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1 Allrich, AlbertUffz2(F)/122 (Perugia, It.)Me 410A-1 Werk # 170098 "F6 + RK" (lost)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 15 April, 1944; shot down 7 km south of Ortona when flying northward over the Adriatic Sea. R/O Uffz Erwin Lehmann was also KilledInAction (KIA). Lehman had been listed as an "Observer". Wiki Luft data.
2 Arnold, GottfriedOfw1/28/19161/TGr.-30 (10/44)He 111H-20 Werk # 700890 "S3 + HH" (lost 10/12/44)Transport Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew, 12 October, 1944, when their ac crashed at Reifenbert Taunus, circumstances unknown. Remaining crew, buried Blk "A", Usingen Gemeinfriedhof, Germany: Ofw Erich Romanowski, Obs (Row 4, Gr 47); Uffz Hans Schreier, R/O ( no VDK detail); Ofw Willi Köppe, Flt Engr (Row 4, Gr 46) and Uffz Johann Meenken, Gnr (Row 3, Gr 39). Ofw Arnold buried Row 4, Gr 48 (D.Drury).
3 Babenz, Emil Wilhelm ReinholdFhjOFw1919/01/01Bolschwitz24



Courtesy CK

3./JG 26 (04/41), 11./JG 26 (High Altitude, 11/42), 1./JG 53 (03/43), 2./JG 26Bf 109 F & G in 11./JG- 6, Fw 190 A-6 Black 1" Werknr 470046 " (lost 08/04/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (15/10/42)
EP (06/03/42 CK)

EK 1 (15/11/40, CK) & EK 2 (01/09/40, CK)
Wound Badge (01/05/43 CK)

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold (03/05/41 CK)
KilledInAction (KIA) 8 April, 1944 in his "Black 1" in the same action as Willius, by P-47s of the American 355th FG. He crashed at Bentheim. Buried Lingen Neurfriedhof, Grave 7 (Rosseels). 335 missions. One known victory, His 1st, a Beaufort into the Channel, N of Brest, 17 April, 1941. His 2nd, a Spitfire west of Lille on 28 June, 1941: (P8346 Józef Bondar 303 Sqd Polish). His 3rd, a Spitfire 10 km NW of Gravelines on 11 July, 1941. His 4th, a Spitfire 3 km SW of Insel Goeree on 12 August, 1941. His 5th, a Spitfire SE of Dunkirk on 21 August, 1941. Another, a P-38 20 km west of Mateur on 28 November, 1942. His 20th, a Spitfire NE of Dieppe on 19 August, 1942. Another, his 23rd, while in 3/JG-53, a P-38 10 km northwest of Bizerta on 22 March, 1943. Fhj-Ofw = Fahnenjunker-Sr. Officer Candidate. Added: 335 missions (CK)


Courtesy ToW, CK
4 Bankel, AdolfOfw4/KGzbV-700Ju 52
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/31/43)

EK 1 & 2
Transport Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
5 Baudach, Heinz Helmut Ofw9/7/1918Quirl, Germany211/JG-2 (2/41), 11/JG-2 (7/42 Channel - 8/43), EKdo-262, 2/Kdo Nowotny (11/44), 10/JG-7 (2/45)Bf 109F in 1 Stf, Bf 109G-1 Werk # 10316 (65% lost ) and Bf 109G-1 Werk # 14065 lost 8/28/42; WIA, bailed safely, Amiens area) both in 11/JG-2), Fw 190, Me 262A-1a Werk # 110405 (10% dam 10/5/44, emer land lo fuel), Me 262a-1a Werk # 170045 25% dam 11/6/44, eng fail), Me 262A-1a #110781 (lost 2/22/45)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 22 February, 1945 when he was shot down in Me 262A-1a Wk# 110781 over Schönwalde. He bailed successfully, but struck the AC and died. Injured in a crash in Wk# 10316, 19 July, 1942 at Liegescourt (Crecy) due to technical failure. Shot down with wounds in a 109G-1, Werk # 14065(lost) 28 August, 1942 after aerial combat with fighters and bombers near Amiens. Bailed successfully despite his wounds. Landed safely on the Autobahn on 5 October, 1944, in Me 262A-1a Wk# 170292, in Ekdo-262, when he ran out of fuel. One known victory, his 1st, a Halifax at Map Quadrant 27/3/7 on 24 July, 1941. Another, his 3rd, a Stirling in the Finistere area on 18 December, 1941. A P-51 20 km NNW of Le Harve on 25 August, 1943. A B-17 8 km NW of Troyes on 6 September, 1943. A Spitfire 10 km NE of Serqueux on 23 September, 1943. A P-38 by Leupden on 16 August, 1944, while serving in Epro.Kdo. 262. Another P-38 on 24 August, 1944, no location. A P-51 SW of Boblingen on 11 September, 1944. A B-17 on 23 November, 1944, no location given. 5 victories in the Me 262.
Added: as Uffz in 3./ JFS 5 Schwechat, he went 5 months into prison because he left mission unauthorized and circled 2 Danube boats in close steep curves - at times in only 50m height, on 08/06/40. (CKönig)
6 Behrens, OttoMaj11/30/1913Hannover
EKdo 190 (3/41), Erprobungsstaffel/JG-26 (Operational Test Unit), Stfkpt 6/JG-26 (8/41 Fr.), Rechlin Test Cntr (7/42)Fw 190A-0, Fw 190A-1 "KB + PV" (8/41), Fw 190A-1 Werk # 10010 "Brown 5" (lost 3/24/42), Me 262A-1a Werk # 170095 "KD + EA"Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 24 March, 1942 in aerial combat with a Spitfire flown by Australian pilot, F/O Hogo Armstrong of RAAF No. 129 Sq., near Le Treport. He bailed successfully. After recovery, he was transferred back to the Test Unit. He helped train JG-26 pilots when the Fw 190 replaced the Bf 109 in March 1941. His Fw 190 enthusiasm and skills are generally credited with saving the Fw 190 Program. He replaced Walter Schneider as Stfkpt 6/JG-26 in December, 1941. Survived the war testing Me 262s and Ar 234s for his good friend Kurt Tank. Killed in 1952 in a Pulqui jet fighter in front of Juan Peron in Argentina.

Courtesy Christian König
7 Berg, Achim vonLt22/JG-2 (5/43), 8/JG-2 (9/43)Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470010 (lost 9/23/43)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 23 September, 1943 during aerial combat near Aumale. One known victory, a B-17 II along the French coast on 17 May, 1943. A 2nd, a Stirling 19 km SW of Lisieux on 17 September, 1943.
8 Beyer, JosefUffz1/Transport Gr.-30 (8/44)He 111 Werk # 700556 "S3 + IH" (lost 8/21/44)Transport Operational ClaspUffz Beyer, and crew, were uninjured in a crash near Paris, 21 August, 1944. Remaining crew: Ofw Walter Sievers, Obs; Uffz Herbert Weller, R/O; Uffz Helmut Schubert, Flt Engr and Gefr Georg Scholz, Gnr (D.Drury).
9 Bierkamp, KarlUffz10/03/21 (CK)Göttingen (CK)

II./JG 26 (joins 11/43), 8./JG 26 (01/44)Fw 190 A-6 "Blue 2" Werknr 470045 (lost 30/01/44)
possibly Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		KilledInAction (KIA) 30 January, 1944 in his "Blue 2" during aerial combat with a P-47 over the Zuider Zee. A machine gun shell hit his drop tank, which blew up, killing Bierkamp. His AC crashed at Ijsselmeer Holland (DeSwart). Added: Buried Yssel BN-4-79 (SGLO). Added: Probably shot down by Lt. Tanner of 353rd FG (CKönig).
10 Blinne, ReinholdUffz4/26/1921Grünenplan2/TG-30He 111 Werk # 700232 "S3 + AL" (lost)Transport Operational ClaspKIC 7 August, 1944 at Les Champs Geraux France, cause not given. He is buried at Marigny (Mort de ses blessures a St Polen) France, Block 4, Row 43, Grave 1674. Remaining crew/passengers (dispositions unknown); Uffz Erhard Terborg, Ogefr Willi Moeller, Gefr Werner Woreschk and Gefr Georg Krakowiak. Source: D.Dahiot
11 Bob, Hans-EkkehardMaj1/24/1917Freiburg, Breisgau59

Courtesy Christian König

3/JG-21, Stfkpt 9/JG-54(6/41 S.U.; 4/42 S.U.), Kdr III/JG-54, Kdr IV/JG-51, Kdr II/JG-3, EJG-2, JV-44(4/44)Bu 131 #4506 "BG+AB, Bf 109F-2 #9207"Yellow 1+~", Bf 109F-2 Werk #12753 25% dam 7/6/41), Bf 109F-2 Werk # 9207 "Yellow 1" (lost 6/23/41 near Radviliskis), Bf 109F-4 Werk # Unk "Yellow 1 + ~" (4/42), Bf 109G-4 Werk# 14935 "Yellow + I" (lost w 9/JG-54), Bf 109G-6 (Trop) Werk # Unk "Black 1" (early'44 S.U.)
RK(3/7/41)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/24/42)
EP(9/28/40)

EK 1 & 2
HJ Pin
Wnd Bdg
Fighter Oper.Clasp w/Pend		Ditched in Cherbourg Harbor on 21 March, 1941 in his Bu 131 trainer, due to engine failure. Shot down 23 June, 1941 in Wk# 9207 by his SB-2 victims rear gunner, deep behind enemy lines, but managed to return two days later. Lost another F2 Wk# 12696 "Yellow 1" on 20 August, 1941, when his radiator was hit. Shot down with wounds 17 April, 1943 by B-17 gunners, while flying Werk# 14935 "Yellow 1+I" near Bremen. 1 Bomber (rammed 4/17/43). Approx 700 combat missions. 21 victories in the West. Flew Bf 109E-4 "White 1" of 7/JG-54 in Sept. 1940. His first victory, a Gladiator over Tongeren, 10 May, 1940 while in 3/JG-21 (later 9/JG-54). His 2nd, a Dewoitine at Henin-Lietard on 24 May, 1940. His 5th, a Blenheim 60 km W of Rotterdam on 26 June, 1940. No.10, Hurricane at Eastchurch 8/31/40. Barbarossa pilot, crashing twice behind the lines, but evading capture. His first known Soviet victory, a SB-2 on 23 June, 1941. Downed four SB-3s on 30 June, 1941. Survived the war, and as of 2001, lives in his hometown of Freiburg. Letter and two autographed books on file. He provided the address for Richard Woick of 9/JG-54. Photo
Added by Stefan Pietrzak Youngs

In July 1939 he was with 3./JG 21 (later 9./JG 54) and on the 10.5.1940 achieved his first victory by shooting down a Gloster-Gladiator. At the end of the France-expedition, he had shot down four aircraft, and gained a further fourteen victories during the Battle of Britain. On the 10.10.1940, he was promoted to Staffelkapitan of 8./JG 54 and joined 9./JG 54 on the 28.11.1940. He was awarded the Knight's Cross in March 1941 having scored 19 victories. During the Balkan Peninsula expedition, he shot down two Yugoslavian airplanes while flying Bf 109s. While flying on the Eastern Front, he had increased his tally of victories to 39 by the end of 1941, including four Russian bombers on the 30.6.1941, achieving his 50th victory on the 29.9.1942. His squadron was transferred to the West, and on the 17.4.1943 he accidentally rammed a B-17 Flying Fortress while making a head on attack thereby scoring his 57th victories and later shot down a Spitfire. On the 1.8.1943, he was posted to command IV./JG 51 and returned to the Eastern front. From 9.5.1944, he led II./JG 3 in the defence of the Reich and on the invasion front. In August 1944 he was made commander of II./EJG 2 and then joined JV 44 Galland on the 1 April 1945 flying Me 262 jet aircraft until the end of the war. Approximately 700 missions, 60 air victories (37 in the East)


Cover commemorating German Jet & Rocket Aircraft of World War II showing Me 163 , Me 262 , Arado Ar 234 Blitz , He 162 and the Ba349 Natter aircraft used by the Luftwaffe during the war. The cover bears Definitive stamp cancelled with BFPS 2528 postmark for the End of the War in Europe dated 7 May 2000 and showing a ME 262 jet in flight. The cover has been flown in a Tornado of the German Air Force. The cover is personally handsigned by Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob who flew the Me 262 with Jagdverband 44 "Galland". Alternate spelling: Bobe.

Courtesy Christian König

bobx
12 Bodenheim, HermannLt1921/12/17Bienendorf, near Budweis /W.B.K. Düsseldorf (CK)2./SG 102Fw 190 F Werknr 670027 (lost 14/04/44)The ac reported crashed Vcelna, CZ. He was killed when the ac exploded in the air (F.Braun).Added: (Buried in St. Sebastianus, Neuss (CK)

Courtesy CK
13 Börgerding, ?OFwinstr FFS C 9 Pretzsch (08/42)Ju-52 g/5e "UB + ZD " Werknr 7001 (dam 30%)Unharmed flight instructor in a flying accident on 03/11/42 at Speichersdorf after a blind night flight practise. On board were Uffz Jens Lorenzen (see entry) and Uffz Einberger as trainee pilots. Also unharmed Radop Uffz Mardeck, Mech OGefr HilbrichCKönig
14 Bosse, ?Uffz1919/12/30I./KG 4He-111 H-20 "5J + HK" Werknr 700 275 (dam 25%)probably at least Bomber Operational Clasp in BronzeBelly landing on 17/07/44 in PQ 97815 at target on a combat mission to Rastelnaja. The right engine caught fire due to technical problems. On 1000m height he gave the order to bale out. Pilot decided to belly land. Crew uninjured: Obsv OGefr Lippke, Radop OGefr Härer, Gunr OGefr Bohmann. Pilot license on 10/07/43 by BFS 5CKönig
15 Brändle, Kurt WernerMaj1912/01/19Ludwigsburg180



Courtesy Christian König

4./JG 53 (05/40), Stfkpt 5./JG 53 (12/41), Stab II./JG 3 (05/42 S.U.), Kdr I./JG 3 (08/42), Kdr II./JG 3 (07/43)Bf 109 F-4 "Black 1 + -" (12/41), Bf 109 F-4 "Black <<+-" Werknr. 10117 (08/42), Bf 109 F-4/Trop "<< + -" Werknr. 8665, Bf 109F-4/Trop "<< + -" Werknr. 13387, Bf 109 G-2 & G-6 "<< + -" Werknr. 26058 (lost 03/11/43)
RK (01/07/42)
EL (No. 114, CK, 02/08/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (25/02/42)

EK 1 (03/09/40 CK) & EK 2 (20/04/40 CK)
Wound Badge (26/05/40)

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with Star pendant
KilledInAction (KIA) 3 November, 1943 in Bf 109G-6 Werk # 26058 when he was shot down off Egmond, over the North Sea, by fighters escorting Medium bombers to Amsterdam. His body washed ashore later. About 700 combat missions. 20 victories in the West. His 1st victory, a Morane south of Sedan, 13 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire W of Portland on 11 August, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire WSW of Insel Wight on 16 August, 1940. His 5th, a Spitfire 10 km W of Insel Wight on 26 September, 1940. His first known Soviet victory, an R-5 on 20 May, 1942. One of many multiple victories, five on 7 August, 1942; all Il-2s in the Klirchevski/Plosowitoje/Isoleniyj areas. An ER-2 and two Il-2s in the Stalingrad area on 23 August, 1942. Four Il-2s and a Yak-1 on 17 December, 1942. Two Il-2s on 31 December, 1942. A LaGG-3 and an Il-2 on 20 April, 1943. A LaGG-5 on 19 June, 1943. Five Soviet victories on 5 July, 1943. The info on the Bf 109F-4 "Black 1" is from a modeler description; the AC was flown at Frolov (Stalingrad) Russia. Germanys 20th ranked fighter Ace. His first mechanic was Fw Helmut Henning. Burial: Block CW, Row 1 Grave 25. Alternate spelling: Brändl. Added: Knights Cross awarded for 49 victories and 470 combat missions, the Oak Leaves after 100 victories (CK)


Oberst Grabmann (L) and Major Kurt Brandle 11./JG 3 Kommander at Schipol, Holland


16 Bräuer, RolfOfw1/KG-4He 111H-20 Werk # 700014 (lost 1/19/45)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 19 January, 1945 when his ac crashed in Budapest Hungary, cause unknown. Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Raymund Müller, Obs; Uffz Bernhard Rose, R/O; Uffz Heinz Siebeneichler, Flt Engr and Ogefr Georg Hartig, Gnr. No known graves (D.Dury).
17 Braukmeier, Ernst AugustOblt3/12/1923AdenauStab II/KG-4He 111H-20 Werk # 700026 "5J + EC" (lost 1/30/45)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/1/44)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List. Added: KilledInAction (KIA) 30 January, 1945 during the Budapest airlift, crashing at Kethely, SE of Keszthely Hungary, cause, engine malfunction during an operation. The pilot and Observer, Uffz Paul Renz were killed and buried in a single grave in Györ Hungary, no further detail. Remaining crew (injured): Uffz Günter Müller, R/O; Uffz Heinz Bieber, Flt Engr/Gnr and Uffz Johann Hinrichs, Gnr (D.Drury).
18 Braun, EugenGefr9/JG-11 (S.U.)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170075 (lost 6/29/44)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 29 June, 1944 in aerial combat with a fighter near Beresino/Minsk. Mombeek MIA List.
19 Brendel, JoachimHptm4/27/1921Ulrichshalben bei Weimar1891 & 2/JG-51 (6/41 S.U.), Stfkpt 1/JG-51 (4/43), Kdr III/JG-51 (4/45)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 5079 (crashed), Bf 109F "Black 7" in 41, Bf 109F-2 Werk # 8079 (lost 2/6/42; WIC at Stataja-Russa, his bomb exploded), Bf 109G in 42, Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470002 "White 1" (lost 7/28/43) in 1 Staffel, Bf 109G-10 in III Grp
RK(11/22/43)
EL(1/14/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/12/43)
EP(3/15/43)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant
WIA 28 July, 1943; hit by flak over Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 54654. 90+ Il-2 Stormoviks with tailgunners!. 950 combat missions. 162 missions were close support missions. All victories in the East. His first known Soviet victory, a DB-3 on 29 June, 1941. An Il-2 on 8 December, 1942. A MiG-3 SW of Srelyj on 14 December, 1942. Among many multiple victories, three Pe-2s on 6 January, 1943. Three Pe-2s on 18 January, 1943. Two Il-2s on 24 February, 1943. Three Il-2s on 18 March, 1943. A LaGG-5 and a LaGG-3 on 21 March, 1943. An R-5 on 5 May, 1943. Two Il-2s (m.H.) on 22 July, 1943. His 100th victory, one of six this date, a Soviet Il-2 (m.H.) near Logatino on 22 November, 1943. Two "e/a" (most likely Soviet) on 18 February, 1945. Three more of the same on 20 February, 1945. His 189th, and last victory, an "e/a" on 25 April, 1945. Survived the war. Germanys 18th ranked fighter Ace. Deceased 7 July,1974.


20 Brück, AlbertOfwFl.ü.G.-Süd, III/EJG-2 (4/45 Innsbruck - Reichenau)Me 262A-1a Werk # 170047 "White 1" (4/28/45), Me 262A-1a Werk # 500492 "White 8" (4/29/45)Transport Operational Clasp Little is known of this former Ferry pilot. Both of these ac were abandoned at the civil airstrip at Innsbruck-Reichenau (C.Sundin).
21 Brücker, KarlFhr3/JG-1Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170063 "Black 12" (lost 5/30/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 173913 "Yellow 7" (lost 11/21/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 21 November, 1944 during aerial combat with Allied fighters (P-51s) in the Langensalza area. No known grave. Source: J. Geensen. WIA 30 May, 1944 during aerial combat near Salzwedel; bailed safely.
22 Bruns, HolgerLtII/JG-26 (joins 9/43), 5/JG-26Fw 190A-6 Werk # 530922 "White 14" (lost 11/5/43), Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470082 "White 3" (lost)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIFA 19 January, 1944 when his "White 3" engine caught fire in flight at Givet-Meuse. WIFA 5 November, 1943when his engine seized up over Ghent. He mad a hurried landing at Deinze, 15 km SW of Ghent, destroying his "White 14" and trapping him inside. Onlookers were able to remove the slightly injured Bruns.
23 Bühligen, Kurt 'Buh-mann'Obstlt13/12/17Granschütz, Thüringen112



Stfkpt 4/JG-2, Kdr II/JG-2 (6 March, 1944 Creil), Kdr JG-2 (4/44-5/45)Bf 109E Werk# 19891 "White 9" (Channel), Bf 109G-4 Werk # 19801 "White 4 + -" (07/43), Fw 190A-4 Wk # 681 "Wh 1" & White 11" in 4/JG-2, Fw 190A-8, Bf 109G-6 Werk # 160029 "Black <<" (04/44 Creil)
RK (04/09/41, No. 311)
EL (02/03/44, No. 413)
Sw (14/08/44 No. 88)

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (05/06/43)
EP (01/08/41)

EK 1 (29/10/40 CK) & EK 2 (10/09/40 CK)
Wound badge in Silver

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant "700"
Arm cuff "Afrika"		Remained with JG-2 for the entire war, eventually becoming the last commander of JG-2 "Richthofen". His first victory, a Spitfire at Dover on 4 September, 1940, an Uffz at the time. His 2nd, a Hurricane over England on 11 September, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire over England on 26 September, 1940. His 4th, a Spitfire N of Portland on 30 September, 1940. His 5th, a Hurricane S of Bournemouth on 1 October, 1940. Nos.6 & 7, both Hurricanes S of Portland on 7 October, 1940. His 20th, a Spitfire on 16 August, 1941, no location. Two known Normandy victories, both P-47s at Caen/Carpiquet on 7 June, 1944. His 100th victim was a P-47 Thunderbolt. Russian POW until 1950. 700+ combat missions. All victories in the West. 24 bombers. Shot down three times. Survived the war, deceased 11 August, 1985. Photo.

(Some spellings as Bühlingen)
24 Busch, HansOfhr3/KG-1 (1/45)Me 262A/1a Werk # 170049 "9K + 1W" (lost 1/13/45)Bomber Operational ClaspInjured slightly on a takeoff accident due to an engine failure on 13 January, 1945 (falkeeins-blogspot).
25 Buttmann, Hans-ChristophHptm2/24/1920Charlottenburg (CKönig)



7/KG-3 (11/42), 3/KG(J)-51(09-10/44 Rheine)Me 262A-2a Werk # 170093 "9K + BL" (lost 10/5/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/7/42)

EK 1 & 2
EP (9/13/42), Bomber Operational Clasp		His 262 crashed at Overasselt-Nederasselt area, Holland on 5 October, 1944; first ever Spitfire Me 262 kill, pilot disposition unknown. (DeSwart & RCAF Claims List). Added: The Spitfire was from RCAF No.401 Sq.. Hptm Buttmann was KilledInAction (KIA), and buried Yssel U-3-62 (SGLO). Added: WIA in 08/09/44. On 20/09/44 he force-landed in an open field in area of Lechfeld - Rheine due to disorientation during a transfer flight. (CKönig)
26 Butzmann, HermannUffz4/JG-26 (12/42), Ferry Unit (7/43), 4/JG-26 (8/43), 5/JG-26 (12/43)Fw 190A-4 & 5, Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470032 "White 8" (lost 12/20/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 20 December,1943 during aerial combat with a Spitfire of RAF No. 331 or 332 Sq. N of Boursiers. He died in his "White 8".
27 Clade, Josef EmilHptm1916/02/26Hambach bei Neustadt27



Courtesy CK

Courtesy CK

1./JG 1 (05/40), EJG Süd (06/42), 5. & 7./JG 27 (09/42-03/43), 9./JG 27 (10/43 Greece), Kdr III./JG 27 (11/44-04/45)Bf 109 E-3 "White 2" Werknr 1809, Bf 109 G-6 "White 2 + I" Werknr 17005 (lost 03/10/43), Bf 109 K-4 (in I/JG-27)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (01/01/45 CK)
EP (20/03/44 CK)


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

probably Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
A glider pilot in the early 30s, he joined the Luftwaffe in 1936. His 1st victory, a Gladiator over Maastricht and a LeO 45 W of Maastricht, 11 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Morane at Compiegne on 17 May, 1940. His 4th, a Spitfire in the Calais area on 26 May, 1940. His 5th, a Spitfire W of Portland on 25 August, 1940. 8 victories in the Desert, including a P-40 south of El Adem N. Africa on 12 June, 1942 and a Spitfie V south southwest of El-Hammam on 2 September, 1942, while in 5/JG-27. Also, a Spitfre 20 km south of Ragusa on 3 March, 1943 in 5/JG-27, as a Ofw. On 3 October, 1943, after downing his 18th AC, a B-24, he was forced to bail from his G-6 due to return fire. Operation Bodenplatte pilot. His 25th, a Typhoon at Wallenbrück on 29 January, 1945, while serving in 12/JG-27. His 26th, a B-26 at Warendorf on 22 February, 1945. His 27th victory, a P-38 at Much on 25 February, 1945. He was a Stfkpt in 7/JG-27.



28 Debus, OttoOblt1913-01-08Eibelshausen1(H)/12 (Observer)Do 17P & F and He 111H
RK(4/5/44)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		Pilot: Oberfeldwebel. Heinz Mirau. 57005/2 – Killed. Born 22.05.1913 in Landau/Danzig. Observer: Feldwebel. Otto Keck. 57005/183 – Captured. Born 23.06.1912 in Esslingen/Neckar. Radio/Op: Obergefreiter. Otto Debus. 69004/48 – Killed. Born 08.01.1913 in Eibelshausen. 1.(F)/123 Dornier Do17P-1. Shot down by Adjt Valentin, Capt Papin, and Sgt Lamblin of GC II/7 during reconnaissance of the railway between Vitry-le-François and Épinal and believed exploded in woods at La Chaume, Haut du Them, 5.45 p.m. FF Oberfw Heinz Mirau and BF Obergefr Otto Debus both missing, BO Fw Otto Keck believed baled out but killed. Aircraft 100% write-off. Burial detail: Graves Heinz Mierau, Otto Debus Kriegsgräberstätte, Andilly, France. Block 40 Grave 105.
29 Delatowski, EdmundUffz3/KG(J)-51 (Neuberg/Zell) (10/44 Rheine)Me 262A-2a Werk # 170064 "9K + FL" (lost 10/13/44)Wound Badge, Fighter Operational ClaspHis 262 shot down 13 October, 1944 by a Tempest V during an attack on the Volkel airfield. His AC crashed at Schoenmakershoeve in Wilp Holland (gem. Voorst), pilot disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: Shot down by P/O Cole of No.3 Sq. Uffz Delatowski was wounded after bailing (SGLO).


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30 Deltow, HelmutUffzII/SKG-10 (Med)Fw 190A-5 Werk # 181700 (lost 9/2/43)Assault Operational ClaspKIC 2 September, 1943, cause and location not reported.
31 Ebert, Walter Karl(?)Lt11/6/1919Friedlberg198/JG-2 (8/40 named Fw Karl), 8/JG-2 (10/42), 10(Jabo)/JG-2 (3/44)Bf 109F in 8 Staffel, Bf 109G in 10 Staffel, Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470012 (40% dam 9/23/43, cmbt w/2 P-47's N of Nantes), Fw 190A-7 Werk # 642553 (3/16/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/31/43)
EP (6/25/43)


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known "damaged" (n.b.) Hurricane at Portland on 25 August, 1940, being recorded to Fw Karl Ebert. A 2nd, (referred to as a 1st to Walter), a Hurricane at Portsmouth on 26 August, 1940. One known victory (as a Fw), a B-17 II 30 km south of Brest on 21 October, 1942. His 2nd B-17 II on 18 November, 1942. A 3rd B-17 on 23 November, 1942. Another B-17 on 30 December, 1942. A Whitley V 10 km northeast of Ile d Oeussant on 6 January, 1943. A Spitfire on 5 April, 1943. A Catalina on 7 April, 1943. A Spitfire on 11 April, 1943. A P-51 40 km north of Morlaix on 30 April, 1943. A B-17 near St. Nazaire on 1 May, 1943. A Spitfire on 16 May, 1943. Another B-17 near St. Nazaire on 29 May, 1943. A P-51 on 12 June, 1943. A B-17 on 28 June, 1943. Two B-17s in the Villeneuve area on 6 September, 1943. A B-17 at Minden on 11 January, 1944. Another B-17 on 8 February, 1944. His 19th, another B-17 of 303BG, # 42-5788, 8 km S of Antwerp on 22 February, 1944. Magnus Report.
32 Eder, Georg Peter 'Schorsch'Maj3/8/1921Oberdachstetten Franken78

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4/JG-51 (6/41), 5, 7 (Vannes, Fr.), 9 &Stfkpt 12/JG-2 (Channel), Stfkpt 6/JG-1 (2/44), Stfkpt 6/JG-26, Kdr II/JG-26, Kdo NowotnyBf 109F-2 Werk # 9184 (80% dam 8/10/41; WIC coll w/Ju 52 on ground), Fw 190A-2 Wk# 5257 "Yel 7 + I" w 9/JG-2, Fw 190A-4 Werk # Unk "White 4 + I" in 7/JG-1 (2/13/43), Bf 109G-4 Werk # 14988 (70% dam 3/28/43 w/B-17, emergency land near Beaumont le Roger airfield), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20733 (lost 11/5/43), Bf 109G-6/R6 Werk # 14988 "Black 1 + -" (dam 3/2843), Fw 190A-7 Werk # 430645 "Yel 4" (lost 4/19/44) & Fw 190D-9 "Yellow 4" & Fw 190A-8 Werk # 730386 "Red 24" at Cottbus in JG-1, Fw 190A-8 "Yel 4" (engine failure, dam 5/12/44) Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170071 "Yellow 4" (5/8/44; Belly land Vechta after combat), Me 262
RK(6/24/44)
EL(11/25/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/31/43)
EP(6/16/43)

EK 1 & 2
G.Wnd Bdg
Ftr Oper.Clasp w/Pend.		36 Bombers. He suffered a skull fracture on 22 August, 1941, when he coillided on the ground with a Ju 52 at Ponjatowska in Bf 109F-2 Wk# 9184. He scored his first victory in 190A "Yellow 7" in July 1942. On 28 March, 1943, after downing a B-17, he was hit by return fire and crashed a Bf 109G-4 Wk# 14998, somersaulting on landing at Beaumont. On 5 Nov, 1943, he was forced to bail from Bf 109G-6 Wk# 20733. His A-7, WK# 430645 "Yellow 4" was lost 19 April, 1944 after he was forced to bail after combat with a P-47. Next AC was an A-8 Wk# 170071"Yellow 4". On 29 May 1944, he flew an A-8 Wk# 730386 "Red 24" in JG-1, colliding with Siebel. Eder succeded Emil Lang and remained with JG-26 until October 1944, when he joined "Kommando Nowotny", 9/JG-7, the first jet fighter unit. 10 victories in the East, including his first known Soviet victories, an I-16 and a SB-2 on 22 June, 1944. . 4 victories while serving in JG-26. 12 victories in the Me 262. Plus 3 Sherman Tanks and 18 unconfirmed victories. 572 combat missions, 150 in Me 262. Shot down 17 times, wounded 12 on these occasions! Deceased 11 March, 1986 in Wiesbaden. Bailed 9 times. Added: emergency landing near Mannheim-Sonthofen due to engine failure on 12/05/44 (CKönig)
33 Eder, HeinzUffz2/Schl.G-1 (S.U.)Fw 190F-3 Werk # 670029 "Black Q" (lost 6/26/43)Assault Operational ClaspMIA 26 June, 1943 at Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 807, cause unknown.
34 Edhofer, HeinzOfw12/15/1917Erbalk, Krs. Stollberg, Sachsen1

III/StG-2, II/StG-2, 7/StG-2Ju 87D-3 Werk # 2466 "T6 +GN" (lost 9/25/42)
RK(11/30/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/30/43)
EP(6/5/43)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Diver Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant		KIFA 4/45, no further detail. 700+ missions destroying 84 tanks with the cannon-equipped Ju 87G-1. WIA 25 September, 1942 when he was attacked by 30 Soviet fighters near Lesnaya. Ju 87 Loss List.
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
Sergeant Heinz Edhofer (1917-1978) from Erlbach / Saxony Heinz Edhofer was born on 15. 12. 1917 in Erbalk / Saxony, as a pilot he came 1942/43 to the III./Durzkampfgeschwader (St.G.) 2 "Immelmann" to Russia, in which he soon distinguished himself particularly. On 5. 6.1943 he was awarded the honorary trophy of the commander in chief of the Luftwaffe and on 30.8.1943 as a member of the 5th season the German Cross in Gold. In 1943, temporarily used in the staff of the 2nd Squadron of the squadron, he came in 1944 in the 7th Squadron of the now Schlachtgeschwaders (SG) 2 continue to use on the Eastern Front, after over 600 enemy flights he was Oberfeldwebel on 30.11.1944 with the Knight's Cross excellent, in March 1945 he flew his 700th mission, a total of Edhofer had destroyed 84 tanks and scored an aerial victory. Heinz Edhofer died on 27.05.1978 in Bernsdorf. Source: facebook
35 Eh, HerbertLt31/JG-1, 3/JG-1 (8/43)Fw 190A-4 & 5, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170097 "Yellow 2" (lost 4/22/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 22 April, 1944 during aerial combat with fighters near Oostbevern; bailed safely. One known victory, a B-17 (HSS) on 12 August, 1943. His 2nd, a B-17 E of Dümmer on 10 February, 1944. His 3rd, a P-47 in the Münster area on 22 April, 1944.ehxx
36 Ehlers, HansMaj7/15/1914Kellinghusen/ Holstein552./JG 3, 3./JG 3 (06/41 S.U.), 6./JG 1 (06/42), 2./JG 1 (10/43 Deelen), Stfkpt 3./JG 1 (04/44), Stfkpt 4./JG 1, Kdr I./JG 1Bf 109 F-2 Werk # 5708 (lost 30/06/41; Injured, hit obstruction), Fw 190 A-4 Wk# 0581 "Wht 20", Fw 190 A-6 Werk # 530715 "Black 5" (lost 08/10/43), Fw 190 A-8 Werk # 170046 "Yellow 5" (dam 13/04/44 belly land after combat with B-17s), Fw 190 A-8 Werk # 739363 "White 20" (lost 27/12/44)
RK (09/06/44)

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (24/10/43)
Spanienkreuz in Silber (06/06/39 CK)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge in Silver

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
Medalla de la Campaña de España 1936-1939
Medalla Militar Individual de España
KilledInAction (KIA) 27 December, 1944 during aerial combat in Wk# 739363 "White 20" with P-51s of 364FG while providing cover for Panzers in the Dinant-Rochefort area, over the Eifel Mountains. His "White 20" went down near Berresborn, west of Mayen.While in 2 Staffel, on 8 October, 1943, in A-6, Werk # 530715, He was wounded 8 October, 1943 when he collided with a B-17 from the 100th BG; bailed safely. His 1st & 2nd known victories, both Spitfires southeast of Valenciennes, 18 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire W of Calais on 26 August, 1940. His 4th, a Spitfire in the London area on 5 September, 1940. His 5th, a Spitfire northwest of St. Omer, 5 Feb., 1941. His 1st Soviet victory, his 6th victory, an I-16 on 22 June, 1941. His Wk# 530715 crashed at Welsum Holland on 8 October, 1943, cause and pilot disposition unknown (DeSwart). His 35th, a B-17 on 30 January, 1944. Channel pilot. 23 bombers. Shot down 12 times. He was nominated for the EL. His 20th victory, a Spitfire southeast of Lamswaarde on 4 May, 1943, while in 6/JG-1. His 40th, a P-38 on 15 March, 1944, no location, while in 3/JG-1. His 50th, a B-24 S of Verden on 19 May, 1944. Added: received pilot badge on 21/01/40 (CK)

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37 Eichinger, LeopoldOfw3JG-26 (joins 11/41), Flt. Instr., 3/JG-26 (returns 7/43), Ferry Unit (11/43)Bf 109 E & F, Fw 190A-3 Werk # 0137007 (damaged 9/42)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIFA 3 September, 1942 when he and another A-3 collided on takeoff from Wizernes airfield. One known victory, a Spitfire northeast of Ostende on 1 June, 1942. His 2nd, a Spitfire near St. Omer on 30 July, 1942. His 3rd, a B-17 NE of Calais/Marck on 14 October, 1943.
38 Elent, WalterOfw10/JG-2Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470012 (40% dam 9/23/43)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 23 September, 1943; belly landed near Nantes due to enemy return fire.
39 Elter, GüntherLtI/KG-1 (Neuburg)Me 262A-1a Werk # 170042 (lost 2/26/45)Fighter Operational ClaspPilot reported killed 26 February, 1945 west of Neuburg, cause unknown.
40 Engel, WilhelmFw3/KG-77 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 5700 "3Z + TL" (lost 6/28/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew at Jastrebowka on 28 June, 1942 after being attacked by a fighter (Ju 88 Loss List).
41 Enna, WalterUffzII/JG-26 (joins 12/43), 8/JG-26Fw 190A-6 (lost 2/25/44), Fw 190A-6 Werk # 530411 "Blue 6" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKIFA 9 March, 1944 transferring his "Blue 6" from Frankfurt. He apparently got lost, ran out of fuel and crashed S of Paris. Managed to crash-land his severely damaged A-6 near Metz (F-57000) on 25 February, 1944, after aerial combat with a P-47 of 4FG. He was not injured.
42 Ensslen, WilhelmHptm10/16/1911Sindelfingen3


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2.J/88 Legion Condor, 9/JG-52 (5/40), Kdr II/JG-52 (to Jever from 8/18/40)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 3784 "<< + -" (lost 11/2/40)
Spanish Cross


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Ensslen (67005/1) KilledInAction (KIA) 2 November, 1940 during aerial combat by Dymchurch with a Spitfire piloted by Sq. Ldr. John Alexander Kent of RAF No. 92 Sqd. He was able to bail out, but due to his injuries, he died. Buried Folkestone New Cem. (aka Hawkinge), Block "O", Gr 404 (M.Croft). 9 voctories in Spain. One known victory, his 1st, a Hawk-75A at Diesenhofen, 26 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire at Chatham on 27 September, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire SW of London on 8 October, 1940. Channel pilot. Also spelled Ensslin. Proper European spelling: Enßlen at the request of Frau Enßlen March 2014, age 93.


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43 Eschenbache, KurtFwI/StG-77 (5/43)Ju 87DDK-G (5/17/43), EP, EK 1 & 2, Dive Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold w/Pendant (aft 700 flights by 9/15/43)S. Previtera Clasp Publication. This may be Ofw Kurt Eschenbach, later KilledInAction (KIA), 24 February, 1944, while in 4/JG-300.
44 Essinger, WernerOfw8/JG-1 (Dortmund)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 177003 "Blue 6" (lost 12/31/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 31 December, 1944 by American fighters over Burgsteinfurt. Bailed successfully. Probably taken POW.
45 Falkner, GerhardUffz15/JG-26 (2/43), 4/JG-26 (7/43 Deelen), Ferry pilot, 5/JG-26 (12/43)Fw 190A-4 Werk # 5694 (30% dam 4/19/43), Fw 190A-5 Werk # 410257 (20% dam 7/30/43), Fw 190A-6 Wk# 470233 "Wh 7"(lost), Fw 190A-8 Wk# 170007 "Wh 14"(lost) EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 27 April, 1945 in aerial combat with a P-47 of 356FG at Couvron/Laon airfield. WIA 7 January, 1945 in aerial combat with Allied fighters SW of Doullens. He bailed successfully with mild burns. Injured in a force landing at Klosterhaar on 30 July, 1943 due to a fuel shortage. Added: He was injured 19 April, 1943, when he crash at Vitry airfield due to a handling error (Qu.Meister File). His one victory, a B-24 (HSS) of the 445BG near Liege on 12 April, 1944. One "unconfirmed" , a B-24 (e.V.) of the same Group on the same day.
46 Fitzner, KarlHptm1915/07/04Düsseldorf5./J 88, K 88 (Legion Condor), 1./StG 77, Stfkpt 1. & 5./StG 77 (08/43 S.U.)Ju 87 D-3 Werknr 1075 (lost)
RK (27/11/42)

Spanish Cross in Silver with Swords

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (21/08/42)

EP (02/04/42 CK)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge (CK)

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with star pendant
Medalla de la Campaña de España 1936-1939 (CK)
Medalla Militar Individual de España (CK)
Cruz de Guerra (CK)
Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille) (CK)		KilledInAction (KIA) 8 July, 1943 in Ssyrtsevo, 40 km northwest of Byelgorod, when his AC exploded in mid-air during a diving attack near Kursk (CK), killing both Fitzner and his R/O Fw Ernst Meyer (DKiG (25/09/42), EP (01/06/42), born 11/12/1919 in Kirchen, CK). Approximately 700 missions. The explosion also killed his wingman, Lt Georg König (and his Radop OGefr Alfred Kreise (CK), in Ju 87 Werknr 110319 (Ju 87 Loss List). Added: RK awarded after 565 combat missions (CK)


Meyer
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47 Flir, PaulOfw5/KG-53He 111H-20 Werk # 700666 "A1 + FN" (lost 11/5/44)Bomber Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost the night of 5/6 November, 1944, crashing into the North Sea at Moglengat by Den Helder, cause and pilot and crew disposition unknown. Netherland Loss Registry. Added: Entire crew MIA. Remaining crew: Ogefr Fritz Plöger, Obs; Uffz Hermann Andergassen, R/O 1; Ogefr Willi Marr, R/O 2 and Uffz herbert Hübsch, Gnr (Luftwaffe Discussion Forum). Additional: The He 111 was sd by a Mosquito of No.68 Sq., piloted by F/Sgt Leslie William Neal (D.Drury).
48 Förster, HildebrandUffz3/Schl.G-1 (S.U.)Fw 190F-3 Werk # 670039 "S" (lost 7/7/43)Assault Operational ClaspMIA 7 July, 1943 at Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 6121, cause unknown.
49 Franek, HansUffz1Stab I/JG-4, 1/JG-4 (9/44)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 413700 "Green 2" (lost 12/2/44) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 2 December, 1944 during aerial combat at Erfelden (JG-4 List). One known victory, a P-47 at Sarre-Union on 28 September, 1944.
50 Franke, MoritzFw71/JG-51 (5/43 S.U.)Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470003 "White 10" (lost 8/2/43)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 2 August, 1943 after aerial combat over Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 52489. His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-3 on 4 May, 1943. A 2nd, a Pe-2 on 5 June, 1943. A 3rd, an Il-2 on 10 June, 1943. A 4th, an Il-2 on 9 July, 1943. Nos. 5 & 6, two Il-2s (m.H.) on 1 August, 1943. A 7th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 2 August, 1943.
51 Frankhauser, Josef FritzUffz7/JG-53 (Med), 10/ JG 53 (20/03/42)Bf 109F-2 Wk# 5700"Wh 10"(4/41), Bf 109F-2 Wk# 5459(5% dam 4/7/41), Bf 109F-4 Wk# 7586 "White 4 + I" (lost 3/20/42)Wound Badge(4/7/41)
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 20 March, 1942 during aerial combat with a Spitfire over Malta in his Werk # 7586 "White 4 + I". His body washed ashore on the Sicilian coast on 5 May, 1942. Frankhauser shared "White 10" with Lt Ernst Klager. He was wounded in the forearm on 7 April, 1941 in his F-2 Werk # 5459 during a low level attack by an English fighter during an Alarm Start at Burck-sur-Mer airfield. Alternate spelling: Fankhauser. Source: Jochen Prien
52 Freudenthaler, GünterLt8/29/1923Tiefurt4/KG-4 (3/44 Bialystok)He 111H-16 Werk # 161440 "5J + FM" (lost 3/27/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIFA with his entire crew, 27 March, 1944, when they collided with another He 111H-20, Wk# 700010 (no detail), on takeoff from the Bialystok airfield in German occupied Poland. Remaining crew: Flg.Obernautiker Wilhelm Gripp, Obs; Uffz Alfons Wältl, R/O; Gefr Johann Peter, Mech and Ogefr Alfred Schulte, Gnr. Flieger-Obernautiker was in the Luftwaffe Nautikerkorps. In each case, the VDK observes that the remains of the deceased have not been recovered for reburial. Each of them is commemorated in the memorial book at Bartossen/Bartosze War Cem., Poland (D.Drury).
53 Frey, HugoHptm4/14/1919Heilbronn Neckar32


1(J)/LG-2 (9/39), 2/JG-1 (12/40), 10/JG-1 (9/42), Stfkpt 7/JG-11 (4/43, 3/44 Oldenburg)Bf 109D in LG-2, Fw 190A-3 "Red 1" in 10/JG-1, Bf 109G-6/R6 "White 1" (Oldenburg late '43), Fw 190A-6 Wk# 470083 "White 1" (lost 3/6/44)
RK(04/05/44 Post.)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(25/11/43)

EK 1 & 2

probably Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
KilledInAction (KIA) 6 March, 1944 near Erm-Sleen Holland, after shooting down 4 four-engined bombers himself, when his A-6 was hit by return fire from 452 BG gunners, and crashing at Sleen, near Erm and Coevorden, Holland. His first victory, a P-24 in the Poczalkowo Poland area, 4 September, 1939. His 2nd, a Potez 63 SW of Amiens on 27 may, 1940. He was one of the Home Defenses most successful four engined killers, with 32. His victories were all in the West. His 5th, a B-17 20 km northwest of Tossens on 27 January, 1943. His 14th, a Beaufighter N of Langeoog on 4 October, 1943. His 15th, a B-17 SE of Wangerooge on 8 October, 1943. A triple victory, Nos 19, 20 & 21 on 26 November, 1943; a B-17 at Cloppenburg, a B-17 SE of Oldenburg and a P-47 in the Leeuwarden area. His last four victories, 29th, 30th, 31st & 32nd, on 6 March, 1944, all B-17s, no locations. Burial: Ysselsteyn Block AX, Row 9, Grave 210. Added: In an outstanding performance Frey shot down 4 B-17s before return fire from a 5th sent his Fw 190 down to crash near Coevorden, Holland. He was posthumously awarded the Ritterkreuz on 04-05-1944. (CK)
54 Fritzsche, ImmoHptm12/16/1918 Döcklitz, Krs. Querfurt (Sachsen) 1Stfkpt 8/StG-2 (S.U.), StG-77, Stfkpt 8/SG-2 (1/43 S.U.)Ju 87D-5 Werk # 140266 (lost 10/1/43; WIA, enemy return fire, R/O MIA), Fw 190A
RK(4/16/43)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/3/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		On 13 December, 1943 he was seriously wounded during an attack on Soviet Infantry in Batysmann, 1 km northeast of Shiroskaya, and crash landed. He died the next day from complications of wounds and a severe leg fracture. On 2 October, 1943, he was rescued by Ofw Joswig (RK 2/29/44) after his AC was downed by a Soviet fighter behind enemy lines. His one known aerial victory, a Soviet Il-2 at Vassilyevka on 22 November, 1943. 700+ missions. Alternate spelling: Fritsche.
55 Fuchs, HeinzFw114./JG 1 (11/42), 6./JG 1 (10/43), 4./JG 1 (01-02/44)Bf 109 F & G, Fw 190 A-6 "White 8" Werknr 550872 (12/43), Fw 190 A-6 "White 2" Werknr 470077 (01/44), Fw 190 A-7 "White 7" Werknr 340314 (lost 24/02/44)

EK 1 & 2

at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		KilledInAction (KIA) 24 February, 1944 S of Minden during aerial combat with B-24-escorting P-47s over Central Germany industrial centers. No known grave. His 1st victory, a Spitfire, piloted by a Sgt Norris, 4 km south of Kamperland North Beveland on 28 November, 1942. His 2nd and 3rd were: a Spitfire on 4 April, 1943 and a Ventura on 3 May, 1943, 20 km west of Haarlem. His 4th, a P-51 I into the sea W of Egmond-aan-Zee on 5 July, 1943. His 5th, a B-17 at Schmelz-Hunsrück on 4 October, 1943. His 6th, a B-17 (HSS) at Münster on 10 October, 1943. His 7th, a B-17 (HSS) at Slochteren on 11 December, 1943. His 8th, a B-17 S of Meppel on 4 January, 1944. His 9th, a B-17 at Braunschweig on 10 February, 1944. A 10th, a B-17 at Magdeburg-Schönebeck on 20 February, 1944. His 11th, a B-17 (HSS) S of Coesfeld on 22 February, 1944.


Major Heinz Bär (Kommandeur ll./JG1) briefing pilots at Rheine: 12 from L - Fw. Fuchs
56 Gärtner, WerrnerOblt3/3/19206/KG-3 (1/44), 3/KG-51 (9/44)Ju 88A-4, Me 262A-2a Werk # 170013 "9K + LL" (lost 9/10/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/16/44 as Lt.)

EK 1 & 2
EP (11/8/43), Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA 10 September, 1944 crashing in the vicinity of Gomze-Banneux, 13km SSE of Liege Belgium, due to AA fire (A.Rosseels, DK-G Awards List & LOCS).
57 Gastell, HorstOFwinstr FFS C 13 (11/41 CK), 4./KG z.b.V. 700,Ju-52 "VC + ZP" (dam 15% 03/11/41 CK)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (31/03/43)
EP (23/11/42 CK)

EK 1 & 2

Transporter Operational Clasp in Gold		Added by CK: On 03/11/41 his Ju-52 was damaged (wing collapsed due to a prior crack) during roll after a cancelled training flight due to bad weather. Both he and his Mech Uffz Schenkel were unharmed.
58 Gäth, WilhelmMaj14


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Stfkpt 8./JG 3 (05/40), Stfkpt 2./JG 26 (03/43), Kdr II./JG 26 (11/43)Bf 109 E-3 (lost 28/05/40) in JG-3, Fw 190 A-1, Fw 190 A-2 "G - + - " (05/42 CK) Fw 190 A-6 "Green <<1 + -" Werknr 470009 (dam 14/01/44)probably EP

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
WIA 14 January, 1944 at Soissons. POW (briefly) 28 May, 1940, sd by a Spitfire of No.213 Sq. S of Middelkerke. Rescued by German troops before sent to England. One known victory, his 1st, a Fiat CR 42 near Fleurus, northeast of Charleroi, 14 May, 1940. His 2nd & 3rd, both Spitfires, in the Lens/Douai area, 24 May, 1940. His 4th, a Hurricane west of Dunkirk, 28 May, 1940. His 5th, a Boston III in the Channel on 12 April, 1942. Two Soviet P-39s on 22 May, 1943. A Pe-2 on 1 June, 1943. A B-17 10 km W of Papenburg on 25 June, 1943. Nine of his victories came while serving in JG 26. Alternate spelling: Gath.


59 Geburtig, Hans JoachimOblt6/23/19168/JG-26 (6/41 Channel), Stfkpt 10(Jabo)/JG-26 (7/42)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 5521 (lost 6/21/41), Fw 190A-3/U3 Werk # 7003 ""Black 1 + bomb" (lost 7/30/42) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		POW 30 July, 1942 after he was shot down by shipping return fire, ditching 2 miles SE of Littlehampton. WIA 21 June, 1941 in aerial combat in his F-2 by a Spitfire near Samer. Deceased 23 March, 1998.
60 Geffert, AdamUffz5/Schl.G-1Fw 190F-3 Werk # 670030 (lost 6/5/43)Assault Operational ClaspMIA 5 June, 1943 in Russia at the Uman airfield, cause not reported.
61 Geissler, RolfLt3/28/1924Glauchau (CKönig)


Stab/JG-2 (8/43), 9/JG-2 (2/44 Cormeilles-en-Vixen)Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470039 (lost 9/23/43), Fw 190A-7 Werk # 642007 "White 3" (lost 2/22/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 22 February, 1944, his ac catching fire during aerial combat with a US bomber. His A-7 crashed on Barteweg in Oud-en Nieuw Gastel, near Rosendaal, Holland. Buried Yssel BS-3-67 (SGLO). WIA 23 September, 1943 during aerial combat near Nantes. Alternate spelling: Geisler. absa3945 Bretagne indicates the 23 Sept ac Wk# was 550160, and that Lt Geissler bailed safely.
62 Gibisch, JosefFwFührerkurierstaffel-Org TodtDo 24T-1 Werk # 0022 "KK + VA" (lost)Air-Sea Rescue Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 13 June, 1943; shot down 700m from land southeast of Haugesund by a Mosquito II of RAF No.333 Sq., piloted by F/Lt Knut Skavhaugen and Navigator Jan Erling Heide. Remaining crew: Uffz Hans Wagner, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Arthur Fritsch, R/O (WIA); Ofw Eduard Kröner, Mech (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Günther Stadlinger, 2nd Mech (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Franz Lakits, Gunner (KilledInAction (KIA)). In addition, 10 passengers were also missing. This AC may have been transferred from 10.Seenotstaffel earlier. Source: SIG Norway.
63 Göbel, SiegfriedHptm1916/05/26Zwickau4.(St)/TrGr 186, II./StG 3, III./ StG 3 (02/42), Stfkpt in III./StG 3 (08/42 Africa), Stfkpt 11.(Eins.)/StG 3 (03-04/43), Kdr Erg/III./StG 151 (05/43-09/43), Kdr I./StG 102 (10/43), III./SG 3Ju 87 B,R & D-1 Trop "S7 + ??" Werknr2541 (lost 29/08/42; he and R/O OFw Richard Stark WIA; crashed into the sea after flak hit near El Daba), Fw 190, Ju 87 D in StG 102
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Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (14/02/42)

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Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant		Channel pilot. Commanded I/SG-102 in June, 1944 flying the Fw 190F. Shot down 3 times, the third in his Fw 190 being taken into Soviet captivity on 19 March, 1945 near Balaton Lake (Hungary). He was returned from the Russian POW Camp after the war. 700 missions including the sinking or damaging of the British cruiser "Coventry", as well as 50000BRT of shipping. Added: Knights Cross explanation newspaper excerpt: “Oblt Göbel has particularly distinguished himself as a dive bomber pilot in the Mediterranean. His bombs claimed a number of victims that included the English AA cruiser ‘HMS Coventry’.” By this time Göbel had flown 400 sorties", a German Kriegsberichterstatter though mentioned 300 combat missions on 28/02/43. Deceased 19/08/88 (CK)


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64 Görtler, Horst 'Macki'Ofw2/18/1921Wallroda, Krs. DresdenErg/StG-77, &/StG-77, 8/StG-77, 8/StG-2, III/SG-77Ju 87, Fw 190
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Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/5/43)

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Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		Soviet POW until the Spring of 1947 when he was released due to serious illness and pneumonia. KIFA 20 October, 1956 in an Aeronca Chief in Lorsch/Hesse. 700 missions. Görtler and Max Diepold were the last two RK recipients in SG-77, awarded 30 March, 1945, at Cottbus Germany airfield, by Gen. d. Flieger Seidemann.
65 Görtz, RudolfUffz3/JG-2Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470034 (lost 10/20/43)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in a crash after combat 20 October, 1943 near Neuburg.
66 Gottschalk, FritzOfw5/KG-27 (S.U.)He 111H-20 Werk # 700650 "1G + DP" (lost 4/12/44) Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		WIA 12 April, 1944; sd by 12 attacking Soviet fighters in Grid 3686/3683/34 in the Crimea. His Observer, Oblt Karl Zillich (RK 7/20/44) DOW 14 April, 1944, and was buried in a local military cemetery in Sevastopol. Source: Kaiser RK book.
67 Grasser, HartmannMaj8/23/1914Graz, Austria103


1/ZG-52, II/ZG-2, Stab/JG-51, 5/JG-51(7/41),Kdr II/JG-51(12/42), Kdr III/JG-1(5/44), Kdr JG-210Bf 110 (Battle of Britain), Bf 109F-2 "Black 3" (8/41), Bf 109F-2 Werk # 9704 (1/42), Bf 109G-5 "Black << in Italy, Bf 109G-6 in II/JG-51 & JG-1, Fw 190
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Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(9/19/41)

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Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with star pendant
2 Bombers. 700+ combat missions, 86 victories in the East. Four victories in the Bf 110. Served briefly in 3/JG-52, as a Lt.. Commanded III/JG-11 before his last assignment in JG-210. His 1st victory, a Fesselballon, 16 September, 1939, in 3/JGr-152. His 7th, a Hurricane at Ashford on 1 December, 1940, while in Stab/JG-51. His first known Soviet victory, a Douglas and an R-5 on 26 July, 1941, one of many multiple victories in the East. On 24 January, 1942, after his 45th victory, he was shot down with wounds behind Russian lines, in his Bf 109F-2 Werk # 9204. Despite a severe eye wound, he was able to evade capture, and after a lenghty recuperation, returned to flight duty. On 28 December, 1942, his life was most certainly saved by Fw Elias Kühlein, who warded off P-38s swarming around Grasser. Added: >500 combat missions (CKönig) He survived the war, but was handed over to the Russians and spent the next four tears in extremely severe prison conditions. Released in 1949, he left Germany and worked in India and the Middle East, returning later to pursue an industrial career. Deceased 2 June, 1986 in Cologne. Hoehler Personality Photo/Profile
68 Greuel, KarlUffz8/17/19201
Ysselstein, Holland		3/JG-1, 2/JG-1 (1/45 Twente)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 177001 "Black 12" (lost 1/4/45)
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Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC 4 January, 1945,when his A-8 was reported to have crashed at Oldenzaal Holland due to aerial combat (DeSwart). Buried Ysselsteyn, Block R/1/2. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 SW of Magdeburg on 28 May, 1944. Alternate spelling: Greuer.
69 Grollmus, HelmutOblt1/8/1918Lissa Westpreussen75Erg/JG-54 (1/42 S.U.), II/JG-54, 2/JG-54 (1/43 S.U.), 12/JG-54 (8/43 S.U.), 4/JG-54 (6/44)Bf 109G-2, Fw 190A-6 Werk# 470075 "White 11" (lost 6/19/44)
RK(10/6/44 Post.)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/20/44)
EP(10/17/43)

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Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 19 June, 1944, by Soviet fighters south of Vilipuri, Finland, in Werk# 470075. Killed by ground fire after he parachuted. All victories in the East. His first known Soviet victory, an I-18 SW of Mal Mischka on 28 January, 1942. A double, two MiG-3s on 23 July, 1942. An Il-2 on 15 January, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 24 February, 1943. A Pe-2 on 28 February, 1943. An Il-2 on 12 July, 1943. A Yak-7B and two Il-2s on 13 July, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 1 August, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 2 August, 1943. An Il-2 on 13 August, 1943. A DB-3F and a LaGG-3 on 24 August, 1943. A Pe-2 and a LaGG-3 on 26 August, 1943. An La-5 SW of Oster on 7 October, 1943. Two Yak-9s on 13 October, 1943. Two La-5s and an Il-2 W of Kornin on 29 November, 1943. An La-5 and an Il-2 on 24 January, 1944. A Yak-9 on 7 March, 1944. An Il-2 on 7 April, 1944. Two Il-2s on 17 June, 1944. His last victories, two P-39s and four Il-2s, before being killed, 19 June, 1944. Bowers/Lednicer, 75 victories. Alternate spelling: Grollmuss.
70 Gruber, AntonLt19215/Schl.G-1 (6/43 S.U.)Fw 190F-3 Werk # 670052 (lost 6/17/43), Fw 190F-3 Werk # 670253 (lost 8/19/43) Wound Badge
Assault Operational Clasp 		KilledInAction (KIA) 19 August, 1942 due to AA fire, lost Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 41863. WIA 17 June, 1943 in Wk# 670052 due to flak at Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 86589. Alternate spelling: Grubert.
71 Günther, GerhardFw5/Schl.G-1 (S.U.)Fw 190F-3 Werk # 670022 "White 10" (lost 9/18/43)Assault Operational ClaspKIC 18 September, 1943 at Koselez, no cause given.
72 Gutberlet, HeinzFwFl.ü.G.-1Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470011 (lost 8/15/43)Pilot BadgePilot reported killed 15 August, 1943 at Tutow, no further detail.
73 Gutmann, KarlUffz2/28/1920Weinern-ZwettlFFS C17 Pütnitz, KGr.z.b.V.-20 (11/42 S.U.), Kgr.z.b.V.-23 (4/43), 3/TGr.-30 (5/43)He 111H Werk # Unk (dam 4/4/44), He 111H-20 Werk # 700719 "S3 + IL" (in TGr.-30) (lost 10/10/44)Wound Badge, Transport Operational ClaspInjured in a crash 10 October, 1944, due to a fuel shortage 14km W of Göttingen. Remaining crew: Uffz Hans Hoffmann, Obs (Inj); Uffz Fritz Bentz, Gnr; Fw Kowall & Uffz Zdarski parachuted safely. In an earlier crash in the Luftflotte IV area, he and his R/O, Uffz Karl Tegg, were uninjured, cause of the crash unknown. (LOCS & Document Lot found online, Janssen Militaria).
74 Gyenis, TivadarFhrHungary1/1.VS, HUAF (Ungarische Jabo Staffel, under Cmd, I/JG-52 (12/42 S.U.)Bf 109F-4/B Werk # Unk "V + 08" (lost 1/43), Bf 109F-4/B Werk # 12721 (lost 5/9/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilled in a mid-air collision on 9 May, 1943 in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 61364, Volokhov, 16km W of Belgorod, Russia. He collided with another F-4, Wk# 7007, piloted by Fw Tarnahy, also killed (Bf 109 Loss List & R.Varga). His "V + 08" reported lost at Rossosh in January, 1943, no detail (Punka - Osprey).
75 Hackemesser, RolfUffz2/6/1924Wsermünde3/TGr 30 (11/44)He 111H-20 Werk # 700680 "S3 + HL" 9lost 11/7/44)Transport Operational ClaspKIC 7 November, 1944, when his ac crashed due to involuntary ground contact at Reifenberg (Taunus) Germany. Remaining crew: Ogefr Friedrich Sasse, Obs (KIC); Ogefr Karl Heinz Möller, R/O (KIC); Ogefr Gerhard Ehrich, Flt Engr (Inj) and Uffz Otto Benecke, Gnr (Inj). No VDK burial detail (D.Drury).
76 Hammer, LudwigLt1914/05/25Tagensdorf


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2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 (11/41-03/42 CK), 4.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 12 (03/42-10/43-, CK),Bf 109 F-4/R3
RK(10/29/43)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (28/01/43)
EP (16/11/42 CK)

EK 1 & 2

Recce Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant
Arm cuff "Afrika"		More than 700 combat missions for which he was awarded the RK in 10/43. Postwar Oberst in the Austrian Bundesheer. Deceased 31 December, 1994 in Anif, by Salzburg. MIA on 11?. 41 when lost near Tula but returned two days later.


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77 Happel, VolkerFhjFw8/29/1924
Ysselstein, Holland		7/KG-53 (10/44)He 111H-20 Werk # 700245 "5K + ER" (lost 10/9/44)Bomber Operational ClaspHis He 111 crashed at Nyemirdum/Kippenburg Holland on 9 October, 1944, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: His ac crashed with another of his squadron, piloted by Fw Anton Schmid. Ten airmen were killed in the two ac; one known grave, that of Fw Schmid at Ysselsteyn, AT/9/224. The remaining crew of the Happel, all KilledInAction (KIA) and buried at Yesselsteyn, AT/10: Happel Gr 229, Uffz Werner Friedmann, Obs, Gr 228; Uffz Alfred Rutscho, R/O. Gr 226; Ogefr Manfred Thoelke, R/O 2, Gr 227 and Gefr Waldemar Winkel, Gnr, Gr 223 (D.Drury).
78 Harbort, RudolfLt93/JGr-200 (6/44), III/EJG-2 (2/45), JG-7Bf 109G, Me 262A-1a Werk # 170061 "White 4" in III/EJG-2
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Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, while in JGr-200, a P-51 S of Marseille on 15 June, 1944. A P-38 on 5 February, 1945. Four piston-engine victories and five jet victories. Magnus Report.
79 Hauck, HansUffz7/28/1921Wiesbaden1/KG-4 (1/44)He 111H-20 Werk # 700113 (lost 1/27/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 27 January, 1944 at Nowo-Nikolajewka (Krim), no further detail (C.König).



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80 Hauptmann, Karl Heinz GerhardUffz15/JG-11Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470076 "Black 3" (lost 2/20/44) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 20 February, 1944 during aerial combat, crashing at Einbeck. Source: L. Wiegels. One known victory, his 1st, a P-38 E of Roubaix on 24 January, 1944. Buried Chemnitz.
81 Hecker, MichaelFw1920/05/11Hagenhill3I./JG 26 (joins 01/43), 2./JG 26 (05/43 Dno, S.U.)Fw 190 A-4 & 5, Fw 190 A-8 "Black 7" Werknr 170001 (lost)
EK 1 & 2

at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver
KilledInAction (KIA) 27 May, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-51 of 361FG SE of Armentieres. Buried Bourdon France, Block 4/11/421 (Rosseels). His 1st victory, a B-17 E of Lille on 17 August, 1943 may have gone "unconfirmed". One known victory, his 2nd, a Spitfire of RAF No. 306 Sq. at the Somme Estuary on 27 September, 1943. His 3rd, a B-24 of 392BG E of Courtrai on 22 April, 1944. Named Michael in JG-26 Diary; Manfred on Tony Wood Claim List. Michael on Les Butler Pilot List and elsewhere.


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82 Herget, WilhelmMaj1910/06/30Stuttgart73

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6./ZG 76 (05/40), 4./NJG 3, 7./NJG 3, 4./NJG 1 (04/42), Kdr I. & II./NJG 4 (9/42-12/44), JV 44 (04/45)Bf 110 "3C + ET" (1942 in France, CK), Bf 110 G-4 "3C + LB" in I./NJG 4, Do 217 & Ju 88 in NJG 1 & 4, Ju 88G-1 Werknr. 710833 (lost 14/06/44, sd after downing a Mosquito, crew OK), Me 262 A-1a Werknr. 111899
RK(20/06/43)
EL (No. 4541, CK, 11/04/44)

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (07/02/42)

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Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant		POW 2 May, 1945 shot down by US flak during a transit flight in an Fi 156 (Boiten). On 20 December, 1944, he destroyed 8 RAF bombers. Over 700 combat missions. 57 Night and 15 Day victories (1 with an Me 262). One known victory, and perhaps his 1st, a Spitfire on 25 May, 1940 during the French Campaign, no location. A 2nd, a Spitfire on 29 May, 1940, no location. A Hawk-75 SE of Cherbourg on 18 June, 1940. Two Hurricanes near Aldershot on 30 August, 1940. A Spitfire in the Cambridge area on 31 August, 1940. Three Spitfires over England on 1 September, 1940. A Handley-Paige bomber on 4 July, 1941, may have been victory No.25. A Blenheim Mk IV of No.18 Sq., in the Kiel Canal vicinity, 30 July, 941 (H.Wheeler). A Hampden I of RAF No. 49 Sq. at Roly (Namur) the night of 5-6 April, 1942. A Halifax II of RAF No. 35 Sq. at Libin Luxemburg, 10 km SW of St Hubert Belgium, the night of 6-7 May, 1942. A Halifax II of RAF No. 103 Sq. at Hastiere (Namur), 8 km SW of Dinant, Belgium, the night of 28-29 August, 1942. A "4 mot" between Ostende and Brigge on 28 May, 1944. His 73, and last victory, a P-47 on 27 April, 1945. Bowers/Lednicer, 72 victories. Deceased 27 March, 1974 in Stuttgart (CK).


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Archiwum Polish Database 1942-05-06 Wellington Z8599
83 Herling, WilfriedHptm (post-mortem)1920/06/07Hörde (now Dortmund-Hörde)7./StG 2, Stfkpt 7./SG 2Ju-87 D
RK (04/04/43)

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (21/08/42)
EP (27/04/42)

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Wound Badge

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with star pendant		KilledInAction (KIA) 28 November, 1943 near the Bolsh-Kostromka-Nord airfield, when the returning unit was jumped by enemy fighters, and the Ju 87 of RK Holder Lt Hans Krumminga was hit by German flak and rammed Herlings AC. Both AC crashed and burned, killing both crews. 700 missions; destroying 26 tanks, 10 AA guns, 21 Field guns, 6 supply and 2 armored trains plus additional shipping damage. Added: His Radop on 28/11/43 was Heinz Werner Platzek (KIA, born on 22/12/1917 in Bischofsburg) On 28/02/43 he managed to land alongside a crashlanded Ju-87 of his wingman and rescued the crew from captivity (CK)
84 Herlitzius, Karl HeinzFw1

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8/ZG-26 (10/43 Wunstorf), EKdo Thierfelder, EKdo-262 (1/44), 8/ZG-26 (2/44 Wunstorf)Bf 110G-2 (10/43), Me 262A-1a & Me 262-S2 Werk # 130007 "VI + AG" (1/44), Bf 10G-2 Werk # 500016 (lost 2/20/44)EK 2, Wound Badge, Destroyer Operational ClaspWIA 20 February, 1944 "Black Sunday" when he was sd by P-47's of 56FG, 61FS in the Wunstorf vicinity. His R/O-Gnr, Fw Werner Röder, was also WIA (C.König). One known victory, a B-17 E of Dummer Lake, 8 October, 1943. One of the early Messerschmidt Factory Service pilot who was instrumental in testing the Me 262, performing a power dive from 7000 meters in the S2 on 25 June, 1944. The 1st jet pilot to post 1000kmh. Survived the war but killed in an auto accident shortly after the war. Osprey publ.
85 Hintzel,UffzKGr.z.b.V.-700Ju 52/3m Werk # 5737 (lost 3/26/42)Transport Operational ClaspReported MIA 26 March, 1942, location and cause unknown. Remaining crew (MIA): Gefr Reinert, R/O; Uffz Hernschn, Flt Engr and Uffz Albrecht, Gnr. No VDK burial information (D.Drury).
86 Hirsch,Oblt7/LG-1 (Channel)Ju 88A-1 Werk # 7009 "L1 + FR" (lost 9/1/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with one other unnamed crew 1 September, 1940; crashed during a landing at Chateaudun, two other crew injured (Ju 88 Loss List)
87 Hoffer-Sulmthal, HerbertLt1/18/1920Karlsbad, Sudetenland9II/LG-2, 2/Sch.G-2, 5/SG-77, SG-10, 4 & 3/SG-102, JG-400Bf 109, Fw 190, Me 163 in JG or KG(?)-400
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Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/13/43)

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EP (9/21/42), Assault Operational Clasp w/Pendant		Known as von Hoffer during the war. All 9 victories in the East. Deceased 1 September, 1967 in an air crash while serving in the Austrian Air Force. 700+ combat missions.
88 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


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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.
89 Hohagen, ErichMaj1/9/1915Velbert, Rheinland56
Erich Hohagen (in lifevest) during Battle of Britain, Josef Fözo far left


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4/JG-51(6/41), 2/JG-27(Stfkpt,Grp Kdr), 7/JG-2(1/43), Kdr I/JG-2(6/43 France), Kdr III/JG-7(11/44 Lechfeld), EJG-2, TO JV-44(4/45 Brandenburg)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 9211 "White 1 + -" in 4/JG-51 (WIA 9/7/41), Bf 109G-6 Wk#16391 (lost 6/1/43), Fw 190A-4 2418 "White 11 + I" in 7/JG-2 & Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550532 (30% dam 9/16/43; WIA enemy fire belly lands at Rennes airfield) in JG-2, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 171559 (lost 9/29/44; pilot WIA), Me 262A-1a #170071 "White 2" in EJG-2
RK(10/6/41)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/12/43)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge(6/1/43)

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant
13 bombers. One, a B-24 on 15 February, 1943, "Railway Express" of the 44BG, flown by 1/Lt Rufus A. Oliphant Jr.. All the crew perished. Two others, both B-17s on 23 January, 1943. A P-47 NW of Paris on 13 May, 1944. A Typhoon on D-Day at Beaumont le Roger. A P-47 S of Pacy-sur-Eure on 12 June, 1944. A P-47 at Coutances on 22 June, 1944. A P-47 E of Paris on 27 August, 1944. Channel pilot. His 1st victory, a Spitfire N of Hythe, 5 July, 1940. 20 victories in Russia. His first Soviet victories being three SB-2s on 22 June, 1941. Over 500 combat missions. Flew combat missions for five years. Wounded seriously several times, once on 8 September, 1941 during Operation Barbarossa; again on 1 June, 1943, in Werk# 16391. On 1 June, 1943, he was mistaken by Wilhelm Steinmann, as a Spitfire, and shot down. For his punishment, Steinmann was sent to Romania. He bore the marks of his valor, said Johannes Steinhoff. "He had a piece of plastic in his skull, and a face whose two halves no longer quite matched". This, a result of a crash in 171559 after combat with "4 mots". So disgusted with the Luftwaffe High Command, he renounced his RK, but continued to oppose the Allied bombing raids up to the very end. Deceased 10/31/1961.

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90 Hondt, ErichHptm7/23/1922Vienna, Austria14



JG-1, 6/JG-11 (4/43), Jasta Helgoland- JG-11, Stfkpt 2/JG-11 (8/43, 10/43 Husum), Stfkpt 3/JG-11 (2/45), JV-44Bf 109G-6 "Yel 13"(lost) & "Yel 9", Fw 190A-5 Werk # 410233 (85% dam 9/8/43 Engine trouble Schickeberg), Fw 190A-5/R1 Wk# 410266 "Black 13" (2/JG-11), Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470019 "Black 14" (lost 5/22/44 aerial combat, Rotenburg), Fw 190A-8 Wk# 171678 "Blk 8" (lost 8/25/44; aerial combat with P-51s, bailed safely w/injuries), Fw 190A-8 Wk# 960252 (lost 12/23/44 combat; pilot retd.), Fw 190A-8 Wk# 739544 (35% landing gear dam 2/20/45), Fw 190A-8 Wk# 739861 (belly land 2/10/45), Me 262A-1a
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (2/24/45)
EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Entered the Luftwaffe in 1940. Approx. 150 missions. 15+ (maybe all his victories) bombers. Shot down at Bellingwolde Holland with wounds 8 October, 1943 in Werk # 410266, opposing U.S. bombers during the Münster raids. One known victory, his 1st, a B-24 on 14 May, 1943 while in 6/JG-11. His 2nd, a B-17 32 km N of Spiekeroog on 17 July, 1943. His 3rd, a B-17 at Heidkaten north of Hamburg on 25 July, 1943. His 5th, a B-17 40 km N of Juist on 2 October, 1943. His 6th, a B-17 on 8 October, 1943. In August, 1943, he served in Jagdstaffel Helgoland (11/JG-11) flying the Bf 109T-2 "Green 13". 10 known victories were heavy bombers while flying the Me 262 in JV-44. He was shot down with wounds 8 October, 1943 in his "Black 13" above. His 7th & 8th, a B-24 and a 2nd B-24 (HSS) N of Osnabrück on 19 May, 1944. A 3rd B-24, same day, SW of Verden. A double victory, nos.10 & 11, on 25 August, 1944; both P-51s at St Quentin. His 13th, an "e/a" on 20 January, 1945. His 14th, a Yak-9 in the Mohrin area on 10 February, 1945.




91 Hoppert, Helmut LouisOfw1/12/191311/SG-151 (Prossnitz)Fw 190G-3 Werk # 160700 "Black 30" (lost 10/21/44)Assault Operational ClaspKIFA 21 October, 1944; crashed on takeoff from the Prostejov Cz airfield.
92 Ignor, ErwinFhjFw1/27/1917Berlin1
Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France		9/JG-2 (5/43), 12/JG-2 (1/44)Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470040 (lost)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 5 January, 1944 during aerial combat at Coatascorn, 20 km south of Lannion (D.Dahiot). One known victory, a B-17 near St. Nazaire on 29 May, 1943. Update: Buried at Ploudaniel-Lesneven Cemetery, Block 3, Row 7, Grave 173 (D.Dahiot).
93 Jähnert, ErhardMaj8/17/1917Panitzsch bei Leipzig


I/StG-76, 5/StG-2 (8/40 Channel), 6/StG-2 (1/41 Med; 4/42 Africa), Stfkpt in 9/StG-2 (Kurland), Stfkpt 2/SG-3Ju 87B, JU 87R, Ju 87D-1 Werk # 2997 (3/43 Africa), Fw 190F-8 (1/45 S.U.) RK(5/18/43)-EL(4/30/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/29/42), EP(3/18/42(,

EK 1 & 2

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold (25/08/41) with pendant		700 missions including 25+ tanks and assisting in the sinking of 3 Soviet destroyers. His career began in the NSFK. At wars end, he was interned by the British, 30 April, 1945. Added: EP date per Vermeer EP Awards List. Added: Deceased on 23/06/06 in Jever (CK)
94 Janetzko, GeorgFw3/JG-11Fw 190A-8 Werk # 730288 "Yellow 2" (lost 4/19/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170055 "Yellow 17" (lost 5/22/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 22 May, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-47, crashing at Rotenburg. Source: L. Wiegels. Injured 19 April, 1944 during an emergency landing at Rotenburg, cause unknown.
95 Jauernik, Georg 'Jonny'Lt1915/11/23Leisnitz, Oberschlesien or Leisnitz (Liebschützberg) in SaxonyII./StG 77, III./SG 10, Stafü 6./SG 77Ju 87, Fw 190 F-8 Werknr 58893? (lost 08/02/45)
RK (27/11/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (21/08/42)
EP (24/11/41)

EK 1 & 2

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant


at least Assault Operational Clasp in Bronze		KIFA 8 February, 1945 while lining up for takeoff in his Fw 190, and was rammed by another F-8 Wk# 581616, and killed when he was struck by the prop. Added: Approximately 1000 missions. Ritterkreuz awarded for his successes over the course of 500+ ground attack sorties on all fronts, which included his heavily damaging a 7000 GRT freighter in the port of Tuapse. VDK about burial: "Georg Jauernik was probably transferred to the Poznan-Milostowo war cemetery as an unknown soldier. There is a possibility that Georg Jauernik is one of the German soldiers whose bones were recovered but despite best efforts could not be identified".(CK)


Courtesy CK
96 Jennerich, AdolfUffz7/JG-53 (Africa)Bf 109F-4 trop Werk # 7006 "White 13 + I" (lost 9/27/42)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 27 September, 1942 when his AC cooling system was hit during a raid on the Fayum Road airfield near Cairo, and he made a force landing in British territory.
97 Jessen, HeinrichOblt6/29/19177Legion Condor (39), 3/JG-26 (10/42), Stfkpt 3/JG-26 (10/43)Fw 190A-4, Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470048 "White 2" (lost)
Spanish Cross

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIFA 10 January, 1944 when he was rammed by another AC, flown by Fhr. Meyer, as he was landing his "White 2" at Florennes airfield after a patrol flight. Buried Bourdon France, Block 4/2/50. One known victory, his 1st, an Il-2 on 16 February, 1943, 15 km S of Adler. A 2nd, an Il-2 on 23 February, 1943. Nos 3 & 4, a MiG-3 and a Pe-2 on 28 February, 1943. His 5th, a LaGG-3 on 14 March, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 14 March, 1943. A 7th, a MiG-3 on 15 March, 1943. All seven victories in the Soviet Union. Magnus.
98 Jürgensen, ChristianLtII/Schl.G-1Fw 190F-3 Werk # 670080 (lost 7/1/43)Assault Operational ClaspKIC 1 July, 1943 during takeoff from Noworossisk Russia airfield due to a servicing error.
99 Just, GottfriedLt10/30/1922Trautenau8

4/JGr Süd (Italy 3/44), Stfkpt 2/JG-1 (11/44 Greifswald)Bf 109F & G, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170082 (dam 5/12/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 960553 "Black 9" (lost 12/27/44)EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 27 December, 1944 during aerial combat in "Black 9" with P-51s of 364FG while providing air cover for the German spearhead in the Dinant-Rochefort area. Injured in a collision on 12 May, 1944 while landing at Limburg. One known victory, a B-17 120 km S of Toulon on 7 March, 1944. His 3rd, a P-47 at Uelzen-Wittingen on 8 April, 1944. His 4th, a B-17 (HSS) in the Braunschweig area on 11 April, 1944 (Perry Claims). His 5th, a B-24 (HSS) N of Kaiserlautern on 24 April, 1944. His 6th, a B-24 at Neustadt-Celle-Gifhorn on 8 May, 1944. A B-24 opposing the Misburg Raid on 26 November, 1944. A P-51 in the Müritz See area on 5 December, 1944. A B-24 on 25 December, 1944. Buried in Adenau Cemetery, Grave # 58.juste
100 Kaiser, HerbertLt3/16/1916Jessen, Sachsen68
5(J)/TrGr-186 (4/40), 8/JG-77 (4/41 Balkans & S.U.), 7/JG-1 (3/44), EKdo 262 (7/44), JV-44 (2/45)Bf 109F & G (Trop.) in JG-77, Bf 109G-6 "Blue 23" & Bf 109G-6 Werk # 413577 "White 12" (lost 8/6/44; WIA, Combat w/Spitfires near Paris, bailed safely) in JG-1, Me 262A-2a Wk# 170058(lost 7/44)
RK(3/14/43)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/30/42)
EP(8/9/41)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter OperationalClasp w/Pend		Poland and Channel pilot. 3 victories in TrGr-186. After his 45th & 46th victories on 28 October, 1942, in the Desert, he was shot down and made a force landing, returning to his unit two days later. Two victories on the Normandy Invasion Front. Forced to bail from his Me 262 on 30 July, 1944. A fighter pilot from 1938 to the end! His 1st victory, a Blenheim 60 km north of Terschelling, 5 May, 1940. His 65th victory, a P-47 at Neumünster-Plön on 13 May, 1944. His 68th, and last victory, a P-47 over northern France on 30 July, 1944. Seriously wounded in Bf 109G-6 Wk# 413577 "White 12" on 9 August, 1944 during a parachute jump and remained hospitalized until February 1945. Over 1000 combat missions. 42 of his victories were in the East. One known, his 27th, a Soviet I-16 Rata on 15 January, 1942. A double Soviet victory on 12 May, 1942; An R-Z and an Su-2. His 40th, a Soviet unnamed AC on 10 June, 1942. Served as a pre-war pilot, then in Poland, France, Battle of Britain, North Africa, Balkans, Soviet Union, Italy, the Dolomites and the Defense of the Reich. Bowers/Lednicer, 68 victories. Deceased 5 December, 2003.

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