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1 Adrian, UlrichOblt3/19/1915Halberstadt5


Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France		Stfkpt 1/JG-2 (3/40 Charleville, France)Bf 109F, Bf 109E-7 Werk # 6254 (or 6524) "White 3" (or Wh 5?) (lost 10/5/41)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIFA 5 October, 1941, crashing in "White 3" on takeoff at Kirnillis, near Brest, cause unknown. One known victory, his 1st, a Blenheim Mk IV of No.53 Sq., west of Arras, 18 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Morane 406 at Compiegne, 21 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Potez 63 at Rollot, 30 May, 1940. His 4th, a Stirling of RAF No. 15 Sq. over La Pallice on 23 July, 1941. Another source had him in 1/JG-26 at the time of his death. Alternate spelling: Ulrich Adrian, no umlaut in his given name. Added: Burial Ploudaniel-Lesneven, Blk 14, Row 4, Gr 254 (absa3945).
2 Bartsch, UlrichUffzLegion CondorBf 109E
Spanish Cross
Fighter Operational Clasp		Jager Blatt 2/2001.
3 Basler, UlrichOfwKGr.z.b.V.-106 (4/43)Ju 52 Werk # 5512 "H2 + C" (lost 4/18/43)Transport Operational ClaspMIA 18 April, 1943 in the Tunis area, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Gefr Horst Braunsdorf, R/O (KIC); Ofw Alfred Berger, Mech (Inj) and Gefr Günther Flögel, Gnr (KIC) (Qu.Meister File).
4 Bensch, UlrichHptm1917 (CK)
Courtesy CK		I./JG 3 (09/39), Stab III./JG 3 (Evreux 03/43-06/44)Bf 109 G-6 Werknr 411408 "<1+ I" (lost 17/06/44)KIC 17 June, 1944 at Chateauneuf-en-Thymerais, cause unknown (Added: during emergency landing, CK)
5 Bierkandt, UlrichUffzErg.IV/KG-26 (Blankensee)He 111H Werk # Unk (lost 11/5/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKIFA with unnamed crew 5 November, 1941; no further detail (Stankey & DeZeng).
6 Bläse, Ulrich Walter JoachimLt6/9/1924Berlin-KöpenickSturmstaffel 1 (1/44), 5/JG-4 (1/45)Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550779 "White 17 (lost 1/30/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 961138 "White 8" (lost 1/26/45) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KIC 26 January, 1945 south of Neutomischel, no further detail. WIA 30 January, 1944 during aerial combat near Diepholz. Added: Neutomischel is today called Nowy Tomysl in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. His remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is understood to exist at Nowy Tomysl, and he is commemorated in the Ger War Cem at Poznan-Milostowo, Poland (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Blaese.
7 Bolm, UlrichOblt11Stfkpt 4/JG-11Bf 109G, Fw 190AEP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, his 1st, a P-47 at Foret d Ermenonville on 27 August, 1944. His 2nd & 3rd, both P-47s at Eindhoven on 18 September, 1944. A 4th, a B-26 at the Eifel on 23 December, 1944. Magnus Report.
8 Brenner, UlrichLt1/13/1920Berlin2/JG-1Fw 190A-8 Werk # 172991 "Black 2" (90% dam 7/27/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 731439 "Black 2" (lost 8/11/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC 11 August, 1944; killed in a landing accident at Oysonville France. Buried Champigny-St Andre France, Block 17/21/1132. WIA 27 July, 1944 during aerial combat with American fighters near St Martin; bailed safely.
9 Buchholz, UlrichGenLt22/12/1893 (CKönig)Landsberg (CKönig)


Added: Bombengeschwader 2 (1915), FeldfliegerAbt. 60, Jasta 20. IIa/Luftkreiskdo. IV Münster (1935), Kdr FFS C 2 Neuruppin and Kdt air field Neuruppin Fl.H. (1937), Kdr. Höhere Fliegerausbildungskdr. 6 Prague (09/39-04/41), Kommodore Stab/KG .z.b.V. 3 or Kdr I./KG. z.b.V. 1 (05/41), Lufttransportführer Mittelmeer (01-03/43), Lufttransportführer I Südost (05/43-10/44), Kdr 1. Fliegerausbildungsdivision (12/44), Kdr 2. Fliegerschuldivision (01-02/45), Fhr.Res./OKL (02-05/45) (CKönig)Ju-52/3m "1Z + PL" (21/05/41, Crete)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/19/43)

EK 1 & 2
Wound badge
Transporter Operational Clasp
Royal Rumanian Order of the Star, with Swords		DK-G Awards List Added: WW1 Heer participant, than observer with Bombengeschwader 2 (1915), then pilot with FeldfliegerAbt. 60, then pilot with Jasta 20. In the Reichswehr after WW1. WIA as pilot on 21.05.41 due to artillery fire at Maleme airfield. Deceased 20/06/74 in Mölln. (CKönig)
10 Carius, FriedrichLtinstr BFS 3 Wien-Aspern ? (-02/41), KGr.z.b.V. 800Ju 52 "NG + VR" (D-2725) (D-AKOK, formerly of Lufthansa) (lost)KIA on 31 January 1942 when shot down by Flak in Pl.Qu. 35 Ost 3738. Could be the Lt Carius who is mention in Ulrich Plancks memoirs as instructor in BFS 3 Wien-Aspern.CKönig
11 Carius, Gerhard "Gerd"Lt1918/12/28Waldheim, Saxony09.04.41 Lt., FFS(C) 11 KIA - Fokker G 1 crashed vic Zeltweg a/f due to pilot error. CARIUS, Karl. 01.02.43 promo to Maj.(z.V./Fl.). CARUIS, Reinhold. 04.06.42 Lt., FFS A/B 62 WIA - Avia B 51 crashed vic Vöslau a/f.


Courtesy CK

instr BFS 3 Wien-Aspern ? (-02/41), Adj FFS C 11 (04/41)Fokker G 1 (lost)
EK 2
KIFA on 9 April 1941 when crashed near Zeltweg airfield in Austria due to pilot error. Could be the Lt Carius who is mention in Ulrich Plancks memoirs as instructor in BFS 3 Wien-Aspern. Buried Hauptfriedhof Mannheim, Plot Kriegsgräber - Reihe 2, Grab 19.CKönig
12 Carius, ReinholdLtCould be the Lt Carius who is mention in Ulrich Plancks memoirs as instructor in BFS 3 Wien-Aspern.FFS A/B 62 (06/42)Avia B 51Wound BadgeWIA on 04/06/42 when crashed near Vöslau airfield.CKönig
13 Diepgen, Hans UlrichOfhr113/JG-54 (7/42 S.U.)Bf 109F, Bf 109G-2 Wk #s 10368 "RF+FJ" & 10327 both "Yellow ?" (10327 lost 11/11/42)EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 11 November, 1942 in Werk# 10327 after enemy fighter attack at Map Quadrant 90462. On 26 September, 1942, in Werk# 10368, this AC was reported totaled, pilot disposition unknown, near the Krasnogwardeisk S.U. airfield. His first known victory, two Soviet Il-2s on 8 July, 1942. A 3rd, a P-40 on 11 July, 1942. A 4th, a Pe-2 on 20 July, 1942. A 5th & 6th, two I-16 Ratas on 2 August, 1942. An Il-2 on 22 August, 1942. An 8th & 9th, two LaGG-3s on 24 August, 1942. A 10th, a MiG-3 on 25 August, 1942. An 11th, a Hurricane on 1 October, 1942. Another source states his given name as Hans Joachim.

Kulga left, Diepgen middle, Brand

Courtesy Christian König
14 Diesem, RudolfOblt1920/12/10 (CK)FAR 53 (-08/40 CK), IV/TG 3 (1942-43 CK), Stfkpt 7./JG 1 (1944)Ju-52, Fw 190 A-8 "Yellow 2" Werknr 960655 (lost 05/12/44)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (01/08/43 CK)
EP (08/05/43 CK)

EK 1 & 2

Transporter Operational Clasp in Gold		KilledInAction (KIA) 5 December, 1944 during aerial combat S of Waren/Müritz with P-51 escorts, opposing a Berlin raid. No known grave. Added: Flew beforehand as transporter and retrained. He was a flying school comrade of Ulrich Planck. (CK)
15 Diesing, UlrichGenMaj3/12/1911Trebschen, Schlesien15
Kdr I/SKG-210 (1/42), Kdr I/ZG-1, Kdr ZG-1 (3/42), Chief Tech Br. RLMBf 110
RK(9/6/42)

Spanish Cross
EP(3/2/42)

EK 1 & 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		Killed in an auto accident 17 April, 1945 near Boizenburg (Elbe). 200+ missions. Bowers/Lednicer, 15 victories.
16 Disper, ErichLt

Courtesy Christian Konig

3/SKG-210 (S.U.)Bf 110E Werk # 4406 "S9 + CL" (lost 7/5/41)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew, 5 July, 1941 at Orsele, 15km S of Orscha, Russia, seen to crash and burn (Bf 110 Loss List). Added: Shot down by Russian AA fire. His R/O-Gnr, Uffz Ulrich Hermann, also KilledInAction (KIA) (C.König).
17 Drews, Claus UlrichFhjUffz1/JG-102 (Aalborg Ost)Ar 96B Werk # 0166 (lost)Student PilotKIC 20 September, 1944 when he was practicing precision landings, turned too slowly, stalled and crashed in the waters of the Limfjorden near the airfield. He was buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 29 September, 1944. Source: Air War over Denmark.
18 Dzialas, UlrichLt8/JG-26 (8/18/41)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 7161 (lost)Fighter Operational Clasp in BronzeKilledInAction (KIA) 21 September, 1941, a little over a month after joining JG-26. He was shot down by Spitfires near Berck, S of Boulogne.
19 Ebersberger, Hanns-GüntherHptmW.B.K. Köln II(). 01.06.43 promo to Hptm. (Kr.O./Flg.). 24.01.44 Hptm. in 5./KG 40instr BFS 3 Wien-Aspern ? (-02/41), 5./KG 40 (01/44)He 177 A-3 "F8 + EN" (lost)MIA on 24 Janaury 1944, lost during attacks on shipping near Anzio-Nettuno landings - used Hs 293 missiles. Could be the Lt Carius who is mention in Ulrich Plancks memoirs as instructor in BFS 3 Wien-Aspern.CKönig
20 Ellenberger, Ulrich HelmutUffz6/27/1918Tambach2
Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France		8/JG-2 (10-41 Channel)Fw 190A-2 werk # 2104 (lost 9/26/42)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 26 September, 1942 in aerial combat with a Spitfire near Brest-Guipavas airfield. One known victory, a Spitfire on 2 October, 1941, no location. His 2nd, a Spitfire 4 km west of Guipavas on 26 September, 1942, shortly before his death. Added: Burial Ploudaniel-Lesneven, Blk 14, Row 7, Gr 441
21 Ens, ErnstFw8/KG-55 (Villacoublay)He 111P-2 Werk # 1715 "G1 + MS" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspEns: (58246/237) KilledInAction (KIA) 8 October, 1940 after being shot down by ground fire, during a low-level attack on the Thorney Island airdrome, Sussex, exploding on impact and killing all onboard. The AC crashed at Stansted Park, Rowlands Castle, Hampshire. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Lt Ulrich Flügge (58246/212), Observer; Uffz Johannes Ehrensberger (58246/211), R/O, Uffz Ernst Herber (58246/214), Flt Engr and Gefr Hans Pawlik (58246/271), Gunner. Added: Ens is buried in West Thorney (St Nicholas) Churchyard, Plot C, Row 3, Gr 18 (D.Drury).
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)

Herber (L) Pawlik (C) Flügge (R)1940-10-08		ensx
22 Filipp, UlrichUffz5/JG-301Fw 190A-9 206148 "White 13" (lost 2/8/45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 8 February, 1945 in aerial combat on the East Front, location unknown. He and Uffz Heinz Fürste were probably together, both perished. Alternate spelling Pilipp (?) uncommon spelling!
23 Finke, Karl UlrichUffz9/6/19181Erg/JG-26 (5/41), 5/JG-26 (7/41 Channel)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 3711 "Black 6" (lost 7/8/41)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire S of Ypres on 8 July, 1941. He was KilledInAction (KIA) this same day in aerial combat with a Spitfire after a long and lone dogfight. This was his 2nd mission. His opponent crashed thereafter.
24 Flade, Hans-UlrichLt3/18/1925Zittau1


Courtesy Christian König

JG-106 (5/44), 5/JG-27 (4/44), JG-5Bf 109G-10 & G-14, Bf 109K EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Underwent Reconnaissance training prior to being assigned to fighter units. One known victory, an Il-2 10 km SW of Velten on 23 April, 1945. Added: Bundeswehr General, numerous command assignments. Father of German Cosmonaut, Klaud Dietrich Flade. Deceased 29 October, 1999 in Fellbach (Hans Dieter Zemke).
25 Förster, Max UlrichOgefr1922/09/21Hamburg (CK)


2./JG 1 (Lonrai)Fw 190 A-8 "Black 5"Werknr. 171612 (lost 28/07/44)KilledInAction (KIA) 28 July, 1944 making a force landing in "Black 5" at Normandy after aerial combat with American fighters. Buried La Cambe France, Block 43, Grave 279.


26 Frantz, Ulrich KarstenFhrII/JG-26 (joins 2/44), 5/JG-26, 4/JG-26 (6/44)Fw 190A-8 Werk# 170609 "White 4" (lost 6/14/44)Fighter Operational Clasp in BronzeKIFA 14 June, 1944 in "White 4" when he developed engine trouble on his third combat mission. He attempted an emergency landing at Evreux, but crashed, and his fighter exploded, killing Frantz.
27 Frenzel, UlrichOblt10/9/1919





IV/KG-2 (7/44), Stab/KG-2 (9/44 Soesterberg, Test Flight Detachment)Do 217M-1 Werk # 723030 "U5 + ??" (lost 9/5/44)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		WIA 5 September, 1944; his Do 217 sd by a 353FG fighter 1km south of the Deelen Holland airfield, 8 km SE of Arnhem. Three unnamed crew KilledInAction (KIA), Gefr Ernst Hoyos (geb 5/23/1922, Horn Austria) MIA. (DeSwart & Find A Grave by Fred). Added: There were five additional persons onboard this date. Remaining crew: Ofw Adolf Morg, Co-pilot (born 29/09/16 in Bayreuth, CKönig) KilledInAction (KIA), bur Yssel BL-5-125); Uffz K.K.Kegel, Obs (WIA/Safe); Uffz E.Hoyos, R/O (MIA); StbsFw W.Schönermark, desig unk (born 13/09/12 in Melzow, CKönig) KilledInAction (KIA), bur Yssel BM-5-102) and Uffz R.Paul, desig unk (born 07/12/13 in Quierschied (CKönig) KilledInAction (KIA), bur Yssel BM-5-101) (SGLO). Another source (LOCS) states that Oblt Frenzel was uninjured when they were sd by a night fighter in the vicinity of Arnhem, on a transfer flight to Loddenheide.
28 Friedl, ErichLt11/3/1920Horni Plana, Cz.6/KG-26He 111H-6 Werk # 4185 "1H + UU" (lost 9/19/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 19 September, 1943; the ac crashed into the Haugstein mountain in Upper Austria due to heavy fog. (The VDK website shows the location as 70km north of Wels). Remaining crew (KIC, desig unk): Uffz Alois Hindinger, Ogefr Anton Mörk, Ogefr Armand Ulrich, Ogefr Heinz Leidecker and Gefr Oswald Schulz. Pilot (pos uncertain) buried in a Family Cem. at Brno; Schulz (geb 11/3/1922) understood buried in Gdansk, formerly Danzig. The others grave locations, unknown, but there is a memorial plaque on a boulder at Haugstein bei Stadl (Gedenkstein) Upper Austria, commemorating all six (D.Drury).
29 Fütscher, HugoFw7

Courtesy Oleg Marin

NJG 2, 11./NJG 3, 7./NJG 3Bf 110, Ju 88 G-1 "D5 + CR (or CL)" Werknr 712276 (lost)

EK 1 & 2

at least Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		POW 1 January, 1945 after being shot down by ack ack near Huy during a ground attack against road and rail targets in Belgium (Boiten). Remaining crew: Lt Ulrich Fiedler (POW) R/O; Ogefr Friede Heuke (MIA) Gunner and Uffz Heinrich Bode (KilledInAction (KIA)) Engr. (Rosseels). One known victory, his 6th, a B-17 4 km NW of Plantlünne on 11 January, 1944. His 7th, a B-24 NW of Helgoland on 10 February, 1944. A "4 mot" north of Ebsjerg on 7 May, 1944 (Perry Claims). Alternate spelling: Fuetscher (Magnus with 13 victories). Boiten, 10 victories, 7 night, 3 day.
30 Gehrke, UlrichUffz34/JG-3Bf 109G
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 10 km NW of Nauen on 18 April, 1944. His 2nd & 3rd, both B-17s; one at Hochtaunus, the other at Hassberge, on 12 May, 1944.
31 Geider, HellmutLtFFS C 2 Neuruppin (-08/40), 10./KG 2 (08/40-03/41)Do-17 Z (lost)KIC on 15 March 1941 when crashed at Rodach 16 km NW of Coburg/Franken. Crew (KIC): Uffz Hans Nötzel, OGefr Wolfgang Haas, Gefr Otto Krietsch. Instructor of Lt. Ulrich Planck on FFS C 2.CKönig
32 Gerx, ErichFw10/26/1911Quedlinburg4(F)/122 (9/39 Goslar)Do 17 Werk # Unk "F6 + JK" (lost 9/16/39)Observer Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew, 16 September, 1939, crashing at Ostel, Lower Saxony, following an engine fire. Remaining crew (desig unk): Uffz Robert Kanngiesser (geb 12/14/1913, Frankfurtam Main) and Uffz Ulrich Wirth (geb 6/4/1914, Ratzeburg). Burials as follows: Fw Gerx, Westerhausen Friedhof, now Saxony Anhalt. Uffz Kanngiesser, Hauptfriedhof, Frankfurt am Main, Row 2, Gr 195 and Uffz Wirth, Friedhof Ratzeburg, Plot C, Row 44/45, Gr 26 (D.Drury).
33 Göhler, SiegfriedOblt1913/10/25 (CK)


Uffz Ulrich Biechteler

1(F)/122 (Channel) (wrong: added: 2./KG 1)Ju 88A-1 Werknr 0328 "F6 + BH" (lost 10/3/40), added CK: He 111 H-3MIA with unnamed crew 3 October, 1940, believed shot down by fighters, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Wrong: Göhler flew in 2./KG 1and was KIFA/KIC on 3 October 1940 after take-off, 7 km N of Montdidier. His bomb aimer Uffz Ulrich Biechteler was also KIFA/KIC (born 02/09/15 in Seefeld bei Altusried, buried in Bourdon cemetery Block 35 Row 6 Grave 221). Biechtelers brother Georg was KIA in 1944. (CK)
34 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
35 Goll, UlrichUffz11/KG-200 (Mistel unit 3/45 Norway)Fw 190F-8 Werk # 584523 "Black 5" (lost)Assault Operational ClaspPOW 8 March, 1945 during aerial combat 2 miles W of Cleve.
36 Gravenreuth, Sigmund Ulrich Fhr v. Obstlt10/21/1909MunichLegion Condor, I/KG-30, Kdr II/KG-30 (4/42 Petsamo Fin.), Kdr KG-30, 1/JGr-Ost (10/44)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140171 "4D + AC" (8% damaged 4/42), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163667 "White 12" (lost 10/16/44)
RK(11/24/40)
EL(1/9/45 Post.)

Spanish Cross

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/31/42)
EP(3/14/42)
EK 1(6/21/40) & 2(5/18/40)
Silver Wound Badge(4/11/42)
Bomber Operational Clasp w/"200"		KIFA 16 October, 1944 during a training flight near Darmsdorf, in the Breslau district, due to altitude sickness WIA 11 April, 1942 by AA fire from a shipping convoy at Map Quadrant 37 East/62, near Kildin Island.
37 Gravenreuth, Ulrich Fhr. vonOblt9/4/19043
Cannock Chase		15(Z)/LG-1Bf 109E, Bf 110D-0 Werk # 3147 "L1 + BL" (lost 9/27/40)
EK 1 & 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Hawk-75A 15 km east of Reims, 16 May, 1940. A 2nd, a Hurricane in the Portland area on 15 August, 1940. His 3rd, a Hurricane on 30 August, 1940, no location. His R/O, Fw Otto Reinhold. Added: KilledInAction (KIA) 27 September, 1940; sd by fighters of No.46 Sq; crashed at Gatwick airfield, Surrey, buried CC, Blk 1, Gr 478. Added: Fw Reinhold (geb 10/19/1912), bur CC, Blk 1, Gr 479 (Luftwaffe Graves UK). Alternate spelling: Grafenreuth.
38 Greinke, Hans UlrichUffz11/13/1917Babe

Courtesy Christian König

FFS AB 113 & C14 (9/41-10/43), Liason Pilot (10/43 to 10/44), 6/JG-300 (10/44-4/45)Fw 190A or Fw 190D-9 in JG-300Qualified Pilot Badge
No others known from Soldbuch (page missing)		Information found on Soldbuch dated 1 September, 1939, online. From March 1939 to September 1941, he served on with Operational Personnel at an airbase.
39 Gutteck, UlrichOblt3/Kü.Fl.Gr-406 (Norway)BV 138C-1 Werk # 0311006 (lost)EP (05/06/43)

EK 1 & 2
Air-Sea Rescue Operational Clasp		MIA 30 March, 1943; failed to return from a mission at Nordishavet. Remaining crew (all MIA): Lt Werner Pesch, Observer; Uffz Ludwig Göttert, R/O; Ofw Herbert Zirnstein, Mech and Fw Herbert Schubert, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
40 Hampel, UlrichUffz17(Sturm)/JG-300 (12/44)Fw 190A-8/R2
EK 1 & 2
Assault Operational Clasp		One known victory, a B-24 at Prossnitz (Olomouc) on 17 December, 1944. He flew wingman for Zwesken when JG-300 was committed against Allied airborne forces landing east of the Rhine, March, 1945.
41 Hansen, UlrichLtV/KG-40 (Atlantic)Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360399 (lost 8/23/43)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		WIA with unnamed crew 23 August, 1943; ditched at sea due to enemy fire (Ju 88 Loss List).
42 Hansen, UlrichLt3/17/1922615/KG-40 (3/43 Atlantic), 3/ZG-1 (11/43), Stab III/ZG-1 (5/44)Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360399 (lost 8/23/43) Ju 88C-6 Werk # 750899 (lost 6/7/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge, Destroyer Operational Clasp		MIA 7 June, 1944; sd over the Channel during an escort mission (Magnus, H.Breuer & LOCS). Remaining crew (MIA, 6/7/44 mission): Ofw Fritz Quapp, Obs and Ofw Werner Herrmann, R/O (D.Drury). WIA 23 August, 1943 after being hit by B-24 return fire, and crashed at sea with his unnamed crew; rescued safely (Ju 88 Loss List). One known victory, a B-24 of 511BS on 23 March, 1943. A 2nd, a Sunderland on 12 July, 1943 (Bay of Biscay?). Another, B-24D (w.b.) of the 479th Anti-Sub. Grp on 23 August, 1943. A 4th, a Sunderland on 17 November, 1943. A 5th, a Beaufighter on 1 February, 1944 (under the name Lt Ulrich Hanschen & shared w/ Uffz Hänel). A 6th a 2nd Beaufighter on 11 May, 1944, no location (OKL). Alternate spelling: Hanschen & Hanshen.
43 Hasse, Hans UlrichLt8/12/19193/SKG-210 (Channel)Bf 110E-1 Werk # 3483 "S9 + BL" (lost 5/19/41)Destroyer Operational ClaspPOW 19 May, 1941 after being shot down by flak off Corton, near Lowestoft Coast Guard Station. His Radio Operator/Gunner, Uffz W. Neumann KilledInAction (KIA). Bf 110 Loss List
44 Heidelauf, UlrichMajFührer Sondervermessungskdo/Flieger Führer Afrika (3/42), Bild Flieger Schule (BFS) -Hildesheim (11/42), Stfkpt Luftbildstaffel (10/43)Unknown
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/14/42)

EK 1 & 2		DK-G Awards List & LOCS.
45 Heinze, UlrichOblt12/21/1914Halle4(Stuka)/Tr.Gr.-186 (9/39), 3(St.)/Tr.Gr.-186 (6/40), Stfkpt 9/StG-1 (5/41 Med)Ju 87B-2 Werk # 3548 "J9 + GL" (lost 5/9/41)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 9 May, 1941 during aerial combat with fighters near Malta. His R/O, Uffz Anton Kummerhofe (geb 3/18/1916 in Essen, KilledInAction (KIA), bur St Michele Cem., Cagliari, Sardinia. (Ju 87 Lost List). Another source, D. Stankey, indicates the pilot was KilledInAction (KIA) during aerial combat with a Hurricane near Grand Harbour. His spelling: Heinz. Added: KilledInAction (KIA) 9 May, 1941 and buried in the St Michele Cem., Cagliari, Sardinia (German Losses Over Malta).
46 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
47 Hintze, UlrichUffz1/NJG-3 (Schleswig)Bf 110G-4 Werk # 730112 (lost)Night Fighter Operational ClaspWIA 16 September, 1944 when on a bomber intercept, one engine caught fire and the crew was forced to bail just north of the Vejle airfield. Hintze broke his leg upon landing. Remaining crew unnamed and uninjured. Source: Air War over Denmark.
48 Hinze, KurtFwI/KG-40Fw 200C-4 Werk # 0102 "F8 + FL" (lost 2/13/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 13 February, 1942; he crashed at sea south or west of Ireland during an anti-shipping operation, cause not reported. Fw Dern and four unnamed crew were picked up by an outbound submarine, U-587 (Kptlt Ulrich Borcherdt) on 18 February, and transferred to an inbound submarine, U-130 that same day (this transfer proved to be their luck since U-587 did not return, added: (CKönig)). All returned safely,3 lightly WIA (Fw 200 Losses, 1988 Book, per H. Breuer & D.Drury). Added: rescued from a rubber dinghy in M.Qu. BE 6789 (approx. 45°39'N, 15°05'W, about 300 nautical miles NW of Cape Finisterre, Spain) at 0100hrs on 15 February 1942. The airmen stated that they made a strafing run on a three-masted sailing ship, but were hit during the approach by heavy AA fire that killed the pilot and forced the Fw200 to ditch (CKönig)
49 Hoffmann, Hans UlrichHptm(H)/12 (39), (H)/11, Stfkpt 11/AGr-11(5/45)Hs 126, Fw 189AObserver Operational ClaspSource: D.Stankey & L.DeZeng.
50 Hönsbröch, Wolfgang Graf vonLt13/KG-40 (Atlantic)Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360025 "F8 + GX" (lost 9/8/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 8 September, 1942, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The subject ac was sd over the Bay of Biscay, to the west of France, by Beaufighters of No.235 Sq.. Remaining crew (MIA): Gefr Ulrich Orte, R/O and Ogefr Artur Walter, Gnr (D.Drury).
51 Hoppe, Hans UlrichMaj14/ZG-26 (10/40 Channel), 4/ZG-76 (41), III/NJG-4Bf 110C Werk # 3429 (dam 10/28/40), Bf 110F-4 EK 2
Wound Badge
Destroyer Operational Clasp		Injured in a crash on 28 October, 1940 due to a technical failure, location not reported (Bf 110 Loss List). One known victory, a Blenheim over England on 8 April, 1941.
52 Horst, Ulrich, Freiherr von derLt1/Erpro-210Bf 110D-0 Werk # 3384 "S9 + HH" (lost 9/24/40)
at least EK 2
MIA with unnamed crew 24 September, 1940 off Southampton Water. Bf 110 Loss list. Added: The actual target was the Supermarine Works at Woolston, Southampton. His crewman was Radop Ogefr Franz Ollers (or Oilers) (added: Öllers CK), also MIA (D.Drury).
53 Hubatsch, HerbertFw25/1920/12/25Klix33./NJG 1, 4./NJG 2, 5./NJG 5 (06/43), 8./NJG 6 (09/44)Ju 88, Bf 110 G-4 "C9 + DN" Werknr 6306 (lost 01/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
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Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver		WIA 6 January, 1944 during aerial combat near Glückstadt. His R/O, Uffz Christian Ulrich (EK1+2, Op Clasp Bronze) Silverwas killed. WIA 7 September, 1944 during aerial combat near Hodosan Hungary (Boiten). One known victory, a Lancaster at Vorst on 17 June, 1943. A 2nd, a Stirling 2 km E of Kalenborn on 25 June, 1943. A 3rd, a Stirling at Winterscheid on 4 July, 1943. Final victories may be greater than five (Magnus). Boiten, 7 victories. Hubatsch & Ulrich
54 Hübner, Hans UlrichOfhrStab I/JG-77 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 511865 "Black Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 24 December, 1944 during aerial combat with P-38s and P-47s in the Luxenburg area (Bf 109 Loss List).
55 Hückstadt, UlrichLt7/JG-6Fw 190A-8 Werk # 174856, Fw190A-8 Werk # 171487 "Yellow 3" (lost 9/19/44) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		WIA 19 September, 1944; enemy action in the area of Kleve in his "Yellow 3". He had also been injured flying Werk # 174856 per another source. Mombeek MIA List. Update; Injured in A-8 Werk # 174856 (E.Larger, note Werk # difference).
56 Hueck, UlrichUffz16/JG-2Bf 109G, Fw 190A
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a B-24 N of Paris on 26 November, 1943.
57 Jung, Hans UlrichLt1922/03/2710


10./JG 3 (07/43), 7./JG 3 (06/44), Stfkpt 10./JG 3 (07/44 Chartres - 01/45 Lippspringe)Bf 109 G-6/R3 Werk # Unk "Black 1" (7/44), Bf 109G-14 Werk # 464162 "Black 3" (lost 1/1/45)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (01/01/45)

EP 816/11/42)
EK 1 & 2

probably Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
KilledInAction (KIA) 1 January, 1945 during Operation Bodenplatte (Magnus). 8 bombers. Jung was known to have crashed his G-14 NNW of Helmond Holland when he hit power lines (DeSwart). One known Sicilian victory, his 1st, a B-24 4 km east of Carmiano on 2 July, 1943. His 2nd, a B-17 at Oebisfelde on 11 April, 1944. His 3rd, a B-17 (HSS) S of Landshut on 24 April, 1944. His 4th, a B-17 at Burg on 29 April, 1944. His 5th, a B-17 SW of Hoya on 8 May, 1944. His 6th, a B-17 at Jördenstorf-Demmin on 13 May, 1944. His 7th, a B-17 at Weieren on 19 May, 1944. His 8th, a B-17 (HSS) at Dessau on 28 May, 1944. His 9th, a P-51 at Le Neuve-Lyre on 23 June, 1944. His 10th, a P-51 SE of Evreux on 24 June, 1944. Magnus, approximately 15 victories. Alternate spelling: Jüng. Added: He is buried in Ysselsteyn Z-6-141 (Manrho/Putz publ.).

58 Kachant, HansUffz


Courtesy Christian König

4/KG-6 (4/44 Le Culot)Ju 88A-$ Werk # Unk "3E +DM" (lost 4/29/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA the night of 28/29 April, 1944, while on a mine-laying mission in the Solent, and after relasing the mines, he touched the water and crashed, sinking immediately. Only the R/O survived. Remaining crew: Fw Ulrich Engelhardt, Obs (MIA); Fw Heinrich Schmitz, R/O (Rescued w/Inj/POW) and Uffz Rudolf Koehler, Grn (MIA) (C.König).
59 Kerber, UlrichObst5/19/1904Stfkpt Stab/KG-355 (5/38), KG-53 (4/39), 4(F)/121 (9/39-8/40), Kdr LKS-1Ju 88DObserver Operational ClaspSource: D.Stankey & L.DeZeng.
60 Kessler, UlrichGenMajKdr KG-152 (5/39), Kdr KG-1 (1939), Kdr Lfl.1, Kdr IX Fl.Kps.Ju 52, Do 23, Ju 86 & He 111
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/16/44)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp
61 Kessler, WolfgangUnk7/KG-26Ju 88A-14 Werk # (14?) 2294 "1H + HR" (lost 8/27/43*)Bomber Operational ClaspThis ac made an emergency landing at S'Avall Spain on 27 August, 1943*, due to a fuel shortage. Remaining crew (interned & repatriated 10/5/43): Alois Edhofer, R/O; Ulrich Zenke, bombardier and Franz Silvester, Gnr (D.Drury). *Another Spanish source suggests the date of loss was 2 April, 1943, however, the Spanish authorities repatriated the internees consistently shortly after their internment.
62 Kettling, Hans-UlrichObltLKS Berlin Gatow (CK), JFS Werneuchen (CK), 9./JG 132, 1./ZG 76Bf-110 C "M8 + CH" (dam 09/04/40, CK), Bf-110 D-0 Werk # 3155 "M8 + CH" (lost 15/08/40)
EK 1 & 2
POW 15 August, 1940 after being shot down by a Spitfire of RAF No. 41 Sq., piloted by P/O George Bennions. With both engines dead, the Bf 110D crash landed at Streatlam, near Barnard Castle. Also a POW, Ogefr Friedrich Wilhelm "Fritz" Volk, his wireless operator. He is known to have been in aerial combat near Oslo on 9 April, 1940, and the "M8 + CH" was indentified as Bf 110 C. I believe the "C" model is correct for this time period. Source: SIG Norway. Added: Force-landed on 09/04/40 unhurt at Fornebu due to Flak damage near Oslo. Deceased on 24/03/11 (CK)


63 Knauth, UlrichHptm5/21/1914Jena3.K/88 "CondIor Legion" (6/39), II/KG-4 (3/41), Stfkpt 10/KG-4 (5/42), Stfkpt 6/KG-4 (7/42), Stfkpt 10/KG-4 (2/43), LKS-1 (6/43), II/JG-101 (7/44), III(Erg)/JG-2 (11/44), III/JG-7 (3/45)He 111H, Fw 190Span Cr in Gold w/Bril., DK-G (7/15/44), EP (3/21/41), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold (12/24/41)One of two AC attacking the Newark Munitions factory on 8 March, 1941. Deceased 25 December, 1974 i Spain (LOCS).
64 Knichel, HansFw10.SeenotstaffelDo 24T-2 Werk # 0026 "CH + ER" (lost)Air-Sea Rescue Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 11 August, 1943; failed to return from a mission near Makkaur, Map Quadrant 37 East/014, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Franz Hofbauer, Observer; Lt Ulrich Spanz, R/O; Fw Siegfried Schellhase, Mech; Uffz Heinrich Lippegans, 2nd Mech and Ogefr Heinz Willems, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
65 Knobel, GüntherOFhr1920/11/16 (CK)3./KGr.506 (renamed III./KG 26), 9./KG 26 (Channel)Ju 88 A-4"1T + KT" Werknr 3810 (lost 30/07/42)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW with unnamed crew 30 July, 1942; crashed into the sea off Hemsby, Norfolk after being hit by flak (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: After crashing at sea, the crew were rescued by a small rescue craft and taken prisoner. Remaining crew: OGefr Erwin Schibor, Obs; OGefr Ulrich Calaminus, R/O and OGefr Horst Gronau, Gnr (D.Drury). Added: Knobel was promoted on 01/09/42 (CK)

Courtesy CK
66 Köhler, UlrichLt1/12/1920Danzig1/StG-77Ju 87D-3 Werk # 110012 (lost 7/6/43)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his R/O-Gnr, Uffz Hermann Tretter, on 6 July, 1943; sd by flak east of Yakovlevo, Russia. Neither buried in a VDK Cem., but the VDK indicates that Lt Köhler is believed buried at Yakovlevo, while Uffz Tretter is commemorated on a VDK memorial at Kursk-Besedino (D.Drury).
67 Kohlschmidt, UlrichOfw11/JG-52 (2/44 S.U.)Bf 109G EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first known victory, a Soviet Yak-1 on 13 February, 1944.
68 Kolwe, Hans UlrichUffz7/15/1921Greifswald5/KG-2 (Soesterberg, Holland)Do 217E-4 Werk # 4395 "U5 + AN" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) the night of 25/26 July, 1943 after taking a direct hit from AA fire during the attack on Hull port installations. The AC crashed at Criftens Farm, Long Riston, Beverley, and was almost completely buried in the crater it made on impact. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Fritz Pilger, Observer, Uffz Helmut Gabriel, wireless operator and Uffz Rudolf Trodler, gunner. The crew of four were buried in the churchyard at Brandesburton, near Hornsea. The pilot, Kolwe, (also spelled Kowle) is buried under the name "Cowle" at Brandesburton.
69 Kornstädt, Hans UlrichLt34/JG-27 (5/43)Bf 109G (Trop)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known Desert victory, a B-17 25 km west of Cape San Vito on 9 May, 1943. His 2nd, a P-38 20 km northwest of Trapani on 10 May, 1943. His 3rd, a Beaufighter 95 km northwest of Trapani on 22 May, 1943.
70 Kronstädt, UlrichLt5/JG-27 (Med)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15378 "White 15 + -" (lost 6/7/43)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 7 June, 1943 at Pantelleria, cause unknown.
71 Kubik, HeinzUffz1(H)/41Hs 126B (lost 5/12/40)Observer Operational ClaspPOW (briefly) 12 May, 1940 during the French Campaign, crashing near Bas-Oha, no further detail. Source: A. Rosseels. Added: Kubik and his Observer, Oblt Ulrich Strohm, made a force landing near St Trond after combat with a Hurricane of No. 3 Sq., piloted by F/O Wilfred Adams. Strohm continued to fire upon Adams while on the ground. Both were taken prisoner by the Belgians but released later that month. Strohm was promoted to Hptm in April 1942 and known sill alive in August 1944 (R.Randall).
72 Kuhl, GüntherUffz6/KG-1 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1542 "V4 + BN" (lost 4/13/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 13 April, 1942 at Wolchow, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: He, and the entire crew MIA, failed to return from a mission to Volkhov (Ger. Wolchow), Leningrad Oblast, Russia. Remaining crew: Ogefr Heinz Röske, Obs; Ogefr Rudolf Rothaug (or Rotheug), R/O and Gefr Heinz Ulrich, Gnr. No VDK matches (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Kohl.
73 Kuhle, HorstUffz1/KG-6 (Grove De.)Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144346 (lost 2/26/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 26 February, 1943 when returning from a training exercise, the AC was circling the Grove tower, when the left wing struck the ground and the AC cartwheeled, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew: Ogefr Leo Przekwasinski, Obs; Uffz Friedrich Kumk, R/O and Gefr Ulrich Kau, Gunner. All were buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 3 March, 1943. Source: Air War over Denmark.
74 Kühn, Hans UlrichLt8/SG-2Fw 190F-8 Werk # Unk (lost 4/13/45)Assault Operational ClaspKIC 13 April, 1945 during a landing approach at Riesa-Leutewitz (LOCS).
75 Kyris, Heinz UlrichUnkTürkheim

Courtesy Fritz Braun

7/JG-3 (Wörishofen), JG-5 (Norway '45)Bf 109G & K in JG-3; Fw 190A in JG-5Fighter Operational Clasp"He was sd during the last days of the war, and survived an emergency landing in Bavaria. He lived there until his death in Amberg near Buchloe. His (eventual) wife (Jutta) was the one who pulled him from the wreckage. He always told us that he flew a "reconnaissance aircraft" (from Nephew, Bela Stark 6/2025).
76 Lehwess-Litzmann, WalterObst1907/06/05Bromberg

Kdr III./KG 1 (05/41), Kommodore KG 3 (01-09/43 S.U.)He 111 in KG 1, Ju 88 A-5 "V4 + AD" Werknr ??38 (lost 07/07/41, All safe), Ju 88 A-4 "5K + AA" Werknr 550202 (lost) RK (29/10/43 "postmortem")

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (16/09/42)
EP (03/11/41)

EK 1 & 2

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		POW with unnamed crew 7 September, 1943; crashed at Bulowka after being hit by flak. (Added: by detonation of an air mine that was places by Russian workers in the plane, which detonated at a specific height (CK) Remaining crew (MIA): StbsFw Stefan Rajek (DKiG, WIA/DOW)), Obs; Uffz Ulrich Göllner (KIA), R/O and Gefr Günther Herzog, Gnr (POW). Collaborated with his Soviet captors and released in December, 1945. Approx 160 combat missions. Deceased 16 September, 1986 at Waldau (D.Stankey & L. DeZeng)



77 Leissler, KurtGefr4/14/1905Barnsdorf2/Kü.Fl.Gr.-506He 115C Werk # 2790 (lost 7/19/41)Observer Operational ClaspKIC 19 July, 1941; crashed at Cape Sizun, Cleden, no further detail. Remaining crew (all Injured, pos unk): Fw Ulrich Doletzki, Fw Ewald Ulmer and Prüfer Herbert Eilhardt (absa3945).
78 Linke, UlrichUffz8/JG-27 (Channel)Bf 109E-4 Werk # 1558 "Black 2" (lost 10/24/40)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 24 October, 1940 after suffering engine damage during aerial combat. Crashed into the sea 30 km W of Cape Griz Nez. Mombeek.
79 Löschner, AdolfUffz39/NJG-3Bf 110G-4 Werk # 5524 (dam 9/1/43), Bf 110G-4 Werk # 5331 "D5 + AT" (lost 10/3/43)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 3/4 October, 1943, shot down in Wk# 5331 by his own flak at Seelze/Letter, his unnamed R/o WIA (Boiten & Bf 110 Loss List). Injured in a crash landing at Brandenburg-Briest on 1 September, 1943 (May have been from his combat with the "4 mot" this date), cause not reported (Bf 110 Loss List). One known victory, a Halifax II near Glenskerk on 28 July, 1943. A 2nd, a Halifax at Berta-Ulrich on 30 July, 1943. A 3rd, a "4 mot" S of Brandenburg on 1 September, 1943.
80 Lüddecke, RobertOfw93/NJG-2 (6/41), 5/NJG-2 (4/43), 3/NJG-2 (1/44), 6/NJG-2 (3/44)Bf 110, Ju 88C-2 Werk # 0736 "R4 + EL" (dam late '41) in 3/NJG-2, Ju 88C-6 Werk # 750999 "R4 + EL" (dam 1/21/44)EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

at least Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		WIA with his R/O-Gnr, Uffz Ulrich Hess, the night of 20/21 January, 1944 during combat with a bomber; belly landed SW of Lübeck (CK). One known victory, his 1st, a Wellington 40 km southeast of Eastbourne on 27 June, 1941. His 2nd & 3rd victories were Wellingtons 20 km east of Humber Estuary on 14-15 August, 1941. Emergency landing in "R4 + EL near Naples, late 1941. Downed two Wellingtons in the Korba area on 15 April, 1943. His 6th victory, a B-17 SW of Minden on 30 January, 1944. A 7th, a "4 mot" NW of Nürnberg on 31 March, 1944. An 8th, a "4 mot" N of Compiegne on 13 June, 1944. A 9th, a "4 mot" at St Leu on 8 July, 1944. Victory count may be 13 (Magnus). Boiten 11 victories. Alternate spelling: Lüddeke.
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)

Lüddecke by his Ju88 after a forced landing		Archive Report ME868

Operational Record
81 Mader, Johann HansMaj4/17/1915Pähl, Kreis WeilheimStfkpt 4/KG-54 (9/42), Kdr II/KG-6, Kdr II/KG-54 (7/44)He 111P & Ju 88A in KG-54, Ju 88A & Ju 188E-2 Werk # 180445 "3E + CB" (lost 7/3/44) in KG-6 RK(9/3/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/22/42)
EP(9/1/41)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 3 July, 1944; sd over the invasion area by an Allied Night Fighter 20km NW of Evreux. He and R/O Uffz Ulrich Schäfer were killed in the crash. His unnamed Observer & Flight Engr bailed safely. 225 combat missions. Entered Luftwaffe in July, 1936.
82 Mahn, UlrichUffz2/NAGr-5Bf 109G-6 Werk # 201513 "Black 13" (lost)Observer Operational ClaspKIC in "Black 13" when he accidentally struck the ground at Ahrendsburg on 31 October, 1944. Jager Blatt 1/2003.
83 Mahrenholtz, SiegfriedHptmKdr III/KG-30 (40)Ju 88A-1 (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 9 April, 1940 after suffering flak damage while attacking enemy shipping off the coast of Norway, crashing into the sea off Skagerak. His body washed ashore near Thyboron on 27 July, 1940, and he was buried in the Lindholm Cemetery. Remaining crew: Uffz Karl Heinz Ullrich; his body washed ashore near Thyboron on 31 May, 1940, and he was buried in the Lindholm Cemetery on 1 June, 1940. Lt Ulrich Zahn was found near Boubjerg on 18 June, 1940, and he was buried in the Lindholm Cemetery. Uffz Siegfried Constabel was buried 6 July, 1940 in the Lemvig Cemetery. All were later buried at the Cemetery in Grove Denmark. Source: Air War over Denmark.
84 Massenbach, Dieter Fhr vonObstlt2/12/1902Wreschen, OstpreussenStfkpt 2/KG-4 (9/39), Kdr II/KG-4 (6/40)He 111P-4 Werk # 2947 "5J + DC" (lost 6/19/40) RK(8/27/40)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze		His He 111 was shot down by a British Night Fighter on 19 June, 1940, he was Obs this date. Remaining crew: Oblt Erich Jordan, Pilot; Ofw max Leimer, R/O and Fw Karl Amberger, Gnr.. The ac was forced to put down in shallow water just off the southeast coast of England. All were taken prisoner. Deceased 22 July, 1973, Seeheim-Jugenheim.
Added by Stefan Pietrzak Ypoungs: Flight Lieutenant Duke-Woolley, of 23 Squadron, who reported that at 0050 hrs: –‘Whilst flying at 6,000 feet three miles north-east of Kings Lynn, I observed aircraft subsequently identified as a He 111 held in searchlights at 8,000 feet. Time 0045 hrs. Observed ball of fire which I took to be a Blenheim in flames break away from behind tail of enemy aircraft (E/A). Climbed to engage E/A and attacked from below tail after searchlights were no longer holding. Range 50 yards. E/A returned fire and appeared to throttle back suddenly. Own speed 130 – 140 mph. Estimated E/A slowed to 110 mph. Delivered five attacks. Air gunner (AC Derek Bell) fired several short bursts at varying ranges. After last front gun attack, Air Gunner reported port engine of E/A on fire. Returned to base and landed, starboard engine unserviceable. Several bullet holes in wings and fuselage of own aircraft including hit in starboard wing and fuselage by cannon’. The enemy raider, a He 111-H4 (fuselage code 5J + DM) of II/KG 4’s staff flight crash-landed in shallow water just offshore at Blakeney Point in Norfolk, a vast expense of flat beach, perfect for a forced-landing. The crew, the Gruppenkommander, Major Dietrich Freiherr von Massenbach, Oberleutnant Ulrich Jordan, Oberfeldwebel Max Leimer and Feldwebel Karl Amberger, swam and waded ashore, covered by auxiliary coastguard men from their nearby station. Sensibly, the Germans surrendered and were taken into custody, confirming having shot down Close’s Blenheim before being despatched by Duke-Woolley and Bell.

Massenbach's Heinkel at Blakeney Point, Norfolk (Courtesy Pen & Sword)

Duke-Woolley Battle of Britain Database
85 Mayer, UlrichObltStfkpt 3/NJG-2 (11/40)Bf 110C-4Night Fighter Operational ClaspReplaced Hülshoff as Stfkpt 3/NJG-2 after the death of Grp Kdr Heyse in November, 1940. Source: Weal-Osprey
86 Meien, Ulrich vonHptm1913/12/13 (CK)12TO II./KG 27 (-12/40-41 CK), Stfkpt 2./NJG 100 (08/43-07/44 CK), Kdr II./NJG 100 (07-10/44), NJG-200, Kdr III./NJG-5 (10/44-02/45 CK)Ju 88 G; Bf 109 & 110, Do 217, Ju 88 C-6 (lost 06/44), Bf 110 G-4 "C9 + AD" (01/45)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

at least Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		His first known Soviet victory, two PS-84s on the night of 12-13 August, 1943. A DB-3 22 km NE of Poltava the night of 13-14 August, 1943. A DB-3 55 km vom Poltava on the night of 5-5 September, 1943. A 5th Soviet, a DB-3 W of Kremenchuk othe night of 5-6 November, 1943. One known western victory, a Wellington in the Balkans on 7 May, 1944. Two more Wellingtons on 8 May, 1944; one SW of Blejesti, the other SE of Craiova. Boiten victories may be as high as 12. Added: WIA on 10/06/44 when ac crashed at Tunari airfield after air combat with P-38 to unknown cause over Romania. His unknown crew was unhurt. Deceased 21/11/2008 (CK)
87 Meierl, AntonUffz3/ZG-1Ju 88C-6 Werk # 750592 "2N + SL" (lost 12/1/43)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 1 December, 1943; sd by a Mosquito over the Bay of Biscay, possibly by F/Lt G.O.L.Dyke of No.157 Sq.. Added: All MIA (and presumed KilledInAction (KIA)) "at sea, Cape de la Chevre". Remaining crew: Fw herbert Nepomucky, Mech and Uffz Hans Ulrich Gruntz, Obs (absa3945).
88 Meyer, UlrichLt19171(F)/122 (Vaernes)He 111H Werk # unk "F6 + ?H" (lost 5/26/40)Observer Operational ClaspShot down 26 May, 1940, crashing at sea off Rombakken Norway following an attack by British Gladiators. Meyer and his crew (unnamed) were rescued by German forces. Wiki Luft data. Added: The two Gladiators were from No. 263 Sq., piloted by F/Lt Billy Williams and Sgt George Milligan. They were attacked as they were bombing the Skanland airstrip. The port engine caught fire and the wing fell off. The ac spun into the sea. Remaining crew (All KilledInAction (KIA)): Reg Rat Dr Friedrich Herzing, Ogefr Werner Pohl, Fw Paul Pattloch and Ogefr Heinrich Singendunk (Flyvrak Norway).
89 Meyer, UlrichHptm
Cannock Chase		Stfkpt 3/NJG-2 (Channel)Ju 88C-2 Werk # 0272 "R4 + KL" (lost 12/21/40) Night Fighter Operational Clasp KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 21 December, 1940; shot down by flak at Mill Hill, So. Cockerington, near Louth Lincolnshire (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Hptm Meyer buried CC, Blk 3, Gr 184. One unnamed crewman, Ogef Wilhelm Schneider (geb 8/29/1915), bur CC Blk 3, Gr 183. Another, Fw Fritz Schöttke (geb 7/2/1914), bur CC, Blk 3, Gr 185 (Luftwaffe Graves UK).
90 Michael, Hans UlrichHptm3(F)/33 (6/41 S.U.)Ju 88A EK 2
Observer Operational Clasp		He is known to have served as a pilot in this unit, yet no Observer Combat missions are recorded on the Mission Board.
91 Mundt, Ulrich "Tex"Ofw10/24/1915Berlin Lichtenberg5/StG-1, 10 (Pz)/SG-77, Instr 4/(Pz)/SG-152 & 5 & 6/SG-151, Pz.Jg.Stf./StG-1 (7/43 S.U.), 2(Pz)/SG-9 (1/45 Reich Def)Ju 87G-1 Werk # 1082 "DJ + FE" (lost 7/14/43), Ju 87G-1 Werk # 131108 (lost 1/29/45) RK(11/25/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/9/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge(7/14/43)
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		KIFA 29 January, 1945 when his Ju 87 ground-looped during an emergency landing during bad weather while on a ferry flight , south of Bütow Pomerania. He is buried at the Bütow Cemetery. WIA 14 July, 1943 by flak est of Kolodjarsy, his unnamed R/O also killed. 537 missions destroying 40 tanks, 25 bridges one supply ship and damaging a cruiser near Benghazi.texx
92 Nauck, UlrichOblt2(F)/122 (Frosinone)Me 410A-1 Werk # 0157 "F6 + XE" (lost)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 24 June, 1943; shot down by a Spitfire of RAF No. 111 Sq. south of Cape Passero. His R/O, Uffz Willi Weber, was also KilledInAction (KIA). Wiki Luft data.
93 Neitzke, UlrichLtIII/JG-54Fw 190A-8 Werk# 350858 "Black 5" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 3 February, 1945 in the area of Küstrin, cause not reported.
94 Pepke, UlrichUffz8/JG-53 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 464190 "Red 12 + -" (lost 11/21/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilled 21 November, 1944 in a crash during an emergency landing near Huchenfeld.
95 Peter, KarlOblt1922/02/282FAR 53 (-08/40 CK), 7./ZG 26Bf-110
EK 1 & 2

at least Destroyer Operational Clasp in Bronze		One known victory, a B-17 on 10 October, 1943. A 2nd B-17 on 14 October, 1943. Note: An Honor Goblet was found for sale on the internet named to a Lt. Karl Georg Peter and dated 26 October, 1941. He would appear to be a different person than Karl Peter, this record. Added: He was a flying school comrade of Ulrich Planck. (CK)
96 Pieper, UlrichLt21/JG-77 (Italy)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 18527 "White 5" (85 % dam 10/28/43)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 28 October, 1943 during aerial combat at Cavita Castellana. One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire south of Lavariano Italy, 30 Noveber, 1943. His 2nd, a B-24 on 25 February, 1944, no location. Magnus Report, 7 victories.
97 Pieplow, UlrichLt5/12/1914Berlin12/JG-300 (9/44 Jüterbog)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 166625 "Black 2" (lost 9/11/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 11 September, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-51 at Diedenhausen, where he was buried.
98 Pinaker, FritzLt2(F)/122 (Trapani Sicily 5/42)Ju 88D Werk # 0165 "F6 + MK" (lost)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 3 May, 1942; lost on a combat sortie. Remaining crew (MIA): Oblt August Pfab, R/O; Uffz Ulrich Fischer, 2nd R/O and Uffz August Fischer, Gunner. Wiki Luft data.
99 Planck, Ulrich "Uz"Oblt1922Stuttgart



FAR 11 Schönwalde (11/39-01/40), FAR 53 (01-07/40), FFS C2 Neuruppin (07/40-02/41), BFS 5 Wien (02-03/41), Aufklärerschule (F) 3 (05-12/41), Erg. Aufkl.Gr Ob. d. L. (01-04/42), 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 22 (04-05/42), 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 24 (05-12/42 Norway), Flugzeugführer-Überprüfungsschule ELF (12/42-02/43 Briest), FlÜG 1 Mitte (02-10/43), 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 120 (10/43-10/44 Norway), Nachtaufklärerstaffel Ju 388 (10-11/44 Briest), Kommando Falke 3 (11-12/44), 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 123 (01-03/454 Rheine), 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 33 (03-05/45)Ju-88 A, Ju-188, Ju-388, Ar-234EP (15/07/44)

EK 1 (02/10/42) & EK 2 (24/07/42)

Recce Operational Clasp in Gold (24/05/44)
Lapplandschild		Prof. Dr. Planck, the cousin of Nobel Prize winner in physics Max Planck, is still alive in 10/2025! Received his Pilot Badge on 15/07/40 and Combined Pilot/Obsv Badge on 21/10/42. Crew in 10/44: Fhj-Gefr Soltendieck, Fw Obermann, OFhr Marbach. There is a book written about him " Vom Fernaufklärer über Eismeer und Nordsee zum Jet-Piloten - Fliegen – mein verwirklichter Traum" (Adrian Matthes, Zeitzeugenversand). Promo excerpt of the book: "From 1942 onward, he flew aerial reconnaissance over the Karelian jungle and witnessed the great convoy battles in the Arctic Ocean. During the destruction of Convoy PQ17, he remained with the convoy for hours as a contact point and guided the U-boats toward it. He penetrated deep into northern Russian airspace, reaching the limits of his Ju 88's range. He flew through Flak fire over Murmansk, toward Archangelsk, observed rail traffic on the Murmansk Railway, and spied on a polar station in the Arctic. He traveled tens of thousands of kilometers over the North Cape, Spitsbergen, and the White Sea under the midnight sun or in the glow of the Northern Lights, providing vital recce data. Starting in 1943, he was deployed over the North Sea and North Atlantic, recce of Allied naval bases in the Orkney, Shetland, and Faroe Islands. Equipped with a Ju 188 and a ship-search radar, he searched the North Sea for the first signs of an impending invasion. Flying low, he snaked his way through the balloon barriers at Scapa Flow, spotting aircraft carriers and battleships. At the end of 1944, he was transferred to a newly formed night recce squadron and was to be trained on the Ju 388. Nothing came of it, and because of his dual qualifications as a pilot and observer, he was retrained in the Ar 234 in the winter of 1944, becoming one of the first jet recce pilots in aviation history. Based in Rheine, his squadron flew missions over the Netherlands, Belgium, and England to uncover Allied supply lines, provide target data for the Kriegsmarine, and observe the impact of V2 rockets. Lieutenant Planck ultimately became the second-to-last German pilot to fly a successful mission over England. The retreat in April 1945 swept him across northern Germany to Denmark, until he finally flew his jet to Norway on May 5, where he was taken prisoner by the British."


Picture Courtesy by Adrian Matthes, Zeitzeugenversand

CK
100 Plank, UlrichLt1(F)/124 (Kirkenes)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1290 "G2 + LH+ (35% dam 7/7/42), Ju 88A-5 Werk # 5142 "G2 + TH" (50% dam 7/24/42)Observer Operational ClaspPilot reported safe after an accident after departing the Kirkenes airfield on 7 July, 1942 due to technical difficulties (Observer Loss List). Pilot reported safe a second time on 24 July, 1942, when he was involved in some sort of a collision as he departed the Kirkenes airfield (Observer Loss List).

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