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1 Weyergang, EberhardOblt1916/07/16Aschersleben (CK)7.(F)/LG 2 (09/40 Channel)Bf 110 C-5 "L2 + ER" Werknr 2185 (lost 25/09/40)KIA on 25 September, 1940 when shot down by fighters over Hastings, England (added CK: by a Hurricane fighter of 229 Squadron RAF, piloted by Pilot Officer John Michael Firth Dewar). The crew were killed when the AC crashed and caught fire. Oblt Weyergang buried at the Cemetery in Hastings/Sussex, Div O, Sec F, Gr46. Added: His R/O Fw Gustav Nelson (born 21/06/13 in Montigny-lès-Metz, Lorraine, CK ) initially survived, but died shortly afterwards whilst receiving treatment in Baldslow was killed. Fw Nelson (geb 6/21/1913, Montigny) buried Hastings Cem. Sussex, Div O, Sec F, Gr 31 besides Weyergang.Added: The ac crashed at Beaulieu Farm, Baldslow, near Hastings (Luftwaffe Graves UK). Added: Brother of Dietrich Weyergang KIA on 05/07/1941 (CK)


Courtesy CK
2 Weyergang, DietrichLt1918/07/16Ascherleben1(Z)/JG 5 (02/41 CK), 1.(Z)/JG 77 (Norway)Bf 110 C-4 "LN + ER" Werknr 3235 (lost 05/07/41) EK 2
KilledInAction (KIA) 5 July, 1941, shot down by AA fire near Murmansk (in an emergency landing 7 km NW Liza Bay (CK) . His R/O, Uffz Kurt Tigges, was also killed (source: SIG Norway). One known victory, a Lockheed Hudson off Stavanger, Norway, 8 Feb., 1941. . Brother of Eberhard Weyergang KIA on 25/09/1940 (CK)
3 Abert, Hans-DietrichLt1918/01/20Donnerau4./ZG 2Bf 110 D-0 "A2 + BH" Werknr 3185 (lost 07/09/40)KilledInAction (KIA) 7 September, 1940; his ac crashed at Ramsden House, Swan Lane, Downham Hall, Wickford, Essex, no further detail. Buried CC Blk 1, Gr 372 (CC Graves Record). His R /O, Uffz Karl Hans Scharf (geb 13/02/1916), KilledInAction (KIA), buried CC, Blk 1, Gr 458 (Luftwaffe Graves UK).



Courtesy CK
4 Ackermann, Dieter (Dietrich?)Gefr29/JG-27 (5/44 Reich Def), 1/JG-302 (7/44)Bf 109G-6, Bf 109G-14 Werk # 781229 "Yellow 3 + I" (lost 10/12/44)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 12 October, 1944 during aerial combat at Wennigsen, near Hannover. One known victory, his 2nd, a B-17 40 km S of Magdeburg on 28 May, 1944.

Heerdegen left with Ackermann right with friend

with Ackermann left Heerdegen and friend

Courtesy Christian König
5 Adam, ErichOblt7/22/19102/KG-40 (2/41), Stfkpt 11/KG-40 (3/42), Stfkpt 12/KG-40 (10/42), Führerkurierstaffel (11/42), Kdr Kurierstf. Flensburg (5/45)Fw 200C-1 Werk # 0003 "F8 + DK" (lost 2/9/41)Bomber Operational ClaspAC reported lost 9 February, 1941 off the Portuguese coast, all six unnamed crew survived (Fw 200 Losses, 1988 Book per H. Breuer). Added: The crew were arrested by the Portuguese police, but escaped to Spain. Remaining crew: Fw Paul Hecht, Co-pilot; Ofw Dietrich Gropp, R/O 1; Uffz Kurt Dreyer, R/O 2; Ofw Erich Grasberger, Flt Engr and Uffz Herbert Pluntke, Gnr. (D.Drury). Last known rank in 5/45, Major (LOCS).
6 Albrecht, DietrichLt12/29/1918Königsmark2(F)/Aufkl.Gr. Ob.d.L.Do 215B Werk # Unk (dam 3/2/41), Ju 88A-5 Werk # Unk (lost 6/29/41) Wound Badge, Observer Operational Clasp KilledInAction (KIA) 29 June, 1941 following combat, and making a force landing at the airfield at Insterburg Germany (now Chernyakhovsk Russia). Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Lt Johannes Brunners, Obs; Uffz Gustav Ott, R/O and Uffz Paul Reime, Gnr.. The four deceased are buried in a single grave in the Ger War Cem. at Chernyakhovsk Russia. Earlier, on 2 March, 1941, he was injured when making a crash landing at Evreux, Eure, France due to engine damage or failure. Remaining crew: Lt Herbert Zoch, Obs (Inj); Uffz Hans Klausnitzer, R/O and Gefr Ernst Schneider, Gnr, dispositions on the latter two unknown (D.Drury).
7 Alpers, Friedrich Ludwig Herbert Maj3/25/1901Sonnenberg3(F)/121 (9/39), Kdr (H)/Aufkl.Gr. 4 (4/42), released from service 9/42, recalled 2/44 to FJR 9Fw 189A-3
RK(10/14/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/9/42)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		Committed suicide 3 September, 1944 near Bougnies-Mons-Maubeuge France.

Friedrich Alpers (25 March 1901 – 3 September 1944) was a German Nazi politician and SS-Obergruppenführer. He was also a Minister of the Free State of Brunswick,[2] and Generalforstmeister (General forest supervisor). Alpers was responsible for numerous political crimes in Brunswick. Alpers committed suicide in 1944, while in US custody. NSDAP and SS career Born in 1901, Alpers studied law and political science at the Heidelberg University, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and University of Greifswald. He became a lawyer in 1929. In June 1929, Alpers joined the Nazi Party (NSDAP membership number 132,812). In May 1930 he joined the Sturmabteilung (SA). On 1 March 1931 he joined the SS (membership number 6,427). He was an active member in the SS, rising to the rank of Obergruppenführer. Since October 1930, he was Minister of the Brunswick State Parliament. Alpers was twice temporarily suspended from the SS in 1933 following complaints of excessive violence made against him during the Nazi takeover of Brunswick. Minister of the Free State of Brunswick After the Nazi seizure of power, Alpers became Finance and Justice Minister of Brunswick on 8 May 1933 (a position in which he served until 1934) under the Ministerpräsident Dietrich Klagges. Along with Klagges and Friedrich Jeckeln, Alpers was one of the main persons responsible for the Gleichschaltung and persecution of political opponents in the Free State of Brunswick. Rieseberg-murder Subordinated to Alpers was Klagges "Hilfspolizei" ("Auxiliary Police"). This force was directly answerable to Klagges and consisted of SA, SS and Stahlhelm men. On 4 July 1933, Alpers was directly involved in the Rieseberg-murder of eleven communists and labor organizers in Rieseberg, about 15 miles (24 km) east of Braunschweig.
8 Assmy, ManfredLt8/17/1920Schwarzenberg2/JG-5Bf 109G-2 Werk # 14715 "Black 3" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 13 October, 1943; operational aerial collision south of Mandal with a BV 138C-1 of 2(F)/131, piloted by Oblt Dietrich Forke (KilledInAction (KIA)). Forkes entire crew was killed. Source: SIG Norway.

KTY added photo
9 Barkhorn, DietrichOfhr2/28/1923Königsberg, Ostpreussen4/JG-2 (6/43 France)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 19911 (lost 6/4/43), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15374 (lost 8/4/43)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 4 August 1943 during aerial combat near Abbeville. Younger brother of Gerhard. Added: Burial in the German War Cem. at Bourdon, France, Plot 32, Gr 287 (M.Krebbers). WIA 4 June, 1943 during aerial combat near Abbeville, bailed safely (Bf 109 Loss List).


Courtesy Christian König
10 Barth, DietrichUffzI/JGr-Süd (Reich Def)Bf 109G-5 Werk # 18852 "Green 6" (lost 8/17/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 17 August, 1943 during aerial combat, location unreadable.
11 Bartsch, DietrichLt12/29/1923ZG-101 (9/43), III/ZG-1 (4/44), 7/ZG-1 (6/44), 9/JG-4 (8/44), TO 12/JG-4 (9/44), 11/JG-4 (2/45 Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 166202 (9/11/44), Bf 109G-14 Werk # 465330 "Black 6" (lost 2/9/45) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		MIA 9 February, 1945, cause unknown, location not reported (Bf 109 Loss List). WIA 11 September, 1944 during aerial combat at Vejprty-Weipert (JG-4 List).
12 Berner, FritzOFhr (Lt post-mortem)1923/08/13Friedrichshafen4./NJG 6Ju 88 G-1 "2Z + JM" Werknr 714415 (lost 12/09/44)KilledInAction (KIA) 12 September, 1944; collided with LA143 (British Bomber?) at Niederwöllstadt. Added: Buried in Wölstadt-Niederwöllstadt (CK). Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Radop Gefr Günther Flegler (15/06/1924 Grosssachsen, Mannheim); Radop2 Fw Herbert Gerhard (02/10/1920) and Gnr Uffz Dietrich Will (24/10/1921 Königsberg).
13 Bernhard, Dietrich DieterLt10/13/1921Hameln8/KG-6 (Channel)Ju 88S-1 Werk # 140583 "3E + GS" (lost 11/5/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 5 November, 1943; shot down by a Mosquito of RAF No. 410 Sq., piloted by F/O F. Green during a London mission. The Ac crashed into the sea 15 miles south of Dungeness, Kent. Remaining crew (MIA): Fw Kurt Koehler, Observer and Fw Ernst Reuvers, R/O. No gunner reported.

Courtesy Christian König
14 Bever, Roland DietrichUffz2/21/1919Coburg2/JG-302Bf 109G-6 Werk # 412400 "Red 25" (lost 5/29/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 29 May, 1944 during aerial combat near Sankt Pölten, Lower Austria. He is believed buried in Kolobrzeg (Kolberg in English), Poland (D.Drury).
15 Biebrach, Hans Dietrich (Peter?) ObltStab I/KG-1He 111H-3 Werk # 3324 "V4 + AB" (lost 9/5/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 5 September, 1940 after his ac was sd by a Blenheim of No.25 Sq., piloted by P/O Michael J.Herrick, and crashed near Rendlesham, Suffolk, killing the remaining crew. Remaining crew (bur CC): Maj Ludwig Maier, Grp Kdr I/KG-1, Obs (bur 1/6/224); Oblt Job Graf Wilhelm von Rittberg, Obs (bur 1/8/313); Ofw Erwin Stockert, R/O (bur 1/6/220) and Uffz Horst Bendig, Flt Engr (bur 1/6/223) (D.Drury).
Cannock Chase
16 Bodelschwingh, Dietrich vonObltAufkl.Gr. 114 (1937), Aufkl.Gr. 12 (09/39), 3./StG 77 (04/41)Ju-87 B-1 Werknr 0493KIFA when colliding in mid-air with another collision near Arad airfield in Romania with another Ju 87 Werknr. 5186 after returning from a combat mission. Crew: Lt. Hugo-Anton Ullhofen (born 21/06/20 in Embach im Pinzgau/Salzburg). Both are buried at Arad, Romania.CKönig
17 Boesler, DietrichOblt3II/JG-77 (4/40), Stfkpt 8/JG-27 (4/43), Stfkpt 12/JG-27 (6/43), Acting Kdr IV/JG-27 (10/43)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 18468 (lost 10/10/43) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 10 October, 1943; B-17 return fire in the vicinity of Luma, near Megara Greece (LOCS). One known victory, his 1st, a Blenheim 180km W of Amrun, 1 April, 1940. His 2nd, a Hampden SW of Kristiansand, 12 April, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire west southwest of Kos Greece, 19 September, 1943. Alternate spelling: Boester & Bösler.
18 Bohn, Dietrich "Dieter"Lt01/04/22Neubrandenburg11./ KG 51Ju-88 A-5 Werknr 5264 (lost on11/11/41, 90% dam)WIFA/DOW on 11/11/41 after forced landing after a training flight near Augsburg airfield. He died on 12/11/41 in the Reservelazarett Augsburg. Crew: Radop Uffz Heinz Kalbfleisch (WIFA/ DOW Reservelazarett Augsburg), Gunr Gefr Rudolf Voth (WIFA/ DOW Reservelazarett Augsburg), Obsv Gefr Soest (WIFA). Moreover 1 civilian was killed and 3 wounded. Bohn was buried in the family grave in Neubrandenburg. His brother was also an Oblt who was KilledInAction (KIA) - si it might be Oblt Bohn, Paul Sepp. His brother in law Oblt Alfred Kröning (Stfkpt of 1/ Seenotstaffel) was MIA/ KilledInAction (KIA) in 1942.



CKönig
19 Böning, DietrichOfhr4/8/19256/JG-54Fw 190A-8 Werk# 350221 "Yellow 7" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 14 September, 1944 near Savansaari.
20 Bortfeldt, Wolf Dietrich5/21/1925JG-104Fw 190AFighter Operational ClaspDeceased 3 February, 1997. Jager Blatt Obit.
21 Bothmer, Dietrich vonOblt11/25/1912Hannover34.J/88 Legion Condor (Jasta), Stab/JGr-152, Kdr II & III/NJG-1 (6/40-11/40)He 51B-1, Bf 109B
Spanish Cross in Gold

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Two victories in Spain. One known western victory, a Bloch west of Saarbrücken, 20 September, 1939. Added: Died in a hospital 7 November, 1940 after attempting suicide, Buried Duisburg (LOCS).
22 Bromber, DietrichFw9/20/19201/KG-6 (Channel)Ju 188E-1 Werk # 260183 (lost 10/1/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 1 October, 1943; crashed near Chievres Belgium due to his Ju 188 being overloaded. Buried Lommel, Block 59/313. Source: A. Rosseels & Ju 88 Loss List.
Lommel, Belgium
23 Bründl, WilliFwFFS A/B 13 (04-06/40), FFS C 12 Prag-Rusin (07-09/40), BFS 6 Radom (10-11/40), II./ZS 1 Neubiberg (12/40), Erg./Aufkl.Gr. ObdH + 1.(F)/Erg./Aufkl.Gr. (05/41), 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 (06/41-04/42), 4.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 12 (04-07-/42), 9./ZG 26 (07/43)Bf-110 C "SL + ZG" (04-05/41), Bf-110 C-5 "TG + FL" Werknr. 2186 (09/05/41), Bf-110 E-1 "CN + CQ" Werknr. 2424 (Transfer Lippstadt-Martuba/Libya 12-18/06/41), Hs-126, Fi 156, Bf-110 E-1-3, BF-110 G-2 "3U + FT" Werknr. 6236 (lost)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver

probably at least Destroyer Operational Clasp in Bronze		WIA on 18/07/43 when shot down N of the Aetna with his Radop/Gunr Fw Hans Wolfsteiner (WIA). Have made already over 80 combat flights (and 1087 flights in all) up to 07/42. Mentioned in the summary of Günter Schultze-Quentells life (AirWar Publications) - he flew as a passenger on a courier flight with a Bf-110 under pilot Willi Bründl to the main airfield of 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 at Gasr-el-Regen in the summer of 1941 and on 01/10/41 again to Bir-el-Gabr when he returned after his marriage holiday. On 12/06/41 on transit flight of new aircraft for 2.(H)/ Aufkl.Gr. 14 from Lippstadt via Leipheim and Africa. On 02/09/41 he flew with Obsv Rabanser and Gunr Stolz a courier flight in the morning from Martuba to Bir el Gabr and later a combat mission from Bir el Gabr and afterwards a courier flight back to Martuba. On 09/10/41 he had to force land his HS-126 20km E of Barce. Bründl eventually made it back to base two days later. He was flying a Fi-156 Kurierflug with the Obsv Hans-Dietrich Komnick on 01/02/42. On 11/02/42 he flew a mission with Obsv Ernst von Weyrauch and a man from a Propagandakompanie as Gunr. He flew with his crew Radop Schulze from Lippstadt to Martuba between 12-18/06/41. Many more combat and courier flights followed (Flugbuch available if questions occur!). He flew often with his Radop/Gunr Fw Hans Wolfsteiner - from 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 in 1943 via 4.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 12 to ZG 26 in 1943 (!) Wolfsteiner was apparently KIA on 03 March 1944 in air combat with Bründl as pilot! (CK)


11/01/41 Stfkpt Wiese, FF Bründl, mechanic, war correspondent / gnr Speer, Obsv Weyrauch (l to r) in front of 5F+OK
Courtesy CK

Src. AirWar PublicationsCKönig
24 Bruns, DietrichFw6/KG-6 (Channel)Ju 88A-14 Werk # 550227 "3E + FP" (lost 9/15/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his Observer Oblt Josef Galli and two unnamed crew on 15 September, 1943; shot down by a Mosquito Mk XII (HK 123) of No. 85 Sq., piloted by Hedgecoe & Whitham; crashed into the sea off Dungenes (Ju 88 Loss List).
25 Busch, RudolfOfw1(F)/123 (Med 8/43), 1(F)/121Ju 88T-1 Werk # 430702 "4U + CH" (lost 8/15/43) & Ju 88A-5
RK(6/9/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/11/42)

EK 1 & 2
EP (2/9/42), Observer Operational Clasp		His T-1 was reported lost at Algiers 15 August, 1943; his crew, including Observer Lt Heinrich Ballmann and one other unnamed, returned. DK-G Awards List & Ju 88 Loss List. Added: The ac crashed at Es Rafal des Porcs on Majorca, Balearic Islands Spain due to a fuel shortage. Busch, Ballmann and the previous unnamed, Uffz Dietrich Strauss, R/O, were repatriated on 24 September, 1943 (D.Drury).

26 Buttlar, Dietrich vonHptm3/6/19101/KG-53 (9/40), Stfkpt 6/KG-53 (4/41), Stfkpt 12/KG-6 (9/42), Stfkpt 2/KG-6 (4/43 Channel)Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144072 "3E + HK" (lost 5/8/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with unnamed crew the night of 7/8 May, 1943, cause unknown. Added: The cause was involuntary ground contact near Ringwood, UK (LOCS).
27 Christiansen, HeinzFw d. Res.3./Kü.Fl.Gr-406KilledInAction (KIA) on 02/09/40 30 sea miles NW of Helder Bruch, shot down by enemy fighters. Crew KilledInAction (KIA) Obs Lt z See Logier, DietrichCKönig
28 Claus, RudolfHptm8/16/19112/Kü.Fl.Gr-406BV 138C-1 Werk # 310053 "K6 + AK" (lost)Air-Sea Rescue Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 12 March, 1942; emergency landing, during an operational flight, in the fjord at Trondheim, 1 km east of Orland, northwest of Trondheim, due to bad weather. Remaining crew; Lt.z.See Rolf Klein, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Dietrich Niemtiet, Mech (MIA). The R/O and two mechanics were rescued, although the report gdid not give their names. Source: SIG Norway. Alternate spelling: Clauss (D. Stankey)
29 Delius, EduardFw1/KG-54 (8/44)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 301577 "B3 + GH" (lost 8/26/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) the night of 25/26 August, 1944 while on his way to attack transport hubs, and an engine caught fire. He and the crew bailed, but he was killed when he struck the tail assembly. The ac crashed near Rouen. One remaining known crew, the Gunner, Ogefr Dietrich Strebe, was killed by a strafing attack, returning to German troops, on 28 August, 1944 (C.König).
30 Dietrich,HptmStfkpt 2(F)/Ob.d.L. (6/41)Ju 88D-1 most likelyObserver Operational ClaspStankey & DeZeng.
31 Dietrich,Lt7/ZG-76Bf 110C-7 Werk # 2247 "2N + KR" (dam 6/11/41)His Bf 110 was damaged 11 June, 1941, when involved in a landing accident at Flugplatz Mandal, Norway. No mention of crew injuries (D.Drury).
32 Dietrich, ArturUffz9/JG-51 (Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 512349 (lost 1/19/45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 19 January, 1945 after aerial combat north of Insterburg.
33 Dietrich, ErnstFw16/KG-51 (4/44 Eindhoven)Me 410A-1/U2 Werk # 420414 "9K + GP" (dam 4/19/44) EK 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 28/29 May, 1944 during aerial combat with a Mosquito of RAF No. 25 Sq., piloted by W/C C.M. Wight-Boycot. Source: T. Boiten. Added: Earlier, on the night of 18/19 April, 1944, he was uninjured when he crashed at Bergen airfield, and his landing gear collapsed. His R/O, Uffz H.Irmer, was injured (SGLO).
34 Dietrich, GerhardFhjOfw4/30/1917Baichau, Kreis Glogau, SchlesienStab/KG-55 (7/41), 12/KG-55 (4/42), 4/KG-55, Stab II/KG-4 (12/43), IV/KG-4 (5/44), II/NJG-102 (6/44), 9/JG-110 (11/44), Stab/JG-2 (3/45)He 111H
RK(6/9/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/20/43)
EP(12/9/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		425 combat missions. Deceased 10 August, 1982, Peine.


35 Dietrich, GüntherUffz9/JG-76Bf 109G-14 Werk # 780311 "White 4" (lost 10/7/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 7 October, 1944 during aerial combat west of Rhein, combat with a French Spitfire, piloted by Capt Dorance of Fr. Grp "Provence". Source F. Trendle.
36 Dietrich, GüntherUffzKG-40, 5/SG-151Ju 87D-5 Werk # 140819 (lost 5/27/44)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 27 May, 1944 at Pardubice, CZ., cause unknown. A probable cause was a faulty fuel line setting the ac on fire while in flight (F.Braun).
37 Dietrich, Gustav "Gustel"Gefr12/6/1913Berlin-SchönebergFFS C-8 Wiener NeustadtUnkPilot BadgeKIC 30 May, 1940 near Falkenstein, Niederdonau, Austria. Buried Berlin-Kreuzberg (J.Mückler 1/2023).
38 Dietrich, HelmutOblt5/13/192015/KG-26 (1/42), 6 or 7/NJG-2 (3/45)He 111H-6, Bf 110, Ju 88G-6 Werk # 620959 (lost 3/9/45)
EK 1 & 2
EP (1/19/42), DK-G (8/13/42), Bomber Operational Clasp.		KilledInAction (KIA) 8/9 March, 1945; shot down near Griesingen by an night fighter intruder, bailed out too low for chute to deploy (Boiten). Rest of the crew disposition unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). One known victory, a "4 mot" NW of Hamburg on 11 November, 1944. Added: Oblt Dietrich is buried in the War Cem at Laupheim, Germany, Row XXV, Grave 25 (D.Drury).
39 Dietrich, HorstLt3/23/19224/Nachtaufkl.Stf (S.U.)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430449 "F6 + EM" (lost 4/10/43) Night Observer Operational Clasp MIA with his Observer Lt Kurt Faust and two other unnamed crew at the Kuban bridgehead 10 April, 1943; hit by flak (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Uffz Johann Entmer, R/O and Ofw Wilhelm Klingenberg, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
40 Dietrich, JürgenUffz8/JG-301 (Stendal)Fw 190D-9 Werk # 206169 "Blue 10" (lost 3/2/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 2 March, 1945 during aerial combat at Flaje CZ, near Prag.
41 Dietrich, KarlGefrErg Grp/JG-2Bf 109E-4 Werk # 1451 (lost 10/29/40)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 29 October, 1940 when he crashed and burned at Manneville airfield, cause unknown.
42 Dietrich, KlausFw18Erg.West (12/41), 2./JG 51 (08/42 S.U.- 8/43), Führer Jägerstaffel (Fü.Kü. St.08/44 S.U.)Fw 190 A-3 "Black 12" (09/42), Fw 190 A-4 "Black 12" Werknr 5543(25% dam 03/07/43 & 19/08/43), Fw 190 A-2 Werknr 5474 (lost 07/07/43)EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
WIA seriously, 19 August, 1943 by flak over Russia, map quadrant Pl.Qu.50235. Added: aerial combat damage; emergency landing Orel East. Earlier, on 3 July, 1943, aerial combat damaged; emergency landing Orel Sloboda. And 7 July, 1943, flak damage to his engine; emergency landing at Pl.Qu. 35 Ost/46383 (C.König). His first known victory, two Soviet Il-2s on 24 February, 1943. A 3rd, an Il-2 on 9 March, 1943. A 4th, a LaGG-3 on 18 March, 1943. An R-5 on 24 March, 1943. A 6th, an Il-2 on 11 May, 1943. A 7th, a P-39 on 2 June, 1943. An 8th, a LaGG-3 on 8 June, 1943. A 9th, an Il-2 on 10 June, 1943. Two Il-2s on 7 July, 1943. An Il-2 and a LaGG-5 on 8 July, 1943. Two Il-2s on 12 July, 1943. An Il-2 on 13 July, 1943. A Pe-2 on 8 August, 1944 (OKL). Survived the war; 206 missions, deceased 15 May, 2011.

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43 Dietrich, RolfUffz4/StG-1 (S.U.)Ju 87D-3 Werk # 2075 (lost 7/18/43)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 18 July, 1943 in Map Quad Pl.Qu. 6452 due to flak. Ju 87 Loss List
44 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
45 Dietrich, WalterOblt8/KG-40He 177A-1 Werk # 15270 (lost 9/26/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 26 September, 1943 when his ac crashed at Dolni' Hermanice, Cz. due to an engine fire, completely shattered and burned when it hit the ground. Remaining crew: Lt Hans Höllige, Co-pilot (KIC); Uffz Harry Schneider, Co-pilot (KIC); Kurt Herrmann, R/O (KIC); Wilhelm Kappeler, Mech (KIC); Fw Erwin Sengstschmidt, Mech (Sevr burns) and Uffz Heinz Stengel, Grnd Staff (Sevr burns).
46 Dietrich, WernerFw4/KG-30 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 300220 "4D + HM" (lost 9/17/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew at Salerno Bay 17 September, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
47 Dietrich, Wilhelm "Willi"OFw1914/08/12Reider/Easternharz7./KG 55 "Greif" (06/41 - 05/42), 9./KG 55 (10/42 Morosowskaja), 8./NJG 3He 111 P-2 "G1 + KR" Werknr 2140 (lost 24/06/41), He 111 H-6 "G1 + BD" Werknr 7854 (lost 02/10/42) both in KG-55, Ju 88 in NJG 3
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (14/12/42)
EP (16/08/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Destroyer Operational Clasp in Gold
Krim Shield
Shot down twice: 24 June, 1941 (once in Werk # 2140) behind Russian lines, but he and his R/O, Uffz Zantke, managed to get back safely. The Observer, Fw Biermann, was killed. In 1945; he was shot down by his own Flak on a Night mission. A Luftwaffe pilot since February 1939. 200+ missions. A personal friend of my good friend, Hans Hoehler. In 2001, at 87, Hans describes Willi as "active as a fish in water". Added: Ofw Dietrich and Observer Lt Eberhard Winkler (DK-G 2/13/43), and two unnamed, survived a forced landing on 2 October, 1942, 15km NE of Berdyansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, close to th Sea of Asov. All the crew returned to their unit. The cause of the loss was radio failure and fuel starvation. Added: Ofw Dietrich's crew as of 5/7/42: Lt Eberhard Winkler, Stffüh; Uffz Biermann, Uffz Kummer and OGefr Michael Deiml (Stellenbesetzung Research 5/2025). Added: Mech Uffz Michael Deiml (EK1+2, Op clasp in Gold, survived) flew his 198 combat mission to Stalingrad/Pitomnik on 12/01/43 (CK)
48 Dietrich, WolfgangUffz15/JG-5 (Norway), 12/JG-5 (2/45 Herdla, Norway)Fw 190A-8 Werk # Unk "Blue 8" "Erika" (2/45)Fighter Operational ClaspAC marked "Erika" at Herdla. No further detail on this little known pilot.

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49 Dietrich, WolfgangGefr11/JG-6Bf 109G-14 Werk # 784929 "Yellow 5" (lost 11/26/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 26 November, 1944 at Salzwedel, no further detail (JG-6 List).
50 Dittrich, GustavLt2/2/19207/KG-2 (Amsterdam-Schiphol)Do 217E-4 Werk # 5427 "U5 + IR" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 31 July, 1942 crashing into the North Sea after a bombing mission over Birmingham England. Dittrich washed ashore on the Danish west coast on 20 September, 1942 and was buried in the Fovrfelt Cemetery, Grave 3, in Esbjerg. The entire crew perished. Remaining crew (MIA-No known graves): Fw Heinrich Kletlein, Obs; Gefr Franz Szelinski, R/O and Uffz Kurt Puhl, Mech. Source: Air War over Denmark. Alternate spelling: Dietrich in the same article, however, the tomb stone spells the name Dittrich.

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51 Eichmüller, H.UffzStab I/KGzbV-1 (5/40 Werl)Ju 52/3m Werk # unk "1Z + ?B" (lost 5/10/40)Transport Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 at Katwijk beach, Berkel, cause and pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Cause unknown; crew of four returned. Remaining crew: Fw W.Janotta, Obs; Uffz A.Dietrich, R/O and Uffz O.Girnth, Mech.Gnr (SGLO).
52 Emke, EmilFw7/Seenotstaffel "Mamaia"Do 24T-3 Werk # 3268 "CM + RB" (lost 5/8/44) Air/Sea Rescue Operational Clasp MIA 8 May, 1944; Shot down by a Soviet fighter; crashed into the Black Sea. Remaining crew: Fw Günther Nastanzki (MIA), Uffz Hans Soltwedel (KilledInAction (KIA)), Uffz Heinz Frömberg (KilledInAction (KIA)), Ofw Dietrich Brandt (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Ogefr Karl Rubin (KilledInAction (KIA)) (C.König).
53 Enderle, WilliOfw2/TG-20 (Nautsi Finland)Ju 52 Werk # 6343 "7U + HK" (lost 10/23/44)Wound Badge
Transport Operational Clasp		WIA 23 October, 1944; attacked by four Russian P-39's over Lake Inari, and crashed in the vicinity of Tuolpujärvi Finland. Remaining crew (WIA): Uffz Werner Jagode and Ogefr Wilhelm Tönnes. There were also two passengers fron NSGr-8, Uffz Hermann Keller and Uffz Hellmut Dietrich (Flyvrak Norway).
54 Ewald, Karl DietrichUffz9/25/19212/JG-1Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170432 "Black 17" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 8 May, 1944 during aerial combat with American bombers at Celle. Buried at Diepholz, Row 1/4/8.
55 Fanderl, GeorgHptm06/08/17NürnbergAdded: 1./KG 51 (09/39- 04/43), Stafü 1./KG 51 (-01/44), Stafü 9./KG 6 (01-03/44), Stfkpt 9./KG 6 (04-10/44), Stfkpt 3./Erg.KG (J) (12/44-01/45), Stfkpt 10./KG 76 (9./Erg.KG 1) (01/45-054/45) (CK)He 111, Ju 88A-5 Werk # 6327 "9K + LH" (lost 5/3/41), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1104 "9K + MH" (lost 5/16/42)
RK(1/24/42)
EP(2/25/41)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		His Wk# 1104 reported lost 16 May, 1942; sd by Soviet fighters south of Tomarovka, near Nowoberetzki; crew returned, he and R/O Fw Gustav Schreiber WIA. He was hospitalized for some time.His Wk# 6327 reported lost 3 May, 1941; sd by British fighters during an attack on shipping in Suda Bay, Crete. He and his R/O Fw Gustav Schreiber, were able to get into their raft. Observer Hptm Dietrich Illgner and Gunner, Uffz Hans Conze, went down with the aircraft. Added: Rescued by the British after 17 hours in the raft - later repatriated by German paratroops. Awarded the Ritterkreuz for his success against enemy warships and shipping off England and in the Black Sea. Transferred to Russia, where he 05.42 claimed to have heavily damaged a cruiser and sunk 65,000 GRT of shipping vic the Crimea in 05/42. (CK).Deceased 4 January, 1953, Nürnberg.

56 Feldmann, DietrichOgefr6/JG-6Fw 190A Werk # 380357 "Black 14" (lost 12/31/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 31 December, 1944 at Paderborn, no further detail (JG-6 List).
57 Fischer, KarlUffzWekusta 26 (Med)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430768 "5M + K" (lost 6/29/43)Meteorological Operational ClaspMIA with his Observer Lt Dietrich Hück and two other unnamed crew 29 June, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).
58 Fischer, TheobaldLt4/30/1923Wekusta 51Ju 188F-1 Werk # Unk "4T + AH" (lost 6/9/44) Meteorological Operational Clasp His ac reported crashed at sea near Point du Raz on 9 June, 1944, cause and pilot disposition unknown. No crew detail (absa3945). Added: MIA Biscay 9 June, 1944 (LOCS). Added: Remaining crew (MIA): WDRf. Josef Karl Quadbach, Obs; Uffz Otto Gzapiewsky, R/O and Uffz Dietrich May, Mech (Loss List document/Maurice Perry 12/2023.
59 Flade, Hans-UlrichLt3/18/1925Zittau1JG-106 (5/44), 5/JG-27 (4/44), JG-5Bf 109G-10 & G-14, Bf 109K EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Underwent Reconnaissance training prior to being assigned to fighter units. One known victory, an Il-2 10 km SW of Velten on 23 April, 1945. Added: Bundeswehr General, numerous command assignments. Father of German Cosmonaut, Klaud Dietrich Flade. Deceased 29 October, 1999 in Fellbach (Hans Dieter Zemke).


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60 Fliegel, FritzMaj11/30/1907Berlin Wilmersdorf 2/KG-40 (5/40), Stfkpt 2/KG-40 (10/40), Kdr I/KG-40 (4/41) He 111H, Fw 200C-3/U2 Werk # 0043 "F8 + AB" (lost 7/18/41)
RK(3/25/41)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp 		His Fw 200 reported lost over the Atlantic, northwest of Ireland on18 July, 1941, all 6 crew MIA. The ac crashed at sea after its starboard wing was shot off by ships AA fire. They were attacking the British freighter "Pilar de Larrinaga" of Convoy OB346 (D.Drury). Remaining crew: Lt Wolf Dietrich Kadelke, Co-pilot; Ofw Johannes Rottke, 1st R/O; Gefr Karl Becker, 2nd R/O; Uffz Johann Kothe, Flt Engr and Uffz Karl Meurer, Gnr.. Sank seven ships.
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
Fliegel flew combat missions over Poland and received the Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse) on 15 September 1939. In early May 1940 when I. Gruppe (1st group) of Kampfgeschwader 40 (KG 40—40th Bomber Wing), a unit equipped with the long-range Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor reconnaissance and anti-shipping/maritime patrol bomber aircraft, Fliegel was transferred to the 2. Staffel (2nd squadron) of KG 40. The unit initially operated against enemy shipping from airbases in Denmark. There he was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse) on 13 May 1940.

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In mid-1940, I. Gruppe relocated to the airbase Bordeaux-Mérignac at the Atlantic coast near Bordeaux in France. In October 1940, he was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 2. Staffel of KG 40. Flying the Fw 200 to its maximum range, I. Gruppe was credited with the destruction of 39 enemy merchant ships totaling 206,000 gross register tons (GRT), further damaging 20 ships of 115,000 GRT. On 6 February 1941, U-37 under the command of Kapitänleutnant (Captain Lieutenant) Nicolai Clausen, spotted convoy HG 53, 19 merchant ships escorted by HMS Velox and Deptford, heading for Liverpool. Clausen reported the sighting, which was relayed to KG 40 by Fliegerführer Atlantik. On 9 February, KG 40 sent five Fw 200s to attack the convoy which was spotted at 4 pm roughly 640 kilometers (400 miles; 350 nautical miles) southwest of Lisbon. In the attack at 35°42′N 14°38′W, the Fw 200's managed to sink five ships (Britannic, Dagmar I, Jura, Tejo and Varna), and Deptford damaged the Fw 200 piloted by Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) Erich Adam, who managed to fly his aircraft to Spain. U-37 sank three further ships from HG 53. This achievement earned him his first mention in the Wehrmachtbericht, an information bulletin and element of Nazi propaganda issued by the headquarters of the Wehrmacht. Fliegel was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) on 25 March 1941. In mid-April 1941 he was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of I. Gruppe of KG 40, replacing Major Edgar Petersen. He was mentioned a second time in the Wehrmachtbericht on 20 June 1941 after the number of enemy shipping destroyed by his Gruppe increased by a further 24 ships, reaching 109 enemy ships sunk. By early 1941 I. Gruppe of KG 40 had five holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross reflecting the success of the Condors in Atlantic Ocean operations. (Source: Wikipedia)


61 Forke, DietrichOblt9/14/1911Geestemünde2(F)/131BV 138C-1 Werk # 0310162 (lost 10/13/43)EP (8/23/43), EK 1 & 2, Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 13 October, 1943; operational aerial collision 10km south of Mandal Norway with a Bf 109G-2 of 2/JG-5, piloted by Lt Manfred Assmy (KilledInAction (KIA)). Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Lt Horst Nickel, Observer; Uffz Fritz Rabe, R/O; Fw Fritz Beermann, Mech and Ogefr Peter Schneider, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
62 Fröhling, DietrichUffz4/2/19215/JG-54Fw 190A-6 Werk# 530354 "Black 16" (45% lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 16 June, 1944 at Helsinki. The M. Klein Report suggests "suffocation". The fact that the AC was only 45% damage, suggests that Fröhling was able to land his AC before his death.
63 Gaffke, Johann Hans.Uffz2/KG-6 (1/44 Chievres)Ju 188 Werk # 260325 "3E + PK" (lost 1/30/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA the night of 29/30 January, 1944 when his Ju 188 crashed into the North Sea off the Dutch coast, cause unknown (DeSwart). Remaining crew: Uffz Karl-Heinz Damaschke (KIC), Obs (born 15/11/21, (CKönig); Ogefr Günther Dietrich (MIA), R/O and Gefr Franz Berger (MIA), Gunner. Wings to Victory. Added: Uffz Damaschke washed up 27 March, 1944, eventually buried Yssel BB-11-255 (SGLO).
64 Gathmann, DietrichUffz7/JG-5 (S.U.)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 13125 "White 10" (lost 12/31/42)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 31 December, 942; shot down by flak at Tulp/Javerlake (Russia?). Source: SIG Norway.
65 Gerhardt, DietrichHptm8/6/1916Stfkpt 4(Pz)/Sch.G.-1Hs 129B-2 Werk # 0284 "White F" (lost 1/20/43)Ground Assault Operational ClaspMIA 20 January, 1943 when his ac was hit by AA fire in the vicinity of Arpachin, Rostov Oblast, Russia. No VDK burial detail (D.Drury).
66 Glahn, Wolf DietrichUffzErg/JGr West, I/JG-26 (12/42), 10/JG-26, IV/JG-54 (7/43), 1/JG-26 (9/43; 8/44 France)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 172736 "White 4" (lost 8/7/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 7 August, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-47 of 373FG SW of Dreux.
67 Grassmann, Dietrich 'Dieter'Hptm1/13/1920Berlin Treptow4/KG-4 (7/40, 1/42 Eindhoven), Stab II/KG-4 (9/42), Stfkpt 12/KG-4 (10/43), Stfkpt 1/KG-4 (8/44)He 111P-4 Werk # 2926 (30% damaged Wesermünde Estuary 11/24/40, fuel shortage), He 111P-4 Werk # 2981 "5J + ?M" (lost 1/19/41), He 111H
RK(3/12/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/31/43)
EP(10/5/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp		His P-4, Wk# 2981, crashed at Vogelenzang/Bloemendaal Holland on 19 January, 1941, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Additional per Kaiser RK book: Wk# 2981 developed engine trouble and crashed near Haarlem, injuring entire crew. Remaining crew: Uffz Gerhard Kuhn, Obs; Uffz Hermann Fröhlich, R/O and Uffz Hans Stütz, Gnr.. Deceased 8/24/1991, Bonn.
68 Gräve, Bernhard Elder vonLt2/Vers.Verband Ob.d.LHe 111H-6 Werk # 7531 "T9 + CK" (lost 5/25/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 25 May, 1943; shot down by a Finnish fighter northwest of Ladoga. Remaining crew: Lt Dietrich Decker, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz August Schwarz, Mech (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ofw Georg Stadler, 2nd Mech (WIA) and Ogefr Günter Berz, Gunner (KilledInAction (KIA)). Source: SIG Norway. Added: This incident was a "frindly fire" incident, as the Germans & Fins, at this time, were both co-belligerents against the Russians. The attacker was a Finnish Air Force Brewster piloted by Capt Viekko Johannes Karu, who was unable to identify the ac as German. All but one of seven in the ac were killed, an Ofw Stadler surviving. The grave location for the pilot is unknown, the following three are buried in the German War Cem. at Helsinki-Hietaniemi, Sec 39, Row 6: Lt Dietrich Ernst Decker, Gr 75; Ogefr Günther Berz, Gr 81 and Uffz August Schwarz, a Sonderführer, Gr 80. The remaining two unknown were Russians (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Gräves.
69 Grube, Heinrich August FriedrichOfw4/28/1914Göttingen10/KG-27 (9/42 Poltava)He 111H-6 Werk # 4273 (lost 9/21/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew, 21 Sptember, 1942, when their ac crashed 1.5km N of Fliegerhorst Poltava, Ukraine, cause unknown. Remaining crew (desig unk): Uffz Franz Czassny, Uffz Wilhelm Lübbert, Uffz Albrecht Schnabel and Uffz Hans Dietrich Wiltosch. The deceased are buried in the German War Cem. at Kharkiv, Ukraine, probably among the unknowns (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Grude.
70 Grumme, Ernst DietrichLt7/29/1922Halle2812/JG-51 (6/43 S.U.), JG-301, 4/JG-302 (7/44 Hungary)Bf 109G, Fw 190A
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/28/44)
EP (4/3/44)


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 14 July, 1944, aerial combat with a P-38. Added: He died in the Luftwaffe Krgs. Laz.1/III Budapest, and is buried in the German War Cem at Budaörs, Hungary, Blk 1, among the unknowns (D.Drury). His first known victory, a Soviet Pe-2 on 15 June, 1943. Two MiG-3s and a LaGG-3 on 5 July, 1943. A LaGG-5 on 6 July, 1943. A MiG-3 on 8 July, 1943. A LaGG-5 and a MiG-3 on 11 July, 1943. A Boston S of Schablojkino and an Il-2(m.H.) W of Malaja-Tsmenowka on 5 August, 1943. A Pe-2 at Rogasyanka on 10 August, 1943. A LaGG-5 and a P-39 in the Studenok-Krepaki areas on 18 August, 1943. Two LaGG-5s near Oleschnya on 23 August, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) and a Yak-1 on 27 August, 1943. A Yak-9 and a Yak-1 in the Jarzevo area on 5 September, 1943. A LaGG-5 W of Sunelmkovo on 19 September, 1943. A Yak-9 NE of Senniza See on 12 October, 1943. A Yak-1 NW of Losovatka on 24 October, 1943. Western victories, a P-38 15 km W of London on 13 June, 1944. His 22nd victory, a P-38 N of Plattensee on 14 June, 1944. A P-38 at Mor, SE of Raab, on 16 June, 1944. His 24th, a B-17 (HSS) 5 km S of Neusiedlersee on 26 June, 1944. His 25th, a B-17 10 km S of Budapest on 27 June, 1944. A B-24 10 km W of Budapest on 2 July, 1944. A B-24 (HSS) N of Raab on 7 July, 1944.
71 Haht, Paul F.Fw9/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.
Ysselstein, Holland
72 Haller, FranzFw7./KG 51Ju-88 "9K + HR" Werknr. 5530 (lost)KIFA/KIC on 16 January 1942 at Bagerowo near Kertsch during takeoff from Nikolajew-Ost airfield. Crew (KIA): Obsv OGefr Dietrich, Lothar, Radop OGefr Selzle, Walter, Gunr Ogfr. Matther, Erwin


CKönig
73 Hauer, DietrichLt1/31/19223/KG-76 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 6785 "F1 + AL" (lost 5/20/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 20 May, 1942, cause and location unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
74 Heilmeier, KarlFw7/KG-30 (10/40 Schiphol)Ju 88A-1 Werk # 7024 "4D + AR" (lost 10/3/40)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 3 October, 1940; His Ju 88 made an emergency landing into the North Sea by Schouwen Holland due to engine damage. Remaining crew (MIA): Oblt O.Bieger, Obs; Gefr Dietrich Bauer, R/O and Gefr Johann Herndeck (or Herudek), Gnr. (DeSwart, SGLO & Wings to Victory)
75 Heine, Wolf DietrichObltIV(StG)/LG-1Ju 87R-2 Werk # 5887 "L1 + ZF" (lost)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspMIA (and presumed KilledInAction (KIA)) 2 September, 1941 after being shot down by AA fire near Kestenga Finland. The AC exploded on impact. His R/O, Uffz Alfred Kolb was also listed as MIA (and presumed killed). Source: SIG Norway.
76 Heiner, EngelbertOblt1914/06/05Krefeld-Fischeln15Legion Condor ('37-'38 Spain), 9./KG 27 (09/39), Pflugfiel pers pilot (Fall "41), He 111 H "L5 + KM" & L5 + IM" ('42-43') , 9./KG 27 (05/42), Nachtjagdschwarm Luftflotte 4 (12/42 to 08/43), IV/KG 27 as Instr, summer '44, Stfkpt 10./NJG 6 (10/44 - 03/45), 12./NJG 6 (03/45)He 111 H-6 "1G + IT" Werknr 7370 (or 7348) (lost 11/08/42; fighters SW of Voronezb) in KG 27, Ju 88 G-6 "2Z + BV" (lost 19/03/45)
RK (09/12/42)

Spanish Cross

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (21/08/42)
EP (18/05/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold
Foreign Pilot Badge		KilledInAction (KIA) 19 March, 1945, attacked by a British long range Night Fighter 8 km SW of Gelnhausen (Added: apparently W/O D Taylor of 157 Sqn, RAF, CK). Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Max Rosenbaum, 2nd R/O and Uffz Edwin Hübner, Gnr. His longtime 1st R/O, Ofw Fritz Dietrich survived with serious injuries. 165 missions and 11 Night victories. One, a Lancaster of RAF No. 166 Sq., piloted by F/O Kemp, downed the night of 14/15 February, 1945, SW of Chemitz, Bowers/Lednicer, 11 victories. WIA the night of 10/11 August, 1942; sd by fighters while bombing Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast, Russia. Remaining crew: Ofw Friedrich "Fritz" Dietrich (MIA); Ofw Konrad Rieder, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Gerhard Botho Karl Wendt, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA)). Rieder, the recipient of the Sp Cross, DK-G and EK 1 & 2, is commemorated in the War Cem. at Kursk-Besedino, Russia. Wendt is buried in the same cemetery, Blk 10, Row 25, Gr 1289 (D.Drury). Added: Crew Ofw Tatenhorst was known to have served exclusively on the crew of Oblt Engelbert Heiner between 2/42 to 8/43, performing re-supply and transport missions to Stalingrad and the Kuban Bridgehead prior to Heiner joining the Night Fighters (CKönig)


Engelbert Heiner right, Alwin Tatenhorst left


Engelbert Heiner

Archive Report
77 Heinrichs, DietrichUffz54 (or 6)/JG-77 (8/42 S.U.)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 13298 (lost 9/2/42)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 2 September, 1942 during aerial combat in the Woronesh-Semaljansk area. One known Soviet victory, his 3rd, an unnamed AC on 4 August, 1942.
78 Heisterman von Ziehlberg, Dietrich Karl OskarHptm4/27/1910Braunsberg4.K/88 Condor Legion ('38), Stab III/KG-76 (5/41 Channel)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 6213 "F1 + AD" (lost 5/8/41)
Spanish Cross, EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 8 May, 1941 after bombing Liverpool; with one wing on fire, he crashed into a hillside at Goldsitch Moss, Moss End farm, Staffordshire after being damaged by a Defiant night fighter piloted by Sgt Robin McNair of No. 96 Sq (Ju 88 Loss List & aircrashsites.co.uk via D. Drury). Pilot buried Cannock Chase, 3/3/86. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Oblt Walter Lemke, Obs (buried Cannock Chase, 3/3/83); Ofw Rudolf Schwalbe, R/O (buried Cannock Chase, 3/3/85)and Fw Georg Mahl, Gnr. (Mahl bailed but with too little height for his chute to deploy, buried Cannock Chase, 3/3/84). Remaining crew source: www.aircrashsites.co.uk via D. Drury. Alternate spelling: Heisterman von Ziehlberg
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
The pilot’s father was a General implicated in the 1944 bomb plot. The General’s aide de camp supplied the explosive to the plotters. The General was arrested and tried and finally disposing of any need for clear proof he was executed in early 1945. The pilot’s brother died on the Russian front. The Von Ziehlbergs are to be remembered. (source: post at aircrashsites)
Crashsite marker


Cannock Chase
79 Helbig, Hans-JoachimOberst9/10/1915Börln Böhn, Oschatz, SaxonyIII/KG-152 (4/37), II/LG-1 (38), Stfkpt 4/LG-1 (5/40), Kdr I/LG-1 (8/40 Orleans), Kdr LG-1 (8/43)Ju 88A-1 "L1 + MH" in I/LG-1 (7/42), Ju 88A-4 "L1 + KK" (11/42 Algiers) & Ju 88A-5 Trop Werk # 4371 "L1 + EM" in 4/LG-1, Ju 88A-11 "L1 + AM", Ju 88A Werk # 140471 (dam, emergency landing Melsbroek, lost an engine)
RK(11/24/40)
EL(1/16/42)
S(9/26/42)
EP(10/6/40)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		Entered the Luftwaffe in 1936. 750+ missions. Served in Poland, Norway, Mediterranean and Normandy. He was among the most successful bomber pilots, particularly the anti-shipping role. He sank a total of some 180,000 tons of Allied ships. He survived the war, a U.S. POW. His Observer; Maj Stefan, his R/O was Ofw Franz "Franzel" Schlund, born 10 August, 1913 in Leinen, near Heidelberg (also RK on 8/30/41, 1st R/O to receive the RK), served in the paratroopers in the late war, and survived. His Gunner, Uffz Czipka. His cheif mechanic, Rudi Behm. He was a Channel "splash" victim during the Battle of Britain. Hoehler Personality Photo/Profile. Deceased 10/5/1985 in Spain.

Luftwaffe bomber aces. Joachim Helbig, Dietrich Peltz & Werner Baumbach


Left to right Obsv Major Stefan, Gunr Uffz Czirpka, Radop Ofw Schlund, Helbig


80 Henning, HorstHptm1917/04/10Danzig71./KG 77 (05/42), 8./NJG 3 (Haderslev De. 07/44)Ju 88 A, Bf 110, Ju 88 G-1 "D5 + JS" Werknr 713496 (lost 08/10/44)
RK (22/05/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (19/12/41)
EP (19/12/41)

EK 1 & 2

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant		KIC 7/8 October, 1944 on an operational flight in his Ju 88G-1 shortly after takeoff for an unknown reason, thought to be wind direction. He crashed in a field near Ustrup, southwest of Haderslev Denmark. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Ofw Walter Brändle (EK1+2, Wound Badge, Op Clasp, born 27/05/21 in Altenriet/Nürtingen, CK), Uffz Willi Dietrich (DKiG, Wound Badge,Op Clasp with pendant, born 05/11/20 in Ebingen/Württ., CK) and Ogefr Erich Einloth (DKiG, Wound Badge, Op Clasp with pendant, born 27/12/23 in Karlsruhe, CK). All were buried in the Fovrfelt Cemetery on 13 October, 1944 (Source: Air War over Denmark). He had at least 6 known Night victories in addition to destroying 20 AC on the ground, 23 trains and 3 AA batteries. 314 combat missions in KG 77. Alternate spelling: Hennig.
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)

from left to right: Einloth, Henning, Dietrich, Brändle (CK)


Dietrich


Courtesy CK
81 Hesse, R.Fhr2(F)/122 (Bergamo)Me 410A-3 Werk # 170150 "F6 + GK (lost)Observer Operational ClaspRescued by a Catalina (?) 13 August, 1944; shot down by Spitfires 32 km off La Spezia. His R/O, Uffz H. Seegert went MIA. "F6 + GK" was also the mount of Dietrich Stämmler. Wiki Luft data.
82 Heuveldog, JohannesOblt2./Kü.Fl.Gr-106Do-17 "M2+E(M?)" (dam. on 06/07/40). Do-17 G "M2+EK" (lost on 26/09/40)Recce Operational ClaspMIA after armed recce on 26/09/40, shot down and ditched over St.George's Channel by 236 Sqdn. Crew: Obs Oblt z. See Stelle, Hans Dietrich (KilledInAction (KIA)), RO Uffz Kahfeld, Werner (MIA), Engr Fw Brasch, Ewald (MIA). On 06/07/40 uninjured but aircraft damaged by return fire from submarine HMS Shark off Skudesnes.CKönig
83 Heuveldop, JohannesOblt2/Kü.Fl.Gr-106Do 18D Werk # 0881 "M2 + EK" (lost 9/25/40)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 25 September, 1940: sd by a Blenheim of No.236 Sq., piloted by P/O Graham Russell, with Obs Sgt Dennis Pearson and Gnr Sgt John Goldsmith. The ac crashed into the sea off Ushant France. Remaining crew: Oblt.z.S. Hans Dietrich Stelle, Obs (geb 3/5/1919, KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Werner Kahlfeld, R/O (MIA) and Fw Ewald Brasch, Flt Engr , (MIA). The body of Oblt Stelle washed ashore at Church Cove, Cornwall on 26 October, 1940, and he is buried at CC/5/11/262 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Heudeldop.
Cannock Chase
84 Hilliger, Klaus DietrichLt3/19/192429/JG-26Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163471 "Blue 12" (lost), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 410218 "White 2" (lost) EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 26 August, 1944 during aerial combat in "White 2" with a P-47 of 50FG S of Rouen. WIA 29 May, 1944 in his "Blue 12" during aerial combat at Metz-Frescaty. His two victories, both P-51s; one at Caen of 122FS on 27 July, 1944, the other of 65 FS at Meaux, S of Soissons, on 29 July, 1944.
85 Hirsch, DietrichLt7/JG-53 (11/42 Tunisia)Bf 109G-4 Trop Werk # 16004 "White 3 + I" (lost 11/14/42)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 November, 1942 during aerial combat with Spitfires 3km SE of Bone Algeria. Source: Weal-Osprey
86 Hirschfelder, DietrichOblt2/3/19161/ZG-76Me 410B-1/U2 Werk # 150105 "M8 + White 5" (lost)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 8 July, 1944 during aerial combat by Tulln, NW of Vienna. His crewmember, BF Uffz Günther Rieder, also perished. Jager Blatt article.
87 Höcherl, WilhelmUffz2/KG-4He 111P Werk # Unk (lost 3/20/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIFA 20 March, 1940; the ac was reported destroyed in an accident near Wieda, Lower Saxony, cause unknown. Remaining crew (KIFA): Gefr Gerhard Rausche, Gefr Dietrich Blanke and Gefr Kurt Mecke. The only known grave, that of Mecke, buried at Hannover-Stöcken Stadtfriedhof in Row 54g, Grave 21 (D.Drury).
88 Höllige, HansLt8/KG-40He 177A-1 Werk # 15270 (lost 9/26/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 26 September, 1943 when acting as Co-pilot for Oblt Walter Dietrich, their ac crashed near Dolni' Hermanice, Cz., due to an engine fire. See Oblt Walter Dietrich for additional detail (F.Braun).
89 Höpken, Gustav-DietrichOblt1910/05/21W.B.K. PotsdamInstr FFS C 13 (03/42), KGr.z.b.V. 20 (12/42)C-445 "DI + KH" (dam 65% 25/03/42), He-111Wound BadgeWIA on 06/12/42 when his He-111 was shot down by Flak in Stalingrad area of Stalingrad. In his time as FFS C 13 instructor he crashed unharmed with his C-445 due to touching a tree during a training flight of his trainee Fl. Ob. Naut. Diekmann? and a Mech FW Heuhäuser? (slighlty WIA)CKönig
90 Hrabak, Dietrich "Dieter"Obst1914/12/19Gross Deuben bei Leipzig125Stfkpt1./JG 76 (09/39), Kdr III./JG 52, Kdr II./JG 54 (30/08/40 Hermalinghen), Stab/JG 52 (03/43 Kertsch, S.U.), Kdr JG 54Bf 109 E-4 "Black <<" (lost), Bf 109 F-2 "<< + -" in II/JG 54, Bf 109 G-2 "<<- + - " Werknr 10356 in Stab/JG 52 (03/43), Bf 109 G-6 "<< - + -" in JG 52
RK (No 145, 21/10/40 CK)
EL (No 337, 25/11/43 CK)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (10/07/44)
EP (28/09/40)

EK 1 (28/05/40 CK) & EK 2 (15/09/39 CK)

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant
With Trautloft, Steinhoff, Nordmann, etc, one of the old fighter Kdrs. since 1938. Channel pilot. Barbarossa pilot. Hrabak was shot down in his 109E-4 on 28 September, 1940 by Spitfires near the Marck airfield. 820 combat missions (ToW : approx 1000, CK). 109 victories in the East. His 1st victory, a Potez 63 at Authe, south of Sedan, 13 May, 1940, while in 1/JG-76. His 2nd, a Hawk W of Rethel on 18 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Morane 405 W of Laon on 19 May, 1940. His 5th, a Hawk-75 W of Epernay on 3 June, 1940. His 15th, a Hurricane at Tonbridge on 12 October, 1940. His first known Soviet victory, a LaGG-3 and two Il-2s on 22 August, 1942. Another of many multiple victories, a Yak-1 and an Il-2 on 2 September, 1942. His 80th victory, a P-39 on 21 April, 1943. Two LaGGs and two Il-2s on 16 July, 1943. Four Il-2s (all m.H.) on 1 August, 1943. Another of many Soviet multiples, a LaGG and two Il-2s on 21 August, 1943. Deceased 15 September, 1995.

Courtesy Christian König


L-R: Werner Lucas - Dietrich Hrabak - Kurt Brandle

Hrabak as Generalmajor in October 1970

Courtesy Christian König
91 Huy, Wolf DietrichHptm8/2/1917Freiburg, Breisgau40Orig. Naval Offz., Stab II/TrGr-186 (5/40), I/JG-77 (10/42), Stfkpt 7/JG-77 ( 7/41 SU & N.Africa)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 4931 "White 2" in 7/JG-77, Bf 109F Wk# 8334 "White 1" (7/41), Bf 109F-4 Werk # 8282 (25% dam 7/9/41; hit obstruction, pilot OK), Bf 109F-4 Werk # 7111 "White 3" (25% dam 1/23/42; WIA at Tarpowka, combat, force landed), Bf 109G-2 Wk# 13633 "White 1" (lost 10/28/42)
RK(7/5/41)
EL(3/17/42)
EP(1/23/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with star pendant
POW 28 October, 1942. Shot down in "White 1" by Spitfires over the lines near Alamein and taken prisoner. Near Crete, he damaged and sunk several warships during strafing attacks. Wounded seriously in Russia in 1942. Over 500 missions. 37 victories in Russia. First two victories were at Dunkirk, one a Spitfire on 31 May, 1940, while in TrGr-186. His 31st, a Soviet SB-2 on 5 January, 1942. His 32nd and 33rd, both I-301s on 15 January, 1942. His 34th & 35th victories, both "unidentified AC on 19 January, 1942. An I-153 on 1 March, 1942. A double on 5 March, 1942; a MiG-3 and an I-16 Rata. A Yak-1 on 16 September, 1942. His 40th, and last victory, was a Spitfire V of RAF No. 33 Sq. in the El Alamein area on 28 October, 1942. Bowers/Lednicer, 40 victories. Added: >500 combat missions (CKönig). Deceased 13 July, 2003. Flugbuch. Alternate spelling Huye.



Courtesy Christian König


Huyx
92 Janz, LotharUffz2/Kü.Fl.Gr-406BV 138C-1 Werk # 0310026 "K6 + KK" (lost)Wound Badge
Air-Sea Rescue Operational Clasp		WIA 15 January, 1943; landing accident on Trondheimsfjorden during an operational flight. Crew rescued by Fl.C Boat. Remaining crew (all WIA): Lt Dietrich Buss, Observer; Uffz Alfred Steckel, R/O; Ofw Hans Mallasch, Mech and Ogefr Johann Graf, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
93 Jentsch, DietrichLt7/30/19201(Lufttorpedostf)/KG-26 (Bardofuss)He 111H-6 Werk # 7685 "1H + MH" (lost 1/29/43)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 29 January, 1943 after being shot down by enemy fighters at Nordsjoen, Map Quadrant 03 East/4721. Remaining crew (all POW); Ofw Theodor Kock, Observer; Fw Horst Etzold, R/O and Uffz Hans Sachse, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
94 Joachim, DietrichOfw2/ZG-26 (Reich Def)Bf 110 G-2 Werk # 6414 "2" (lost 12/20/43)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 20 December, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported. LW Loss Report & Bf 110 Loss List
95 Joloch, PaulUffz3/21/19231/KG-66Ju 88S-3 Werk # 330819 "Z6 + CB" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 8 August, 1944; failed to return from a mission, cause and location unknown. Remaining crew (MIA): Fw Fritz Herzog, geb 5/25/1918, Obs and Ogefr Kurt Dietrich, geb 11/21/1922, R/O. Source: B.Bines.
96 Jordan, ErichObltII/KG-4He 111P-4 Werk # 2947 "5J + DC" (lost 6/19/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 19 June, 1940; sd off the SE coast of England during one of the first night raids against England. The ac was forced to land in shallow water, and the remaining crew were also captured. Remaining crew: Obstlt Dietrich Freiherr von Massenbach (Kdr II/KG-4), Obs; Ofw Max Leimer, R/O and Fw Karl Amberger, Gnr.. Source: Kaiser RK book. Added: The He 111 was sd by a Blenheim of No.23, piloted by F/Lt Raymond Duke-Woolley. The Wk# may have been 8747 (D.Drury).
97 Kadelke, Wolff DietrichLt.5/21/19212/KG-40 (Channel)Fw 200C-3 Werk # 0043 "F8 + AB" (lost 7/18/41)Bomber Operational ClaspCo-Pilot Kadelke MIA 18 July, 1941; failed to return from a mission over the Atlantic NW of Ireland while attacking Convoy OB346. Remaining crew (MIA): Maj Fritz Fliegel, Pilot; Ofw Johannes Rottke, 1st R/O; Gefr Karl Becker, 2nd R/O; Uffz Johann Kothe, Flt Engr and Uffz Karl Meurer, Gnr.. Source: Kaiser RK book.
98 Kasten, Dietrich "Dieter"Oblt5/12/192119Flugzeugführer 8/JG-53 (4/41 Maldeghem; 6/41 S.U.; 1/42 Med; 5/42 N.Afrika), Stffüh 2/JG-53 (3/43 Med)Bf 109F-2 (4/41 Maldeghem), Bf 109F-2 Wk# 6699 "Wh 7 + I" (60% 9/5/41), Bf 109F-4 Werk # 8523 (lost 1/28/42; emergency landing SW coast of Sicily, eng dam, pilot OK) Bf 109G (Trop), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 16419 "Black 1" (lost 3/31/43, flak @ Cape Serrat,pilot WIA), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 18770 (50% dam 8/23/43; crash after combat SE of Cape Alice, pilot OK), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20356 "Black 1" (lost 9/10/43)EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge(9/5/41)
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 10 September, 1943; lost during a routine transfer flight. WIA 5 September, 1941 defending ground positions and making an emergency landing at Maklok (Prien). One known Soviet victory, two SB-2 bombers on 7 July, 1941 (Prien). One known Soviet victory, an unnamed AC on 26 July, 1941. Another unnamed Soviet victory on 27 July, 1941 (Prien). Member of "Schwarm Hipper". Uninjured in a force landing on the south western coast of Sicily on 28 January, 1942 in his F-4 Werk # 8523 due to engine damage. The AC was a total loss (Prien). One known victory, a Beaufort 130 km north northeast of Derna on 15 June, 1942. His 16th victory, a Spitfire near Souk-el-Dhjem on 1 March, 1943. His 17th, a Spitfire on 20 March, 1943. His 19th, a Spitfire 10 km east of Cassino, 7 September, 1943.
99 Kehl, Dietrich Oblt11/27/192264/JG-26 (8/42), 5/JG-26 (3/43), Stab/JG-26 (9/43), 5/JG-26 (1/44)Fw 190A-2 in 4 Staffel, A-4 in 5 Staffel, Bf 109G Wk# 15923 (crsh 8/17/43) in 5 Stf, Fw 190A-7 Werk # 340336 "White 12" (lost 2/25/44)
EK 1 & 2

at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze
KilledInAction (KIA) 25 February, 1944 during aerial combat near Amanvillers (F-57865) in "White 12" with a P-47 of 4FG. He bailed successfully, but was killed when he struck a high tension power line. He crash landed his 109 near Antwerp on 17 August, 1943 due to fuel shortage (Rosseels). One known victory, a Typhoon at Neuville-Vitasse on 16 June, 1943. On 2 September, 1943, he shot down Lt. John Vogts Thunderbolt of 56th FG ("Zemkes Wolfpack), 10 km ENE of Etaples, but his claim was denied for lack of a witness. Vogts P-47 crashed at Eastchurch, England. Another known victory, a P-51 at Rosay, NW of St. Saens, on 7 September, 1943. A B-24 on 29 January, 1944.
100 Kempf, DietrichOblt5/KG-76 (Channel)Ju 88A-1 Werk # 8075 "F1 + EN" (lost 11/22/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with unnamed crew at Rouen 22 November, 1940, cause not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).

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