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1 Adam, PaulFw2/Kü.Fl.Gr-606Ju 52n Werk # 5945 "DC + SF" (lost)Transport Operational ClaspKIC 4 March, 1941 during a courier flight between Gardermoen and Berlin, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Alfred Gans, R/O; Uffz August Ahrens, Mechanic and Uffz Hans Müller, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
2 Adams, ErichGefr2/TG-20 (Nautsi Finland)Ju 52/3m Werk # 6816 "7U + OK" (lost 10/21/44)Transport Operational ClaspMIA 21 October, 1944; sd by Russian ac and crashed into the Mutusjärvi Lake, killing the remaining crew: Ofw Alfred Böhm and Ogefr Alf Schuhmacher (Flyvrak Norway). Added: hey were sd by a Soviet fighter. The Lake is in Inari, Finland. Another source reported all three were KilledInAction (KIA); no VDK burial detail (D.Drury). The Werk # was previously stated as 6069 incorrectly. That Ju 52 was accidentally damaged on 8 May, 1945, at Buvika, Norway after being stolen by three soldiers who had intended to fly it to Sweden
3 Aller, AlfredUffzJGr Drontheim (Grove Denmark)Bf 109E Werk # 3557 (or 3559 per Danish Report) "76" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 25 May, 1941; crashing into the North Sea northwest of Klitmöller Denmark, near Aalborg, after aerial combat. Source: SIG Norway. He bailed but his parachute became entangled with the AC, and he was drug into the sea with his AC. His body was recovered from the sea and he was buried in the Aalborg Cemetery (Air War over Denmark).
4 Altenähr, FritzFw12/12/1913Allagen bei ArnsbergUnkHe 111 (lost 4/16/45)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew 16 April, 1945 while on a return from La Rochelle France; crash location and cause not reported. Remaining crew (all buried Augsburg-Westfriedhof): Uffz Alfred Bockermann, Co-pilot (geb 8/27/21 Hamburg); Ofw Karl Kossmann, R/O (geb 5/15/12 Ankum/Bersenbrück); Ofw Helmut Henker, Gnr (geb 6/22/13 Zeitz) and Fw Fritz Tscharnke, Flt Engr? (geb 4/4/14 Weissing). Source: F.Braun.
5 Ambs, AlfredLt1/22/1923Miesbach7ZG-101, 2/JG-104, Erprobung (Test) Nowotny (10/44), 11/JG-7 (Brandenburg-Briest)Me 110 in ZG-101, Bf 109G in 2/JG-104, Me 262
EK 1 & 2
Glider Badge "C"(11/23/39)
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Ambs had only one weeks training in the Me 262 before flying his first combat mission. All victories in the Me 262. One known victim was a B-17 (see below) which blew up, and the only survivor was the tailgunner, Craig Bennett. The story was featured on the History Channel. The detail is in the 5/2000 Jager Blatt. Another known victory, a P-51 on 14 March, 1945. Three B-17s NW of Dresden on 21 March, 1945. A B-17 in the Cottbus area on 22 March, 1945. Three more B-17s in the Dessau area on 24 March, 1945. On this same date, 24 March, 1945, he was shot down by a P-51 over the Brandenburg/Brest airfield. Wounded in the face and left hand by plexiglass fragments, he managed to bail safely from 6500 meters. He made a rough landing in a nearby forest, injuring his left knee, and unable to stand. The rescuing Germans thought he was a Negro (American) from the sight of all the dried blood on his face. When they opened his jacket they saw he was a German Lt., and was treated better! After the war, he was an architecht in Munich. Magnus. Letter on file.
6 Anders, AlfredUffz9/KG-51 (2/43)Ju 88A
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/3/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List. Added: Fw Anders and his Observer, Fw Ludwig Stallner, reported WIA 13 February, 1943, by enemy fire at Natotschniji Qu.Meister File).
7 Anders, AlfredFwI/Schl.G-1 (S.U.)Fw 190A-5 Werk # 5964 "E" (lost 7/5/43)Assault Operational ClaspMIA 5 July, 1943 at Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 612, cause unknown.
8 Andres, AlfredFw1/Schl.G-1 (S.U.)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 1789 "White A" (lost 8/1/42)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 1 August, 1942 at Kalatsch, cause unknown.
9 Anton, AlfredStab/ZG-26Bf 110G-2 Werk # 637_?Wound Badge
Destroyer Operational Clasp		Shot down with wounds in Werk # 637_, 9 October, 1943, opposing U.S. bombers during the Münster raids.
10 Appel, AlfredUffz12/25/1919III/KG-40, 14/JG-301 (3/45 Reich Def)He 177, Bf 109G-10 Werk # 610100 or 150734 (per Bf 109Loss List) "Red 4" (lost 3/2/45)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 2 March, 1945 after aerial combat with American fighters. His remains, and his wrecked G-10, were found years later in Reesen, where he is buried. Jager Blatt article. Added: This former bomber pilot was pressed into Reich Defense, and was killed on his first JG-301 mission, reported to have crashed onto the Burg airfield (CK).

Courtesy Christian König
11 Arens, AlfredFw6/JG-301 (11/44)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 733693 "Red 29" (lost 11/26/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 21 November, 1944; after aerial combat with a P-51 at Sarstedt; buried Hildesheim Cem. (C.König).
12 Arndt, AlfredUffz5/JG-11 (Wunstorf)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 16499 "Yellow 1" (lost 2/10/44)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 10 February, 1944 at Haidmühle, cause unknown. Mombeek MIA List. Believed to have been his first mission.
13 Arndt, WernerFwIII./KG 30Ju 88 A-4 "4D + ED" Werknr 140242 (lost), Ju 88 A-4 Werknr 142113 (lost 11/42)KIC 5 November, 1942; takeoff accident at Nautsi Norway on a non-operational flight. Remaining crew (all KIC): Fw Franz Frei, Obsv; Uffz Friedrich Steube (20/06/20 in Dortmund, soldier since 1938 (CK), R/O and Ofw Fritz Reinike, Mech. Source: SIG Norway. WIA 15 June, 1942; shot down at the Kemi Bridge, an Uffz at the time. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Alfred Rennel, Observer; Fw Kurt Andreas, R/O and Ogefr Hans Matthias, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.


Steube
14 Arnold, AlfredUffz2/JG-77 (S.U.)Bf 109E-4 Werk # 0741 "Black 14" (lost 5/12/42)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 12 May, 1943 after being shot down by flak at Kertsch. He was seen bailing, however his final disposition not reported.
15 Auer, AlfredUffz4/12/1922Krumnussbaum (CKönig)4/JG-1 (7/42 Woensdrecht)Fw 190A-2 Werk # 0336 "CM + EF" (lost 7/6/42)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 6 July, 1942 when his A-2 crashed at Woensdrecht airfield due to engine failure. Buried Ysselsteyn, BS/1/20. This had been the AC of Uffz Günther Kirchner.


Courtesy Christian König
16 Auer, AlfredLt6/LG-1 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140751 "L1 + LP" (lost 9/14/42)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW with unnamed crew 14 September, 1942; crash landed on Spilmans Farm, Aylesby, near Grimsby after being hit by flak (Ju 88 Loss List).
17 Auernig, Roman Dr.Maj7/20/1905AustriaStfkpt 1/KG-28He 111H-4 Werk # 3293 "1T + AH" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA the night of 4 March, 1941 when, as acting as Observer for pilot, Uffz Alfred Dries (born 5/22/1917, KilledInAction (KIA)), they were shot down during mine-laying operations in the Severn Estuary. Shot down by Barry AA guns, he crashed into the sea, one half mile off Nells Point, Barry. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Alfred Dries, Uffz Hans Hartisch, R/O (MIA) and Gefr Heinrich Felton, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA)). The two deceased are buried At CC/7/8; Uffz Dries, Gr 203 and Gefr Felton, Gr 201. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny & D.Drury.
Cannock Chase
18 Auerochs, PaulOfwFFS B 17 (Blindschule)Bv 138B-1 Werk # 2016 (85% damaged)Wound BadgeInjured in a crash during foul weather at Bug/Rügen after a Blind School exam flight on 27 October, 1943. Remaining crew: Uffz Alfred Kuhn(KIC), R/O and Ogefr Waller(Injured), Mechanic. Also onboard, two pilot trainees, Ogefr Gert Wiemann(KIC) and Lt Georg M.Ott(Injured). Jager Blatt 4/2004
19 Aurass, AlfredMost likely an FFS Training unitAr 68Source: Wings Palette-Pilots
20 Bachfelden, Alfred Prank vonLt3/KG-53He 111H-4 Werk # 3235 "A1 + LL" (lost 5/4/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 4 May, 1941 after his ac was damaged by a night fighter, and made a forced landing at Sharrington, Norfolk. Remaining crew: Gefr Blasius Regnat, Obs (POW); Gefr Bruno Kauhardt, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC/5/10/228) and Uffz Walter Richter, Flt Engr (POW) (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: von Bachselten.
Cannock Chase
21 Backhaus, Hans JürgenLt6/KG-4He 111H Werk # unk "5J + FP" (lost 6/19/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 19 June, 1940; sd by a Spitfire of No. 19 Sq., piloted by F/O George Ball, and crashed into the sea off Margate, Kent. Remaining crew: Fw Alfred Reitzig, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Theodor Kühn, R/O (POW) and Uffz Fritz Boeck, Flt Engr (POW). Reitzig buried in Margate Cem., Sec 50, Gr 15030 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling Bachhaus.
22 Bäder, Alfred Albrecht?Uffz9/JG-26 (France)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 140019 "Yellow 12" (lost 9/27/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 27 September, 1943 during aerial combat with a Spitfire at the Beauvais airfield. Alternate spelling: Baeder (109 Loss List).
23 Bähnsch, HelmutLt5/KG-53He 111H-2 Werk # 5718 "A1 + LN" (lost 9/15/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 15 September, 1940 after his ac was hit by fighters, possibly Spitfires of No.92 Sq. during a reconnaissance flight. The ac crashed at Benenden, Kent. Remaining crew: Uffz Siegfried Bauer, Obs (POW); Uffz Ernst Butler, R/O (WIA/POW); Fw Ottmar Maier, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC/1/3/79) and Gefr Alfred Hoffmann, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC/1/3/81) (D.Drury).
Cannock Chase
24 Banholzer, AlfredHptm9/8/1912Wellendingen, Württemberg2/KGz.b.V.-5 (12/42), Stfkpt 3/KG-55, Stfkpt 3/KG(J)-55(12/44)He 111H & Bf 109G
RK(1/14/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/27/43)
EP(6/7/43)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		318 combat missions. Deceased 27 December, 1980, Wellindingen. Added: An Observer in December, 1942, he was transferred to his Transport unit, flying numerous supply missions on the Eastern front (C.König).
25 Barein, ErichUffz5/KG(J)-55Bf 109G-14 (lost 1/4/45)Student pilotKIFA 4 January, 1945; collided with another 109 piloted by Hptm Alfred Veith, while on a training flight near Plattling. Veith, an RK Holder, bailed safely despite serious injuries.
26 Barrenscheen, GünterOblt13/08/185./KG 30Ju 88 A-4 Werk # 1506 "4D + HN" (lost 05/04/42),probably at least Bomber Operational Clasp in BronzeKilledInAction (KIA) 5 April, 1942; crashed during an operation at Murmansk. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Albert Hölper, Observer; Uffz Alfred Recksch, R/O and Uffz Max Gries, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway. Added: damaged by Russian AA fire over Murmansk, the ac crashed at Lakselv just before arriving at Banak. The crew were buried at the German Cem, at Botn-Rognan (Flyvrak Norway). Added: Per the VDK, burials as follows: Oblt Barrenscheen, Blk B, Gr 468; Uffz Hölper, Blk A, Gr 364 and Uffz Gries, Blk A, Gr 1080. No known grave for Uffz Recksch (D.Drury). Added: 15th+16th combat mission in He-111 "A1 + AB"


Courtesy Oleg Marin
27 Bärsdorf, Gerhard Alfred WihleLt7/18/1920Leubus7Adj II/JG-300 ("Herrmann" 2/44), 5 & 6/JG-300Fw 190A-8 Wk # 172997 "Yellow 7" (lost 7/28/44 at Gerring/Erfurt)EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 28 July, 1944, colliding during aerial combat with Ofhr Friedrich Schenk of 2/JG-300. Bärsdorf and Hirschfeld were on the same flight and both lost AC at Erfurt, Hirschfeld was also KilledInAction (KIA). One known victory, a Lancaster at Hamburg on 30 July, 1943. A 2nd, a Lancaster at Remscheid on 31 July, 1943. A 3rd, a B-17 2 km S of Gifhorn on 22 February, 1944. A 4th, a B-24 at Vienenbürg on 7 July, 1944. A 5th, a B-24 SE of Linz on 25 July, 1944. A double victory on 26 July, 1944; both B-17s, one near Vienna, the other, unconfirmed, NE of Graz. His 7th official, a B-17 near Gerring on 28 July, 1944, just prior to his death from the collision 2 km from Gehren, near Erfurt, with Ofhr Schenk. Five unconfirmed victories.
28 Bartel, AlfredFwII/JG-26 (Channel)Fw 190A-4 Werk # 2460 (lost 1/20/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 20 January, 1943 due to enemy fire over the Channel.
29 Bartel, FredUffzII/JG-26Fw 190A-2 Werk # 5412 (80% dam 8/11/42)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in a takeoff accident at Epinol on 11 August, 1942 after hitting an obstruction. This could be Alfred Bartel, the name "Fred" the nickname for Alfred.
30 Bartel, WernerUffzFi 156C Werk # 1194 "GN + HP" (interned in Sweden)Liason Operational ClaspEscaped, undamaged, on 20 March, 1945, with three "true" refugees from the Danzig area to Jämjö Sweden; Dr Jur. Alfred Luscate, Mrs Emmaline Luscate and Mrs Lilli Maria Stämmermann. Source: B.Widfeldt
31 Bartels, ErnstUffz4/25/1915Wuppertal11(St)/LG-1 (37 Barth), 5J/88 (1/38 Vitorio Spain), 11/LG-1 (9/39)Ju 87A-0 Werk # 29-2 (in Spain), Ju 87B (lost 9/39)
Spanish Cross in Gold		Source: Weal-Osprey. Additional by Brian Hilderman: He and Gnr Uffz Chutsch were KilledInAction (KIA) 25 September, 1939; sd by flak over Warsaw. In Spain, he had another Gnr, Uffz Alfred Fleisch who was killed in France on 17 May, 1940.
32 Barthel, AlfredUffz15/JG-26 (7/41)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 4954 (lost 7/23/41), Bf 109F, Fw 190A-2 Werk # 5412 (8/42 crash)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 23 July, 1941; shot down at Manighem, near Ostende, during aerial combat with Spitfires and suffered burns, but bailed successfully. Hospitalized at Courtrai. On 11 August, 1942, he was injured in a crash in his Fw 190, when he hit an object taking off from Epinoy. One known victory, his 1st, a Blenheim Mk IV of No.21 Sq., at Ostende on 23 July, 1941.
33 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).
34 Baumann,Fw15/NJG-3 (2/44), 6/NJG-3 (2/45)Ju 88C-6 in 5 Staffel, Ju 88G-6 Werk # 621300 "D5 + ?P" (lost 2/2/45)
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a "4 mot" N of Zerbst on 20 February, 1944. Added: His Wk# 621300 was hit by flak at Küstrin the night of 1/2/February, 1945, pilot and crew disposition unknown. Remaining crew: Lt Heinrich Böcking (23/09/22 in Trier) and Uffz Fallier (M.Balss) (Acc to Veit Scherzer (2010) Uffz Falliner, Alfred of 6./NJG 3, born 27/06/20 in Lyck was KIA on 11/01/44 at Abbensen near Peine area Hannover, CK).
35 Baumann,Fw3/KGr-606 (8/42 Malta)Ju 88Bomber Operational ClaspFlew bombing operations in the Mediterranean. Remaining crew: Ogefr Köhler, Observer; Uffz Alfred Partzsch, R/O; Fw Döring, Gunner. Jager Blatt 1/2003.
36 Baumeister, PeterFw8./KG 53 (02/37 to 07/40)He 111 H-2 (lost 12/07/40)Wound BadgeFlugbuch. Added: POW 12 July, 1940; shot down with wounds by Hurricanes of No.17 Sq., piloted by P/O Geoffrey Edw.Pittman & Sgt Desmond Fopp. The Heinkel crashed into the sea off Orfordness, Suffolk (when on combat mission against convoy 'Booty' off Orfordness, CK) Remaining crew: Oblt Helmut von Brocke, Obsv (born on 28/08/16 in Weißenburg/Elsaß (CK), WIA/DOW, bur at sea); Uffz Werner Weber & Fw B.Wlazlak (or Wloylak), designations and fate unknown; and Gefr Alfred Mehringer (WIA/DOW, bur at sea) (D.Drury).
37 Baumer, AlfredUffz13/JG-53 (9/40), 1/JG-53 (6/41 S.U.)Bf 109E-4/B (9/40), Bf 109F-2 Werk # 5499 (lost 6/29/41) EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured 29 June, 1941 in a ramming accident with F-2 Wk# 8094 during a takeoff at Baranowitschi. Source: Jochen Prien. His first known victory, a Soviet I-15 on 26 June, 1941.
38 Baumgartner, HeinrichFw11/KG-26 (Lübeck-Blankensee)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 142450 "1H + LW" (lost 6/14/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew 14 June, 1944 when their ac was reported to have crashed into the Baltic Sea, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Gefr Hans Dehler (MIA), Ogefr Hans Heinrich Gellert (possibly Johann Heinrich Gellert buried Höxter Gr 8) and Gefr Alfred Janik (MIA) (D.Drury).
39 Beck, AlfredFwFl.ü.G.-1Bf 109E-7 Werk # 2481 (lost 12/1/43) Pilot BadgeKIC 1 December, 1943; crashed at Brüssels during a delivery flight, cause unknown.
40 Becker-Ross, Helmut GottfriedOblt06/09/1914Bartschin (now Barcin, Poland)5/KG3 (Antwerp-Deume)Do 17 Z-3 Werk# 3458, “5K+GN” (lost 09/15/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA 15 September 1940 after his aircraft collided with a Hurricane of RAF 607 Squadron (probably F/O Thomas P M Cooper-Slipper) prior to reaching the target and crashed at Wilden Wood, near Marden Thorn, Kent. On this flight Oblt Becker-Ross was the observer and flight commander. The identity of the pilot is not established. The remaining crew comprised Ofw G Brückner, Fw Wilhelm Brinkmann, and Fw Alfred Hansen and one of these was the pilot. After the crash the aircraft exploded following which the remains of the crew could not be properly identified. They were initially buried as three unknowns but currently no known graves. Interestingly the VDK lists Oblt Becker-Ross as buried in the German war cemetery at Bourdon, France in Block 7, Row 16, Grave 324.davedrury
41 Becker, AlfredOfw1(F)/33 Long Range Reconnaissance Sq.Ju 88 (all models), Bf 109F-4/R3Observer Operational ClaspJager Blatt article.
42 Beckmann, AlfredFw1(H)/11, (H)/12Fw 189A
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/24/43)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
43 Behnisch, RudolfLt4/KG-26 (9/39), Stab II/KG-26 (4/40)He 111H-3 "1H + AC" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 3 April, 1940 after being shot down off Redcar on an armed reconnaissance mission against British shipping. He was shot down by a Spitfire of RAF No. 41 Sq., piloted by F/Lt Norman Ryder. Benischs AC had been damaged earlier by naval fire and was unable to evade Ryders attacks, and was forced to ditch in the North Sea, being picked up by a Scarborough fishing boat, Silver Line. Remaining crew (all POW): Lt Georg Kempe (WIA), Observer, Uffz Albert Weber, wireless operator, Uffz Alfred Bächle, mechanic and Obstlt Hans Hefele, Grp Kdr II/KG-26, who wanted to see for himself how the recon mission operated! As a result of a well-placed hit from Bächle, Ryder too, was forced to ditch and was rescued by the Hartlepool trawler, Alaskan. Alternate spelling: Benisch.


44 Behr, AlfredUffz2/JG-1 (6/43 Schiphol)Fw 190A-4 Werk # 7033 (or Wk# 2630) "Black 4" (70% dam 6/16/43) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		Injured 16 June, 1943 when his 190 overturned during a force landing at the Gilze-Rihen airfield at Katwijk Holland due to engine trouble.
45 Behrendt, AlfredUffz6/SKG-210 (S.U.)Bf 110D-3 Werk # 3718 ""S9 + LP" (lost 8/24/41)Destroyer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 24 August, 1941 near Novgorod. Bf 110 Loss List
46 Behrens, Alfred12/23/1914LG-1, NJG-1Ju 88A-4 in LG-1, Bf 110Night Fighter Operational ClaspDeceased 26 July, 1997. Jager Blatt Obit.
47 Beine, Alfred7/1/1921Waltrop611/JG-54 (2/44 S.U.), 14/JG-54 (12/44)Fw 190A-8 Werk# 960086 "Black ?" (lost)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 23 December, 1944; crashing at Liege Belgium. Buried Münster-Lauheide, Block A/178 (Rosseels). His first known victory, a Soviet La-5 on 15 February, 1944. A 2nd, a Yak-9 on 14 July, 1944. A 3rd & 4th, two Yak-9s on 21 July, 1944. A 5th, an Il-2 on 26 August, 1944. A 6th, an La-5 on 5 September, 1944.
48 Beis, AlfredUffz1/JG-2Fw 190A-8 Werk# 171030Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 6 July, 1944; Combat with 30 P-47s, Mantes. Mombeek MIA List.
49 Belz, AlfredLt04/10/23 (CK) 5./JG 27 KIA - Bf 109 G-14/AS (Black 7 + -) by fighters vic Gescher, Krs. Coesfeld. Credited with 3 victories.33./JG 106 (02/44), Stab II./JG 27 (08/44), Stfkpt 5./JG 27 (09/44 CK)Bf-109 G-14/AS "Black 7 + -" (lost, CK)
EK 1 & 2

possibly Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze
Added CK: KIA on 26 September 1944 by fighters nrar Gescher, Kreis Coesfeld (CK). One known victory, a B-17 W of Hexheim on 25 February, 1944. A double victory on 24 August, 1944; a B-24 at Wittingan/Moravia and a P-51 S of Budweis/Böhmen.
50 Berg, AlfredFw4/JG-53Bf 109E-4 Werk # 1531 "White 3 + -" (lost 10/28/40)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 28 October, 1940 after aerial combat over England, force landing at Haywards Heath. He bailed safely without injury. Source: Jochen Prien. This may have been "White 4". Both "White 3" and "White 4" were described in the JG-53 Chronicles. White 3 seems correct, as it shows up elsewhere.
51 Berg, Herbert vom (von?)Hptm6/13/19115/KG-40He 177A-3 Werk # 535433 (or 535443) "F8 + BN" (lost 11/21/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 21 November, 1943 when his ac was damaged by AA fire from an escort vessel, HMS Calder. The ac put down in the sea, north of Cape Ortegal, Corunna, Spain. The escort vessel was providing cover for convey's SL139 & MKS30. Remaining crew, four buried in Cuacos de Yuste, Row 3: Fw Alfred Büthe, Gr 46; Uffz Alfred Hartmann, Gr 44; Uffz Georg Hippe, Gr 45; Fw Willi Stegner, Gr 42 and Uffz Josef Pelters (MIA) (D.Drury).
52 Bergeest, HarryUffz6/26/19227/NJG-2 (2/44 Gilze-Rijen)Ju 88C-6 Werk # 720321 "R4 + BR" (lost 2/16/44)Night Fighter Operational ClaspKIFA the night of 15/16 February, 1944; his Ju 88 crashed at the Twente Holland airfield, blinded by Twente searchlights during his landing approach. Remaining crew (KIFA): R/O Gefr Alfred Artmann (7/12/1922) and Engr Ogefr Horst Bühring (12/19/1921). All buried Ysselsteyn Block Q, Row 10,: Uffz Bergeest Gr 237, Ogefr Bühring Gr 238 and Gfr Artmann Gr 239. (DeSwart & Lost Aircraft Report).
53 Bergel, HeinzLt25/04/23 (ckonigxx)Leipzig (ckonigxx)12/NJG 5 (06/44 Adj Stab) (ckonigxx)Bf-110 G-4 Werk # 720054 (dam 12/15/43), Bf-110 G-4 "C9 + BB" Werknr. 740219 (lost on 12/06/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured during an emergency landing 15 December, 1943 at the Fassberg airfield due to a fuel shortage (Bf 110 Loss List). KilledInAction (KIA) on 12/04/44, shot down by night fighter vic Moussy-la-Vieux 29 km NW of Paris(ckonigxx) . Crew: KilledInAction (KIA) Radop Lt Alfred August Emil Rohde (02/08/06 in Potsdam). WIA Uffz Otto Kreutzfeld bailed out (ckonigxx) Buried Champigny-St-Andre (Block 7, Row 9, Grave 711) (ckonigxx) One known victory, a "4 mot" 50 km SW of Berlin on 24 March, 1944.


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54 Berghofer, JohannUffz19/08/21Franzheim5./KG 27He-111MIA on 1 September 1941 near Balta / Kajetanowka / Lipetzkoje / Zardekowo (Ukraine). Another source listed them as MIA in Eupatoria/ Jewpatorija (Krim,Ukraine) He might not be the pilot of the crew (MIA): Uffz Alfred Kainz (born 16/09/19), Uffz Erich Kammradt (born 24/03/21), OGefr Georg Brauer (born 12/07/17), Gefr Heinz Lührs (born 19/08/21).


CKönig
55 Bering, AlfredUffzSG Assault unitFw 190F
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45)

EK 1 & 2
Assault Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
56 Berneike, AlfredUffz5/KG-76 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2516 "F1 + MN" (lost 8/7/43)Bomber Operational ClaspThis ac reported lost at Bizerta 7 August, 1943, cause unknown, crew returned (Ju 88 Loss List).
57 Berthold, AlfredUffzI/StG-151 Yugoslavia)Ju 87D-1 Werk # 2141 (lost 7/23/43)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with unnamed crew 23 July, 1943 NW of Pancevo, no cause reported. Source: Yugo crashes-Shrani & Ju 87 Loss List.
58 Beyerle, AlfredLt7/NJG-6Bf 110C
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/2/43)

EK 1 & 2
EP (11/2/42)
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
59 Beyerle, AlfredLt10/16/1921Zossen7 & 8/KG-6 (Channel)Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144372 "3E + HS" (lost 4/25/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with two other unnamed crew 25 April, 1943, crashed at Bromley, Kent, after being shot down by a Mosquito of No. 85 Sq, piloted by P/O Lintott (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew: Fw Josef Schlund (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC/1/7/261), Fw Georg Schuster (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC/1/7/260) and Uffz E.Behmer (POW, bailed safely). Lt Beyerle buried CC/1/7/262. Source: D.Drury. This person seems to be different than the Alfred Beyerle in a Nightfighter unit.
Cannock Chase
60 Beyschlag, KarlMajJG-53 (7/41 Tyranowka S.U.; 4/42 Comiso)Bf 109F-2, Bf 109F-4 (Trop) at Comiso
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC 7 March, 1942; "accident" crashing in a Do 17Z, Werk # 3309 "BB + NQ" (lost) 30 km south of Neapel. He was not listed as a passenger, as were Oblt Wilhelm Trachte and Ogefr Alfred Meng, also killed. Pictured in the JG-53 Chronicles by Jochen Prien
61 Bick, RudolfUffz28/11/18 (CK)Schwelm (CK)3./KG 53 (04/43)He 111 H-11 Werk # 8517 (lost 04/05/43)KIFA with his entire crew, 5 April, 1943, when they collided mid-air with He 111 Wk# 8503 (15% dam) near Wallgau. Remaining crew: Uffz Otto Ditmer, Obs; Uffz Fritz Köhler, R/O; Ogefr Norbert Warniczak, Mech and Gefr Alfred Hilger, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
62 Bickelmann, AlfredGefrI/JG-26 (12/41)Bf 109F-4 & Fw 190A-1Fighter Operational Clasp
63 Bierling, Georg AlfredUffzHamburg7/ZG-76Bf 110C-4 Werk # 2137 "2N + FM" (lost 9/9/40)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 9 September, 1940; hit by flak at Munns Gore, Borden, near Sittingbourne, Kent. His unnamed gunner also KilledInAction (KIA) (Bf 110 Loss List). Uffz Bierling buried CC, Blk 4, Gr 54. Added: His unnamed gunner, Uffz Friedrich Kurella (geb 4/21/1915), buried at CC, Blk 4, Gr 55 (Luftwaffe Graves UK).
Cannock Chase
64 Bilek, AlfredFwVienna (CKönig)53/JG-3 (5/44; 8/44 Borkheide), 11/JG-3 (4/45)Bf 109G-14/AS Werk # 165691 "Yellow 9" (lost 8/29/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		His "Yellow 9" lost 28 August, 1944 at Valtice CZ due to engine failure, pilot returned safely. One known victory, his 1st, a P-51 NE of Stendal on 19 May, 1944. His 2nd, a P-51 at Itzehöhe on 24 May, 1944. His 3rd, a P-51 on 30 May, 1944, no location. His 4th, a B-17 on 24 August, 1944, no location given. Injured in a crash landing after aerial combat on 2 November, 1944. His 5th, an La-5 on 20 April, 1945. Magnus Report. Added: he survived the war (CKönig)
65 Billing, AlfredOfwDroyssig2/KG-40 (1/44)Fw 200C Werk # Unk (lost 8/43), He 177A-3 Werk # 332231 "5J (or 6N) + ZL" (lost 1/22/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC the night of 21/22 January, 1944 after suffering an engine failure as they approached the Sussex coast, and ordering the crew (unnamed) to bail. Earlier, in August 1943, he was forced to ditch an Fw 200 after being hit by enemy fire. He was rescued by a U-boat (Luftwaffe Google Books via S.Youngs). Added: His body washed ashore at Dover, 23 January, 1944; buried Hawkinge Cem. Kent, German Plot O, Row 7, Gr 10 (Luftwaffe Graves UK).
66 Binder, KarlFwFlugzeug Führer Schule B-34 (FFS B-34) (Kastrup)Ju 88A-12 Werk # 397 (70% damaged)Bomber Operational ClaspInjured in a training crash on 26 November, 1943 at the Kastrup airfield when the AC overturned on landing, no cause given. Remaining crew: Fw Alfred Polack, R/O (KIC) and Co-pilot Uffz Karl Porath, injured. Polack was buried in the Kobenhavn Bispebjerg Cemetery on 30 November, 1943, and transferred to the Kobenhavn Vestre Cemetery on 22 March, 1944. Source: Air War over Denmark.
67 Bindseil, AlfredOfw56/JG-1Fw 190A-8 Werk# 731091 "Yellow 4" (lost 7/20/44), A-8 #170393 "Yellow 11" (4/44)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 20 July, 1944; Combat with an RCAF Spitfire, piloted by F/L R.M. Stayner of No. 401 Sq. near St. Lo. Mombeek MIA List & RCAF Claims List). His 1st victory, a B-24 (HSS) in the Eifel area on 12 May, 1944. His 2nd, a P-51 at Kieler Bucht on 13 May, 1944. His 3rd, a B-17 SW of Magdeburg on 28 May, 1944 in "Yellow 11. His 4th & 5th, a Spitfire and a P-51 in the Caen area on 14 July, 1944.



68 Blass, SiegfriedFw9/KG-27He 111P-2 Werk # 1535 "1G + ??" (90% destroyed)Bomber Operational ClaspPilot believed uninjured 12 December, 1940, when his ac was attacked by a Beaufighter of No.604 Sq., piloted by F/Lt Hugh Speke w/ Sgt Alfred K.Sandifer, Radar Operator. It may have been a "shared victory" with a F/O Whitney W.Straight. Blass managed to return to Rennes, where his ac sustained further damage due to heavy ground contact. Remaining crew: Fw Kurt Müller, Obs (believed uninjured); Uffz Rudolf Kranert, R/O (WIA) and Uffz Martin Peper, Flt Engr (WIA/DOW 12/13/40, bur German War Cem., Mont-de-Huisnes (Fr) Crypt 9, Gr 95 (D.Drury).
69 Bleck, AlfredUffz59/JG-54 (S.U.), 7/JG-54 (S.U. 1/43)Bf 109F-2s #s 9615 "Yellow 13" (lost 7/30/41; cause unknown), 9660, 5761(lost), Bf 109G-2 Wk #13756 "Yel ?" (lost 1/4/43)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Lost 4 Bf 109F-2s (one Wk# unk.) before being KIC on 4 January, 1943, in Wk# 13756, 5 km south of Newel, no cause reported. His first known Soviet victory, an I-18 on 4 April, 1942. A 2nd, a MiG-3 on 29 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 30 August, 1942. A 4th, an Il-2 on 2 September, 1942.
70 Block, AlfredOblt1913/09/10 (CK)2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 (07/41-06/42 CK), Stfkpt 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 (01/43)Bf-110 E, Bf-109 F-4 "GB + KB" Werknr 8952 (lost 13/01/43)
EK 1 & EK 2

at least Recce Operational Clasp in Bronze		KilledInAction (KIA) 13 January, 1943, cause and location not reported. Source: D.Stankey & L.DeZeng & Bf 109 Loss List. Added: KIA 15 km SW of Pont du Fahs in Tunisia where he was flying as a Rottenführer on a combat operation. Acc. to Stfkpt Warmbold he tried to make a belly landing and was killed. He started as Obsv in 2(H)/14 where he flew with the unit during the very difficult Operation Crusader period before undertaking his pilot training. (CK)

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71 Bockermann, AlfredUffz8/27/1921HamburgUnkHe 111 (lost 4/16/45)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 16 April, 1945 while flying as Co-pilot with Fw Fritz Altenähr on a return flight from La Rochelle France, location and cause not reported. See Fw Altenähr for additional crew detail (F.Braun).
72 Bode, AlfredObltStab II/StG-77 (S.U.)Bf 110E-2 Werk # 3764 "KC + YR" (lost 7/20/41)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 20 July, 1941 at Kiew, cause unknown. Bf 110 Loss List
73 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
74 Bohn, Dietrich "Dieter"Lt01/04/22Neubrandenburg11./ KG 51Ju-88 A-5 Werknr 5264 (lost on11/11/41, 90% dam)WIFA/DOW on 11/11/41 after forced landing after a training flight near Augsburg airfield. He died on 12/11/41 in the Reservelazarett Augsburg. Crew: Radop Uffz Heinz Kalbfleisch (WIFA/ DOW Reservelazarett Augsburg), Gunr Gefr Rudolf Voth (WIFA/ DOW Reservelazarett Augsburg), Obsv Gefr Soest (WIFA). Moreover 1 civilian was killed and 3 wounded. Bohn was buried in the family grave in Neubrandenburg. His brother was also an Oblt who was KilledInAction (KIA) - si it might be Oblt Bohn, Paul Sepp. His brother in law Oblt Alfred Kröning (Stfkpt of 1/ Seenotstaffel) was MIA/ KilledInAction (KIA) in 1942.



CKönig
75 Bohnen, FritzFw4(F)/14Do 17M Werk # 780 "5F + OM" (lost)Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp		POW 21 July, 1940 after being shot down with wounds by Hurricanes of RAF No.238 Sq., piloted by Sq/Ldr Harold Fenton, Flt/Lt Donald Turner, F/O C.T.Davies, P/O J.S. Wigglesworth and Flt/Sgt L.G.Batt, while on a reconnaissance mission over airfields in Bournemouth, Bristo, Oxford and Portsmouth. The AC was shot down and crash-landed at Nutford Farm, 1 mile north of Blandford, Dorset at 15:00 hours. The AC of C.T.Davies was damaged by the Dorniers return fire. Remaining crew: Oblt Georg Thiel, Observer (WIA) and Uffz Alfred Werner, R/O-Gunner (WIA). All were POWs. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny.


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76 Böhrer, AlfredLt12/12/19222/KG-2Do 217E-4 Werk # Unk "U5 + GK" (lost 5/30/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA the night of 29/30 May, 1942; failed to return from a mission off the East Coast, in the vicinity of Cromer, Norfolk; no further detail (D.Drury).
77 Bokr, AlfredUffz3/7/1923Holthausen4/JG-301 (11/44)Fw 190A-9/R11 Werk # 202386 (lost 11/27/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 27 November, 1944; after aerial combat with a P-51 near Hörsum a.d. Leine (C.König).
78 Bollmann, AlfredObstlt9/9/1905Berlin4/KG-26, Stab/KG-100 (6/43), Kdr III/KG-55 (8/43)He 111 P in KG-26, He 111H-11 Werk # 110065 "G1 + AD" (lost 9/30/43), Bf 109G
RK(10/29/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43)
EP(9/21/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		Shot down by Russian fighters 30 September, 1943 near Pyatishatki, he and the crew were able to bail safely. Remaining crew: Uffz Hermann Schön, pilot; Uffz Harald Friedrich, R/O; Ogefr Günther Jaufke, Flt Engr and Ogefr Heinz Vetter, Gnr.. The pilot, Uffz Schön was killed when his chute failed to open. An Observer, Bollmann flew 290 missions.
79 Bongard, AlfredUffz4/9/1921Eilenburg1/JG-11Fw 190A-8 Werk # 680528 "Black 9" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 9 June, 1944; believed shot down by Allied fighters in the invasion area, near La Sorierel, Caen. Alternate spelling Bonbard.
80 Borreck, Hans-JoachimUffz66/JG-26 (9/44), 5/JG-26 (11/44)Fw 190A-8, Fw 190A-9 Werk # 750132 "White 8" (lost 11/44)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 6 November, 1944 near Dueren by AA fire from the 555th AA Bn. shortly after downing his 6th, a P-47 at low altitude. Shot down 3 September, 1944 along with Emil Lang and Alfred Gross. A promising Nachwuchs, and Lang's wingman, he made a forced landing at another Belgian field and caught a ride to Düsseldorf. Gross bailed out, badly wounded, but never returned to JG-26. Lang was killed in an inverted dive, hitting the ground and exploding ia a fireball, The victors were P-51s of 55th FG, 338th FS. One known early victory, a Spitfire at Fauville-en-Caux on 17 August, 1944. Another, a P-51 at Beauvais-Tille on 18 August, 1944. A P-47, later the same day, at Clermont. His 4th, a P-51 at Dinxperlo on 17 September, 1944 (Perry Claims). His 6th victory, a P-47 of 36FG, 22FS at Gey, SW of Düren, on 6 November, 1944, just minutes before his death.



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81 Bott, HelmutOblt5/19/1914Wallerstein/Nördlingen Bay5/KG-77Do 17Z Werk # 2640 "(lost 5/10/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 10 May, 1940 during the French Campaign when he crashed at an undisclosed location in Belgium. Buried Lommel, Block 15/126. Source: A. Rosseels. Added: Shot down by flak near Vroenhoven, nearby Kesselt, Belgium, but there may also have been an attack by Fiat CR.42's, of the Belgian AF, piloted by Sgt Jan Maes & S/Lt Jean Offenberg. The fighter claims are unconfirmed. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA), all bur Lommel, Blk 15): Lt Robert Weiss, Obs (bur Gr 125); Fw Alfred Baumgartner, R/O (bur Gr 292) and Ofw Hermann Spohr, Flt Engr (bur Gr 598). Pilot Oblt Bott buried Gr 126 (D.Drury).
Lommel, Belgium
82 Brachmann, AlfredUffz2NJG-2, 1/NJG-3 (6/42), 2/NJG-3 (4/43)Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Halifax on 30 June, 1942. A 2nd, a Stirling on 4 April, 1943. Alternate spelling: Brackmann & 3 or 4 victories (Boiten)
83 Brandenburg, JohannesHptm7/28/1910Innien, HolsteinI/StG-2, 2/StG-2, Stfkpt 4/KG-1 (04/41-03/42 CK S.U.)Ju 87, Ju 88A-4 Werk # 4618 "V4 + UM" (lost 2/28/42)
RK(9/18/40)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber & Conventional Bomber Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 28 February, 1942, when, during an attack on enemy troops in the forest south east of Dubrovo, 10 km south west of Kholm. His Ju 88 was hit by another Stuka's bomb and crashed in flames, killing its crew: Uffz Alfred Etienne, Obs; Gefr Gustav Panzer R/O and Uffz Gustaz Brettscheider, Gnr...Brandenburg found in the forest southeast Dubberow (Dubrowo) 10 km southwest of Cholm. Later army units found the remains of the machine and were able to identify Brandenburg on the basis of his Knight's Cross. He rests on the war cemetery in Korpovo (RUS); Endgrape layer: block 16. About 200 Stuka and bomber missions.
84 Brandes, AlfredUffz2/25/1919Triangel10/JG-3 (Venlo)Bf 109G-6 Werk# 160690 (lost 2/10/44)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 10 February, 1944; Aerial combat in his G-6 with P-47s, crashed at Beerzerveld, SW of Ommen (DeSwart). Added: Additional location detail; near Beetsterzwaag, south of Drachten per Mombeek MIA List. The AC and his body were recovered between 23-26 October, 1997. He is buried at Ysselstein, Block 1 CB, Row 14, Grave 339 (R.Schoutissen).
85 Brandt, JosefLt510/JG-3 (4/44), Stfkpt 2/JG-3 (12/44)Bf 109G-14/AS,EP

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Referred to in the F. Mörl Interrogation Report. Battle of the Ardennes pilot. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 "GC-1" by Miesterhorst on 11 April, 1944. His 2nd, a B-24 S of Sülze-Südheide on 8 May, 1944. His 3rd, a B-17 at Nidda on 12 May, 1944. His 4th, a B-17 at Nauen, W of Berlin, on 24 May, 1944. His 5th, a B-17 30 km SE of Memmingen on 18 July, 1944. Magnus Report. Added: involved in a collision on a transit flight on 23/03/44 with Uffz Alfred Freitag (KIFA), Brandt bailed uninjured. The Schwarmführer was Walther Hagenah. (CK)
86 Brautigam, HansOFw3./KG 54 (Channel)Ju 88 A-14 "B3 + BL" Werknr 144551 (lost 27/03/44)POW the night of 27/28 March, 1944 on the Bristol raid, when he was shot down by W/Cdr K.M.Hampshire and F/O T.Condon in a Mosquito XVII of RAAF No.456 Sq. The AC crashed at Walronds Park Farm, Isle Brewers, near Ilminster, Somerset at 23:50 hours. Remaining crew: Obv OGefr Kurt Chalon (POW); Radop Uffz Robert Belz (born 09/06/1920 KIA, CK), bur CC, Plot 7, Row 9, Gr 229) and Mech OGefr Alfred Maleztki (POW). Belzs body was found at Isle Brewers on 13 April, 1944. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny & D.Drury.


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87 Brede, WilliObltStfkpt 6/ZG-2Bf 110C-4 Werk # 3570 "A2 + ML" (lost 9/7/40)Destroyer Operational ClaspPOW 7 September, 1940 after aerial combat wih a Hurricane of No.1 Sq., piloted by Sgt Arthur Clowes off Birchington, Thanet, Kent. His Gunner, Uffz August Alfred Galla, KilledInAction (KIA), buried CC, Blk 1, Row 11, Gr 435. Bf 110 Loss List & D.Drury.
Cannock Chase
88 Bregant, AlfredLt1918/05/18 (CK)Marburg/Drau (CK)I./NJG 2 (08/40)Ju 88 C-2 "G9 + HP" Werknr 0256 (lost 29/08/40 CK)KIC with unnamed crew 29 August, 1940; crashed at Elsdorf during air-firing practice (apparently due to involuntary ground contact, CK). Added: Buried Köln Südfriedhof.


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89 Breitschädel, GeorgUffz6/KG-26 (Blankensee)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 6535 "1H + DP (lost 11/12/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 12 November, 1943 when the AC crashed into the Baltic Sea approximately 25 km east of Gedser Denmark, with the loss of the entire crew. The cause of the crash was not given. The pilot and Observer, Ogefr Wolfgang Beyerlein have no known graves. Remaining crew: Ogefr Helmut Meissner, R/O, was retrieved from the sea and buried at the Bispebjerg Cemetery on 30 November, 1943, then transferred to the Kobenhavn Vestre Cemetery on 22 March, 1944. Ogefr Alfred Deutschler, Gunner, was buried in the Kaliningrad Standortfriedhof. Source: Air War over Denmark.
90 Brettschneider, AlfredUffz11/16/192211/KG-27 (8/43)He 111H-6 Werk # Unk (lost 8/18/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 18 August, 1943; crashed during a thunderstorm, no location given. Found in a KG-27 Casualty List (C.König 3/2023).
91 Breves, AdolfHptm1916/12/2217-18Nachtjagdlehrgang 13 (43/44 CK), Stab IV./NJG 1 (05-07/44 CK), Stfkpt 12/NJG 1 (08/44 CK), Kdr II./NJG 1 (10/44 to end)Bf 110 G-4 "G9+CC" (CK)

EK 1 & 2

at least Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		Twelve victories were four-engine bombers and one Mosquito. One known victory, a Halifax 6 km SW of Courtrai on 9 May, 1944. A Lancaster N of Luxembourg on 11 May, 1944. A double victory on 13 June, 1944; both "4 mots", one at St. Trond, the other 32 km from Amsterdam. A triple victory on 17 June, 1944; all "4 mots", at Utrecht and Seiden. Another triple, all "4 mots" on 22 June, 1944; one at Venlo, one at Breda-Tilburg and one at Rosendaal. Another "4 mot" on 26 July, 1944, no location given. A "4 mot" at Rieneth on 13 August, 1944. A Mosquito N of the Düsseldorf airfield the night of 18/19 December, 1944. Deceased 28 March, 1993. Added: Crew in Düsseldorf 1945: OFw Walter Telsnig (survived the war), Uffz Alfred Ofers. (CK)


In front of "G9 + CC" in Düsseldorf 1945 (l to r): Telsnig, Breves, Ofers
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92 Briedl, AlfredLt5/ZG-76 (7/44 Prag-Ruzyne)Me 410B-2 Werk # 710388 "M8 + ?4" (lost 7/4/44)Destroyer Operational ClaspPilot reported KIC 4 July, 1944 when his ac crashed at Zabori, CZ. while on a training mission, probable cause technical failure. His R/O, Uffz Herbert Dahnken, survived by bailing (F.Braun).
93 Brink, AlfredUffz21/JG-2Fw 190A EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a P-47 N of Breteuil on 29 June, 1944. A 2nd, a P-47 SE of Conches on 5 July, 1944.
94 Brix,Fw14(Eis)/KG-55 (7/44 Riga)He 111H-16Bomber Operational ClaspHis Observer for 66 flights from 7/44 to 2/45 from airfields in Silesia was Ofw Karl Schäfer, an RK Holder. Remaining crew: a Gunner named Kügler, and Fw Alfred Opalka, R/O. Source: Kaiser RK book.
95 Brücker, Heinrich 'Hein'Obstlt5/5/1913Kiel12.J/88(Leg.Condor), II/StG-163, Stfkpt 9/StG-2, Kdr III/StG-2(8/40, 4/41 Romania), Kdr I/SKG-10, Kdr SG-4(5/44), EKdo 262 (2/45), JV-44(3/45)Bf 109B (in Spain), Hs 123, Ju 87R-2 & Ju 87B-1(dam 8/16/40) in III/StG-2, Fw 190A-7s in SG-4, Me 262A-1a in April, 1945
Spanish Cross

RK(6/24/41)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(44)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp		250 missions as Stuka and Assault pilot in WWII and another 250 missions in Spain. Kdr I/SKG-10 in June 43. His one known victory, a Hurricane over the English Channel on 16 August, 1940. Added: Earlier on 16 August, 1940, he and Gnr Uffz Alfred Zimmer, were slightly wounded, but managed to return to base. A Lt Heinrich Brucker was credited with an I-16 in Spain, an I-16. Brückner served in the post war Luftwaffe, deceased 14 June, 1984 in Eckernförde (D.Drury).
96 Bruder, ErichUffz10/13/19193(F)/123 (Channel)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1189 (lost 11/4/43)Observer Operational ClaspKIC with his Observer Lt Alfred Wiezorke and two other unnamed crew 4 November, 1943, crashed at Bruz, near Rennes, cause not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The entire crew killed in the crash, and buried in the War Cem at Mont de Huisnes, Vault 11. Pilot Uffz Bruder, Grave 23 and Lt Wiezorke (geb 9/5/1915), Grave 62. Remaining crew: Uffz Siegfried Krueger (geb 11/2/1922) Gr 83 and Fw Ernst Masanek (geb 1/4/1918) Gr 1943 (absa3945).
97 Buchheister, AlfredFw4/KG-55He 111H-6
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/21/42)
EP(1/27/41)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List & Thomas Wants.
98 Buchholz, HeinrichOFw26/01/13Stargard1./KG 53He-111 H-6 "A1 + AL" (lost)MIA on 28 December 1942 at Pleskau (Kiehl chronicle). Crew (all MIA): possibly Obsv + Stfkpt Hptm Ernst Gehrke (20/11/13), Mech OFw Georg Geltinger (05/11/16 in Mittelfranken), Obsv Fw Arno Gross (22/09/18 in Berlin), Gunr OGefr Alfred Bergmann (27/11/17 in Neu-Ulm). LOCS gives crash site in area of Velikiye Luki for Gehrke and VDH for Geltinger and Gross too. VDH lists Bergmann MIA at Orel. All those listed here were MIA on 28/12/42 but with different places. One of these is certainly the Radop, probably Gross though stated otherwise.


ergmann


Geltinger


Gross

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99 Budde, AlfredLt1922/11/2621Stafü 12./JG 54 (01/44), 11./JG 54 (07/44 S.U.), Stfkpt 14./JG 54 (08/44 repl Oblt Hartrampf)Fw 190 A-8 "Black 10" Werknr 171002 (lost)EP (44)

EK 1 & 2

at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		MIA 27 December, 1944 in Werk# 171002 at Schnee-Eifel, Belgium after aerial combat with Spitfires or P-47s close to the German border. His "Black 10" suffered a structural failure in the wing, and he was killed in the ensuing crash. His 1st Soviet victory, an Il-2 on 24 January, 1944. A Yak-9 on 11 July, 1944. A Yak-9 on 15 July, 1944. Two Soviet Boston IIIs on 21 July, 1944. A P-39 on 27 July, 1944. A Yak-9 on 28 July, 1944. A Yak-9 on 6 August, 1944. Two Yak-11s on 10 August, 1944. A Yak-9 on 11 August, 1944. A P-39 on 12 August, 1944. An La-5 on 19 August, 1944. An Il-2 and two Yak-9s on 25 August, 1944. A Yak-9 and an Il-2 on 26 August, 1944. An La-5 on 5 September, 1944. One known western victory, a B-25 in the Nijmegen area on 25 September, 1944. A 2nd, a P-47 S of Büllingen on 18 December, 1944.
100 Bülowius, AlfredObstlt1/14/1892Königsberg, OstpreussenKdr Stab/LG-1 (8/40 Orleans-Bricy), JG-26 (Butler Pilot List), Kdr Luftkdo-Dresden (5/45)Ju 88A-1, Ju 88A-5 Trop "L1 + AA" in LG-1
RK(7/4/40)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/9/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		French POW 18 June, 1940; known to have crashed a Ju 88 of 9/LG-1 at Pleneuf France after being hit by flak. His Observer this date was Oblt Schaumann was seriously wounded. Channel pilot. His unit attacked "Red" Tobins airfield at Middle Wallop, 14 August, 1940. In July 1944, he was named Commanding General II Jagdkorps. Deceased 9 August, 1968, Detmold. Alternate spelling: Buelowius.

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