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1 Zimmermann, RolfUffz3/2/1922Gera212/JG-3 (5/44), 15/JG-3 (8/44)Bf 109G
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, his first, a B-17 (HSS) at Nidda on 12 May, 1944. His 2nd, a B-24 (HSS) at Mürzzuschlag on 23 August, 1944. Note: His 12 May, 1944 victory is referred to as No.3 in the Perry Claims, therefore, his victory count may be four. Added: KilledInAction (KIA) 23 August, 1944 by Wiener Neustadt during aerial combat involving the 15th Air Force attack on Markersdorf airfield (Fliegerlynchjustiz by G.Hoffmann, pg 206-211 via R.Snape).

2 Zankl, RudolfOfw5/22/1912Grafenau7/KG-76Do 17Z-2 Werk # 1136 "F1 + KR" (lost 10/4/40)
EK 1 & 2
4 Year Long Service Medal
Sports Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 4 October, 1940 over England. Veteran of the Poland & France Campaigns. Data found on Obituary Card on the internet. Added: The crew made it back to France, crashing at Henonville, killing the entire crew. The crew were buried in the German War Cemetery, Champigny St Andre, Block 17, Row 5. Ofw Zankl bur Gr 272. Remaining crew: Oblt Rudolf Friedrich Altenmüller, Obs, Gr 271; Uffz Fritz Schmelzle, R/O, Gr 270 and Uffz Hermann Hoffmann, Flt Engr, Gr 274 (D.Drury).
3 Walther, MaxOfwFl.Ber.Lg.Stab FinlandFi 156C-3 Werk # 5604Liason Operational ClaspHis Observer, Willi Hoffmann. Source: SIG Norway.
4 Walther, ArnoObltStfkpt 8/NJG-1Bf 110D Werk # 3143 (lost 10/21/40)Night Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 21 October, 1940; takeoff accident from Stendal, his Gunner, Uffz Horst Hoffmann was also killed. Bf 110 Loss List
5 Valbert, WernerUffz6/6/1915II/KG-77Do 17E-2 Werk # Unk "53 + F25" (lost 6/14/39)Pilot BadgeKIC 14 June, 1939, crashing in a field near the Bobrava River, between Radostice and Strelice, CZ, killing the entire crew, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Fw Josef Römmele (geb 12/11/1912 Untereisesheim), Obs and Uffz Kurt Hoffmann, R/O (F.Braun).
6 Timberg, KlausOfw5/25/1919Angerburg, Ostpr.
I/KG-40, KGzvB 200 (Stalingrad), IV/KG-40 (4/43 Chateaudun)Fw 200 C-3 in KGzvB 200, Fw 200C-4 Werk # 0121 "NT + BU" (lost 4/27/43)
EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		KIC 27 April, 1943 after taking off from Chateaudun when a bomb onboard exploded. Klaus buried at Champigny St Andre, Fr., Blk 16, Row 8, Gr 447. Remaining crew (all presumed Killed): Oblt Dietrich Melin, Co-pilot/Observer; Uffz Paul Zimmermann, R/O; Uffz Willi Zell and Ogefr Gerhard Willmann Mechanics and Flg Werner Hoffmann and Flg Albert Haak, Gunners. While in KGzvB 200, he and 17 other Fw 200s flew out of Stalingrad after von Paulus capitulated, despite orders for no further flights out. He had found two of his injured school mates and decided to disobey orders. He was put up for court martial, but the charge was dropped, as Germany was in need of heroes. Instead, he received one week special furlough. Only 9 of the 18 aircraft survived the flight out. (Flieger Blatt 1/2009)
7 Stoer, RudolfOgefr10(Pz)/SG-9 (Reich Def Ost)Ju 87G-2/VII Werk # 492695 (lost 2/13/45)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspBoth he and his R/O, Ogefr Frank Hoffmann were KilledInAction (KIA) 13 February, 1945 after being hit by flak, location not reported. Ju 87 Loss List
8 Spahn, JohannOfhr4II/JG-26 (joins 11/44), 8/JG-26 (1/45), 5/JG-26 (2/45)Fw 190D-9 (lost)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		On 19 March, 1945, he was shot down near Lingen by P-51s of 78th FG. He was able to bail out, but was allegedly shot to death while hanging in his parachute. He had flown as Wilhelm Hoffmanns wingman after Hoffmann lost an eye. He served as Hoffmanns "eyes" flying along side him on landings and takeoffs, judging the distances for Hoffmann. His 1st victory, aP-47 of 366FG W of Koblenz on 14 January, 1945. His 2nd, a B-26 (HSS) of 394BG E of Arnhem on 21 February, 1945. His 3rd, a P-47 of 406FG near München-Gladbach on 28 February, 1945. His 4th, a P-47 of 366FG near Mönchen-Gladbach on 1 March, 1945.
9 Schröder, Hans KarlOfwStab I/KG-4He 111H-5 Werk # 3987 "5J +ZB" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 8 May, 1941 after being shot down by a Hurricane of RAF No. 151 Sq., piloted by P/O Richard Playne Stevens. The AC ditched in the sea, approximately 600 yards off Withernsea. Two were taken prisoner. Remaining crew: Oblt z.See Paul Tholen, Observer (POW), Fw Willi Schreiber, wireless operator (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Ofw Alfred Hoffmann, mechanic (KilledInAction (KIA)). Schreiber and Hoffmann were being attended to by ASR inside the floating fuselage, when waves began breaking over the AC, and rescue efforts had to be aborted. The body of Ofw Hoffmann did wash ashore later in the day, and was buried at Brandesburton (St Mary) Churchyard, in War Graves Plot, Gr 1. Fw Schreiber is still listed MIA (D.Drury, burial data).
10 Scholz, AloisUffz4/ZG-1 (France)Bf 110C Werk # 2124 (lost 6/8/40)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 8 June, 1940; sd by Swiss Bf 109's of Kl.Kp.21 after he entered Swiss airspace. The ac crashed at Wellnau, near Triengen, region Lucerne. His R/O, Ogefr Walter Hofmann (or Hoffmann) was also KilledInAction (KIA). No known graves (D.Drury).
11 Schneiderbauer, ErnstOblt10/10/1917Schaerding


Courtesy Christian König

3/KG-2 (2/43 Gilze-Rijen)Do 217E-4 Wk# 4397 "U5 + LL" (6m5% dam 2/8/43), Do 217E-4 Wk# 4541 "U5 + BL" (lost 3/11/43)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		POW 11 March, 1943 after being bracketed by searchlights over Teesside, and were shot down by a Beaufighter of RAF No. 219 Sq., piloted by F/Lt John Willson, crashing at Great Stainton. Remaining crew (all POW): Uffz Martin Hoffmann, Observer, Uffz Hans Weber, wireless operator and Ofw Gregor Eilbrecht, gunner. The entire crew bailed successfully with wounds, and were promptly captured. Earlier, he crashed his Wk# 4397 at Ulicoten Holland, WNW of Baarle-Nassau, the night of 7/8 February, 1943, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: The cause was a belly landing due to engine damage, all safe, including the wounded Observer. Remaining crew: Ofw W.Zacharias, Obs (WIA) (other source: Obsv Uffz Martin Hoffmann (born 04/04/19 in Essen/ Rüttenscheid, CK); Uffz Johann "Hans" Weber, R/O (born 20/03/21 in Karlstein / Niederdonau, CK) and Ofw Gregor Eilbrecht, Gnr (born 07/12/15 in Bödexen / Höxter, added CK) (SGLO).

Courtesy Olrg Marin
12 Schneider, JoachimOblt5/KG-2Do 17Z-3 Werk # U5 + BN" (lost 9/8/40) Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp POW/WIA 8 September, 1940 when his ac was in close proximity to the ac of Oblt Martin Ziems when it exploded, and crashed near Farningham Road Station, Darenth, Kent. Remaining crew (all POW/WIA): Uffz Josef Schumacher, Ogefr Hans Hoffmann and Flg Willi Kohl (D.Drury). Note: LOCS suggests the pilot may have been repatriated, perhaps due to his wounds.
13 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).
14 Ruhl, FritzOfw8/22/1916Berbisdorf3(F)/121 (12/41 Nikolayev, Ukraine)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0533 "7A + BL" (lost 12/30/41)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew, 30 December, 1941, when his ac crashed into the Sea of Azov off Nogaisk, cause unknown. Th mission seemed to be reconnaissance covering the Crimea from Kerch to Savastopol. Remaining crew: Oblt Karl Müller, Obs; Fw Wolfgang Hoffmann, R/O and Uffz Heinz Lindemann, Gnr. All buried in Kirowograd-Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine: Ofw Ruhl 15/5/786, Oblt Müller 15/5/787, Fw Hoffmann 15/5/783 and Uffz Lindemann 15/5/785 (D.Drury).
15 Rösner, ErichFw1914/07/27Breslau 2./NJG 3Bf 110 G-4 "D5 + EP" Werknr 6283 (lost 21/12/43)KIFA 21 December, 1943 when he crashed at Idstedt during a non-operational flight, reason unknown. Buried Dyrrgoyer Friedhof (St.Bernhard) Feld IIa Nr.155 in Breslau.Remaining crew (KIC): Radop Gefr Karl Otto Kurt Hoffmann (born 16/10/1923 in Falken, Mülhausen, buried Friedhof Vechelde. LK Braunschweig; CK) and passenger (and also a pilot) Uffz Heinz Christian Sommer (born 01/05/1922 in Honnef am Rhein, buried at Ehrenfriedhof, Honnef am Rhein, CK).
Rössner (l) with Hoffmann
16 Rommel, GerhardLt4/8/1918Böblingen


Eduard Leuchs
Courtesy Christian König

1(F)/123 (Channel)Ju 88A-1 Werk # 0379 "4U + EH" (lost 9/20/40)Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp		Injured in a crash 20 September, 1940 after returning from reconnaissance mission to London. Rommels AC have received damage from RAF Spitfires of RAF No. 41 Sq., but was able to limp back to the French countryside, and made a force landing near the Calais-St Omer Road, Pont de Briques. One crew member, Gunner Eduard Leuchs died of injuries 22 September, 1940. The two remaining crew, Oblt Gerd Hoffmann, Observer and Gefr Johann Adam, R/O, were also injured.



Courtesy Christian König
17 Richter, GerhardFw1/KG-27 (6/43)He 111H-6 Werk # 7554 "1G + HH" (lost 6/13/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/12/43)
EP (10/26/42)
EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List. Added: MIA with his entire crew, 13 June, 1943, when their ac was lost during an operation against the Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ), where the T-60 tanks were built, due to an unknown case. Remaining crew: Fw Willy Hoffmann, Obs; Fw Rudolf Köpper, R/O; Ofw Hans Hagemeister, Flt Engr and Ogefr Hans Beckenbach, Gnr (D.Drury).
18 Reim, HansOfw2(F)/Aufkl.Gr.Ob.d.L.Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1261 "T5 + DM" (lost 3/26/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 26 March, 1942; failed to return from a reconnaissance mission between Bataisk and Olevskaya, Russia, cause unknown. Remaining crew (MIA): Lt Peter Pelzer, Obs; Fw Heinrich Rahlke, R/O and Gefr Matthias Hoffmann, Gnr (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Rein.
19 Ranharter, FelixFw2/KG-26 (Sola)He 111H-6 Werk # 4541 (lost 12/15/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 15 December, 1941; as a result of aerial combat, he crashed and exploded on impact at Lista Norway. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Gefr Kurt Schröder, Observer; Gefr Ernst Kirsten, R/O and Gefr Josef Hoffmann, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway. Alternate spelling: Ranharte (KG-26 Loss List).
20 Püchner, H.Fw6/NJG-1 (10/44)Bf 110G-4 Werk # 140218 "G9 + NP" (lost 10/7/44) Night Fighter Operational Clasp His G-4 crashed 4 km SW of Ede Holland the night of 6/7 October, 1944, combat with a night fighter, pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: Fw Püchner, KilledInAction (KIA), bur Yssel CA-2-41; R/O, Uffz W.Kranz, bailed safely and Gnr, Ogefr K.Hoffmann, WIA, bailed? (SGLO). Alternate spelling: Püschner
21 Prein, HeinzUffz5/JG-27 (Africa)Bf 109F-4 Trop Werk # 9665 "Red 4 + -" (lost 9/15/42)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 15 September, 1942 when his AC was rammed accidentally during aerial combat, by Oblt Hoffmann in Bf 109F-4 Wk# 10059 of 3/JG-27, and was killed in the crash.
22 Pomper, FranzFw4/15/1918Cranz - Königsburg3/KG-100He 177A-3 Werk # 332506 "6N + F?" (lost 4/26/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 26 April, 1944; failed to return from a night mission over Portsmouth. Remaining crew (MIA): Lt Hermann Friedauer, geb 11/4/1920, K.Obs; Fw Walters Peters, geb 8/11/1920, R/O; Uffz Heinz Hoffmann, geb 6/10/1922, Gunner; Uffz Fritz Jakobi, geb 4/26/1922, Gunner and Fw Günther Kocem, geb 11/30/1920, Mech?. Source: B.Bines.
23 Patzak, HeinrichOblt7/16/19168/KG-27 (7/43)He 111H-16 Werk # 8516 "1G + LS" (lost 7/28/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 28 July, 1943, when their ac was lost during a mission to attack rail targets at Bataysk, Rostov Oblast, R ussia. Remaining crew: Ogefr Gerhard Frenzel, Obs; Uffz Franz Kaiser, R/O and Ogefr Artus Hoffmann, Flt Engr (D.Drury).
24 Paschke, Uffz5/JG-54 (10/43 Kiew)Fw 190A-5Fighter Operational ClaspAn occassional wingman for Emil Lang in October, 1943. Added: He and five other pilots, stayed behind to defend Kiew (Kiev, Ukraine) from a nearby airfield. Stfkpt "Bully" Lang, Lt Norbert Hannig, Lt Rudolf Hunerfeld, Fw H. "Lerge" Hoffmann and Uffz Alfred Gross (C.König).
25 Palm, ErichLt7/KG-2 (Schiphol Holland)Do 217E-4 Werk # 5342 "U5 + KR" (lost 2/18/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 18 February, 1942 off the east coast of England, in the Humber area. Palms Do 217 is believed to have been shot down by a Spitfire of RAF No. 609 Sq., piloted by a Belgian aristocrat, P/O Count Yvan Georges du Monceau de Bergandael (D.Drury). Remaining crew (all MIA): Fw Rudolf Mühlbach, Observer, Uffz Arthur Hoffmann, wireless operator and Ogefr Reinhard Kammerath, mechanic.
26 Müller, KarlOblt1/3/1916Somborn3(H)/41 (2/41), 3(F)/121 (12/41 Nikolayev, Ukraine)Ju 88A-5 Werk # Unk (dam 2/25/41), Hs 126B-1 Werk # Unk (lost 11/27/41), Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0533 "7A + BL" (lost 12/30/41)Wound Badge (2/25/41 & 11/27/41), Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 30 December, 1941, cause and location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: He was injured making a forced landing near Guerand on 25 February, 1941, due to engine trouble. Still in 3(H)/41 in November, he was reported WIA, no detail (LOCS). Added: On 30 December, 1941, crash location the Sea of Azov, off Nogaisk. Oblt Müller, a pilot in his own right, was the Observer; the pilot was Ofw Fritz Ruhl. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Wolfgang Hoffmann, R/O and Uffz Heinz Lindemann, Gnr. All four buried in Kirowograd-Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine (D.Drury). See Ofw Fritz Ruhl (pilot) for specific burial locations. Alternate spelling: Mueller.
27 Müller, HelmutOblt8/28/19139
Cannock Chase		I/LG-1 (39), 13(Z)/LG-1 (40)Bf 109E, Bf 110C-3 Werk # 3802 "L1 + IH" (lost 9/15/40)
EK 1 & 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 15 September, 1940 (Magnus). Shot down by fighters and crashing SW of Hothfield, Kent. His R/O-Gnr Fw Andreas Hoffmann (geb 3/13/1915 Rodach) was also KilledInAction (KIA) (he died shortly after interrogation). Both buried CC, Blk 1, Row 5; Müller in Gr 162, Hoffmann in Gr 182 (D.Drury). One known victory, his 1st, a PZL P-24 at Zezrze on 1 September, 1939. A Morane 406 at St.Mihiel 11 May, 1940. A 2nd Morane at Vouziers 12 May, 1940. A 3rd Morane 20 km south of Amiens, 25 May, 1940. Two Spitfires southwest of Dunkirk, 27 May, 1940. Tthree Spitfires in the Needles area on 8 August, 1940. A Spitfire at Blandford Forum on 13 August, 1940. Magnus, 10 victories.
28 Meyer, ErwinLt1/9/19163/AKGr-ObdLDo 215B-1 Werk # 0016 "L2 + KS" (lost 10/24/40)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 24 October, 1940; sd by numerous Hurricanes from Nos.17 & 1 Sqs. during a recon mission over Coventry and Birmingham. The ac crashed near St. Neots. Lt Meyer, Uffz E. Hoffmann and Uffz H. Broenig were able to bail, but were killed. Gefr M. Dorr bailed, but became POW.
29 Mayr, AlexanderFwBFS 7 RadomHe-111 H-10 "RH + NP" Werknr. 2705 (lost)Flying instr. KIFA on 3 November 1942 on training flight due to left engine failure 1 km S of Slupica. Crew KIFA: navigation instr Gerhard von Menssenkempf, Radop OGefr Karl Paul, Mech Uffz Arno Hoffmann, student Gefr Rupert Portenkirchner, student Gefr Günther Madre, student Uffz Günther Philippsen. WIFA: Radop student Uffz Kurt Preusser.CKönig
30 Mayer, KurtUffz2/5/1920`Mährisch,Ostrau (today Ostrava, Cz. Rep)III/KG-40, 8./ KG 40 (02/42)Fw 200C-4 Werk # 0136 "CE + IA" (lost 7/22/42), Added: He-111 H-6 Werknr 4380 "F8 + ES" (or "F8 + CS ?") (lost 13/02/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC while serving as Co-pilot for FW Alfred Karl Praschl. Added: Uffz Kurt Mayer is buried in the German War Cemetery at Berneuil France, Blk 4, Row 19, Grave 927 (D.Drury). The entire crew were killed when their ac collided with another Fw 200 piloted by Hptm Karl Hans Weymar. See Hptm Weymar for further detail. Added: On 14/02/42 he (and 3 crew members) was rescued by U-86 under Kptlt Walter Schug from a rubber dinghy in the Bay of Biscay in M.Qu. BF 4372 (approx. 47°39'N, 08°15'W, about 200 nautical miles W of Lorient, France). The survivors stated their aircraft had been shot down on 13/02/42 and the U-boat searched in vain for a second rubber dinghy. Crew: Radop Gefr Herbert Gruber, Mech Gefr Siegfried Hoffmann, Gunr OGefr Ludwig Bahm (CKönig)
31 Lutz, Franz Lt

Courtesy Christian König<>

4/KG-100 (1/44 Chateaudun)He 177A-5 Werk # 550034 "6N + FM" (dam 5/17/44)EK 2, Wound Badge (5/17/44)
Bomber Operational Clasp		WIA 17 May, 1944 when on a test flight after repairs, he was wounded in an attack by P-51s of No.122 Sq., and made an emergency landing at the Aalborg Ost airfield to escape the Mustang. His Mechanic, Gefr Anton Galler, was also wounded. Source: Air War over Denmark. Added: A since found document has revealed that the crew attacked, and severely damaged, a 6000 ton unnamed Trade (Cargo?) ship on 29 January, 1944, near Nettuno. Remaining crew this date: Uffz Paul Hoffmann, Obs; Uffz Moslechner, R/O and Ogefr Rolf Lankau, Flt Engr. Uffz Moslechner replaced the usual R/O on this mission, as Gefr Mathias Meyer was suffering from malaria (C.König 3/2023).

Courtesy Christian König
32 Lohmann, GeorgUffz
Cannock Chase		Stab III/KG-26He 111H-5 Werk # 3878 "1H + DB" (lost 6/25/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 25 June, 1941; crashed at sea off Coverack, Cornwall, cause unknown. Lohmann is buried in Cannock Chase 5/12/279. Remaining crew: Gefr Willi Hoffmann (POW), Gefr Friedrich Brunnecker (MIA) and Ogefr Leo Pfop (MIA). Source: D.Drury.
33 Leitzmann, FritzUffz10/22/1919Brunsbüttelkoog4/NJG-6 (Mainz -Finthen)Bf 110G-4 Werk # 720212 (lost 4/3/44) Night Fighter Operational Clasp KIC 3 April, 1944; crashed by Zell Erbach in Odenwald, cause unknown. Remaining crew (KIC): R/O Gefr Heinrich Hoffmann and Engr Gefr Eduard Wirnitzer (geb 1/21/1925 Poschetzau, Elbogen-Eger). Added: According to an eyewitness, the crash occurred after a short aerial combat during a transfer flight from Mainz-Finthen to Schleissheim. The crew were transferred to their hometowns, 3 November, 1944. Gefr Wirnitzer lies in the Soldatenfriedhof in Marianske Lasne (C.König).
34 Leingärtner, LudwigHptm12/22/1919Bittenbrunn bei Neuburg, Donau

Courtesy Christian König

IV (StG)/LG-1, I/StG-5, Stfkpt 2/StG-1, Stfkpt 2/SG-1Ju 87D RK(2/5/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/19/43)
EP(1/22/43)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		KilledInAction (KIA) 11 April, 1944 as a passenger in a Ju 52 returning to his unit after a leave. They were shot down by enemy fighters 6 km north of Torgau Silesia. With him were killed his best friends, RK Holders Hptm Werner Hoffmann and Hptm Johann Schalanda of the same squadron. 540 missions
35 Langer, SiegfriedHptm10/31/1911
Cannock Chase		Stfkpt ErprobungsGr./Lehr Kdo-17He 111H-6 Werk # 4627 "6N + FR" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 23 May, 1942 when he was shot down during the Avonmouth bombing raid by W/Cdr J.Cunningham and F/Lt C.F.Rawnsley (both distinguished airmen) in a Beaufighter of RAF No.604 Sq. The AC crashed at Elcombe Farm, Alvediston, near Shaftesbury, Dorset at 17:05 hours. Hptm Langer buried CC, Blk 7, Row 2, Gr 51. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA); bur CC, Blk 7, Row 2): Ofw Gerhard Schmidt, Obs, bur Grave 50; Fw Paul Gaidies, R/O, bur Gr 44; Gefr Willi Worring, Gunner, bur Gr 43 and Fw Dietrich Hoffmann, Mech, bur Gr 52. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny & D.Drury.
36 Krüger, KarlheinzFw3/21/1922Widminnen4/LG-1Ju 88A-4 Werk # 301512 "L1 + HM" (lost 6/16/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) the night of 15/16 June, 1944; damaged by flak over the Normandy invasion area, and crashed near Tailleville, France. It seemed as if they were hit over the Seine estuary, after some of the crew had bailed. Remaining crew: Uffz Rolf Kulp, KilledInAction (KIA), (bur Bayeux 13/A/21); Uffz Ernst Sauer, MIA at Sea, (Comm @ Kiel-Laboe) and Ogefr Werner Hoffmann, KilledInAction (KIA) (bur La Combe Blk 24 Gr 306. Fw Krüger listed as MIA at Sea, commemorated at Kiel-Laboe (D.Drury). Note: Altho crew designations are unknown, another source suggests that Uffz Kulp was the pilot.
37 Klucke, KarlLt7/NJG-3 (5/45)Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		British POW with Werner Hoffmann and Ernst Drünkler.
38 Keck, GeorgUffz12/8/1921IV/KG-6 (Bretigny Fr)Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144425 (lost 3/31/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 31 March, 1944; crashed east of Untersotzbach due to bad weather, buried Heidenheim. Remaining crew (KIC): Obs Gefr Gerhard Krumhaar (9/8/1924) buried Gotha; R/O Ofw Hans Hoffmann (11/6/1911) buried Berlin and Gnr Ogefr Richard Bergmann (2/3/1918) buried Wilhelmshaven. Source: Lost Aircraft Report.
39 Käfer, FranzLt15/JG-3Fw 190A-8/R2 Werk # Unk (lost 8/23/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 23 August, 1944 during aerial combat with U.S. 15th Air Force fighters in the vicinity of Trampen,during an attack on the Markersdorf airfield (Fliegerlynchjustiz by G.Hoffmann, p 206-21 via R.Snape).1
40 Houben, JakobOblt07/03/19Heinsberg


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2(F)./Aufkl.Gr. 11Ju-88 D-1 "6M+FK" (lost on08/01/44)
Observer Operational Clasp		MIA/KilledInAction (KIA) on 08/01/44, lost in area of Proskurow/Ukraine. Buried at Proskurow (later renamed Chmelnizkij/Ukraine). Could be the observer.CKonig
41 Hofmann, WalterUffz7/21/192114(Eis)/KG-27 (2/44 Kalianowka)He 111H-16 Werk # Unk (lost 2/6/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/1/44)

EP (5/8/44), EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List. Added: MIA with his entire crew, 6 February, 1944, when their ac was lost over Rushin, Russia?, cause unknown. Remaining crew (desig unk): Uffz Hans Cyborra, Uffz Ernst Franetzky, Fw Peter Gottschlich and (rank unk) Adolf Moser. N o VDK match for Uffz Walter Hofmann, or Hoffmann, under either spelling (D.Drury).
42 Hofmann, WalterOgefr3/KG-4 (6/42)He 111H-6 Werk # 4245 "5J + AL" (lost 6/25/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 25 June, 1942 when his ac was lost enroute to Szerpuchow, Moscow Oblast, Russia, cause and remaining crew unknown. Alternate spelling: Hoffmann (D.Drury).
43 Hofmann, RudolfOblt12/12/1920125/JG-54 (9/43 S.U.), 6/JG-54 (4/44)Fw 190A-6s in 5 Stf; #s 550203 (90% dam 9/27/43) & 53109; A-8 in 6 Stf, # 731007 "Yellow ?"EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 9 August, 1944 in Werk# 731007, in aerial combat with a Yak 9 over Map Quadrant 12359. While in 5 Staffel, on 27 September, 1943, he was shot down with wounds in Wk# 550203 "Black 8" by AA fire over Map Quadrant 0162. His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-3 on 3 January, 1944. A La-5 on 15 January, 1944. A 3rd & 4th Soviet, two Il-2s on 1 April, 1944. A 5th Soviet, an Il-2 on 28 April, 1944. A 6th Soviet, an Il-2 on 17 May, 1944. A 7th, an Il-2 on 1 July, 1944. On 21 February, 1944, in Wk# 531091 "Black 4" (50% damaged), he was injured in a crash that may have been caused by a snowbank at Winniza. An 8th & 9th, two Il-2s on 13 July, 1944. A 10th, an Il-2 on 17 July, 1944. Nos. 11 & 12, a Yak-9 and an Il-2 on 6 August, 1944. Alternate spelling: Hoffmann.
44 Hofmann, Julias Karl "Julio"UffzChile5
courtesy Mónica Aguirre		1/JG-53 (6/42 S.U.), 3/JG-53 (12/42 Tunisia)Bf 109F-4 (Trop) Werk # 10227 (lost 6/23/42), Bf 109G-2 Werk # 14534 "Yellow 4" (lost 1/31/43)EP


EK 1 & 2
Class "C" Glider Badge. Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 31 January, 1943 after aerial combat with a Spitfire at La Calle, bailed safely (Magnus & Bf 109 Loss List). WIA 23 June, 1942; hit by flak at Schtschigry (Bf 109 Loss List). His 3rd & 4th victories were Spitfires in N. Africa on 3 December, 1942. His 5th victory was a Spitfire over N. Africa on 2 January, 1943. Alternate spelling: Hoffmann. Added: The Given name, Karl Julius per relative, Monica Aguirre, 3/2018.
45 Hofmann, FritzStbsFw5II/JG-1, 3/JG-1 (1/45)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170062 "Yellow 6" (dam 6/16/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 175044 "Black< I" (lost 1/1/45)EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 1 January, 1945 after being shot down for a 3rd time. A victim of a Spitfire of RAF No.317 Sq.(Polish), piloted by Flt Lt Czeslaw Mroczyk near Ghent. Bailed safely at St Denis-Westrem, captured immediately by the British and interned at Marsh England, near Oxford. Shot down with wounds, the first time, in "Yellow 6" by a Spitfire on 16 June, 1944, over Falaise France, near Flers, right after his 2nd victory. Shot down a 2nd time in "Black <" by flak, over the Eifel. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 SW of Magdeburg on 28 May, 1944. His 2nd, a "British Fighter" in the Falais area on 16 June, 1944. His 3rd, a B-24 opposing the Misburg Raid on 26 November, 1944. A 4th a P-51 opposing the Berlin Raid on 5 December, 1944. His 5th, a Spitfire in the Ghent area on 1 January, 1945. Alternate spelling: Hoffmann.
46 Hoffmann, WilliLtIII/EJG-2 (3/45 Lechfeld)Me 262B1a "White 35"Fighter Operational ClaspJager Blatt 6/2003.
47 Hoffmann, WilliUffz5/KG-1 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 8688 "V4 + ON" (lost 5/9/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 9 May, 1942, location and cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
48 Hoffmann, WilhelmLt1


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3/JG-53Bf 109E-3 (lost) EK 2
Pilot Badge		KilledInAction (KIA) 30 September, 1939 during aerial combat with a P-36 at Merzig/St.Wendel. Pictured wearing to newly awarded EK 2. Source: Jochen Prien
49 Hoffmann, WilhelmOblt8./JG 26 (01/44, Stafü 10/44)FW-190 A-9 (10/44), FW-190 "Blue 1"Fighter Operational ClaspUninjured on 21/10/44 in a weapons testing accident at Stevede. WIA on 22/10/44 air combat with a P-38 S near Viersen in his Blaue 1, after which he belly-landed.CKonig
50 Hoffmann, Werner ErnstMaj4/26/1908KarlsruheKdr I/KG-100 (3/42-10/42)He 111HDK-G (9/24/42), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational ClaspDK-G Awards List & LOCS.
51 Hoffmann, WernerHptm8/7/1920Hersbruck, Mittelfranken1/StG-1 (Norway 41), 3 & 1/StG-5 (42 & 43), Stfkpt 1/SG-1 (9/43)Ju 87D, Fw 190F-8/R1 Werk # 583260 (lost 2/7/45)
RK(8/8/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/1/43)
EP(4/842)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		KilledInAction (KIA) 7 February, 1945 in his F-8 during an attack on a bridge near Aurith, southeast of Frankfurt/Oder, after receiving a direct hit by Soviet light flak. At least 500 missions. Flew from northern Norway and Finland against targets at Murmansk, the Merman Railway and shipping convoys in the Artic and the middle sector of the Eastern Front. His best friend, Hptm Heumann wrote the letter home to Hoffmanns parents, about the death of their son and his friend.Paradie Archive Halifax LK877
52 Hoffmann, WernerMaj1/13/1918Stettin51

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III/JG-234 (7/38 Düsseldorf), redesig I/ZG-2 (5/39 Illesheim, Bav), II/ZG-2, Stfkpt 5 (11/41) & 7/NJG-3, Stfkpt 4/NJG-5 (6/43), Kdr I/NJG-5 (7/43-4/45)He 51 & Ar 68 in JG-234, Bf 109 in ZG-2, Bf 110, Ju 88 in NJG-5, Ju 88G-6 Werk# 620046 "C9 + BB" (lost 16/17 March, 1945)
RK(5/4/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/15/43)
EP(12/26/43)
EK 1 (7/10/40) & 2 (6/15/40)
Wound Bdg (6/19/40)
Glider Bdg
Night Fighter Oper.Clasp in Gold (7/8/43)		192 combat missions, 50 Night and 1 day victory. Was nominated for the EL. Qualified for the Sudetenland Comm. Medal. Served in 7/JG-234 in 1938, later redesignated I/ZG-52. Known R/Os; Ofw Köhler and Uffz Tschmiedler. His mechanic was Uffz Modl. One known double victory, a Wellington 1 km S of Brest and a Lancaster on 25 June, 1943. Another double victory on 2 December, 1943; two Lancasters at Berlin. Another double, a "4 mot" and a Lancaster S of Mailly le Camp on 4 May, 1944. A "4 mot" S of Elbeuf on 3 June, 1944. A "4 mot" at Samer-Desvres on 28 June, 1944. A "4 mot" at St Leu and one at Blangy on 8 July, 1944. A Lancaster near Königsberg on 30 August, 1944. His 46th, a Halifax at Danzig on 6 January, 1945. On the night of 16/17 March, 1945, he was shot down in his G-6 by a NF Mosquito XXX, piloted by F/Lt and Night Fighter Ace, Dennis Hughes of RAF No 239 Sq.. Suffered slight injuries from a hard landing deploying his chute too early. Nos 47 & 48 a B-17 and a Lancaster at Danzig on 14 February, 1945. Nos. 49 to 51, 2 Lancs & a Halifax near Ansbach, 3/16/45. British POW, released 15 October, 1945. Postwar residence: Bremen.
53 Hoffmann, WernerUffzII/JG-26 (joins 8/43), 5/JG-26 (9/43), 6/JG-26 (7/44), 5/JG-26 (4/45)Fw 190A-4 Wk # 45658 "Black 6" (75% dam 9/3/43), Fw 190A-8 Wk # 731069 "Black 2" (lost), Fw 190D-9Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 9 April, 1945 in his D-9 during aerial combat with a Spitfire near the Uetersen airfield. WIFA 3 September, 1943 when he had to put down early due to engine problems. He selected Creil for a belly landing , but forgot to jettison his aux. fuel tank. His "Black 6" ignited on landing, burning Hoffmann. WIA a 2nd time on 7 July, 1944 during aerial combat in "Black 2" with a Spitfire of RAF No. 401 Sq. at St. Aubin, N of Caen. He bailed with moderate injuries.
54 Hoffmann, WernerOfw1/KGr.z.b.V-108Ju 52/3m Werk # 6968"TE + DH" (lost), Ju 52/3mg5e (See) Werk # 6978 "7U + FH" (lost 11/42)Wound Badge
Transport Operational Clasp		MIA 13 November, 1942 during a mission in the Aalborg/Tromsö area, cause unknown. WIA (injured) in a non-operational crash on 8 October, 1941 near Hommelvik, a Fw at the time, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all WIA): Fw Helmut Heine, R/O; Fw Johann Schwerst, Mech and Fw Helmut Davidoit, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
55 Hoffmann, WalterLt2/23/1915 Thiemendorf, Krs. Lauban, Schlesien 8/StG-1, 8/SG-1Ju 87D, Fw 190F-8
RK(6/16/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/27/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		694 missions. Shot down by enemy fighters 16 April, 1945 in the Berlin-Oranienburg area, crash landing his Fw 190, seriously wounded, but returned to his unit. Discharged in July 1945.
56 Hoffmann, WalterLt17/JG-2 (Channel)Bf 109E-4 Werk # 3702 (lost 8/26/40) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 26 August, 1940; Failed to return from a mission, cause unknown. One known victory, a Bloch 152 at Montdidier, 6 June, 1940.
57 Hoffmann, vonMajKdr III/KG-28 (7/40)He 111PBomber Operational Clasp
58 Hoffmann, SiegfriedFhrGefr2/JG-52 (S.U.)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 410112 "Black 2" (lost 1/11/44)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 11 January, 1944 during aerial combat with 8 P-39s 20km SW of Kirowograd.
59 Hoffmann, ScottOblt9/24/1915II/JG-300 (9/43)Fw 190A-5 or A-6 (lost 9/28/43)Fighter Operational ClaspReported lost 28 September, 1943 per II/JG-300 Loss List, No detail (denkmalprojekt.org).
60 Hoffmann, RudolfUffz212/JG-3 (8/43)Bf 109
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a B-24 over southern Italy on 16 August, 1943. His 2nd, a P-38 in the Naples area, 20 August, 1943. This may be the Rudolf Hoffmann, later, an Oblt in JG-54.
61 Hoffmann, RudolfOblt9/24/19152Stab II/JG-300 (9/43)Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550753 (lost 9/27/43 at Ahlhorn)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 27 September, 1943 during aerial combat near Ahlhorn (Boiten). One known victory, a Lancaster S of Mannheim on 6 September, 1943. A 2nd, a Lancaster W of Mannheim on 23 September, 1943.
62 Hoffmann, RudolfUffz5/JG-1Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170973 "Black 7" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 17 July, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-47 NW of Flers, SW of Caen. No known grave.
63 Hoffmann, RichardUffz4/NJG-2 (Gilze-Rijen/Channel)Ju 88C-4 Werk # 0550 "R4 + DM" (or AM) (lost 6/14/41) Night Fighter Operational Clasp POW with one other unnamed crew, 14 June, 1941 after being shot down near Narford, Norfolk, UK by a Beaufighter Of RAF No. 25 Sq., piloted by S/L H.P. Pleasance. One other crew KilledInAction (KIA) (Ju 88 Loss List & A. Rosseels). Added: Remaining crew: Gefr Johann Reisinger (1/29/1921, Dürnstein), R/O (KilledInAction (KIA), bur Marham Cem. Norfolk, Plot E, Gr 1) and Fw Peter Mayer, Flt Engr.. Gefr Reisinger buried at Marham Cem., Norfolk, Plot E, Gr 1 (D.Drury).
64 Hoffmann, Reinhold 'Lerge'Lt8/9/1921Petersdorf Riesengebirge663/JG-54(1/42), 5/JG-54(7/42 S.U.), 11/JG-54(5/43 Hi Alt), 5/JG-54(7/43), 9/JG-54, 4/JG-54(5/44)Bf 109F in 42, Bf 109G-1 & Fw 190A-5s in 11, Fw 190A-8 Werk# 680184 "Yel 3" (lost 5/24/44)
RK(1/28/45 Post.)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/26/43)
EP(9/29/43)

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIFA 24 May, 1944 in Werk# 680184 after a forced landing attempt at Freisack (Brandebburg), northwest of Berlin, where his AC ground looped. He was opposing an 8th Air Force raid on the capital. 60 victories in Russia and 6 bombers. His first known Soviet victory, a Yak-1 SE of Pola on 27 July, 1942. An Il-2 on 22 August, 1942. A Yak-1 on 21 March, 1943. A Soviet P-40 on 30 May, 1943. Three Boston IIIs on 13 July, 1943. Three Il-2s (all m.H.) on 16 July, 1943. Two LaGG-3s on 9 August, 1943. Two Yak-9s on 6 September, 1943. A Yak-7 N of Kiev on 20 October, 1943. Seven Soviet victories on 21 October, 1943. Eight victories on 22 October, 1943. Three Il-2s, three Yak-9s and a Yak-7 on 3 November, 1943, one of these his 50th. A Yak-9 on 6 April, 1944. Three Il-2s on 17 April, 1944. Three B-24s S of Wittingen on 19 May, 1944. Bowers/Lednicer, 66 victories. Alternate spelling: Hofmann (as appeared in 2 Aug., 43 OKL Claims). May be the Reinhold in the previous record!!

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65 Hoffmann, ReinholdFw1112/JG-3 (7/44), 15/JG-3 (12/44)Fw 190A-8EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One of the more fortunate pilots of JG-3 who managed to outdive his pursuers, the P-51s of the 479th FG, and returned to base to tell of the debacle on 25 December, 1944 at Köln-Wahn, which took the lives of so many others. His AC was peppered like swiss cheese. One known victory, his 2nd, a B-24 in the Oschersleben area on 7 July, 1944. His 3rd, a B-17 in the Memmingen area on 18 July, 1944. His 4th, a B-17 at Zeitz-Groitsch on 29 July, 1944. His 5th, a B-17 NW of the Plattensee on 30 July, 1944. His 6th, a B-17 at Voges, S of Saarbrücken, on 3 August, 1944. His 7th, a B-17 NW of Halle on 2 November, 1944. His 8th, a B-26 at Büllingen-Stavelot on 23 December, 1944. His 11th, a Spitfire on 20 April, 1945.
66 Hoffmann, ReinholdUffz15/JG-54 (8/43 S.U.)Fw 190A EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first known victory, a Soviet Yak-7 on 2 August, 1943. This Reinhold does not appear to be one of the others!
67 Hoffmann, ReinholdUffz7/JG-300 (1/45)Fw 190A-8 Werk # Unk (lost 1/14/45)Fighter Operational ClaspPilot reported KilledInAction (KIA), 14 January, 1945, no further detail (denkmalprojekt.org).
68 Hoffmann, PaulFwFeldluftzeuggruppe-NorwegenJu 52/3m Werk # 5337 (85% damaged)Wound Badge
Transport Operational Clasp		WIA (injured) 28 November, 1941 after hitting an obstacle during an operational flight near Kristiansand Norway. His mechanic, Fw Paul von Etab was also injured (WIA) in the crash. Source: SIG Norway.
69 Hoffmann, PaulOfw4/Stö.KGr.Lft.1, 2/NSGr-3Ar 66, Go 145, He 46, W.34
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/26/43)

EK 1 & 2
Assault Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
70 Hoffmann, OttfriedLt5/LG-1 (Channel)Ju 88A-1 Werk # 4134 "L1 + JN" (lost 10/5/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 5 October, 1940; shot down by enemy fighters, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).
71 Hoffmann, OswaldUffz212/JG-3 (9/43 Med), 15/JG-3 (11/44)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 160044 "Yellow 5 + ~" (lost 9/13/43)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His "Yellow 5" was reported lost at Salerno on 13 September, 1943 during aerial combat. Added: KilledInAction (KIA) during low level attack on the landing grounds (ckonigxx). The Bf 109 Loss List reported him KilledInAction (KIA) this date, therefore, this needs further clarification. One known victory, his 1st, A B-24 over southern Italy, 3 September, 1943. A 2nd, a B-17 NW of Halle on 2 November, 1944.
72 Hoffmann, MartinFlgr10/25/19092I & III/JG-105 (2/45)Fw 190A, Me 262, He 162 EK 2
Glider Badge
HJ Pin
Fighter Operational Clasp		Russian POW for 5 years. His two victories were Allied fighter bombers on 20/21 December, 1943 at a V-1 site north of Abbeville. This young pilot was spared combat in jets due to lack of fuel.
73 Hoffmann, MartinUffzII/KG-30 (4/43)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2312 "4D + EM" (lost 4/7/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 7 April, 1943; reported missing at Sretel Hama, cause not reported. Remaining crew: Ogefr Herbert Spismacher, Obs; Gefr Gustav Panse, R/O and Uffz Willi Pfrenger, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
74 Hoffmann, KurtObltActing Kdr I/JG-2 (1/41), Kdr I/JG-2 (10/44-12/44)Bf 109E, Fw 190AFighter Operational Clasp
75 Hoffmann, KurtUffzJGr. Drontheim (JFS-3) (Grove De.)Bf 109B-1 Werk # 0605 (lost)Student PilotKilled 25 October, 1941 when his AC collided with another (Bf 109C-1 Wk# 0327) north of Silkeborg and crashed smoking at Bjornholt Moor. Hoffmann was hit by the propeller as he bailed. He was buried at Frederikshavn Cemetery on 31 October, 1941. The unnamed pilot in the C-1 made an emergency landing at Serup with a slight head injury. Source: Air War over Denmark.
76 Hoffmann, KurtLt01/05/18 (CK)Emmerich (CK)8/StG-1 (S.U.), Aufkl.Gr. Ob.d.LJu 87R-2 Werk # 5861 "J9 + EK" (lost 7/2/41), Ju 88 D-1 (lost 10/10/41)at least Bomber Operational Clasp in BronzeKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 2 July, 1941 near Borrisow due to enemy fire, crashed 10 km E of Borrissow. Ju 87 Loss List. Added: Acc. to LOCS Hoffmann was KIA on 10 October 1941 when force-landed near Oranienburg airbase due to engine failure. Crew (KIA?) on 02/07/41 Radop Gefr H. Becker. (CK)
77 Hoffmann, KurtHptm8/KG-3 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 6698 "5K + AS" (lost 9/27/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 566-61 & 573-75 (Ju 88 Loss List).
78 Hoffmann, KurtUffz6/KG-1 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2552 "V4 + MP" (lost 10/31/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew north of Buskuntschak 31 October, 1942, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
79 Hoffmann, KurtUffz1/15/192310/JG-2Fw 190A-8 Werk # 175155 (lost 10/12/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 12 October, 1944; crashed at Kynsperg while on a training flight, some sort of a collision, no further detail.
80 Hoffmann, Kuno 'Cuno'Major5/24/1907PosenKdr I/LG-1 (39-5/41 Crete), Kdr KG-3 (42), RLM (5/45)He 111H & Ju88A "L1 + ??" in 1/LG-1
RK(6/14/41)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		Hoffmann was injured during a bombing raid on Berlin the night of 20/21 January, 1944. He subsequently died on 25 January, 1945. He was buried in the Invaliden Cemetery in Berlin.
81 Hoffmann, KasperFw3./Kü.Fl.Gr-506Ju-88MIA on 01/04/42 at Skagerak. Crew (MIA): R/O Ogefr Letler, Ernst, Gnr Gefr Neuder, Wilhelm, Obs OFhr Stempel, KonradCKönig
82 Hoffmann, KasparOfw3/Kü.Fl.Gr.-506 North Sea)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1626 "S4 + BL" (lost 4/1/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 1 April, 1942, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).
83 Hoffmann, Karl LudwigUffz10/27/1921

Müller, Karlheinz

IV/KG-6 (10/43 Channel), 3/KG-66 (1/44)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1735 "??" (lost 10/16/43), Ju 88S-1 Werk # 140598 "Z6 + EL" (lost 1/29/44)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 30 January, 1944 during an attack on London. His Ju 88 crashed at Krabbendijke Holland, cause unknown. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Ogefr Erich Hege, geb 5/27/1920, Obs; Uffz Werner Courtois, geb 4/1/1923, R/O and Uffz Johann Platzer, geb 11/9/1919, Sound Detector. (DeSwart & Bines). WIA with two other unnamed crew near Mennesy on 16 October,1943; shot down by enemy night fighters, one crew KilledInAction (KIA) (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: the fallen crew member on 16/10/43 is most probably Radop Karlheinz Müller (born 01/12/21 in Ettal?, both EK and Op Bomber Clasp). "Die Chronik des Kampfgeschwaders 6 der deutschen Luftwaffe 1941-1945" mentioned him being in the 3./ KG 6 (CKönig)
84 Hoffmann, JohannesLt2JGr Süd, II/JG-26 (joins 7/44), 5/JG-26 (8/44)Fw 190A-8, Fw 190A-9 Wk # 750118 "White 1" (lost), Fw 190D-9 Wk # 400214 "White 3" (lost)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 5 May, 1945. WIA 28 October, 1944 when he accidentally rammed another Fw with his "White 1" during combat and bailed with injuries. The other AC managed to land safely. WIA a 2nd time 14 January, 1945 after being shot up by Spitfires near Minden. Unable to find a landing area, and nearly out of fuel, he was burned in a force landing crash near Minden. He flew into internment at Kristainsand, Norway with several other JG-26 pilots. His two victories: a P-38 of 474FG W of Beauvais on 25 August, 1944 and a Tempest of RAF No. 56 or 80 Sq. near Rheine on 22 March, 1945.
85 Hoffmann, JoachimLtStab IV/JG-5Bf 109G-2 Werk # 14650 (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspShot down by friendly flak at Hitteroy Norway on 30 March, 1944, pilot disposition unknown. Source: SIG Norway.
86 Hoffmann, HermannOfw84/JG-26 (12/41/Channel), Instr Erg/JGr West (8/42), 11/JG-26 (12/42),Bf 109E & F, Fw 190A-1 Werk # 10050 (70% dam 12/6/41), Bf 109G-3 Werk # 20225 "Red 7" (lost 8/17/43)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 17 August, 1943 during aerial combat in "Red 7"with a new Zealand Spitfire IXB of RAF No. 485 Sq. 10 km NW of Fruges. WIFA 6 December, 1941 in his A-1 at Coxyde. One known victory, his 1st, a Hurricane at Cambrai, 18 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire at Dunkirk, 29 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Morane 406 "Nordrand Paris", 3 June, 1940. His 4th, a Morane 406 north of Paris, 6 June, 1940. A 5th, a Spitfire at Hockley on 3 September, 1940. His 6th, a Spitfire at Tonbridge on 8 November, 1940. His 7th, a Spitfire at Berck-sur-Mer on 24 April, 1942. His 8th, a Spitfire of RAF No. 317 Sq. at Le Touquet on 29 April, 1942. Found on Frost List at Piloten Bunker. Alternate spelling: Hofmann (109 Loss List).
87 Hoffmann, HerbertUffz15/JG-52 (Channel)Bf 109E-1 Werk # 3431 "Black 3 + -" (lost 9/27/40) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 27 September, 1940 after aerial combat, crashing at Brick House Farm, High Halden, near Tenterden, Kent. One known victory, his 1st, a Potez 63 on 1 June, 1940, no location. This could be Herbert Hofmann, later in JG-26, if repatriated.
88 Hoffmann, HerbertUffz1/JG-26 (Channel)Fw 190A-1 Werk # 0110049 (lost 5/9/42)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 9 May, 1942 in aerial combat with a Spitfire near Reitwald, N of Cassel.
89 Hoffmann, HelmuthLG-1 (9/41 to 10/42)Bf 109FFighter Operational ClaspServed in Africa. Flugbuch.
90 Hoffmann, HelmutLt9/9/1916 ?8/KG-3 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 6710 "5K + KS" (lost 8/22/42)EP(9/21/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA with unnamed crew in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 47732, 22 August, 1942 after being hit by flak (Ju 88 Loss List). EP date per Vermeer EP Awards List.
91 Hoffmann, Heinz HorstLt1(Z)/JG-77 aka Z-Kette I/JG-77Bf 110C-4 Werk # 2215 (lost) (SIG Norway)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 15 September, 1941 in aerial combat with an I-16 "White 51" belonging to Soviet Ace Kapitan Boris Safonov. Hoffmann was attacking another I-16 when Safonov hit his engine, the Bf 110 rolled, and fell steeply from a low altitude. It exploded on impact, three miles west of Zapadnaya Litsa, S.U.. Alternate spelling: Hofmann (SIG Norway).
92 Hoffmann, HeinzLt82/JG-2Bf 109E
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 6 June, 1940, near Roye, the same day as his last known victory (Mombeek). One known victory, his 1st, a Morane 406 east of Sedan, 14 May, 1940. His 2nd, a LeO-45 at La Fere-en-Tardenois, 17 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Morane 406 at St. Quentin, 19 May, 1940. His 4th, a Blenheim at Arras on 24 May, 1940. His 5th, a Blenheim at St. Quentin, 26 May, 1940. His 6th, a Bloch 151 at Epernay, 3 June, 1940. His 7th, a Hawk-75A on 5 June, 1940, no location. His 8th, a Bloch 151 north of Soissons, 6 June, 1940. Alternate spelling: Hofmann (Mombeek).
93 Hoffmann, HeinzUffz1/JG-53 (Tunisia)Bf 109G-4 Werk # 15086 "White 13" (lost 4/27/43)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 27 April, 1943 after aerial combat with a Spitfire 10km north of Goubellat, bailed safely (Bf 109 Loss List).
94 Hoffmann, HeinzUffzFl.ü.G.-1Fw 190A-3 Werk # 160691 (lost 3/23/44)Pilot BadgePilot reported killed at Königsberg 23 March, 1944, cause unknown.
95 Hoffmann, HeinrichOfw3/8/1913Worms633/JG-77 (5/40) redesignated 3/JG-51 (9/40), IV/JG-51 (11/40), 12/JG-51 (6/41 Shatalovka S.U.)Bf 109E, Bf 109F-2 "Brown 4 (7/41), Bf 109F-2 Werk # 12876 "Brown 5" (lost 10/3/41)
RK(8/12/41)
EL(10/19/41 Post.)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Oper. Clasp		MIA 3 October, 1941 after being shot down in "Brown 5" by a Russian Il-2 near Shatalovo, possibly the victim of Lt Sergeyev of 233 IAP. At the time of his death, he was among the leading fighter pilots of JG-51. 258 missions. His first victory, a Spitfire in the Cranbrook area on 7 September, 1940. 55 victories on the Leningrad front, before his unit was returned to the Central combat zone 8 September, 1941. Often flew as wingman for Heinz Bär. Wounded 3 October, 1941 per his Flugbuch. A Reservist called up for active duty, his first and only western victory was a RAF Spitfire on 7 September, 1940, after his 147th combat mission. His first Soviet victory, a SB-2 on 23 June, 1941. He was the first non-com to receive the Oakleaves to the RK, and the first to receice it Posthumously. Bowers/Lednicer, 63 victories. Added: The VDK confirms his MIA status. He is commemorated in the German War Cem. at Rzhev (Rshew), Russia (D.Drury).

Courtesy Christian König
96 Hoffmann, HeinrichGefr16/JG-54Most likely an Fw 190A-8 "Blue ?" (lost)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Shot down with wounds 21 November, 1944 in aerial combat with a Spitfire near Münster-Handorf.
97 Hoffmann, HeinrichUffz16/JG-52Bf 109E EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, his 1st, a Morane 405 southeast of Dinant, 15 May, 1940.
98 Hoffmann, HaraldUffzII/JG-77 (Italy)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 161065 (lost 7/6/44) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		WIA 6 July, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-51 of 52FG, at Nonovole, bailed safely (Bf 109 Loss List).
99 Hoffmann, Hans UlrichHptm(H)/12 (39), (H)/11, Stfkpt 11/AGr-11(5/45)Hs 126, Fw 189AObserver Operational ClaspSource: D.Stankey & L.DeZeng.
100 Hoffmann, Hans GeorgLt8/7/19215/JG-52 (S.U.)Bf 109G-2 Werk # 13659 "Black 10 + -" (lost 11/15/42)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 15 November, 1942 at Gunaikatal, cause unknown (Bf 109 Loss List).

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