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1 Zwissler, FranzFw3/20/1920Munich


Leo Raida


16/KG-2 (Merville)Me 410A-1 Werk # 0238 "U5 + KG" (lost 7/14/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) the night of 13/14 July, 1943 after being shot down over the sea 5 miles off Felixstowe by a Mosquito of RAF No. 85 Sq., piloted by F/Lt Nigel Bunting. Remaining crew(KilledInAction (KIA)): Ofw Leo Raida (geb 7/4/1917 Breslau). Both are buried at Felixstowe New Cemetery. Jager Blatt 4/2001. Added: Burial locations: Zwissler Blk B, Sec K, Gr 3; Raida Blk B, Sec K, Gr 2 (D.Drury).
2 Zoufahl, Franz JosefOfw28/10/18 (CK)Breslau (CK)288/JG-51 (7/43 S.U.), 7/JG-51 (1/44), 8/JG-51 (5/44 Dubovo)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 8312 "Black 11 + I" (WIA by his own flak 10/14/42), Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk (lost 7/24/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/1/44 Post.)
EP (19/06/44 CK)


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge(10/14/42)

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
KilledInAction (KIA) 24 July, 1944 (Magnus). Added: His death took place 10km SW of Kauen, Lithuania, cause unknown. His remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is believed to exist at Kaunas (German name Kauen), Lithuania. He is commemorated in the German War Cem at Kaunas (D.Drury). His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-5 on 17 July, 1943. Two MiG-3s on 20 July, 1943. A P-39 on 24 July, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 1 August, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) and a LaGG-3 on 2 August, 1943. An Il-2 10 km SSE of Chotynez on 6 August, 1943. A Boston on 7 August, 1943. An Il-2(m.H.) on 8 August, 1943. A Yak-9 and a Yak-7 on 25 January, 1944. Two Il-2s (m.H.) on 30 January, 1944. An La-5 on 6 February, 1944. An La-5 on 7 February, 1944. Two Il-2s on 21 February, 1944. An Il-2 on 22 February, 1944. Two Yak-9s on 7 March, 1944. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 1 April, 1944. A Yak-7 on 5 April, 1944. A Yak-7 on 30 May, 1944. An Il-2 (m.H.) and a LaGG-5 on 16 July, 1944. A Yak-9 and a LaGG-5 on 17 July, 1944.
3 Zorn, FranzFw9/17/19201


11/JG-54 (7/44 S.U.), 15/JG-54 (9/44 Plantlünne)Fw 190A-8/F9 Werk# 580053 "Yellow ?" (lost 9/25/44) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 25 September, 1944, 15 km northeast of Nijmegen in the Ijssel waters. His first known victory, a Soviet Yak-9 on 11 July, 1944. The Dutch Report identifies his 9/44 unit as 15/JG-11 (JG-54 seems correct). Added: His body washed up under the Ijssel bridge 3 October, 1944. His final resting place is Yssel Q-9-223 (SGLO).
4 Zischka, FranzUffz12/JG-6Bf 109G-14 Werk # 784745 "Green 5" (dam 11/26/44/)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 26 November, 1944 at Wittstock, no further detail (JG-6 List).
5 Zink, JohannUffz12/2/1917Bühlertal9/KG-53He 111H Werk # Unk (lost 5/11/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 11 May, 1940 when his ac was sd by AA fire over Toul, and crashed at St Baussant, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. Four of the crew were killed, and are buried in the German War Cem. at Reillon, Blk 1, Row 13. Remaining crew: Uffz Lüders (POW); Ogefr Arthur Friebe, Gr 788; Gefr Richard Müller, Gr 791 and Gefr Franz Scholz, Gr 790. Uffz Zink buried in Gr 789 (D.Drury). NOTE: No crew positions were identified, so the pilot name is uncertain.
6 Zimmt, FranzUffz12/JG-2 (Channel)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 18805 "Blue 8" (lost 8/16/43)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 16 August, 1943 during aerial combat near Sissons.
7 Zimmermann, Franz WilhelmLt3/7/1915Münstereifel1/KG-26He 111H-5 Werk # Unk, Code Unk (lost 11/19/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 19 November, 1940 when his ac made involuntary ground contact after takeoff in the vicinity of Beauvais France, and crashed. All four crew are buried in the War cemetery, Beauvais, Blk 2. Remaining crew: Ofw Wolfgang Hasebrink, bur Row 7, Gr 178; Fw Gerhard Schilling (WIA/DOW 12/5/40), bur Row 8, Gr 204 and Uffz Willi Burkamp, bur Row 8, Gr 203. Lt Zimmermann buried Row 8, Gr 208 (D.Drury). Added: In an earlier incident, Lt Zimmermann flew an He 111H-4, Wk# 6981 "1H + KH" back to France (landing near Dieppe) on 11 September, 1940, after it was damaged by fighters over England. The original pilot, Fw Wilhelm Jabusch, bailed out and was captured at Jarvis Brook, Sussex.
8 Ziems, HelmutLt1/30/232IV/KG-1, JG-101, 2/EJG Süd, 1/JG Ost, Stab JG-11, III/JG-53 (8/44 Reich Def)Fw 190A, Bf 109G-6 Werk # 164927 "Black <1 + I" (lost 8/4/44), Fw 190D-13
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 4 August, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-47 in the Soltau area, bailed safely. One known victory, his 1st, a P-51 at Calw, S of Pförzheim on 3 August, 1944. His 2nd, a B-17 (HSS) near Pförzheim on 3 August, 1944. Flugbuch (4/42 to 8/44). His D-13 (which belonged to Franz Gotz; for whom Ziems flew as wingman in 1944) is known to be on display at the Boeing Museum in Seattle, 2013 (F. Braun). Ziems living in a retirement home in Kaufbeuren, 2013, age 90.
9 Ziemann, FranzMajKdr IV/KG-26 (10/41)He 111HBomber Operational Clasp
10 Ziegler, Wilhelm "Willi" GeorgOFw1918/06/11 (CK)Frankfurt/Main (CK)15./NJG 3 (07/43)Do-217 N Werknr. 1424 (CK)
EK 2

Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver		KilledInAction (KIA) 25 July, 1943, shot down off Dammholm/Holstein probably by return fire from RAF No. 51 Sq. Halifax, shortly after his victory (Boiten). One known victory, a Halifax 7 km E of Schleswig on 25 July, 1943. Jager Blatt article. Added: bailed out after air combat but he and his crew member Uffz Franz Nowak were KIA while Fw Töllack was uninjured (CK)
11 Ziegenhagen, HelmutLt10/10/1922



Courtesy Christian König

II/ZG-76, 13(Zerst)/JG-5 (1/43 Finland)Bf 110F-2 (Trop) Werk # 5052 "LN + NR" (lost 1/12/43)Wound Badge
Destroyer Operational Clasp		WIA 12 January, 1943; hit by Flak over Murmansk-Leningrad railway line, southeast of Pinsavaara, he force landed on the frozen Lake Pyavozero in Russia. His R/O, Uffz Franz Kirchmayer, was also wounded. Crew rescued. The plane was salvaged and brought to the UK in 1991. Six years later, it wound up in the Deutsches Technik Museum in Berlin (Source: AC Wrecks, Norway). Deceased 14 December, 1995. Jager Blatt article.
12 Zibell, PaulOfwIII/KG-40Fw 200C-4 Werk # 0143 "F8 + KS" (lost 11/18/42)Bomber Operational ClaspAC reported lost at sea 18 November, 1942, 5 crew KilledInAction (KIA) (Fw 200 Losses, 1988 Book, H. Breuer). Added: Believed sd by fighters and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, 40 miles from Barcelona. Remaining crew (MIA): Ofw Helmuth Knuth, Co-pilot; Fw Wilhelm Ehmke, R/O 1; Uffz Wilhelm Mehrens, R/O 2; Ofw Helmuth Häse, Flt Engr and Uffz Franz Sehri, Gnr (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Siebel or Zibull.
13 Zesny, HeinzUffz


3./LLG 2 (04/44)He-111 H (towing a/c)WIA/ WIC on 05 April 1944 when crashed at airfield Brandenburg/Briest after being attacked by enemy fighter. Crew: Obsv OGefr Otto Stahl (WIA), Radop Uffz Franz Gassmann (KIA, born 26/07/21, buried in war cemetery Essen-Kray), Mech OGefr Karl Elvers (KIA)


CKönig
14 Zerr, FranzUffz9/JG-53 (11/40 Channel), Flugzeugführer 9/JG-53 (3/41)Bf 109E-4 Werk # 5052 "Yellow 9" (lost 11/30/40), Bf 109F-2 (lost 3/41),Wound Badge(3/19/41)
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC 14 April, 1941 when he and Fw Wolfgarten hit a High Voltage Transmission Line at Trier in Bu 131D-2 Werk # 4488 (Prien). Zerr was injured in a takeoff accident on 19 March, 1941 at Mannheim-Sandhofen. His E-4 was rammed on 30 November, 1940 during aerial combat with a Spitfire over the Dover area. He ditched in the Channel without injury and was rescued by an "E" boat. Pictured in March, 1941 at Mannheim flying the Bf 109F. Source: Jochen Prien
15 Zenthofer, SiegfriedUffz2/KGr.z.b.V.- 5 (4/43 Cholmskaya), 2/TGr.-10 (5/43)He 111H-11 Werk # 8020 "L5 + CM" (lost 4/15/43)Transport Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew 15 April, 1943 when they crashed at Cholmakaja, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Uffz Jakob Becker, R/O; Ogefr Arno Kriese, Mech; Uffz Franz Bartsch,, Gnr and Fw Michael Baumgartner, Mech (Qu.Meister File).
16 Zens, FranzLtII/JG-26 (4/43/Channel), 4/EJG-1, Rammtrager "Elbe" (3/45)Fw 190A-4 Werk # 5663 (lost 4/29/43)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in a crash near Abbeville on 29 April, 1943 due to a servicing fault. Participated in the Ramm-Attack on American bombers on 7 April, 1945. Survived the war. Butler Pilot list & Arno Rose.
17 Zenker, FranzUffz13/JG-4 (Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 461388 "White 13" (30% dam 2/8/45)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 8 February, 1945 by flak near Kutschow.
18 Zeidler, FranzOblt4(F)/33 (S.U.)Bf 110C-5 Werk # 2216 "H8 + AM" (lost 7/4/41)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 4 July, 1941, cause unknown, location not reported. Bf 110 Loss List
19 Zechner, FranzUffz5/8/19257/JG-51Fw 190A-8 Werk# 171015 "Blue 15" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 17 June, 1944; Aerial combat with 20 P-51s of 354FG, crashed near Alencon. Mombeek MIA List. Added: Buried in the War Grave Cem at La Cambe, Blk 49, Row 3, Gr 81 (M.deWolf).
20 Zech, FranzFw6/JG-3 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20610 "Yellow 10 + -" (80% dam 9/27/43)Fighter Operational ClaspThis ac reported damaged at Gröningen on 27 September, 1943 when he crashed due to enemy return fire, pilot OK.
21 Zawadka, Franz L.Uffz14/NJG-5Bf 110 EK 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 24/25 March, 1944; shot down by flak near Goslar. His victories may be 2. Source: T. Boiten. Added: One known victory, a British Halifax the night of 20/21 January, 1944 (C.König).
22 Zauner, FranzMaj9/4/1916Hallein, Salzburger Land


6/KG-54 (9/41), Stfkpt 6/KG-54 (12/41), Stfkpt 10/KG-54 ( 10/42), Kdr III/KG-54 (4/43 Med-9/44), Kdr III/KG-76 (2/45)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 141242 "B3 + GD" (lost 6/12/43 Med),Me 262A in III/KG-54 in 44 RK(2/5/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/7/42)
EP(5/25/42)

EK 1 (17/02/42) & 2
Wound Badge

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant
Injured in a crash with R/O Uffz Hans Joachim Hogrefe 12 June, 1943; crashed into the sea near Pantelleria due to engine failure. The two remaining crew, Ofw Franz Müller, Obs and Fw Herbert Ebert, Gnr., went (MIA). 212 combat missions. Deceased 29 July, 2008, Munich (Kaiser RK book). Added: Knights Cross Awarded for his successes on the Eastern front, where he and his crew destroyed 3 munitions, 3 goods and 2 fuel trains, 110 trucks, 5 tanks and 6 aircraft (on the ground). Moreover for leading the III./KG 54 in missions against the Allied landings in southern Italy. Over the course of these operations the Gruppe destroyed 35 landing craft and 14 ships totalling 70,000 GRT (of which Zauner personally sank 2) (CKönig)
23 Zambelli, FranzUffz3/27/1921Budenheim5/JG-11 (3/44 Reich Def)Bf 109G-6 (lost 3/6/44), Bf 109G-5 Werk # 27127 "Black 4" (lost 3/15/44)HJ Pin
Glider Badge
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		KilledInAction (KIA) 15 March, 1944. Despite being wounded in the chest, he was able to land in a field at Dyle, 4km west of Nienburg, but died before help could arrive (Brad Ireland & J. Prien). Franz was Knokes wingman on the 6 March, 1944, when he was shot down with wounds by a P-47 of 359FG, piloted by Capt. Wayne Bolefahr, and bailed successfully. He had been hit in the left wrist. This was his 4th or 5th mission.

Christian König
24 Zacher, FranzLt10/8/192012/TG-1Ju 52/3m
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/1/43)

EK 1 & 2
Transport Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List & LOCS.
25 Zach, JosefOfw2/12/19124(F)/14 (Smolensk-Nord)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0455 "5F + QM" (lost 1/6/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew 6 January, 1942, when their ac was lost during a reconnasisance mission to Kubinka, Moscow Oblast, Russia, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Ofw Franz Svatik, Obs; Uffz Erich Weigand, R/O and Uffz J.Wagner, Gnr. Ofw Zach, Ofw Svatik and Uffz Weigand are listed in the VDK as MIA, and commemorated in the War Cem at Duchowschtschina, Russia; no match for Uffz Wagner (D.Drury).
26 Wydmuch, FranzFlgFlugzeugführerschule A 10 (FFS a 10) (Avno)Fw 58 Werk # 3643 "CB + GV" (lost)Student PilotKIC 23 April, 1944 during a training exercise, when he collided with a Bü 181 Wk# 110238 near the Avno airfield, killing both Fw 58 student pilots. Wydmuch was buried in the Kobenhavn Vestre Cemetery on 28 April, 1944. The other student, Flg Günther Theyssen, was also buried in the Kobenhavn Vestre Cemetery, on 26 April, 1944. Source: Air War over Denmark.
27 Wurzer, FranzOgefr1922KGBomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 9 July, 1944 over France. Source: Pilot Obit. Card
28 Wünsche, Franz JosefUffz12/31/1920Oberpolitz3/JG-11 (4/44), 1/JG-11 (3/45)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170056 "Yellow 13" (lost 4/15/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 682994 "White 15" (lost 3/23/45) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KIC 23 March, 1945; accidental crash taking off from Strausberg (Prien). Added: He is buried in the German War Cem. at Strausberg, Blk G, Row 2, Gr 06 (D.Drury). Injured in a crash near Husum on 15 April, 1944, cause unknown.
29 Wolm, FranzFw1(F)/124Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430290 (70% dam 10/16/43)Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp		Pilot reported injured in a weather-related accident when he made a force landing in Finland on 16 October, 1943, location Sarakylae? (Observer Loss List).
30 Wolff, Franz GeorgUffz
Cannock Chase		8/KG-30 (Aalborg Denmark)Ju 88A-1 "4D + IS" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 20 August, 1940 after repeated attacks by 3 Hurricanes of RAF (Polish) No. 302 Sq.. When Wolff realized he was too low to bail, with the starboard engine disabled and the port engine and the cockpit on fire, he made a force landing on the main road alongside Westlands Plantation, at Ottringham, near Hull. Remaining crew: Fw Hugo Keller, Observer (POW), Uffz Wilhelm Rautenberg, rear gunner (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Werner Hans Kruczinski, wireless operator (KilledInAction (KIA)). Kruczinski and Rautenberg were wounded during the attacks. Wolff, Keller and Kruczinski managed to clear the fiery wreck. Rautenberg had fallen clear of the wreckage before it came to rest, badly injured. He and Kruczinski died of their wounds at the Hull Infirmary on 21 and 22 August, respectively, and were buried in the German Military Cemetery at Cannock Chase, Staffordshire.
31 Wolff, Franz Lt9/27/19113(F)/121 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 4581 "7A + SL" (lost 1/22/43)EP (3/15/43 Post), EK 1 & 2, Observer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 22 January, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).
32 Wolf, FranzLtIV/KG-30 (Aalborg West)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 8097 (90% dam 12/31/42)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		WIC 31 December, 1942 when his AC crashed during a training mission and burst into flames at the Aalborg West airfield. Ogefr Georg Rattenbacher, Gunner, was killed and was buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 6 January, 1943. Remaining crew (WIC): Uffz Friedrich Rindfleisch, Observer, and Uffz Alfred Mai, R/O. Source: Air War over Denmark.
33 Woidich, Franz WalterOblt1/2/1921Znaim/ Bohemia110

Courtesy Christian König

5/JG-27 (7/41), 3/JG-52 (4/42 S.U.), Ergänzung Me 163 (8/44 Gutenfeld), Stfkpt 6/JG-400 (4/45)Bf 109F, Bf 109G-2 "Yellow 1", Bf 109G-6 "Yellow <<" in JG-52, Me 163 RK(6/11/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/6/43)
EP(9/13/43)

EK 1 & 2

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant "1000"
1 Bomber. Over 1000 combat missions. His first known Soviet victory, a LaGG-3 on 23 August, 1942. A Pe-2 and a LaGG-3 on 2 September, 1942. A Pe-2 and an Il-2 on 3 September, 1942. An Il-2 on 5 September, 1942. A Yak-1 on 28 October, 1942. An Il-2 on 29 January, 1943. A LaGG-5 on 29 March, 1943. His first two victories, in North Africa, one, a P-40 northwest of Bir Hacheim on 22 November, 1941, the other, a a P-40 20 km southeast of Gazala on 15 March, 1942. An Il-2 on 18 April, 1943. A Yak-1 on 27 April, 1943. A LaGG-5 on 6 May, 1943. A LaGG-5 and an Il-2 on 5 July, 1943. An Il-2, an Il-4 and a Yak-1 on 7 July, 1943. Three Il-7s on 13 July, 1943. Two Il-2s on 1 August, 1943. A P-39 and three Yak-9s on 11 January, 1944. An Il-2 and four R-5s on 17 January, 1944. Two R-5s on 14 April, 1944. A B-25, a P-39 and two Il-2s on 16 April, 1944. One Me 163 victory. This, his 110th, a Lancaster on 22 April, 1945. Thought to have also served in I/JG-53 under Erich Hartmann. Deceased 5 July, 2004 in Mainz.
34 Witzke, HansLt (Ing.)1923/09/01Papenhagen/Franzburg (CK)2


Courtesy CK

4./NJG 1Do 217 N-1 "G9 + EM" Werknr 1464 (lost)
EK 1 & 2
KIC/KIFA on 30/31 August, 1943 at Veulen, 15 km SE of the St Trond airfield, cause unknown (Bolten). Added: it was apparently an accident during take-off. (CK) Buried Lommel German Military Cemetery, Block 21/217 (Rosseels). One known victory, a B-17 near Montzen, SW of Aachen, on 17 August, 1943. A 2nd, a Halifax 5 km W of Tongeren on 23 August, 1943. Added: Crew (KIA): Mech Fw Franz Wutz (born 10/09/1913 in Bavaria, buried Block 21 Grab 234), Uffz Walter Heise.


Fw Wutzke
Courtesy CK
35 Wittig, FranzUffz3/23/192111/SG-151 (9/44 Prossnitz)Fw 190A-4 Werk # Uk (lost 9/24/44)Assault Operational ClaspKIC 24 September, 1944 at Kralice na Hane CZ due to a technical fault. The pilot was ejected from the wreckage and landed inside the home of the estate (F.Braun).
36 Wittich, OttoLt3(F)/123 (Atlantic)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430831 (lost 9/28/43)Observer Operational ClaspKIC (?) with his Observer Hptm Helmut Stampe and two other unnamed crew on 28 September, 1943. Crashed near Ploigneau en Morlaix, in Brittany, probably due to engine trouble. Source: A. Rosseels & Ju 88 Loss List/LW Loss Report. Remaining crew (KIC, bur Mont de Huisnes, Vault 11, Row unk): Hptm Helmut Stampe (geb 2/13/1908, Gr 80); Uffz Franz Dejon (geb 6/25/1918, Gr 40) and Gefr Heinz Dahlmanns (geb 2/22/1922, Gr 20) (absa3945).
37 Wissmann, HeinrichFw12/JG-301 (1/45 Stendal)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 682031 "Black 12" (dam 1/1/45)Wound Badge, Fighter Operational ClaspWIA 1 January, 1945; disposition unknown, however, he did not return to Stendal (C.König).

JG301 Shown L-R: Straub, Egon - Schrack Franz - Michaelis Rudolf - Fw Dörr, Heinrich - Dürr, Hermann - Scheller, Walter - Greiner, Willi - Prawitz- Wissmann,
Front: Warnecke, Heinz - Dederichs, Gerhard - Bäcker, Walter

Courtesy Christiam Kónig
38 Wirth, Werner Hermann "Fritz"Ofw10/6/1913WeisbadenKG-51 (S.U), 3/KG-77 (7/42 Creil, Fr.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 144075 "3Z + BL" (95% damaged 7/29/42) Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		WIA 29 July, 1942; making an emergency landing, after flak and fighter attacks near Keiem, a village near Diksmuide, East Flanders, by Ghent, Belgium. Remaining crew(WIA): Fw Erich Lothar,Observer; Fw Otto Caro, R/O and Fw Franz Kübrich, Gunner. (Jager Blatt 4 & 5/2004 & Alain Rossseels). Added: Ofw Wirth and his crew survived the war, becoming POW's. After his release (date unknown), he immigrated to Canada where he met his wife, raised three daughters, and resided in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where he is buried (R.Pierce, Grandson, 8/2021).
39 Winterfeld, GertLt5/21/1923Königstein2/LG-1 (12/43)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 550456 "L1 + CK" (lost 12/13/43)Bomber Operational ClaspLt Winterfeld returned from this 13 December mission, a raid on Bari Harbor (Italy), when his ac suffered a fuel shortage, and ditched into the Aegean Sea. He swam ashore, finding a German garrison at Kokkinopoulo lighthouse. Remaining crew: Lt Samland (no desig or fate); Fw Franz Resch, Obs (survived); Uffz Erwin Kielhorn, R/O (KIA) and Gefr Alfred Raidt, Gnr (KIA) (D.Drury).
40 Winter, FranzFhrJG-108 (Fels am Wagram), JG-1, Rammkdo "Elbe" (3/45), 8 PanzerjagdstaffelFw 190A, Bf 109GFighter Operational ClaspShot down over Klein-Oschersleben on 11 April, 1945, survived. Jager Blatt 5/2004. Participated in the Ramm-Attack on American bombers on 7 April, 1945.
41 Winkler, MaxOblt4/9/192121

I./JG 27 (07/42), 2./JG 27 (05/43 Leeuwarden FP), Stfkpt 1./JG 27 (06/44)Bf 109F, Bf 109G-4 Werknr. 16174 (25% dam 21/05/43), Bf 109G-6/U4 (lost 25/02/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (01/01/45)

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Forced to bail after aerial combat on 25 February, 1944, over Ennstal. Friend of Franz Mörl. Survived the war. One known victory, a Hurricane II NE of El-Hammam N. Africa on 22 July, 1942. Another, a Beaufighter 30 km east of Marsa Matruh on 19 August, 1942. His 5th, a Ventura north of Amsterdam on 3 May, 1943. Numbers 6 and 7 were both P-51s 20 and 45 km west of Bergen on 14 May, 1943. Three known victims, a Ventura on 4 April, 1943, a second Ventura on 3 May, 1943 3 km south of Haarlem, and a B-26 of 322BG on 17 May, 1943, 80 km west of Nordwijk. A P-38 50 km S of Budapest on 3 April, 1944. Another P-38 NE of Varazdin on 6 April, 1944. A B-17 near Dünavoldvar on 13 April, 1944. A B-17 30 km S of Wiener Neustadt on 10 May, 1944. His 14th, a P-47 NW of Magdeburg on 19 May, 1944. His 15th, a B-24 at Markersdorf on 29 May, 1944. His 17th, a Spitfire 15 km ENE of Caen on 15 June, 1944. An Auster III 15 km W of St Lo on 19 July, 1944. A Mosquito at Nozay, 30 km N of Nancy, on 25 July, 1944. A P-51 S of Flers on 26 July, 1944. His 21st, a P-47 SW of Rheine on 31 December, 1944 (Perry Claims). Deceased 14 May, 2000. Added: Fw Winkler was uninjured 21 May, 1943 when he belly landed at Leeuwarden airfield after combat damage (SGLO).
42 Winkler, EduardGefr10/KG-30 (Aalborg West)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2071 "4D + DU" (lost)Wound Badge (5/17/44)
Bomber Operational Clasp		WIA 17 May, 1944 when, while on a training flight, he was wounded in an attack by American P-51s and made an emergency landing in a field in Lillevorde Mark Denmark, overturned, and the AC broke in half. Remaining crew: Gefr Erich Messmer, R/O (WIA); Ogefr Hans Müller, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Gefr Franz Kaim, Gunner (KilledInAction (KIA)). Both Müller and Kaim were buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 24 May, 1944. Source: Air War over Denmark.
43 Windecker, FranzUffzI/KG(J)-6 (2/45)Bf 109G-1- & G-14Fighter Operational ClaspJager Blatt article.
44 Wimmer, FranzOGefr15/06/20Munich



KG
EK 2

Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze
He was a Radop who was KIA on 10/02/44 on a training flight near Unterschulenburg am Strausberg/ Harz (death card)CKönig
45 Willinger, FranzOblt123/JG-51 (10/39), 1/JG-51 (12/39), 8/JG-2 (6/40), I/JG-2 (11/40), 8/JG-2 (7/41), EKdo-RechlinBf 109D, E & F
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC 5 February, 1943 (Magnus). His first known victory, a Potez 63 on 20 October, 1939. A 2nd, a Potez 63 4 km S of Pirmasens on 20 December, 1939. His 3rd and 4th, a Bloch 151 at Compiegne and a Morane 406 at Montdidier on 6 June, 1940. His 5th, a Spitfire 20 km N of Dungeness on 31 August, 1940. His 6th, a Spitfire near Gillingham on 7 September, 1940. His 7th, a Hurricane over England on 11 September, 1940. His 8th, a Hurricane at Portsmouth on 15 November, 1940. He scored JG-2s 500th victory, downing a Hurricane over Portsmouth on 16 November, 1940. Another known victory, his 10th, a Spitfire northwest of St. Omer by Watten on 10 July, 1941. His 11th, a Spitfire on 29 August, 1941, no location. His 12th, a Spitfire in the Boulogne area on 17 September, 1941. Magnus Report.
46 Will, HeinzLt3/28/1918Boggusch Stab/Seenot-West (Stab/SNGr-West) Go 145A Werk # 1691 (dam 7/8/41), Caudron C.445 Werk # 382 (lost 11/8/41) Air/Sea Rescue Operational Clasp KIC with his entire crew 8 November, 1941 when their Wk# 382 crashed near St Jean-d'Angely, Charente-Maritime, Fr., cause unknown. Remaining crew: Reg.Insp. Otto Warthemann, Obs; Uffz Franz Weinhandel, R/O and Uffz Jan Tielboer, Gnr. The deceased are buried at Berneuil, Fr, Plot 2, Row 6: Lt Will Gr 152, Reg Insp Warthemann Gr 154, Uffz Weinhandel Gr 153 and Uffz Tielboer Gr 151. Their C.445 was a French ac pressed into service by the Luftwaffe. An earlier incident happened when Lt Will and Flt Engr Gefr August Dietz made an emergency landing near Berck-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais due to engine failure on 8 July, 1941, no further detail (D.Drury).
47 Wilhelm, GeorgHptmStab/KG-26 (Sola)He 111H-5 Werk # 883691 "1H + EA" (lost 8/23/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 23 August, 1941 after being hit by destroyer AA fire along the Northumberland coast. Their port engine was hit but continued to run. Thinking they could make it home, however, five minutes later, the engine failed. The AC was ditched just north of Holy Island. Remaining crew (all POW): Uffz Hans Hilpert, Observer, Uffz Otto Siedel, wireless operator and Ogefr Franz Schmidt, gunner.


L-R: Franz Schmidt, Hans Hilpert, Georg Wilhelm and Otto Siedel
48 Wilfinger, FranzUffz7/KG-1 (S.U.)Ju 88A-14 Werk # 45 "V4 + GR" (lost 6/20/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 20 June, 1943 after a night fighter attack, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). This marking may have been "V4 + 6R".
49 Wieting, FranzHptm6/26/1911KielFAR 33 (8/39), Stfkpt 6/KG-30 (6/40), Stfkpt Stab/ X Fliegerkorps (2/41)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 6349 (lost 6/29/41) RK(6/19/40)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		KIFA 29 June, 1941; while on a courier flight from Vienna to Athens, he flew into the ground in the Wogaras Mountainson the Bulgarian - Serbian border near Saloniki. Remaining crew (KIFA): Fw Kurt Behrendt, Obs and Ofw Karl Kast, Flt Engr.. Source: Kaiser RK book. Added: A Passenger, Reg. Rat. August Bassauer, was also killed in the crash. The deceased are commemorated in the memorial book of the War Cemetery at Prilep, North Macedonia (D.Drury).
50 Wienhusen, Franz JosefHptm11/6/1912Köln12

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3/JG-77 (6/41), Stfkpt 5/JG-5 (7/43), 4/JGr Ost (7/44), Kdr II/JG-5 (9/44), Kdr IV/JG-4 (10/44)Bf 109E "Yellow 1" in 3/JG-77, Bf 109F & G in JG-77, Bf 109G-6 (7/43 in JG-5), Bf 109G-10 Werk # 130282 "White 21" (lost 12/3/44) in JG-4EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 3 December, 1944 after taking a flak hit near Aachen. Buried at Hürtgenwald-Vossenack Cem., found in 1993). He was killed making low level attacks against ground forces. He and 15 other German pilots, including Ernst Scheuffele, of IV and I Groups failed to return. WIA 20 July, 1943 during aerial combat with Soviet fighters southeast of Varde (Source: SIG Norway). One known victory, his 1st, a Blenheim 30 km S of Stavanger on 5 July, 1941. His 2nd, a Hudson W of Bergen on 5 August, 1941. One known while in JGr Ost, a B-24 N of Neuhausel on 7 July, 1944. Magnus, 12 victories. Bowers/Lednicer, 12 victories.







51 Wienhusen, FranzHptm12



5/JG-5 (7/43), Stab IV/JG-4 (10/44)Bf 109G-6 (dam 7/20/43), Bf 109G-10 (G-14 ckonigxx) Werk # 130282 "White 21" (lost)EK 2, Wound Badge, Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 3 December, 1944 during aerial combat in the Aachen area. Jager Blatt 3/2003 and H. Breuer. WIA 20 July, 1943 during aerial combat 10km E of Vardo LOCS).



52 Wiencek, FranzOblt7/KG-4 ('41), II/KG-4 (9/42)He 111H-16 & H-20
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/25/44)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA 20 September, 1942, no further detail (DK-G Awards List & LOCS).
53 Wiemer, FritzOfw2/KG-26He 111 "1H + GK" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 3 February, 1940 after being shot down by two Hurricanes of RAF No. 43 Sq., piloted by Sgt Frank Carey and Sgt Peter Guy Ottewill, 15 miles E of Tynemouth, 15 miles off the Northumberland coast. With both engines out of commission, Wiemer had to ditch the AC. The AC remained afloat long enough for the crew to escape, but not long enough to inflate their dingy. Four crew were picked up by the trawler Harlech Castle, but Uffz Karl Ernst Thiede, gunner, disappeared beneath the waves before he could be rescued (later recovered and buried at Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby, Plot 116, Row I, Gr 1. Remaining crew: Fw Franz Schnee, Observer, POW, Uffz Alfred Dittrich, wireless operator, POW, Uffz Willi Wolff, mechanic, rescued but died of wounds before the trawler, Harlech Castle, reached shore.
54 Weyler, FranzOfw9/KG-2Do 17Z Werk # 2852 "U? + ES" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 20 November, 1940, his Dornier crashing near Paliseul. Source: A. Rosseels.
55 Weyer, GustavLt.II/KG-55He 111H-6 Werk # 4178 "G1 + AC" (lost 9/22/41)Bomber Operational ClaspWk# 4178 sd by aa fire and made a belly landing in enemy territory. The crew made a ten day trek to return to German lines. Remaining crew: Maj Wilhelm Mylius RK Holder & Obs; Fw Franz Schiffer, R/O; Uffz Werner Schindhelm, Flt Engr and Ogefr Max Bledau, Gnr.. (Kaiser RK book)
56 Weth, HermannOFhr2.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. Ob.d.L.Ju-88MIA on 29/03/44 in the area of Kiev. Could be the observer. Crew MIA: Uffz. Kober, Hermann, Uffz. Siegl, Franz, Gefr. Ruthe, WalterCKonig
57 Westphal, FranzUffz10/18/1920Kiel


Schöpwinkel

5./NJG-1Bf 110G-4 Werk # 5573 "G9 + HM" (lost 11/29/43)Night Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 29 November, 1943 near Malmedy Belgium, cause not given. Buried Kiel Nordfriedhof, Block VI?208. Source: A. Rosseels. Added: Radop Uffz Friedrich Schöpwinkel (see picture) (CKönig)
58 Wessling, OttoOblt9/23/1913Bad Harzburg839/JG-3 (6/40), 9/JG-3 (3/42 SU), 10/JG-3 (7/43), Stafkpt 11/JG-3 (3/44), Stfkpt 6/JG-3 (4/44)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 10222 (MIA-flak 6/29/42-retd) in Russia, Bf 109F-4 (Trop) Werk # 10222 (WIA; shot down-flak 7/21/42), Bf 109G-6 Wk# 412052 (lost 4/19/44) (acc. Prien it was a Fw-190 CK) RK(9/4/42)-EL(7/20/44 Post.)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/25/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with star pendant
KilledInAction (KIA) 19 April, 1944 in aerial combat with American P-51s near Eschwege. Added: Emergency landing with burning aircraft, uninjured but shot dead on ground by P-51 (CK) Over 350 missions. His first known victory, a Hurricane W of St Omer on 30 June, 1940. A 2nd western victory, a Blenheim IV of No. 107 Sq., 10 July, 1940. A Spitfire on 27 September, 1940. His 5th, a Hurricane W of Calais on 5 February, 1941. A Blenheim N of St Pol on 21 May, 1941. Several bombers. 70 victories in the East. One early Soviet victory, an I-61 on 4 March, 1942. Another, an I-61 20 km SE of Staraya Russia on 8 March, 1942. A Soviet double, both Il-2s on 22 March, 1942. His 40th victory, an Il-2 on 29 June, 1942. His 50th, an Il-2 at Stalino on 21 July, 1942. On 21 July,1942, while serving in Russia, he was wounded and had to force land his F-4 behind enemy territory. He was able to avoid capture and returned several days later. Added: On 23 July, 1943, he was wounded in a bombing raid on Leverano airfield while still in his ac (C.König). One known victory while in 9/JG-3, a Spitfire on 30 June, 1940, no location. His 72nd victory, a P-38 5 km NW of Ahlen on 23 March, 1944. His 75th & 76th, both B-17s NW of Braunschweig on 8 April, 1944. His 80th, a B-17 at Rostock on 11 April, 1944. His 82nd and 83rd, both B-17s in the Nauen area, W of Berlin, on 18 April, 1944.


Otto Weßling right with Franz Schwaiger left

Courtesy Christian König
59 Werthner, Johann "Hans" Fw87/NJG-2 (9/43), 10/NJG-3 (3/44 Varrel, 1/45 Jever)Bf 110, Ju 88G-6 Werk # 620890 "D5 + NV" (lost 1/1/45)


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 1 January, 1945 after being shot down with wounds by a Mosquito of RAF No. 604 Sq., piloted by F/Lt Foster, and crashing by Dolphia, 3 km east of Enschede, Holland. His R/O and Mechanic, Uffz Gerhard Hoppe and Uffz Franz Ofenscheidt, were killed in the crash (Jager Blatt 2/2004). Added: Uffz Hoppe buried Yssel Q-1-18 and Uffz Ofenschiessl (sp) buried Yssel Q-1-17 (SGLO). One known victory, a "4 mot" NW of Hannover on 27 September, 1943. Another, a Lancaster 15 km NE of Frankfurt on 22 March, 1944. A 4th, a "4 mot" in the Amiens area on 13 June, 1944. A 5th, a "4 mot" in the Uden area on 22 June, 1944. A 6th, same day, another "4 mot" in the Dinslaken area. Added: A Lancaster downed SW of Thionville on 28 December, 1944 (C.König). Lived in Austria after the war. Magnus Report, 9 victories. Bolten 8 victories. Alternate spelling: Wethner.
60 Werra, Franz Xaver vonHptm7/13/1914Leuk, Switzerland21


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Adj II/JG-3 (2/40 Channel), Kdr I/JG-53 (7/41 S.U., Balfanz replacement), Kdr I/JG-53 (Katwijk 10/41)Bf 109E-4 Werk# 1480 "Black < + -"(lost 9/5/40), Bf 109F-2 "<<+" (S.U.), Bf 109F-4Z Werk# 7285 "<<+" (lost10/25/41) RK(12/14/40)

EK 1 & 2

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
POW. Shot down in his E-4, 5 September, 1940 by RAF pilot, Peterson Hughes of 234 Sqd near Marden, England. Subject of a movie due to his "Home Run" epic escape across Canada and the USA. He was the only British PoW to return to Germany, arriving 4 April, 1941, escaping 21 January, 1941. He gained notoriety when he claimed 9 Hurricanes over Kent on 28 August, 1940. His claim was recognized for its propaganda value, and allowed to stand. Actually 4 were aerial victories (nos.5 thru 8), 5 were ground victories. KilledInAction (KIA) 25 October, 1941. Drowned when his Werk# 7285 suffered engine failure during a practice flight and plunged into the North Sea 25 km W of Katwijk Holland, near Vlissingen. Had a pet lion cub, 'Simba' for a mascot. 13 victories in the East. His first victory was a Hurricane 15 km east of Arras on 20 May, 1940. His 2nd, 3rd & 4th victories, two Breguet 690s and a Potez 63, were recorded on 22 May, 1940.



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61 Wering, FranzUffz3/JG-26Fw 190A-8 Werk # 732040 "Yellow 16" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 23 December, 1944 during aerial combat in "Tellow 16" with a P-47 of 56FG W of Düren.
62 Wenninger, FranzUffz11. & 3./JG 5Fw 190 A (lost 11/06/44)
EK 2 (16/04/44)

probably Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		KilledInAction (KIA) 11 June, 1944; sd by a P-38 of 338FS, 55FG; piloted by 2/Lt Thomas Schank, over the invasion front in the Beauvais-Clermont France area (C.König). One known victory, a B-24 at Celle on 8 April, 1944.

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63 Wenger, FranzOfw1(F)/33 (Atlantic)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430601 "8H + FH" (lost 9/9/43)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his Observer Oblt Fritz Richter and two other unnamed crew 9 September, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).
64 Welmann, FranzUffzAufklar unitJu 88 most likelyEP(1943)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		His EP date from the EP List provided by Fritz Braun.
65 Wellmann, FranzFw314/JG-27Bf 109G
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His 3rd victory, a Spitfire over Brussels on 1 January, 1945. Added: KIA on 09/04/45 (CKönig)
66 Weißenburger, FranzUffz1918Ernsting



KIA on 3 November 1942 in a JG. Found in an Obituary. Can be spelled Weissenburger.CKönig
67 Weiss, LeoUffz7/ETG-5 (3/44 Eger,Cz) (formerly KG.z.b.V 5)Ar 232A-02 Werk # 0100004 "L5 + AR" (lost 3/29/44)Transport Operational ClaspMissing with his entire crew 29 March, 1944 during a transfer flight from Odessa to Lemberg. Remaining crew: Uffz Helmut Marock, Co-Pilot; Uffz Adolf Trost, R/O; Uffz Heinz Israel, Mech and Fw Franz Poque (blha-bibliothek.brandenburg.de via H.D.Zemke).
68 Weiss, FranzUffz4/JG-26 (12/44), 1/JG-26 (2/45)Fw 190A-8, Fw 190D-9 Werk # 210026 "White 10" (lost 2/22/45)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 22 February, 1945 during aerial combat in "White 10" with a Tempest of RAF No. 3 Sq. near Greven. An experienced pilot per Caldwell. A good friend of Hans Kukla. Another source has him in 1/JG-54!
69 Weiss, FranzLt31JG-5Fw 190A
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Magnus Report.
70 Weiler, FranzOfw


Vallbracht

9/KG-2 (11/40)Do 17Z Werk # 2852 "U5 + ES" (lost 11/19/40)KIC 19 November, 1940, when returning from a mission over Birmingham, crashed 3km S of the Paliseul Railway Station in Belgium. He crashed as a result of involuntary contact with the ground (added: the ger was so damaged that an emergency landing was tried (CK). Remaining crew: Fw Fritz Vallbracht, Obs (KIC); Uffz Rudolf Mueller, R/O (Inj) and Fw Fritz Schlueter, Flt Engr (KIC). The deceased are buried in the German War Cem., Bourdon, France, Blk 22, Row 12 as follows: Ofw Weiler Gr 453, Fw Vallbracht Gr 454 and Fw Schlüter Gr 455 (CK). Added: Vallbracht (EK 1+ 2) was KIA on his 40th operational mission, his third was on 20/08/40. (CK)
71 Weidinger, FranzUffzI/SG-3Fw 190F-8Assault Operational ClaspMissing since 15 April, 1945. As SG-3 was preparing to flee the Russian advance on their airfield at Litthausdorf, Weidinger was sitting in his Fw 190 waiting to takeoff, when he was ordered to give his AC to an officer. His friend, Uffz Anton Schreiner offered to take him in the fuselage of his Fw 190, but Weidinger refused, and marched out on foot with the rest of the ground personnel. He has been missing ever since. Jager Blatt 5 & 6/2004.
72 Weible, ErnstOfw12/7/1912Nürtingen3/KG-54 (5/39), 5/KG-54 (10/42 S.U.), 3/KG-54 (3/44 Channel)He 111, Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144155 "B3 + AN" (lost 9/19/42), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 301295 "B3 + XL" (lost 3/24/44) RK(4/6/44 Post.)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/3/42)
EP(4/20/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp with Pendant		MIA 24 March, 1944; failed to return from an attack on London. Remaining crew (MIA): Ofw Herbert Hoppstock, Obs; Uffz Werner Saupe, R/O and Ofw Franz Wrner, Gnr.. 300 combat missions. (Kaiser RK book0. WIA 19 September, 1942 by flak near the Weliki-Kuki railway, two other unnamed crew KilledInAction (KIA). Ju 88 Loss List.
73 Wehrstedt, AlbertLt4/28/19181(F)/123Ju 88T-1 Werk # 1533 "4U + NH" (lost 5/23/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/29/44)

EK 1 & 2
EP (6/25/43), Observer Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 23 May, 1944 with his entire crew, presumably in Italy or surrounding waters. Remaining crew (all buried German War Cem, Costerman Italy, Blk 9): Stfkpt Hptm Helmut Wippersteg, Obs, Gr 174; Fw Martin Franz, R/O, Gr 266 and Ogefr Horst Uhrig, Gnr, Gr 173. The pilot, Lt Wehrstedt buried Gr 265 (DK-G Awards List & D.Drury).
74 Wehring, FranzUffzI/JG-26 (joins 11/44)Fw 190A-8Fighter Operational Clasp
75 Wehmeier, FranzUffz1922/01/06Ailertchen, Westerwaldkreis17./JG 3Bf 109 G EK 2
KIA on 2 July 1944 at Pont Eveque in an air combat. Buried St-Desir-de-Lisieux German War Cemetery Block 3 Row 17 Grave 521. One known victory, his 1st, a P-51 S of Verneuil-sur-Avre on 23 June, 1944.CKönig
76 Wehmeier, ?UffzJFS Lachen-Speiersdorf (04/44)Bf-109 FFound on a group picture, marked as KIA by a cross. Most probably Uffz Franz Wehmeier!CKönig
77 Wegener, Franz (Hans?)Ofw24/JG-300 (9/43)Fw 190A-8 (lost 6/29/44 at Vienna)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 26 June, 1944 during aerial combat with a B-24 in the Vienna area (Bolten). One known victory, a Lancaster NW of Braunschweig on 27 September, 1943. His 2nd, a Halifax S of Stuttgart, 20 February, 1944. Bolten 2 victories.
78 Weber, SeppUffz6/JG-3Bf 109FFighter Operational Clasp

Sepp Weber left (with Franz Schwaiger)-

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79 Weber, KarlUffzStab/KG-4 (11/39)He 111"5J + FA" (lost 11/39)Wound Badge (11/39)
Bomber Operational Clasp		POW 22 November, 1939 after his AC was shot down by two French flown Curtiss H-75's of GC I/4, piloted by Lt's Andre Weiss & Jean Louis Hirschauer. He was on a mission photographing airfields in Northern France. The AC crashed at Torhout-Kruiskens Belgium, where he was taken prisoner, having bailed successfully. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Lt Franz Wichartz, Observer; Uffz Wolfgang Just, Wireless Oper/Gunner; Uffz Helmut Klein, Flt Engr/Gunner Added: Known burial locations: Just at Solingen EV. Fdh, Blk 9, Row F, Gr 126. Klein at Nordhausen Hauptfriedhof, Row 1, Gr 3 (D.Drury).
80 Weber, HermannUffz9/7/1912Blumenau

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10/LG-1Ju 87B "L1 + EV" (lost 8/15/40)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 15 August, 1940 during aerial combat, crashed into houses at Shorncliffe Crescent, Folkestone, Kent. Buried Hawkinge Cem., Kent, German Plot "O", Row 1, Gr 18. Source: M.Croft. Added: His R/O-Gnr, Uffz Franz Heinrich Kraus (geb 12/22/1918 Bonn) was wounded and died 18 August, 1940, although the grave marker reads 15 August. He is also buried at Hawkinge, Plot O, Row 1, Gr 17, next to his pilot (D.Drury).
81 Weber, FranzGefr8/27/1918Köln-Deutz6/LG-1Ju 88A-1 Werk # 3023 "L1 + KP" (lost dat unk)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) near Wake Arms Public House, Epping Forrest, Essex, date and cause unknown (Luftwaffe Graves UK).
82 Weber, FranzOfw10/TG-3Ju 52
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/20/44)

EK 1 & 2
Transport Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
83 Warnecke, HeinzUffz1

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12/JG-301 (10/44), 11/JG-301 (4/45)Fw 190A-8 Werk # Unk (lost 4/2/45)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 2 April, 1945 in aerial combat in the Thüringen area. Mombeek. One known victory, a B-24 S of Hannover on 26 November, 1944.

Heinz Warnecke (alternate spelling Warnicke), Heinrich Dorr and Walter Backer

JG301 Shown L-R: Straub, Egon - Schrack Franz - Michaelis Rudolf - Fw Dörr, Heinrich - Dürr, Hermann - Scheller, Walter - Greiner, Willi - Prawitz- Wissmann,
Front: Warnecke, Heinz - Dederichs, Gerhard - Bäcker, Walter



84 Warmbier, EginhardtUffzFluglehrerschule der LWBü-181 Werknr 18100 (lost)KIFA on 25 May 1943 due to a collision in the air with another Bü-181 of Uffz Franz Bauer near Quedlinburg. Crew (KIFA): Pupil Gefr Rolf Engelhardt.CKönig
85 Wangerow, Otto vonHptmStfkpt 5/KG-77 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140258 "??" (dam 3/24/43), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 8843 "3Z + GN" (lost 7/27/43) Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		MIA with unnamed crew 27 July, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Crew (unnamed) injured in a crash landing at Piacenza 24 March, 1943, no further detail (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The unnamed crew (Inj): Ofw Alois Liesenfeld, Obs; Ofw Helmut Kern, R/O and Uffz Franz Bursa, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
86 Wandenelis, ErnstUffz2/22/19134/KGr.z.b.V-9 (Neumünster)Ju 52 (lost 4/9/40)Transport Operational ClaspKIC 9 April, 1940 on a flight to Norway with a 5 Man flak crew. They became lost when they encountered severe weather and fog at Ringkobing, and failed an attempt at making an emergency landing east of Vium Church, south of Tarm Denmark. All in the AC were killed except the Mechanic, Uffz Franz Sauerland, who suffered a broken leg. Remaining crew: Uffz Ernst Sünder, Observer and R/O Uffz Erich Lohr. All were buried in the Egvad Cemetery on 11 April. In the 1960, they were all transferred to the Cemetery in Grove Denmark. Source: Air War over Denmark. Added: Grove Burials; Crew: Uffz Wandenelis, Blk 2, Row 9, Gr 305; Uffz Sunder, Blk 2, Row 8, Gr 301 and Uffz Lohr, Blk 2, Row 8, Gr 303. Grove Burials; Flak Crew: Uffz Karl Tröpfner 2/8/302; Gefr Alfons Okon 2/8/304; Gefr Wilhelm Hochgürtel 2/9/307; Kanonier Gustav Berndt 2/9/306 and Kanonier Stephan Sebastian 2/8/300 (D.Drury).
87 Wallner, FranzUffz2/13/1921
Lommel, Belgium		Ind.St. Erla FlugzeugwerkeDo 217E-4 Werk # 5434 (lost)KIC 20 December, 1943; crashed near Ukkel Belgium, cause not given. Buried Lommel, Block 44/11. Source: A. Rosseels.
88 Walla, FranzUffz202/JG-51 (S.U.)Fw 190A-4 Werk # 7100 "Black 9" (lost 6/21/43)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 21 June, 1943 in the Shisdra area, cause not reported. The Fw 190 Loss List suggested he had 20 victories, however I never found any on the OKL Claims list.
89 Waldvogel, HelmutOblt12/16/1912Triberg
Cannock Chase		1/KG-40He 111H-3 Werk # 3333 "V4 + BH" (lost 5/9/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 9 May, 1941 when his ac crashed into the irish Sea off South Stack, a small island located just off Holy Island, Anglesey, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Ofw Konrad Raub, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ofw Franz Resch, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Ofw Herbert Lehmann, Flt Engr (MIA). The bodies of Ofw Raub and Ofw Resch washed ashore later, and were buried at CC/6/11 in graves 239 & 238 respectively. The two missing are commemorated on the Kiel-Laboe Naval Memorial (D.Drury).
90 Waldmann, FranzFw1/NJG-1He 219A-0 Werk # 190211 "G9 + TH" (30% dam 2/21/45)Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 21 February, 1945; crashed at the Dortmund airfield after engaging in aerial combat.
91 Waldheim, HeinzUffz2./NJG 2Ju 88 G-6 "4R + BK" (TT + OX) Werknr 620282 (lost 30/11/44)AC lost 30 November, 1944 in the Issum, Geldern area, no further detail. Remaining crew: Obsv Uffz Bruno Hermannsdörfer (KIA, born 15/06/18 in Hof, buried Lintfort/Moers Gemeindefriedhof – Grave No.30, CK) and Radop Uffz Fritz Christ (born 09/05/23-24/06/04 in Tettnang, CK). Source: A. Rosseels. Added: AC was attacked and shot down by Wing Commander F. S. Gonsalves and Flight Lieutenant B. G. Duckett in a Mosquito XXX of No.85 Squadron. (CK)


Franz Christ
Courtesy Christian König
92 Waldeck, FranzOblt2 KG-50 (Vaerlose)He 177A-1 Werk # 5161 (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 2 September, 1942 during a training exercise, crashing into the sea off Melby Denmark, cause not given. The entire crew presumed KIC. AC recovery completed on 12 September, 1942. Remaining crew: Fw Heinz Splinter, Obs and Uffz Willi Werth, R/O have no known graves, just as the pilot. Ogefr Werner Homberg was recovered, and was buried in the Kobenhavn Vestre Cemetery. Source: Air War over Denmark.
93 Walch, JosefUffz1917/12/22 (CK)Pfeffersöd/ LK Laufen


Courtesy CK

2./ErgZGr (CK)Bf-110KIFA on 6 September, 1940 (near Lössum/ Denmark (CK)). Data found on Obituary Card on the internet. Added: The aircraft crashed at a rye field near the firing range at Søsum not far from Fliegerhorst Værløse. Crew_: Radop Gefr Franz Gabriel (born 09/04/1921 in Büren) were both laid to rest in Kirke Værløse cemetery on 09/08/40. They were transferred to the København Vestre cemetery in 1944. Block B Reihe 13 Grab 713 (CK)


Courtesy CK
94 Wagner, FranzFw6/ZG-76 (Channel)Bf 110C "M8 + WP" (lost 8/15/40)Destroyer Operational ClaspBoth he and his R/O, Uffz Fritz Spörl KilledInAction (KIA) 15 August, 1940. They are believed to have been shot down by a Spitfire, piloted by F/L James McArthur of No. 609 Sq., at Furzley, West Wellow, near Romsey, Hampshire. (Bf 110 Loss List & D.Drury). Added: the ac was completely burnt out and there are no known graves for either airman (D.Drury).
95 Wagner, BernhardLt10/1/1918Düsseldorf9/KG-76 (11/40 Cormeilles-en-Vexin)Do 17 Werk # 2798 (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA 15 November, 1940, on a London raid by an RAF Blenheim of No.25 Sq., piloted by Sgt Sidney Victor Holloway with AC Frank Fildes, R/O and Sgt James Douglas Culmer, and AA fire. The AC crashed at Latton Priory Farm, Rye Hill, Harlow, at 11:55PM. Remaining crew: Fw Rudolf Grömmer (MIA), Uffz Walter Hoeckendorf (KIA), Fw Albert Haas (KIA) and Gefr Franz Heilleg. The deceased are all buried in a single grave in the German War Cem. at Cannock Chase, Blk 9, Row 2, Gr 9 (D.Drury).
96 Wachter, FranzUffz14/KG-51Bf 410
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Destroyer Operational Clasp		WIA 7 July, 1944, no further detail (Bolten). One known victory, a Lancaster over the Normandy Front on 28 June, 1944.
97 Wachsmuth, KurtObltLegion Condor AS/88 (03-04/39, CK), 2./Kü.Fl.Gr. 606 (10/39, CK), Stfkpt 7. Seenotstaffel (03/41-02/42)Do 18D-3 Werk # 0816 "8L + FK" (lost 10/9/39)EP (19/01/42 CK),
EK 1 & 2

probably (at least) Recce Operational Clasp in Bronze		Pilot and crew interned 9 October, 1939, when they made an emergency landing into the North Sea south of Farsund, Vest-Agder, Norway, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Oblt z.S. Franz Töpper, Obs; KM Oberfunkmaat Rudolf Wildgrube, R/O and Uffz Friedrich Schmidt, Flt Engr. Pilot & crew returned to Germany 15 April, 1940 (D.Drury).


98 Wachholz, HugobertFhjFw1/30/1922Altvalm1/KG-100He 177A-3 Werk # 332241 "5J + DH" (lost 2/18/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 18 February, 1944; crashed at Ottmaring, by Augsburg, during a high altitude instrument flight, cause unknown. Remaining crew (KIC): Uffz Hermann Hofmeister, geb 4/7/1921, K.Obs; Uffz Franz Meckel, geb 1/2/1918, Gunner and Uffz Kurt Gustav Hankel, geb 2/15 1917, Gunner. Source: B.Bines.
99 Vüllers, FranzOblt1909/11/24Schleiden/Eifel/Rhineland


Courtesy CK

Instr. FFS C12 Prague/Rusin (-08/40-), I./KG 40 (05/41)Ju-52, Fw-200 C-3/U2 "F8 + HK" (lost)EP (08/12/41)

EK 1 & EK 2
KIC/KIFA? on 12 December 1941 when crashed near Cognac airfield for reasons unknown. Crew and fate unknown. Buried in war cemetery Berneuil. Flying instructor on Ju-52 in Prague for Lt Eberhard Kuhnt in 08/40.CKönig
100 Vorst, FranzUffzStab/KG-76 (S.U.)Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360158 "F1 + MX" (lost 7/13/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with one other unnamed crew 13 July, 1942 in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 8375, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).

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