Luftwaffe aces

[claymore]

why were the German fighter pilots of ww2 so superior to their allied counterparts?. the number of German aces compared to the British is staggering.

[123everton]

Unfortunately I'm going to have to quote you selectively, you "have not argued against most of my analysis of WW2" then it's interesting to note that at no point prior in this discussion have you chosen to disagree with the statement that "the Germans overstated their kill rate in the Battle Of Britain" if it's the case that they did (and they did) then they are by definition liars.
Furthermore despite being armed with a NUMERICAL superiority and more experienced pilots it did'nt serve to win them The Battle Of Britain nor did it allow them to achieve success in Africa.
In terms of the expansion of the debate (as is often the case on this site) my further posts were in response to other (more polite)correspondents.
I find it remarkable that I should become embroiled in an impassioned discussion about the endeavours of the Condor brigade in the Spanish Civil War, in a question about WW2, which only served to make them fare better in defeat.
We did defeat Germany in 2 world wars and they were the aggressors (our treaty obligations to Belgium forced us into WW1, and Poland latterly) that you should elect to become so rude over such a minor piece of levity is really quite embarrassing for you.

[kempie]

No matter what I write you will, based on recent history, not agree with nor apparently understand the meaning of the points I may raise. C'est la guerre.

My parting sentiments...

How does one convey levity on a computer screen? Clearly with great difficulty as this did not come across in some of your statements. It looked like German bashing to me. My mistake.

Is it not strange that you are arguing a point with me that I did not argue? I did not argue that contemporary kill rates were overstated because they can be overstated and still not be dismissive of the skills of a Luftwaffe pilot. You are propagating arguments that are not mine and attributing them to me.

If my posts were so impolite why did you thank me for supplying background information, the very information you rudely consigned to the file marked 'can't be bothered to read this'?

Well it has certainly been an energetic thread. Apologies to claymore for the derailment, and a pleasant evening to all.

[hazy77911]

i'm surprised no one has answered the question correctly but the reason is claymore german fighter pilots were fighting from the start of the war the only time they wer'nt was if they had leave they fought till the very end of the war while on the other hand allied aircrew had to fly so many missions before they were rested.
that is why there is such a difference they were not superior