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1 Engfer, Siegfried "Lederstrumpf"Oblt1915/04/27Neuhof, Pommern58-59


Courtesy CK

9./JG 3 (03/42 S.U.), instr JGr Ost (05/43 France), 12./JG 1Bf 109 E, Bf 109 F-2 Werknr 8247 (lost 04/06/41), Bf 109 F-2 Werknr 8968 (35% dam 28/04/43; Tech prob La Leu FP, pilot injured), Fw 190 A-6
RK (02/10/42)
EP (21/09/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
WIA in a crash on 4 June, 1941 at Norrent-Fentes. Returned to duty June, 1942. Survived the war, but missing since April 1946 during a trip from Vienna to Munich. 348 combat missions. His first known Soviet victory, an R-5 on 12 March, 1942. A double Soviet victory on 1 April, 1942; both Il-2s. An Il-2 on 20 May, 1942. An R-10 on 29 May, 1942. A MiG-1 at Voronezh on 10 July, 1942. An R-5 on 16 July, 1942. A MiG-1 on 17 July, 1942. An Il-2 on 22 July, 1942. An Il-2 on 24 July, 1942. Three victories on 26 July, 1942; two Il-2s and a MiG-1. An Il-2 NW of Kalatsch on 28 July, 1942. An Su-2 SE of Kalatsch and two LaGG-3s NW of Stalingrad on 9 August, 1942. Another LaGG-3 SW of Stalingrad on 11 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 N of Pajoro on 17 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 E of Akalovo on 18 August, 1942. Two Yak-1s on 31 August, 1942; one at Tinguta, the other SE of Sarepta. Two MiG-1s 15 km NE of Stalingrad on 10 September, 1942. Three Il-2s in the Stalingrad area on 13 September, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 28 January, 1943. A Boston NE of Kramatorskaya on 9 February, 1943. A Boston 4 km E of Dobrovolye on 27 February, 1943. An Il-2 3 km E of Brezezinski on 2 March, 1943. Added: 1943 became seriously ill. In 12.43 reassigned as a fighter instructor after suffering gun shot wounds in the lungs; eventually developed TB (LOCS). After a lung shot he did not return to the front (CK)

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2 Abel, SiegfriedHptm21/08/14Aufkl.Gr. 112 (04/37), Aufkl.Gr. 14 (09/39-06/41), 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 (06/41), Erg.NAGr. + Aufkl.Erp.Stab Jüterbog-Damm (instructor 09/42), Erg.Nahaufkl.Gr. (-03/43), RLM (L In 1) (03/43), Offz.z.b.V. FFS A 14 (10/43), Aufsichts-Offz. LKS 4 (07/44), 3./Erg.NAGr. later renamed 3./Erg.Aufkl.G. 1 11/44), Ic (Bild) of the Lw.Führungsstab I. (01/45)Hs-126Obsv in 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 (03/40), WIA on 12/04/41 by MG fire near Tobruk and hospitalized. In 06/41 transferred to the Oskar-Helenenheim in Berlin for treatment.CKönig
3 Abraham, SiegfriedFwI/KG-26He 111H-11 Werk # 110379 "1H + FL"(lost 11/11/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45 Post.)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA 11 November, 1943. DK-G Awards List
4 Albrecht, SiegfriedFw2/17/1917Geroldswalde/E.Prus.
Lommel, Belgium		5/NJG-3 (Schleswig)Ju 88G-6 Werk # 620815 (or 620818) "D5 + BN" (lost 12/27/44) Night Fighter Operational Clasp KilledInAction (KIA) 26/27 December, 1944 when he failed to return from a war flight over the "Bulge", and his Ju 88 crashed at Malonne Belgium, cause not given. Buried Lommel, Block 54/544. Remaining crew (MIA): Fw Walter Berger, Uffz Heinz Haake and Uffz Hans Roch. Source: A. Rosseels & D.Drury).
5 Arfsten, RolfFw21/02/20Wersen/ Lotte (CKönig)


Courtesy Christian König

9/JG-11 (Oldenburg)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 160729 "Yellow 14 + I" (lost 1/24/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilled in a mid-air collision with Uffz Siegfried Richter in Wk# 160724 on 24 January, 1944. His G-6 crashed at Boekend-Blerick Holland. (DeSwart & Bf 109 Loss List). Added: Buried Yssel L-11-258 (SGLO).
6 Aschendorf, SiegfriedOfhr1I/JG-302 (6/44), 9/JG-301 (11/44)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 176167 "White 10" (90% dam 12/29/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge, Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC 29 December, 1944 at Stendal, cause not reported. Added: Killed during a landing accident, collided with a train! (C.König). One known victory, a B-24 opposing the Misburg Raid on 26 November, 1944. Added: WIA 30 June, 1944; aerial combat N of Budapest (C.König).
7 Baden, SiegfriedLtW.B.K. Stade (CK)

Courtesy CK

Kügel

Köppl

7./KG 26He 111 H-5 "1H + FR" Werknr 4087 (lost)
Wound Badge 		POW the night of 4/5 July, 1941 when he was shot down during the Filton airfield raid by F/Lt Patten and Sgt Moody in a Beaufighter of RAF No.604 Sq.. The AC crashed at Vallis Farm, Great Elm, Murdercombe Bottom, near Frome, Somerset at 01:25 hours. Baden suffered a broken leg. Remaining crew: Fw Ernst Witt, Observer (POW); Gefr Ludwig Kügel, R/O (POW) and OGefr Eduard Köppl, Gunner (KIA, born 07/09/1917 in Oberried, Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald (CK), buried CC, Block 8, Row 3, Gr 57). Source: Bristol Past, John Penny & D.Drury.
8 Baer, SiegfriedUffz29/05/23


5./ JG 301Fw-190 A-9/R-11 "White 2" Werknr. 260 085KIA on 26 November 1944 in air combat near Holtensen. Added: He was possibly shot down by 339th FG P-51's while attacking the 491st BG SE of Hannover around Peine. Baer is buried in the cemetery at Holtensen.CKönig
9 Bähnsch, HelmutLt
Cannock Chase		5/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).
10 Ballerstädt, Siegfried "Siggi"Uffz9/18/1923

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JG-103 Parow, 9/JG-5 (joins 9/44; 1/45 Herdla)Fw 190A Werk # Unk (lost 1/10/45), Fw 190A-3 Werk # Unk "White 4" "Annemarie" (later his wife)Class "C" Glider Badge, Fighter Operational ClaspHe nearly drowned 10 January, 1945, when he overshot the plank runway at Herdla and sank into the sea. He was trapped, however, Uffz's Walter Opitz and Heinz Orlowski came to his rescue. A French POW until 1947, he worked to clear mines near Fortress Gironde, near Bordeaux. Deceased 3 March, 2007 (C.König 1/2023).

Courtesy Christian König
11 Baltes, SiegfriedLt12/14/1919Gleichamberg



6/KG-26 (9/40 Gilze-Rijen)He 111H-4 Werk # 3318 "1H + FP" (lost 9/5/40)Bomber Operational ClaspHis He 111 crashed at Gilze Holland (Nieuwstraat) on 5 September, 1940, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: Their AC crashed and burned on takeoff from the Gilze-Rijen airfield, killing the entire crew, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all buried Ysselsteyn): Lt Gottfried Pottgüter, Obs (bur AZ/3/51); Gefr Karl Heinz Graunke, R/O (bur AZ/2/50) and Fw Erich Pfretzschner, Flt Engr (bur AZ/4/52). Lt.Baltes buried AZ/2/49 (D.Drury).
12 Baltzer, SiegfriedLt6/19/19182(F)/22 (S.U.)Ju 88D-5 (or A-5) Werk # 430089 "4N + IK" (lost 6/4/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his unnamed crew, 4 June, 1942, when they failed to return from a reconnaissance mission in the Voronezh area (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The recon route is believed to have been from Talovaya, Voronezh Oblast to Usman, Lipetsk Oblast, both in Russia. Remaining crew (MIA): Fw G.Albrecht, Obs; Uffz F.Heide, R/O and Fw A.Habersack Gnr. Lt Baltzer and Fw Habersack are believed commemorated in the memorial book at Kursk-Besedino, Russia (D.Drury).
13 Barth, Siegfried 'Balbo'Obstlt1/23/1916Augsburg



Stfkpt 4/KG-51 (10/42), Kdr IV(Erg)/KG-51 (4/44 to 3/45), Kdr KG-51 (3/45 Rheine)He 111H Werk # 2648 "9K + DD" (lost 5/14/40), Ju 88A-5 Werk # 5254 (dam 6/25/41 flak), Me 410A & Me 262A-1a
RK(10/2/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/27/42)
EP(5/4/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge(6/25/41)

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with Pendant
Krimschild		WIA 25 June, 1941 when he and his unnamed crew were brought down by AA fire in the vicinity of Darachow USSR. POW (briefly) 14 May, 1940 after his He 111 was sd by four Morane-Saulnier MS 406 fighters of GC III/6, and came down at Fougerolles. Remaining crew: Uffz Gerhard Schildt (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz H.Kazmierowski (POW/WIA); Ofw H.Matt (POW) and Gefr F.Backhaus (POW). The surviving crew were released from captivity following the fall of France. Uffz Schildt is buried at Andilly, Blk 11, Row 8, Gr 594 (D.Drury). Barth replaced Obstlt von Hallensleben as Kdr KG-51. Post-war Luftwaffe service. Deceased 19 December, 1997, Bad Wörishhofen.Wikipedia
14 Bässler, SiegfriedLt3/7/1915Tuttlingen



1/KG-30 (12/40 Gilze-Rijen)Ju 88A Werk # Unk (lost 12/4/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew 4 December, 1940; crashed at Emaus, a hamlet in the municipality of Hollands Kroon, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Uffz Walter Mahne (geb 10/27/14, Pecheloh) and Fw Walter Kullick (geb 6/16/14 Ketrzyn, near Rostenburg, Pol.). The deceased were initially buried at Woensel (Eindhoven), reburied 5 April, 1949 at Ysselsteyn, Blk Z, Row 2: Mahne Gr 26, Kullick Gr 27, Bässler Gr 28. Source: Find-A-Grave, F.Munckhof. NOTE: Crew designations unknown, pilot selection mine.
15 Bauch, Karl HeinzGefr


Courtesy Siegfried Raith

2/JG-1 (1/45 Twente)Fw 190A-8 Werk# 960709 "Black 9" (lost 1/1/45)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 1 January, 1945; a flak victim after attacking Maldegem, bailed safely, his AC at Stadse Dijk near Willemstad Holland on the return to base, during Operation Bodenplatte. Added: Bauch is pictued in the war-time photo album of Karl Raith (Siegfried Raith, Son of Karl Raith).


Fliegerhorst Pardubice, Czech Republic in 1943 -shown 2nd from right
16 Bauer, SiegfriedUffz4/KG-1 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 5902 "V4 + BM" (lost 11/6/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 6 Nowember, 1942, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss list).
17 Bauer, SiegfriedUffz5/JG-301 (11/44)Fw 190A-9/R11 Werk # 260085 (lost 11/26/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 26 November, 1944 at Holtensen; buried Holtensen-Wülfinghausen Cem. (C.König).
18 Baumann, SiegfriedLt1Jabosta-West (12/42), 6/JG-2 (7/43 France)Fw 190A--2 Werk # 5206 (65% dam 12/10/42), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15380 (lost 8/9/43)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 9 August, 1943 during aerial combat at Maisnil. Injured in a crash 10 December, 1942 at Rive de Gire Fr. when he became disoriented. One known victory, a B-17 6 km SE of Elbeuf-s-Seine on 10 July, 1943.
19 Baumgart, SiegfriedUffz6/JG-11 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-5/U2 Werk # 110015 "Yellow 7" (dam 1/11/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 11 January, 1944 during aerial combat, crash landed near Hildesheim. Later flown by Uffz Hubertus Bachmann, and lost, when Bachmann went MIA 15 March, 1944.
20 Baumgartner, PeterLt1/15/1915V.Fl.Korps ('41), 7/KG-55 (1/42 Dnjepropetrowsk, Ukaine), 10/KG-55 (7/42), Stfkpt 1/KG-55 (2/44), 1/KG(J)-55 (2/45)He 111H-6 Werk # 7207 "G1 + KR" (lost 5/24/42), Me 262 in KG(J)-55
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/1/42)
EP (9/23/41),
EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA (briefly) when he was involved in an ac loss 24 May, 1942, cause & location unknown. Remaining crew (all return safely): Fw Siegfried Zantke, Obs; Fw Hans Köhler, R/O; Fw Karl Haselbeck, Flt Engr and Uffz Hans Krebel, Gnr. DK-G Awards List, LOCS & D.Drury.
21 Baumgartner, RudolfUffz6/KG-54 (Channel)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 801385 "B3 + WP" (lost 1/29/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew at London 29 January, 1944, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: This ac failed to return from a mission to London. Remaining crew (believed MIA): Uffz Josef Poster, Uffz Johannes Scholz and Ogefr Siegfried Madritsch (D.Drury).
22 Becker, SiegfriedUffz1Flugzeugführer 1/ZG-2Bf 110C-4 Werk # 3208 "3M + KH" (lost 8/25/40) EK 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		POW 25 August, 1940 after being shot down at Priory Farm, East Holme, near Wareham. He and his gunner, Ogefr Walter Wöpzel (or Wötzel), bailed safely, and taken POW, the victims of F/O Agazarian & Gaunt of 609 Sq. (Bf 110 Loss List). One known victory, his 1st, a Polish P-23 west of Krakau, 12 September, 1939.
23 Beer, SiegfriedLt22/JG-53 (3/43 Tinisia)Bf 109G-2/Trop "Black 8", Bf 109G-6 Werk # 18498 "Black 13" (lost 7/11/43)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 11 July, 1943 in the Med, cause unknown; later returned. One known Desert victory, a Spitfire on 2 March, 1943. His 2nd, during the Sicilian campaign, a B-17 near Modica on 5 July, 1943.
24 Beisbarth, SiegfriedUffz2/26/1915Stettin
Lommel, Belgium		3(F)/11Do 17P Werk # Unk "FN + GL" (lost 4/22/40)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 22 April, 1940 near Neufchateau Belgium, cause not given. Buried Lommel, Block 2, Row?, Gr 240. Source: A. Rosseels. Added: The ac was sd by a Curtiss H-75s of GC I/5, crashed at Leglise Belgium, S of Neufchateau. Remaining crew (WIA): Oblt Günther Kratzmann, Obs and Fw Werner Schulte-Uimberg (D.Drury).
25 Benz, SiegfriedLt10/17/1924Nagold106/JG-26 (joined 7/44), 2/JG-26 (10/44), 6/JG-26 (12/44)Fw 190D-9 Werk # 210188 "Black 5" (lost)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 24 December, 1944 after being shot down by a German fighter of III/JG-1 who mistook the D-9 for a Tempest! Although he was waggling his wings as the recognition signal, he was shot and crashed at the edge of a field near Eupen Belgium and exploded. Buried Düsseldorf, Block 112/P/135 (Rosseels). One known victory, a P-38 at Beauvais-Clermont on 25 August, 1944. Another, a P-51 in the Emmerich-Nijmegen area on 17 September, 1944. His 5th victory, a Spitfire of RAF No. 401 Sq. at Nijmegen on 2 October, 1944. His 6th, a Grasshopper L-4 shot down near Düren on 16 October, 1944. A 7th, a Spitfire at Nijmegen on 25 September, 1944. An 8th, a Spitfire at Arnhem on 27 September, 1944. A 9th, a Spitfire at Nijmegen on 2 October, 1944. A 10th, an Auster III SW of Düren on 16 October, 1944.
26 Berg, SiegfriedFw



Courtesy Christian König

FFS AB 122Fw 44 "BO + KT" Werknr. 1933WIA on 10/02/42 in Deutsch-WagramCKonig
27 Bernrieder, SiegfriedFw10/15/1917Buitling

3/StG-2Ju 87 B Werk # Unk (lost 10/4/41)
EK 1 & EK 2
KilledInAction (KIA) 4 October, 1941 at Daugavpils (Dünaburg), Latvia, cause unknown. No information on his R/O-Gnr. Fw Bernrieder is commemorated in the War Cem at Daugavpils (II.WK) (D.Drury). Medals added (CK)
28 Bethke, SiegfriedOblt6/24/191612Stfkpt 2/JG-2 (5/40; 2/42 Haamstede Holland)Bf 109E, Bf 109F-4 Werk # 8312 "Black 1" (2/42)EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Began his Luftwaffe career in 1935. One known victory, his 1st, a Morane 406 east of Sedan, 14 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Blenheim at St. Quentin, 25 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire at Calais, 26 May, 1940. His 4th, a DB-7 southwest of Amiens, 31 May, 1940. Another, a Wellington on 24 July, 1940, no location. A 6th & 7th, two Hurricanes SE of Portland on 11 August, 1940. An 8th, a Hurricane on the eastend of London on 7 September, 1940. His 9th, a Blenheim at "Blakborn-Perth on 7 October, 1940. A 10th, a Hurricane over the Isle of Wight on 15 October, 1940. A Wellington on 24 July, 1941, no location. OKL referred to this victory as No.10?? 10 victories after the Battle of Britain. A serious accident halted his combat duties. Magnus Report, 12 victories.

29 Bethke, SiegfriedFw02/01/19EschwegeI./KG 53MIA on 12 June 1942 at the Ilmensee. Crew unknownCKönig
30 Betke, SiegfriedHptm3/8/1917LenzenIV/KG-77 (1/42), 9/KG-77 (5/42), 3/KG-77 (1/43 Med), Stfkpt 9/KG-26 (4/44)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140462 "??" (lost 1/15/43), Ju 88A-17 in KG-26
RK(8/8/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43)
EP(1/11/43)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		WIA 5 June, 1942 (Heinrich Breuer). WIA with unnamed crew 15 January, 1943 during an enemy fighter attack, emergency landing at Tunis (Ju 88 Loss List). 190 combat missions. Deceased 20 December, 1988, Cochem.
31 Beugel, SiegfriedFw4/NJG-1 (11/43)Bf 110Night Fighter Operational ClaspJager Blatt 6/2003.
32 Beyer, SiegfriedOfw6/JG-26Fw 190A-4 Werk # 7038 "Brown 17" (lost 5/14/43)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 14 May, 1943 in his "Brown 17" during aerial combat with a P-47 of $ or 78FG over Wevelghem airfield. Despite his wounds, he bailed successfully.
33 Binger, SiegfriedUffz2/17/192310/JG-2Fw 190D-9 Werk # 210290 "Black 1" (lost 1/1/45)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 1 January, 1945. Shot down by very accurate Allied AA fire at Kalter Herberg, just south of Aachen. Parachuted and came down in the Malmedy-Verviers area.
34 Birk, SiegfriedFwIII/JG-1 (8/43 reich Def)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 19865 (60% dam 8/21/43)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured 21 August, 1943 when he rammed another G-6, Wk# 16489 while landing at Oldenburg.
35 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).
36 Blume, Horst RüdigerLt1924/01/26Halberstadt38./NJG 2 (Gilze-Rijen & Volkel), 11./NJG 3 (11/44)Ju 88 G "4R + HS" Werknr 620172 (lost 14/11/44)
EK 1 & 2

probably Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		KIC 14 November, 1944 in a non-operational crash south of Lübbecke (Boiten), due to bad weather on a transfer flight from Gütersloh to Varel (CKönig). Remaining crew (disp unk): Ogefr Kautz, Uffz Schulz and Uffz Wilhelm (M.Balss). One known victory, a "4 mot" on 13 August, 1944, no location given. Added: The ac crashed at Obermehnen, Dist Minden-Lübbecke. The cause of the crash was bad weather. Remaining crew (all KIC; buried "Unter den Linden",Gütersloh): Ogefr Siegfried Kautz, R/O (geb 17/07/24 Dresden, Gr 73); Uffz Waldemar Schultz, Mech 1 (geb 20/03/20 Hamburg, Gr 71) and Uffz Wilhelm Rudolf, Mech 2 (geb 17/11/22 Greifenberg, Gr 72). Pilot Lt Blume buried Grave 70 (U.Klitsch 10/2020).


Courtesy Christian König

37 Blume, SiegfriedOblt2/ZG-2 (Channel)Bf 110C Werk # 3515 "3M + HK" (lost 8/12/40)Destroyer Operational ClaspThis ac reported lost 12 August, 1940 after aerial combat, location not reported. Pilot OK, unnamed R/O MIA. Bf 110 Loss List
38 Blume, SiegfriedUffz5/KG-26He 111H-3 Werk # 6830 "1H + DN" (lost 5/15/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 15 May, 1940; after an attack on shipping at Narvik, the ac made a successful force landing on the frozen Lake Sitasjaure (Sweden?), close to the Norwegian border, no cause reported. They were captured by Allied forces and sent to POW camps in Canada. Remaining crew: Fw Karl Grube, Obs; Uffz Helmut Bennighof, R/O and Uffz Wrrner Wamser, Mech (Flyvrak Norway). Added: The He 111 was attacked by three Skuas of FAA 800 Sq., flying off HMS Ark Royal, piloted by Lt E.G.D.Finch-Noyes and Midshipmen L.Gallagher and D.Martin (D.Drury).
39 Bogs, SiegfriedHptm32(F)/11 (5/40), Stab I/ZG-76 (2/44), 3/JG-2 (8/44)Fw 189A & Do 17Z in 2(F), Bf 110G-2 in ZG, Fw 190A08/R2 & R6 in JG-2
EK 1 & 2
Observer & Destroyer Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Spitfire southeast of Brussels, 16 May, 1940, while in 2(F)/11. A 2nd & 3rd, both B-24s, one 25 km SSW of Regensburg, the other at Kirchheim, on 25 February, 1944.
40 Bohlmann, GünterFw10/29/1920
Ysselstein, Holland		4/LG-1 (12/44)Ju 88S-3 Werk # 330959 "L1 + ??" (lost 12/8/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 8 December, 1944 after being shot down by British fighters during a mine-laying operation. His Ju 88 crashed at Groede Holland. He was buried at Ysselsteyn, Block CG/9/201. Remaining crew (Buried Ysselsteyn): Fw Erich Kuhn, geb 4/28/1917, buried CG/9/204; Ofw Siegfried Meier, geb 3/17/1917, buried CG/8/198; and Ogefr Arnold Hillmeister (MIA) (DeSwart & Wings to Victory)
41 Boller, PaulUffz7/KG-40Fw 200C-5 Werk # 0202 "F8 + AR" (lost 7/31/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with entire crew while serving as Co-pilot for Oblt Siegfried Gall on 31 July, 1943. They were sd by a B-24 of USAAF 480th Anti-sub Grp over the Atlantic, west of Portugal. See Oblt Siegfried Gall for further detail (D.Drury).
42 Bonitz, SiegfriedObfhr10/7/1924Dresden25/JG-301Fw 190A-9/R11 Werk # 202372 (or 206138) "White 15" (lost 11/27/44)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC 27 November, 1944 near Greene, no further detail (C.König). One known victory, a P-51 at Lüneberger on 21 November, 1944. A 2nd, a B-24 opposing the Misburg Raid on 26 November, 1944.
43 Boy, SiegfriedLt25/NJG-5 (7/44)Bf 110G-4
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a "4 mot" at Colmar-Breisach on 29 July, 1944, an Ofhr at the time. A 2nd, a Soviet Li-2 on 20 December, 1944.boyx
44 Boye, BrunoOfwStab I/JG-6Fi 156C-3 (Storch) Werk # 6508 "3U + KB" (lost 1/19/45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 19 January, 1945 near Kalisch, 94 km west of Lödz, near Tomaschow while transporting an Infantry Officer. Mombeek MIA List. He and Uffz Siegfried Lösch, also carrying an Infantry Officer, were both reported MIA this date (JG-6 List).
45 Brauer, SiegfriedUffz

Courtesy Christian König

9/JG-5 (4/45 Herdla)Fw 190A-8Figher Operational Clasp

Courtesy Christian König
46 Braun, AntonUffz8/ZG-76 (Eschborn)Bf 110G-2 Werk # 120191 (lost 12/25/43)Destroyer Operational ClaspKIC 25 December, 1943 into a mountainside at Gadernheim/Odenwald, near Neunkirchen, due to bad weather (fog). Remaining crew (KIC): Gefr Gottfried Arendt. This AC was one of three that crashed during a formation flight. The other two AC were piloyed by Oblt Rudolf Richter and Fw Siegfried Jensen. All three crews were killed. Jager Blatt 4/2002, 1/2003 & 3/2003.
47 Bretschneider, WolfgangLt5/4/192326/NJG-4 (Bad Lippspringe)Ju 88G-6 Werk # 620969 "3C + EP" (lost 2/2/45) EK 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 2 February, 1945 when he was shot down by return fire from RAF No. 460 Sq. Lancaster PB807 at Riedelbach, near Bad Homburg. Source: T. Boiten. Another source says the two ac collided. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Walter Stolz, R/O (geb 8/18/1922) and Uffz Siegfried Burghardt, Flt Engr (geb 8/2/1924). The deceased are buried at Usingen. This Lancaster may be the one identified in the OKL Claims as his 2nd victory.
48 Brock, SiegfriedOblt38/JG-54Bf 109G, Fw 190A
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a B-17 NE of Kiel on 13 June, 1943. A 2nd, a B-17 at Merzheim on 9 October, 1943. A 3rd, a B-24 S of Löningen on 22 December, 1943.
49 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).
50 Burckhardt, SiegfriedJG-26Bf 109, Fw 190AFighter Operational ClaspButler Pilot List
51 Cantzler, SiegfriedLt6/JG-52 (S.U.)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 12895 "Yellow 4 + -" (lost 7/28/41)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 28 July, 1941 during aerial combat at Michaljewy
52 Chalupka, SiegfriedLt5/LG-2 (9/39 Poland)Hs 123Assault Operational ClaspHaving served as wingman for Hptm Otto Weiss on 7 September, 1939, he was instrumental in the rescue of his Hptm from advancing Polish soldiers after Weiss was shot down near Bielcze. Source: "Luftwaffe Aces" Stackpole Series
53 Conrad, Siegfried4/ZG-101(Bad Aibling), 3/ZG-101, Erg.St./ZG-76 (Prague 44)Bf 110Destroyer Operational ClaspFlugbuch 42-44.
54 Cramm, Siegfried Fhr vonMaj11/22/1915Bruggen7(erg)/KG-1, Kdr IV/KG-1 (8/44), Kdr IV/KG-40 (1/45), I/LG-1He 177 in KG-1, Fw 200C & Ju 88A in KG-40
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/17/43)

EK 1 & 2
EP (11/16/42), Bomber Operational Clasp		See Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries for further detail. Deceased 29 November, 1979 in Bodenburg.
55 Damske, SiegfriedUffz15/JG-4Fw 190A-8 Werk # 682063 "White 6" (lost 10/7/44)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 7 October, 1944 during aerial combat at Querfurt (JG-4 List). One known victory, a B-17 (HSS) at Rathenow on 6 October, 1944.
56 Deiken, FritzGefr5/28/19252/StG-103Ju 87B-1 Werk # 0261 (lost 9/9/44)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 9 September, 1944 at Gedern due to bad weather. His R/O StbsGefr Siegfried Bader, also KIC. Both are buried in Gedern.
57 Dellin, SiegfriedLtII/JG-27 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 785826 (lost 2/21/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 21 February, 1945 during aerial combat at Mesum.
58 Diercks, SiegfriedOfw4(F)/NachtBf 110
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/29/43)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
59 Dierks, HansOblt2(F)/Ob.d.L. (10/42 Mariupol, Ukraine), 2(F)/100 (4/43)Ju 88D-5 Werk # 430044 (lost 10/11/42)EP (10/19/42), EK 1 & 2, Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp		Injured with his unnamed crew 11 October, 1942 when they crash-landed at Mariupol due to a servicing fault (Ju 88 Loss List & LOCS). Added: Two of the known Remaining crew (injured): Uffz Siegfried Schnickenberg, R/O and Uffz R.Goltz, Gnr (D.Drury).
60 Dietrich, SiegfriedGefrIII/JG-3 (S.U.)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 8226 (lost 7/2/41)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 2 July, 1941; crashed at Luck-Süd due to a servicing fault. Source: Bf 109 Loss List
61 Dirking, ErwinLt.z.See3/Kü.Fl.Gr-506He 115 Werk # unk (lost 4/2/40)Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp		His ac reported lost sd 2 April, 1940 over the Waddensee, pilot and crew disposition unknown. Netherland Loss Registry. Added: Their He 115 was sd by Hurricanes of No.504 Sq.. He was WIA in this exchange. Dirking was a KM Observer, not a pilot. He was KilledInAction (KIA) 10 May, 1940, serving as observer for Uffz Siegfried Graf (D.Drury).
62 Dönch, SiegfriedLt11/JG-5 (7/44), 9/JG-6 (12/44)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 165296 "White 13" (lost 7/6/44) & Fw 190A in JG-5, Bf 109G-14 Werk # 785072 "White 6" (lost 12/25/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge, Fighter Operational Clasp		Believed KilledInAction (KIA) 25 December, 1944 after being shot down by Allied fighters near Cologne (carried MIA on the JG-6 List). Added: Bailed with wounds, 6 July, 1944, after combat with fighters; his ac crashed near Cambrai (C.König). One known victory, his 1st, a P-47 at Nesle, northeast of Roye on 20 June, 1944. His 2nd, a P-38 5 km S of Cambrai on 6 July, 1944, a FhjFw at the time.
63 Donner, SiegfriedObltStfkpt 5/KG-26He 111H-3 Werk # 6889 "1H + KN" (lost 3/1/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 1 March, 1940 after taking off from Westerland/Sylt. The ac crashed into the sea, killing the entire crew, cause unknown. Remaining crew (KIC): Ofw Johann Pietzarka, Ofw Lothar Grossmann and one unnamed. Only one burial known; Pietzarka in the War Cemetery Westerland/Sylt, Blk III, Row III, Gr 60 (D.Drury).
64 Drechsler, SiegfriedLt


Uffz Flieger

7./KG 51 (-09/40-06/43)Ju 88 A-1 Werk # 7092 "9K + MR" (dam 20/09/40), Ju 88 A-4 "9K + BR" (lost, CK)EP (01/12/41 CK)
EK 1 & EK 2

Bomber Operational Clasp in Silver
He landed at Lille Nord following an early morning war flight, and his ac sustained a landing gear collapse , crew unharmed (D.Drury). Added: MIA on 2 June 1943 when shot down by fighters in Pl.Qu. 7039 in the region of Kharkov. Crew (KIA): OFw Kühn, Herbert, Fw Lachenmaier, Fritz, Obsv Uffz Flieger, Sebastian (EK 1+ 2, Bomber Operational Clasp in Silver, see picture)
65 Dreschle, SiegfriedLt7/KG-51 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 6592 "9K + BR" (lost 6/2/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 7039 2 June, 1942 after being attacked by fighters (Ju 88 Loss List).
66 Dryander, SiegfriedLt2/StG-2Ju 87D (lost)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 11 May, 1940 during the French Campaign, crash landing his AC near Leuven. Source: A. Rosseels.
67 Duschl, SiegfriedFhr16/SG-2 (11/44 S.U.)Fw 190F-8 Werk # 588674 (lost 2/18/45) EK 2
Assault Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 18 February, 1945 by flak west of Greisitz. tHis first known victory, a Soviet Yak-9 on 13 November, 1944.
68 Ehrich, S.Ofw
Ysselstein, Holland		3(F)/122 (8/41)Ju 88D-2 Werk # 0835 (lost 8/22/41)Observer Operational ClaspHis Ju 88 crashed into the North Sea, 45km west of Den Helder, on 22 August, 1941, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: Remaining crew: Lt Ludwig Blankenhahn, Obs; Gefr Siegfried Turowski, R/O and Ofw Richard Lossack, Gnr. All survived except Gefr Turowski, whose body washed ashore the following month. He is now buried at Ysselsteyn, CL/1/21 (D.Drury). NOTE: Surname confusion; may be same person as S. Ehrig, and include incident at Schiphol, 4/20/41.
69 Eichler, SiegfriedUffz2/Sch,G-1 (Werl)Bf 109E-7/U1 Werk # 4869 (lost 4/16/42)Ground Assault Operational ClaspKIC 16 April, 1942 when he crashed at Günne, Möhnesee, Westphalia, in close proximity to the Werl airfield, cause unknown. No VDK burial match (D.Drury).
70 Eichmann, HerbertLt2./Kü.Fl.Gr-506Ju-88 D-1 "S4+LK" (lost)MIA with crew on 30/05/42 ) for unknown reasons, had taken off from airfield Leeuwarden. R/O Fw Thiele, Herbert, Obs Fw Töpert, Siegfried, Gnr Fw Grabowski, AugustCKönig
71 Eimers, SiegfriedGefr12/12/1919
Ysselstein, Holland		4/JG-2 (Channel)Fw 190A-2 Werk # (2)0226 "White 12 + -" (lost 8/19/42)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 19 August, 1942; aerial combat with Spitfires and failed to return after opposing the British Raid on Dieppe. Per Co DeSwart, his 190 crashed into the Het Canal ( Dutch for English Channel). Added: He is buried at Ysselsteyn, Blk CL, Row 2, Gr 34 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Eimer.
72 Elsässer, SiegfriedOblt2Erg/NJG-2, III/NJG-2 (8/43), Stab II/NJG-2 (8/44)Bf 110G-4 Werk # 5590 "R4 + BA" (dam 8/17/43), Ju 88R-2 Werk # 751123 "R4 + CC" (lost 8/7/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 6/7 August, 1944; shot down by a Mosquito between Feugeres and Carentan. The Mosquito was probably of RAF No. 410 Sq., piloted by S/Ldr James D. Sommerville (Boiten). WIA with unnamed crew 17 August, 1943 near Geissen, cause unknown (Bf 110 Loss List). Two known victories, both "4 mots" at St Leu on 8 July, 1944. Added: Remaining crew 8/7/44 (both POW): Lt Peter Raupach and Uffz Josef Kugler (absa3945).
73 Engfer, HansFw31/JG-301Fw 190A-8 Werk # 732272 (lost 9/23/44)


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC 23 September, 1944, crashing near Solpke during a practice flight (Boiten). One known victory, his 1st, a Lancaster over northern France on 5 July, 1944. His 2nd, another Lancaster at St Leu on 8 July, 1944. His 3rd, another Lancaster, same day, SE of Troyes.
74 Engfer, Karl G.W.FhjFwI/KG-40Fw 200C & Ju 88ABomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) (?) 31 March, 1945 near Rammeinsatz. Jager Blatt article.
75 Engfer, KurtUffz29/JG-77 (4/44 Romania)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 161071 "Yellow 3" (lost 4/16/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 731066 "White 6" (lost 8/5/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 5 August, 1944 after being shot down by P-47s in the Avranches/Mortain area. WIA 16 April, 1944; emergency landing south of Ploiesti after engine damage during combat (Bf 109 Loss List). One known victory, his 1st, a B-24 E of Targoviste, in the Balkans, on 5 April, 1944. His 2nd, a B-24 over Romania on 15 April, 1944.
76 Ernst, SiegfriedFw6/5/19141/TG-5 (5/43 Pomigliano It.; 7/43 Olbia It.)Me 323 Werk # 1234 "C8 + GR" (lost 5/20/43), Me 323 Werk # 1267 "C8 + DG" (lost 7/26/43)Transport Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 26 July, 1943; sd by a Beaufighter east of Caprera Island, buried at Maddalena, Cagliari, Block 2, Grave 31. He was Co-Pilot for Herbert Karallus this date. See Herbert Kakallus for further detail. Uninjured 20 May, 1943 when he was Co-Pilot with Fw Herbert Karallus and they were sd at Villamar It. by a P-40 of No.319FS, 325FG, piloted by F/O John W.Smallsreed.
77 Eschwege, Siegfried vonObstltKdr Fl.Gr. 30 (9/38), Kdr I/JG-52 (8/40 Coquelles), Erg/JG-3 (10/40-1/42), Staff, Jafü 5 (10/44)Bf 109E & FFighter Operational ClaspChannel pilot.
78 Faath, G.Fw2(F)/22Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0722 "4N + GK" (lost 8/6/41)Observer Operational ClaspDisposition unknown 6 August, 1941 following engine damage and a resultant crash in the area of Balta/Kajetanowka/Lipetzkoje/Zardekowo, eastern Poland or western Ukraine. Remaining crew: Lt Siegfried Hörmann, Obs (MIA); Gefr Ernst Hinkel, R/O (MIA) and Fw K.Kurzrock, Gnr (disp unk). The two MIA's are commemorated in Kirowograd Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine (D.Drury).
79 Fahje, HerbertOfw7/23/19143/KG-40Fw 200C-4 Werk # 0088 "F8 + LL" (lost 1/2/42), Fw 200C-4 Werk # 162 "F8 + ML" (lost 10/29/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 29 October, 1942; operational takeoff accident at Örlandet Norway airfield. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA), buried German War Cem Trondheim-Havestein, Norway): Uffz Siegfried Ramm, Co-pilot, (geb 6/21/1920, bur Row 7, Gr 78); Fw Fritz Cordes, R/O (bur Row 7, Gr 79); Uffz Hermann Kraus, 2nd R/O (bur Row 8, Gr 77); Ogefr Hermann Elpers, Gnr (bur Row 7, Gr 76) and Ofw Martin Laucks, Mech (bur Row 7, Gr 74). Ofw Fahje bur Row 8, Gr 76. Source: SIG Norway & D.Drury. Added: The January 1942 incident took place as their ac was damaged by return fire from the Royal Navy trawler HMS Scottish, and promptly crashed, during and emergency landing, on the Ria de Camarinas, Corunna, Spain. The crew (same as those noted above) were rescued and repatriated (D.Drury).
80 Fedtke, SiegfriedUffz12/22/19192/JGr-Süd (France)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 1316 "Red 6" (lost 1/3/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC in his E-7 by La Fare les Oliviers on 3 January, 1943. The cause was a technical malfunction. Buried at Dagneux France. Jager Blatt 3 & 4/2004.
81 Feldske, SiegfriedFhrII(Sturm)/JG-300Fw 190A-8 Werk # 686965 (lost 3/2/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 2 March, 1945 during aerial combat near Annenberg.
82 Felske, SiegfriedOfw1/23/19205/JG-300Fw 190A-8 (lost 3/2/45 in the Annaburg area)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 2 March, 1945. Buried at Löbnitz.
83 Fenchel, ErichOfw1/KG-26 (Sola)He 111H-5 Werk # 3572 (dam 4/27/41), He 111H-5 Werk # 3677 "1H + MH" (lost 4/28/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 28 April, 1941 failing to return from a mission against shipping at Newcastle-on-Tyne after being hit by ships AA fire. The vessel under attack was the HMS Patia which was already burning when the He 111 was hit by the Patias fire, and one engine was so badly hit that the AC was forced to ditch very near the burning vessel, 40 km off the River Tyne. The crew escaped and three managed to enter the dingy. For reasons unknown, Schürgel failed to get into the dingy and drowned. The Patia did sink and the three Germans did manage to pull one of Patias survivors on board their dingy. Remaining crew: Gefr Rudolf Klamand, Observer (POW), Uffz Siegfried Warko, R/O (POW) and Gefr Johann Schürgel, Mech (KilledInAction (KIA)). On 27 April, 1941 his Wk# 3572 sustained 20% damage from British ship fire, and landed at the Sola airfield (KG-26 Loss List). Alternate spelling: Fenchal
84 Fidorra, SiegfriedOblt12/20/1914Kdr Aufkl.Gr-120 (11/40), 1/(F)/120 (Sola 4/42)Ju 88 "F6 + KH" in 1940, Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1051 (lost 4/3/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/24/41)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		KIC 3 April, 1942; crashed at Stavanger-Sola Norway airfield during a non-operational flight due to pilot error. His Observer, Ogefr Otto Jungbauer, was also killed. Source: SIG Norway. Channel pilot.
85 Fiedler, SiegfriedOfw6/LG-1 (Med 8/42), Stab/LG-1 (6/44 Le Culot)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140197 "L1 + AP" (lost 8/12/42), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 141189 "L1 + IN" (lost 6/21/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(9/24/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA 21 June, 1944 during aerial combat with a night fighter while on a minelaying operation in the Seine Bay, France (D.Drury). DK-G Awards List. His Wk# 140197 was reported lost near Sardinia 12 August, 1942 when he was shot down by carrier borne fighters of No. 880 Sq. during Operation Bellows, crew rescued (Ju 88 Loss List).
86 Fischer, ArnoOblt4/28/1918Richnowo
Cannock Chase		1/KG-54Ju 88A-5 Werk # 3201 "B3 + HH" (lost 5/15/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 15 May, 1941 after striking a Barrage Balloon cable at Falmouth, Cornwall. Remaining crew: Uffz Siegfried Roesner, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Erich Kutzner, R/O (MIA) and Gefr Herbert Dapp, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA)). The body of Erich Kutzner was never found. The deceased buried at CC, 5/281-283 (D.Drury).
87 Fischer, SiegfriedLt53/JG-53 (5/40), 1/JG-53 (12/40 Channel))Bf 109E-3, Bf 109E-4 Werk # 5328 "White 8" (lost 12/2/40)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 2 December, 1940 during aerial combat with a Spitfire over Dungeness. One known vitory, his 1st, a Potez 63 at Cherieres, 13 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Wellington at Sedan, 14 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire 10 km S of London on 15 September, 1940. Magnus.
88 Fischer, Siegfried "Blitz von Pommern"OFw1918/11/27Pommerndorf, Krs.Hohenelbe (Sudetenland)15
Erg.St/St.G. 1 (1940), 6./StG 1 (07/41 S.U.), 5./StG 1, 8./StG 1, 9./StG 1, 8./SKG 1 (45)Ju 87 R-1 "6G + BT" Werknr 5485 (lost 03/07/41 Polotsk, crew returned), Ju 87R-1 "6G + MT" Werknr 5543 (lost Bolbajewa 08/08/41, crew returned), Fw 190 F-8
RK (28/02/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (17/10/43)
EP 13/09/41 CK)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant
and/or

Assault Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant		POW 21 April, 1945 after being shot down by Soviet Flak. He was released from Russian captivity 18 September, 1946. His Radop/ was Anton Kraus. 713 missions including 123 with the Fw 190. Destroyed +80 tanks (in just a few months in early 1945 in West Prussia and Pomerania, CK) and participated in the sinking of one submarine. Shot down 12 times. On 8 August, 1941, he was shot down by Soviet fighters of the 29th Fighter Aviation Regt., suffering severe burns, but evaded. Added: in 1951 in spite of his severe injuries, he won the "Goldenen Ski" der Deutschen-Versehrten-Ski- Meisterschaften. Deceased on 26/03/1988 in Rheinbach (CK).
Courtesy CK (PS the collar patches were yellow of course ;)
89 Freudenberger, RudolfLt5/13/1920FreisingII/KG-28He 111H-5 Werk # Unk (lost 3/17/1941)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew at Vertou Fr. on 17 March, 1941, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all bur Pornichet Cem, Blk 3): Uffz Siegfried Carl (geb 7/5/1916 Dresden, bur Row 12, Gr 36), Obs; Gefr Wilhelm Sturz (geb 2/20/1921 Rothenburg, bur Row 11, Gr 333), R/O and Uffz Johann Brühl (geb 12/10/1914 Wissen, bur Row 12, Gr 362), Mech. Pilot Lt Freudenberger buried Row 12, Grave 363 (absa3945).
90 Freytag, Siegfried Gustav "der Löwe von Malta (The Lion of Malta)", "Robinson"Maj11/10/1919Danzig, Langfuhr102I./LG 2 (CK); 6./JG 77 (1940-41 Greece), Stfkpt 1./JG 77 (06/42), Kdr II./JG 77 (03/43), Acting Kdr JG 77 after Wiese (12/44), Kdr II./JG 77 (1944-03/45), JG 51 (04/04/45), JG 7 (04/45), Légion Etrangère (1952-1970)Bf 109E, Bf 109E-4 Werk # 1576 (lost 4/24/41), Bf 109G-6 Wk# 18025 (lost 7/12/43), Me 262 in JG-7 (5/45)
RK(7/3/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/15/43)
EP(5/18/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant "500"
Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)
Medaglia commemorativa della campagna italo-tedesca in Africa
879 combat missions by July 1942. His first known victory, a Hudson W of Lister (Norway?) on 31 October, 1940. He was injured in a crash on 24 April, 1941 in his E-4 after being hit by flak in the Athens area. About 70 of his victories were in Russia. One known victory was an I-16 of the 55th Fighter Aviation Regt., shot down 24 July, 1941 during Operation Barbarossa. A Soviet Yak-1 on 23 March, 1942. His 50th, a Soviet fighter on 3 June, 1942 while in 6/JG-77. Numerous victories in the Med. areas. He was the most successful German pilot over Malta (nickname The Lion of Malta, CK). Shot down with wounds by P-38s in his G-6 on 12 July, 1943 over Gela Sicily. Bailed successfully. His 99th victory, a B-24 over Italy on 29 May, 1944. His 100th victory, a B-24 SE of Pieve Italy on 13 June, 1944. His 101st, a Spitfire at Doesburg on 27 September, 1944. Nominated for the EL. After the war, he was known to have flown for the French in Indochina under the name Dichters Gustav Freytag. Due to failing health, he lives since 1970 in a soldiers home for Legionairres in Puylobier France. Deceased 1 June, 2003 at Laveran Hospital in Marseille. Bowers/Lednicer, 102 victories. Added: Shot down on 27/07/42 over the Med, was rescued by a German boat minutes before British troops reached him. Seriously WIA again in 01/44 in US bombing raid against the airfield. His character against foolish orders was famous: whenn Göring ordered to nominate one "coward" in each Staffel to be court-martialed for lack of results against the US bombers, Freytag volunteered. Last aerial victory on 02/01/45. Acting Geschwaderkommodore when only 25 years old! (CK)


Courtesy Christian König
91 Fricke, Siegfried Rudolf Helmut Ofw11/22/1917Wolfenbüttel1


Courtesy Marc Fricke (Grandson)

1 Wachkomp, Regt. Gen Göring; 5/JG-27 (6/42 Africa); 3/JGr-West (as instr, aft leg amp); AGO Flugzeugwerke-Oschersleben (10/44 Ferry & Test pilot); Sonderkdo-Kahla @ Walpersberg ('45 Transfer Flights)Bf 109F-4 (Trop) Werk # 8466 (5% dam 6/26/42) , Fw 190 at AGO, Me 262 at Walpersberg
EK 2, Wound Badge in Silver		WIA 26 June, 1942, from bomb splinters after his airfield came under attack by British Bostons and fighter bombers (2nd account). His acct to his Grandson (Marc): Before landing, he came under fire from the British during the aerial combat with his one victory. During this combat, several bullets struck the plane, one of which hit his leg. At first, it wasn't too serious, but oil leaked from the damaged plane, and flowed into the wound, resulting in blood poisoning and contamination of the wound (Marc Fricke). One known victory, a Hurricane II southwest of Mersa Matruh on 26 June, 1942. Added: Ofw Fricke lost his leg "due to his wounds". In addition to his awards for valor, he was awarded 4 place ribbon bar w/4 Yr Serv, African Camp, Sudetenland Medal, EK 2 ribbon, "AFRIKA" cuffband, Marksman Lanyard & Reich Sports Proficiency Badge. While serving in AGO Flugzeugwerke, he was reported to be the first pilot to test the Me 262 produced there (Marc Fricke, Grandson, 4/2026).




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92 Friedrich, SiegfriedUffz45/JG-52 (S.U.)Bf 109G-2 Werk # 14193 "Black 4 + -" (lost 8/30/42)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 30 August, 1942 after aerial combat at Dubowka, NE of Stalingrad. One known victory, two Soviet Il-2s on 23 July, 1942. A 3rd victory, an Il-2 on 21 August, 1942. A 4th, a U-2 on 25 August, 1942.
93 Friedrichs, WilhelmOfw6/22/1915Solingen7/KG-40Fw 200C (12/29/1943)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 29 December, 1943; failed to return from a Distress Search over the Atlantic. Remaining crew (MIA): Ofw Kurt Scheunert, geb 11/4/1918, K.Obs; Hptm Georg Schobert, geb 8/14/1910, Obs; Fw Paul Böber, geb 4/12/1920, R/O 1; Uffz Erwin Pauli, geb 1/15/1920, R/O 2; Fw Johann Aixner, geb 1/15/1914, Mech; Uffz Fritz Lautenschlager, geb 2/5/1923, Gunner and Uffz Siegfried Radauer, geb 9/24 1912, Gunner. Source: B.Bines.
94 Friesenhahn, PaulUffz12/5/1919Hattingen7/KG-4 (5/43)He 111H-16 Werk # 160269 "5J + CR" (lost 5/23/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA with his entire crew, 23 May, 1943, when their ac came down in the Sae of Azov, between Russia and Ukraine, cause unknown. Remaining crew (desig unk): Uffz Erich Beiersdorf, Uffz Fritz Blendinger, Ogefr Kurt Jakob and Gefr Siegfried Schönlein. Their loss in water, as the dates of death are spread out between23 May and 11 June, 1943, the dates when the remains were initially recovered. Uffz Blendinger is buried at Sevastopol-Goncharnoye Cemetery, Blk 10, Row 6, Gr 414. Uffz Friesenhahn and Uffz Beiersdorf's remains could not be recovered for reburial at Sevastopol-Goncharnoye, and they are commemorated in the memorial book there. Gefr Schönlein's remains could not be identified, and he is probably in the same cemetery as an unknown. A VDK burial match for Ogefr Jakob could not be found (D.Drury).
95 Frintrop, HeinrichLt7/20/1907Bottrop10/KG-6 (7/42)Do 17P-1 Werk # 1064 "3E + PU" (lost 7/19/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew, 19 July, 1942, when their ac crashed at Villaroche, Seine-et-Marne, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all buried Champigny-St.Andre): Fw Siegfried Freitag, Obs (bur Blk 1, Row 4, Gr 340); Ofw Heinz Berlau, R/O (bur Blk 3, Row 3, Gr 200) and Fw Ruppert Mebes, Flt Engr (bur Blk 1, Row 4, Gr 327). Pilot, LT Frintrop buried Blk 3, Row 4, Gr 319 (D.Drury).
96 Fröhlich, SiegfriedOfwFl.ü.G.-1Ju 87D-3 Werk # 2260 (dam 5/17/43)Wound Badge
Pilot Badge		Injured 17 May, 1943; overturned on takeoff from Jüterbog to deliver this Ju 87.
97 Frosch, JohannFw7/TG-4 (KGzbV-2)Ju 52 "G6 + AR", Ju 52/3mg14e Werk # 641393 G6 + CV" (lost)Transport Operational ClaspMIA 2 February, 1945 in the Posen area for an unknown reason. Remaining crew: Uffz Ernst von Lorenz, Observer (MIA) Lorenz was credited with one victory, a Mosquito near the island of Crete; Ofw Siegfried Leffer, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA))and Fw Leopold Hofbauer, Mechanic (MIA).
98 Füllborn, PaulOfw8/KG-30 (Banak Norway)Ju 88A-4 Werk # (14) 2121 "4D + GS" (lost 9/14/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 14 September, 1942; probable emergency landing at sea (dam by ship Flak, CK), at Kap Borthen, near Spitzbergen, during the Svalbard mission, attacking Convoy PQ 18. Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Wilhelm Mietz, Observer; Uffz Reinhard Spielberg, R/O and Ofw Siegfried Matschke, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway. The Ju 88 Loss List states the Wk# as 1456. Added: Several days later (2 day later CK), they were discovered and rescued by another of their sq, a "von Gall", and returned to Banak. Two months later, KG-30 was transferred to the Med, and the crew were killed when they were shot down in North Africa on 9 November, 1942 (Flyvrak Norway).


99 Furber, SiegfriedLt2Stab I/JG-52 (2/44 S.U.)Bf 109G EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first known victory, a Soviet Yak-1 on 26 February, 1944. An Il-2 on 10 March, 1944.
100 Gall, SiegfriedOblt8/24/191610/KG-40 (5/42), 7/KG-40 (7/43)Fw 200C-4 Werk # 0120 "F8 + AU" (lost 5/1/42), Fw 200C-5 Werk # 0202 "F8 + AR" (lost 7/31/43)Bomber Operational ClaspHis ac was hit by fire from the RN ASW Trawler HMS Imperialist on 1 May, 1942, and crashed on the shore at Praia da Apulia, near Esposende, Portugal. The crew then destroyed the ac; all survived and were repatriated. Remaining crew: Uffz Gerhard Harig, Co-pilot; Ofw Alfons Eisen, R/O 1; Ogefr Gerhard Hausdorf, R/O 2; Uffz Rudolf Melbig (or Helbig), Flt Engr and Ogefr Alfred Spendler, Gnr. The pilot, Oblt Gall, was later involved in another incident on 31 July, 1943. His Wk# 0202 was sd by a B-24 of USAAF 480th Anti-sub Grp, piloted by Capt Gerald L.Mosier, over the Atlantic, west of Portugal, all MIA. Remaining crew: Uffz Paul Boller, Co-pilot; Uffz Alfred Spendler, Obs; Ofw Alfons Eisen, R/O 1; Uffz Markus Pippig, R/O 2; Uffz Rudolf Melbig (or Helbig), Flt Engr and Ofw Hermann Peukert, Gnr (D.Drury).

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