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1 Fegers, Karl HeinzFw2/2/1919MünsterIV/KG-4 (9/42 Avord)He 111P-2 Werk # 2688 (lost 9/30/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 30 September, 1942 in a mid-air collision at St Solange, Cher, France. Both ac were destroyed, and crews killed on a non-combat flight. The 2nd ac was another P-2, of 10/KG-4, Werk # 1623, piloted by Lt Herbert Kurtz. No mention of remaining crew. Both pilots buried in the German War Cem at Dagneux France; Fw Fegers in Blk 24, Row 8, Gr 279; Lt Kurtz in Blk 24, Row 8 Gr 278 (D.Drury).
2 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.
3 Armbruster, ErichUffz1921/03/23 (CK)Rommelsbach (CK)9./ZG 26 (Reich Def)Bf 110 G-2 Werknr 150137 (lost 10/10/43)Wound Badge

possibly Destroyer Operational Clasp in Bronze		KIA/DOW, 10 October, 1943, opposing the Münster raid. Both crew were wounded. The Bf 110 Loss List & LW Loff Report states that Uffz Armbruster was KilledInAction (KIA) and 1 WIA. Added: Buried Friedhof Rommelsbach, Abteilung Kriegergräber Reihe 1 Grab 2 (CK)
4 Aude, H.Fw13/KGzbV-1 (5/40 Münster-Loddenheide)Ju 52/3m Werk # unk "1Z + ?X" (lost 5/10/40)Transport Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 at Leidschendam, hit by AA fire, pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: Pilot Fw Aude POW and returned to unit. Remaining crew (all POW briefly): Fw F.Kleschnitzki, Obs (to UK); Uffz J.Schäfer, R/O (Ret'd); Uffz G.Köhler, Mech/Gnr (Ret'd) and M.Gernely, Aux (a paratrooper (Ret'd) (SGLO).
5 Hoder, Erich3/JG-3Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20318Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Shot down with wounds in Werk # 20318, 8 October, 1943, opposing U.S. bombers during the Münster raids.
6 Hoensbroech, Josef von Oblt2/12/1916MünsterI/NJG-4Bf 110D-3
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/25/42)

EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		 DK-G Awards List. An obvious spelling discrepancy since Wolfgang and Josef are probably siblings.
7 Baeker, GerhardHptm11/23/1915Stab/KG-1 (6/38), TO III/KG-1 "Hindenburg" (1/40 Burg-6/41 S.U.), Stfkpt 12/KG-1 (6/42 S.U.), Stfkpt 7/KG-1 (7/43), Stfkpt 2/KG-1 (4/44), Kdr II/KG-1, Kdr II/JG-7 (8/44), Kdr II/JG-3 (11/44)He 111H-3 (5/40 Fr.), Ju 88A-5 (1140 Münster), Ju 88P-4 (7/43), He 177 (4/44), Bf 109G (8/44)
EK 1 & 2
EP (7/41), DK-G, Wound Badge (8/19/41)
Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		Operation Barbarossa, Russia, 1941. Flew his Bf 109 Taifun to Ju 88 crashsites to retrieve spare parts. Severely injured 19 August, 1941 in a crash due to engine failure on his 132nd mission. Returned to duty in 1944 with KG-1 flying the four-engine He 177. His gunner was Fw Hein Bruns. R/O Uffz Hans Jäger. Observer Fw Zens. British POW, released 1946. He was interviewed for a History Channel program seen in 2002. Retired LW-Bundeswehr Oberst. Deceased 10 April, 2004.
8 Bahl, FritzOfw

Courtesy Christian König

2/JG-1 (3/41 Münster-Loddenheide), 1/JG-1 (10/43 Deelen)Bf 109E & F, Fw 190A-5 Werk # 410055 (65% dam 10/19/43)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in a crash 19 October, 1943 when he overturned on landing at Deelen Holland airfield. The A-5 was the usual AC of Bernard Kunze. Added: Ofw Bahl never flew again after is accident (C.König).

Courtesy Christian König
9 Banke, ChristianOblt05/11/18 (CKönig)Magdeburg (CKönig)9/StG-2 (1938- 04/41 Greece). Added: Stuka Schule Marienbad (07-09/39) (CKönig)Ju 87B-2 Werk # 5981 "T6 + KT" (lost 4/14/41)Wound badge
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 14 April, 1941 in the Mt Olympus area by Hurricanes. Gunner not mentioned. Added: Severely WIA on 07/06/40 when damaged by ground fire near Grécourt, SE of Ham, needed to crash land near Hombleaux and was hospitalized at St. Quentin. Another crash land on 04/04/41 at Münster-Loddenheide airfield but unhurt. Gunr Fw Georg Hoser KIA on 14/04/41. Banke is buried at war cemetery Dionyssos-Rapendoza. (CKönig)
10 Kerscher, JosefFw02/19


Stab/JG 50Bf-109 G-6 Werknr 20781 (lost)
EK 1 & 2
Wound badge

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		KIFA on 10 October 1943 in an emergency landing due to engine trouble near airfield Münster-Loddenheide. In his obiturary it is stated that he received the Bomber Op clasp in Gold before, so he was a former bomber pilot transferred to the Jagdwaffe.CKönig
11 Barth, GustavOfw16/JG-54Fw 190A "Blue ?" (lost)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Barth was not carried as KilledInAction (KIA) or MIA, but wounded. His AC was lost over Münster-Handorf on 21 November, 1944, therefore it is assumed that he bailed out safely.
12 Bau, EugenLt9/JG-27 (Reich Def)Bf 109K-4 Werk # 332271 "White 3 + I" (lost 2/22/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 22 February, 1945 during aerial combat with a P-47 at Alverskirchen, near Münster.baux
13 Metz, WilhelmLt1911/09/03Rheinpfalz


Courtesy CK

3.(H)/Aufkl. Gr. 12 (02/41), 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 (06/41-05/43 North Africa CK), 1./NAGr 11 (07/44)Kl-35 B Werknr 4616 (lost 27/02/41), Hs 126 B-1 "5F+AK" (23/06/41 CK), Bf 110 E-3 "5F+YK" (24/12/41 CK), Bf 109F-4 Trop Werk # 5445 "Black 5" (lost 3/1/43), Bf 109G-6/U3 "Black 6" (lost 7/29/44), added: Bf-110 "5F + YK" (24/12/42) (CK)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (16/03/43)

EP
EK 1 & 2

Recce Operational Clasp in Gold		MIA 29 July, 1944; sd during aerial combat with No.241 Sq. fighters 30km E of Rimini (LOCS). MIA briefly 1 March, 1943, after being shot down by enemy fighters near Gaffour (Gfour el Aroussa). DK-G Awards List. Another source (Bf 109 Loss List) identifies the ac as a G-2/R2 Trop (no Wk3) "Red 14" (lost 3/1/43) shot down by Bren Gun of the Gordon Highlanders at Zarzis, pilot escaped. Added: Flew Bf-110 with Radop Walter Stolz (05/05/20-10/07/96) and Gunr Kopp on 24/12/42. In the Flugbuch is mentioned that they were attacked during landing by a Hurricane. Added: Had already 138 missions on 29/04/43. Metz flew the 3000. combat mission/ Feindflug of the Staffel on 3 September 1943. He was part of it since 1941. WIA on 27/02/41 with Obsv Lt Hermann Herte (TO of 6.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 12, born 1912/09/04 in Münster)1945 Hptm in III./JG 54) in a crash near Royan. Joined the Bundeswehr on 12/12/1959 and retired on 22/12/1969 as Kommodore of Aufklärungsgeschwader 52 (CK)


Courtesy CK
14 Hobuk, HansUffz3/KG-30Ju 88A-2 Werk # Unk "4D + ?H" (70% dam 5/10/40)Wound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspWIA with his entire crew, 10 May, 1940 during a bombing raid on Ockenburg and Rotterdam. Their damaged ac set down in Münster. Remaining crew (pos unk): Ogefr Fritz Baumgarten (WIA), Uffz Siegfried Rudolf Schreiber (sevr WIA) and Gefr Erwin Schroder (sevr WIA/DOW 5/20/40) (DVL Loss List). I selected the pilot name since positions were not noted.
15 Hitter, Hans Karl Uffz9/JG-1 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 160719 "Yellow 12" (lost 2/10/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 10 February, 1944 during aerial combat with fighters, crashing near Ahaus, Krs Münster-Westfalen (L/Wiegels). No known grave.
16 Berlin, WilhelmMaj1916/02/18Berlin-Lichterfelde
10./LG 1 (09/39), Stfkpt 4./ZG-26 (05/41 S.U.), Stfkpt 8./ZG 1 (04/42), Kdr III./ZG 1 (10/43)Bf 110 E-1 Werknr 4062 (dam 27/06/41), Bf 110 E-1 "BC + HN" (dam 07/09/41 CK), Me 410 A-1 Werknr 420025 "2N + AD" (lost 10/10/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (03/04/44 postmortem)

EK 1 & 2

Destroyer Operational Clasp in Gold





EP (01/02/43)

Wound Badge (27/06/41 CK)

KilledInAction (KIA) 10 October, 1943, in aerial combat over Osnabrück with P-47s, opposing U.S. bombers during the Münster raid. His Radop Lt Heinz Wulf was KIA too. WIA 27 June, 1941 when hit by AA fire and crash landed near Nova Volya. Added: WIA 7 September, 1941; AA fire in the vicinity of Saaremaa (LOCS). Added: Wilhelm Berlin was shot down 3 times. The first time on 27/06/41 in his Messerschmitt Bf 110E-1, Werknr. 4062 near Novavola where he and his Radop OFw Josef Masson managed to make an emergency landing. On 07/09/41 he was shot down near Sareema again together with his Radop Caspar Stein. (CK)
17 Bialas, GeorgUffz7/KG-3 (Germany)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 6865 (lost 11/17/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with unnamed crew at Münster-Handorf 17 November, 1943, cause not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).
18 Blase, KarlFw8/27/1920Münster10(Jabo)/JG-2Fw 190A-4 Werk# (14)5680 "Blue 7" (lost 1/26/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/23/43 Post.)

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 26 January, 1943; Jabo raid over Start Point (South Devon); crashed into the sea after being attacked by a Typhoon of No. 266 Sq., piloted by F/O Clive Bell. Mombeek MIA List & D.Drury. Alternate spelling: Blaase.
19 Kittelmann, GeorgOblt3/23/1914Ober Schreiberhau5/KG-2 (9/43), 8/JG-77 (6/44), JG 102 (10/44), Stab/Erg JG-1 (11/44), 19Erg)/JGr.-Süd (12/44), 2/JG-26 (12/44-2/45)Bf 108B-1 Werk # 1686 "BT + AV" (dam 9/13/43), Ju 188E-1 Werk # Unk "U5 + AB" (dam 4/16/44), Fw 190D-9 Werk # 600167 ""Black 5" (lost 2/25/45) Wound Badge, Fighter Operational Clasp KilledInAction (KIA) 25 February, 1945 during aerial combat with P-47's of 36FG in "Black 5" at Gronau-Rheine. Added: He was injured 13 September, 1943 in the 108 making an emergency landing due to engine trouble. He was injured a 2nd time, 16 April, 1944, in his 188, when the landing gear failed on takeoff from Münster-Handorf on a practice flight. He was buried at Bonn-Beuel (LOCS).
20 Bönisch, ?Uffz5./ JG 3 (autumn '43)Bf-109 G-6


Stfkpt Lt Leopold Münster, Lt Walter Bohatsch, Ofw Josef Schütte, Gefr Rudolph Stephan, Uffz Bönisch, Uffz Rudolf Scheibe



CKönig
21 Bonnemann, K.OFw16./KG z.b.V. 1 (05/40 Münster-Lodenheide)Ju 52/3m "1Z + ?Q" (lost 10/05/40)His ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 at Den Haag, cause and pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: Crash landed near Den Haag, cause not reported. OFw Bonnemann and crew were taken prisoner and sent to the UK. Remaining crew: Uffz K. Blumberger, R/O; Uffz H.Mayer, Mech and Uffz J.Borg, Gnr (SGLO). Added: Seemingly the Radop Uffz Karlheinz Blumberger (EK 1 + EK 2, born 1917/12/30 in Völpke) still flew on since he was KIA/ KIFA? on 4 October 1941 in the same unit at the airfield of Orscha (4km E of Orscha) (CK)

Blumberger

Courtesy CK
22 Hutz,Fw10/JG-54Fw 190DFighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 27 December, 1944 in aerial combat with a P-47 in the Münster-Handorf area.
23 Meinert, Herbert (Hermann?)Uffz1/26/1923Münster

Courtesy Christian König

9/JG-3Bf 109G-6 Werk# 413478 "Yellow 3 + I"Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 2 July, 1944; Aerial combat south of Caen. Mombeek MIA List.
24 Brand, KarlOblt9/18/1913Münster



3/KG-54 (5/40), Adj Stab II/KG-54 (Evreux)He 111P Werk # Unk "B3 + ?L" (lost 5/11/40), Ju 88A Werk # Unk "B3 + DC" (lost 5/28/1941)Wound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 28 May, 1941, while flying as observer for Oblt Erich Heinrichs, sd by a Beaufighter during Operation Channel Dash, west of Ireland. POW/WIA (briefly) 11 May, 1940 during the French Campaign. Source: A. Rosseels & D.Drury. Added: Re the 5/11 incident, he and his crew were sd by AA fire 5km NW of Hulst, killing Fw Willi Wosczyna (born 03/12/13, (CKönig) bur Yssel AZ-28). Remaining crew (POW briefly): Uffz Bernhard Blankenfuland and Gefr Hugo Boegel (DVL Loss List).
25 Hönmanns, ErichMaj Dr.10/20/1887HanoverKdr Stab/Flieger Div. (1/40 Münster-Loddenheide FP), Kdr Fl.H.Kdtr. A(o) 8/III (Dievenow (4/44-12/44)Bf 108 "D-NFAW" (Civ Regis) (lost 1/10/40)Pilot BadgePOW 10 January, 1940 after crash landing, due to carbureator icing, in Mechlin Belgium. Added: He became disorientated due to fog, ran low on fuel, and landed in a field near Vught (Maasmechelen), Belgium, where the two were arrested. Repatriated in 1943 due to a heart disease (D.Drury). Spent the war in a Canadian POW Camp. His passenger was a courier named Major Helmut Reinberger, who was carrying secret plans regarding the invasion of France, which were confiscated by the Belgian police before Reinberger could destroy.
26 Hippel, Eberhard vonOblt4/1/1915MünsterStfkpt 2/KG-26 (4/40 Varel; 3/41 Sola)He 111H-3 Werk # Unk (lost 4/9/40), He 111H-5 Werk # 3588 (lost 3/29/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKIFA 29 March, 1941 when he hit a ground obstruction on a non-operational mission at Orresee, 25km south of Stavanger. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Ofw Ewald Einhellinger, Observer; Gefr Jürgen Kamp, R/O; Uffz Fritz Insel, Mech and Gefr Heinz Schumann, Mech. Source: SIG Norway. Added: His H-3 reported sd by Norwegian ground fire off Kristianland, 9 April, 1940, pilot OK (KG-26 Loss List).
27 Breger, PaulOblt10/JG-54Fw 190D-9 Werk# 210050 "TS+DX" "Black 2" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 27 December, 1944 in aerial combat with British Tempests of RAF Sq. 486 (New Zealand) and American P-47s over Telgte and Everswinkle, near Münster.
28 Kasch, HermannFw6/17/19143/Ku.Fl.Gr. 806 (3/40 Uetersen)He 111J Werk # 5164 "M7 + EL" (lost 3/20/40), He 111J Werk # 5163 "M7 + HL" (lost 5/7/40)Observer Operational ClaspKIC 7 May, 1940 when his ac stalled after takeoff at Uetersen airfield, killing the entire crew. Kasch buried in Hamburg-Ohlsdorf War Cem/. Blk 233, Gr 292. Remaining crew: Lt.z.See Siegfried Münster, Obs, bur Leipzig Südfriedhof; Ofw Alfred Hubrich, R/O, bur Eckenförde-Borby War Cem. Blk E, Row 1 Gr 1 and Fw Adolf Härtl, Flt Engr, bur in the Halle Gertraudenfriedhof, Blk 11, Gr 648. Interned briefly by the Dutch on 20 March, 1940 after their ac was brought down by AA fire while attacking fishing vessels. The ac crashed into the sea of the Waddeneilanden, and the crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel. Remaining crew (Interned): Lt z.S. Helmut Obermann, Obs (WIA); Ofw Alfred Hubrich, R/O (WIA) and Uffz Robert Mehnert, Flt Engr. All put ashore in the Netherlands and were interned until 22 March, 1940, when they were returned to Germany (D.Drury).
29 Kempa, HeinzUffz11/JG-53 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 412794 "Black 1 + I" (lost 9/26/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 26 September, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-38 37km SW of Münster.
30 Brinkmann, HeinzUffz5./JG 3 ('43), III./JG 27 (01/45 Hesepe, 03/45 Rheine as "White 24)Bf 109 K-4 "Yellow 4" Werknr 332314 (dam 30/01/45)
at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		Damaged in an accident 30 January, 1945, "Yellow 4" was refurbished sometime after January, 1945, put back into service as "White 24" in I/JG-27. It was found later, after a belly landing and stripped of parts, at Rheine airfield, 30km N of Münster (C.Sundin, Luftwaffe Fighter Profiles/F.Braun). Added: While in JG-3, he served as wingman for Hans Joachim Kirschner (C.König).
31 Brühan, EmilUffz1/JG-26Fw 190A-7 Werk # 431175 White 12" (lost 7/44), Fw 190D-9 Werk # 400241 "White 13" (lost)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 25 February, 1945 during aerial combat with P-47s 15 km N of Münster. He had broken away for his element due to mechanical problems with "White 13" and was attacked and seriously wounded. He died a week later. WIA 14 July, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-47 of 358FG 60 km W of Paris. Bailed successfully. WIA a 2nd time on 27 November, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-51 at Salzbergen-Rheine in Fw 190A-8 Werk # 171516 "White 3" (lost).
32 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)
33 Buchholz, W.Uffz9/KGzbV-1 (5/40 Münster-Handorf)Ju 52/3m Werk # 6403 "1Z + ?T" (lost 5/10/40)Transport Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 at Goidschalkoordse Veer, cause and pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Assed: Shot down by a Fokker G-1 311 piloted by Lt G.Sonderman. Pilot taken prisoner and returned. Remaining crew: Uffz A.Balzer, R/O (POW/Ret'd); Fw R.Klingelhöfer, Mech (WIA/Ret'd) ; Uffz W.Maier, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA) 5/11/40) and Fw F.Vedder, Aux (DOW) (SGLO).
34 Meinert, ?UffzI./ JG 77Bf-109 G "White 13" Werknr. 781 215 (lost)MIA? 18 September, 1944. MIA entry found in an official document dated 21/12/44 from Luftgau-Kommando VI Münster.CKönig
35 Burkhardt, EmilUffz07/10/19Münzesheim / Baden


5./LG 1Ju-88 Werknr 2203KIA on 6 October 1942 off Heraklion/ Crete. Buried at Maleme war cemetery like his crew (grave 243). He might not be the pilot though. Crew (KIA): OGefr Heinrich Fränzis (12/03/20 in Münster, grave 244), Gefr Stanislaus Kempa (16/04/20 in Laband/ Gleiwitz, grave 245), OJäg Stab I./FschJg Rgt 3 Otto Franz (27/03/15 in Auma/ Gera, grave 438)CKönig
36 Burzlauer, H.Ofw9/KGzbV-1 (5/40 Münster-Handorf)Ju 52/3m Werk # unk "1Z + ?T" (lost 5/10/40)Transport Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 at Waalhaven, destroyed by ground fire, pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: Pilot Ofw Burzlauer was wounded, taken prisoner an interned in the UK. Remaining crew (all five returned): Oblt H.Kornagel, Obs; Fw G.Lippert, R/O; Uffz J.Siebertz, Mech; Gefr W.Händel, Gnr and Ofw K.Presch, Aux (SGLO).
37 Maurer, HeinzUffz7/KG-3 (Germany)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 300277 "??" (75% dam 10/17/43)Bomber Operational ClaspThis ac reported damaged when it crashed at the Münster-Handorf airfield on 17 October, 1943 due to a servicing fault. The three unnamed crew were injured, no mention of pilot injury (Ju 88 Loss List).
38 Busse, GerhardLt8/10/1922Neuruppin
Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France		4/ZG-1 (France)Bf 110G-2 Werk # 150113 "S9 + EM" (lost 10/8/43)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 8 October, 1943, in aerial combat, opposing U.S. bombers during the Münster raids. Both crew KilledInAction (KIA). Added: The bombers were attacking the Brest Süd airfield. The Bf 110 was attacked by Spitfires over the sea, and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. Busse's R/O was Fw Ludwig Schalk, MIA. Busse buried in the German War Cem., Ploudaniel-Lesneven (Fr), Blk 14, Row 14, Gr 885. (D.Drury).
39 Chudoba, ?UffzIV./ NJG 1Bf-110 "G9 + EY" Werknr. 160 130MIA? with 2 crew on 06 November, 1944. MIA entry found in an official document dated 21/12/44 from Luftgau-Kommando VI Münster. Took off from Dortmund for a mission in the area of Bochum-Düsseldorf.CKönig
40 Juffa, H.Uffz16/KGzbV-1 (5/40 Münster-Loddenheie)Ju 52/3m Werk # unk "1Z + ?Q" (lost 5/10/40)Transport Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 at Druten, hit by AA fire SE of Rotterdam, emergency landed at Schieweg Delft, pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: Uffz Juffa and crew were taken prisoner, and sent to the UK, with one exceptionn; Uffz J.Hasslinger, the Gnr, was KilledInAction (KIA) and buried Yssel AA-2-51. Remaining crew: Fw K.Sammet, Obs; Uffz H.Oertelt, R/O and Uffz H.Grotke, Aux (SGLO).
41 Hörwick, Anton 'Balbo'Ofw2/20/1912Münster bei Schwabmünchen

Courtesy Christian König

K-88 Legion Condor, KG-2, III/KG-3, I/NJG-7, IV/NJG-2, NSGr-30Bombers, Bf 110, Ju 88G-6 Werk # 620787 (lost 2/19/45)
RK(8/8/44)

Spanish Cross
Bulg.Pilot Bdg.

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/15/41)
EP(41)

EK 1 & 2
Wnd Bdg
Bmbr Oper.Clasp w/Pendant		MIA 19 February, 1945 after being shot down in his G-6 in the Poznan area, near Konigsberg/Neumark, by Soviet fighters. Remaining crew (all MIA): StbsFw Gerhard Schneider, Observer; Ofw Otto Voss, R/O and Fw Gerhard Lässig, Gunner. 350 combat missions. Alternate spelling: Hörwig & Horwich. The Bowers/Lednicer Ace Pilot List suggests he had 27 victories?. Kaiser RK book claims no victories.
42 Davids, Bruno RudolfOblt12/04/13Münster/Westfalen (CKönig)1.K/88 Condor Legion, Stfkpt 9/KG-2 (3/40), 1/KG-200 (5/44)Do 17Z (dam 5/12/40), Do 17Z (dam 7/20/40), Ar 232A-08 Werk # 0100010 "L5 + FR" (dam 5/31/44)Spanish Cross, Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		WIA 20 July, 1940; aerial combat with a Spitfire of No. 54 Sq., piloted by P/O Leathart, 10km E of Aldeburgh, crash landing at Zuyenkerke. Another crewman was killed. On 1 March, 1940, his other ac was damaged by AA fire near Poix-Terron, and they belly landed at Biblis (LOCS). Added: Seriously wounded on 20 July, he was hospitalized at Brugges, Be. When recovered, he joined 1/KG-200, flying the old Ar 232 ac of Lt Lothar Sieber. His was the first mission to assassinate Stalin on 31 May, 1944 with Lt Paul Goldstein as Team Commander. The mission failed due to dense fog, and the ac was damaged when a landing gear collapsed while landing at Zareby Poland (H.D.Zemke). Added: Deceased on 15/09/98 in Hinte, buried in Westerhusen/Ostfriesland (CKönig)
43 Dettke, OskarHptm1/1/1913Nowaja Sachtscha, S.U.
1/KG-55 (6/40), 10/KG-55 (10/41), Stfkpt 9/KG-55 (5/43), Stfkpt 10/KG-55 (9/43), Stab/KG/55 (7/44), Stab/KG(J)-55He 111P-2 (lost 6/1/40), He 111H & Bf 109G, Me 262
RK(4/7/45)

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

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold w/Pendant		Briefly a French POW when his P-2 was sd by French fighters. 368 combat missions as Observer. Deceased 17 March, 1967, Münster.
44 Dick, ErichLt1923/05/31 (CK)Wermsdorf (CK)9./KG(J) 76Ar-234 B-2 "F1+LT" (dam 15/10/44, CK), Ar-234 B "F1+ KT" (dam 27/12/44 CK),Wound Badge (10/44 CK)Added: WIFA 27 December, 1944 when his AC slammed into an airfield embankment (a blast wall of a Flak position) when condensation on his canopy blinded him during take-off. DOW on 04 January 1945 at the military hospital. Buried in war cemetery Münster -Lauheide (Waldfriedhof). WIA on 15/10/44 when crashed near Münster-Handorf due to enemy fire. (CK)
45 Dieren, OttoUffz5/3/1911Iserlohn
Ysselstein, Holland		14/KG.z.b.V.-1 (Münster-Lodderheide airfield)Ju 52/3m Werk # unk (lost 5/10/40)Transport Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 near Zaltbommel, cause and pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: The target this day was the Ockenburg airfield, when they were sd by Dutch AA fire, and crashed southwest of Zaltbommel. Uffz Dieren was KilledInAction (KIA) and buried at Ysselsteyn, Cl-1-25. Remaining crew (POW's): Uffz H.Karow, R/O: Uffz W.Meissner, Mech; Gefr E.Gläser, Gnr and Gefr Oleszynska, Aux Personnel (Find-A-Grave by Fred). Added: Thirteen men of 1/Pi Btl 22 are killed and buried at Ysselsteyn, Mass Grave 32 (DVL Loss List).
46 Dierks,Ofw9/KG-76 (12/44 Münster- Handorf)Ar 234 "F1 + NT"Bomber Operational ClaspUninjured in a landing crash 25 December, 1944 after one of his jet engines failed.
47 Dors, AlfredUffz10/JG-3Bf 109G-14 Werk # 462809 "Black 15" (dam 1/1/45) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		WIA 1 January, 1945 during Operation Bodenplatte, no further detail. (Bf 109 Loss List). Added: He was shot down by a Spitfire of No.401 Sq., crashing at Münster (Manrho/Putz publ.).
48 Dotter, FritzOfw5/ZG-1 (France)Bf 110G-2 Werk # 6400 "S9 + AC" of Stab II/ZG-1 (lost 10/8/43)Destroyer Operational ClaspMIA 8 October, 1943, in aerial combat, opposing U.S. bombers during the Münster raids. Both crew MIA. Added: While attacking bombers targeting the airfield at Brest Süd, they were attacked by Spitfires over the sea and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. Dotter's R/O was Uffz Theodor Gaulrapp, also MIA (D.Drury).
49 Hoyer, AlfredUffz7/26/1911Vienna, Austria3/JG-1(8/43 Deelen; 3/44 Hopsten)Fw 190A-4 Werk # 591 "Yellow 15" (lost 10/8/43), Fw 190A-7 Werk # 643940 "Yellow 11" (lost 3/29/44) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KilledInAction (KIA) 29 March, 1944 during aerial combat at Schoeppenstedt, no known grave. Shot down with wounds at Hesepe, by Osnabrück, in Werk # 591, 8 October, 1943, opposing U.S. bombers during the Münster raids. In a JG-1 & 11 publication by Prien & Rodieke, pg 610, they suggest he was injured in a force landing after combat. Added: Birthdate, birthplace and burial location by www.volksbund.de/gravesearch. Burial in the War cem., Braunschweig Ev.luth Hauptfriedhof, Sec 70, Gr 190.
50 Dreikorn, PaulHptm11/11/19063/KGr.z.b.V.-1, Stfkpt 12/KGr.z.b.V.-1 (5/40 Münster-Handorf)Ju 52/3m Werk # 6320 (lost (5/10/40)Transport Operational ClaspAn Observer this date, his Ju 52 crashed at Valkenburg/Waalhaven Holland on 10 May, 1940, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: Shot down by AA fire, killing 15 passengers of III/IR-16. Hptm Dreikorn buried among the unknowns at Ysselsteyn, 4 May, 1948. One other known crew, a Fw Kurt Müller (MIA). Pilot Uffz Nikolas Michels (KilledInAction (KIA)) (See his Profile in the Archive) (Steve Roberts/Find-A-Grave by Fred).
51 Dümesnil, E.Uffz16/KGzbV-1 (5/40 Münster-Loddenheide)Ju 52/3m Werk # 6059 "1Z +?Q" (lost 5/10/40) Wound Badge, Transport Operational Clasp His ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 at Voorburg, cause and pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: The ac was hit by AA fire, wounding the pilot and others. Remaining crew: Uffz S.von Bonin, Obs (WIA/POW/Ret'd); Gefr H.Forger, R/O (WIA/POW/Ret'd); Fw H.Prieff, R/O-2 (WIA); Uffz H.Schmölz, Mech (POW/to UK) and H.Sroka, Aux (POW/to UK) (SGLO).
52 Lühe, HansUffzFl.ü.G.-1Bf 109G-6 Werk # 140045 (lost 4/18/44)Pilot BadgePilot reported killed in a crash at the Münster-Handorf airfield 18 April, 1944, cause unknown.
53 Hermannes, WilhelmLt7/JG-1 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20495 "White 6" (lost 10/10/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 10 October, 1943, in aerial combat at Emsdetten Germany, opposing U.S. bombers during the Münster raids. No known grave.
54 Eck, GerhardLt3/7/192511/JG-77 (Reich Def)Bf 109K-4 Werk # 330127 "Yellow 12" (lost 12/31/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 31 December, 1944 during aerial combat with Spitfires in the Münster area. Buried at Dortmund Hauptfriedhof (Bf 109 Loss List & LOCS).eckx
55 Effenberger, FranzUffz3/JG-3 (Bönninghardt FP)Bf 109G-6 Werk# 20273 "Yellow 12" (lost 10/8/43)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 8 October, 1943; Crashed into the North Sea, west of Den Helder, Map Quadrant EJ-4W. He opposed U.S. bombers this date during the Münster raids. Mombeek MIA List.
56 Kraas, GüntherOfhr14/JG-54Fw 190A-8 Werk# 739395 "Black ?" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 31 December, 1944 during aerial combat over Münster-Osnabrück; sd by an RCAF fighter piloted by F/O R.W. Tapley of No. 416 Sq. (RCAF Claims List).
57 Einberger, RudolfUffz8/JG-1 (7/43 Reich Def)Bf 109G-6/R6 (Trop) Werk # 15472 "Black 8", Bf 109G-6/R6 Werk # 26052 "Black 8" (lost 10/8/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 8 October, 1943, in aerial combat above Bremen, opposing U.S. bombers during the Münster raids. He was reported a victim of his own flak. Einberger was the regular wingman for Josef Kehrle. No known grave.



58 Liebeck, KurtUffz2/JG-11Fw 190A-8 Werk # 734005 "Black 6" (lost 12/17/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Shot down with wounds 17 December, 1944 in the Münster-Eifel area by a P-38, but managed to bail out successfully.
59 Elster, ReinhardUffz6/19/1920Braunschweig

Courtesy Christian König

6/KG-2 (7/43 Sosterberg, 2/44 Munster/Handorf FP)Do 217E-4 Werk # 1115 "U5 + DP" (90% dam 7/2/43), Ju 188E-1 Werk # 260312 "U5 + IP" (Lost 2/23/44)Wound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspHe was KilledInAction (KIA) the night of 22/23 February, 1944 after being hit by flak over London; three others were KilledInAction (KIA) and one POW, all unnamed (Ju 88 Loss List). His Do 217 crashed 2 July, 1943, location not given, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: The crash took place 2.5km NW of Utrecht due to technical problems, injuring Uffz Elster and his Gunner Uffz W.Laux. The two remaining crew, unnamed, were safe (SGLO). Added: Crash location: White House Farm, Stebbing, Essex, England. Crew (revised and excludes Uffz Laux): Ogefr Harry Dornio (geb 12/8/1925), Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Fw Adolf Heimann (12/8/1919, Dortmund), R/O (POW); Fw Bernhard Gronau (5/17/1920, Langenau), Gnr 1 (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Ernst Neu (4/20/1919, Wesel), Gnr 2 (KilledInAction (KIA)). Fw Heimann survived the crash by bailing at 500 meters (C.König).
60 Holtrup, KarlOFw1908/06/08 (CK)Münster (CK)3./KG 40 (Norway)Fw-200 C-4 "F8 + FL" Werknr 0200 (lost 05/08/43)
at least EK 2

at least Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze		POW 5 August, 1943; shot down by two P-38s, piloted by Capt. Richard Holly and Capt. William Bethea, off the north coast of Norway. Set on fire, the Condor ditched in the ocean just off the east coast of Grimsey Island, off northern Iceland. The crew managed to board a life raft and were picked up by American military and taken to a nearby British warship. Remaining crew (all POW): Uffz Günter Karte, Co-pilot (see own entry); Radop Fw Josef Teufel (EK 2, born 01/07/1920 in Ahreiz, CK); Radop 2 Uffz Herbert Richter (WIA, EK 2, born 14/02/1918 in Wiese, Erzgeb, CK); OFw Emil-Otto Brand (WIA, EK 2, born 22/05/1916 in Auerdorf, CK), Mech Gefr Wilhelm Lehn (EK 2, born 25/11/1922 in Niedersaulheim, CK) and Gunr OGefr Siegfried Klinkmann (EK2 born 04/02/1923 in Berlin, CK). Source: SIG Norway & S.J. Sigurdarson.


Courtesy CK
61 Falkenstein, Sigismund Fhr vonMaj9/14/1903MünsterKdr I/KG-27 (5/40), Misc Staff AssignHe 111PDK-G (5/19/43), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational ClaspSoviet captivity; released 10 October, 1955. Deceased 2 June, 1972 at Buckeburg (LOCS).
62 Feder, HorstLt8/6/1924Hannover


Courtesy Christian König

ZG-101 (6/43), 4/JG-3 (Schiphol)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20604 "White 8 + -" (lost 10/8/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 8 October, 1943, in aerial combat; U.S. bombers return fire, during the Münster raids, crashing his G-6 at Gasteren/Anderen Holland, NE of Assen. Added: Burial Ysse l AX/9/205 (C.König).
63 Fendrich,Oblt9/KG-76 (12/44 Münster-Handorf)Ar 234 "F1 + FT"Bomber Operational ClaspUninjured after an operation on 25 December, 1944, when a tire burst on landing. The only damage to the AC was to the canopy.
64 Fischer, Kurt HeinzLt6/1/19222/NJG-1 (11/44)He 219A-2 Werk # Unk "G9 + MK" (lost 11/28/44)Night Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with R/O, Uffz Hermann Bauer, 28 November, 1944. They were sd, on a test flight, by a Tempest of No.56 Sq., piloted by F/Lt A.F.Moore, crashing in the vicinity of Reckenfeld, 6km NW of Greven. Lt Fischer buried at Lauheide, near Münster (C.König & LOCS).
65 Küster, Rudolf 'Rolf'Oblt9/4/1916Berlin5/KG-3 (5/39), 11/KG-53 (6/41), I/KG-53 (12/41-10/42), 6/KG-53 (9/44), TG-30Ju 88, He 111H in 6/KG-53, Ju 52 in TG-30
RK(3/17/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/21/42)
EP(3/21/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		383 combat missions. Deceased 29 July, 1991, Münster.
66 Juhre, HermannOfhr10/JG-26Bf 109G-6 Werk # 18830 "Black 2" (lost), Bf 109G-14 Werk # 464279 "Black 8" (lost)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 28 October, 1944 in "Black 8" during aerial combat with a Spitfire of RAF No. 412 Sq.(Canadian) SW of Münster-Senden. WIA 16 March, 1944 during aerial combat in "Black 2" with a P-47 of 78FG at St. Dizier. He was able to bail, but not without injury.
67 Franke, RudolfGefrFlight Trng (1/44), I/JG-26 (joins 2/44), 2/JG-26Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550903 "Black 7" (lost)Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze (?)KilledInAction (KIA) 18 March, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-47 while on a bombing practice mission near Namur. He crashed near Münster-Achery.
68 Kussel, ?UffzI./ JG 77Fw-190 "Blue 2" Werknr. 170 515 (lost)MIA? 07 October, 1944. MIA entry found in an official document dated 21/12/44 from Luftgau-Kommando VI Münster. Took off from Babenhausen for a mission in the area of Siegen.CKönig
69 Kahle, GerdUffz7/11/1908Fohrde Westhavelland1(F)/122 (Münster)He 111H-2 Werk # 3154 "F6 + LH" (lost 1/13/40)Observer Operational ClaspPOW 13 January, 1940; ditched at sea, after being attacked by a Spitfires of No. 602 Sq., and Hurricanes of No.111 Sq., 15 miles NE of Fife Ness, NE of Edinburgh (Observer Loss List). Added: Remaining crew: Fw Helmut Brauer, Obs (POW); Uffz Eugen Dietz, R/O (MIA) and Uffz Heinz Lehmann, Flt Engr (MIA) Source: 12 O'Clock High Forum, Peter Cornwell.
70 Hoffmann, HeinrichGefr16/JG-54Most likely an Fw 190A-8 "Blue ?" (lost)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Shot down with wounds 21 November, 1944 in aerial combat with a Spitfire near Münster-Handorf.
71 Herzig, FriedrichOgefr14/JG-27 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 464185 "Blue 15 + ~" (lost 12/25/44)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 25 December, 1944 near West Münster, reason unknown. Mombeek.
72 Knobloch, OswaldLt9/ZG-26 (Reich Def)Bf 110G-2 Werk # 6408 (lost 10/10/43)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 10 October, 1943, in aerial combat near Gronau, opposing U.S. bombers during the Münster raid. Both crew were KilledInAction (KIA).
73 Kaessner, KarlUffz12/11/1920III/KG-3 (Münster - Handorf)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 300196 (lost 10/20/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 20 October, 1943 during aerial combat at Petershagen Hävern, buried Diepholz Grave 26-28. Remaining crew: Obs Ogefr Hams Raum (9/26/1923, bur Diepholz Gr 26-28); R/O Uffz Hans Göppert (12/1/1922, bur Diepholz Gr 26-28) and Gnr Ogefr Erich Groth (no data).
74 Kühl, Ernst Dr.Obstlt3/18/1888Breslau


Stab/KG-55 ('40), Kdr II/KG-55 (3/42 S.U.), Kdr KG-55 (8/42-1/43), Var Staff Pos, Kdr 5th Flieger Div. Narvik (1/45)He 111P-2 Werk # Unk "G1 + JA" (lost 9/30/40), He 111H
RK(10/17/42)
EL(12/18/43)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/21/42)
EP(12/20/41)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant		WIA 30 September, 1940; sd by No.603 fighter and forced to ditch in the Channel; rescued by German ASR. 315 combat missions. WWI Artillery officer. Deceased 2 February, 1972, Münster.
75 Gey, JoachimHptm3/11/1916Engelsdorf bei Leipzig7/KG-3 (39), Stfkpt 6/KG-3 (5/42)Do 17 in KG-3, Ju 88A-4 (12/41)
RK(6/21/43)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/13/42)
EP(6/20/41)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		On three occasions, Gey had an engine shot out, and each time he managed to return to base on one engine. 409 combat missions. Numerous land and sea victories. Deceased 26 December, 1989, Münster.geyx
76 Glatz, E.Uffz16/KGzbV-1 (5/40 Münster-Loddenheide)Ju 52/3m Werk # 6593 "1Z + ?Q" (lost 5/10/40)Transport Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 at Rotterdam- Den Haag-Leiden, brought down by AA fire, pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: The entire crew taken prisoner and sent to the UK. Remaining crew: Gefr K.Metzner, Obs; Uffz P.Remling, R/O and Uffz G.Mesters, Mech (SGLO).
77 Göpfert, BrunoFwFl.ü.G.-1Ju 87D-5 Werk # 130512 (30% dam 6/8/43)Wound Badge
Pilot Badge		Injured in an emergency landing near Münster 8 June 1943 due to engine failure. His Gnr Lt Xaver Bühl was injured and died later of his wounds.
78 Greve, Karl-Heinz AntoniusMaj1920/10/17MünsterAdded (CK): FAR 12, FFS Sorau, BFS + GKS Tutow, TO 3./KGr 606 (09/42), 3./KG 77 (09/42), 8./KG 77 (12/42), Kdr II./KG 30 (07/44), 1./JG Ost (11/44 to end), Kdr JaBoG 34 (1958), Kdr 1, LW Div (1970), Cdr 4. Allied Tactical Air Force (ATAF) Ramstein (1974)Ju 88 in KGr 606, Ju 88 A to 12/44, Bf 109 G & Fw 190 after
RK (07/10/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (02/05/42)
EP (18/03/42)

EK 1 (02/10/41 CK) & 2 (18/09/41 CK)

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold (15/01/42 CK) with pendant "200" (16/11/44 CK), Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der BRD (30/11/77 CK), Legion of Merit - Officer (27/03/81 CK)		Joined the Luftwaffe in 11/39. 13 shipping victories recorded on the tail section of Ju 88 Wk # 120735 or 128735. Retired ( 31/03/81) as GenLt in the Bundeswehr. Deceased 21 May, 1998, Lauben.
79 Grill, HeinrichFw3/JG-300 (7/43)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15773 (lost 7/26/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 26 July, 1943 in aerial combat at Amelsbüren, near Venne/Münster, opposing the night raid on Essen.
80 Krulich, ReinholdUffz
Ysselstein, Holland		3(F)/122 (5/40 Münster-Handorf)Ju 88A-1 Werk # Unk (lost 5/11/40)Observer Operational ClaspHis Ju 88 crashed into the Waddenzee by Terschelling Holland on 11 May, 1940, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: The cause was aerial combat by Spitfires of No.19 Sq. over the Waddenzee. The pilot and two crewmen were picked up by the "Bavaria" and taken prisoner to the UK. Remaining crew: Lt Friedrich Meyer, Obs (POW), Uffz Walter Hobel, R/O (POW) and Uffz Hermann Kunze (geb 1/24/1915), Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA), 1st bur Huisduinen, Den Helder; re-bur Ysselsteyn CT-1-1 in 1947 (Find-A-Grave by Fred).
81 Grinninger, KarlOfw4/ZG-26 (8/41 S.U.), 7/ZG-1Bf 110C & Bf 110E-2 Werk # 4491 "3U + EM" (lost 8/29/41) in ZG-26, Me 410A-1 Werk # 420031 in ZG-1(lost 10/10/43)Wound Badge
Destroyer Operational Clasp		Shot down with wounds 29 August, 1941 by a MiG-3 of the 402nd Fighter Aviation Regt., flown by Major Konstantin Gruzdyev, one of the most skillful pilots in the Northwestern Zone. Pilot returned with wounds, his unnamed R/O was listed MIA (Bf 110 Loss List). Shot down 10 October, 1943 in Werk # 420031, opposing the Münster raid. One crew KilledInAction (KIA), the othe WIA; not sure the pilot disposition. His 410 crashed in Holland, exact location not given (DeSwart).
82 Kinzel, WernerOfw4(West)/Fl.Ü.G-1Ju 87D-1 Werk# 131132 (50%), Fw 190F-8 Werk # 173081 (lost)Observer Operational ClaspKIC 7 August, 1944, in his F-8 north of Münster-Handorf, cause unknown. Known to have made a force landing by Halgofrei in his Ju 87 on 5 December, 1943, his disposition and that R/O-Gunner Ofw Ernst Storch are unknown. Jager Blatt 6/2004 & 1/2005.
83 Gross, J.Gefr15/KGzbV-1 (5/40 Münster-Loddenheide)Ju 52/3m Werk # unk "1Z + ?Z" (lost 5/10/40)Transport Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 at "Nederland" , hit by AA fire over Rotterdam, pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: Gefr Gross and his entire crew were taken prisoner, and sent to the UK. Remaining crew: Gefr H.Asmus, Obs; Gefr G.Kleinert, R/O and Uffz W.Pischzur, Mech (SGLO).
84 Grosse-Kappenberg, Heinrich "Hans"Hptm4/15/1914Recklinghaüsen/Münster10/KG-2 (12/40), KG-54 & I & III/KG(J)-54 (10/44)Do 17Z Werk # Unk "U5 + GZ" (dam 12/13/40) & Me 262EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational Clasp in SilverHistorical-Media.com. Added: Known to be uninjured in a crash at Achmer on 13 December, 1940 (LOCS).
85 Grünewald, HeinzHptm8/19/1913Schwarzkollm2/KG-3 ('42), Stfkpt 7/KG-3 (9/44)Ju 88A-4
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/16/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List. Added: KilledInAction (KIA) 30 September, 1944 during a B-17 bombing raid on the Münster-Handorf airfield. Burial in the German War Cem. at Münster-Lauheide Waldfriedhof, Field A, Gr 6 (D.Drury).
86 Gunnel, Wolfgang3/ZG-1Bf 110G-2 Werk # 6736Wound Badge
Destroyer Operational Clasp		Shot down with wounds in Werk # 6736, 9 October, 1943, opposing U.S.ombers during the Münster raids. Both crew were WIA.
87 Habranke, PaulUffz4/24/1917Babitz2/JG-1Fw 190A-5 Werk # 2632 "Black 4" (lost 1o/10/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 10 October, 1943, in aerial combat, opposing U.S. bombers during the Münster raids. Buried Greven Catholic Cemetery, Germany.
88 Haht, Paul F.Fw
Ysselstein, Holland		9/KGzbV-1 (5/40 Münster-Handorf)Ju 52/3m Werk # 6533 "IZ + JU" (lost 5/10/40)Transport Operational ClaspMIA 10 May, 1940; his Ju 52 crashed near Druten Holland, 19km WNW of Nijmegen, cause unknown (DeSwart). Remaining crew: Ofw Dietrich Gropp, R/O (MIA); Fw Alfred Maier, Mech (WIA); Gefr Heinz Emmert, Crew (KIC, buried Ysselsteyn CC-1-81); Gefr Franz Wellerding, Passenger 2/IR-65, (KIC, buried Ysselsteyn CB-9-5) and Uffz Alfred Balzer, Crew or passenger, (POW) (Source: E. Brongers). Added: SGLO reports: Fw Hecht (note spelling) (MIA/Ret'd), Ofw Gropp (MIA/Ret'd), Fw Maier (WIA/Ret'd) and an Uffz W.Rödel (WIA/Ret'd). Alternate spelling: Hecht.
89 Hain, RobertUffz3/JG-1Fw 190A-7 Werk # 430184 "Yellow 7" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 4 January, 1944 during aerial combat, crashing in the Münster area. No known grave. Source: Lothar Wiegels.
90 Hallerbach, JosefOblt
Ysselstein, Holland		9/ZG-1 (4/43-10/43)Me 210C-1 Werk # 2276 (lost 4/10/43), Me 410A-1 Werk # 233 (or 420116 per SGLO) "2N + HT" (lost 10/10/43) Wound Badge
Destroyer Operational Clasp 		WIA 10 October, 1943 opposing U.S.bombers during the Münster raid. He made an emergency landing at Holtenbroek in Holten Holland (DeSwart). His R/O Uffz Kurt Noae (11/5/1920) was killed and buried at Ysselsteyn, R-10-247. Added: WIA 10 April, 1943; crashed near Sousse after being hit by enemy fire, No crew mention (Qu.Meister File).
91 Krüger, KurtFw4/7/1917Berlin2/KG-100He 177A-3 Werk # 332355 "6N + GK" (lost 4/11/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 11 April, 1944; shot down by flak in the Münster-Hahndorf area. On the crash report, he was labeled "f." which I interpretted as Führer, thus named him as pilot. The remainder of the crew were wounded. Remaining crew: Georg Urbanski, geb 11/26/1919, Obs; Erich Domke, geb 3/21/??, Gunner and Uffz Gustav Ballmann,, geb 5/13/1921, Gunner. One other crewman, Ofw Martin Brünnel, geb 7/28/1916, was named on a separate sheet, but no position given. He may have been a Wart (or pilot?). Source: B.Bines.
92 Krein, J.Uffz10/KGzbV-1 (5/40 Münster-Handorf)Ju 52/3m Werk # unk "1Z + ?U" (lost 5/10/40)Transport Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 at Rotterdam- Den Haag-Leiden, probably sd by a Fokker G-1, pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: Uffz Klein was killed in the enounter, and buried Berlin-Neukölln, A-25. Remaining known crew (Ret'd): Flg C.Gaisberger, R/O and Uffz H.Gutsche, Mech/Gnr (SGLO).
93 Harbrecht, FritzOfw16/JG-27 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-10 Werk # 490654 (lost 11/27/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 27 November, 1944 during aerial combat in the Münster area (Bf 109 Loss List)
94 Harder, Hans JoachimOblt10/5/1921Kiel6/JG-1Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550510 "Yellow 5" (lost 11/29/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 29 November, 1943 during aerial combat with a P-47 near Harpstedt. Buried Münster-Laiheide Field A/76. Source: J. Geensen.

95 Harke, ?OfhrI./ JG 77Bf-109 G "Yellow 4" Werknr. 413 631 (lost)MIA? 07 October, 1944. MIA entry found in an official document dated 21/12/44 from Luftgau-Kommando VI Münster. Headed from Babenhausen to a mission in the Nimwegen area.CKönig
96 Köhler, AlfriedFw10/JG-54Fw 190D-9s; #s 921085 & 921101 both "Blk 14" (lost), # 210129 "Blk 2"Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Shot down with wounds 27 December, 1944 in aerial combat with Tempests and P-47s in # 921085 over Münster-Handorf. Shot down with wounds 23 January, 1945 in his replacement AC, # 921101 over Gütersloh. Shot down w/o wounds on 13 February, 1945 in # 210129, which sustained only 20% damage over Münster-Handorf.
97 Kerber, WalterFw2/JG-26Fw 190D-9 Werk # Unk (dam 1/1/45), Fw 190D-9 Werk # 210940 ""Black 10" (lost 1/20/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKIFA 20 January, 1945 when he collided with Fw Naeger providing cover for the jet base at Münster-Handorf. Naeger bailed successfully, but Kerber was killed in the crash. Added: Kerber was a Bodenplatte pilot who returned to base safely after his ac suffered minor AA damage with his wingman Fw Naeger (Manrho/Putz publ.).
98 Kreimeyer, JohannesUffz1/17/1921Schwagsdorf
Ysselstein, Holland		1/JG-1 (Deelen)Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550729 "White 6" (lost 10/8/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 8 October, 1943, in aerial combat in "White 6", opposing U.S. bombers during the Münster raids. He was able to bail for the stricken A-6 with a large wound in his back, landing very near the crashsite, where he died. Buried Ysselsteyn R/10/248 (Geensen). His A-6 crashed west of Vroomshoop Holland (DeSwart).
99 Kabas, HelmutFwI/JG-27 (Reich Def)Bf 109K-4 Werk # 332848 (lost 2/25/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) in the Münster-Handorf area on 25 February, 1945, cause not reported (Bf 109 Loss List).
100 Heinrich, RobertLt3/3/1904
Ysselstein, Holland		12/NJG-1 (12/44 Dortmund)Bf 110G-4 Werk # 180558 "G9 + RZ" (lost 12/18/44) Night Fighter Operational Clasp His G-4 crashed at Schinnen/Munster Geleen Holland the night of 17/18 December, 1944, hit by AA fire, pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: All three perished and buried at Ysselsteyn. Lt Heinrich bur CM-12-284; R/O, Uffz H.Buchholz bur BY-11-257 and Gnr, Gefr M.Fuchs bur CM-12-285 (SGLO).

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