List of aerial victories claimed by Werner Schröer

Werner Schröer (12 February 1918 – 10 February 1985) was a German World War II fighter ace credited with shooting down 114 enemy aircraft. He served in the Luftwaffe from 1937, initially as a member of the ground staff, until the end of World War II in Europe on 8 May 1945, by which time he had reached the highest ranks of combat leadership. Schröer was the second most successful claimant of air victories after Hans-Joachim Marseille in the Mediterranean, and was decorated with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

List of aerial victories claimed

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Schröer was credited with 114 aerial victories. Obermaier also lists Schröer with 114 enemy aircraft shot down claimed in 197 combat missions, the majority of which on the Western Front, including 61 in North Africa and 22 in Italy. This figure includes 26 four-engined bombers, four of which claimed as Herausschüsse (separation shots). Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces – Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 106 aerial victory claims, plus eight further unconfirmed claims. This figure includes 12 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and 94 over the Western Allies, including 23 four-engine bomber.

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1. Werner Schröer
2. Werner Mölders
3. List of World War II aces credited with 100 or more victories
4. List of World War II aces from Germany
5. List of aviators who became ace in a day
6. Gerhard Barkhorn
7. Hans-Joachim Marseille
8. Adolf Galland
9. Otto Kittel
10. Erich Hartmann
11. Heinrich Ehrler
12. Heinrich Bär
13. Josef Zwernemann
14. Walter Nowotny
15. Werner Lucas
16. Egon Mayer
17. Emil Lang
18. Franz Schall
19. Gordon Gollob
20. Günther Rall