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1 Abel, SiegfriedHptm21/08/14Aufkl.Gr. 112 (04/37), Aufkl.Gr. 14 (09/39-06/41), 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 (06/41), Erg.NAGr. + Aufkl.Erp.Stab Jüterbog-Damm (instructor 09/42), Erg.Nahaufkl.Gr. (-03/43), RLM (L In 1) (03/43), Offz.z.b.V. FFS A 14 (10/43), Aufsichts-Offz. LKS 4 (07/44), 3./Erg.NAGr. later renamed 3./Erg.Aufkl.G. 1 11/44), Ic (Bild) of the Lw.Führungsstab I. (01/45)Hs-126Obsv in 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 (03/40), WIA on 12/04/41 by MG fire near Tobruk and hospitalized. In 06/41 transferred to the Oskar-Helenenheim in Berlin for treatment.CKönig
2 Andersen, OskarFw03/05/14Wanderuo, Flensburg1./Bordfliegergruppe 196Ar-196 A-2 "T3 + AK" (lost)KIA during the sinking of the battleship Bismarck 400km W of Brest on 27/05/41. Crew: Obsv Lt z.S. Rolf Hambruch (KIA)CKönig
3 Apitz, HelmutUffz24/NJG-100 (formed 12/43)Ju 88C-6 EK 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		Source: T. Boiten. Believed to have lived in Australia after the was and an acquaintance of Oskar Ziesig.
4 Arz, EgonLt2/KG-51 (Channel)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 8124 "9K + AK" (lost 3/16/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW the night of 16/17 March, 1941, suffering double engine failure during the Avonmouth bombing raid. His last radio call was "emergency landing in England". Crashed at RAF Chilmark, Dinton, Wilts at 23:40 hours. Remaining crew (all POW): Ofw Oskar Reimer, Observer; Fw August Konrad, R/O and Fw Otto Hoferrichter, Mech. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny.arzx
5 Bähringer, WernerUffz3/KG-55 (6/41 S.U.)He 111P-4 Werk # 2928 "G1 + AL" (lost 6/22/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 22 June, 1941 after his AC was rammed by the I-16 of Lt. Ivan Ivanov (KIA), crashed 15 miles east of Dubno S.U.. All the crew except the gunner bailed, but were reported MIA. It is thought they were captured and executed by their Soviet captors. Added: It appears that Snr Lt Ivanov expended all his ammunition, and then completed his mission by ramming the P-4, cutting off its tail. Remaining crew: Uffz Franz Buttscher, Obs (MIA); Uffz Karl Argstorfer, R/O (MIA); Ofw Arthur Lerche, Flt Engr (MIA) and Gefr Oskar Restemeier, Gnr (KIA) (D.Drury).
6 Bär, HansHptm12Kdr II/NJG-5Bf 110G-4 Werk # 6370 (lost 12/20/43) Night Fighter Operational Clasp KIC 20 December, 1943; crashed near Spornitz due to engine trouble. Bf 110 Loss List. I did not find his victories, unless I overlooked them as belonging to Oskar Heinz Bär.barx
7 Bär, Oskar Heinrich 'Heinz' or 'Pritzl'Obstlt3/25/1913Sommerfeld bei Leipzig221


Courtesy Christian König

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

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

EK 1 & 2

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


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



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8 Bartelsmayer, OskarUffz8/15/1923Saalfeld/ Saale (CKönig)23/JG-27Bf 109G-6 Werk # 440224 (lost 5/12/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Bailed with injuries from his 109 12 May, 1944 after aerial combat at Alsberg. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 1 km N of Lahnstein on 12 May, 1944. His 2nd, a B-24 at Magdeburg on 19 May, 1944. Alternate spelling: Bartelsmeier.
9 Bauer, OskarOblt6/16/1911Barbaschissna, Luck.1
Cannock Chase		9/JG-53Bf 109E-4 Werk # 4020 (lost 9/1/40) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 1 September, 1940 during aerial combat with a Spitfire of No.603 Sq., piloted by Sgt Jack Stokoe, east of Maidstone, crashing at Bush Field, Hurst Farm, south of Chilham, Kent (Prien). Buried Cannock Chase, Block 1, Row 5, Gr 167 (M.Croft & D.Drury). His first victory, a Spitfire over the Isle of Wight on 12 August, 1940.
10 Baumann, OskarUffz6/KG-54 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140500 "B3 + OP" (lost 2/12/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew at Bengasi-Misurata 12 February, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
11 Behrendt, KurtFw
Cannock Chase		5/KG-53He 111H-1 Werk # 2771 "A1 + AN" (lost 9/15/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 15 September, 1940 after his ac was hit and damaged by several fighters, and made a forced landing at RAF West Malling, Kent. Remaining crew: Fw Rudolf Lichtenhagen, Obs (WIA/POW); Uffz Oskar Zilling, R/O (WIA/POW); Gefr Erich Franz Sailler, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC/1/9/357) and Gefr Herbert Lange, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC/1/9/354) (D.Drury).
12 Bennebach, OskarUffz3/StG-3 (Africa)Ju 87D-3 Werk # 2630 "S7 + BL" (lost 8/13/42)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 13 August, 1942 in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 78; crashed following a flak hit. Ju 87 Loss List
13 Berg, OskarHptm15/04/12IV./KG 254 (04/37), II./KG 28 (09/39)CKönig
14 Beth, ArthurFw02/07/20 (CKönig)16 (17)

Courtesy Christian König

8/JG-5 (late Summer '42, Petsamo), 7/JG-5 (2/43 S.U.), 8/JG-5 (Finland), added: 7./JG 5 throughout 1943-44 (01/44) (CKönig)Bf 109E-7 "White 14 + I" in 8 Staffel (added: Bf-109 G-6 "Yellow 14 + I" Werknr. 15601(other source: Bf-109 G-6 Werknr. 18005 "White 1" (loss 03/01/44)(CKönig)EP

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 3 January, 1944. His first known victory, a Soviet Hurricane on 25 February, 1943. A 2nd, a P-39 on 23 May, 1943. A 3rd, a Hurricane IIc on 22 June, 1943. Nos 4 & 5, an Il-2 and a Hampden on 4 July, 1943. Four P-39s in the Eina-Guba area on 18 August, 1943. Two P-39's and an Il-2 on 13 October, 1943, SE of Kiberg. A P-40 SW of Kraines and a P-51 NE of Fischer Peninsula on 3 November, 1943 (added: and a Pe-2 in the area of Kirkenses, (CKönig) . Two Il-2s SW of Petsamo on 25 November, 1943. Added: According to Soviet data, he was in cambat with four Yak-7B of 767 IAP and shot down by flight commander Lieutenant Nikolai Yegorovich Matveyev. He bailed and tried to reach the front line on skis but was caught 2 days later. He returned to Germany in 1949, deceased 01/07/10. In the same air combat Gefr Oskar Amann was killed in his Bf-109 G-6 "White 11" (CKönig)



15 Biereye, BennoOblt30/01/17Wahlstadt / Schlesien2.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 123 (-08-12/42)Ju-86 R-1 (dam 24/08/42), Ju-88 D-6 "4U + YK" Werknr. 430097 (lost). Buried like his crew on Maleme war cemetery (grave 346). Crew: Uffz Fritz Fleischer (09/10/18 in Dresden, grave 348), Uffz Otto Höling (17/02/18 in Obersteinbach / Rhein, grave 347), Mech Obermonteur Oskar Lindinger (04/12/11 in Taufkirchen, grave 349)KIFA on 1 December 1942 when he crashed near Kastelli airfield during a test flight. His Ju-86 was shot up on 24/08/42 by 1203 M.U. in the area of Crete - landed safely and uninjured.CKönig
16 Binnewies, OskarGefr3/SG-152Fw 190F-8 Werk # 580469 (lost 7/1/44)Assault Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 1 July, 1944; the ac reported crashed in a field near the Prerov-Bochor airport, Bochor, CZ. due to a technical problem. (F.Braun).
17 Bischoff, OskarUffz10/22/19224/SG-3Fw 190F-8Ground Assault Operational ClaspMIA 19 April, 1945 by Eberswalde, cause unknown. Jager Blatt 2/2004.
18 Bittner, OskarHptmStfkpt in a "Jagd-/KG Sq" (Ftr-Bomber Sq?)Fighter Operational ClaspJager Blatt mention.
19 Bittner, OskarUffz10/JG-5 (Altagaard 11/44)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 166120 "Yellow 8" (lost 11/15/44)Fighter Operational ClaspCrashed his "Yellow 8" at Sagelvvatnet, Balsfjord, Tromso Norway during a transfer flight to Bardufoss on 15 November, 1944, becoming lost due to bad weather . Pilot bailed safely, landing in the Sagelvvatnet Lake and was rescued by two Norwegians . Two others were forced to bail at this time; Ogefr Hans Günther Heep and Ogefr Georg Ecke, both landing in Swedish Lapland. Source: SIG Norway and F. Braun & R. Kull.
20 Blanke, Oskar WalterUffz17/11/22EschwegeJG-2Fw-190 A-8 Werknr 171485Killed in action on 09 September 1944 in air combat with 10 P-47 near Usingen. Buried in UsingenCKönig
21 Blechschmid, Oskar GeorgOGefr1922/07/27Burglengenfeld FFS B21He-111 (lost)Pilot KIC on 12 November 1943 at Wargienen 1,5 km N Waldau, reason unknown.

Courtesy CK

CKönig
22 Blohm, Karl HeinzOfhr5/22/1925Rendeburg6/KG-1He 177A-3 Werk # 332474 "V4 + Lp" (lost 6/27/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 27 June, 1944 during an operational flight attempting to make a forced landing at Baranowitsche airfield due to a fuel problem (Tainted?). At 40 meters high, two more engines failed, and the AC crashed. Remaining crew: Uffz Ernst Zimmermann, geb 8/9/1921 (KilledInAction (KIA)), Obs; Uffz Walter Göring, geb 2/9/1920, (WIA), R/O; Uffz Heinz Wittmer, geb 5/11/1921, (KilledInAction (KIA)), Wart; Ogefr Rudolf Vollmer, geb 5/15/1922, (WIA), Gunner and Ogefr Gerhard Ciupka, geb 6/7/1922, (WIA), Gunner. Source: B.Bines.
23 Bogdanski, AlfredFwI./KG 53He-111MIA/ KIA on 20 May 1940 crashed in France. Crew: since 2 pilots (Fw Bogdanski and Fw Herbert Querl) were shot down on that day (Src KG 53 chronicle by Kiehl) the following crew members were part of one of the pilots: Radop Uffz Rudolf Bruckner (MIA/ KIA) or Radop Uffz Alfons Truskowski (MIA/ KIA) or Radop Uffz Albert Schweighardt (KIA), Mech Uffz Georg Wild (MIA/ KIA) or Mech Uffz Georg Wissmeier (MIA/ KIA), Gunr Gefr Helmut Berner (MIA/ KIA) or Flg Eduard Damböck (MIA/ KIA) or Flg Oskar Dorer (MIA/ KIA). Interestingly no Obs were mentioned in the MIA/ KIA list.CKönig
24 Born, Oskar Gustav?Uffz6/JG-2 (Channel)Bf 109G-4 Werk # 14983 "Yellow 3 + -" (lost 5/13/43)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 13 May, 1943, no further detail provided (Mombeek MIA List). Named Gustav on the Bf 109 Loss List.
25 Bösch, OskarFw18



Sturmstaffel 1 (joins 4/44), 11/JG-3 (5/44), 14/JG-3 (11/44, 1/45 Gütersloh), I/JG-3, 14/JG-3 (3/45)Bf 109G, Fw 190A-8/R2 "Black 14" in Sturmstaffel 1, Fw 190A-8/R8 "White 14" "Sturmbock"
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Magnus Report. 8 bombers; 6 B-17s and 2 B-24s. Entered combat in April, 1944. 120 combat missions. One known victory, nos 1 & 2, both B-17s; one NE of Gifhorn, one 5 km NW of Helmstedt on 29 April, 1944. His 3rd, a B-24 in the area of Peine-Wolfsburg on 8 May, 1944. His 5th, a B-17 SE of Kempten on 18 July, 1944. His 6th, a B-24 at Lechtaler Alpen on 3 August, 1944. His 7th, a B-17 at Münden, NE of Kassel, on 16 August, 1944. His 8th, a B-17 NW of Halle on 2 November, 1944. His 9th, a P-51 in the Ardennes sector on 25 December, 1944. His 10th, a Spitfire on 1 January, 1945. His 11th, a Pe-2 on 18 February, 1945. His 12th, a P-39 on 19 February, 1945. No 13, a P-39 on 3 March, 1945. His 14th, a Yak-9 on 11 March, 1945. His 15th, an La-5 on 19 March, 1945. His 16th, an Il-2 on 21 March, 1945. His 17th victory, a Yak-9 on 18 April, 1945. His 18th, and last victory, ramming a Yak-3 (another source says a Yak-9) on 24 April, 1945. Shot down 8 times with four bailouts and four crash landings. Reportedly, he is one of three known Rammtrager survivors. Alternate spelling: Boesch. Added: Slightly WIFA as he somersaulted with his A-7 on 29/04/44 when landing after a mission. (CKönig)


Sturmstaffel 1: 14 Left Uffz. Bösch
26 Boss, WilliLt2/Kü.Fl.Gr.-106 (Channel)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140089 "M2 + KL" (lost 7/31/42)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 31 July, 1942; crashed into the sea off St Albans Head, Dorset after being sd by a Beaufighter of No. 604 Sq. (Keene & Cowles). Source: Ju 88 Loss List. Added: remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Ogefr A.Mense, Uffz K.Zimmermann and Uffz R.Ertel. Zimmermann & Ertle buried at sea. Alternate pilot spelling, Ross (D.Drury).
27 Braun, OskarLt6/22/19211(F)/22 (Kemi)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 088 0601 "4N + HH" (lost 3/23/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 23 March, 1942; failed to return from an operation, cause and location unknown. Remaining crew (all MIA): Oblt August Beuter, Observer; Fw Herbert Hirsch, R/O and Uffz Heinz Höhner, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway. Added: While on a transfer flight from Kemi to Bardufoss, it accidentally crashed into a mountain top at Beahcegealhaldi Norway, 70 km ENE of Skibotn, killing the entire crew. The crews remains were brought down from the mountain in 1979, however, no mention of their final resting place (Flyvrak Norway & Observer Loss List).
28 Brehm, OskarUffzIII/KG-51 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 8718 "??" (lost 2/19/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with two other unnamed crew at Nowo Rossijsk 19 February, 1943 after being hit by flak, one other crew WIA (Ju 88 Loss List).
29 Bressler, OskarLt11/2/1920Ludwigshafen am Rhein14(Pz)/SG-9 (7/44), SG-151 (1/45)Hs 129B-2 Werk # 141858 (dam 7/27/44)Wound Badge, Ground Assault Operational ClaspInjured in an emergengy landing at Przemysl, Poland 27 July, 1944, caused by AA fire (D.Drury).
30 Broderix, OskarOfw
Cannock Chase		III/KG-53He 111H-2 Werk # 2630 "A1 + ZD" (lost 9/9/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPilot and crewman Oblt Kurt Meinecke, Observer, taken prisoner after bailing safely after colliding with a Hurricane of No.605 Sq., piloted by P/O G.M. Forrester, 9 September, 1940, during a raid on British airfields. The ac crashed near Alton, Hampshire, killing Fws Willi Döring, Gnr; Ernst Wendorff, R/O and Wilhelm Wenninger, Flt Engr. The three deceased are buried at CC, PLot 5, Row 13; Döring Gr 305, Wendorff Gr 304 and Wenninger Gr 306 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Broderich.
31 Butenop, OskarFhr19/JG-4 (4/45)Bf 109G, Fw 190D EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first known victory, a Yak-9 at Frankfurt/Oder on 17 April, 1945.
32 Büttner, OskarUffz1/16/1924Werl
Ysselstein, Holland		2/NAGr-1Bf 109G-5/AS Werk # 110553 "Black 43" (lost 9/25/44)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 25 September, 1944 while on a reconnaissance mission near Arnhem, crashing in the Enschede area. He was 1st buried in Enschede, and re-buried at Ysselsteyn, Q-9-212 in 1948 (Find-A-Grave by Fred).
33 Clemm von Hohenberg, Dieter-Hans Major9/27/1915Mannheim

Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany		Stab/KG-55 (5/40), Stfkpt 12/KG-55 (3/42), Kdr II/LG-1 (5/44)He 111P-2 "G1 + GA" (lost 5/13/40), He 111H, Ju 88A-4 Werk # 550445 (lost 6/30/44)
RK(11/18/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/3/42)
EP(8/10/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		KIC 30 June, 1944 when his A-4 crashed near Wiesbaden during a transfer flight for reasons that were unexplained. Remaining crew (KIC): Ofhr Erich Kad, Obs; Uffz Hans Meier, R/O and Uffz Roman Drole, Gnr.. French POW briefly with his crew when his P-2 was sd 13 May, 1940 by a Hurricane of No.1 Sq., piloted by F/O Les Clisby at Courlommes-les-Marqueny, south of Charleville-Mezieres. Remaining crew: Fw Willi Wolter, Obs (Shot resisting arrest & died); Ogefr Johann Bell, R/O (WIA & DOW same day); Gefr Oskar Männer, Gnr (POW) and Uffz Hans Ströbl, Flt Engr (POW). The deceased are buried at Noyers-Maugis (Fr) War Cem,, Block 3; Bell Gr 697 and Wolter Gr 565 (D.Drury).
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)

Posthumous award to Clemm von Hohenberg
34 Derks, ErnstOfwGrosse Kampfflieger Schule 5 (Parow)Do 18 Werk # 839 (lost)Wound Badge
Air Sea Rescue Operational Clasp		Injured 18 July, 1941 during a training mission, when flying low over the water, his wing touched the water, causing the AC to crash 3 km east of Store Klint, near Stege. The AC sank after remaining afloat for 10 minutes. Two seaplanes picked up the injured Derks and injured Student Gunner Ofhr Wolfgang Lenze. Remaining crew (KIC): Uffz Oskar Schäffer, Mech. and Student Observer Ofhr Armin Kohler were later retrieved, but their grave locations are unknown. Source: Air War over Denmark.
35 Dettke, OskarHptm1/1/1913Nowaja Sachtscha, S.U.
1/KG-55 (6/40), 10/KG-55 (10/41), Stfkpt 9/KG-55 (5/43), Stfkpt 10/KG-55 (9/43), Stab/KG/55 (7/44), Stab/KG(J)-55He 111P-2 (lost 6/1/40), He 111H & Bf 109G, Me 262
RK(4/7/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/24/43)
EP(6/25/43)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold w/Pendant		Briefly a French POW when his P-2 was sd by French fighters. 368 combat missions as Observer. Deceased 17 March, 1967, Münster.
36 Diblik, HansOblt04th May 1923


Courtesy Oleg Marin

8/KG-6 (France)Ju 88A-14 Werk # 301185 "3E + GS" (lost 3/22/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 22 March, 1944; shot down by a Mosquito of No. 488 Sq., piloted by P/O Hall; two others KilledInAction (KIA) and one POW

Egon Staufenberg, Hermann Kamradt and Zimmermann (Oleg Marin)


Courtesy Oleg Marin
37 Dick, WilhelmUffzErg/KG-30 (Channel)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1384 "4D + DA" (lost 3/4/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with three other unnamed crew on 4 March, 1942, hit by flak at Mundesley, Norfolk (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Oskar Haug, Obs (bur Scottow Cem., War Graves Plot, Gr 252); Uffz Richard Prohaska, R/O (bur Scottow, Gr 253) and Fw Hans Trökes, Gnr (bur Scottow, Gr 278. No known grave for pilot, Uffz Dick (D.Drury).
38 Dinort, OskarGenMaj6/23/1906Berlin, Charlottenburg
I/JG-234(37), Kdr III/JG-134(39), Kdr I/StG-165, Kdr I/StG-2(39), Kdr Stab/StG-2(5/40 St Malo)He 51B (Köln 37), Ju 87B-2, Do 17
RK(6/20/40)
EL(7/14/41)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold w/Pendant		Approx 150 Ju 87 close support and Anti-shipping missions. Soldiered from 1919 to 1945. 1st Kdr I/JG-234 (37), later re-designated JG-26. Polish Campaign. Channel pilot. Barbarossa pilot. First Dive Bomber pilot to be awarded the Oak Leaves to the RK. Deceased 27 May, 1965 in Cologne. Served also in JG-26 per Les Butler Pilot List.
39 Dirr, EberhardUffzWetterkundungstaffel 51Ju 88A Werk # Unk (lost 4/5/44) HJ Badge in Gold, Meteorological Operational Clasp He and Observer, Wd.R Karl Heinz Hommel, were injured in a crash at "Le Bois Guilleux, Chanteoie" on 5 April, 1944, cause not reported. Remaining crew (KIC; bur Mont de Huisnes, Vault 14): Ogefr Karl Zimmermann (geb 5/6/1921, bur Gr 123), R/O and Uffz Albert Suckau (geb 10/14/1922, bur Gr 125), Gnr (absa3945).
40 Dittmar, OskarObltStab II/KG-30 (Banak)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1717 "4D + ?C" (lost 10/20/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 20 October, 1942; crashed into mountain Saana, Kilpisjärvi, at Map Quadrant 27 East/0088 during a non-operational flight due to engine failure. Remaining crew: Ogefr Georg Gruber, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Karl Eichmuller, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Artut Weber, Gunner (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Max Krause, Mech (WIA). Source: SIG Norway.
41 Dorn, KarlUffz3/22/1918Hochenheim1/AufKl.Gr.126Fokker T.VIII W-G2 (Float Plane) Werk # 5646 "TD + CA" (lost 9/16/41) Observer Operational Clasp KilledInAction (KIA) 16 September, 1941 when his ac crashed into the Aegean Sea SW of Falkonera Island, Greece. He was providing escort for shipping, and crashed reportedly due to an operational error. Remaining crew: Lt.z.S. Rolf Wille, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Ofw Franz Zimmermann, R/O (WIA/DOW 9/19/41, bur War Cem Dionyssos-Rapendoza, Plot 7, Row 8, Tomb 3. Dorn & Wille are remembered on the Laboe Naval Memorial (D.Drury).
42 Eberhardt, PaulOFw1919/03/16 (CK)Ludwigshafen (CK)207./JG 52 (09/41-09/43 S.U., CK)Bf 109 F (09/41 CK), Bf 109 G-6 "White 12" Werknr 140076 (lost 27/11/43)EP (24/04/44 CK postm.)

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probably Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
KilledInAction (KIA) 27 November, 1943 after being hit by flak and attempting a force landing at Arotolowa. His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG on 19 September, 1943. A 2nd, a LaGG-5 on 25 September, 1943. A LaGG on 3 October, 1943. A LaGG on 7 October, 1943. A P-39 on 9 October, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) and a LaGG on 11 October, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 12 October, 1943. a P-39 on 21 October, 1943. A P-39 on 6 November, 1943. Magnus. Added: On 01/09/41 he flew in a Schwarm of Oblt Zimmermann when witnessed a victory of Oblt Sannemann of JG 3 SE of Snamenka. Buried at war cemetery Kirovohrad 15. Grave unknown (CK)
43 Eisenhauer, Friedrich M.Uffz1923/04/08Langstadt
Courtesy of the Monument Of Tolerance In Haelen 		1./NJG 2 (12/44 Twente)Ju 88 G-1 Werknr 714092 (lost 03/08/44), Ju 88 G-6 "4R + OH" Werknr 620575 (lost 28/12/44)KilledInAction (KIA) the night of 27/28 December, 1944; Crashed his G-6 at Grathem, west of Roermond Holland as a result of AA fire. His gunner was Ogefr Karl Stoll (geb 4/17/1923, KilledInAction (KIA)). Only the R/O, Gefr Hubert Zimmermann survived by bailing, becoming POW. Alternate spelling: Eisen-Hauer. Jager Blatt mention. A. Rosseels notes the crashsite as Molenbeersel, Belgium. Added: Uffz Eisenhauer is buried at Lommel Belgium, Blk 25, Gr 268. Ogefr Stoll is buried at Ysselsteyn Netherlands, Blk BR, Row 11, Gr 253. In an earlier incident, Uffz Eienhauer's ac was sd by AA fire on 3 August, 1944, in his G-1 near Flers, Orne, France. He bailed and returned; two others bailed, Radop OGefr Georg Pfauter (MIA) and Gefr Hubert Zimmermann, Gnr (Returned) (D.Drury). Added: Uffz Georg Pfauter (born 18/12/1919 in Berlin) seem to have made it since he was MIA on 04/03/45 at Holsen, 8 km östl. Lübecke in 2./NJG 2. (CK)
44 Ferber, H.Ofw3/NJG-10 (12/44 Gütersloh)Ju 88G-1 Werk # 714369 "1L + VL" (lost 12/18/44) Night Fighter Operational Clasp His Ju 88 crashed at Geysterse bossen in Venray Holland on 18 December, 1944, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: Cause still not known. Pilot and crew all MIA. Remaining crew: Uffz W.Zimmermann, Obs; Fw W.Wischnewski, R/O and Fw W.Kölertz, Gnr (SGLO).
45 Fischer, HeinzLt2. & 3./KG 100 (01/43 Stalingrad-Pitomnik)He 111 H-6 Werknr 4736 (lost 07/01/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (26/02/43 postmortem)

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probably Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		KilledInAction (KIA) 7 January, 1943 when he crashed at the Pitomnik airfield after being hit by Stalingrad AA fire (DK-G Awards List & LOCS). Added: VDK confirms he died in the Stalingrad area, on a return flight from Stalingrad-Pitomnik, to the home base of Novocherkassk. Remaining crew: Gefr Franz Grupp, Obs (WIA); Uffz Oskar Kurt Waibel, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Josef Reindl, Flt Engr (WIA). Uffz Waibel is commemorated in the German War Cem. at Rossoschka, Russia (D.Drury).
46 Fischer, OskarUffz35/JG-3 (4/43 S.U.), 12/JG-3 (4-5/44)Bf 109G-2 Werk # 14820 (50% dam 4/19/43), Bf-109 G-6 "Yellow 13" (lost 13/05/44) (CK)
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Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 19 April, 1943 by flak in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 75233 (Bf 109 Loss List). One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 (HSS) S of Landshut on 24 April, 1944. His 2nd, another B-24 (HSS) at Gardelegen on 29 April, 1944. A 3rd, referred to by OKL and Perry as his 1st, a B-17 (HSS) at Nidda on 12 May, 1944. Added: KIA on 13 May 1944 near Stralsund (CK).
47 Fischer, WilhelmII/KG-30Ju 88A-5 Werk # 4374 (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 15 June, 1941 when he crashed into the ground near Hammerfest during a non-operational flight, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all KIC): Uffz Oskar Heid, Observer; Uffz Otto Kaas, R/O; Uffz Franz Menne, Gunner and Heinz Kohs, Mech. Rank for Fischer and Kohs not given. Source: SIG Norway.
48 Flammer, OskarFw1(F)/124Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430867 (lost)Observer Operational ClaspAircraft reported lost on 21 February, 1945, crashed due to engine trouble. No mention of crew or their dispositions. Source: SIG Norway.
49 Forti, HelmutUffzIII/KG-76 (S.U. 6/43)Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360224 "F1 + HD" (lost 6/23/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with two other unnamed crew 23 June, 1943 at Stalingrad, cause unknown. His Observer, Lt Oskar Maichel, appears to have returned (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: One other unnamed crewman, Uffz Herbert Haase, R/O, MIA (QU.Meister File).
50 Fraas, AlfredFw9/KG-53He 111H-3 Werk # Unk "A1 + KT" (lost 8/24/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 24 August, 1940 when his ac was damaged by AA fire and then sd by Hurricanes of No.615 Sq., piloted by S/L Joseph Kayll and P/O John McClintock. The ac crashed at Clay Tye Hill, Bulphan, Essex. Remaining crew (POW): Lt Willi Luttigen, Obs; Uffz Oskar Lackner, R/O; Uffz Karl Platzer, Gnr and Uffz Herbert Hernaus, Gnr (WIA) (D.Drury).
51 Frank, Oskar (Oldwig?)Gefr8/20/1920Essen4/JG-300 (Borkheide)Bf 109G-10/R6 Werk # 491221 "Black 14" (lost 1/14/45 at Böhne/Rathenow)Fighter Operational ClaspPilot disposition unknown. Added: Pilot MIA, 1/14/45 JG-300 Loss List, VDK No Record, via R.Freitag. Added 12/2021: KilledInAction (KIA), Crashed at Böhne, buried as Oskar Frank, in the War Cem. at Burg, near Magdeburg, R.Freitag.
52 Freiberg, RudolfOfw7/KG-100Do 217 Werk # Unk (lost 8/15/44)Bomber Operational ClaspInterned in Spain 15 August, 1944 after failing to return from a mission against shipping off St Raphael France. The ac was lost at sea due to AA fire from one of the vessels. The crew members were rescued by Spanish fishermen. Remaining crew: Fhr Oskar Grüner, Obs; Uffz Ernst Herbert Huber, R/O; Uffz Helmut Ende, Gnr and Ogefr Hans Wassermann, Flt Engr, the only crew member reported repatriated (D.Drury).
53 Fromberg, OskarUffz



I/JG-4 (2/43 to 4/45)Fw 190A, Bf 109G-6 Werk # unk "White ?" (lost in July 1944, landing accident see pic), Bf 109G-14 "18" (destroyed 12/24/44 during bombing raid, Rhein-Main airfield), Bf 109K-4 Werk # 332401 "Yell 1" (other source found by CKönig: Bf 109 G-14 "White 1" (lost 1/1/45 due to enemy fighter fire and own Flak hits)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 1 January, 1945 when he was shot down by German flak at Kleinseelheim, SW of Kirchhain. He bailed safely with his injuries. His G-6 pictured overturned at Bad Schussenried/Reichenbach in July, 1944, his disposition at the time, unknown, (Fritz Braun). Flugbuch. Still considered MIA per Jager Blatt article 2/2001 ??!!. Added: Survived the war, French POW until 1947, lived in Frankfurt/ Main in 1998. Until 14/01/445 he had 650 flights (all kinds of flights) acc Flugbuch(CKönig)



54 Fuhrmann, Oskar Lt2/20/19183/MSGr.-1 (6/44 Mausi) (3/Minensuchgruppe - 1)Ju 52/3mg8e MS Werk # 501313Maritime Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew, 6 June, 1944 when, while on a mine searching mission, they were sd by a P-38 of 82FG, piloted by a Lt Stegman. They crashed NW of Drobeta, Turnu Severin, Romania. Remaining crew: Flg Heinz Rietzsch, Ofw Franz Busskamp and Fw Max Muchowski (C.König).
55 Gehring, OskarHptm5/3/1912Rodewisch36/ZG-1 (8/42 S.U.), 2/ZG-1 (5/43), 6/ZG-76 (Reich Def)Bf 110G-2 Werk # 410092 "M8 + AC" (lost 10/4/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/12/43)

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EP (11/23/42), Destroyer Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 4 October, 1943 during aerial combat, location not reported (Bf 110 Loss List). His 1st known victory, a Soviet R-5 on 19 August, 1942. A 2nd, a LaGG-3 on 6 April, 1943. A 3rd, a LaGG-5 on 10 May, 1943.
56 Genrich, OskarOblt9/18/1919Pfeilsdorf

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2(F)/11 (4/41), II/ZG-1 (1/43)Do 17 P & F and He 111H, Ju 86G Werk # Unk (lost 1/10/43)
RK(11/3/42)

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EP (12/29/41), Observer Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 10 January, 1943, a passenger in the Ju 86, when the ac developed an engine fire, and crashed near Proskurov airfield, Ukraine (LOCS).
57 Gerlach, Kurt HermannFw11/7/1909Braunschweig

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Stabkomp/Luftpark 1/XVII (Wiener Neustadt 3/42)Ju 52/3m Werk # Unk (lost 3/20/42)Transport Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew, 20 March, 1942 in the Steiermark mountains, Austria, during a flight from Wiener Neustadt to Munich. Remaining crew: Heinrich Richter, R/O; Gefr Oskar Weber, and Felix Klausner, Tech. Insp. The crash was discovered by tourists (C.König).
58 Gmelin, KnudOblt12/7/1921Nedlitz815/KG-40 (7/43) aka ZG-1, 13/KG-40 (9/43), Stfü 1/ZG-1 (4/44)Bf 110, Ju 88C-6 Werk # unk "F8 + RX" (lost 6/9/44)EP


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Destroyer Operational Clasp in Bronze		KilledInAction (KIA) 9 June, 1944 (Magnus). Hit by light AA fire in the vicinity of Caen, he crash landed near Epron France, where he bled to death (LOCS). 70 combat missions. Another source claims 14 victories. One known victory, a Sunderland (HSS) on 18 July, 1943. A 2nd, a Wellington (HSS) NW of Cape Ortegal on 26 July, 1943. A 3rd, a Catalina, shared with Lothar Wolff on 1 August, 1943. A 4th, a B-24 II on 2 September, 1943. A 5th, a shared victory with Horstmann and Hommel on 18 September, 1943. A 6th, a Beaufighter on 12 December, 1943. A 7th & 8th, both Mosquitos at Biscay on 11 April, 1944. Added: Remaining crew 9 June, 1944 (WIA): Uffz Wilhelm Dunker, Obs and Uffz Gerhard Zimmermann, R/O. Oblt Gmelin buried La Cambe France, Blk 30, Gr 119 (D.Drury).
59 Göhler, SiegfriedLt10/25/1913Dresden2/KG1He 111 H-3 Werk# 5647 (lost 10/03/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 3 October 1940 when his aircraft crashed on take-off from Montdidier airfield, France killing the entire crew. Remaining crew (all KIC): (observer) Uffz Ulrich Biechteler, (radio-operator) Fw Oskar Offenauer, and (flight engineer) Uffz Alfons Thome. The crew members are buried in Block 35, Row 6 of the German war cemetery at Bourdon, France with Göhler in Grave 220, Biechteler in Grave 221, Offenauer in Grave 219, and Thome in Grave 218.davedrury
60 Goldmann, OskarLt1/8/19231/NAGr-2 (S.U.)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15702 "White 15" (lost 8/6/43)Night Observer Operational ClaspMIA 6 August, 1943 due to enemy return fire during a recon flight in the Bjelgorod area. Jager Blatt 3 & 4/2004.
61 Goldmann, OskarFw5/KG-100 (3/43)He 111H-14 Werk # 7923 "6N + JN" (lost 3/11/43)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 11 March, 1943, when he failed to return from a raid on Tripoli, Libya, presumed shot down. Remaining crew (all MIA, dessig unk): Ogefr Otto Reutter (2 t's), Uffz Werner Schramm and Ogefr Ernst Wisotzki (D.Drury).
62 Göring, Hans JoachimOblt9./ZG 76Bf -110 C EK 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		Said to be another nephew of RM Göring, the AC known to have crashed 11 July, 1940, on the Verne during the Battle of Britain, after being attacked by RAF fighters over Portland England. His rear gunner was Uffz Albert Zimmermann. Crew disposition unknown. Added: A Wingleader video can be found about this topic on Youtube (CK).
63 Göring, Hans-JoachimII./KG 355 (1937), RLM (Genstab 1. Abt.) (01/40), JFS Werneuchen, 9./ZG 76 (07/40)Bf-110 C-4Nephew of Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring. MIA later KIA on 11 July 1940 shot down over Portland by 87 Sqdn., crashed and exploded on impact with cliffs at The Verne, near Portland, with his gunner Albert Zimmermann, leaving no traces due to the impact forces (while the area was later quarried away for its limestone).CKönig
64 Graf, OskarLt1/6/19172/KG-40Fw 200C-4
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(9/25/42)

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Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
65 Grethlein, OskarLt6/KG-76 (S.U.)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 4324 "F1 + CP" (lost 6/28/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with two other unnamed crew on 28 June, 1941, location not reported, cause unknown, one returned OK (Ju 88 Loss List).
66 Gühne, ErhardUffz5/KG-26He 111H-11 Werk # 8392 "1H + CN" (lost 5/20/43)Bomber Operational ClaspPilot and crew were likely repatriated after making a forced landing 20 May, 1943 due to a fuel shortage. The ac was impounded after landing at Son San Juan, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, and used by the Spanish Air Force. Remaining crew: Uffz Lothar Balte (or Boldt), Obs; Ogefr Adalbert Kuhnert (or Kühnert), R/O and Gefr Oskar Sindel. These crew members and pilot have been reported as MIA 14 July, 1943 off the east coast of Sicily while serving in 3/KG-26, no further detail (D. Drury).
Added by Stefan Pietrzak Youngs: On 20 May 1943, a He-111 H-11 from the Luftwaffe's 5/KG26, Wnr. 8392 and code 1H+CN, landed at Son San Juan (Mallorca) due to a lack of fuel. This squadron flew the torpedo version of the aircraft and was based at Italian and French airfields. Erhard Gühne - Pilot, Lothar Balte - Observer, Ogfr. Adalbert Kuhnert - Radio, Gfr. Oskar Sindel - Gunner (Source Blog)
67 Günthroth, OskarUffz3

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9/JG-5 (9/42 Kirkenes, Finland)Bf 109F-4 Werk # Unk "Yellow 18" (9/42 Kirkenes), Bf 109G-2 Werk # 10310 "Yellow 8" (lost 7/29/43)
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Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 29 July, 1943 during aerial combat with Soviet P-39s north of Petsamo (SIG Norway). His first known victory, a Soviet P-40 on 31 December, 1942. A 2nd, a P-40 on 5 February, 1943. His 3rd, a Soviet P-39 on 14 April, 1943. Alternate spelling: Gunthroth.

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68 Hautt, OskarOblt46/ZG-76 (7/41), 9/NJG-3Bf 110C
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Destroyer Operational Clasp		KIC 8/9 December, 1941 crashing on his Final Approach near the Echterding airfield after a parctice flight. One known victory, a Stirling on 1 July, 1941, no location. Another, a Hampden on 6 July, 1941, no location.
69 Heidrich, Hans WernerOblt4/12/190962/JG-53 (8/40), Stab III/JG-53 (12/40), 8/JG-53 (4/41 Maldeghem), 10/JG-1 (7/41), Stfkpt 3/JG-1 (9/42 - 11/42), Stfkpt 6/JG-51 (12/42 Tunisia)Bf 109E, Bf 109F-2 (4/41), Bf 109G in 3/JG-1, Bf 109G-2 Werk # 14543 "Yellow 1" (lost 1/12/43) in 6/JG-51
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Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 12 January, 1943 during aerial combat opposing the Allied landings in N. Africa. He was the victim of a P-40F, piloted by 2/Lt Walter Scholl of 59FS, 33FG, and crashed near the Thelepte airfield, Tunisia, no VDK burial detail (D.Drury). He was a close friend of Oskar Ziesig. His first two victories, while in 2/JG-53, both Spitfires; one 5km S of Isle Wight, the other, 12km S of Portland. During the Battle of Britain, he was known to have "damaged" a Spitfire on 1 December, 1940, no location given (Perry Claims). A 4th, a P-38 10 km east of Mateur on 3 December, 1942. On 2 January, 1943, he scored two victories, both P-38s; one 10 km southwest of Caubellat, the other 10 km southwest of Medjez-el-Bab. Victory count may be higher (Magnus).
70 Heinrichs, OskarUffz15/JG-4Bf 109G-10 Werk # 490694 "Yellow 12" (lost 12/17/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 17 December, 1944 in aerial combat with P-47s. He spun in near Mürlenbach, near Schnee-Eifel.
71 Heisterman von Ziehlberg, Dietrich Karl OskarHptm4/27/1910Braunsberg
Crashsite marker


Cannock Chase		4.K/88 Condor Legion ('38), Stab III/KG-76 (5/41 Channel)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 6213 "F1 + AD" (lost 5/8/41)
Spanish Cross, EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 8 May, 1941 after bombing Liverpool; with one wing on fire, he crashed into a hillside at Goldsitch Moss, Moss End farm, Staffordshire after being damaged by a Defiant night fighter piloted by Sgt Robin McNair of No. 96 Sq (Ju 88 Loss List & aircrashsites.co.uk via D. Drury). Pilot buried Cannock Chase, 3/3/86. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Oblt Walter Lemke, Obs (buried Cannock Chase, 3/3/83); Ofw Rudolf Schwalbe, R/O (buried Cannock Chase, 3/3/85)and Fw Georg Mahl, Gnr. (Mahl bailed but with too little height for his chute to deploy, buried Cannock Chase, 3/3/84). Remaining crew source: www.aircrashsites.co.uk via D. Drury. Alternate spelling: Heisterman von Ziehlberg
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
The pilot’s father was a General implicated in the 1944 bomb plot. The General’s aide de camp supplied the explosive to the plotters. The General was arrested and tried and finally disposing of any need for clear proof he was executed in early 1945. The pilot’s brother died on the Russian front. The Von Ziehlbergs are to be remembered. (source: post at aircrashsites)
72 Helbig, OskarUffz9/JG-5 (1/45 Herdla)Fw 190A-3 Werk # 2172 "White 14" (lost 1/15/45)Fighter Operational ClaspCollided with another aircraft 15 January, 1945 during aerial combat near Herdla Norway, pilot disposition unknown. Correction Added: He was sd by a Mosquito of No. 248 Sq., piloted by F/O Peacock. Helbig crashed his ac in rough terrain at Melingsvarden. He was rescued from his burning ac but died the next day. He is buried in the Solheim Cemetery, Bergen (Flyvrak Norway).
73 Helfricht, OskarLt1914(F)/122 (9/39 to 41)Ju 88AObserver Operational ClaspSource: D. Stankey
74 Henrici, Oskar (Eberhard?)Lt4J88 Legion CondorBf 109B & E
Spanish Cross

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Fighter Operational Clasp		 Four victories in Spain. Referred in name as "Eberhard" per Safarikovi Claims List.
75 Herder, OskarOblt11/6/19104(F)/Ob.d.L. (Sola)Ju 88D-6 Werk # 430080 "T5 + KM" (lost 12/25/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/2/42)

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EP (12/8/41), Observer Operational Clasp		MIA with his Observer Hptm Alfred Newe and two other unnamed crew over Northern Scotland 25 December, 1942, cause unknown. DK-G Awards List & Ju 88 Loss List. Added: Entire crew were KIC when they accidentally crashed at Ernstnuten, near Espedal, SE of Stavanger, while on a reconnaissance mission to Scotland. Remaining crew (KIC): Uffz Willi Mathan and Ofw Arnold Ewert (Flyvrak Norway).
76 Herrmann, HansUffz11/22/1917SteinsbergIII/KG55He 111 H-11 Werk# 8060, “G1+MA” (lost 02/06/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 6 February 1943 when his aircraft crashed during a practice flight at Saki airfield, Crimea. The cause of this is not known. Remaining crew (all KIC): (observer) Lt Wilhelm Brannicker (maybe Bremicker), (designations unknown) Ogefr Oskar Burger and Uffz Ulrich Reinmund (maybe Reimund). The four crew members are buried in the war cemetery at Sevastopol-Goncharnoye, Ukraine in Block 9 among the unknowns.davedrury
77 Hildenbrand, NikolausUffz8/7/1921
Ysselstein, Holland		4/KG-40 (10/42 Soesterberg)Do 217E-4 Werk # 4385 "F8 + CM" (lost 10/16/42)Bomber Operational ClaspHis Do 217 crashed near Soesterberg Holland on 16 October, 1942, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: His ac crashed near the Soesterberg airfield. The report states he was killed, and the cause was "aufschlagbrand" (impact fire) suggesting he struck something and caught fire. Uffz Hildenbrand and crew buried initially at Nieuwe Osterbegraafplaats, Amsterdam; reburied Ysselsteyn. Remaining crew (KIC, buried Ysselsteyn): Ogefr Wilhelm Fingerhutt, Obs (geb 6/16/21, bur CW-4-84); Uffz Hans Mahlke, R/O (geb 2/5/18, bur CW-4-85) and Uffz Oskar Strittmatter, Gnr (geb 3/23/1919, bur CW-4-86). Uffz Hildenbrand buried CW-4-83 (Find-A-Grave).
78 Höflich, Oswald Oskar?Fw8(Sturm)/JG-4Fw 190A-8/R2 Werk# 681476 "Blue 19" (lost 12/23/44)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 23 December, 1944 after being shot down in the Roth/St Vith area Germany, near the Ardennes per D. Parker. Appears on the Mombeek MIA List as "MIA", same date and "near St. Vith". Oskar per JG-4 List.
79 Horbach, WolframUffz5/14/1924Leipzig21/JG-3Bf 109G-6 Werk # 412906 "White 2" (lost 9/13/44)
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Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 13 September, 1944 during aerial combat at Elfershausen, buried Emsthal (Sand). One known victory, his 1st, a P-51 by Nauen on 19 May, 1944. His 2nd, a B-17 (HSS) W of Neuruppin on 12 September, 1944. Added: Revised burial; at Bad Emstal-Merxhausen, Kriegsgraberehrenstätte, Germany, Grave 175 (D.Drury). Added: He bailed out successfully but was attacked and killed by 2 US fighters while hanging on the chute. Flew on his last mission with Fhj-Uffz Wilfried Schindler (KIA), Fw Johann Luthardt (KIA), Gefr Willi Stuber (KIA), Fhj-Uffz Herbert Zimmermann (KIA), Fhr Hans Zipse (bailed out), Staffelführer was Oblt Ludwig Zwittnig (bailed out). A letter from 1955 written by the parents of Herbert Zimmermann states that Horbach was first? buried in Melsungen (CKönig)



80 Hosie, WolfgangUffz3/KG-30 (Lanveoc-Poulmic airfield)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 3457 "4D + DL" (captured intact 7/24/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW the night of 23/24 July, 1941; Took off from Poulmic airfield at 23:35 to bomb the docks at Birkenhead. On the return, he was mislead by the Meacon transmitter at Lympsham, Somerset, and low on fuel, landed intact at RAF Broadfield Down (Lulsgate Bottom), Wrington, Somerset at 06:20 hours. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny. Remaining crew (POW): Fw Paul Zimmermann, Obs; Ogefr Franz Sander, R/O and Ogefr Robert Riemann, Gunner (H. Breuer). Alternate spelling: Hosic (Ju 88 Loss List which also lists the unit as 3/KG-3).



81 Hübsch, OskarFw4/22/1923Eulau bei Bodenbach8/NJG-4 (Mainz-Finthen)Ju 88G-1 (most likely) lost 11/1/44 Night Fighter Operational Claps KIC with his crew, in a mid-air collision 1 November, 1944, at Elsheim by Mainz-Finthen. Remaining crew (positions unk): Uffz Otto Dahmen and Fw Karl Friedrich Mäkel. The deceased are buried in the War Cem at Mainz Haiptfriedhof, Blk 72b, Row 5; Fw Hübsch Gr 3, Uffz Dahmen Gr 4 and Fw Mäkel Gr 5 (D.Drury). Positions being unknown, Fw Hübsch was selected as the pilot.
82 Jabusch, WilhelmFw1/KG-26He 111H-4 Werk # 6981 "1H + KH" (dam 9/11/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 11 September, 1940 after his ac was attacked by fighters and damaged. He bailed out and was captured with minor injuries at Jarvis Brook, Sussex. Meanwhile, his observer, Lt Franz Zimmermann, also a pilot, flew the damaged ac back to France, making a crash landing near Dieppe. Remaining crew: Ofw Wolfgang Hasebrink and Fw Gerhard Schilling. Zimmermann, Hasebrink and Schilling were later KIC 19 November, 1940, and buried in the War Cem at Beauvais. See Lt Franz Wilhelm Zimmermann for burial detail (D.Drury).
83 Janetsch, HubertFw1/TGr-30He 111H-6 Werk # 4528 "S3 + AH" (lost 5/11/43)Transport Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 11 May, 1943, when his ac was lost in the area of Tunis, Tunisia, cause unknown. Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Oskar Eggers, Obs; Uffz Josef Knauer, R/O and Gefr Otto Altmannhofer, Gnr (D.Drury).
84 Jansen, Josef-RudolfLt1914/11/07Legion Condor, 9./KG 27He 111 P-2 "1G + IT" (lost)
Spanish Cross

EK 1 & EK 2
Wound Badge
Medalla de la Campaña de España 1936-39		KIA on 22 October 1940 when attempted to land at Rennes in ground fog as his his Heinkel caught fire in flight but struck a tree and crashed in a lake, at Goven "Lampatre", 11 miles SW of Rennes. Buried in Vault 9, Grave 52, War Cem, Mont-de-Huisnes. Crew: Obsv Maj Manfred Freiherr Speck von Sternburg (born 27/11/05 in Schlittkehmen, buried at Mont-de-Huisnes Vault 9), Radop Lt Max Krahnwinkel or Kramwinkel (born 30/01/16, (W.B.K. Oldenburg/O. II), Mech Uffz Erwin-Oskar Schmidt (born 03/12/16). Gunr Fw Georg Hobbie (born 17/05/24) was WIA when he jumped without a parachute).CKönig
85 John, OskarObltSonderkommando "Komet", Vers.Abt.d. Ob.d.Luft. Kothen/AnhaltMe 163RK

EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp		Information provided by Doug Dilda.
86 Kaipf, OskarUffz, later Oberwachtmeister der Flak




Flakergänzungsbatterie 4 (02/43)Bf-110
Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords (06/06/39)

EK 2 (14/02/43)
Wound Badge
Medalla de la Campaña Española (1936–1939)
Cruz de Guerra		Holder of the combined Pilot/Observer Badge, later (after an injury?) he served with the Flak.


CKönig
87 Kasimir, OskarLt2/KGr-806 (Malta)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1570 "M7 + GK" (lost 7/3/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew near Qawra Tower, St.Pauls Bay on 3 July, 1942 after being shot down by a Beaufighter of No. 89 Sq., piloted by Flt Lt Edwards (Ju 88 Loss List).
88 Kell, HermannOblt
Cannock Chase		3/KG-4, Stfkpt 3/KG-4 (9/40)He 111P (dam 9/6/39), He 111H-4 Werk # 3294 "5J + BL" (lost 9/14/40) Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		POW 14 September, 1940 when his ac was sd by a Blenheim of No.25 Sq., piloted by P/O Michael J.Herrick & P/O Archibald W.Brown. The ac crashed at Sheering, Essex. Remaining crew: Fw Walter Hobe, Obs (POW); Uffz Werner Müller-Wernscheid, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC/8/3/56) and Uffz hermann Topfer, Flt Engr, (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC/8/3/55) (D.Drury). Injured 6 September, 1939 in a force landing after being shot down by a fighter near Grojec. Remaining crew (disposition unknown): Uffz Kuty Höder, Uffz Alfred Jung and Uffz Oskar Pirutek. Crew disposition unknown. Jager Blatt 4/2002. NOTE: The Wk# 3294 also appears under the name Uffz Ludwig Kohlhepp of 4/KG-26; error?
89 Kienert, OskarFw8/KG-1 (S.U.)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 4341 "V4 + AS" (lost 7/13/41)Bomber Operational ClaspThis ac reported lost at Ragor 13 July, 1941, probably due to enemy fire. Kienert, Observer Lt Kurt Wehage and two other unnamed crew returned (Ju 88 Loss List).
90 Kirchmeier, OskarOfw14/JG-54Fw 190A-8 Werk# 732185 "Black ?" (lost 11/9/44) Wound Badge< Fighter Operational Clasp Shot down with wounds 9 November, 1944 over Canitz/Sachsen. Alternate spelling: Kirchmaier.
91 Kirchner, LudwigUffz9/JG-5 (1/45 Herdla, Norway)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 125357 "White 12" (1/45 Herdla), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 350188 "White 5" (lost 1/12/4)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 12 January, 1945 during aerial combat with bombers near Herdla Norway. He may have collided with Uffz Oskar Helbig or Uffz Richard Lehnert, or both. These two were known to have been involved in collisions on this date.

Courtesy Christian König
92 Klabunde, ErwinLt2/1/19216/KG-27He 111H-6 Werk # 4850 "1G + EP" (lost 4/6/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 6 April, 1942, when his ac failed to return from a mission, crashing 9km SW of Kholm, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Ogefr Johannes Kraft, Obs; Uffz Wilhelm Peter Zimmermann, R/O, Ogefr Karl Enzelberger, Flt Engr and Gefr Erich Seck, Gnr. Uffz Zimmermann is believed to have died in a hospital, same day, and a grave is understood to exist at Petruschino (D.Drury).
93 Klammer, Uffz2(F)/122 (Frosinone, It.)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430220 "F6 + NK" (lost) Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp 		WIA 11 July, 1943; shot down by a Spitfire of RAF No. 242 Sq. over Licata, southern Sicily. Remaining crew: Lt Jürgen Ptellwitz (WIA), Uffz Georg Hameier (KilledInAction (KIA)) and one other unnamed crewmwn, unhurt. No further disposition given. Wiki Luft data. This could be Fw Oskar Klammer, later in 1(F)/124.
94 Klammer, OskarFw

Courtesy Christian König

1(F)/124 (Bardufoss)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430867 "G2 + BH" (lost 2/21/45)Ju 88D Werk # Unk (lost 5/2/45)Wound Badge, Observer Operational ClaspCrew survived a belly landing on 2 May, 1945, landing on Swedish lake, Tometräsk. They blew up the ac, which promptly sank, and it was raised later, and parts sent to a German museum (C.König). The ac had to make a force landing in the snow on 21 February, 1945, 2km west of Andsvatnet due to a fire in the ac. The crew survived the rough landing with minor injuries. Remaining crew: Fhr Klein, Obs; Uffz Heinz Stenger, R/O and Ogefr Alois Unterleitner, Mech (Flyvrak Norway).
95 Klapproth, OskarOblt5/KG-26He 111H-5 Werk # 3967 "IH + CN" (lost 5/26/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 26 May, 1941 after his ac was sd by a Fairey Fulmar of FAA 806 Sq., piloted by Sub/Lt Alfred J.Sewell, and crashed into the sea off Crete. Remaining crew (MIA): Gefr Karl Albrecht, Gefr Günther Klaumünser (or Klaumünzer), and Fw Werner Oertel, positions unknown (D.Drury).
96 Kleinjung, SiegfriedFw3/Kü.Fl.Gr.-106 (Channel)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140031 "M2 + CL" (lost 8/5/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 5 August, 1942; crashed into the sea south of Start Point, Devon after being sd by a Beaufighter of No. 307 Sq. (Ranoszek & Trzaskowski). Source: Ju 88 Loss List. Added: Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz E. Zimmermann, Uffz M. Assfalk and Uffz P. Neubäck, positions unknown (D. Drury).
97 Kleinschrittger, AlfonsOfwI/KG-40Fw 200C-4 Werk # 0104 "F8 + AB" (lost 8/7/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 7 August, 1942; crashed into a mountain at Jan Mayan Islands, between Iceland and Spitzbergen, during an operational flight. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Paul Lemke, Co-pilot; Uffz Werner Schetle, R/O; Uffz Josef Kotzur, Gunner; Uffz Oskar Walter, Mech and Ofw Karl Classow, 2nd Mech. Source: SIG Norway. The wreck was discovered in 1972 in Danielsenkrateret (Fw 200 Losses, 1988 book, H. Breuer).
98 Klink, WalterOfw1(F)/124 (Kirkenes)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1137 "G2 + FH" (or OH) (lost 9/18/42) Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp 		WIA (injured) 18 September, 1942; night takeoff accident at Kirkenes Norway airfield during an operational flight. Remaining crew: Oblt Willi Gessner, Observer (WIA); Uffz Walter Heuberger, R/O (WIA) and Uffz Fritz Rödel, Mech (KilledInAction (KIA)) Source: SIG Norway. Uffz Rödel buried in the Ger War Cem at Botn-Rognan, Norway, Blk B, Gr 77. Oblt Gessner was wounded again on 14 April, 1944, when acting as observer for Ofw Oskar Raiser (D.Drury).
99 Klischat, HelmutOblt9/KG-51 (5/40), I/KG-51 (4/42), 2/KG-51 (7/42 S.U.)He 111 Werk # Unk (lost 5/15/40), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 6750 (dam 4/10/42), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 6635 "9K + HK" (lost 7/12/42)
RK(4/13/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA with unnamed crew 12 July, 1942 in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 1045-3057 after being attacked by fighters (Ju 88 Loss List). Another source states he was KilledInAction (KIA). Added: Remaining crew of 7/12/42: Uffz Gerhard "Gert" Pinne, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Oskar Huhn, R/O (MIA) and Uffz Hans Zahler, Gnr (MIA). Oblt Klischat and Uffz Pinne have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but graves are believed to exist at Bogutschar, Voronezh Oblast, Russia. They are commemorated in the German War Cem at Kursk-Besedino, Russia. On 10 (or maybe 19) April, 1942, Wk# 6750 was involved in a mid-air collision with another ac at Nikolayev-Ost airfield, Ukraine. Only known crew names; Oblt Klischat and Uffz Zahler, injuries unknown. Earlier, on 15 May, 1940, their He111 was sd by Hurricanes of No.85 Sq. north of Vitry-le-Francois, Marne, France. Remaining crew of 5/15/40 (desig & dispo unk): Uffz H.Peper, Uffz A.Richter, Uffz K.Hanff and Uffz A.Bracht (D.Drury).
100 Koch, ReinholdFw3/10/1916Ruppertsweiler1(F)/22Ju 88 Werk # 1318 (lost 9/15/41)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 15 September, 1941 at Chudovo (Tschudowo in German), Novgorod Oblast, Russia, cause unknown. The VDK places the crash location as 15km NW of the town. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Richard Josef Zimmermann, Obs; Uffz Heinz Müller, R/O and Gefr Emil Thäter, Gnr (D.Drury).

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