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Romani,
the offical German numbers - given in "Die deutschen Luftstreitkräfte im Weltkriege" - are the following:
471 destroyed by enemy aviators
75 destroyed by artillery
(sum 546)
109 destroyed by "höhere Gewalt" (= higher force: wind, weather, accidents)
Total sum 655
Another 505 ballons became "unuseable" and were written-off because of damages after enemy fire and other causes.
So it is more likely that ca 1000 German balloons were lost as result of enemy action.
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