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1 Wissel, ArnoldFw9/KG-6 (Channel)Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144378 "3E + CT" (lost 3/11/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 11 March, 1943 after being shot down at sea by a Beaufighter of RAF No. 219 Sq, piloted by F/Lt John Willson, and crashing off Cullercoates. Remaining crew: Fw Ludwig Wendel, Observer (MIA), Fw Ludwig Walther, wireless operator (KilledInAction (KIA), holder of the EK 1 & Gold Bomber Clasp) and Uffz Wolfgang Gabow, mechanic (MIA). Walthers body was recovered from the sea 8 miles ENE of Blyth on 12 March, 1943.
2 Wendling, ArnoldFw5/23/1912III/JG-2Fw 190A-5 Werk # 157263 (lost 4/16/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 16 April, 1943; crashed near the Vannes airfield, cause unknown. Burial Mont de Huisnes, Vault 2, Grave 152 (absa3945).
3 Weirauch, ArnoldOfw5/2/1917BieningReserve Staffel 1(H)/14 (Pz) (2/40), 2/NAGr-13 (8/43)Hs 126 Werk # Unk (2/40), Fw 190A-3 Werk # 304 (lost 8/24/43) Night Observer Operational Clasp KilledInAction (KIA) 24 August, 1943; shot down by his own flak near Guernsey. Added: The ac was hit at Herm and crashed at Shell Beach, Herm Island near Guernsey. Pilot buried as an "unknown" in the War Cem. at Mont-de-Huisnes (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Weihrauch.
4 Weindl, JosefOfw8/KG-51 (8/40 Channel; 3/43 S.U.)Ju 88A-1 Werk # 7052 "9K + GS" (75% dam 8/9/40), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1160 (50% dam 3/10/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/23/43)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp		WIA 10 March, 1943; hit by enemy fire at Krimskaja. Remaining crew (WIA): Uffz Arnold Wagner, Obs; Uffz Kurt Suchland, R/O and Fw Paul Schweizer, Gnr (Qu.Meister File). DK-G Awards List. A Fw at the time, his A-1 reported damaged when the undercarriage collapsed on takeoff from Montdesir on 9 August, 1940, crew OK (Ju 88 Loss List).
5 Vonier, AlfonsHptm10/15/1912Unterankenreute/RavensburgStfkpt 3/KG-4 (6/40, 7/41 Holland), Stab/Lw.Kdo. Südost (6/43), multi Staff Pos to endHe 111 & He 177DK-G (10/30/41), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational ClaspKnown crew, 1941: Hptm Paul Strobel, Obs & RK Holder; Ofw Reinhard Aigen, Flt Engr & RK Holder (KIC 9/19/43); Ogefr Georg Arnold, R/O (KIC 9/19/43) and Uffz Ewald Oetken, Gnr (KIC 9/19/43). He had an alternate Gunner, an Uffz Wilhelm. Kaiser RK book.

Courtesy Christian König
6 Valder, ArnoldLt7/25/1917NAGr-2 (Germany)Bf 110F-2 Werk # 2719 (dam 8/2/43) Wound Badge
Night Observer Operational Clasp 		Both he and his unnamed Observer were injured in a crash at Nauendorf on 2 August, 1943 due to an engine fire. Bf 110 Loss List
7 Treude, ArnoldUffz2/JG-4 (Italy)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 410556 "BR + ER" (dam 12/29/43), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 161424 "Black 7" (lost 5/7/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 7 May, 1944 during aerial combat over Italy, location illegible (JG-4 List). WIA 29 December, 1943 when he was hit by bomb fragments during a landing at Lavarino Italy.
8 Telge, WilhelmHptm3/11/1918Braunschweig12



3(F)/22, 4/NJG-1 (10/42), 5/NJG-1 (5/43), 4/NJG-1 (6/43)Bf 110G-4 Werk # 5364 "G9 + AN" (lost 9/1/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
EP, Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 1 September, 1943 shortly after downing a bomber southwest of Berlin. Buried Völpke-Badeleben, Block D/1/5 (Rosseels). His R/O-Gunner, Fw Walter Telsing (23 victories: 12 w/Telge & 11 w/Breves), and Signal Officer Oblt. Freimann, survived by parachuting. The Bf 110 crashed between Juchendorf and Beuthen. One known victory, a Wellington III of RAF No. 12 at Wintershoven (Limburg), 9 km NNW of Tongeren Belgium, the night of 15-16 October, 1942. Two others, a Halifax and a Wellington during the Düsseldorf night raid on 26 May, 1943. Another Halifax on 30 May, 1943. A Stirling on 12 June, 1943. A Lancaster 4 km SW of Neeuwen on 15 June, 1943. A Halifax 5 km W of Mechelen on 23 June, 1943. A double victory on 4 July, 1943; both Lancasters, one by Gesves near Namur, the other by Grauge between Walhein (Brabant) and Emage (Namur). Believed to be the 10th, a Halifax at Rotem and an 11th, another Halifax at Weissweiler on 14 July, 1943. Most likely his last, a Stirling at Wollershausen on 1 September, 1943. Jager Blatt article. Added: The 2nd Lancaster on 4 July, 1943, was a Lanc III, ED820 "PH-A", piloted by F/O Arnold R.Herron and 5 others were killed, one POW. It has been reported that Telge collided with a Halifax believed to be of No.419 Sq, JD270 "VR-P" (medalsofengland.com via S.Youngs).Allied Losses Database Lancaster ED820
9 Taufkirch, ArnoldLt1920/08/09FSS C 9 Pretzsch (11/42), 9./KG 30 (Med)Ju 88 A-5 "BJ + NH" Werknr 3050 (30% dam, 11/42 CK), Ju 88 A-4 "4D + NT" Werknr 3908 (lost 01/06/43)Wound Badge (11/42 CK)MIA with unnamed crew 1 June, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: WIFA on 29/11/42 with a Ju 88 A-5 (CK)
10 Strobel, PaulHptm4/9/1909Hohenhausen Thorn3/KG-4 (5/39), III/KG-4 (6/42 an Ofw at the time), Stfkpt 7/KG-4 (7/43)He 111H-16 Werk # 4735 "5J + DL" (dam 2/3/42), He 111H-16 Werk # 161384 "5J + ER" (lost 9/19/43) RK(3/26/44 Post.)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/4/42)
EP(6/20/41)

EK 1 & 2
Sil Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp Pend (10/15/42)		An Observer, KilledInAction (KIA) 19 September, 1943 by Orscha Russia; collided with another H-16 Wk# 160296, piloted by Lt Hans Auer, killing both crews. Remaining Strobel crew: Uffz Walter Fock, pilot; Ogefr Georg Arnold, R/O; Ofw Reinhard Aigen, Flt Engr and Uffz Ewald Oetken, Gnr.. His EK 2 was awarded on 22 November, 1939. His EK 1 was awarded on 8 July, 1940. The Gold Bomber Clasp in Gold was issued on 4 June, 1942. Black Wound Badge on 4 February, 1942. Silver Wound Badge (third wound) on 7 September, 1943. 415 combat missions. Much of this data found online at Leisyre Galleries, were his items were on sale and also the Kaiser RK book..
11 Steding, HansUffz1917/04/17Neroth

Courtesy Christian König

2./ErpGr 210 (Channel)Bf 110 D-0 "S9 + MK" (lost 14/08/40)KilledInAction (KIA): Shot down 14 August, 1940 by AA fire over the Manston airfield, and subsequently colliding with Lt Heinrich Brinkmann. His plane hit the field and cartwheeled and landed inverted. His gunner, Gefr. Ewald Schank, bailed safely and was taken prisoner. Bf 110 Loss List. Added: Steding buried at CC, Blk 1, Row 11, Gr 421 (D.Drury).

Courtesy Christian König
12 Stahlschmidt, Hans Arnold "Fiffi"Oblt (postmortem)1920/09/15Kreuztal, Westfalen59


Courtesy CK

2./JG 27 (01/41), 3./JG 27 (11/41), Stfkpt 2./JG 27 (07/42 Egypt)Bf 109 E-7, Bf 109 F-4/Trop Werknr 8497 (lost 26/02/42), Bf 109 F-4Z (Trop) "Red 1", Bf 109 F-4/Trop "Red 4" Werknr 8704 (lost 07/09/42) RK (no. 524, 20/08/42, CK)-EL (no. 365, 03/01/44 postm, CK)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (no. 9/41; 09/04/42 CK)

EK 1 (21/11/41 CK) & EK 2 (20/06/41 CK)

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold (02/42 CK)
Hungarian Honor Pilot Badge		MIA 7 September, 1942 after aerial combat in "Red 4" with a Spitfire of RAF No. 601, thought to be piloted by American Ace, John Curry, Sq. SE of El Alamein. Over 400 missions. All victories in the Desert, many multiples. One known victory, a P-40 in the Tmimi area on 14 December, 1941. He was shot down on 27 February, 1942 in Werk# 8497, and captured by members of the Polish brigade, who beat him. During the night he managed to escape, walking 50 miles before finding a German outpost. His 10th victory was a P-40 north of Ft. Acroma N. Africa on 29 May, 1942. Bowers/Lednicer, 59 victories. Added: his first victory was a Hurricane over Sollum on 15/06/41. On he shot down 3 Maryland bombers within 10 minutes of each other on 20/11/41 (his 2.-4th victory). RK awarded for 47 victories. (CK)



Courtesy CK
13 Sottopietra, ArnoldUffz6/JG-53 (5/44 Reich Def)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 412642 "Yellow 4 + -" (dam 5/27/44)Wound BadgeWIA 27 May, 1944 during aerial combat with a B-17 and a P-51 at Gerbepal. Added: P-51 of 357th FG (CK)
14 Skopil, Armin ArnoldBf 109 or Ju 87Attacked tanks in the Russian Campaign. Thought to have resided in the U.S. after the war. Luft. Pilot Discussion Board.
15 Sikler, ArnoldUffz15/JG-2Fw 190A
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a B-17 at St. Leger on 6 September, 1943.
16 Siegfried, G.Lt3/KG-53He 111H Werk $ 5474 "A1 + EL" (lost 6/1/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 1 June, 1940 following an incursion into swiss airspace. His ac was attacked by Bf 109's of Fl.Kp.15, piloted by Lt Paul Schenk & Hptm Werner Lindecker, and both engines were set afire. He was able to return to French territory where he was attacked by a Dewoitine D520 of GCII/2, piloted by Kdr of GCII/2, Mieczyslaw Mümler, and made a force landing near Oltingue, SW of Bettlach Fr.. Remaining crew (POW): Fw H.Arnold, Uffz A.Offinger (WIA), Uffz E.Hanft (WIA) and Gefr E.Haag (WIA) (D.Drury).
17 Sickler, ArnoldFhjUffz5/JG-2Bf 109G-6 Werk # 410292 (dam 1/21/44)Fighter Operational ClaspHe was uninjured in a takeoff accident at the Morlaix airfield on 1 January, 1944 (absa3945).
18 Schubert, ArnoldOblt7/29/1915ChemnitzTO III/StG-2 (8/40), Stfkpt 3/Erg.St.Gr. (4/41), Stfkpt Erg/StG-3 (8/41), StG-151 (6/43), Lw.OKW Transportchef (4/45)Ju 87B,R & DDive Bomber Operational ClaspX Fliegerkorps after StG-151 assignment (LOCS).
19 Schnez, ViktorOblt1922/04/05Vienna (CK)III./KG 255 (1937), 5./KG 51 (09/39-05/40), Leningrad area (11/41), 2./KGr. 806 (Med)Ju-88 A-1 (lost 05/40, CK), Ju 88 A-5 "M7+EK" (lost (29/06/41, CK), Ju-88 A-4 "M7+AK" (01/42 lost)
EK 1 & EK 2
Wound Badge

at least Bomber Operational Clasp in Silver		POW with unnamed crew 3 January, 1942; shot down by P/O Russell of No. 126 Sq., crew bailed safely. Added: He was attacked by Flak and Hurricances which shot the right engine in flames. Since he previously experienced a ditching in the N Baltic Sea ( off Hiiumaa island due to propeller failure on 29/06/41), following 85 hours in a rubber dinghy and a lucky save (returned from Sweden) he decided to turn back on a course for Malta and bail out over land. Crew: Obsv OFW Ulrich Arnold; Radop OGefr Gerhard Hoppe and Gunr Fw Heinrich Freese, both WIA/POW . Since June 1940 Schnez had made 9 emergency landings. However, 3 January 1942 was the only occasion when an entire crew survived after baling out onto Maltese soil. Schnez survived the war and visited Malta 58 years later (Clive Grech, CK) // POW on 19/05/40 when shot down by Hurricanes of 73 Sqdn. E of Reims (CK)


Courtesy CK
20 Schlosser, Anton Arnold?Uffz3/KG-26 (Vaernes)He 111H-5 Werk # 3738 "1H + HL" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 11 January, 1942; failed to return from a mission near Faroe Island, believed crashed into Norwegian Sea due to engine failure. Remaining crew (all MIA): Gefr Walter Hofmann, Observer; Gefr Erich Bergen, R/O and Gefr Ernst Berger, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
21 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
22 Schade, KarlLt
Cuacos de Yuste, Patio B, Tumba 079		2/KG-26 (Salon de Province Fr.)He 111H-11 Werk # 110378 "1H + MK" (lost 8/13/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 13 August, 1943 after his ac was brought down by convoy AA fire, crashing at sea near Alboran Island. Remaining crew: Ogefr Walter Domogalla, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA), washed ashore, buried Albunol, Granada, Spain w/memorial at Cuacos de Yuste); Ogefr Werner Sattelberg, R/O (MIA) and Ogefr Arnold Quante, Gnr (MIA) (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Shade.
23 Sauerwein, ArnoldOgef1/JG-77 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 464276 "White 9" (lost 10/13/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 13 October, 1944 east of Köln, cause unknown (Bf 109 Loss List)
24 Sachs, R.Uffz9/KG-2 (9/43 Gilze-Rijen)Do 217M-1 Werk # 56049 "U5 + IT" (lost 9/22/43)Bomber Operational ClaspHis 217 crashed at Dussen Holland, NW of Waalwijk, the night of 21/22 September, 1943, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: Crashed just after takeoff at Dussen, killing the entire crew. Pilot buried Yssel CQ-7-166. Remaining crew (bur CQ-7): Gefr R.Kass, Obs (bur Gr 167): Ogefr W.Arnold, R/O (bur Gr 165) and Ogefr H.Hilpmann, Gnr (bur Gr 169) (SGLO).
25 Rutter, HeinzUffz9/12/1921
Pomezia, Italy		1(F)/123 (Bergamo, It.)Ju 88T-1 Werk # 430913 "4U + GH (lost)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 8 June, 1944 during aerial combat near Pistoia Italy with two Spitfires of RAAF No. 451 Sq.. The three remaining crew members, unnamed, were also KilledInAction (KIA). Wiki Luft data. Added: The Spitfire pilots may have been W/Cdr E.J.Morris & F/Lt R.H.Sutton. Ju 88 Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Lt Heinz Arnold Scherpf, Obs; Uffz Manfred Malachow, R/O and Uffz Paul Hoffmann, Gnr?. Uffz Rutter & Uffz Hoffmann are buried in the German War Cem. at Pomezia, Italy Blk T; Graves 1202 & 1200 respectively. Lt Scherpf (WIA/DOW 4 July, 1944); buried in a different cemetery at Pordoi, Italy, Gr 908. No known grave for Uffz Malachow (D.Drury).
26 Rogge, PaulOblt1911/01/05Loetzen

Courtesy CK

5./KG 6 (Channel)Ju 88 A-14 "3E + MN" Werknr 144550 (lost 25/03/43)KilledInAction (KIA) 24/25 March, 1943; crashed in this AC four miles east of Earleston Scotland, near Galashiels, the victory later being credited to Beaufighter pilot,Sq Ldr G. Elms of RAF No. 409 Sq.. Crash details unknown. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Ernst Glück, Observer; Uffz Karl Brinkmann, R/O and Gefr Werner Walter, Gunner.

l-r: rogge-glueck-brinkmann-walter

Courtesy CK
27 Reuter, ArnoldFw3/JG-26 (joins 3/45)Fw 190D-9 (lost)Fighter Operational Clasp in BronzeKilledInAction (KIA) 31 March, 1945 when he was shot down by his own flak E of Plantlünne airfield. His D-9 was found in 1997, but no remains were found. Jager Blatt 6/2001. Alternate spelling: Reuther.
28 Reiner, ArnoldFw17/ZG-26 (4/41)Bf 110 EK 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		His one known victory, a Desert victory, a Hurricane over Malta on 14 April, 1941 (Perry Claims).
29 Pütz, ArnoldFw
Glencree German Cemetery, Ireland		8/KG-27He 111P-2 Werk # 1605 "1G + LS" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 23 February, 1941 after taking heavy return fire over Kenmare Bay from two armored Trawlers, the Grackle & Dandora, in the Bristol Channel, crashing off Lauragh, Kenmare Bay, County Kerry. Remaining crew: Oblt Konrad Häfele, Obs (MIA); Fw W. Segner, R/O (MIA) and Fw F Schütz, Mech (KilledInAction (KIA)). Schützs body washed ashore several days later, after being seen scampering across the wing, apparently drowning. He is buried in Glencree Cemetery, Grave 48. Jager Blatt 4/2001,D.Drury & LOCS. Alternate spelling: Puetz.
30 Puff, OttoOfwBFS-5Ju 52 Werk # 5318 "SE + UW" (lost 1/2/43)Transport Operational ClaspKIC 2 January, 1943 during an instrument training flight. The Ju 52 crashed into a mountain at Vertestolna, near Belgrade-Becs. The student pilot, Arnold Burmeister, was also killed. Remaining Crew (all survived): Lt Hermann Stowasser, Student; Uffz Albert Reiche, Gunner; Uffz Gerhart Feindt, R/O; Uffz Heinz Gortzen, Gunner and Fw Gerhard Kluge, passenger. After the was, the survivors erected a monument to honor their fallen comrades. Source: Janos Bruckner.
31 Przetak, ArnoldBomber unit, Reich Defense 45Ar 234 (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 25 February, 1945 during aerial combat with an RAF Mosquito. Source: Wings Palette-Pilots
32 Prinz, KarlLt7./KG 1 (S.U.)Ju 88 A-14 "V4 + 9R" Werknr 144438 (lost 06/06/43)
EK 1 & 2

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		MIA with unnamed crew 6 June, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Missing in Pl.Q 841/35 Ost/ Russia after suffering an engine fault. Crew (MIA): Obsv Fw Gerhard Scholler (or Schöller), Radop Uffz Joachim Arnold, Gunr Uffz Jakop Dippel. Prinz had at least 110 mission (as was writing on a remembrance postcard of Uncle Karl. (CK)

Courtesy Oleg Marin
33 Pottisepp, Arnold FriedrichOfhrEstoniaI/NSGr-11 (10/44 Libau)He 50E "3W + NO" (interned in Sweden)Dive Bomber (Night) Operational Clasp
34 Pöhler, HelmuthUffzKGr.z.b.V.-23 (2/43)He 111H Werk # 4940 (60% dam 2/1/43)Wound Badge, Transport Operational ClaspInjured with his entire crew, 1 February, 1943 when they crashed at Konstantinowka, no further detail. Remaining crew: Uffz Friedrich Goldwig, Obs; Uffz Heinz Zimmermann, R/O; Ogefr Johann Laue, Mech and Ogefr Arnold Wirtz, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
35 Pittschneider, WilhelmFw10/23/1917Wolkenstein9/KG-4 (8/43 Mirgorod)He 111H-11 Werk # 110128 (lost 8/18/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA with his entire crew, 18 August, 1943, when their ac was lost due to flak at the forest edge south of Izyum, Ukraine. Remaining crew, desig unk): Ogefr Friedrich Rudolf Arnold Bahr, Uffz Hans Jost, Ogefr Hermann Pfundheller and Uffz Ewald Karl Thummes. The deceased are buried in the German War Cem. at KharKhiv, Ukraine as follows: Fw Pittschneider, Ogefr Bahr and Uffz Jost buried among the unknowns; Ogefr Pfundheller in Blk 8, Row 57, Gr 5613, and Uffz Thummes in Blk 8, Row 57, Gr 5615 (D.Drury).
36 Peetz, ArnoldFw2/Kü.Fl.Gr.-906He 115 C Werk # 2092 "8L + HK" (lost 2/10/42)Wound Badge, Observer Operational ClaspInjured with his entire crew 10 February, 1942, when theycrashed at the Brest-Lanveoc airfield, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Lt Hermann Jung, Obs and Uffz Ernst Schramm, R/O (absa3945).
37 Müller, Fritz R.G.Lt12/17/1920238/JG-53 (3/42), 7/JG-53 (3/44 Italy), 10/JG-53 (8/44), 11/JG-7 (2/45), EKdo 262, III/JG-7Bf 109E, F & Bf 109G-6 Werk # 161948 "White 15 + I" (lost 4/12/44; WIA in combat south of Todi Italy, bailed safely) in JG-53, Me 262A-1a Werk # 500491 & Wk# 170059 (later to KG-51)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		While in III/JG-7 on 4 April, 1945, he shot down a B-24 "TrounbleNMind" of the 448BG flown by Capt. John M. Ray, using the deadly R4M air-to-air missles. Six of the crew parachuted safely. The B-24 split in two. Magnus Report. His 262 (actually the mount of Oblt Heinz Arnold) is on display at the National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C.. His first victory believed to be a Spitfire over Malta on 22 March, 1942. His 8th, a Spitfire 15 km E of Mantua on 17 February, 1944. Victories 9, 10, & 11, three Spitfires in the Pomezia area on 19 February, 1944. His 12th, a P-38 at Cassino on 15 March, 1944. His 14th, a Spitfire S of Anzio on 29 March, 1944. His 17th, a B-17 SW of Lüneburg on 24 August, 1944. An 18th, a Mosquito in the Salzburg area on 26 November, 1944. 6 victories in the Me 262. One known Me 262 victory, a B-17 NW of Dresden on 21 March, 1945. A 2nd, a B-24 near Lüneburg on 25 March, 1945. His 20th, a B-24 S of Bremen on 4 April, 1945. A P-47 on 9 April, 1945. His 22nd, a B-17 W of Prag, over Elbschleife, on 17 April, 1945.


Müller with his new Me 262A ( WrkNr. 170059) at Leipheim



Operational Record
38 Müller-Leutert, ArnoldLt (post-mortem)1921/04/01 (CK)Giessen (CK)12./JG 301Bf 109 G-6
EK 1 & 2
KilledInAction (KIA) 24 April, 1944; aerial combat near Erding over Munich (C.König 3/2023). One known victory, his 1st, a B-24 1 km W of Fürstenfeldbrück on 25 February, 1944. Buried at München (Waldfriedhof). (CK)
39 Meyer, HeinrichUffz6/4/1916Mahndorf


Geiger
Courtesy Christian König

Stab/KG-53He 111H-2 Werk # 3140 "A1 + DA" (lost 9/15/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew 15 September, 1940 when his ac was sd by fighters and crashed on the Royal Arsenal site at Woolwich, London SE. Possibly the claims of Sgt Bohumir Furst of No.310 (Cz) Sq. and/or F/O Blair Dalzel of RCAF No.1 Sq.. Remaining crew, buried CC, Blk 1, Row 12: Fw Alois Schweiger, Obs (Gr 467); Fw Arnold Benz, R/O (Gr 468); Fw Michael Ciomber, Flt Engr (WIA/POW) and Uffz Georg Geiger, Gnr (Gr 469). Uffz Meyer buried in grave 470. Ciomber's wounds were so severe, he was repatriated in June, 1944 (D.Drury). < p>


Courtesy Christian König
40 Meyer, H.Uffz9/KG-54 (Channel)Ju 88A-4 "B3 + DT" (lost 5/16/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 16 May, 1944; shot down by a Mosquito of No. 456 Sq., piloted by F/O D.W. Arnold, crashing at Medstead, Hampshire. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz K.Hansen, Gefr H.Steinbrecher and Ogefr H.Zimmer.
41 Mertschat, ArnoldLt1I & II/JG-51Bf 109G EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		He claims one victory, no other detail. I found no such clain on the OKL Claims List.
42 Lohsen, ArminLt12/3/19204/KG-53 (6/42)He 111H-6 Werk # 4977 "A1 + CM" (lost 6/22/42)EP (7/1/42), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 22 June, 1942, when their ac crashed in Pl.Qu.1922 (Russia), due to an unknown cause. Remaining crew: Uffz Arnold Krosta, Obs; Uffz Kurt Rosanowski, R/O; Uffz Johann Reinfelder, Flt Engr and Gefr Inozenz Merschroth, Gnr (D.Drury). Alternatte spelling: Lehsen.
43 Lignitz, Arnold "Arno"Hptm1913/03/25Insterburg Ostpreussen25
Courtesy CK		Stfkpt 3./JG 20 (02/40), Stfkpt 9,/JG 51 (08/40 Channel), Stab III./JG 51 (04/41), Kdr III./JG 54 (06/41 Barbarossa)Bf 109 E-1 "Black <<" Werknr 6432 (95% dam belli-land Fünfkirche, 07/04/41), Bf 109 E-4 Werknr 1984 (60% dam at St.Omer & WIA 28/08/40), Bf 109 E-4 "Black <<" Werknr 5070 (70% dam 07/04/41 failed start), Bf 109 F-2s Werknr 12759 (35%) & Werknr 9668 (lost 30/09/41) RK (05/11/40)

EK 1 & 2

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold

Wound Badge
Magyar Érdemrend Lovagkeresztje		MIA 30 Sept., 1941 after his AC, Werk# 9668 lost one wing, presumed to have been a RS-82 rocket fired from an I-153 near Leningrad, and spun out. He bailed out but was taken prisoner. He was reported to have died of ill health in a Russian POW Camp. On 7 April, 1941, his E-1 sustained 95% damage over the Pecs AF. No pilot disposition known. 22 victories in the West. His 1st victory, a Blenheim of RAF No.57 Sq. west northwest of Emmerich, 14 April, 1940. Nos. 2, 3 & 4, two Spitfires and a Lysander at Dunkirk on 31 May, 1940. His 5th, a Hurricane NW of Cape Gris Nez on 8 July, 1940. His 6th, a Spitfire at Dover on 10 July, 1940. His 7th, a Spitfire S of Dover on 13 July, 1940. Nos. 8 & 9, a Defiant S of Folkestone and a Spitfire at Folkestone on 19 July, 1940. His 10th, a Hurricane S of Folkestone on 15 August, 1940. Nos.11 & 12, a Hurricane and a Hawk-75 on 24 August, 1940, no location. Nos.17 & 18, both Hurricanes on 27 September, 1940. His first known Soviet victory, a SB-3 on 30 June, 1941. Another SB-3 on 7 July, 1941. An I-18 on 17 September, 1941. Added: Knights Cross received after 19 victories (CK).
44 Küpper, ArnoldFw18/JG-26 (Channel0Bf 109E-4 Werk # 3735 "Black 4 + I" (lost 9/23/40) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 23 September, 1940 after being shot down during aerial combat at Grain Fort, the Isle of Grain, S of London, by a Spitfire of RAF No. 92 Sq. He is credited with one victory, a Spitfire 10 km SE of Southend on 3 September, 1940. Alternate spelling: Küppers.
45 Kuepper, ArnoldFw8/JG-26Bf 109E Werk # Unk (lost 9/23/40)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 23 September, 1940; sd by a Spitfire X4422 "QJ-T", piloted by F/O John Drummond of No.92 Sq.. Fw Kuepper was uninjured when he was forced down into a pond near Grain Fort on the Isle of Grain (S.Youngs).
46 Kokk, Arno (Arnold)Lt19/01/18Tallinn, Estonia



Estonian pilot (pupil?) and Luftwaffe volunteerCKönig
47 Koch, Arnold ArnoUffz3/JG-5 (Norway)Bf 109G-2 Werk # 10331 "Yellow 13" (lost 5/14/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 May, 1943; missing at Map Quadrant 05 East/5936. Source: SIG Norway.
48 Knoller, FranzLt6/20/1923III/TG-2Ju 52/3mge Werk # 5531 "8T + AU" (dam 9/23/43)Transport Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew, 23 September, 1943, when his ac was sd and crashed into the sea, on a flight from Capraia, over the Gorgona Islands, in the Tuscan Archipelago, to Pisa Italy. Remaining crew: Fw Arnold Aul, Flt Engr; Ogefr Kurt Peter, R/O and Gefr Horst Lauriant, Gnr (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Knöller.
49 Knapp, ArnoldLt6/23/19173(F)/33 (6/41 Königsberg-Schippenbil)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0727 "8H + HL" (lost)
EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp in Bronze		MIA 8 July, 1941, failing to return from his 3rd combat mission. Remaining Crew (MIA): Fw Neiseke, Observer; Uffz Grewe, R/O and Uffz Borgenheimer, Gunner. Added: Lt Knapp is still officially listed as MIA, and is commemorated at Kaliningrad-Sammelfriedhof in Russia (Kaliningrad the post-war name for Königsberg) (D.Drury).
50 Klüpfel, FranzUffz8/KG-54Ju 88A-4 Werk # Unk "B3 + ES" (lost 6/29/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 29 June, 1944, during an anti-shipping operation over Seine Bay, France. Remaining crew (MIA): FhjUffz Hans Karl Albrecht, Obs; Uffz Arnold Lehmkuhl, R/O and Ogefr Hans G. Pipper, Gnr (D.Drury).)
51 Klinkicht, ArnoldHptmStfkpt 1(F)/121 (9/39), Stfkpt 2Erg (F)/Ob.d.L.(2/41-9/41)Hs 126, Ju 88DObserver Operational ClaspSource: D.Stankey & L.DeZend.
52 Klesse, ArnoldUffzII/ZG-76, III/JG-54Fw 190A-8 Werk# 739327 (lost)Destroyer & Fighter Operational ClaspsMIA 7 February, 1945, no further detail. Another example of a destroyer pilot pressed into service as a fighter pilot late in the war.
53 Kleinschmidt, Hermann Josef HeribertOblt12/11/1915Köln1


Brinkmann


6/NJG-1 (5/43), 10/NJG-5 (12/43)Bf 110 Werk # 5344 "G9 + BP" (lost 5/30/43), Bf 110G-4 Werk # 5328 (lost 12/2/43)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC 2 December, 1943 at Königstein, near Taunus during RT practice flight, (Jager Blatt 6/2003 & Boiten). Remaining crew (KIC): R/O Uffz Adolf Kastner (2/5/1920) and Gnr Uffz Ewald Brinkmann (8/14/1919, see pic). WIC 30 May, 1943; St Trond airfield, overturned on emergency landing (Rosseels & Bf 110 Loss List). One known victory, a B-17 NE of Idstein on 17 August, 1943.
54 Klähn, ArnoldOfwII/KG-200 (Reich Def)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 13141 (lost 2/3/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 3 February, 1945 during aerial combat near Hagenow.
55 Keller, ArnoldUffz9/13/1914Kuhardt7/StG-77 (Argentan)ju 87B-2 Werk # 5622 (lost 11/1/40)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 1 November, 1940; his ac crashed near Biere/Orne during practice, cause unknown. His R/O-Gnr, Lt Josef Leopold Mauerer, was also KIC. Both are buried in the German War cem., Champigny-St Andre, Blk 14, Row 8; Keller in Gr 431, Mauerer in Gr 430 (D.Drury).
56 Kegenbein, ErichOblt1/Kü.Fl.Gr.-106, redesig KGr.-106 (Channel)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140718 "M2 + FH" (lost 8/19/42)Wound Badge, Observer Operational ClaspPOW/WIA with two other unnamed crew 19 August, 1942; hit by flak over the Solent, and once damaged, crashed at St. Boniface Down, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, one other KilledInAction (KIA) (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew: Gefr Erwin Östreich, Obs (POW/WIA); Uffz Fritz Arnold, Gnr (POW/MIA) and Uffz Walter Hase, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)). Uffz Hase buried Cannock Chase, Blk 7, Row 10, Gr 237 (D.Drury).
57 Kanmayr, GeorgLt3/1/1920Dresden1. (Lufttorpedostaffel)/ KG 26 (07/42 Bardufoss)He-111 H-16 "1H+MH" (lost 04/07/42)
EK 1 & 2

at least Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze
WIA/POW on 04/07/42 after shot down by AA of British destroyer during an attack on Convoy PQ 17 at Map Quadrant 27 East/69 (Malangen) in the North Sea. Emergency ditched and was rescued by the same destroyer. Kanmayr was dazzled by sunlight from a patch of mist and didn't notice he was headed for a destroyer. Crew: Obsv Fw Erich Schlenkermann (WIA/POW), (probably) Uffz Gerhard Arnold (MIA) )CKönig
58 Janssen, ArnoldUffz1915/04/13Gildehaus6. FAR 52 HalberstadtKIFA on 27 September 1939 at Grosskamsdorf. Buried as cemetery GrosskamsdorfCKönig
59 Jansen, ArnoldFw15/JG-1Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170338 "Black 11" (lost 5/8/44) EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured after aerial combat on 8 May, 1944, bailing over Bonnemühlen. One known victory, a B-24 (e.V.) on 29 April, 1944, no location.
60 Hübner, GünterLt5/21/1920Harmstorf3/Ku.Fl.Gr. 606Do 17Z-3 Werk # 3472 "7T + JL" (lost 2/17/41)Observer Operational ClaspPOW 17 February, 1941; sd by a Beaufighter of No.219 Sq., piloted by S/Ldr James Little, DFC. The ac crashed at Bray, Maidenhead, Berkshire. Remaining crew (POW): Lt z.S. Rolf Dieskau, Obs; Ogefr Walter Arnold, R/O and Uffz Ernst Tietjen, Flt Engr (D.Drury).
61 Hopf, KarlOfw
Cannock Chase		S/ 88 Legion Condor (CKönig), 3.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 123Ju-88 A-5 Werk # 0454 "4U + FL" (lost 11/14/40), added: Ju-88 "4U + DL" (08/40) (CKönig)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 November 1940 during a reconnaissance mission over England. Crashed behind Moores Garage, Ringwood Rd., Poole. The garage and several houses were demolished by the resultant explosion. Hopf bur CC, Plot 7, Row 4, Gr 97. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA), all bur in CC, Plot 7, Row 4): Oblt Arnold von Kügelgen, Gr 99; Fw Jakob Duckgeischel, Gr 100 and Fw Kurt Löhn, Gr 98 (Wiki Luft data & D.Drury). Added: According to Roman Gastager he was a Legion Condor pilot (CKönig)
62 Herder, OskarOblt11/6/19104(F)/Ob.d.L. (Sola)Ju 88D-6 Werk # 430080 "T5 + KM" (lost 12/25/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/2/42)

EK 1 & 2
EP (12/8/41), Observer Operational Clasp		MIA with his Observer Hptm Alfred Newe and two other unnamed crew over Northern Scotland 25 December, 1942, cause unknown. DK-G Awards List & Ju 88 Loss List. Added: Entire crew were KIC when they accidentally crashed at Ernstnuten, near Espedal, SE of Stavanger, while on a reconnaissance mission to Scotland. Remaining crew (KIC): Uffz Willi Mathan and Ofw Arnold Ewert (Flyvrak Norway).
63 Heckert, ArnoldOfw2/KG-53He 111H-6
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/4/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
64 Hecht, WaldemarGefr2/19/1923FFS B7 (Clermont-Ferrand)Si-204 Werk # 46 (lost 2/4/44)Trainee?KIC 4 February, 1944 with pilot Gefr Arnold Becker, geb 7/29/22 and Observer Uffz Heinz Horn, geb 7/18/22, cause unknown. The occupants of the small village of Auvergnate Fr. heard the ac in distress before it hit the ground and burned. All the crew are buried at Dagneux Cemetery. See pilot Arnold Becker for more detail. Source: French Crash Report online, thanks to F. Braun.
65 Harnau, ArnoldLt11/14/19192(Lufttorpedostf)/KG-26 (Bardofuss)He 111H-6 Werk # 7567 "1H + NK" (lost 9/13/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/29/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA 13 September, 1942; emergency landing at sea, S of Spitzbergen Is., during an operation south of Svalbard. The crew was saved by a U-Boat, but the U-Boat, 589,never returned, believed sunk. Remaining crew: Uffz Werner Telgenwerth, Observer; Uffz Walter Kullick, R/O and Uffz Friedrich Trunner, Mech. Source: SIG Norway. Added: U-589 was sunk during her seventh patrol on 14 September 1942 by depth charges dropped by a Fairey Swordfish of 825 Naval Air Squadron flying off HMS Avenger, then by more dropped by the destroyer HMS Onslow. All 44 hands were KIA together with the four crew members of the He 111 rescued the previous day, 48 in total.davedrury
66 Harman, ArnoldLtI (Lufttorpedostf)/KG-26 (Bardufoss)He 111H-6 Werk # Unk (dam 5/3/42) Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		WIA 3 May, 1942 by enemy ship fire at Map Quadrant 17/94881, no report on AC damage, returned to the Bardufoss airfield. One crewman, Gunner Ogefr Wilhelm Arnold, was also wounded. Source: SIG Norway. Harman may have been spelled with two "n"s, Harmann.
67 Hansen, KarlUffz2/12/1922Benefeld/Fallingbostel9/KG-54Ju 88A-4 Werk # 550581 "B3 + BT" (lost 5/16/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew, 16 May, 1944, when they were held in searchlights, hit by AA fire, and attacked by fighters, during a minelaying mission off Portsmouth, England. The Ju 88 was sd at Medstead by a Mosquito NF XVII of No.456 Sq., piloted by F/O D.W.Arnold and F/O J.B.Stickley. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Heinrich Meyer (geb 2/16/1917, Berlin), Obs; Ogefr Heinrich Zimmer (geb 8/30/1922 Marburg),R/O and Gefr Herbert Steinbrecher (geb 8/1/1923 Pilgrimshain), Gnr (C.König).

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68 Häfele, Konrad (Kurt?)Lt6/16/1915III/KG-157 (4/37), 9/KG-27 (5/40), 8/KG-27 (2/41)He 111P-2 "1G + CD" (lost 5/14/40), He 111P-2 Werk # Unk "1G + LS" (lost 2/23/41) Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		MIA 23 February, 1941 after being hit by armored trawler return fire in the Bristol Channel, Ireland, and crashing at sea, in the vicinity of Kenmare Bay, Pl.Qu. Q122. See Fw Arnold Pütz (the pilot this date) for further details (absa3945 & Locs). WIA 14 May, 1940; aerial combat, crashing near Koersel. Source: A. Rosseels
69 Guilleaume, ArnoldOgefr10/10/1921Marl Hüls11/JG-3 (Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 785923 (lost 2/7/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 7 February, 1945 due to enemy fire, location not reported. Added: The location of his death was Fliegerhorst Pyritz which was in Pomerania (today called Pyrzyce, situated in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland). He is buried as an unknown in the German War Cem at Poznan-Milostowo, Poland (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Guineaume.
70 Grunert, WolfgangLt2/KG-26 (Sola)He 111H-5 Werk # 3783 "1H + LK" (lost 5/1/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA the night of 30 April/1 May, 1941, failed to return from a mission, cause and location (Ost 3861?) unknown. Remaining crew (all MIA): Gefr Erich Böhme, Observer; Ogefr Franz Werner, R/O and Uffz Arnold Bovelett, Mech. Source: SIG Norway. Added: The ac came down into the sea east of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, between Peterhead and Rattray Head. An Uffz Wolfgang Grunert known to serve in K/88 in Spain, however not certain the two are one in the same (D.Drury).
71 Gloge, HeinrichUffzI./TG 4Ju-52 "G6 + QK" Werknr 501206 (lost on 30/03/44)MIA on 30 March, 1944 near Kamenez-Podolsk. Crew (MIA): Radop Gefr Arnold Richtstein, Mech Gefr Werner Neumärker, Gunr Gefr Karl-Heinz FrankCKönig
72 Giers, ArnoldUffz1/JG-1Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170101 "White 3" lost 4/22/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 22 April, 1944 during aerial combat with American fighters near Burbach. No known grave. Source: J. Geensen.
73 Gärtner, ArturUffz5/6/1922223/JG-54 (6/44 S.U.)Fw 190A-5 Werk# (150)1249 "White 4" (lost)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW released in 1946. Crashed and wounded 6 January, 1945 in Werk# 1249 at the Zabeln-Mitow S.U. airfield. It is thought that the crash was caused by engine failure. His first known victory, a Soviet Yak-9 on 15 June, 1944. A 2nd, a P-39 on 29 June, 1944. A 3rd & 4th, both Il-2s on 3 July, 1944. Nos. 5 & 6, an Il-2 and a Yak-9 NE of Kreutsburg on 7 August, 1944. Two Yak-9s on 15 August, 1944. A Yak-9 on 25 August, 1944. Two Pe-2s and two P-39s on 14 September, 1944. A Yak-9 on 15 September, 1944. A Yak-9 on 16 September, 1944. A Yak-9 on 17 September, 1944. An Il-2 on 19 September, 1944. A P-39 on 20 September, 1944. An La-5 on 24 September, 1944. An Il-2 on 27 September, 1944. An Il-2 on 24 October, 1944. Gärtner served as wingman for Latvian volunteer pilot, Arnold Mencis. He described the five Latvian pilots in his staffel as "splendid comrades who participated in operations with much zeal and eagerness". Deceased 8 November, 2002.
74 Fuhrhop, HelmutMaj1913/10/07Rettmer, Lüneburg4.K/88 Spain, 2./KG 51 (07/41 S.U.), Kdr I./KG 6 (07/43 Melsbroek)Ju 88 A-5 "9K + CK" Werknr 4343 (lost 01/07/41; sd in Russia, retd OK), Ju 188 E-1 "3E +AB" (lost 29/02/44)
RK (22/11/43)

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (13/08/42)

Spanish Cross

EP (15/06/42)

EK 1 & EK 2
Wound Badge

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with star pendant		KilledInAction (KIA) 29 February, 1944 during aerial combat with a Typhoon of No. 609 Sq. over France. His Ju 188 crashed near Seboncourt, Aisne, France. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): OFw Alfred Schubert, Obs; OFw Alfons Eichschmidt, R/O and StbsFw Walter Rehfeldt, Flt Engr.. Maj Fuhrkop buried Lommel, Block 59/448 (Rosseels). Destroyed 30 AC on the ground and 30,000GRT shpping. Added: OFw Schubert buried 59/312, OFw Eichschmidt buried 59/300 and StbsFw Rehfeldt buried 59/527. I addition, also KIA, OFw Wilhelm Schachtschabel, Gnr, buried 59/526 and Fw Arnold Büttner, 1 Wart, buried 59/311 (D.Drury). NOTE: Interesting to note their burial in Belgium, and their ac crashd in France! Added: RK awarded for > 200 bomber missions, destroyed 16 trains, 30 aircraft on ground, 4 merchant ships (14.500 GRT), 1 important bridge, a heavy cruiser under construction at Nikolayev (CK)


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75 Friedrich, HansLtFAGr.-5Ju 290A-3 Werk # 159 "9V + CK" (lost 11/20/43)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 20 November, 1943, cause and location not reported. His co-pilot, Lt Gottfried Sachse, and Observer, Lt Heinz Arnold, also MIA, and six remaining unnamed crew. (9 man crew; 1 KilledInAction (KIA), 8 MIA. Obs Loss List. Added: The ac was sd by a Mosquito of No.157 Sq, piloted by W/Cdr J.A.Mackie, and crashed 40 miles off Cape Ortegal, Corunna, Spain. Remaining crew: Uffz Friedrich Weber, R/O 1 (MIA); Fw Erwin Gerschwitz, Flt Engr (MIA); Uffz Adolf Martens, Gnr 1 (MIA); Ogefr Horst Bentke, Gnr 2 (MIA); Gefr Heinz Engellitner, Gnr 3 (MIA) and StbsFw Wilhelm Schief, R/O 2 (KilledInAction (KIA), bur Cuacos de Yuste, Row 1, Gr 5 (D.Drury).
76 Fock, WalterUffz01/28/1921Ronneburg7/KG-4 (Orsha South)He 111H-16 Werk # 161384 "5J + ER" (lost 9/19/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIFA 19 September, 1943; collided with another H-16, Werk #160296, piloted by Lt Hans Auer (KIFA with unnamed crew). They were climbing thru a low-lying cloud layer on instruments. Both crews were killed; the ac crashed west of Dubrovka. Focks remaining crew: Hptm Paul Strobel, Obs & RK Holder; Ogefr Georg Walter Arnold, R/O; Ofw Reinhard Georg Aigen, Flt Engr and Uffz Ewald Oetken, Gnr.. Kaiser RK book. (Added): The remains of the five crew members have not been transferred to a military cemetery but graves are believed to exist at Orscha I, which is the other name used for Orscha-Süd airfield. They are each commemorated in the German war cemetery at Sychkovo, Belarus (in German = Schatkowo).davedrury
77 Fitschen, Heinrich Hinrich?OfwWekusta 1/OB.d.L., 1(F)/120 (Sola)Ju 52, Ju 88D Werk # unk "D7 + CH" (lost 8/12/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/19/43)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		Uninjured during an operational crash on 12 August, 1943, at Karmoy Norway due to an engine failure. Remaining crew (all uninjured): Dipl.Ing. Gustav Brinkmann, Observer; Ofw Rudolf Kurze, R/O and Ziegler, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
78 Falke, ArnoldUffzI/LG-1 (Gardelegen)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 300268 (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspUninjured 23 January, 1945 when his Ju 88 crashed due to an engine siezure during takeoff from Gardelegen. None of the crew were injured. Remaining crew: Ogefr Georg Zinesch, Obs; Uffz Otto Heyer, R/O and Gefr Helmut Dominik, Gunner. Source: Wings to Victory.
79 Durmeister, ArnoldFw4/ZG-26 (S.U.)Bf 110E-1 Werk # 4084 "3U + DM" (lost 7/9/41)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 9 July, 1941 after colliding with a Soviet Tupolev "Martin" bomber near Razona (Bf 110 Loss List). Added: Neither crew listed in the VDK. His R/O-Gnr, Gefr Günter Weissenberg, was also killed. A Russian source says the SB (Martin Maryland) was rammed by the Soviet ac, killing three Soviet fliers. Razona seems to be near Sebezh, Pskov Oblast, Russia (D.Drury).
80 Dorka, ArnoldOblt10/18/192015/ZG-1 (S.U. 3/43), 4/ZG-1 (Reich Def)Bf 110G-2 Werk # 5201 (dam 3/5/43), Bf 110G-2 Werk # 6387 "S9 + KM" (lost 9/24/43)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Destroyer Operational Clasp		MIA 24 September, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (LW Loss Report & Bf 110 Loss List), WIA 5 March, 1943 in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 4839 by enemy fire, no mention of crew injuries (Bf 110 Loss List). One known victory, a B-17 on 16 September, 1943.
81 Döring, ArnoldLt29/01/18Heilsberg, E.Prussia23


9./KG(J) 53 (11/40), 8./KG 55 (06/42), 2. & 3./JG 300 (07/43), Stfkpt 7./JG 300, 7./NJG 2 (05/44), 10./NJG 3 (10/44)He 111, Ju 88 A, Fw 190, Bf 109G-6/R6 "Red 6" in JG-300, Ju-88 G "'D5 + FV' in 10./NJG 3
RK (17/04/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (25/09/42)
EP (25/01/42)

EK 1 (5/08/41 CK)& EK 2 (06/07/41 CK)

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold (15/12/41 CK) with pendant (07/03/43 CK)

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant (26/07/44 CK)

Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)		Barbarossa pilot. Participated in the raid on the airfield of the 126th Fighter Aviation Regt.. 348 bomber missions and 43 missions in the Fw 190. 13 Night victories, of which three bomber victories. His Soviet victories came while in the bomber units. Credited with the destruction of 16 tanks. One known victory, his 14th, a B-17 on 3 February, 1944. A "4 mot" at Frankfurt-Main on 22 March, 1944. Nos. 21 & 22 were a B-17 and a Lancaster at Dishworth, 10 minutes apart. His 23rd, a "4 Mot" at Kevlaer, 15 October, 1944. Added: According to Döring, his 23rd victory was on 9 April, 1945 (C.König). At wars end, he was interned by the British and released in October, 1945. Deceased 10 April, 2001, Düsseldorf. Added: At WW2s end he had flown 392 sorties, including 348 as a bomber pilot in the east. By the time he was sent away for officer training in the spring of 1943 he had destroyed: 200 trucks, approx 70 locomotives, 16 tanks, 4 ammunition trains, 1 armoured train, 8 bridges, 2 ammunition dumps, 25 aircraft (on the ground), 7 Soviet fighters in the air (4 J-17s, 2 J-18s and 1 MiG-3), 3 Soviet TB-3 four-engined bombers during a night sortie over Stalingrad, 2 tankers, 2 steamers and 1 gunboat with a total tonnage of 18000 GRT. After transferring to the western front he went on to achieve 5 night victories as a single-engined night fighter, 2 B-17 bombers by day and 5 further night victories with conventional night-fighter units. (CK)

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Archive Report

Operational Record
82 Dold, OttmarOblt11/21/19167/KG-27 (5/40), Stfkpt 9/KG-27 (11/42-12/44)He 111P Werk # Unk "1G + ER" (lost 5/27/40), He 111P-2 Werk # 2864 "1G + HR" (dam 12/13/40), Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp WIA 13 December, 1940 when his Wk# 2864 was hit by aa fire, but returned to Dinard-Pleurtuit airfield, where he crash landed. Remaining crew: Lt Hans Otto Heinert, Obs; Ofw Robert Brinkmann, Flt Engr and Lt Willi Cryns, R/O (D.Drury). POW (briefly) 27 May, 1940 during the French Campaign, when his Heinkel crashed near Beveren. Source: A. Rosseels. Added: The ac was hit by flak and was abandoned by the crew near Beveren, W of Antwerp. Remaining crew: Oblt Eberhard Bertelsmann (KilledInAction (KIA), bur in the War Cem., Lommel, Be. Blk 42, Gr 110), Ogefr H.Krause (POW/WIA) and one other unknown (POW) (D.Drury).
83 Dieringer, ErichLt10/31/1921Messkirch/Stockach5/NJG-3Ju 88C-6 Werk # 750345 "D5 + BN" (lost 12/13/43) Night Fighter Operational Clasp KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 13 December, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss list). Added: MIA during an intercept mission against B-17's over the North Sea. Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Karl Heinz Brinkmann, R/O and Ogefr Erwin Baumeister (R.Randall).
84 Burns, WilliOblt4(F)/122 (S.U.)JU 88D-1 Werk # 430524 "F6 + KM" (lost 2/16/43)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his Observer Lt Arnold Schulz and two other unnamed crew 16 February, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).
85 Burmeister, ArnoldFSS C 9 (10/42), BFS 5Ju-88 A-5 "RN + UN" Werknr 2226 (dam 15%, CK), Ju-52 "SE + UW" Werknr 5318 (lost 02/01/43)Student pilotKIC 2 January, 1943 when he crashed into a mountain at Vertestolna, near Belgrade-Becs, during a training flight. The instructor, Ofw Otto Puff was also killed. The remaining crew survived, and their detail can be found under the Otto Puff Archive. Source: Janos Bruckner. Added: a Fw Burmeister was unharmed in a flight accident with a Ju 88 on 25/10/42 at Pretzsch airfield. The Mech Uffz Donart was alos unharmed (CK).
86 Burkert, HelmuthObltI/KG-30Ju 88A-5 Werk # 3468 "4D + BL" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 9 August, 1941 during an operational flight by Warlamowo, no further detail. Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Werner Molkenthien, Observer; Gefr Arnold Bissinger, R/O and Uffz Karl Franz, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
87 Burgetsmeier, ArnoldUffz2/JG-2Fw 190A-8 Werk# 730490Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 8 June, 1944; Combat with a P-51, Bayeux. Mombeek MIA List.
88 Brinkmann, WalterFw1/JG-52 (S.U.)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 7081 (lost 5/31/42)Fighter Operationl ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 31 May, 1942 when he crash landed at Malaja Kamyschewacha after engine damage from a flak hit.
89 Brinkmann, ViktorLt4(F)/122 (S.U.)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430039 "F6 + NM" (lost 10/27/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew at Tuapse 27 October, 1942 due to flak (Ju 88 Loss List). Another Russian source suggests that Lt Brinkmann may not have been the pilot. The source names an Ofw K.Yisten as pilot (D.Drury).
90 Brinkmann, OttoFw


3./NSG 9 (09/44)Ju-52, Go-145, Ju-87 D-3 (Polozk, 1943)
EK 1 & EK 2
Wound Badge

at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze
POW on 28/08/44 after bailing out. His Radop Uffz Franz Scherer was KIA (on pic standing). Joined the Luftwaffe in 1939, was shot down in a Ju-52 in the Mediterranean, crash landed with a Go-145 in Russia and with a Ju-87 in Italy. CKönig
91 Brinkmann, KurtOFhr-OFw1913Solingen?InstrKriegsverdienstkreuz KVK with swordsKIFA? at Schöngarten near Breslau on 9 February 1944.CKönig
92 Brinkmann, HelmutFw6/13/1920Stade/Hannover7/JG-1 (10/43 Leeuwarden)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15389 "White 12" (lost 10/14/43)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 14 October, 1943 during an attack on American bombers and P-47 escorts. His G-6 crashed in "de Vink" at Kerkrade Holland on 14 October, 1943 (DeSwart). No known grave (Geensen). Added: SGLO indicates that the Wk# is 26056, and that his remains were unrecoverable.
93 Brinkmann, Heinz "Hans"Lt9/JG-54Fw 190A-8 Werk# 170351 "Yellow 6" (or Yellow 8) (lost 6/10/44)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 10 June, 1944; aerial combat east of Caen.
94 Brinkmann, HeinzUffz5./JG 3 ('43), III./JG 27 (01/45 Hesepe, 03/45 Rheine as "White 24)Bf 109 K-4 "Yellow 4" Werknr 332314 (dam 30/01/45)
at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		Damaged in an accident 30 January, 1945, "Yellow 4" was refurbished sometime after January, 1945, put back into service as "White 24" in I/JG-27. It was found later, after a belly landing and stripped of parts, at Rheine airfield, 30km N of Münster (C.Sundin, Luftwaffe Fighter Profiles/F.Braun). Added: While in JG-3, he served as wingman for Hans Joachim Kirschner (C.König).
95 Brinkmann, HeinrichLt3/12/1917Flachsberg
Cannock Chase		2/Erpro-210 (Channel)Bf 110D-0 "S9 + NK" (lost 8/14/40)Destroyer Operational ClaspBoth Brinkmann and his R/O, Uffz Richard Mayer, were KilledInAction (KIA) 14 August, 1940, hit by flak at Manston airfield. (Bf 110 Loss List). Added: After being hit by AA fire, he is believed to have collided with Uffz Hans Steding, the two ac crashing Both Brinkmann & Mayer buried at CC, Blk 1, Row 11; Brinkmann in Gr 423; Mayer in Gr 425 (D.Drury).
96 Brinkmann, HansUffzIII/JG-52 (S.U.)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163127 "Black 5" (lost 8/17/44)Fighter Operational ClaspReported KilledInAction (KIA) 17 August, 1944, cause and location not reported (Bf 109 Loss List).
97 Brinkmann, FritzLt12/3/1919Müssen57/JG-300 (7/43), 9/JG-300 (9/43), TO I/JG-302 (3/44), I/JG-301 (7/44), Stab I/JG-301 (11/44)Bf 109G-6 (lost 3/21/44), Fw 190A Werk # 202242 (lost 11/26/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge, Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 26 November, 1944 during aerial combat, crashed near Einbeckhausen; buried Wunstorf Friedhof 9/10 (A. Rosseels). Two known victories, both "4 mots" at Hamburg, 30 July, 1943. A Lancaster S of Berlin, 4 September, 1943. A "4 mot" at Senarpont and another at St Quentin, on 8 July, 1944. WIA 21 March, 1944; sd by a night fighter in the vicinity of Neuburg, hospitalized (LOCS).
98 Brinkmann, Arnold "Fritz"Hptm6/10/1915*16Stab I/NJG-3 (11/43), 8/NJG-3 (4/44-3/45)Bf 110G-4
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Halifax at Bürgstadt on 26 November, 1943. Another, a Lancaster N of Münster on 16 December, 1943. A "4 mot" near Osnabrück on 22 March, 1944. A "4 mot" at Insel Falster (Denmark?)on 23 April, 1944. A 5th, a "4 mot" NW of Bramsche on 13 August, 1944. A 6th, same night, a "4 mot" in the Senden area. A 7th, a "4 mot" near Kiel on 17 August, 1944. A triple victory on 27 August, 1944, all three "4 mots"; two at Insel Samso, and one 10 km NW of Hornum. A "4 mot" opposing the Darmstadt Raid on 11 September, 1944. A "4 mot" at Deutsche Bucht on 15 October, 1944. Magnus Report. Believed to have survived the war. * His birthdate is questionable; another source states the date as 29 March, 1915 (LOCS).
99 Brinkmann,Uffz11/JG-77Bf 109 EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire over southern Italy, 14 September, 1943.
100 Brinkmann,ObltStffüh 2/StG-77 (8/40)Ju 87Dive Bomber Operational ClaspBattle of Britain pilot. Narrowly escaped attacks by the British fighters on 18 August, 1940 after a raid on England. Source: Rudolf Singler narrative

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