Ján Gerthofer (27 May 1910 – 9 August 1991) was the third-highest scoring fighter ace from Slovakia during World War II.
[1] Gerthofer had joined the Czechoslovak Air Force in 1927 flying bombers.
In 1939, he became a pilot in the Air Force of newly independent Slovakia.
After completing training on Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aircraft in October 1942,[2] he was appointed deputy commanding officer of 13 JG 52, the Slovak air contingent on the Eastern Front.
[2] After the war, Gerthofer served in the re–formed Czechoslovak Air Force before being discharged for political reasons in 1951.