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#	Pilot (↑)	Rank	Born	Place	Score (↑)	Units	Aircraft	Awards	*************Notes*************	Photo	Links	AuthorComments
1	Alisch, Gerhard	Fw	11/6/1919	Landsberg		8/KG-3 (7/44 Venlo)	He 111H-16 Werk # 161306 "5K + BS" (lost 7/9/44)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew, 9 July, 1944, returning from a V-1 missle launch over England. The ac crashed at Doudeville, Seine-Maritime, France. All are buried in the German War Cem. at Champigny-St. Andre, France. Remaining crew: Uffz Karl Heinz Witzel, Obs (bur Blk 16. Row 9, Gr 469); Fw Engelbert Haaren, R/O (Blk 10, Row 8, Gr 561); Uffz Josef Bohlschied, Flt Engr (Blk 16, Row 9, Gr 470) and Uffz Werner Heimann, Gnr (Blk 16, Row 9, Gr 467). Fw Alisch buried Blk 16, Row 9, Gr 468 (D.Drury).
2	Barakling, Emil	Hptm	5/13/1910	Landsberg Bavaria		KG-27('41)), IV/KG-27(2/42), 2/KG-27(10/42), Stfkpt 12/KG-27(12/42), Stfkpt 1/KG-27(7/43-3/44), Stfkpt 14/KG-27 to 12/44	He 111H-16 Werk # Unk "1G + EY" (lost 5/20/44)	DK-G (7/26/44), EP (5/15/44), EK 1 (9/19/42 & EK 2 (8/24/42), Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp w/"200" hanger, Ital. Cross of Valor (10/29/42)	MIA briefly 20 May, 1944 after crashing at map quadrant Pl.Qu.5086 after bombing the rail station at Kopyczynce, but was able to return to German lines. 203 missions flown. Deceased 2 January, 1999 (Traces of War & LOCS).
3	Braunburg, Rudolf	Unk	7/19/1924	Landsberg / Warthe		Transport unit 42, Ftr unit 44	Ju 52, Fw 190A	Transport Operational Clasp	WWII Luftwaffe pilot and author of several novels, one being "Betrayed Skies". Flew transport ac until late war. Transitioned to fighters until fuel limited and reported sd by a Mosquito and made a safe emergency landing. Served in infantry at the Battle of the Bulge where he was taken prisoner 2 January, 1945. Deceased 21 February, 1996 in Waldbröl. Limited data found on the internet.
4	Buchholz, Hans	Hptm	7/28/1908	Alt Landsberg - Brandenburg		I/KG-40 (1/40), 1/KG-40 (3/41), Stfkpt 2/KG-40 (5/41)	He 111 in 1940, Fw 200C-3 Werk # 0060 "F8 + DH" (lost 5/19/41)	RK(3/24/41) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) MIA 19 May, 1941; shot down at sea by by return fire from the freighter SS Umgeni west of Donegal Bay, Ireland. His body and that of 1st R/O Ofw Paul Schmidt were recovered and buried at sea. Five survived and became POWs: Ofw Otto Kroke, Co-pilot; Maj Friedrich Karl Keller, Reg Rat; Uffz Erhard Milde, 2nd R/O; Ofw Erich Kielke, Flt Engr and Fw Kurt Brattke, Gnr.. (Fw 200 Losses, 1988 Book per H. Breuer & D. Drury). Added (CKönig): on 24/03/41 he was awarded the Ritterkreuz for his courageous attacks on heavily defended convoys in the North Atlantic. Credited with sinking at least 61,000 GRT of shipping and damaging another 48,000 GRT. An official caption on a backside of a photo stated that Buchholz had sunk over 78,000 GRT of enemy merchant ships. May have been promoted to Hauptmann postmortem. Buchholz, Hans , Kroke left, Milde right
5	Buchholz, Ulrich	GenLt	22/12/1893 (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)
6	Krafft von Dellmensingen, Erhart	Obst	12/27/1906	Landsberg am Lech		Erg.KGr. 4 (-08/40, CK),Kdr II./KG 54 (09/40-11/41, CK). acting Kdr II./KG 54 (08-10/41), diverse staff positions	Ju 88A	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (11/05/42) EK 1 & 2 at least Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze	See LOCS for further detail. Lengthy Staff positions.
7	Künkel, Christian	Oblt	11/14/1921	Gennin, Krs. Landsberg Warthe		III/StG-3, 8/StG-3, 8/SG-3, 9/SG-3 (1/44)	Ju 87D-5 "S7 + AT" (lost 1/27/44)	RK(3/26/44 Post.) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/30/43) EP(7/20/42) EK 1 & 2 Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant	KilledInAction (KIA) 27 January, 1944 as Staffelführer in 9/SG-3 east of Katerles after his Ju 87 "S7+AT" touched ground following the diving attack near Kerch and burned on impact. About 400 to 500 missions.
8	Prüfert, Max	Ofw	12/17/1914	Briesenhorst Landsberg		1(F)/22 (Vaernes)	Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430052 "4N + HH" (lost 11/26/43)	EK 1 & 2 Observer Operational Clasp	MIA 26 November, 1943; failed to return from a mission at Barentshavet. He is believed to have been shot down by a Mosquito of RAF No. 308, or 307, (Polish) Sq., piloted by P/O A. Suskiewicz. The AC crashed at sea, 190 miles north of Shetland Islands. Remaining crew (all MIA): Ofw Walter Blatter, Observer; Ofw Robert Schumacher, R/O and Uffz Gottlieb Krebsattel, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
9	Schmidt, Karl	Uffz	6/28/1922	Landsberg		7/KG-3 (7/44)	He 111H-16 Werk # 160923 "5K + ER" (lost 7/29/44)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC and burnout with his entire crew, 29 July, 1944; circumstances unknown, crashed at Yvetot, NW of Trouville, Seine-Maritime, France. Remaining crew (all buried German War Cem., Champigny-St.Andre): Fw Adam März, Obs (bur Blk 16, Row 11, Gr 580); Gefr Hans Behrendt, R/O (Bl 16, Row 11, Gr 579); Uffz Franz Haas, Flt Engr (Blk 16, Row 11, Gr 582) and Uffz Ernst Bonarenko, Gnr (Blk 16, Row 11, Gr 578). Uffz Schmidt buried Blk 16, Row 11, Gr 581 (D.Drury).
10	Sperber, Walter	Lt	9/21/1918	Landsberg Saale		2.Kp/FFS(C)-1	Ju 52/3m "R" (lost)	Transport Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 6 June, 1940. This AC flew over Swedish territory along the west coast ignoring warning shots and was brought down by ground fire, crashing into the woods at Sundby, near Hogdal Sweden on 6 June, 1940. All four crewmen were killed. Remaining crew: Fw Ludwig Seipp (born 6/9/1914 Grossen-Busek), Uffz Otto Reissner (born 5/3/1912 Potsdam)and Uffz Willi Riemann (born 10/30/1914 Hökendorf). All four crewmen were buried at Hogdal on 8 June, 1940. The pilots were not positively identified by the author. The selection of pilot and co-pilot is mine. Source: B.Widfeldt

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