German aces in the east

Who were the main German aces on the eastern front? I notice all the top German aces were 'westerners', in sharp contrast with WW2. Were there too few Russian aircraft to shoot down? Did the revolution and Russia's defeat come too soon in the burgeoning careers of the wouldbe eastern fighter aces? Did they enjoy a marked air superiority?

The biggest problem in the East was the relative paucity of aircraft.

Fewer aircraft covered a much larger area, so the opportunities for scoring were also consequently lower.

The highest scoring Russian (Kazakov) had 20 kills, so this gives you an idea of the circumstances.

[Dan_San_Abbott]

Eddie:
On the Russian fighter aircraft were issued, a better word parceled out to the Fl. Abt attached the German 10.,8.12.,9.Armmen,Woyrsch Detachment,11. Armee. In the Sud Armee was formed
Jagdflieger Ober-Ost which were equipped with AlB.D.III aircraft and became operational on 4July 1917 uinder the Austrian KuK 2 armee. On 16 August 1917 the unit moved to the German 8. Armee and a little later to the Sud Armee. On 16 September the unit was designated Jagdstaffel 81. Vzfw Dietrich Averes scored 9 victories on the eastern front. Vzfw Alfons Nagler,10 victories. Ltn Herbert Knappe,8 vic. Ltn. Rudolf Otto, 5 vic.
Jasta 81 was transferred to the Western Front on 30 March 1918 and assigned to the German 7.Armee.
Jasta 25 and 38 were assigned to Macedonia. and Jasta 55 was assigned to Turkey. All other Jasta served on the Western Front.
Dan-San Abbott

Sorry Dan-San, but Averes, Nagler, Knappe ... didn't score as much on the Eastern front. Nagler and Knappe had only one kill each in Russia before being changing on the Western front.
The most German kills in Russia (10) were achieved by Leopold Anslinger who flew with Feldfliegerabteilung 54 - later renamed Fliegerabteilung 24 with the Südarmee. Some of his scores where on a two-seater, however. He and Hans Pippart (single-seater command of Fliegerabteilung (A) 220 where to must successful fighter pilots against the Russians although the most of there victims (6) were "only" balloons.
On the Romanian front (1916-18) the German top-scorer was Paul Guthoff (Fliegerabteilung 42) with 4 kills (all Balloons. Number One on the Mazedonian front the well known Gerhard Fieseler.
Mosen