AR banner
Back to Top
Enlarged view


The Kracker Luftwaffe Archive: Axis Powers Pilots and Crew




Search Tips  •   Bio & Memorabilia  •   Check Spelling Names in Database  •   Luftwaffe Awards  •   Axis Pages  •   Sources
V1.01 Data derived from many sources. Perfection is our goal: Corrections and Additions are encouraged and requested. Please Email us

35,000+ Entries in Database (as of October 2025): largest in the world
The only authorised publication of the Kracker Luftwaffe Archive: anything else has been stolen and infringes my copyright.
Please email us any photos you have. We will acknowledge you in the database unless requested otherwise.
This is a non-political research resource. The authors of this material do not condone hatred in any form,
neither do they support oppressive and despotic regimes or political systems. See our Statement
In some cases you can see a pilot's extended record of victories in date order from our Luftwaffe Victories database
To see a list of German WW2 Aces consult German WW2 Aces Database
Click an image to expand. Click Luftwaffe Awards for explanations. Scroll to the right to see all the data.

Major enhancements and additions are being made to the Archive by Christian König and Dave Drury.

See a sample search

There is a rogue group of copyright infringers who have stolen a much earlier version of my data - from at least 10 years ago - and have the affrontery to publish that, along with using my name, on their poorly researched website. They claim this is the 'original' Kracker Archive, a ridiculous claim since my Archive has been in a state of continuous development for over 30 years and nobody - NOBODY - has the original. They have no right to use my name or my data and readers who come across this nonsense should do nothing to encourage theft of this nature. I am outraged by this blatant theft and misrepresentation of my lifetime's work. The ONLY person I have ever authorized to publish my data and use my name is Kelvin Youngs, who earned my trust and respect many years ago and is authorized by me to publish my work on whichever website he organizes, currently this being its present home at the highly respected Aircrew Remembered.
3-character Searches are now supported

If you need help, EMAIL us with name and database to search and we will perform the search manually for you.

MAJOR SEARCH AND SORT ENHANCEMENTS: You can now search on Unit such as 3/SG-1, 5./JG 51. Note that some sources used to develop this Archive date back 3 decades and may not have been consistent: you should try various options. For example 5./JG 51 may have been encoded as 5/JG 51 or 5./JG-51. You can also search on aircraft types such as Me 109, P-47.

YOU CAN SORT ON COLUMNS WHERE YOU SEE THE UP OR DOWN ARROW ↑ ↓

Enter Your search conditions and click Search This

These are the results of your search:

You searched for: “ebener”

#Pilot/Crew
SORT (↓)		RankBornPlaceScore
SORT (↓)		PhotoUnitsAircraftAwards*************Notes*************LinksAuthorComments
1 Ebener, KurtOblt1920/04/05Könitz, Thüringen57


Erg Gr. Ost (04/43), 4./JG 3 (05/42 S.U.), Stfkpt 5./JG 11 (08/44)Bf 109F, Bf 109 G-2 "White 10 + -" Werknr 13698 (10% dam 17/12/42; flak dam while flown by Buttstadt), Bf 109 G-6, Bf 109 G-14 "Black 2" Werknr 780667 (lost 23/08/44)
RK (07/04/43)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (18/03/43)
EP (15/03/43)

EK 1 (01/09/42 CK) & EK 2 (07/06/42 CK)
Wound Badge

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold (21/08/42 CK)
POW 23 August, 1944. Seriously wounded in his G-14 by US fighters SE of Paris, he bailed successfully and was taken prisoner by American troops on the Invasion Front. 150 missions. Added; other source states 210 missions in April 1943 (CK). 52 victories in the East. His first known Soviet victory, two I-61s on 23 May, 1942. An Il-2 on 1 July, 1942. Another Il-2 on 24 July, 1942. An R-5 on 25 July, 1942. Two Yak-1s on 30 July, 1942. Two Pe-2s on 5 August, 1942. An I-180 on 21 August, 1942. A Pe-2 on 15 September, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 6 October, 1942. Two Il-2s on 3 December, 1942. An Il-2 and a Yak-1 on 17 December, 1942. Three LaGG-3s and two Pe-2s on 19 December, 1942. Two MiG-1s, a LaGG-3 and an Il-2 on 30 December, 1942. Two LaGG-3s on 7 January, 1943. Three Il-2s and a LaGG-3 on 10 January, 1943. Two Il-2s and a LaGG-3 on 12 January, 1943. Two DB-3s and two LaGG-3s on 15 January, 1943. His 53rd victory, a Spitfire over France on 14 August, 1944. A 54th, a P-47 in the Etampes area on 16 August, 1944. Another P-47, next day, same area. Two brothers (Heeres) KilledInAction (KIA) in Russia. Repatriated 1/45 due to wounds. DOW 7 May, 1975 at Fischbach in Taunus. Added (CKönig): Ebener was part of the Platzschutzstaffel Pitomnik where he achieved 33 of his 57 victories within 21 days in his time in the "Stalingrad Cauldron". He left there on 15/01/43. Ebener’s Knight’s Cross recommendation: “Feldwebel Kurt Ebener has shot down 51 enemy aircraft (all within a relatively short timespan) during his service with his Staffel. He has proven himself as a young fighter pilot, and these days he is consistently able to achieve success even in difficult situations. His first combat operations around Malta were fraught with difficult fighting conditions. Here he had to fly with drop tanks and amidst heavy anti-aircraft fire. However, in his capacity as a Rotte and Schwarm leader, he was always able to bring his aircraft into contact with the enemy and consequently lead them to success. Here, as well as later during the fighting on the Eastern front, he was consistently able to securely escort friendly bomber formations to their assigned targets. He has shot down a total of 15 enemy aircraft while operating as a bomber escort, and in this way he enabled his assigned bombers to carry out their missions without undue hindrance. Feldwebel Ebener also distinguished himself by every conceivable measure during the fighting around Lake Ilmen. Here he launched a number of interdiction raids against enemy ground forces, during which he destroyed a locomotive, scattered hostile vehicles columns and shot up a total of 4 trucks. Over the course of additional interdiction raids he repeatedly inflicted heavy losses against marching enemy infantry/bike columns, and thereby majorly contributed to the relief of pressure on our ground troops. During the fighting around Fortress Stalingrad he destroyed 31 aircraft within 21 days over the course of numerous search-and-destroy missions. Most of these were achieved under difficult circumstances and against numerically superior enemy forces. Here he also contributed to the relief of friendly ground troops by shooting down a total of 7 two-engined bombers that were attacking the frontline. His fearlessness in battle never failed to inspire his comrades in the skies, and in particular the younger fighter pilots in his Staffel. Feldwebel Ebener has proven himself worthy of being awarded the Knight’s Cross to the Iron Cross.”


2 Kühn, FritzOfw2/KG-40Fw 200C-4 Werk # 0125 "F8 + BB" (lost 8/14/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(9/25/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA 14 August, 1942, shot down in Faxafloi Bay, 15km W of Reykjavik, Iceland by a P-38D of 1FG, piloted by Lt Ezra Shahan, believed to be the first US victory in the ETO. Remaining crew (MIA): Ofw Phillip Haisch, Co-P; Ofw Ottmar Ebener (or Ebner), 1st R/O; Uffz Wolfgang Schulze, 2nd R/O; Ofw Artur Wohlleben, Engr and Ofw Albert Winkelmann, Gnr.. Alternate spelling: Kuhn. DK-G Awards List, Stankey & DeZeng and D.Drury. Alternate spelling: Kuehn.

Results 1 to 2 of 2.



Wer vor der Vergangenheit die Augen verschließt, wird blind für die Gegenwart. Richard von Weizsäcker

All site material (except as noted elsewhere) is © 2012 - 2026 Aircrew Remembered and owned or managed by us
and should not be used without prior permission.