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1 Wilbrandt, Hans GeorgLt7/10/19216/KG-4 (10/42 Seschtschinskaja)He 111H-6 Werk # 4420 "5J + BP" (lost 10/6/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 6 October, 1942, when their ac was lost in the ar ea of Toropets, Tver Oblast, Russia due to unknown circumstances. Remaining crew: Gefr Gustav Gall, Obs; Fw Helmut Sauer, R/O and Gefr Bruno Stemminger, Gnr. No VDK burial matches (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Willbrandt.
2 Waldhelm, Hans Jürgen (Kurt?)Hptm (post-mortem)1916/05/06 (CK)1


Waldhelm left Eberhard Sauer right

I.(J)/LG 2 (12/39 CK), Stfkpt 11.(N)/JG 2 later 5./NJG 1 (06-07/40 CK), Stfkpt 10./NJG 1 (10/40 CK), Jagdstaffel Holland (renamed 10./NJG 1, 12/40 CK), Stfkpt 4.(Eins.)/JFS 2 (05-06/41 CK), Stfkpt 4./JGr Drontheim (07/41-01/42 CK), Stfkpt 6./JG 3 (01-07/42 CK), 1/Schl.G 2 (08/42 CK Africa)Bf 109 F-4 Werknr 5485 (40% dam 07/01/43), Bf 109 F-4 "White 8" Werknr 13025 (lost 03/02/43)
probably both EK 1 & 2
MIA on 3 February, 1943 after crashing and burning in "White 8", cause and location not reported. (added: after air combat near Thelepte, CK), WIA 7 January, 1943 when his 109 was hit by Flak near the Hamreid airfield (and force-landed at Hamreid airfield CK). Source: Bf 109 Loss List.


Courtesy CK
3 Uhl, FritzUffz3/JG-53 (9/39), 9/JG-53 (10/39)Bf 109E-3 (two 100% losses in 1939)Wound Badge(10/14/39)
Fighter Operational Clasp		Bailed safely after being shot down without wounds 30 September, 1939 during aerial combat with a P-36 in the Merzig/St.Wendel area. Suffered a broken arm in an aerial collision with Kurt Sauer over Wiesbaden on 14 October, 1939. Both bailed safely. Both his and Sauers AC were lost.uhlx
4 Seidlitz, Günter vonOblt10/21/1915Kiel
Cannock Chase		8/KG-55He 111P-2 Werk # 2857 "G1 + ES" (lost 4/16/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 16 April, 1941 when his ac was sd by a Beaufighter of No.604 Sq., piloted by S/L John Cunningham, and crashed at Southampton, Hampshire. Remaining crew: Fw Franz Hümmer, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC/6/16/320); Uffz Herbert Sauer, R/O (POW) and Uffz Horst Rosenberg, Flt Engr (POW). Oblt von Seidlitz buried CC/6/16/321 (D.Drury).
5 Sauer, SiegfriedUffz8/JG-3Bf 109G-6 Werk#440688Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 16 July, 1944; Combat with a Spitfire, area of Falaise. Mombeek MIA List.
6 Sauer, OttoFw5/StG-2 (S.U.)Ju 87D-3 Werk # 0340 "T6 + FN" (lost 7/17/43)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 17 July, 1943 while making an emergency landing in Map Quad Pl.Qu. 7075. Ju 87 Loss List
7 Sauer, MaxFhjFw3Stab II/JG-1 (11/43), 4/JG-1 (1/44), Stab II/JG-1 (3/44)Fw 190A-4 Werk # 2333 (lost 11/3/43), Fw 190A-6, Fw 190A-7 Werk # 430704 "Red 21" (lost 3/29/44)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 29 March, 1944 during aerial combat with P-51 escorts at Badersleben. No known grave. Uninjured 3 November, 1943 when his AC was shot down at Brake, and he bailed safely. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 on 11 November, 1943. His 2nd, a B-17 NE of Hannover on 30 January, 1944. A 3rd, a B-17 (e.V.) in the Hameln area on 10 February, 1944. Bailed successfully 3 November, 1943 after aerial combat with American escort fighters on the Wilhelmshaven raid. Sauer was the long-time wingman for Oberst Oesau.
8 Sauer, KurtOblt2./ KG 26 (Stfkpt 05/42)He-111 (lost on 03/05/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (09/06/42 postmortem)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA)/ MIA on 03/05/42 when shot down by Flak in low-level attack on convoy PQ 15. Crew (KilledInAction (KIA)/MIA): Uffz Gustav Rambow, Uffz Paul Rofalski, Uffz Karl WagnerCKönig
9 Sauer, KurtFw9

Courtesy Christian König

9/JG-53 (6/40), 6/JG-53 (1/43), 9/JG-53 (6/43 S.U.)Bf 109E-3 in 9 Staffel(lost 10/39), Bf 109F-2 Wk# 6689 "Yel 4 + I"(lost 6/27/41), Bf 109F-2 Werk # 9190 "Yellow 7 + I" (lost 7/16/41), Bf 109F & G(Trop)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW briefly 16 July, 1941 when he developed engine trouble in Bf 109F-2 Wk# 9190 "Yellow 7 + -" (lost) behind enemy lines 300km west of Smolensk (Prien). MIA briefly 27 June, 1941 during aerial combat in Wk# 6689 at Molodeczno (Jochen Prien). Uninjured in an aerial combat collision with Uffz Fritz Uhl over Wiesbaden on 14 October, 1939. He bailed safely. One known victory, his 1st, a Hurricane north of Creil, 3 June, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire at Portland/Insel Wight on 11 August, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire in the Calais area on 9 September, 1940. Two known Desert victories, both Spitfires 40 & 50 km north of Cap Bon on 15 January, 1943. This Kurt Sauer was either another by the same name or released from French captivity. Magnus, 9 victories. Could be Two different Kurt Sauers (H. Breuer).
10 Sauer, KarlOblt1(F)/124 (Aufklar Kette-Lappland)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430445 "G2 + FK" (lost 6/22/43)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 22 June, 1943; operational "accident" southwest of Tikksjärvi Finland. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Oblt Reinhard Tiedemann, Observer; Ofw Friedrich Grüner, R/O and Uffz Hubertus Wüst, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
11 Sauer, KarlOblt10(Jabo)/JG-2 (3/40), 2/JG-52 (10/40)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 4132 (lost 10/12/40)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 12 October, 1940 after being shot down, crashing at Chantry Farm, Hollingbourne, Kent.
12 Sauer, HorstGefr3/JG-77 (Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-14 Werk# 511971 (lost 3/20/45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 20 March, 1945; AA fire, crashed near Hermkirch. Mombeek MIA List.
13 Sauer, HeinzFw1/JG-77 (Med)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 7555 "White 6" (lost 7/17/42Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 17 July, 1942 after being shot down off Kalafrana by F/O McLeod of No. 603 Sq..Sauer bailed safely, was rescued by an RAF rescue launch, but died of his wounds sometime later.
14 Sauer, HansOblt5/22/1912Wiesbaden6(K)/LG-1 (11/38), 4/LG-1 (7/41)Ju 88A-1 (dam 5/20/41, crew retd safe w/wounds), Ju 88A-5 Werk # 8263 (lost 10/21/41) RK(7/5/41)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		MIA 21 October, 1941; failed to return from a courier mission to Benghazi. Remaining crew (MIA): Ofw Hans Lampka, Obs; Ofw Walter Kalusche, R/O and Uffz Wilhelm Wegerer, Gnr.. The last radio message was transmitted from the area 70 to 80km NE of Benghazi Libya, reporting engine trouble. Approximately 180 combat missions over Poland and the West. Source: Kaiser RK book.
15 Sauer, GüntherHptmStfkpt 2(F)/22 (S.U.)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430825 "4N + PK" (lost 8/18/43)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew at Tschugujew 18 August, 1943, believed sd by Soviet Ace & F/Ldr Alex Pokryshkin (Ju 88 Loss List & S. Pietrzak).
16 Sauer, Fritz vonLt1/SKG-210 (S.U.)Bf 110E Werk # 3795 "S9 + NH" (lost 6/24/41)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 24 June, 1941 by enemy fire, location not reported. Bf 110 Loss List
17 Sauer, FelixFw1912/02/14Sigmaringen1


9./JG 53 (10/39), 3./JG 53 (40), 6./JG 53 (04/41), 10.(Jabo)/JG 53 (01/42 San Pietro), 2./JG 104 (Flt Instr '44), JG 11 wars endBf 109 E-3, Bf 109 F-2 "Yellow 12" (04/41) in 6./JG 53, Bf 109 F-4/Z "White 3" Werknr. 7473 (90% dam 27/03/42) & Bf 109 F-4 "White 6" Werknr. 7287 (lost 5/16/42) in 10.(Jabo)
EK 1 & EK 2

probably at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver
Shot down 16 May, 1942 by Spitfires off Pozzallo Malta in his Bf 109 F-4 "White 6" and rescued by an Italian torpedo boat, 8 days later in his dinghy, after bailing safely. He lost "White 3" when he belly-landed on 27 March, 1942 in water just off shore at Pozzallo, on the Sicilian coast due to engine failure (Prien). The AC was written off due to salt water corrosion. He also flew the Bf 109F-4/B in the Jabo Staffel. One known victory, his 1st, a Blenheim at Map Quadrant 33-1 on 28 August, 1941. Battle of Britain pilot in 3/JG-53. Deceased 4 July, 1999.

Courtesy


18 Sauer, EberhardGefrStab I/JG-11Fw 190A-8 Werk # 730475 "Black < 1" (lost 7/14/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 July, 1944 during aerial combat NE of St Lo.
19 Sauer, EberhardOblt3./JGr. 102 (11/39-01/40 Stfkpt), I./NJG 3 (10/41 Stfkpt)Found on a picture on airfield Vlissingen with Oblt. Waldhelm


Waldhelm left Eberhard Sauer right

CKönig
20 Sauer, E.Gefr1/JG-2Fw 190A (lost 7/14/44)Fighter Operational ClaspReported sd 14 July, 1944 by an RCAF fighter piloted by F/O T.R. Wheler of No. 411 Sq., location not reported, pilot disposition unknown (RCAF Claims List).
21 Sauer, ?Fw1920/01/0714./KG 2KIFA on 29 July 1943 at Lechfeld air field (found on a Ehrentafel /honory table of 14./ KG 2CKönig
22 Sauer,Oblt1

Courtesy Christian König

12/JG-301Fw 190A-8
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a B-24 S of Hannover on 26 November, 1944.
23 Sauer,Gefr3/JG-53 (9/40)Bf 109E-4/BFighter Operational ClaspPictured in a September 1940 Staffel picture in the JG-53 Chronicles by Jochen Prien. Believed to have survived.
24 Sauer,Uffz2/JG-77 (Italy)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 18687 (lost 8/2/43)Fighter Operational ClaspHis G-6 reported lost near Mistretta on 2 August, 1943 after aerial combat with a Spitfire, pilot OK.
25 Rubbe,Fw4(F)/122Ju 88D-5 Werk # 430036 "F6 + AM" (lost 5/13/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 13 May, 1942, while on a combat sortie, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List & Wiki Luft Data). Added: Remaining crew (MIA): Ofw Sauer, Obs; Fw Müller, R/O and Uffz Quandt, Gnr (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Rubba.
26 Rickling, JosefOfhr11/JG-4Bf 109K-4 Werk # 330312 "Yellow 11" (dam 12/23/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 23 December, 1944 during aerial combat in the Roth/Sauer area (JG-4 List).
27 Reuter, PaulUffz3/Fl.Erg.Gr. (See)He 111J Werk # 5050 "DD + BT" (lost 5/30/40)Bomber Operational Clasp The ac, a torpedo bomber, reported crashed on the Jizeske Mountain, Hejnic-Jizerske, CZ. Pilot & crew killed in the crash, possible cause, instrument flight in bad weather. Remaining crew: Lt Paul Schulz, Obs; Gefr Walter Sauer, R/O and Uffz Simon Wagner, Mech (F.Braun).
28 Reiser, ErichLt1917/12/16Karlsruhe


Kablitz and Sauer


Kanz with Reiser
Courtesy Christian König

2./KG 2 (01/44 Channel)Do 217 M-1 "U5 + EK", Do 217 M-1 "U5 + CK" Werknr 86017 (lost 22/01/44)
EK 1 & EK 2

Bomber Operational Clasp in Silver		KilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew, 22 January, 1944, believed sd by flak over London, flying low over a hospital, and crashing into a row of trees at high speed. One engine was on fire, when it crashed onto the ground and exploded. Remaining crew: Uffz Erich Kanz (geb 31/08/1923, Peest), Obs; Uffz Günter Kaplitz (25/05/1921, Spandau), R/O and Uffz Georg Sauer (02/12/1923, Mannheim), Flt Engr (C.König). Added: Crew buried Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery Plot 9 Row 7 Grave 42 (CK)


Reiser
Courtesy Oleg Marin
29 Niesgen, HansUffz7/30/1918

Courtesy Christian König

4/JG-1 (3/44)Fw 190A-7 Werk # 430358 "White 9" (lost 3/29/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) during an enemy interception mission, 29 March, 1944. He was sd 1km N of Badersleben, Germany, by a P-51 of 4FG. Added: He is buried in a single grave in the Evangelical Friedhof, Badersleben (D.Drury). He was one of nine JG-1 lost this date. Remaining eight: Hptm Günther Wrobel, Uffz Harry Kubon, Uffz Rudolf Martin, Fw Werner Wiegand, Uffz Hans Eisenberger, Uffz Alfred Hoyer, and FhjFw Max Sauer (C.König).

Courtesy Christian König
30 Lange, EugenOfw
Cannock Chase		2(F)/122He 111H-1 "F6 + PK" (lost)Observer Operational ClaspPOW 17 October, 1939 after aerial combat with three Spitfires of RAF No. 41 Sq.. piloted by F/O Peter Blatchford, Sgt Ted Shipman and Sgt Albert Harris (KilledInAction (KIA) 18 October, 1939 (D.Drury). Lange was forced to ditch in the North Sea 25 miles east of Whitby. Remaining crew: Lt Joachim Kretschmer, Observer (MIA), Uffz Bernhard Hochstuhl, wireless operator (POW) and Iffz Hugo Sauer, mechanic (KilledInAction (KIA)). Kretschmer and Sauer were killed early in the attack and Hochstuhl was wounded in the leg and barely escaped death when bullets scarred his flight helmet. Hochstuhl and Lange were picked up by ASR 43 hours after ditching, Lange suffering from exposure. Sauers body washed ashore near Whitby on 30 October, 1939 and he lies in the German Military Cemetery at Cannock Chase, Blk 3, Row 12, Gr364. Although Lange is said to be an Ofw, he appears to be wearing a Navy uniform in a picture of he and Hochstuhl in captivity. The photo may be applied to the wrong crew or the identifications on the photo (pg 22 Broken Eagles I) are reversed. Lange and Hochstuhl were the first German fliers captured on British soil during WWII.
31 Krüger, KarlheinzFw3/21/1922Widminnen4/LG-1Ju 88A-4 Werk # 301512 "L1 + HM" (lost 6/16/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) the night of 15/16 June, 1944; damaged by flak over the Normandy invasion area, and crashed near Tailleville, France. It seemed as if they were hit over the Seine estuary, after some of the crew had bailed. Remaining crew: Uffz Rolf Kulp, KilledInAction (KIA), (bur Bayeux 13/A/21); Uffz Ernst Sauer, MIA at Sea, (Comm @ Kiel-Laboe) and Ogefr Werner Hoffmann, KilledInAction (KIA) (bur La Combe Blk 24 Gr 306. Fw Krüger listed as MIA at Sea, commemorated at Kiel-Laboe (D.Drury). Note: Altho crew designations are unknown, another source suggests that Uffz Kulp was the pilot.
32 Klemm, HeinzUffz


Courtesy CK

1./KG 6Ju-88 A-14 "3E + DH" Werknr.144140 (lost)
EK 1 & EK 2

at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		Rescued from sea on 5 November 1942 after ditching due to engine problems 10 km W of Chania on a ferry flight from Crete to Sicily. Crew: Obsv Uffz Max Schimmer (Rescued), Radop Uffz Michael Moosbauer (EK 1+2, Bomber Op Clasp in Bronze, KIFA, born 16/10/1918 in Elmberg, buried Maleme German War Cemetery Block 4 Grave 847), Gunr Uffz Helmut Sauer (Rescued). Might be the Heinz Klemm of KG 54 in the archive


Moosbauer
Courtesy CK

CKönig
33 Heinrici, WilhelmOblt
Cannock Chase		1/LG-2Ju 88A-1 Werk # Unk "L1 + ?H" (lost 8/14/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 August, 1940; sd by a Spitfire of No. 609 Sq., piloted by Sgt Alan N. Feary, while attacking RAF Middle Wallop airfield. The ac crashed at North Charford, Fordingbridge, Hampshire. Remaining crew: Gefr Friedrich Ahrens (born 23/11/16 in Duisburg (CKönig), DOW 8/15/40, bur CC 7/2/42); Gefr E. Sauer (POW) and Gefr Heinz Werner Stark (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC 7/2/38). Heinrici buried CC 7/2/41. Source: D. Drury.
34 Haspel, ErwinLt1917/06/05 (CK)


Gladow


Sauer


Kargel

Courtesy CK

3.(F)/Aufkl. Gr. 33 (06/41 S.U.), 3.(F)/Aufkl. Gr. 35 (09/42 Schiphol)Ju 88 A-5 Werknr 0635 (20% dam 19/09/42); Ju-188 F-1 "8H + AL" (lost, CK)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Recce Operational Clasp in Gold		WIA 19 September, 1942; belly landed at Schiphol as a result of enemy fire. Also wounded, his R/O Uffz J.Lisinski, no furher mention of the remaining crew (SGLO). Eleven known combat missions recorded on the 1941 Mission Board. Added: MIA on 15 May 1944 during mission in the Mediterranean in the region of Peloponesia , reason unknown. Crew (MIA): Obsv FhJOFw Gladow, Radop OGefr Sauer, Gunr Uffz Kargel (EK2). 08-09/43 sick with malaria - unfit for flying(CK)


Haspel
Courtesy CK
35 Gottschling, FranzLt


Helmut Bönninghaus


4./KG 54 (05/40 Channel)He 111 P "B3 + ?M" (lost 19/05/40)
at least EK 2
Wound badge		POW 19 May, 1940; sd by fighters in the Lille France area. Remaining crew: Oblt Hermann Sauer, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Walter Nickel, R/O (POW/WIA) and Gefr Helmut Bönninghaus, Gnr (EK 2, KilledInAction (KIA)) (CK). Added: WIA on 10/05/40 in an emergency landing near Varrelbusch - shot up by fighters (CK)
36 Bär, Oskar Heinrich 'Heinz' or 'Pritzl'Obstlt3/25/1913Sommerfeld bei Leipzig221


Courtesy Christian König

1/JG-51 (9/40 St Ingelvert), Stafkpt 12/JG-51, Kdr IV/JG-51, Kdr I/JG-77, Kdr JGr-Süd, II/JG-1 (4/44), Kdr JG-3 (1/45), III/EJG-2, Kdr EpKdo 162, JV-44Bf 109E-4 Werk # 3714 "White 13" (crashed into Channel 9/2/40, pilot rescued), Bf 109F-2 Werk # 6663 "White 7" (4/41), Bf 109F-2 Werk # 8318 "Brown 1" (8/41), Bf 109F-4 Wk# 7555 (5/42), Bf 109F-4 Wk#13376 "<< +" (Italy 42), Bf 109G-6 Wk# 18591 (20% dam; Bär injured when rammed by a landing ac), Fw 190A-7 Werk # 172689 "Red 23", Fw 190A-8/R2, Fw 190A-9 Werk # 205241 (9/44), Me 262C-1 "V186" w III/EJG-2, He 162
RK(7/2/41)
S(2/16/42)

Deutsche Kreuz -Gold (6/8/42)
EP(6/8/42)

EK 1 & 2

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant
21 Bombers. His 200th victory was a B-24 Ser. # 41-29273 "Flak Magnet" of 458BG, 753BS, downed 22 April, 1944 (Abschussmeldung on file) at Hoetmar Germany, flown by 1/Lt Geo. N. Spaven Jr. (KilledInAction (KIA)). Germanys 9th ranked fighter Ace. 1000 combat missions. EL 8/14/41. Historys first Jet Ace! 16 victories in the Me 262. 10 victories in the Desert, Kdr I/JG-77. He was shot down 18 times. His 100th victory, an I-16 Rata on 19 May, 1942, the same day he downed five; three additional I-16s and an R-5. His 200th victory, a B-24 in the Ahlen area on 22 April, 1944 in his A-7 "Red 23". One of his last victories, a P-47 in the Bad Aibling area on 28 April, 1945, and a Mosquito, next day, same area, serving in JV-44. Began as Fw in JG-51 in Bf 109E Werk # 3714 "White 13" & E # 6663 "White 7". Also, Kdr I/JG-77 in May 1942. Served in JG-3 also. Fw 190A carried Werk # 172689 of II/JG-1. Also known to have flown Fw 190A-7 Werk # 431007 "Red 13" in II/JG-1. Flew an Me 262A-1a Wk#110559 "Red 13" also, in April, 1945. 16 Me 262 victories. Often out of Görings favor, he coined the phrase, "In my crate, I'm the commander". Killed in a light plane crash in Brunswick in 1957.


Major Heinz Bär (Kommandeur ll./JG1) briefing pilots at Rheine. L-R: Oblt. von Kirchmayr - Oblt. Burath - Unknown - Lt. Schwarz - Lt. Wegner - Lt. Deppe - Lt. Terborg - Obfw. Bach - Obfw. Schuhmacher - Obfw. Niederreicholz - Fw. Sauer - Fw. Fuchs - Uffz. Zinkl.



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