Herbert Bareuther was born on 29 July 1914 at Asch in Egerland. He joined the Luftwaffe at the beginning of 1939. In spring 1941, Bareuther was posted to JG 51. Unteroffizier Bareuther was assigned to 3./JG 51. He gained his first victory over the Eastern front on 22 June, when he shot down a Russian DB-3 twin-engine bomber. By the end of 1941 he had increased his victory total to nine. Bareuther was then much involved flying ground support and fighter-bomber missions occassioning little opportunity for aerial combat. He also undertook a long period of fighter pilot instructing. In summer 1944, Bareuther was promoted to the rank of Leutnant. By the middle of August 1944, Bareuther had 44 victories to his credit when he was shot down in aerial combat over Warsaw. He baled out wounded but was captured by partisans. He was freed by German troops some time later. In February 1945, Bareuther returned to combat duty serving with IV./JG 3 based on the Eastern front. Bareuther gained his last eleven victories with this unit. In mid-April, Bareuther was appointed Staffelkapitän of 14./JG 3. On 30 April 1945, Bareuther was hit by Russian flak while undertaking a ground support mission in the Pasewalk area. His aircraft hit a tree and he was killed in the subsequent crash. Leutnant Bareuther was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 5 May 1945.
    Herbert Bareuther was credited with 55 victories. All his victories were recorded over the Eastern front.
 

No	Date	Time	A/c Type	Unit	Location / Comments
1	22.6.1941	10:01	DB-3	3./JG 51	-
2	30.6.1941	13:00	SB-3	3./JG 51	-
3	30.6.1941	18:45	DB-3	3./JG 51	-
4	30.6.1941	18:50	DB-3	3./JG 51	-
5	13.7.1941	14:50	SB-3	3./JG 51	-
6	10.9.1941	15:00	I-61	3./JG 51	-
7	5.10.1941	13:55	Pe-2	3./JG 51	-
8	5.10.1941	14:15	DB-3A	3./JG 51	-
9	18.10.1941	13:23	E/a	3./JG 51	-
10	5.2.1942	8:55	I-61	3./JG 51	-
11	12.5.1942	4:10	Pe-2	3./JG 51	-
12	27.6.1942	11:10	MiG-3	3./JG 51	-
13	30.10.1942	11:15	I-180	3./JG 51	SE Saborenika: at 3.000m
14	4.12.1942	9:02	Il-2	3./JG 51	Golney: 80m
15	4.12.1942	9:05	Il-2	3./JG 51	Rubinkovo: tiefflug
16	4.12.1942	9:10	Il-2	3./JG 51	Kernssik: tiefflug
17	16.12.1942	11:25	La-5	3./JG 51	Petrochino: 1.000m
18	7.1.1943	8:00	Il-2	3./JG 51	07 684 at 600m
19	8.1.1943	13:23	Il-2	3./JG 51	7811 at 500m
20	7.3.1943	8:55	MiG-3	3./JG 51	46 182: at 200m
21	5.5.1943	17:20	MiG-3	3./JG 51	74 634: at 2.500m
22	6.5.1943	5:52	LaGG-5	3./JG 51	54 692: at 800m
23	7.5.1943	4:57	Il-2	3./JG 51	63 231: at 400m
24	7.5.1943	4:59	Il-2	3./JG 51	63 223: at 300m
25	7.5.1943	5:10	MiG-3	3./JG 51	74 741: at 1.000m
26	10.5.1943	9:05	LaGG-3	3./JG 51	54 892: at 800m
27	2.6.1943	7:45	Yak-1	3./JG 51	63 751: at 3.500m
28	8.6.1943	19:40	Yak-7	3./JG 51	64 773: tiefflug
29	22.11.1943	13:25	Pe-2	3./JG 51	03 433: at 1.200m
30	29.3.1944	16:22	Pe-2	3./JG 51	04 424: at 1.800m
31	30.4.1944	17:05	LaGG-5	3./JG 51	42 873: at 1.200m
32	11.5.1944	6:25	Pe-2	3./JG 51	33 882: at 4.000m
33	28.5.1944	7:07	Yak-7	3./JG 51	96 617: at 1.200m
34	23.6.1944	11:25	Yak-9	3./JG 51	05 169: tiefst.
35	23.6.1944	17:25	Il-2	3./JG 51	05 461: tiefst.
36	24.6.1944	10:26	Il-2	3./JG 51	05 277: at 300m
37	24.6.1944	18:12	P-39	3./JG 51	96 852: at 800m
38	26.6.1944	11:45	P-39	3./JG 51	95 121: at 800m
39	18.7.1944	16:40	Il-2	3./JG 51	42 756: at 800m
40	19.7.1944	15:22	La-5	3./JG 51	32 691: at 1.500m
41	19.7.1944	19:15	La-5	3./JG 51	42 573: at 700m
42	20.7.1944	17:30	Yak-9	3./JG 51	32 813: at 2.000m
43	21.7.1944	11:40	Yak-9	3./JG 51	32 816: at 3.000m
44	1944	-	E/a	3./JG 51	-
45-55	1945	-	11 victories	14./JG 3	-

Victories : 55
Awards : Ehrenpokal (15 February 1943)
                Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (5 February 1944)
                Ritterkreuz (2 May 1945)
Units : JG 51, JG 3