Rudolf Miethig
Rudolf Miethig | |
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Born | (1921-10-17)17 October 1921 Zwickau |
Died | 10 June 1943(1943-06-10) (aged 21) near Krymskaja |
Cause of death | Killed in action |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1939–43 |
Rank | Hauptmann (captain) |
Unit | JG 52 |
Commands | 3./JG 52 |
Battles/wars | See battles World War II
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Rudolf Miethig (17 October 1921 – 10 June 1943) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a fighter ace credited with 101 aerial victories—that is, 101 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft. All of his victories were claimed over the Soviet Air Forces in an unknown number of combat missions.
Born in Zwickau, Miethig was trained as a fighter pilot and posted to Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52–52nd Fighter Wing) in early 1941. Fighting on the Eastern Front, he claimed his first aerial victory on 14 November 1941 during Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union. In July 1942, Miethig was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 3. Staffel (3rd squadron) of JG 52. Three months later, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1942. On 8 June 1943, Miethig was credited with his 100th aerial victory. Two days later, he was killed in action following a mid-air collision with an enemy aircraft over the Kuban bridgehead.
Career
Miethig, who was born on 17 October 1921 in Zwickau, volunteered for service in the Luftwaffe in 1939. Following flight training,[Note 1] he was transferred to the 3. Staffel (3rd squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing) in the spring of 1941.[2] At the time the Staffel was commanded by Oberleutnant Helmut Kühle who was replaced by Oberleutnant Helmut Bennemann on 27 April.[3] I. Gruppe (1st group) of JG 52 to which 3. Staffel was subordinated was headed by Hauptmann Wolfgang Ewald at the time.[4] Until 21 February, the entire I. Gruppe was based at an airfield at Katwijk aan Zee in the Netherlands where it was tasked with patrolling the Dutch coast area and German Bight, the three Staffeln were then deployed at various airfields on the Dutch, German and Danish North Sea coast.[5]
On 25 May, I. Gruppe was placed under the command of Hauptmann Karl-Heinz Leesmann.[4] On 23 September, I. Gruppe was withdrawn from the Western Front and was sent to the Eastern Front where it would be based at an airfield at Ponyatovka, located approximately 30 kilometers (19 miles) southwest of Roslavl.[6]
War against the Soviet Union
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On 22 June, German forces had launched Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. Prior to its deployment on the Eastern Front, I. Gruppe was fully equipped with the Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2. The Gruppe reached Orsha on 27 September before heading to Ponyatovka on 2 October. There, the Gruppe was initially subordinated to the Stab (headquarters unit) of Jagdgeschwader 27 (JG 27—27th Fighter Wing) and supported German forces fighting in the Battle of Vyazma as part of Operation Typhoon, the code name of the German offensive on Moscow.[7][8] On 20 October, the Gruppe moved to an airfield named Kalinin-Southwest, present-day Tver, and located on the Volga, and to Staritsa on 31 October and then to Ruza located approximately 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of Moscow on 3 November.[9] Here, Miethig claimed his first aerial victory, a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1, on 14 November 1941 and his second victory, an I-61 fighter, an early German designation for the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3, on 27 November.[10] The failed assault on Moscow forced I. Gruppe to retreat to an airfield at Dugino, present-day Novodugino, on 15 December where they stayed until 31 January 1942.[11] Here, Miethig claimed a Polikarpov R-5 reconnaissance bomber on 28 January.[12]
On 1 February. I Gruppe was withdrawn from combat operations and was moved to Smolensk and then further west to Orsha. From 8 to 12 February the Gruppe took a train to Jesau near Königsberg, present-day Kaliningrad in Russia, for a period of recuperation and replenishment where they received new Bf 109 F-4 aircraft. The Gruppe was ordered to Olmütz, present-day Olomouc in Czech Republic on 11 April. On 17 May, I. Gruppe relocated to Artyomovsk, present-day Bakhmut.[13] From Artyomovsk, JG 52 supported the German forces fighting in the Second Battle of Kharkov. On 24 May, the Gruppe was ordered to relocate to Barvinkove located approximately 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Sloviansk.[14] Here, Miethig claimed four further aerial victories by the end of May, including a Petlyakov Pe-2 bomber on 26 May, a MiG-1 fighter and an Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft on 29 May, and another Il-2 ground-attack aircraft on 31 May.[15]
On 1 June, the Gruppe then moved to an airfield at Grakowo, located approximately halfway between Kharkov and Kupiansk.[16] On 13 June, Miethig claimed two Yakovlev Yak-1 fighters shot down.[17] The next day, Bennemann replaced Leesmann, who was transferred, as Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of I. Gruppe of JG 52. In consequence, command of 3. Staffel was passed on to Leutnant Karl Rüttger.[18] Miethig claimed a Soviet flown Hawker Hurricane fighter on 23 June followed by a Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 fighter the next day.[19] Two days later, the Gruppe moved to an airfield at Bilyi Kolodyaz, approximately 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) southeast of Vovchansk.[20] On 28 June, German forces had launched Case Blue, the strategic summer offensive in southern Russia.[21] The next day, he claimed another Hurricane fighter followed by a LaGG-3 fighter on 30 June.[19] On 1 July, I. Gruppe flew missions from Shchigry located 50 kilometers (31 miles) east-northeast from Kursk.[22]
Squadron leader
On 2 July, Miethig was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of the 3. Staffel of JG 52.[20] He replaced Rüttger who had become a prisoner of war after he made a forced landing behind enemy lines near Kruty the day before.[23] On 3 July, the Gruppe moved to a forward airfield near the village Novy Grinev located approximately 30 kilometers (19 miles) south-southwest from Novy Oskol and to Artyomovsk on 9 July.[24] During this period, Miethig had claimed a Hurricane fighter on 4 July and a R-5 reconnaissance bomber on 8 July. On 10 July, Miethig claimed a MiG-1 fighter.[25] According to Obermaier, Miethig had been awarded the Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe (Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe) on 6 July.[26] Patzwall however dates the presentation of Honor Goblet on 19 October.[27] On 2 August, I. Gruppe was ordered to Kerch on the Kerch Peninsula. At the time, the Gruppe was moved around as a kind of fire brigade, deployed in areas where the Soviet Air Forces was particular active.[28] The Gruppe then moved to Oryol on 15 August.[29] There, Miethig claimed an I-180 fighter, a designation for the Yakovlev Yak-7, on 18 August and two Pe-2 bombers on 23 August.[30]
The following day, I. Gruppe moved to Dedjurewo near Rzhev in the central sector of the Eastern Front where the Gruppe was subordinated to Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51—51st Fighter Wing), fighting in the Battle of Rzhev.[29] On 29 October 1942, Miethig and Leutnant Walter Krupinski from 6. Staffel were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernes Kreuzes).[31][32] On 8 June 1943, Miethig was credited with his 100th aerial victory. He was the 41st Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.[33]
Miethig was killed in a crash following combat with Yak-1 fighters on 10 June 1943 roughly 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-east of Krymskaya, over the Kuban bridgehead. Miethig, flying Bf 109 G-2 (Werknummer 14 602—factory number), had shot down one of the Yak-1 fighters and collided with his crashing opponent.[34][35] Miethig was posthumously awarded the German Cross in Gold (Deutsches Kreuz in Gold) as well as posthumously promoted to Hauptmann (captain).[26][31] Leutnant Johann-Hermann Meier temporarily was given command of 3. Staffel until Hauptmann Erich Schreiber was officially appointed Staffelkapitän on 15 July.[36][Note 2]
Summary of career
Aerial victory claims
According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Miethig was credited with 101 aerial victories.[38] Schreier and Spick also list Miethig with 101 aerial victories claimed in an unknown number of combat missions.[39][32] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and state that Miethig was credited with 100 aerial victories, all of which claimed on the Eastern Front.[40]
Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 47852". 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.[41]
Chronicle of aerial victories | |||||||||
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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 |
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –[2] Operation Barbarossa — 2 October – 5 December 1941 | |||||||||
1 | 14 November 1941 | 15:08 | I-18 (MiG-1)[42] | 2 | 27 November 1941 | 12:58 | I-61 (MiG-3)[43] | ||
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –[2] Eastern Front — 6 December 1941 – 30 April 1942 | |||||||||
3 | 28 January 1942 | 09:38 | R-5[12] | ||||||
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –[44] 19 May 1942 – 3 February 1943 | |||||||||
4 | 26 May 1942 | 16:16 | Pe-2[45] | 30 | 11 September 1942 | 16:16 | P-39 | PQ 47852[46] | |
5 | 29 May 1942 | 10:48 | MiG-1[45] | 31 | 14 September 1942 | 17:10 | LaGG-3 | PQ 47732[46] | |
6 | 29 May 1942 | 11:03 | Il-2[45] | 32 | 14 September 1942 | 17:21 | Il-2 | PQ 47594[46] | |
7 | 31 May 1942 | 14:40 | Il-2 | 12 km (7.5 mi) east of Wodjany Airfield[17] | 33 | 16 September 1942 | 09:52 | R-5 | PQ 47361[46] |
8 | 13 June 1942 | 11:38 | Yak-1[17] | 34 | 26 September 1942 | 06:10 | P-39?[Note 3] | PQ 30124[48] | |
9 | 13 June 1942 | 11:40 | Yak-1[17] | 35 | 27 September 1942 | 11:00?[Note 4] | Yak-1 | PQ 40391[48] | |
10 | 23 June 1942 | 17:32 | Hurricane[19] | 36 | 30 September 1942 | 14:12 | Il-2 | PQ 49433[48] vicinity of Srednyaya Akhtuba | |
11 | 24 June 1942 | 06:42 | LaGG-3[19] | 37 | 2 October 1942 | 13:40 | I-153 | PQ 49293[48] 40 km (25 mi) east of Stalingrad | |
12 | 29 June 1942 | 18:36 | Hurricane | PQ 71481[19] | 38 | 2 October 1942 | 13:43 | I-153 | PQ 49293[48] 40 km (25 mi) east of Stalingrad |
13 | 30 June 1942 | 08:53?[Note 5] | LaGG-3[Note 5] | PQ 71622[19] | 39 | 2 October 1942 | 13:46 | I-16 | PQ 49421[48] vicinity of Srednyaya Akhtuba |
14 | 4 July 1942 | 18:27 | Hurricane[25] | 40 | 2 October 1942 | 13:47 | I-16 | PQ 49431[48] vicinity of Srednyaya Akhtuba | |
15 | 8 July 1942 | 11:56 | R-5[25] | 41 | 3 October 1942 | 13:46 | Yak-1?[Note 6] | PQ 50743[48] | |
16 | 10 July 1942 | 09:50 | MiG-1[25] | 42 | 4 October 1942 | 14:58 | Il-2 | PQ 59321[48] | |
17 | 18 August 1942 | 17:01 | I-180 (Yak-7) | PQ 54161[49] vicinity of Duminichi | 43 | 4 October 1942 | 14:59 | Il-2 | PQ 59321[48] |
18 | 23 August 1942 | 06:44?[Note 7] | Pe-2 | PQ 54294[50] northwest of Bolkhov | 44 | 9 October 1942 | 14:24 | SB-2 | PQ 49264[48] 35–40 km (22–25 mi) east of Stalingrad |
19 | 23 August 1942 | 06:46 | Pe-2 | PQ 54461[50] vicinity of Uljanowo | 45 | 12 October 1942 | 13:07 | Yak-1 | PQ 58544[51] |
20 | 31 August 1942 | 11:06 | LaGG-3 | PQ 47813[50] | 46 | 16 October 1942 | 13:03 | Yak-1 | PQ 49291[51] 40 km (25 mi) east of Stalingrad |
21 | 31 August 1942 | 11:09 | LaGG-3 | PQ 47811[50] | 47 | 16 October 1942 | 13:04 | Yak-1 | PQ 49291[51] 40 km (25 mi) east of Stalingrad |
22 | 2 September 1942 | 16:36 | LaGG-3 | PQ 56414, Garetewo[50] | 48 | 16 October 1942 | 13:12 | Yak-1 | PQ 49263[51] 35–40 km (22–25 mi) east of Stalingrad |
23 | 3 September 1942 | 14:34 | LaGG-3 | PQ 4424[50] | 49 | 16 October 1942 | 13:18 | Yak-1 | PQ 49283[51] 20–30 km (12–19 mi) east of Stalingrad |
24 | 5 September 1942 | 15:42 | Il-2 | PQ 46812[46] | 50 | 24 October 1942 | 13:44 | Yak-1 | PQ 49231[51] 20–30 km (12–19 mi) east of Stalingrad |
25 | 5 September 1942 | 15:43 | Il-2 | PQ 46812[46] | 51 | 25 October 1942 | 14:43 | Yak-1 | PQ 49273[51] 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Stalingrad |
26 | 6 September 1942 | 15:15 | LaGG-3 | PQ 4327[46] | 52 | 31 October 1942 | 13:10 | LaGG-3 | PQ 49424[51] 25 km (16 mi) east of Stalingrad |
27?[Note 8] | 9 September 1942 | 12:12 | tethered balloon | PQ 4782[46] | 53 | 1 November 1942 | 12:59 | LaGG-3 | PQ 49293[51] 40 km (25 mi) east of Stalingrad |
28 | 10 September 1942 | 10:21 | Yak-1 | PQ 47674[46] | 54 | 1 November 1942 | 13:04 | LaGG-3 | PQ 59141[51] |
29 | 11 September 1942 | 16:13 | I-153?[Note 9] | PQ 47882[46] | |||||
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –[52] 4 February 1943 – 10 June 1943 | |||||||||
55 | 12 February 1943 | 15:43 | U-2 | PQ 35 Ost 61554[53] 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Zolochiv | 79 | 7 May 1943 | 18:32 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 70112, 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Martowaja[54] |
56 | 28 February 1943 | 09:17 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 40454[53] | 80 | 14 May 1943 | 17:47 | P-39 | PQ 35 Ost 61251[55] 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Prokhorovka |
57 | 28 February 1943 | 09:18 | Il-2 m.H.[Note 10] | PQ 35 Ost 40454[53] | 81 | 16 May 1943 | 15:13 | P-39 | PQ 34 Ost 86586[55] east of Slavyansk-na-Kubani |
58 | 5 March 1943 | 14:18 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 50251[53] 20 km (12 mi) south-southwest of Olshany | 82 | 25 May 1943 | 05:50 | Yak-1 | PQ 34 Ost 85514[55] Black Sea, south of Gelendzhik |
59 | 5 March 1943 | 14:19 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 50242[53] 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Olshany | 83 | 26 May 1943 | 10:55?[Note 11] | Yak-1 | PQ 34 Ost 75234[55] vicinity of Krymsk |
60 | 20 March 1943 | 10:45?[Note 12] | Il-2 m.H.[Note 10] | PQ 35 Ost 71852[53] 25 km (16 mi) west-southwest of Valuyki | 84 | 27 May 1943 | 08:12 | La-5 | PQ 34 Ost 76892[55] vicinity of Kijewskoje |
61 | 26 March 1943 | 09:12?[Note 13] | MiG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 71794[53] 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Kolodez | 85 | 27 May 1943 | 08:50?[Note 14] | Spitfire | PQ 34 Ost 76863[55] north of Kecskemét |
62 | 29 March 1943 | 17:04 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 61453[53] 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Belgorod | 86 | 27 May 1943 | 17:47 | Yak-1 | PQ 34 Ost 76864[55] north of Kecskemét |
63 | 9 April 1943 | 07:30 | LaGG-3 | PQ 34 Ost 85114, east of Krymskaya[54] Black Sea, south of Gelendzhik | 87 | 28 May 1943 | 10:45 | Yak-1 | PQ 34 Ost 76863[55] north of Kecskemét |
64 | 11 April 1943 | 11:55 | P-39 | PQ 34 Ost 85711, 6 km (3.7 mi) northeast of Krymskaya[54] | 88 | 28 May 1943 | 10:53 | Yak-1 | PQ 34 Ost 76892[55] vicinity of Kijewskoje |
65 | 16 April 1943 | 11:22 | P-39 | PQ 34 Ost 86713[54] southwest of Tamanj | 89 | 28 May 1943 | 17:12 | P-39 | PQ 34 Ost 76861[55] north of Kecskemét |
66 | 17 April 1943 | 09:13 | LaGG-3 | PQ 34 Ost 75452[54] 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Novorossiysk | 90 | 29 May 1943 | 12:50 | Spitfire | PQ 34 Ost 76221[55] southeast of Varenikovskaya |
67 | 18 April 1943 | 16:25?[Note 15] | LaGG-3 | PQ 34 Ost 75461[54] Black Sea, 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Kabardinka | 91 | 29 May 1943 | 17:22 | La-5 | PQ 34 Ost 76231[55] vicinity of Krymsk |
68 | 20 April 1943 | 08:22 | Yak-1 | PQ 34 Ost 85312, east of Novorossiysk[54] vicinity of Schapssugskaja | 92 | 30 May 1943 | 16:12 | La-5 | PQ 34 Ost 75232[55] north of Krymsk |
69 | 20 April 1943 | 08:30 | Yak-1 | PQ 34 Ost 75431[54] 8 km (5.0 mi) southeast of Novorossiysk | 93 | 30 May 1943 | 16:29 | Spitfire | PQ 34 Ost 76833[55] vicinity of Anastasiewskaja |
70 | 24 April 1943 | 16:42 | P-39 | PQ 34 Ost 75452, Novorossiysk[54] 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Novorossiysk | 94 | 31 May 1943 | 17:47 | Yak-1 | PQ 34 Ost 76832[55] vicinity of Anastasiewskaja |
71 | 24 April 1943 | 16:45 | P-39 | PQ 34 Ost 85341, 9 km (5.6 mi) northwest of Gelendzhik[54] vicinity of Tscheshskij | 95 | 3 June 1943 | 16:46 | Yak-1 | PQ 34 Ost 76865, 7 km (4.3 mi) southeast of Anastasiewskaja[57] north of Kecskemét |
72 | 27 April 1943 | 17:18 | Yak-1 | PQ 34 Ost 86783[54] east of Bondarenka | 96 | 5 June 1943 | 17:55 | P-39 | PQ 34 Ost 86771[57] vicinity of Bondarenka |
73 | 28 April 1943 | 09:25 | Yak-1 | PQ 34 Ost 85161[54] vicinity of Nowenjkij | 97 | 5 June 1943 | 17:55 | P-39 | PQ 34 Ost 86771[57] vicinity of Bondarenka |
74 | 6 May 1943 | 04:04 | Yak-1 | PQ 35 Ost 71622[54] 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Volchansk | 98 | 5 June 1943 | 17:58?[Note 16] | Yak-1 | PQ 34 Ost 75234, 1 km (0.62 mi) west of Moldawanskoje[57] vicinity of Krymsk |
75 | 6 May 1943 | 04:05 | Yak-1 | PQ 35 Ost 71541[54] 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Volchansk | 99 | 7 June 1943 | 07:56 | Boston | PQ 44 Ost 05651[57] |
76 | 6 May 1943 | 04:10 | Yak-1 | PQ 35 Ost 71522[54] 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Volchansk | 100 | 8 June 1943 | 17:25 | Spitfire | PQ 34 Ost 76821[57] vicinity of Kalabatka |
77 | 7 May 1943 | 18:23 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 70183[54] vicinity of Shipovatoje | 101 | 10 June 1943 | 18:30 | Yak-1 | PQ 34 Ost 85112, Krymskaja[57] north of Mertschanskaja |
78 | 7 May 1943 | 18:25 | LaGG-3?[Note 17] | PQ 35 Ost 70184, vicinity of Chuhuiv[54] vicinity of Shipovatoje |
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class[58]
- Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 19 October 1942 as Leutnant and pilot[27][Note 18]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1942 as Staffelführer and Leutnant of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 52[59][60]
- German Cross in Gold on 19 January 1944 (posthumously) as Hauptmann in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 52[61]
Notes
- ^ Flight training in the Luftwaffe progressed through the levels A1, A2 and B1, B2, referred to as A/B flight training. A training included theoretical and practical training in aerobatics, navigation, long-distance flights and dead-stick landings. The B courses included high-altitude flights, instrument flights, night landings and training to handle the aircraft in difficult situations.[1]
- ^ According to Schreier, command of 3. Staffel was given to Oberleutnant Franz Woidich.[37]
- ^ Mathews and Foreman claimed over a Hawker Hurricane.[47]
- ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 11:03.[47]
- ^ a b According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 15:10 over an Ilyushin Il-2.[2]
- ^ Mathews and Foreman claimed over a Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3.[47]
- ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 06:34.[2]
- ^ Mathews and Foreman do not list this claim over a tethered balloon.[47]
- ^ Mathews and Foreman claimed over a Yakovlev Yak-7.[47]
- ^ a b The "m.H." refers to an Ilyushin Il-2 with rear gunner (mit Heckschütze).
- ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 10:56.[56]
- ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 06:45.[47]
- ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 09:13.[47]
- ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 08:05.[56]
- ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 16:28.[47]
- ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 17:53.[56]
- ^ Mathews and Foreman claimed over a Lavochkin La-5.[47]
- ^ According to Obermaier on 6 July 1942.[26]
References
Citations
- ^ Bergström, Antipov & Sundin 2003, p. 17.
- ^ a b c d e Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 851.
- ^ Prien et al. 2003a, p. 63.
- ^ a b Schreier 1990, p. 186.
- ^ Prien et al. 2003a, p. 60.
- ^ Prien et al. 2003a, p. 61.
- ^ Prien et al. 2003b, p. 12.
- ^ Schreier 1990, p. 59.
- ^ Schreier 1990, p. 63.
- ^ Prien et al. 2003b, pp. 20–21.
- ^ Schreier 1990, p. 69.
- ^ a b Prien et al. 2005, p. 133.
- ^ Schreier 1990, pp. 70, 75.
- ^ Schreier 1990, p. 76.
- ^ Prien et al. 2006, pp. 428–429.
- ^ Schreier 1990, pp. 76, 78.
- ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2006, p. 429.
- ^ Prien et al. 2006, p. 423.
- ^ a b c d e f Prien et al. 2006, p. 430.
- ^ a b Schreier 1990, p. 79.
- ^ Schreier 1990, p. 80.
- ^ Schreier 1990, p. 82.
- ^ Prien et al. 2006, pp. 423, 440.
- ^ Schreier 1990, pp. 82–83.
- ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2006, p. 431.
- ^ a b c Obermaier 1989, p. 169.
- ^ a b Patzwall 2008, p. 208.
- ^ Schreier 1990, p. 84.
- ^ a b Schreier 1990, p. 85.
- ^ Prien et al. 2006, pp. 433–434.
- ^ a b Weal 2001, p. 67.
- ^ a b Schreier 1990, p. 178.
- ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 243.
- ^ Prien et al. 2012, p. 296.
- ^ Weal 2004, p. 93.
- ^ Prien et al. 2012, p. 278.
- ^ Schreier 1990, p. 105.
- ^ Zabecki 2019, p. 331.
- ^ Spick 1996, p. 233.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 851–853.
- ^ Planquadrat.
- ^ Prien et al. 2003b, p. 20.
- ^ Prien et al. 2003b, p. 21.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 851–852.
- ^ a b c Prien et al. 2006, p. 428.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Prien et al. 2006, p. 435.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 852.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Prien et al. 2006, p. 436.
- ^ Prien et al. 2006, p. 433.
- ^ a b c d e f Prien et al. 2006, p. 434.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Prien et al. 2006, p. 437.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 852–853.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Prien et al. 2012, p. 282.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Prien et al. 2012, p. 283.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Prien et al. 2012, p. 284.
- ^ a b c Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 853.
- ^ a b c d e f g Prien et al. 2012, p. 285.
- ^ Dixon 2023, p. 281.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 311, 498.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 544.
- ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 311.
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