16 Yak-9 northeast of Kirkenes[39]
136 23 April 1944 10:50 P-40 PQ 37 Ost RE-4/1[36] 160♠ 17 July 1944 19:18 Yak-9 Liinakhamari[39]
137 23 April 1944 10:50 P-40 PQ 37 Ost RE-4/5[36] 161 21 July 1944 06:01 P-40 northwest of Hamningberg[39][40]
138♠ 11 May 1944 03:17 Il-2 PQ 37 Ost QE-7/5[29] 162 21 July 1944 06:05 P-40 northeast of Hamningberg[39][40]
139♠ 11 May 1944 03:19 Yak-9 PQ 37 Ost RE-1/1[29]
– 11. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 5 –[41]
163[Note 12] 17 August 1944 09:45 Yak-9[42] PQ 37 Ost TB-4[43] 165[Note 12] 17 August 1944 10:07 Boston[42] PQ 37 Ost RA-6/7[43]
vicinity of Kirkenes
164[Note 12] 17 August 1944 10:06 Boston[42] PQ 37 Ost RB-7[43] 166[Note 12] 17 August 1944 10:08 Boston[42] PQ 37 Ost RA-5[43]
– Stab of Jagdgeschwader 5 –[41]
167 23 August 1944 12:37 P-39[44] PQ 37 Ost RC-6/6[43] 170 16 September 1944 12:06 P-39[44] PQ 37 Ost RB[43]
168 23 August 1944 12:38 P-39[44] PQ 37 Ost RD-4/9[43] 171 26 September 1944 14:25 Yak-7 vicinity of Vadsø
169 16 September 1944 12:04 P-39[44] PQ 37 Ost RB[43] 172 26 September 1944 14:36 Yak-9 vicinity of Vadsø
According to Mathews and Foreman, aerial victories 173 to 198 were not documented.[41]
16 October 1944
—
 Boston[43] 17 October 1944
—
 Il-2[43]
17 October 1944
—
 Il-2[43] 199[Note 13] 22 October 1944 09:15[45] Boston[43]
17 October 1944
—
 Il-2[43] 200 20 November 1944 11:00~ Pe-3 vicinity of Banak[45][46]
– Stab of Jagdgeschwader 7 "Nowotny" –[41]
201 21 March 1945 12:45~?[Note 14] B-17 vicinity of Wittenberge 205 24 March 1945
—
 B-17[48] vicinity of Reichswald
202 22 March 1945 12:45 B-17 Cottbus-Bautzen-Dresden[49] 206 31 March 1945
—
 P-51[50] vicinity of Brandenburg
203 23 March 1945
—
 B-24 vicinity of Chemnitz[51] 207 6 April 1945?[Note 15]
—
 B-17 vicinity of Berlin[52]
204 23 March 1945
—
 B-24 vicinity of Chemnitz[51] 208 6 April 1945?[Note 15]
—
 B-17 vicinity of Berlin[52]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ According to Mombeek listed as 1st aerial victory claimed with 1. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 77.[7]
  2. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman at 13:29.[6]
  3. ^ a b According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Hawker Hurricane.[6]
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h According to Mombeek listed without an aerial victory number.[11]
  5. ^ a b According to Mombeek claimed at approximately 10:00.[15]
  6. ^ According to Mombeek claimed on 30 May 1942.[16]
  7. ^ According to Mombeek, this was the 55th aerial victory claimed.[19] Mathews and Foreman list this claim with an unknown claim number.[18]
  8. ^ According to Mombeek, this was the 54th aerial victory claimed.[19] Mathews and Foreman list this claim with an unknown claim number.[18]
  9. ^ a b c According to Mombeek claimed on 9 January 1943.[21]
  10. ^ According to Mombeek claimed as a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk.[22]
  11. ^ According to Mombeek, Mathews and Foreman claimed at 13:49.[32][35]
  12. ^ a b c d According to Mombeek with III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 5.[42]
  13. ^ According to Mombeek, this was the 199th aerial victory claimed.[45] Mathews and Foreman list this claim with an unknown claim number.[41]
  14. ^ According to Boehme, the combat leading to this aerial victory claim occurred at 09:15 in the vicinity of Dresden.[47]
  15. ^ a b According to Mathews and Foreman on 4 April 1945.[41]

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ Zabecki 2019, p. 328.
  2. ^ Spick 1996, p. 227.
  3. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 57.
  4. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2014, pp. 268–271.
  5. ^ Planquadrat.
  6. ^ a b c d e Mathews & Foreman 2014, p. 268.
  7. ^ Mombeek 2011, p. 257.
  8. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2014, pp. 268–269.
  9. ^ a b c d e Mombeek 2011, p. 258.
  10. ^ a b Mombeek 2011, p. 259.
  11. ^ Mombeek 2011, pp. 260, 262–263, 265, 270.
  12. ^ a b Mombeek 2011, p. 260.
  13. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2014, pp. 269–270.
  14. ^ a b c Mombeek 2011, p. 261.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Mombeek 2011, p. 263.
  16. ^ a b c d e f Mombeek 2011, p. 262.
  17. ^ a b c d Mombeek 2011, p. 264.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h Mathews & Foreman 2014, p. 269.
  19. ^ a b c d e f Mombeek 2011, p. 265.
  20. ^ a b Mombeek 2011, p. 266.
  21. ^ a b c d Mombeek 2011, p. 267.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mombeek 2011, p. 269.
  23. ^ a b c d e f Mombeek 2011, p. 270.
  24. ^ a b c d Mombeek 2011, p. 271.
  25. ^ a b Mombeek 2011, p. 272.
  26. ^ Mombeek 2011, p. 273.
  27. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2014, pp. 270–271.
  28. ^ Mombeek 2011, p. 274.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Prien et al. 2022, p. 144.
  30. ^ Mombeek 2011, p. 283.
  31. ^ a b c d e f g h Prien et al. 2022, p. 142.
  32. ^ a b c d e f g h i Mombeek 2011, p. 279.
  33. ^ a b c d e f g Prien et al. 2022, p. 145.
  34. ^ a b Mombeek 2011, p. 284.
  35. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2014, p. 270.
  36. ^ a b c d e f g h i Prien et al. 2022, p. 143.
  37. ^ a b Mombeek 2011, p. 280.
  38. ^ a b Mombeek 2011, p. 281.
  39. ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2022, p. 148.
  40. ^ a b Mombeek 2011, p. 289.
  41. ^ a b c d e f Mathews & Foreman 2014, p. 271.
  42. ^ a b c d e Mombeek 2011, p. 290.
  43. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Prien et al. 2022, p. 43.
  44. ^ a b c d Mombeek 2011, p. 291.
  45. ^ a b c Mombeek 2011, p. 293.
  46. ^ Prien et al. 2020, p. 252.
  47. ^ Boehme 1992, p. 124.
  48. ^ Boehme 1992, p. 130.
  49. ^ Boehme 1992, p. 127.
  50. ^ Boehme 1992, p. 139.
  51. ^ a b Boehme 1992, p. 129.
  52. ^ a b Boehme 1992, p. 151.

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