Fighter Pilot Aces of WWII

1 + in the end of the name means that the pilot has been KIA.

Belgian aces
Name Victories
   
Yvan Georges du Monceau de Bergandel 8
Charles Detal+ 7
Jean Offenberg+ 7
Victor Ortmanns 7
Jacques Philipart+ 7
Remy Van Lallemant 6
Daniel Le Roy du Vivier 6
Andre Plisnier 6
Lucien Boussa 5
 

Bulgarian aces
Name Victories
   
Cudomir Toplodolski 8
Marin Cvetkov+ 8
Stojan Stojanov 6
 

Chinese aces
Name Victories
   
Li Kwei-Tan 12
Liu Tsui-Kan 11
Lo Chu 11
Chen Jui-tien 6
Chow Ting-fong 6
Huang Shing-Yui 6
Kwang Hsin-Jui 6
Liu Chung-Wu 6
Chu Chin-hsun 5
Hwang Pei-yang 5
 
Croatian aces
Name Victories
   
Mato Dukovac 40
Cvitan Galic+ 38
Dragutin Ivanic 18
Ivan Jergovic 16
Ljudevit Bencetic 16
Stjepan Boskic 13
Franjo Dzal 13
Zlatko Stipcic+ 12
Josip Hellebrant 12
 

Czech aces
Name Victories
   
Karel Kuttelwascher 18
Josef Frantisek+ 17
Otto Smik+ 10
Miloslav Mansfeld 9
Alois Vasatko+ 7
Frantisek Peøina 7
Leopold srom 6
Otmar Kuèera 6
Stanislav Fejfar+ 6
Josef Stehlík 5
Josef Dygrýn-Ligotick+ 5
Ladislav Bobek 5
Bohumil Furst 5
Jiøí Kuèera 5
 

Danish aces
Name Victories
   
Kaj Birksted 11
 

Finnish aces
Name Victories
   
Eino Juutilainen 94
Hans Wind 78
Eino Luukkanen 56
Urho Lehtovaara 44
Oiva Tuominen 44
Risto Puhakka 42
Olavi Puro 36
Nils Katajainen 35
Lauri Nissinen+ 32
Kyosti Karhila 32
 

French aces
Name Victories
   
Pierre Closterman 33
Marcel Albert 23
Jean Demozay-Morlaix+ 19
Pierre Le Gloan+ 18
Louis Delfino 16
Edmond Marin la Meslee+ 16
Jacques Andre 16
Roland De La Poype 16
Albert Littolff+ 15
Michel Dorance 14
 

German aces
Note: **** marks an ace awarded the Knights Cross with oak leaves swords and diamonds medal. Only
27 men of all german military branches and ranks were awarded this very high medal during the entire war.

Name Victories
   
Erich Hartmann **** 352
Gerhard Barkhorn 301
Gunther Rall 275
Otto Kittel+ 267
Walter Nowotny+ **** 258
Wilhlem Batz 237
Erich Rudorffer 224
Heinz Bar 221
Hermann Graf **** 212
Heinrich Ehrler+ 208
Theodor Weissenberger 208
Hans Philipp+ 206
Walter Schuck 206
Anton Hafner 204
Helmut Lipfert 203
Walter Krupinski 197
Anton Hackl 192
Joachim Brendel 189
Max Stotz+ 189
Joachim Kirschner+ 188
Kurt Brandle 180
Gunther Josten 178
Johannes Steinhoff 178
Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert 174
Gunther Schack 174
Emil Lang+ 173
Heinz Schmidt+ 173
Horst Ademeit+ 166
Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke+ 162
Hans Joachim Marseille+ **** 158
Heinrich Sturm+ 158
Gerhard Thyben 157
Hans Beisswenger+ 152
Peter Duttmann 152
Gordon Gollob **** 150
Fritz Tegtmeier 146
Albin Wolf+ 144
Kurt Tanzer 143
Friedrich-Karl Muller+ 140
Karl Gratz 138
Heinrich Setz+ 138
Rudolf Trenkel 138
Walter Wolfrum 137
Horst-Gunther von Fassong+ 136
Otto Fonnekold+ 136
Karl-Heinz Weber+ 136
Joachim Muencheberg+ 135
Hans Waldmann+ 134
Alfred Grislawski 133
Franz Schall+ 133
Johannes Wiese 133
Adolf Borchers 132
Adolf Dickfeld 132
Erwin Clausen+ 132
Wilhelm Lemke+ 131
Gerhard Hoffmann+ 130
Franz Eisenach 129
Walther Dahl 129
Heinrich Sterr+ 129
Franz Dorr 128
Rudolf Rademacher 126
Josef Zwernemann+ 126
Dietrich Hrabak 125
Wolf Ettel+ 124
Herbert Ihlefeld 123
Wolfgang Tonne+ 122
Heinz Marquardt 121
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer **** 121
Robert Weiss+ 121
Erich Leie+ 121
Friedrich Obleser 120
Franz-Josef Beerenbrock 117
Hans-Joachim Birkner+ 117
Jakob Norz+ 117
Walter Oesau+ 117
Heinz Wernicke+ 117
August Lambert+ 116
Wilhelm Crinius 114
Werner Schroer 114
Hans Dammers+ 113
Berthold Korts+ 113
Helmut Lent+ **** 113
Kurt Buhligen 112
Kurt Ubben+ 110
Franz Woidich 110
Reinhard Seiler 109
Emil Bitsch+ 108
Hans Hahn 108
Bernhard Vechtel 108
Viktor Bauer 106
Werner Lucas+ 106
Gunther Lutzow+ 105
Eberhard von Boremski 104
Heinz Sachsenberg 104
Adolf Galland **** 103
Hartmann Grasser 103
Siegfried Freytag 102
Friedrich Geisshardt+ 102
Egon Mayer+ 102
Max-Hellmuth Ostermann+ 102
Josef Wurmheller+ 102
Rudolf Miethig+ 101
Werner Molders+ **** 101
Josef Priller 101
Ulrich Wernitz 101
 

Hungarian aces
Name Victories
   
Dezsõ Szentgyorgyi 34
Gyorgy Debrõdy 26
Lajos Toth 26
Laszlo Molnar+ 23
Miklos Kenyeres 18
Ferenc Malnassy+ 14
Laszlo Pottyondy 13
Istvan Fabian 13
Kalman Nanasi+ 12
Jozsef Malik 11
 

Italian aces
Name Victories
   
Adriano Visconti+ 26
Teresio Martinoli+ 23
Franco Lucchini+ 21
Leonardo Ferrulli+ 21
Mario Visentini+ 20
Franco Bisleri 19
Luigi Gorrini 19
Furio Lauri 18
Ugo Drago 16
Germano La Ferla 13
 

Japanese aces
Name Victories
   
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa+ 87
Tetsuzo Iwamoto 80
Shoychi Sugita+ 70
Saburo Sakai 64
Hiromishi Shinohara+ 58
Takeo Okumura+ 54
Satoshi Anabuki 51
Isamu Sasaki 38
Micuyoshi Tarui+ 38
Toshiyo Ota+ 34
Kazuo Sugino 32
Yashiki Kuroe 30
Shizuko Ishi+ 29
Kaneyoshi Muto+ 28
Chiyoshi Saito 28
Kenji Shimada+ 28
Sadaaki Akamatsu 27
Isamu Hosono+ 27
Yunishi Sasai+ 27
Rikia Shibata+ 27
Goychi Sumino+ 27
Moricugu Kanai 26
Hidenori Macunaga 26
Shogo Saito+ 26
Goro Furugori+ 25
 

Norwegian aces
Name Victories
   
Svein Heglund 15
Helmer Grundt-Spang 11
Werner Christie 10
Marius Eriksen 9
Martin Gran 9
Nils Jorstad 7
Frederick Fearnley+ 7
Rolf Arne Berg 6
Helge Mehre 6
Arne Austeen 6
 

Polish aces
Name Victories
   
Stanislaw Skalski 22
Witold Urbanowicz 18
Eugeniusz Horbaczewski+ 16
Boleslaw Gladych 14
Jan Zumbach 12
Marian Pisarek+ 11
  

Romanian aces
Name Victories
   
Prince Constantine Cantacuzene 60
Alexander Serbanescu+ 53
Ion Milu 18
Florian Budu 16
Ion Di Cezare 5
 

Slovak aces
Name Victories
   
Jan Režòak 32
Izidor Kovarik+ 29
Jan Gerthoffer 27
Stefan Martis 19
Frantisek Cyprich 18
Rudolf Božík 17
Stefan Ocvirk 10
Jozef stauder 10
Anton Matusek 10
Vladimír Krisko 9
 

Soviet aces
Name Victories
   
Ivan Kozhedub 62
Alexandr Pokryshkin 59
Nikolay Gulaev 57
Grigoriy Rechkalov 56
Kirill Yevstigneev 53
Dmitriy Glinka 50
Arseniy Vorozheykin 46
Nikolay Skomorokhov 46
Alexandr Koldunov 46
Nikolay Krasnov 44
Georgiy Kostylyov 43
Sergey Morgunov 43
Vitaliy Popkov 41
  

Spanish aces
Name Victories
   
Gonzalo Hevia Alvarez de Quiñones 12
Mariano Cuadra Medina 10
Jose Ramon Gavilan Ponce de Leon 9
Fernando Sanchez Arjona y Courtoy 9
Angel Salaz Larrazabal 7
Vicente Aldecoa Lecanda 7
Damaso Arango Lopez 7
Luis Azqueta Brunet 6
Manuel Sanchez-Tabernero de Prada 6
Lorenzo Lucas Fernandez Peña 6
 

British and Commonwealth aces

Name Victories
   
Marmaduke Pattle+ (South Africa) 51
James Johnson 38
Brendan Finucane+ 32
Adolphus 'Sailor' Malan (South Africa) 32
George Beurling (Canada) 31
William Vale 31
Clive Caldwell (Australia) 29
John Braham 29
Robert Tuck 29
James Lacey 28
Neville Duke 28
Collin Gray (New Zealand) 28
Eric Lock+ 26
Billy Drake 25
Geoffrey Allard+ 24
Jacobus LeRoux+ (South Africa) 23
Douglas Bader 23
Donald Kingaby 23
Robert Boy 23
Michael Crossley 22
Vincent Woodward (Canada) 22
William Crawford-Compton (New Zealand) 22
Alan Deere (New Zealand) 22
Raymond Hesselyn (New Zealand) 22
Evan Mackie (New Zealand) 22
 

American aces
Please note that American 'destroyed claims' were generally disregarded by contemporary
allied forces as gross overclaims.
These claims were not verified by others or by gun camera footage, and are generally
regarded as being 50% or lower of actual claims, it is well documented in allied records  
from the time.

 
Name Victories
   
Richard Bong 40
Thomas McGuire+ 38
David McCampbell 34
Gregory Boyington 28
Francis Gabreski 28
Robert Johnson 28
Charles MacDonald 27
Joseph Foss 26
George Preddy+ 26
Robert Hanson+ 25
Lance Wade+ 25
Cecil Harris 24
John Meyer 24
Eugene Valencia 23
Raymond Wetmore 23
David Schilling 23
Gerald Johnson+ 22
Noel Kearby+ 22
Jay Robbins 22
Dominic Gentile 22
Fred Joseph Christensen 22
Keneth Walsh 21
John Voll 21
Donald Aldrich 20
Thomas Lynch+ 20