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1 Wedemeyer, FwI/KGr.z.b.V.-323 (3/43)Me 323D-6 (Gigant) Werk # 1130 (70% dam 3/30/43)Glider Pilot Badge, Wound Badge, Transport Operational ClaspInjured with his entire crew, 30 March, 1943, when they crash landed at Castell Vetrano, no cause reported. Remaing crew: Ofw Ried, Co-Pilot; Ogefr Schönemann, Obs: Uffz Clausen, R/O; Ogefr Bauer, Gnr 1: Ogefr Lubing, Gnr 2; Ogefr Löbert, Mech 1 and Ofw Nikol, Mech 2 (Qu.Meister File).
2 Weber, HeinzLt3(F)/123 (Channel)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430325 (lost 10/4/42)Observer Operational ClaspKIC with unnamed crew near Rennes 4 October, 1942; accidentally flew into the ground (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Roman Gastager and Radop OFw Bauer (shot down 2 Blenheim on 30/06/40 over Guernsey) flew with him from 04/41 (CKönig)
3 Weber, HansLt11/24/1915


3.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 123Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430325 (lost 10/4/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/27/42)
EP (01/12/41)(CKönig)
EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		KIC with his entire crew, 4 October, 1942, when they crashed in the vicinity of Coudray Vilboux, cause unknown. Remaining crew (pos unk, all bur Mont de Huisnes, Vault 10): OFw Otto Bauer (geb 9/4/1915), Gr 115;OFw Martin Bachmann (geb 9/28/1915), Gr 98 and Uffz Kurt Wilke (geb 3/15/1919), Gr 82. Lt Weber buried in Grave 132 (DK-G Awards List, absa3945 & LOCS). Added: Roman Gastager and Radop OFw Bauer (shot down 2 Blenheim on 30/06/40 over Guernsey) flew with him from 05/41-02/42 (CKönig)
4 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
5 Torngrind, HerbertFw9/StG-1Ju 87R (lost 8/8/40)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspFailed to return from a mission over the Channel 8 August, 1940 during the Battle of Britain. Added: His R/O-Gnr this date was Gefr Heinrich Bauer. They were shot down at sea SW of the Isle of Wight while attacking shipping, their dispositions uncertain (D.Drury).
6 Tocha, GerhardLt1916/11/21Dirschau



OFw Bauer

OFw Krautzig



Uffz Lübberding
Courtesy CK

GKFS Lechfeld (1939 CK)I./KG 28He 111 H-4 "1T + HL" Werknr 3286 (80% dam 30/04/41 CK)Tocha (no) belly-landed his ac at Nantes airfield on 30 April, 1941, after a raid on Plymouth and Devonport. He may have been struck by mines dropped from a Havoc piloted by F/Lt McLennahan of No. 93 Sq. Source: J.Schadskaje. Added: Lt Tocha was killed in the crash. Burial at Pornichet Cem, Blk 3, Row 14, Gr 431. No crew detail reported (absa3945). Added: Crew Obsv OFw Bauer, Gunr OFw Krautzig, Radop Uffz Lübberding. They first attacked successfully a merchant ship of 5000 BRT. Tocha was seriously WIA and seemingly DOW later. During the flight back OFw Bauer who had no flying licence managed to bring the a/c to an airfield and crashlanded it with the help of the crew and via radio (CK)

Lt Tocha
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7 Sy, Erwin PaulMaj8/21/1915Angermünde4(K)/LG-1 (9/39), Stab II/LG-1 (Med 2/41), Stfkpt 4/LG-1 (Africa)Ju 86, He 111H Werk # Unk "L1 + EM" (dam 5/10/40), Ju 88A-5 Werk # 2203 (50% dam 2/4/41), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 8610 "L1 +BA" (lost 12/2/42) RK(5/22/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/2/42)
EP(4/8/41)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		Shortly after receiving his RK, he and his crew were sd during an attack on the fortress of Tobruk on 2 December, 1942 in Wk# 8610, buried Derna Cem.. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)):his Commander, Obstlt Franz von Benda, Obs; Fw Ernst Neumeister, R/O and Fw Ewald Bauer, Gnr.. Sy and his Gunner, Uffz Ewald Bauer were WIA when attacked by Hurricanes near Malta on 4 February, 1941. 300 combat missions. Source: Kaiser RK book. Added: On 10 May, 1940, his He 111 made a forced landing on the beach near Calais-Marck after being attacked by an MS 406 of GC III/1, piloted by Sgt Albert Durand and a Bloch 152 of GC II/8, piloted by SC jean Honorat, Sy, the observer on this flight, was captured unhurt. Remaining crew (POW): Oblt Horst Merkwitz, Pilot; Fw Bruno Falkenhagen, R/O and Fw Rudolf Martin, Flt Engr (WIA). All POW's repatriated soon after (D.Drury).syxx
8 Stockbauer, Ludwig R?Lt1(F)/123 (Channel)Ju 88D-2 Werk # 0396 "4U + HH" (lost 8/26/41)Observer Operational ClaspPOW 26 August, 1941when he was shot down during a reconnaissance mission over Bristol and Birmingham England. He was the victim of two Hurricanes of RAF No.615 Sq., piloted by F/O R.G.O.J.Mouchette and Sgt Hamilton. The AC crashed at 18:34 hours at Belgooly, Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, where the entire crew were interned. Remaining crew: Lt Rudolf Bauer, Observer; Gefr Herbert Schulze, R/O and Gefr Gerhard Grechsel, Gunner. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny.
9 Stitz, H.Uffz9/KG-6 (9/44)Ju 88A-2 Werk # unk (lost 9/2/44)Wound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost the night of 1/2 September, 1944 southeast of Zwolle, cause and pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: Cause still unknown. Pilot Uffz Stitz injured in a crash. His Observer, Ogefr M.Bauer also injured. His R/O, Ogefr R.Stinner Safe. Two other unnamed,also safe (SGLO).
10 Sosner, HeinzObltStfkpt 10/JG-54Fw 190A-8 Werk# 172678 (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 23 July, 1944 west of Lublin. This Wk# may be incorrect as it has been attributed to Fw Gerhard Bauer, 13/JG-54, KilledInAction (KIA) 21 September, 1944 near Almelo. Alternate spelling: Sosna (Stankey & DeZeng)
11 Sigmund, RudolfHptm1915/03/05Hardheim Baden29


1./NJG 1, Stab II./NJG 2, 10./NJG 1 (02/43), Stfkpt 10. & 11./NJG 1 (07/43), Kdr III./NJG 3 (08/43)Bf 110 G-4 "G9 + AX" Werknr 5380 (dam 25/07/43), Bf 110 G-4 "D5 + AD" Werknr 5560 (lost 03/10/43) RK (08/08/43)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (30/08/43)
EP (29/03/43)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver		KilledInAction (KIA) 3 October, 1943 over Kassel in "D5 + AD" after being hit by German AA guns and crashing near Göttingen. The other crew, Fw Hugo Bauer and Uffz Johannes Dittrich also perished. All three buried at Reichenbrüch. Made a belly landing on 25 July, 1943 in "G9 + AX" after aerial combat near Leuwarden, injuring Bauer & Sigmund. 26 of his victories were Night victories. 150 combat missions. His first victory, a Halifax on 4 January, 1943. Another, a Wellington into the sea on 20 February, 1943. Another, a B-24D into the sea, of 44BG during the Emden raid on 26 February, 1943. A B-24 on 26 March, 1943. A B-17 on 17 April, 1943. A Wellington near Metz on 13 May, 1943. A Lancaster at Grafhorst and another at Ijsselmeer on 13 June, 1943. Two Stirlings and a Wellington and a Lancaster on 26 June, 1943. Alternate spelling: Siegmund (Jager Blatt).

Courtesy CK
12 Schwärzel, Gerhard "Gerd"Fw4/3/1921Brunsbrüttel8/KG-3 (7/44)He 111H-16 Werk # 160980 "5K + HS" (lost 7/29/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 29 July, 1944 when his ac crashed W of Amiens, Somme, France due to unknown circomstances. Remaining crew: Ogefr Willi Bauer, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Alfred Schneider, R/O (WIA); Ogefr Karl Heinz Benua, Flt Engr (WIA) and Ogefr Waldemar Naujoks, Gnr (WIA). The pilot is buried in the German War Cem. at Bourdon, France, Blk 31, Row 17, Gr 645. No grave found for Ogefr Bauer (D.Drury).
13 Schumann, AlfredMaj1912/02/12GrimmaStfkpt 1./DFS 230 (06-10/42), Stfkpt 1./KG.z.b.V. 323 (11/42), Stfkpt 1./TG 5, Stfkpt 3./TG 5 (06/43-10/44)DFS-230, Me-323 E-1 "C8 + GG" Werknr 130038 (dam 85%)
EK 1 & EK 2

at least Transporter Operational Clasp in Silver		Uninjured in a crash-landing of a Gigant on 09/05/44 on airfield of Balomir on a return supply flight to Kecskemet/ Hungary due to engine failure. Crew mostly uninjured: 2. pilot Fw Bauer, Radop Uffz Zipfinger, Mech OFw Beck, Mech Uffz Geisler, Gunr OGefr Greiner, Gunr OGefr Hanenberg, Gunr OGefr Faulland, Gunr Gefr Przybilski (slightly WIFA), Mech OGefr Rosenbaum Gunr (slightly WIFA)CKönig
14 Schulz, ErichFw9/KG-53 (1/45)He 111H-16 Werk # 8187 "A1 + CT" (lost 1/5/45)Wound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspInjured 5 January, 1945, when his ac crashed at Wester Landsted t, Schleswig due to an engine malfunction. Remaining crew (only two pos known): Uffz Robert Bauer (WIA); Uffz Emil Rydwal, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz ErichPiechottka (WIA) and Ofw Richard Mann (KilledInAction (KIA)). Uffz Rydwal and Ofw Mann are buried in the German War Cem at Husum Ostfriedhof, Blk III, Row B; Mann in Gr 7, Rydwal in Gr 8 (D.Drury).
15 Schilling, AlbertUffz


Bauer

8./KG 26Ju-88 (lost)Schilling might not be the pilot of the crew which were all KIC on 11 May 1944 in Etang de Meugio, Montpellier. Crew: OGefr Karl Bauer (born 06/06/23 in Regensburg, buried in Dagneux war cemetery block 34 row 15 grave 523), Uffz Wilhelm Treue, Gefr Franz Mayrhuber.CKönig
16 Schierling, RudolfFw
Cannock Chase		8/KG-3Do 17Z-3 Werk # 4227 "5K + HR" (lost 9/30/40)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 30 September, 1940 after his ac was attacked and sd by fighters during a raid on London. The ac crashed into the Thames Estuary. Remaining crew: Fw Otto Bauer, Obs (MIA); Uffz Ludwig Schroff, R/O (MIA) and Fw Alfred Salomo, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC Blk 5, Row 7, Gr 149 (D.Drury).
17 Scheurich, KasparHptm5/20/1912Berlin3(F)/121 (10/40 Channel)He 111P Werk # Unk (lost 5/10/40)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 10 May, 1940; sd while on a reconnaissance mission by a Spitfire of No.73 Sq., piloted by S/Ldr J.W.C.More. The ac crashed near Chambley-Bussieres, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew (desig unk): Oblt Erich Horn, Fw Heinrich Klein and Uffz Herbert Baur. They are buried in the German War Cem. at Niederbronn-les-Bains, France, in Block 33. Hptm Scheurich Row 13, Gr 409; Oblt Horn Row 13, Gr 410; Fw Klein Row12, Gr 408 and Uffz Bauer Row 13, Gr 411 (D.Drury).
18 Schede, WernerUffz


9./ KG 53He-111 H-16KIA/KIC on 11 June 1944 at Sitno 5 km NE Zamosc/Poland. Crew: Obsv Uffz Arnold Wandzik, Radop Uffz Ernst Bauer (09/05/19 in Lichtenau), Gunr OGefr Günter Neuhaus, Gunr Gefr Franz Wenzel.CKönig
19 Schäfer, GerhardLt3/14/1924Lufttorpedostaffel 1/KG-26 (2/45 Stavanger Norway)Ju 88A-17 Werk # 883924 "1H + LH" (lost 2/10/45), Ju 88A-17 (lost 4/21/45) Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		MIA 21 April, 1945; sd by a Mosquito over the North Sea, Map Quadrant 3807/05 Ost. Remaing crew (MIA): Bomb Uffz Otto Bauer; R/O Fw Hubert Hoppe (12/2/1918) and Gnr Ogefr Richard Gattner (12/28/1924). WIA with unnamed crew 10 February, 1945, shot down by flak, crash landed at Andenes Norway. Source: SIG Norway & Ju 88 Loss List. Added: the unnamed crew are those mentioned in the April 1945 loss (Flyvrak Norway).
20 Rudek, ErichGefr4/KG-55He 111P-2 Werk # 2643 "G1 + CM" (lost 9/30/40)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 30 September, 1940; sd by Hurricanes of Nos. 238 & 504 Sqs. during an operation to Yeovil, Somerset. The ac crashed into the sea off Portland, Dorset. Remaining crew: Ofw Helmut Guttler (or Güttler), Obs (MIA); Gefr Karl Bauer, R/O (MIA); Gefr Fritz Strauss, Flt Engr (MIA) and Ogefr Willi Schocke, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA)). The body of Gefr Schocke washed ashore on 14 October, 1940, and was buried at Gosport (Ann's Hill) Cem., Plot 189, Gr 24 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Rudeck.
21 Rosenfeldt, HorstOblt5/KG-77 (Med)Ju 88A-5 (dam in a 1941 trng accident), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 0883641 "3Z + KN" (lost 4/19/42)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW (in Canada) with R/O Ogefr Rudolf Krizek 19 April, 1942; shot down by flak at La Valetta Malta; Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Willi Feige, Obs and Ogefr Josef Bauer, Gnr (Ju 88 Loss List & 12 Oclock Forum). Per a relative of the pilot, Rosenfeldt was able to bail thru the front bubble which had been destroyed. Oblt Rosenfeldt deceased in 2002. Added: Of the two deceased, Ogefr's Feige and Bauer, only Ogefr Bauer is listed in the VDK. His remains were transferred from Malta to the Cagliari (St Michele) Communal Cem., Sardinia, Blk 1, Gr 166 (D.Drury).
22 Reper, Karl HeinzLt11/30/1914Friedrichsort/KielTO Stab I/KG-100He 177A-3 Werk # 332224 "6N + TL" (lost 3/22/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 22 March, 1944; shot down by enemy fighters south of Rheine during a transfer flight. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Heinz Dittmann, geb 9/10/1920, K.Obs; Uffz Erich Bauer, geb 3/4/1921, R/O; Ofw Heinrich Karl Zarzitzky, geb 10/23/1915, Wart; Uffz Heinz Winter, geb 9/8/1920, Gunner; Uffz Karl Bierbrauer, geb 4/9/1922, Gunner; Uffz Richard Kristen, geb 1/30/1919, Elect; Ogefr Viktor van Kuil, geb 11/3/1922, Mech; Gefr Erwin Grönner, geb 7/12/1923, Wart and Gefr Kurt Schwarz, geb 9/26/1923, Wart. Sources: B.Bines & Jager Blatt 6/2003.
23 Panhans, ReinholdLt5/29/1916Königsberg3(F)/22Do 17P (crashed at sea off the Swedish coast)Observer Operational ClaspKIC 13 August, 1940 off the Swedish coastline, cause unknown. His body was found on the Swedish west coast and he was buried at Grebbestad Sweden on 11 October, 1940. The remaining two crewmembers, Fw Helmut Otto (born 6/1/1913) and Uffz Hans Bauer (born 6/29/1917) are still MIA. Source: B.Widfeldt
24 Oehm, Hans DieterLt9/5/19241

Courtesy Christian Konig

LKS-1 (school 11/42), 5(Sturm)/JG-300 (7/44), 8(Sturm)/JG-300 (12/44)Fw 190A-8 EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a P-38 in the Rosenheim area on 18 July, 1944. Shot down twice, once with serious wounds from B-24 return fire. After recovering in a Hungarian hospital, he returned to active duty. Added: Occasional wingman for Konrad Bauer; deceased December 2016 (falkeeins-blog).
25 Nies, WalterOFwDo 24 "KK + ON" Werknr. 019 (lost on 05/01/41)KilledInAction (KIA) on 05/01/41 when aircraft 019 crashed near Caen, cause unknown. Crew (all WIA): Radop Uffz Karl Tubbesing, Mech Ogfr. Wilhelm Bauer, Gunr Fw. Josef Haas


Courtesy Christian König

CKonig
26 Meyer, PeterOblt1/25/1912WerdenBFS-5 (5/42 Belgrade-Semlin, Yugoslavia)He 111P-4 Werk # 2912 (lost 5/22/42)Pilot BadgeKIC with his entire crew and students, 22 May, 1942, when they crashed near Dinias, Timis County, Romania, while on a training flight out of Fliegerhorst Belgrade-Semlin, Yugoslavia,cause unknown. Remaining crew: Uffz Rudolf Burian, R/O; Ofw Erwin Kaiser, Flt Engr; Fw Karl Weckerle, Student Pilot; Lt Fritz Kurt Hans Kahl, Student Pilot; Uffz Heinz Werner, Stusent R/O and Uffz Hans Bauer, Student R/O. The remains of the decease have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but graves are believed to exist at Peciu Nou (Ger = Ulmbach), Timis County, Romania, about 1.5 km SE of the crashsite. The crew are commemorated in the War Cemetery at Iasi (Jasi), Romania (D.Drury).
27 Loseke, HaroldUffz3(F)/22Fw 200C-3/U1 "F8 + MS"Observer Operational ClaspThis Fw 200C, belonging to 8/Transportstaffel "Condor", and at the disposal of 3(F)/22, was on its way from Gardemoen FP outside Oslo to Windau, when it experienced an internal armament explosion. With damage to the tail and the left wing, Loseke managed to reach the Swedish coast with only meters of altitude, and made a perfect emergency landing at the Torslanda Airport outside of Gothenburg Sweden on 8 May, 1945. Remaining crew: Lt Albert Zepf, Uffz Christian Timm, Co-pilot, Ogefr Alois Bauer, Ogefr Eduard Schott, Uffz Paul Schweitzer, and Uffz Walter Träger. Lt Zepf may have been the Co-pilot, but was not identified as such by the author. Another report suggests that one of the crew fired the damaging shots in an act of mutiny, and may have been thrown out in mid-air. No confirmation on this story. Source: Widfeldt Note: The call sign "F8" is attributed to KG-40, which also flew courier flights over Sweden.
28 Linke, WalterOfw3/27/1920Frankenstein ThüringenI/StG-2, 3/StG-2, 3/SG-2, II/SG-103Ju 87 Radio Operator RK(12/16/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/15/42)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		R/O mostly for RK-EL Holder Maj. Herbert Bauer. 950 missions, mostly with Major Bauer.
29 Lamotte, A.Uffz2/Kü.Fl.Gr-606 (9/41)Ju 88A-6 Werk # 4385 "7T + GK"(lost 9/12/41)Observer Operational ClaspHis Ju 88 crashed at Aalsmeer Holland (Bennebroekseweg 53, Rijenhout) on 12 September, 1941, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: The cause of the crash is still unknown. The entire crew of four were killed and buried at Ysselsteyn. The Pilot, Uffz Lamotte buried CW-7-167. Remaining crew: Gefr W.Klotz, Obs (bur CW-7-169); Ogefr G.Kohn, R/O (bur CW-7-170) and Gefr F.Bauer, Gnr (bur CW-7-168) (SGLO).
30 Kühhorn, GeorgStbsFw1(F)/123Ju 88A Werk # Unk (lost 5/9/40)Observer Operational ClaspPOW 9 May, 1940 after his ac developed engine trouble (or was hit by ground fire), and made an emergency landing at Azy, Cher, France. Remaining crew (all POW briefly): Lt Franz Oswald, Obs (later Hptm); Uffz Ewald Stratmnn, R/O and Uffz Franz Bauer, Gnr (D.Drury).



Courtesy Christian König
31 Krockow, Graf Hans Kaspar vonLt6/5/19183/KG-55He 111P-4 Werk # 2946 "G1 + EL" (lost 4/11/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 11 April, 1941 on an operation to Birmingham, cause unknown. The ac returned to France, but crashed at Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados. Remaining crew: Ofw Rudi Mondrey (or Mandrey), Obs (KilledInAction (KIA), no known grave); Fw Siegfried Gebhardt, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA), bur Champigny-St Andre, Blk 17, Row 13, Gr 722); Fw Franz Huhmann, Flt Engr ( survived) and Uffz Christian Bauer, Gnr ( survived). Lt Krockow buried Champigny-St Andre, Blk 17, Row 13, Ge 724 (D.Drury).
32 Kogler, JohannObstlt1911/06/30Vienna4



Courtesy CK

Kdr Erg./ZG 26 (07/41), Kdr ZG 101 (43), Kdr III./ZG 26 (02/44), Kdr JG 6 (12/44 Quackenbrück)Bf 110 D in ZG 26, Fw 190 A-9; Bf 110 & Me 410 G in ZG 26, Fw 190 A-8 "<- + -" Werknr 980543 (lost 01/01/45)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (07/44 CK)

EP>br>
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Destroyer Operational Clasp in Silver		POW 1/1/45. He and his R/O Uffz Adolf Bauer crashed with injuries into the Channel off Felixstone on 11 August, 1940 and were rescued. They were in 1/ZG-26 at the time. Opposed the 6 March, 1944 Berlin Raid while serving as Kdr III/ZG-26. Although badly damaged by a P-51 of 357FG, piloted by F/O Tom Mc Kinney, he, and R/O Fw Kluepfel, made a single engine landing at Magdeburg. Shot down in his A-8 on 1 January, 1945 by AA fire on the way to his assigned target, Volkel airfield. He belly landed his AC four miles west of Severum, northwest of Venlo. Soon after, he was captured by Allied troops. 90+ missions. One known victory, a B-24 on 24 February, 1944, no location. Another, a B-17 at Magdeburg on 8 March, 1944. A 2nd B-17 10 km N of Bammicke on 11 April, 1944. Deceased 24 October, 1982.


Courtesy CK
33 Kleebauer, Fw38/NJG-4Bf 110EP


EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a "4 mot" in the Kola Bauer District on 31 March, 1944. His 2nd, a "4 mot" at Westrand Paris on 8 June, 1944. A 3rd (recorded in 8/NJG-2??), a Stirling at St Armand on 13 July, 1944.
34 Kibele, PaulOblt4/17/19141/KG-51Ju 88A-1 (lost 6/2/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with crew 2 June 1940 at Haute Maurienne in the French Alps, case unknown. Remaining crew: Fw Georg Köppl, geb 11/30/1911; Ofw Max Schultzki, geb 10/29/1911 and Uffz Robert Bauer, geb 4/18/1915. All were buried in the Dagneux Cemetery. The crew positions were not identified, I selected Oblt Kibele. Source: French Crash Report online, thanks to F. Braun. Kibele & Köppl believed reburied by their parents.
35 Karpf, FritzLt14/Kü.Fl.Gr-406Do 18D, BV 138C-1 Werk # 310044 "K6 + GL" (lost 2/21/42)
EK 1 & 2		KilledInAction (KIA) 21 February, 1942 when he was flying as Observer with Uffz Fritz Dornauf during an operation. The reconnaissance flying boat entered the wrong fjord and crashed in the hillside above Baltsfjordvatnet due to bad weather See Uffz Fritz Dornauf for the remaining crew names and disposition (Fritz Bauer). One known victory, a Sunderland at Map Quadrant 3465/16 West on 21 August, 1941. Added: Remaining crew: Uffz Fritz Dornauf, pilot (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Kurt Haager (WIA); Ogefr Helmut Rende (WIA) and Ogefr Winter (unhurt (Flyvrak Norway).
36 Hülsmann, JuliusOblt03/01/12Blindflugschule 5Ju 52 3m "G6+AS" Werknr. 6764KIFA on 29/01/41 in mid air collision with another Ju 52 of Ofw Erwin Bauer near Landsberg/Warthe. Buried at Hagen-Remberg. Crew on board (all KIFA): Obsv Uffz Herbert Geidel, Obs. OGfr Anton Lucke, RadOp Gefr Johann Grutza, Mech OFw Johann Nebeck.


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CKonig
37 Holz, HerbertOfw1


10/NJG-3 Aalborg West (De. 4/43)Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360200 "D5 + AV" (95% damaged 4/28/43)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		WIC 28 April, 1943 when he crash landed at Aalborg West airfield returning from a mission, cause pilot error. Also injured were his R/O Uffz Kurt Schilcher and Mechanic Hermann Bremicker (born 1923, both EK, Nightfighter Op Clasp Silver, CKönig) (Source: Air War over Denmark. One known victory, a Halifax on 17 January, 1943.
38 Hildebrandt, EmilUffz4/26/1912Martinsdorf
Cannock Chase		5/KG-1He 111H-2 Werk # 5586 "V4 + FW" (lost 10/4/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 4 October, 1940 when his ac was brought down by AA fire. Uffz Hildebrandt was buried at CC/4/14/193. The Observer, Gefr Fritz Zuckriegl bailed successfully, and was promptly captured. The ac crashed at Mountfield, Sussex. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Gefr Willibald Tschöp, R/O (Bur CC/4/14/196) and Uffz heinz Bauer, Flt Engr (Bur CC/4/14/194) D.Drury).
39 Hesse, JosefOblt.z.See9/20/19151(F)/22 (Banak)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430287 "4N + FH" (lost 9/25/42)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 25 September, 1942; crashed at sea during a mission near the Isle of Tamsö, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Oblt Olf Bauer, Observer; Uffz Herbert Winkler, R/O and Uffz Karl Müller, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway. Added: He was sd by a British ac (CATA ..Caatalina?) of No.210 Sq. and crashed west of the Tamsoya Island, 35km S of Honningsvag (Observer Loss List).
40 Heilmeier, KarlFw7/KG-30 (10/40 Schiphol)Ju 88A-1 Werk # 7024 "4D + AR" (lost 10/3/40)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 3 October, 1940; His Ju 88 made an emergency landing into the North Sea by Schouwen Holland due to engine damage. Remaining crew (MIA): Oblt O.Bieger, Obs; Gefr Dietrich Bauer, R/O and Gefr Johann Herndeck (or Herudek), Gnr. (DeSwart, SGLO & Wings to Victory)
41 Hahn, GüntherOblt1915/01/06Hirschberg




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at least Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		KIFA 12 December, 1944; accidental ground contact with a high voltage line 4 km from Marienbad/ Sudetenland, where all are buried (B/37-38). Added: Crew (KIFA): OFw Oswald Bauer (born 07/06/1914 in Gmünd, Niederdonau, buried A/39-40), OFw Paul Ogorzelski (born 26/04/1917 at Ziegra/ Leipzig, grave B/39-40) (CK)CKönig
42 Haddenhorst, HelmutOFw5./KG 54Ju-88MIA on 08 August 1942 at Southend on Sea (other source: Dutch coast). Might not be the pilot. Crew (MIA): OGefr Johann Bauer, OGefr Karl-Heinz Bischuer (born 24/07/19 in Langenöls), OGefr Karl Schmitz


Bischuer
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43 Günther, NikolausLt1/6/19209/KG-40Fw 200C-4/U3 Werk # 0178 "F8 + NT" (lost 7/9/43)Bomber Operational ClaspAC reported lost 9 July, 1943, no further detail (Fw 200 Losses, 1988 Book, H. Breuer). Added: The entire crew were KilledInAction (KIA) after being attacked by Beaufighters of No.248 Sq., and badly damaged, they crashed into cliffs near Vale da Telha, W of Aljezur, Portugal. Remaining crew: Uffz Hans Weigert, Co-pilot; Ogefr Ernst Herppich, Obs; Uffz Werner Riecke, R/O 1; Uffz Walter Beck, R/O 2; Uffz Martin Angermann, Flt Engr and Fw Johann Bauer, Gnr. The deceased are buried in what appears to be a municipal (civilian) cemetery in Aljezur Portugal (D.Drury).
44 Görlich, JosefUffz


Rieger


Rieger

12/KG-30 (Aalborg West)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1738 "D4 + DW" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 14 July, 1943 during a bombing practice run, when he pulled up too late after the drop and hit an Observation Bunker at the north end of the range near Dokkedal Denmark. The entire crew were killed. Remaining crew (KIC): Gefr Karl Karner, Obs; Uffz Karl Riegel, R/O and Ogefr Hermann Bauer, Gunner. Source: Air War over Denmark.

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45 Gartmann, GerhardUffzI/KG-26 (3/43)He 111H-6 Werk # 7234 "1H + AL" (lost 3/14/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 14 March, 1943, cause and location unknown. Remaining crew: Gefr Eduard Ranz, Obs; Ogefr Franz Bauer, R/O and Fw Siegfried Schindler, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
46 Ganslmayr, RudolfLt1/8/1919Munich3/KG-54 (Channel)Ju 88A-1 Werk # 2152 "B3 + OL" (lost 9/17/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 17 September, 1940 when his AC was attacked over Maidstone by a Defiant of RAF No. 141 Sq., piloted by Sgt George Laurence & Sgt Wilfred Chard, and broke apart in mid-air, coming down at St Andrews Close, Maidstone. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Ogefr Will Fachinger, Observer (geb 4/30/1919; Uffz Ernst Bauer, R/O (Geb 5/17/1917 and Uffz Karl Schlössler, Gunner. Added: The deceased are buried in Maidstone Cem. Plot CC, Div 1 as follows: Uffz Schlössler in Gr 280, Lt Ganslmayr in Gr 281, Ogefr Fachinger in Gr 282, and Uffz Bauer in Gr 283 (cwgc.org via S.Horton)
47 Forster, EdmundHptm22/09/13Würzburg


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Aufkl.St. (F) A/88 (-06/39), 3.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 123, 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. Ob.d.L. (10/42, Staka)Ju-88 D "T1+AL" (lost on 06/10/42)
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Recce Operational Clasp
Ehrenpokal (EP, 19/10/42, postmortem)		MIA on 06/10/42 in the area of Stalingrad - Halhutta. The DRK MIA list mentioned the area of Smolensk. Acc. Möbius mentioned that he was shot down over Moscow. On the picture to the right is Radop Uffz Otto Bauer (DKiG)CKönig
48 Fischer, Kurt HeinzLt6/1/19222/NJG-1 (11/44)He 219A-2 Werk # Unk "G9 + MK" (lost 11/28/44)Night Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with R/O, Uffz Hermann Bauer, 28 November, 1944. They were sd, on a test flight, by a Tempest of No.56 Sq., piloted by F/Lt A.F.Moore, crashing in the vicinity of Reckenfeld, 6km NW of Greven. Lt Fischer buried at Lauheide, near Münster (C.König & LOCS).
49 Fichtinger, FranzUffz3/4/1916Joslowitz, Cz.3(F)/122 (Montdidier)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0440 "F6 + PL" (lost)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 19 January, 1942 after failing to return from a mission and believed to have been shot down by a Spitfire of RAF No. 145 Sq., piloted by Sq Ldr Tony Lovell, DFC. "The Blitz, Then & Now" suggests the Ju 88 crashed in the North Sea some 20 miles east of Whitby. According to Lovell, after repeated attacks, the AC, with starboard engine aflame, turned to starboard and dove into the sea, exploding on impact. Remaining crew (all MIA): Fw Gerhard Drassdo, Observer, Gefr Hans Blunck, wireless operator and Gefr Johann Bauer, gunner.
50 Eppel, ManfredUffz


Instructor Blindflugschule BFS-4 (Kastrup De.)Ju 88A-12 Werk # 2080 "VA + FA" (lost)Bomber Operational Claspwhen he collided with Ju 86 Werk # 0037 "TA + KY" (10% damaged) and crashed into the water off Kobenhavn southern harbor, 200 meters from shore. All Crew members killed. Remaining crew: Uffz Emil Grass, Instr. R/O, Student Pilot Uffz Peter Bauer and Student R/O Uffz Franz Exner. All were buried in the Kobenhavn Vestre Cemetery. Despite its damage, the Ju 86 was able to land safely back at Kastrup. Source: Air War over Denmark.
51 Enghardt, JohannesFwKdo.FlüG.Ber. KristiansandFi 156 C-2 Werknr 4373 (60% damaged)Wound Badge

probably at least Recce Operational Clasp in Bronze		WIA (injured) 24 November, 1941 making a non-operational emergency landing at Drammen Norway due to icing. His R/O, Gefr Bauer, was also injured. Source: SIG Norway.
52 Bretnütz, Hans GeorgOblt2/FAGr-5Ju 290A-7 Werk # 0188 "9V + FK" (lost 5/26/44)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 26 May, 1944; sd into the Atlantic by a Sea Hurricane of FAA 835 Sq., piloted by Lt Allen Burgham, off HMS Nairana. Remaining crew: Uffz Wolfgang Bock, Co-pilot; Lt Hans Mahs, Obs; Fw Fritz Wiens, R/O 1; Ogefr friedrich Bauer, R/O 2; Gefr Eduard Mrowczynski, Flt Engr; Uffz Wilhelm Bruckhaus, Gnr 1; Uffz Herbert Möller, Gnr 2; Ogefr Karl Horn, Gnr 3 and Gefr Karl Unger, Gnr 4 (D.Drury).
53 Blaseberg, KurtLt


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4(F)/14 (S.U.)Ju 88D-5 Werk # 430226 "5F + NM" (lost 7/3/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew in the Rzhev-Velikiye-Luki area 3 July, 1942, cause not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The reconnaissance mission took place in the Smolensk area, Rzhev being to the NE and Velikiye being to the NW of Smolensk. Remaining crew: Lt.d.R. Georg Bauer (geb 11/17/11916), Obs (KilledInAction (KIA), commemorated in the memorial book at Dukhovschina Cem, Russia); Gefr M.Buschmann, R/O (MIA) and Gefr M.Wirsing, Gnr (MIA) (D.Drury).
54 Bischoff, GüntherHptm1918/11/24Bremen4-6StG 1 ('42), 3./ZG 76 ('43), became 3./JG 76 in 08/44, Stfkpt 15./JG 300 (10/44), JG 7 ('45)Me 410 A & B in ZG 76, Bf 109 G-6/U4 in JG 76, Fw 190 A-8, Me 262 A-1aEP (28/02/44),
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Destroyer Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant "100"		One known victory, a B-24 N of Raab on 16 June, 1944. A 2nd, a B-24 E of Pressburg on 26 June, 1944. A B-17 in the Budapest area on 2 July, 1944. A 4th, a B-17 at Bad Harzburg on 12 September, 1944. 128 missions. Source: Magnus Report, JG-7 Chronik, F Bauer & LOCS. Victories may be as high as 6.
55 Bauer, WolfratOblt10/30/1918Munich5
Stab III/NJG-1 (Reich Def), Stfkpt 7/NJG-1 (6/42, 1/43 Twente)Bf 110C, Bf 110F-4 Werk # 4653 "G9 + AR" (lost 1/4/43)EP


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Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 4 January, 1943 at Duisburg-Hamborn, one unnamed crewman injured, sd by own Flak (Bf 110 Loss List). Added: The R/O-Gnr named Uffz H.G.Steins. Oblt Bauer's final resting place, Ysselsteyn R-10-230 (SGLO). One known victory, a Manchester I of RAF No. 50 Sq. at Beekbergen (Gelderland), 5 km south of Apeldoorn Holland the night of 3-4 June, 1942. A 2nd victory, a Wellington III of RAF No. 57 Sq. at Rhaan, 5 km north of Hellendoorn Holland the night of 19-20 June, 1942. A 3rd, a Stirling I of RAF No. 15 Sq. near Bentelo, in the cummune of Delden, 5 km W of Hengelo Holland, the night of 27-28 August, 1942. A 4th, same night, a Lancaster I of RAF No. 44 Sq. at Haltern, 6 km WSW of Steinfurt Holland. A 5th, a Halifax II of RAF No. 76 Sq. between Liedern and Bocholt, the night of 20-21 December, 1942. Pilot initially buried Enschede, Holland.



56 Bauer, WilliOfw28/JG-3 (Channel)Bf 109E-4 Werk # 1294 "Black 7 + I" (lost 10/15/40)
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Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 15 October, 1940 after being damaged in aerial combat and making a force landing at Princes Golf Course, Sandwich. One known victory, his 1st, a Fiat CR 42 near Fleurus, northeast of Charleroi, 14 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire at Ashford on 29 August, 1940.
57 Bauer, WilliUffz4(F)/14 (S.U.)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0524 "5F + AM(?)" (1/3/42 dispo unk) Ju 88 D-1 Werk # 1662 "5F + EM" (lost 4/4/42/Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his Observer Oblt Werner Steppenbach and two other unnamed crew at Toropez-Welish 4 April, 1942, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The two unnamed this incident: Uffz Willi Neinemann, R/O and Uffz Hans Retz, Gnr. An earlier incident, on 3 January, 1942, Uffz Bauer flew with a different crew, Fw H.Kitzmüller, Obs; Gefr W. Jysch, R/O and Ogefr A.Eisenbeiss, no further detail. No VDK burial listings on either incident (D.Drury).
58 Bauer, WernerFlg6/JG-300Fw 190A-6 & Bf 109G-6Fighter Operational ClaspBauer appears on an AC Lost List; AC lost 4/8/44 at Rheine, pilot disposition unknown.
59 Bauer, WalterLt19/JG-27Bf 109G
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Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a B-24 50 km N of Brück-a.d.-Mür on 24 May, 1944.
60 Bauer, WalterFwFl.ü.G.-1Ju 88A-4 Werk # 550730 (35% dam 1/12/44)Wound Badge
Pilot Badge		Pilot and unnamed crew injured when their Ju 88 overturned during an emergency landing at Oppeln 12 January, 1944. This happened on a delivery flight.
61 Bauer, ViktorObst9/19/1915Löcknitz, Pommern106

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2/JG-77 (5/40), JG-2, Stfkpt 9/JG-3, EJG-1 (Supplementary Squadron) (5/45)Bf 109E in JG-77, Bf 109F-2 Wk# 8987 "Yellow 7 + I" 80% (dam 7/23/41), Bf 109F-4 Werk # 13325 "Yellow 7" in JG-3 (6/42), Bf 109G, Fw 190A
RK(7/30/41)
EL(7/26/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP(6/22/42)

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Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIFA on 10 August, 1942. 400 combat missions. Only 4 victories in the West. Seriously wounded in his F-2 on 23 July, 1941 at Bjelaja-Zerkow. One known victory, his 1st, a Hurricane west of Brügge, 15 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Hurricane east of Cambrai, 18 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire 20 km S of Southend on 1 November, 1940. His 4th, a Hurricane 30 km W of Calais on 5 February, 1941. His first known Soviet victory, his 37th overall, a Pe-2 on 13 February, 1942. His 40th, a Soviet I-61 on 18 February, 1942. A triple Soviet victory on 22 March, 1942; an I-61 and two Il-2s. Two I-61s on 31 March, 1942. Another double on 4 April, 1942; an I-61, no location, and an I-301 3 km E of Parfino. A quad on 20 May, 1942; two I-61s and two Il-2s. Five victories on 7 July, 1942; three Il-2s and two MiG-1s. Two Hurricanes and two Il-2s at Kalatsch on 25 July, 1942. Two Su-2s; one SE of Kalatsch and one NW of Stalingrad and two LaGG-3s E of Kalatsch on 9 August, 1942. A Yak-1 at Tscheruyschkov on 28 December, 1942. Bowers/Lednicer, 106 victories. Survived the war. Deceased 13 December, 1969.

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62 Bauer, SiegfriedUffz4/KG-1 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 5902 "V4 + BM" (lost 11/6/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 6 Nowember, 1942, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss list).
63 Bauer, SiegfriedUffz5/JG-301 (11/44)Fw 190A-9/R11 Werk # 260085 (lost 11/26/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 26 November, 1944 at Holtensen; buried Holtensen-Wülfinghausen Cem. (C.König).
64 Bauer, Rudolf RudiUffz9/JG-27 (Greece 1943)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 16537 "Yellow 15 + I" (lost 7/25/43)Fighter Operational ClaspHis G-6 was reported lost on 25 July, 1943, no location, pilot reported returned. KilledInAction (KIA) in 1943 when 30 B-25s attacked his airfield at Argo, along the east coast of Pelepones, and he was killed by bomb splinters. He is buried in Greece. Jager Blatt 4 & 5/2002.
65 Bauer, PeterLt3/11/1923DresdenStffüh 3/JG-6Fw 190A-8 Werk # 737398 "Yellow 8" (lost 1/19/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 19 January, 1945, killed in take-off by an La-7 in the area of Litzmannstadt (Kalisz-Lödz). Mombeek MIA List.
66 Bauer, PeterUffzBlindflugschule BFS-4 (Kastrup)Ju 88CPilot BadgeKIC 11 September, 1943 while undergoing Instrument Training, and the Instructors Ju 88 hit a Ju 86 and crashed into the sea off Kobenhavns southern harbor, 200 meters from shore. He was buried in the Kobenhavn Vestre Cemetery. See Instructor Pilot Uffz Manfred Eppel for further details.
67 Bauer, PeterUffz18/10/18Schloßprunn


6./SG 1Fw-190KIA on 9 October 1943 near Schtschutschinka/ Ukraine shot down by Flak.CKönig
68 Bauer, PeterUffz30/05/18SchloßprunnBFS 4Ju-88KIC on 11 September 1943 near Amager/ Denmark, probably during a training flight. Buried at Vestre war cemetery Block A Row I Grave 9CKönig
69 Bauer, PaulGefr12/JG-2Fw 190A-8 Werk # 171620 "Blue 8"Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 28 July, 1944; Aerial combat near south St. Lo. Mombeek MIA List. Update; Most likely KilledInAction (KIA) by Soviet La-7s.
70 Bauer, PaulFw4/KG-3 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 6671 "5K + PM" (lost 6/24/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 24 June, 1942 at Toropjetz-Welish, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
71 Bauer, Otto LudwigOFw/ OFhr04/09/15Freising6


2./ 3./ FAGr 123Ju-88 D
Spanish Cross in Silver

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (27/07/42)
EP ()
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Recce Operational Clasp in Gold		KIA on 4 October 1942ear Bédée/ France on his 151 combat mission. A Radio Operator and Gunner of diverse crews - among them of Hptm Edmund Forster. Over the Channel Isle Guernsey he managed to shoot down 2 Blenheim and later 2 more doubles on different days. Buried in Mont d'Huisnes. Another source mentioned that he was a pilot and Obsv.


Otto Bauer utmost right with Edmund Forster and Crew

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72 Bauer, OttoUffzErg Gr/JG-2Bf 109E-4 Werk # 5358 (lost 7/24/41)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 24 July, 1941; Failed to return from a mission, location and cause unknown.
73 Bauer, OskarOblt6/16/1911Barbaschissna, Luck.1
Cannock Chase		9/JG-53Bf 109E-4 Werk # 4020 (lost 9/1/40) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 1 September, 1940 during aerial combat with a Spitfire of No.603 Sq., piloted by Sgt Jack Stokoe, east of Maidstone, crashing at Bush Field, Hurst Farm, south of Chilham, Kent (Prien). Buried Cannock Chase, Block 1, Row 5, Gr 167 (M.Croft & D.Drury). His first victory, a Spitfire over the Isle of Wight on 12 August, 1940.
74 Bauer, Olf Oblt1(F)/120Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430287 "4N + FH" (lost)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 25 September, 1942; crashed at sea near Tamso Island, cause not given. Source: D. Stankey
75 Bauer, MartinHptm6/10/1915Soest (W.B.K.) (CKönig)10


2/NJG-1 (2/42), 7/NJG-1 (8/42), 1/NJG-1 (11/42), 3/NJG-1 (1/43), Stfkpt 11/NJG-6 (6/43), 11/NJG-6 (4/44 Balkans). Added: FFS C 4 Sprottau (-03/41), Blindflugsschule 2 Neuburg, III./ NJG 1 (10/41) (CKönig)Bf 110C, D & EEP


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Night Fighter Operational Clasp		Two known victories, a Stirling 4 km southwest of Bentelo, and a Halifax 15 km southwest of Leer, both on 28 August, 1942. A Lancaster on 16 September, 1942. A Halifax on 20 December, 1942. Another victory, a Stirling 2 km southwest of Boxmeer on 14 February, 1943. A 6th, a Wellington 2 km east of Wauroy on 29 March, 1943. A 7th, a B-24 NE of Bechetul on 4 April, 1944. An 8th, a B-24 over the Balkans, SW of Bucharest on 7 May, 1944. Nos. 9 & 10, a Halifax and a B-24 W of Bucharest on 10 August, 1944. Magnus Report suggests his victories are 13. Added: picture found with a shot down Wellington titled "Shot down by Oblt Bauer and Uffz Steins on 20/06/42! (CKönig)



76 Bauer, LudwigOblt2/25/191412I/JG-1 ('40), 7/JG-27 (7/41 S.U & N. Africa), 1/JG-27 (2/44), Stab III/JG-27 (7/44 France)Bf 109F, Bf 109G-6 (dam 24 February, 1944), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 165567 "Black EP


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Wound Badge (2/24/44)
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 6 July, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-47 in the Caen/Bayeux area. Mombeek. Magnus. WIA 24 February, 1944 during aerial combat, location not specified. His first known Soviet victory, a DB-3 on 9 July, 1941. A triple Soviet victory on 27 July, 1941; all three SB-2s. An SB-2 on 30 July, 1941. His 9th, an SB-2 N of Mga on 29 August, 1941. Three Desert victories. His 10th victory was a P-40 of SAAF No. 5 Sq. southwest of El Adem N. Africa on 17 June, 1942. Another known victory was a P-40 south of El Alamein on 16 September, 1942. His 12th, a Beaufighter 30 km west of Melos Greece, 3 December, 1943.
77 Bauer, LudwigOGefr


Aufklärungsgruppe ObdlKIA on 17/12/39 in a recce flight over France. Might not be the pilot-CKönig
78 Bauer, Lorenz "Lenz"Hptm5/18/19145/JG-5 (4/42), Stab II/JG-5 (Norway 4/43), Stfkpt Erg/JGr-Süd (12/43)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 6274 "Red 19" "Inge" (4/42), Bf 109F-4 Werk # 10251 (60% damaged), Bf 109G-2 Werk # 14666 (lost 4/4/43), Fw 190A-6 Werk # 531077 "White 2" (lost 12/2/43)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 2 December, 1943, cause and location not reported. MIA 4 April, 1943; missing in the Kandalakscha area, pilot returned. WIC (injured) 6 March, 1943; non-operational landing accident at Pontsalenjoki airfield, an Oblt at the time. Source: SIG Norway. He must have eventually returned and became Stfkpt in JGr-Süd.

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79 Bauer, KurtUffzErg/SKG-10Fw 190A-3 Werk # 2155 (lost 7/29/43)Assault Operational ClaspKIC 29 July, 1943 at the Cognac airfield in France, no cause reported.


80 Bauer, KurtFw7/ZG-1Ju 88C-6 Werk # Unk (lost 3/10/44)Destroyer Operational ClaspMIA 10 March, 1944, when escorting the Japanese submarine I-29, he was attacked by Mosquitos of No.248 Sq., one piloted by S/Ldr Anthony D.Phillips, DSO, DFC, who sd the Ju 88 which crashed into the sea off Cabo de Penas, Asturias, Spain. Remaining crew: Uffz Karl Heinz Tomke, Obs (MIA) and Fw Josef Mrochen, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA), bur Cuacos de Yuste, Row 6, Gr 114). Source: D.Drury.
81 Bauer, Konrad 'Pitt'Oblt2/9/1919Gelsenkirchen57

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10/JG-51 (3/43 S.U.), Stabstaffel/JG-51 (9/43 S.U.), 2/JG-3 (5/44), Stafkpt 5/JG-300 (7/44)Bf 109G in JG-51, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 171641 "Red 3" (7/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 681498 "Red 21" (lost 7/20/44 aft cmbt & dbl vic @ Zwickau), Fw 190A-8/R2 Werk # 681469 "Red 1" (lost 9/11/44), Fw 190A-8 "Red 4"
RK(10/31/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/10/44)
EP(3/31/44)

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Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		32 Bombers. 416 combat missions. His first known Soviet victory, a Pe-2 on 20 March, 1943. A P-2 25 km E of Shlobin on 29 November, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 15 December, 1943. Four Il-2s (all M.H.) and two Boston IIIs on 15 December, 1943. A Yak-7 and an Il-2 on 10 January, 1944. One known western victory, his 19th, shared with a Flak unit, a B-17 at Zehdenick, N of Berlin, on 18 April, 1944. His 20th & 21st, both B-17s on 24 May, 1944, no location. Two B-24s at Arten and a P-38 at Wernigerode on 7 July, 1944. A P-51 at Obergünzberg on 19 July, 1944. A double victory on 20 July, 1944; both B-17s at Zwickau. A B-24 at Martinsburg-Spitz on 25 July, 1944. A triple victory on 27 July, 1944; three B-24s at Szekesfehervar. A B-17 at Brünn on 29 August, 1944. A triple victory on 11 September, 1944; three P-51s in the Kassel-Giessen area. Shot down in Fw 190A-8 Wk# 681469 "Red 1" with wounds during this engagement, losing two fingers on his right hand. Wounded seven times. Survived the war. Deceased 17 June, 1990.

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82 Bauer, K.UffzJFS 4Bf-109 E "Red 2"Found picture in ebay auctionCKönig
83 Bauer, JosefFw1/11/19136



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3.J/88 Legion Condor, 7/JG-3 (Channel)Bf 109E-4 Werk # 5351 (lost 9/9/40)
Spanish Cross in Gold

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Cruz de Guerra
Medailla de La Campana
MIA 9 September, 1940; Aerial combat, probably crashed into the sea. 3 victories in Spain. One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire at Dunkirk, 29 May, 1940. His 2nd & 3rd, Both Hurricanes; one west of Aumale, the other 20 km west of Aumale, 6 June, 1940. His 4th, a Spitfire in the Dover area on 22 August, 1940. His 5th & 6th, both Spitfires, S of Southend on 28 August, 1940. Mombeek MIA List Update: Washed up along Dutch coast, buried at Ysselstein Cemetery, BH-5-101 (R.Schoutissen & SGLO).
84 Bauer, JosefOGefr15/08/18Bodenkirchen/ Bavaria


KG 77 (04/42)Ju-88 A-4
EK 1 & 2

Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze		He was a gunner KIA on a mission against Malta. Pilot and crew unknown. Buried in Cagliari Block 1 Grave 166.CKönig
85 Bauer, JosefGefr07/09/19SchwarzhofenFFS B 20 (probably)KIFA on 9 October 1940 in Rosenborn über Kanth. Buried in Miroslawice.CKönig
86 Bauer, JohannOfw811/JG-3 (4/44), 12/JG-3 (5/44), 13/JG-3 (9/44)Bf 109G-6EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Two known victories, his 1st and 2nd, both B-17s in the Nauen area, W of Berlin, on 18 April, 1944. His 3rd, a B-17 at Nidda on 12 May, 1944. A 4th, a B-17 at Mügeln, S of Oschatz, on 11 September, 1944. His 5th, a B-17 (HSS) 50 km S of Halle on 7 October, 1944. A 6th, a B-17 NW of Halle on 2 November, 1944. A 7th (referred to as 6th by OKL), a B-24 at Hunsrück on 2 December, 1944. An 8th (referred to as his 7th by OKL), a B-26 at Büllingen-Stavelot on 23 December, 1944. Magnus Report.
87 Bauer, JoachimObst3/25/1903Hainitz/Bauten

Courtesy Christian König

Stfkpt Aufkl.Gr.Ob.d.L.(9/40), Stab/Lfl.Kdo-4 (3/41), Numerous staff pos, Kdr Einsatz Krim (12/43 - 4/44)Ju 88RK (5/14/44) DK-G (1/5/44), EK 1 & 2, Wound Badge, Observer Operational Clasp in BronzeMultiple staff positions from 1937, also leading units over Crimea, where he lost his right eye. Deceased 25 April, 1999 in Rendsburg (C.König & LOCS).
88 Bauer, HugoFw10/NJG-1Bf 110F-4
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43)

EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
89 Bauer, HeribertUffz5/2/192432/JG-27 (Rheine 12/44)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20197 (lost 2/25/44), Bf 109G-14 Werk # 461943 (lost 12/25/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge(2/25/44)
Fighter Operational Clasp		Pilot reported killed 25 December, 1944 at Boos by Mayen, cause not reported. WIA 25 February, 1944 near Klagenfurt, where he bailed safely having just scored his first known victory, B-17 return fire, no doubt. One known victory, a B-17 NW of Klagenfurt on 25 February, 1944. A 2nd, a P-47 N of Coutances on 27 July, 1944. A 3rd, same day, a P-38 S of La Guerche.
90 Bauer, HeribertOfw4/KG-30 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140430 "4D + KM" (lost 3/7/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with two other unnamed crew and his Observer Oblt Ernst Brackelmann at Tripolis 7 March, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
91 Bauer, HerbertMaj4/16/1919Innsbruck, Austria11

Courtesy Christian König

1/StG-2 (2/42 Dno, S.U.), Stfkpt 3/StG-2, Kdr II/SG-103 (11/44), Kdr I/SG-2 (12/44)Ju 87D-1 Werk # 2080 "T6 + CS" (dam 4/24/42) , Fw 190 in SG-2; Ar 96, Fw 190F & Ju 87D or G in SG-103
RK(12/31/43)
EL(9/30/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/2/42)
EP(12/8/41)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Dive Bmbr Oper.Clasp w/Pend.		1071 missions, including 70 with the Fw 190. One known victory, a Soviet Yak-9 on 5 December, 1944. 12 unconfirmed aerial victories. Destroyed 51 tanks, 2 armored trains, numerous shipping hits. Shot down, suffering a broken jaw; hit by MG fire from a LaGG-3, piloted by Starshina Shakh, of 11 GIAP, on 24 April, 1942. He bailed safely and managed to return to his base at Krasnoye-Selo. A fighter pilot dispatched the LaGG-3, avoiding a worse fate for the Stuka pilot. Shot down repeatedly over the Kuban bridgehead. His EP was awarded on 8 December, 1941. Deceased 24 March, 1997 (Heinrich Breuer). Added: The mission on 24 April, 1942 was to attack shipping at Kronstadt, located on Kotlin Island in Kronstadt Bay, west of Leningrad. Whether sd by Skakh or flak, Maj Bauer was injured making a forced landing at Krasnoye-Selo, SSW of Lenningrad. He was out of action until 25 February, 1943 (D.Drury).
92 Bauer, HelmutUffzUnit not reported (Reich Def)Bf 109G-6 441453 "White 5" (lost 5/24/44)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 24 May, 1944, cause and location not reported.
93 Bauer, HeinrichOblt10/4/1920


KFS-4 ('41), 12/KG-76 (7/42), 7/KG-76 (6/43), Adj III/KG-76 (1/43), 7/KG-76 (12/44 as pilot)Ar 234B-2 most likelyPilot BadgeAfter serving in admin positions, he joined 7/KG-76 as a pilot in December 1944, no further detail (LOCS & C.König).
94 Bauer, HeinrichFlg03/08/44Plattling, Deggendorf6./NJG 5Crew member KIA/KIFA on 18 August 1943 near Stettin during bailing (probably the chute didnt open)CKönig
95 Bauer, HansUffzErg Staffel IV/KG-101Ju 88A (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) the night of 23/24 April, 1944, failing to return from a bombing raid on Bristol England and crashing into the sea. Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Josef Krekeller, Observer; Uffz Eugen Ritz, R/O and Uffz Karl Bachus, Gunner. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny.
96 Bauer, HansFwFl.ü.G.-1Ju 52 Werk # 7256 (35% dam 3/23/44)Wound Badge
Pilot Badge		Pilot injured in a crash at Savoja 23 March, 1944, cause unknown. Two unnamed crew; one WIA and one KIC.
97 Bauer, HansUnk4JG-77 vet, 16/EJG-2Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk (lost 5/9/45)EK 2, Fighter Operational ClaspThe veteran pilot ended the war by making a smooth belly landing at Vetrini Cz. on 9 May, 1945, with his friend Heinz Sievers. Bauer joined the Luftwaffe in 1941, served mostly as wingman for others, was sd twice and had four victories. Those last days in WWII he was sent to Olomouc to defend Moravian Ostrava. He and Heinz Sievers are said to be the last two Luftwaffe fighters of WWII (F.Braun).
98 Bauer, H.Ofw1(F)/122He 111H (lost)Observer Operational ClaspPOW 13 January, 1940 after being shot down by Spitfires of Nos. 111 and 602 Sqs.. The AC crashed into the sea near Farne Island, 15 miles east of Carnoustie. Only the pilot survived. Remaining crew unnamed. Wiki Luft data.
99 Bauer, Gerhardt (Gerhard?)UffzNachtjagdlehrgang 13 (10/43, start of 44?), 11./NJG 1 (CK)Bf 110 G-4 "G9 + FY" (CK) Werknr 730364 (lost 13/02//45)KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 13 February, 1945 at Benninghausen due to enemy fire. Bf 110 Loss List. Added: started from airbase Dortmund. Three 41 Sqdr pilots shared the destruction . Crew: Gunr Uffz Rudolf Seratin (KIA), Uffz. Hans Mayer (bailed, WIA)


Courtesy CK I
100 Bauer, Gerhardt (Gerhard?)Lt8/26/1916Jena, Thüringen

Courtesy Christian König

8/StG-77, Flt. Instr. SG-103, retd 8/SG-77 (4/45)Ju 87D-3 & D-5, Fw 190F-9 Werk # 426043 "Black 1" (lost 4/17/45)
RK(2/29/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/21/42)

, EP(4/2/42), EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		KilledInAction (KIA) 17 April, 1945 during a bombing mission against Soviet forces. SG-77 was jumped by 60-70 Mustangs and Bauer and several others were killed in the dogfight 1km northwest of Kukau near Kamenz. Six others were killed including the Stfkpt, Oblt August Lambert (RK). All were buried on the Hutberg near Kamenz. Channel pilot. About 650 missions.

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