How involuted was the WWII Luftwaffe? Hartman, who shot down 352 enemy planes, took 45 years to become a group leader

‬在第二次世界大战时期，德国空军绝对是其中最特殊的存在，如果从飞机性能上来看，德国空军不如美国空军，与英国空军的实力在伯仲之间，但是从战绩上来看，德国飞行员的战绩简直逆天，世界空战王牌前106名都是德国人，美国这边击落5架以上敌机就能当王牌了，就这样美军中也只有700多名空战王牌，但是德军中击落50架以上敌机的飞行员就有500多人。

‬二战中德国空军将领

There is hardly a single famous general in the Luftwaffe in World War II who was not an ace in air combat. For example, Luftwaffe Field Marshal Goering, although he did not perform well in World War II, he was the ace of German air combat in World War I, and he was able to command the ace-filled JG1 wing during World War I, and he had 22 fighters shot down to prove that his strength is obvious to all.

There is also Udet, this guy is even more powerful, he is the super ace after Richthofen (Red Baron) in World War I, the second man in Germany, with a record of 62 fighters. Richthofen the Younger, the cousin of the Red Baron, retired after a few months of service in the Air Force due to his late entry into the war, but still won 8 fighters.

As for the others, for example, Student has 6 records, and Grime, with 28 records, more than Goering. Catherine is special, he was in the army in World War I, and later changed to the Air Force because of his good relationship with Goering, in addition to Milch, Garland, Moldes and others, all of whom became famous in World War I.

‬哈特曼升不上去真不是有什么黑幕

The Americans' planes in World War I were almost soy sauce, and he had no relevant historical baggage, of course, he could stuff the ace that shot down 5 planes to the rear without any scruples, but not on the German side, Germany was the ace of World War II walking all over the ground, he was the ace of World War I walking all over the ground, and the ace of World War II wanted to be respected? Excuse me, but there's a lot of people waiting in line? It is already rare to be promoted to the rank of wing captain.

Let's take a look at who Hartman's previous captains of the JG52 Wing were, the first was Herbert from June to November 1942, this guy had a record of 130 aircraft, the second Dietrich Hallbart worked from November 1942 to September 44, with a record of 125 aircraft, and the third was Graf, this guy worked from September 1944 to surrender, with a record of 212 aircraft, and all three of them were famous in the early stage of the war, Hartmann is not comparable at all.

Luftwaffe super-ace, Buckhorn

In addition to the wing commander, the three captains of the JG52 wing are all super aces who have shot down more than 100 enemy planes, just to name a few, Buckhorn 301, Günter Rahr 275, William Helm Butz 237, Steinhoff 176, there are so many positions in the Air Force, in comparison, Hartman's record is basically brushed up in the late war, and he is not qualified to be a wing captain.

At that time, many of the promotions in the Luftwaffe were due to a senior who was wounded or killed in battle, so they would be promoted in order, such as Hartmann's promotion, because the wing captain of the JG6 wing was captured during the baseboard operation, Buckhorn went to fill the position of the captain of the JG6 wing, Butz made up for Buckhorn's position, Borges made up Butz's position, and then Hartmann made up Borges's position. There were so many positions in the Luftwaffe, a turnip and a pit.

‬为什么二战中德国王牌飞行员很多都是一直在前线作战？ A big reason for this is that there are too many German aces, and there are more than 500 super aces who have shot down more than 50 enemy planes, and I don't know if Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union can make up 20 people. As soon as there were too many aces, they would roll in, and pilots who became famous in the early stage of the war were naturally more likely to be promoted than those who rose in the later period, and finally formed a system of annual merit sequence.