01.-07.1942: 9./ JG-77 'Herz As'
10.1942: 7./ JG-77 'Herz As' - Soviet Union
12.1942: 8./ and mostly 7./ Jagdgeschwader 77 'Herz As' - Tunisia
05.01.1941: Bf 109E-4 50% damaged on a take-off from Dinan - France
14.05.1941: 9./ JG 77, his 1st victory, a Hurricane I crashed into the sea north-east of Maleme - Crete
02.07.1941: 9./ JG 77, 1 Sov. victory, one Russian MiG-3 piloted by Lt Stepan Komlev (70 victories), who successfully bailed out
03.07.1941: His Bf 109F4 9./ JG77 coded 'Yellow 2' 'NW+KP' Werknummer 7192 was downed in Romania (see picture)
27.07.1941: Feldwebel, 9./ JG 77, 1 Sov. victory, one MiG-3
16.09.1941: Feldwebel, 9./ JG 77, 1 Sov. victory, one MiG-3
18.09.1941: Feldwebel, 9./ JG 77, 1 Sov. victory, one MiG-3
23.09.1941: Feldwebel, 9./ JG 77, 1 Sov. victory, one MiG-3
09.10.1941: Feldwebel, 9./ JG 77, 1 Sov. victory, one I-61
15.10.1941: briefly POW when making an emergency with Bf 109F-4 Werknummer 7192 coded 'Yellow 2' landing 45 km south of Ischum
29.10.1941: escaped and returned to JG-77, his aircraft was recovered
03.11.1941: his aircraft is reported 25% damaged in combat
05.02.1942: Oberfeldwebel, 9./ JG 77, 3 Soviet victories, Two SB-2s and a MiG-3
16.03.1942: Oberfeldwebel, 9./ JG 77, 1 Sov. victory, 1 DB-3
10.05.1942: Oberfeldwebel, 9./ JG 77, 1 Sov. victory, 1 MiG-3
11.05.1942: Oberfeldwebel, 9./ JG 77, some sources give he achieved this day his 26th victory with 3 kills, two I-61 and one Pe-2
12.05.1942: Oberfeldwebel, 9./ JG 77, 1 Sov. victory, 1 I-61
13.05.1942: Oberfeldwebel, 9./ JG 77, 1 Sov. victory, 1 Il-2
16.05.1942: Oberfeldwebel, 9./ JG 77, 2 his 30th with 2 Sov. victories, two LaGG-3s
07.06.1942: Oberfeldwebel, 9./ JG 77, 1 victory, one UNK Sov. aircraft given by some sources as his 24th air victory
02.07.1942: Oberfeldwebel, 9./ JG 77, one UNK Sov. aircraft given by some sources as his 26th victory
10.07.1942: Oberfeldwebel, 9./ JG77, 1 Sov. victory, one Pe-2 given by some sources as his 27th victory
04.10.1942: Oberfeldwebel, 7./ JG 77, 1 Sov. victory, one Yak-1
11.12.1942: Oberfeldwebel, 8./ JG 77, 1 P-40E 10km North of Arco-Philenorum given by some sources as his 29th air victory
04.02.1943: Oberfeldwebel, 7./ JG 77, 1 desert victory, 1 P-38 given by some sources as his 30th victory
10.03.1943: Oberfeldwebel, 7./ JG 77, 1 desert victory, one Kittyhawk given by some sources as his 31st victory
13.03.1943: Oberfeldwebel, 7./ JG77, 1 desert victory, one Airacobra given by some sources as his 32nd victory
27.03.1943: Oberfeldwebel, 7./ JG77, 1 desert victory, one Spitfire given by some sources as his 33rd victory
06.04.1943: Oberfeldwebel, 7./ JG 77, 1 desert victory, one Spitfire given by some sources as his 34th victory
11.04.1943: Oberfeldwebel in 7./ JG 77 'Herz As', while escorting Ju-87s, was KIA during aerial combat with a Spitfire probably from the 232th Squadron 2 km south of Sedjoumi when flying Bf 109G (Trop) Bf 109G-2 Werknummer 13996 coded 'White 10'
Pilot credited with around 34 air victories, Oberfeldwebel Baumgartner is buried in the German War Cemetery of Bordj-Cedria in Tunisia.
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