List of aerial victories claimed by Adolf Galland

Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland (19 March 1912 – 9 February 1996)^[1] was a German Luftwaffe general and flying ace who served throughout the Second World War in Europe. He flew 705 combat missions and fought on the Western Front and in the Defence of the Reich. On four occasions, he survived being shot down, and he was credited with 104 aerial victories, all of them against the Western Allies.

List of aerial victories claimed

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Galland was credited with 104 aerial victories.^[2] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces – Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 100 aerial victory claims, plus nine further unconfirmed claims, all of which claimed on the Western Front. This figure of confirmed claims includes two four-engined bombers and six victories with the Me 262 jet fighter.^[3]

This and the – (dash) indicates unconfirmed aerial victory claims for which Galland did not receive credit.

This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock, Mathews and Foreman.

Claim	Date	Time	Type	Location	Claim	Date	Time	Type	Location
– Stab of Jagdgeschwader 27 –^[4] Battle of France — 10 May – 25 June 1940
1	12 May 1940	10:10	Hurricane	10 km (6.2 mi) west of Liège^[5]	— ^{[Note 1]}	20 May 1940	20:50	Potez 63	south of Amiens^[5]
2	12 May 1940	10:20	Hurricane	18 km (11 mi) south of Liège^[5]	7	29 May 1940	12:59	Blenheim	15 km (9.3 mi) north of Gravelines^[5]
3	12 May 1940	15:50	Hurricane	7 km (4.3 mi) east-northeast of Tirlemont^[5]	8	29 May 1940	13:04	Blenheim	30 km (19 mi) northwest of Gravelines^[5]
4	16 May 1940	19:30	Spitfire	Seclin, 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Lille^[5]	9	2 June 1940	09:28	Spitfire	west of Dunkirk^[5]
5	19 May 1940	20:50	Potez 63	north of Albert-Méaulte^[5]	10	9 June 1940	15:55	Curtiss	east of Rotoy^[5]
6	19 May 1940	21:45	Potez 63	southwest of Hirson^[5]	11	9 June 1940	16:10	Morane MS 406	13 km (8.1 mi) northwest of Meaux^[5]
– Stab III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 –^[4] Battle of France – 10 May – 25 June 1940
12	14 June 1940	17:15	Blenheim	22 km (14 mi) southeast of Vernon^[8]	13	14 June 1940	17:28	Defiant	10 km (6.2 mi) south of Évreux^[8]
– Stab III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 –^[9] At the Channel and over England – 26 June 1940 – 21 June 1941
14	24 July 1940	13:35	Spitfire	30 km (19 mi) northeast of Margate^[10]	18	14 August 1940	13:30	Hurricane	southwest of Dover^[10]
15	25 July 1940	16:17	Spitfire	Dover Harbour^[10]	19	15 August 1940	12:55	Spitfire	10 km (6.2 mi) east of Dover^[11] Dover/Folkestone
16?^{[Note 2]}	28 July 1940	15:14	Spitfire	north-northeast of Dover^[10]	20	15 August 1940	16:01?^{[Note 3]}	Spitfire	15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Folkestone^[11]
17	12 August 1940	12:41?^{[Note 4]}	Hurricane	north-northwest of Margate^[10]	21	15 August 1940	16:07	Spitfire	20 km (12 mi) southeast of Dover^[11]
– Stab of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –^[14] At the Channel and over England – 26 June 1940 – 21 June 1941
22	25 August 1940	19:50	Spitfire	Dungeness/Folkestone^[15]	47	30 October 1940	12:55	Spitfire	east of London^[16]
23	28 August 1940	10:08	Defiant	Faversham^[15] east of Canterbury	48	30 October 1940	17:30	Spitfire	south of Eastchurch/Maidstone^[16]
24	31 August 1940	09:42	Curtiss	20 km (12 mi) southeast of Cambridge^[15]	49	30 October 1940	17:40	Spitfire	Canterbury/Maidstone^[16]
25	31 August 1940	18:50	Spitfire	Gravesend^[15]	50	1 November 1940	12:50	Spitfire	west of Ashford^[16]
26	31 August 1940	19:03	Hurricane	Maidstone^[15]	51	14 November 1940	15:28	Spitfire	10 km (6.2 mi) south of Dover^[16]
27	1 September 1940	14:55?^{[Note 5]}	Spitfire	southeastern edge of London^[15]	52	15 November 1940	14:15?^{[Note 6]}	Hurricane	Dover^[16]
28	3 September 1940	11:32	Hurricane	Chelmsford^[15]	53	17 November 1940	10:20	Hurricane	west of Harwich^[16] 20 km (12 mi) east of sunk lightship
29	6 September 1940	10:20	Hurricane	Tonbridge^[15]	54	17 November 1940	10:27	Hurricane	Thames Estuary^[16]
30	11 September 1940	16:20	Hurricane	northwest of Dungeness^[15]	55?^{[Note 2]}	27 November 1940	17:00	Spitfire	5 km (3.1 mi) east of Detling^[16]
31	14 September 1940	17:03	Hurricane	southeastern edge of London^[15]	56	28 November 1940	15:40	Hurricane	Dartford^[16]
32	15 September 1940	15:30?^{[Note 7]}	Hurricane	Thames Estuary^[15]	57	5 December 1940	12:30?^{[Note 8]}	Spitfire	Dover/Dungeness^[16]
33	18 September 1940	13:35	Hurricane^[15]		58	4 April 1941	17:50	Spitfire	Dover/Canterbury^[16]
34	18 September 1940	13:52	Hurricane	west of Rochester^[15]	59	15 April 1941	17:50	Spitfire	Wittering^[16] 30 km (19 mi) west of Dover
35	18 September 1940	13:55	Hurricane	west of Rochester^[15]	60	15 April 1941	18:00	Spitfire	Dover/Margate^[16] 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Margate
36	20 September 1940	12:05	Spitfire	south of Hornchurch^[15]	—	15 April 1941	18:00	Spitfire	Dover^[16] vicinity of Margate
37	21 September 1940	19:25	Spitfire	west of Ashford/Canterbury^[15]	61	13 June 1941	13:15	Hurricane	5 km (3.1 mi) west of Dover^[16]
38	23 September 1940	10:45	Hurricane	north of Rochester^[15]	62	13 June 1941	13:18	Hurricane	10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Ashford^[16] 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Dover
39	23 September 1940	10:45	Hurricane	north of Rochester^[15]	63	16 June 1941	16:35	Hurricane	west of Boulogne^[16]
40	24 September 1940	10:00	Hurricane	Rochester^[16]	64	17 June 1941	19:38	Hurricane	15 km (9.3 mi) west of Saint-Omer^[17]
41	30 September 1940	18:05	Hurricane	south of Guildford^[16]	65	17 June 1941	19:40	Hurricane	5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Boulogne^[17]
42	10 October 1940	10:20	Spitfire	south of Eastchurch^[16]	66	18 June 1941	18:18	Spitfire	1 km (0.62 mi) east of Ardres^[17]
43	11 October 1940	17:05	Spitfire	southeast of Chatham^[16] Dartford	67	21 June 1941	12:32	Blenheim	south of Saint-Omer^[17]
44	11 October 1940	17:12	Hurricane	Dartford/Rochester^[16]	68?^{[Note 2]}	21 June 1941	12:36	Blenheim	Merville^[17] north of Saint-Omer
45	15 October 1940	13:50	Spitfire	south of Rochester^[16]	69	21 June 1941	16:37	Spitfire	north of Etaples^[17]
46	26 October 1940	17:30	Hurricane	Maidstone/south of London^[16]
– Stab of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –^[18] On the Western Front – 22 June 1941 – 31 December 1941
70	2 July 1941	12:30	Blenheim	Merville^[13]	83	7 September 1941	17:19	Spitfire	20 km (12 mi) west of Boulogne^[6]
71?^{[Note 2]}	23 July 1941	13:35	Spitfire	40 km (25 mi) northwest of Gravelines^[13]	— ^{[Note 1]}	20 September 1941	16:45	Spitfire	Bergues/Bourbourg^[6]
72	23 July 1941	20:10	Spitfire	Fruges^[13]	— ^{[Note 1]}	20 September 1941	16:55	Spitfire	6 km (3.7 mi) northwest of Braye-Dunes^[6]
73	23 July 1941	20:15	Spitfire	Fruges	84	21 September 1941	16:23	Spitfire	Etaples/Montreuil^[6]
74	7 August 1941	11:23	Spitfire	Lumbres, southwest of Saint-Omer^[13]	85	21 September 1941	17:35	Spitfire	south of Dunkirk^[6]
75	7 August 1941	17:40	Spitfire	10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Saint-Omer^[13]	86	13 October 1941	14:17	Spitfire	Saint-Omer^[6]
— ^{[Note 9]}	7 August 1941	17:44	Spitfire	north of Ardres^[13]	87	13 October 1941	14:27	Blenheim	Samer^[6]
76	9 August 1941	11:32	Spitfire	northwest of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer^[13]	88	21 October 1941	12:54	Spitfire	west of Samer^[6]
77?^{[Note 2]}	9 August 1941	17:44	Spitfire	Gravelines^[13] north of Ardres	89	21 October 1941	12:58	Spitfire	6 km (3.7 mi) west of Hardelot^[6]
78	12 August 1941	13:12	Spitfire	20–25 km (12–16 mi) west of Vlissingen^[13]	90	21 October 1941	18:16	Spitfire	15 km (9.3 mi) west of Boulogne^[6]
79	12 August 1941	13:18	Blenheim	west of Haamstede^[13]	91	27 October 1941	13:25	Spitfire	south of Dunkirk^[6]
— ^{[Note 1]}	19 August 1941	11:55	Spitfire	Bergues^[6]	92	8 November 1941	12:58	Spitfire	Montreuil^[6]
80	19 August 1941	19:32	Spitfire	northwest of Saint-Omer^[6]	93	8 November 1941	13:00	Spitfire	10 km (6.2 mi) south of Hazebrouck^[6]
81	19 August 1941	19:45	Hurricane	southeast of Gravelines^[6]	94	18 November 1941	12:32	Spitfire	20 km (12 mi) west of Boulogne^[6]
82	4 September 1941	17:30	Blenheim	north of Saint-Omer^[6]
– Stab of General der Jagdflieger –^[19]
—	9 October 1943	—	B-17	vicinity of Marienburg	—	8 March 1944	—	B-17
—	8 March 1944	—	B-17
– Jagdverband 44 –^[19]
95	3 April 1945	—	P-38		99	21 April 1945	—	B-17	vicinity of Munich
96	5 April 1945	—	B-24		100	26 April 1945	11:50+	B-26	vicinity of Neuburg
97	16 April 1945	—	B-26	vicinity of Lanberg	—	26 April 1945	11:55~	B-26	vicinity of Neuburg
98	16 April 1945	—	B-26	vicinity of Lanberg

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock consider this claim confirmed.^[5]^[6] Mathews and Foreman list this claim as unconfirmed.^[7]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock consider this claim as unconfirmed.^[12]^[13] Mathews and Foreman list this claim as unconfirmed.^[3]
^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 16:00.^[14]
^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 12:30.^[14]
^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 19:55.^[14]
^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 10:28.^[14]
^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 16:50.^[14]
^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 16:40.^[14]
^ This claim is not listed by Mathews and Foreman.^[3]

References

Citations

^ Baker 1996, p. v.
^ Zabecki 2019, p. 331.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 364–366.
^ ^a ^b Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 364.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Prien et al. 2001, p. 234.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Prien et al. 2003, p. 502.
^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 364, 366.
^ ^a ^b Prien et al. 2001, p. 229.
^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 364–365.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Prien et al. 2002, p. 335.
^ ^a ^b ^c Prien et al. 2002, p. 336.
^ Prien et al. 2002, pp. 274, 275, 335.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Prien et al. 2003, p. 501.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 365.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Prien et al. 2002, p. 273.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y Prien et al. 2002, p. 274.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Prien et al. 2002, p. 275.
^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 365–366.
^ ^a ^b Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 366.

Bibliography

Baker, David (1996). Adolf Galland: The Authorised Biography. London: Windrow & Green. ISBN 978-1-85915-017-7.
Mathews, Andrew Johannes; Foreman, John (2015). Luftwaffe Aces – Biographies and Victory Claims – Volume 2 G–L. Walton on Thames: Red Kite. ISBN 978-1-906592-19-6.
Prien, Jochen; Stemmer, Gerhard; Rodeike, Peter; Bock, Winfried (2001). Die Jagdfliegerverbände der deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 3—Einsatz in Dänemark und Norwegen 9.4. bis 30.11.1940—Der Feldzug im Westen 10.5. bis 25.6.1940 [Fighter Pilot Association of the German Luftwaffe 1934 to 1945 Part 3—Assignments in Denmark and Norway 9 April to 30 November 1940—The campaign in the West 10 May to 25 June 1940] (in German). Eutin, Germany: Struve-Druck. ISBN 978-3-923457-61-8.
Prien, Jochen; Stemmer, Gerhard; Rodeike, Peter; Bock, Winfried (2002). Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 4/I—Einsatz am Kanal und über England—26.6.1940 bis 21.6.1941 [The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 4/I—Action at the Channel and over England—26 June 1940 to 21 June 1941] (in German). Eutin, Germany: Struve-Druck. ISBN 978-3-923457-63-2.
Prien, Jochen; Stemmer, Gerhard; Rodeike, Peter; Bock, Winfried (2003). Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 5—Heimatverteidigung—10. Mai 1940 bis 31 Dezember 1941—Einsatz im Mittelmeerraum—Oktober 1940 bis November 1941—Einsatz im Westen—22. Juni bis 31. Dezember 1941—Die Ergänzungsjagdgruppen—Einsatz 1941 bis zur Auflösung Anfang 1942 [The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 5—Defense of the Reich—10 May 1940 to 31 December 1941—Action in the Mediterranean Theater—October 1940 to November 1941—Action in the West—22 June to 31 December 1941—The Supplementary Fighter Groups—Action from 1941 until their Breakup in Early 1942] (in German). Eutin, Germany: Struve-Druck. ISBN 978-3-923457-68-7.
Zabecki, David T., ed. (2019). The German War Machine in World War II. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-Clio. ISBN 978-1-44-086918-1.

[unconfirmed_Mathews-8] Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock consider this claim confirmed.^[5]^[6] Mathews and Foreman list this claim as unconfirmed.^[7]

[unconfirmed_Prien-15] Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock consider this claim as unconfirmed.^[12]^[13] Mathews and Foreman list this claim as unconfirmed.^[3]

[17] According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 16:00.^[14]

[18] According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 12:30.^[14]

[21] According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 19:55.^[14]

[22] According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 10:28.^[14]

[23] According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 16:50.^[14]

[24] According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 16:40.^[14]

[27] This claim is not listed by Mathews and Foreman.^[3]

[FOOTNOTEBaker1996v-1] Baker 1996, p. v.

[FOOTNOTEZabecki2019331-2] Zabecki 2019, p. 331.

[FOOTNOTEMathewsForeman2015364–366-3] Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 364–366.

[FOOTNOTEMathewsForeman2015364-4] Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 364.

[FOOTNOTEPrienStemmerRodeikeBock2001234-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Prien et al. 2001, p. 234.

[FOOTNOTEPrienStemmerRodeikeBock2003502-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Prien et al. 2003, p. 502.

[FOOTNOTEMathewsForeman2015364,_366-7] Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 364, 366.

[FOOTNOTEPrienStemmerRodeikeBock2001229-9] Prien et al. 2001, p. 229.

[FOOTNOTEMathewsForeman2015364–365-10] Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 364–365.

[FOOTNOTEPrienStemmerRodeikeBock2002335-11] Prien et al. 2002, p. 335.

[FOOTNOTEPrienStemmerRodeikeBock2002336-12] Prien et al. 2002, p. 336.

[FOOTNOTEPrienStemmerRodeikeBock2002274,_275,_335-13] Prien et al. 2002, pp. 274, 275, 335.

[FOOTNOTEPrienStemmerRodeikeBock2003501-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Prien et al. 2003, p. 501.

[FOOTNOTEMathewsForeman2015365-16] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 365.

[FOOTNOTEPrienStemmerRodeikeBock2002273-19] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Prien et al. 2002, p. 273.

[FOOTNOTEPrienStemmerRodeikeBock2002274-20] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y Prien et al. 2002, p. 274.

[FOOTNOTEPrienStemmerRodeikeBock2002275-25] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Prien et al. 2002, p. 275.

[FOOTNOTEMathewsForeman2015365–366-26] Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 365–366.

[FOOTNOTEMathewsForeman2015366-28] Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 366.

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List of aerial victories claimed by Adolf Galland