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SORT (↑)		RankBornPlaceScore
SORT (↑)		PhotoUnitsAircraftAwards*************Notes*************LinksAuthorComments
1 Ewald, Wolfgang Pequeno 'Tiny'Maj3/26/1911Hamburg78

2,J/88 Legion Condor, Stfkpt 2/JG-52, Acting Kdr I/JG-52 (11/39), Kdr III/JG-3 (5/42 Russia)Bf 109E-4 "<<" (9/40 Coquelles) & F, Bf 109G-4 Werk # 14859 "Black<<-" (1/43), Bf 109G-4 Werk # 14946 "Black << + I" , Bf 109G-6 Wk# 20220 "Black << + I" (lost 7/14/43)
RK(12/9/42)

Spanish Cross-G

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/3/42)
EP(9/10/42)

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Channel pilot. One victory in Spain. His first victory, during the BOB, a Hurricane on 27 September, 1940. His first known Soviet victory, his 2nd & 3rd overall, both R-Zs on 20 May, 1942. A Soviet triple, his 5th, 6th & 7th, on 12 June, 1942; two MiG-1s and a Pe-2. A Soviet double on 28 June, 1942, a Lagg-3 and a Pe-2. A MiG-3 on 17 July, 1942. A MiG-1 on 24 July, 1942. Two Pe-2s N of Aksaj on 6 August, 1942. Two LaGG-3s on 23 August, 1942; one N of Popowiskaja, the other SW of Leninsk. A Soviet Hurricane NNW of Stalingrad on 30 August, 1942. A Yak-3 SW of Stalingrad on 4 September, 1942. An Il-2 at Prudkj on 9 September, 1942. Three P-40s and a Boston III on 8 December, 1942. A LaGG-3 and an Il-2 on 5 July, 1943. An Il-2 and a MiG-3 on 7 July, 1943. An Il-2 and a MiG-3 on 8 July, 1943. A LaGG-5 on 11 July, 1943. 2 victories in the West. Russian POW. Shot down 14 July, 1943 by Russian AA gunners (or friendly flak) in his G-6 and was held prisoner for long years. His imprisonment, along with that of his Adj, Einsiedel, deepened the animosity between the two. Deceased 24 February, 1995.

Wolfgang Ewald left (with Wilcke


2 Gerlitz, ErichMaj2/12/1912Austria18


Courtesy Christian König

3./JG 51 (10/39 CK), Stfkpt 7./JG 2 (03/40 CK), 8./JG 2 (05/40 CK), 1./JG 1 (06/40 CK), Stfkpt Erg.St./JG 27 (10/40-06/41 CK), Stfkpt 7./JG 27 (10-12/41 CK), Kdr II./JG 27 (12/41-05/42 CK), Kdr III./JG 53 (05-10/42 CK), Höheres Kdo. der Jagd- und Zerstörerschulen (03/43 CK), Kdt JFS Galatz/Dt.Lw.-Mission in Romania (05/43-12/43 CK), Kdr I./JG 5 (01-03/44 CK).Bf 109E-7/Trop "Black 1" in Erg/JG-27, Bf 109F-4/Trop "Blk <<" , Bf 109G-6 Werk # 162471"BF + BU" "Blk <<" (lost 3/16/44) in JG-5EP(1/25/43)


EK 1 & 2

Wound badge
probably Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
KilledInAction (KIA) 16 March, 1944 in aerial combat near Waldhausen, with a P-47 when he was Kdr of I/JG-5. He managed to bail out, but was too low for his chute to deploy. His career began as an Austrian pilot joining the Luftwaffe in April 1938. By November 1938, he was a Hptm and Stfkpt in 3/JG-51. He took command of III/JG-53 in May, 1942 replacing Wilcke, who went to JG-3. One known victory, his 1st, a Potez 63 near Heltersberg, 16 October, 1939, while in 3/JG-51. His 2nd & 3rd, a Bloch 151 at Provins and a Blenheim at Coulommiers on 13 June, 1940. His 4th, a Hurricane S of the Needles on 21 July, 1940. A 5th, a Hurricane over England on 27 July, 1940, serving in 7/JG-27 at the time. 12 victories in the Desert. One desert victory, a Boston near Laib Esem on 10 December, 1941. One known victory, a B-17 by Mühldorf (Bayern) on 22 February, 1944. His wing,man on 16 March, 1944 was Lt. Heinrich von Podiwels. Served in 8/JG-2 in May, 1940. Bowers/Lednicer, 20 victories. LOCS 15 victories

3 Stumpf, Werner "Stumpfen"Ofw3/15/1917Berlin477/JG-53 (6/40; 12/40 Le Touquet), 9/JG-53 (9/41 S.U.; 3/42 Malta & 5/42 N. Africa)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 6694 "White 3 + I" (41 7/JG-53 S.U.), Bf 109F-4(Trop.) Werk # 10175 "Yellow 7 + I" (lost 10/13/42) RK(8/13/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/9/42)

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 13 October, 1942 in "Yellow 7" during aerial combat with RAF fighters. The ensuing chase came to ground level, where he was his by AA fire, caught fire, and hit the ground at a shallow angle, killing Stumpf instantly. 400 missions, 23 victories in the East. 15 victories in the Desert. His first victory was a Hurricane at Themsemündung during the Battle of Briatin on 1 September, 1940 during the Tilbury Raid. His 2nd, a Spitfire near Dungeness on 2 September, 1940. His first known Soviet victory, an I-15 on 22 June, 1941 (Prien). Two Hurricane victories over Malta on 9 March, 1942 (Prien). One known Desert victory, a P-40 in the SidiRezegh vicinity on 30 May, 1942. Another, a P-40 in the Hammam area on 6 September, 1942. Three P-40s of SAAF No. 4 Sq. were his last victims on 13 October, 1942. Barbarossa pilot. Served under Gruppe Kdr. Wolf Wilcke. Bowers/Lednicer, 47 victories.
4 Wilcke, HenningHptm9/19/1907Magdeburg



Courtesy Christian König

Stfkpt in (F)/123 (2/40), Stab/Flieger Führer-Atlantic (12/42), Stab/Unspecified Flieger Korps (10/44)Bf 109E or F (most likely in '40)DK-G (10/1/44), EK 1 & 2, Observer Operational ClaspSource: D.Stankey & L.DeZeng and R Randall.
5 Wilcke, Wolf-Dietrich 'Fürst'Obst3/11/1913Schrimm, Provinz Posen162

JG-132, Leg.Cond, Stfkpt 7/JG-53 (9/39), Kdr III/JG-53 (8/40 Brest; 12/41Malta), Kdr JG-3 (8/42)Bf 109E-3 "White 1 + I" in 7/JG-53, Bf 109E-4 "Black <<+I"" (lost 8/40), Bf 109F-2 # 8104 "<<+I" (lost 6/25/41), BF 109F-4 "<<+I" all in III/JG-53, Bf 109G-2/R6 "<-+-" & Bf 109G-6 Wk# 160613 "Black << + --" (lost 3/23/44) in JG-3
RK(8/6/41)
Oak Leafs (9/9/42)
Swords(12/42)
Spanish Cross

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/3/42)

EK 1 (11/07/40) & EK 2 (25/11/39 CK)
EP (4/1/41), Wound Badge

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant
Spanish Cross in Bronze with Swords
Medalla de la Campaña de España 1936-1939
KilledInAction (KIA) 23 March, 1943 # 160613 "Blk << + -" in aerial combat with P-51s over Schöppenstedt, dying in the wreckage. Victim of Majs Gentile & Godfrey of 4FG, 336FS. 732 missions, on all fronts. His 1st victory, a Potez 63 near Völkingen, 7 November, 1939. His first known Soviet victory, his 39th overall, a LaGG-3 on 13 June, 1942. His 55th, a Soviet Hurricane, one of 6 victories this date, at Sadonsk, on 6 July, 1942. His 60th, a Boston, one of 4 victories this date, on 10 July, 1942. His 70th, a Hurricane on 25 July, 1942, plus two others this date. His 80th, a LaGG-3 at Achtuba on 12 August, 1942. His 90th, an unnamed Soviet AC on 26 August, 1942. His 99th & 100th, both Il-2s 10 km N of Komaya on 6 September, 1942. His 120th, a Yak-1 N of Stalingrad, one of 4 victories, 24 September, 1942. His 130th, a Yak-1 30 km NNW of Stalingrad on 24 October, 1942. His 140th, an La-5 5 km SE of Pitomnik on 30 November, 1942. 150, 1 Yak-1 on 17 Dec., 42. 25 victories in the West. His 157th victory was a P-38 on 10 February, 1944. His 161st & 162nd victories were; a B-17 and a P-51 on 23 March, 1944. His Bf 109E-4 (10/39 Wiesbaden) was a "White 1".
6 Wittenberg, GüntherLt8/17/1921
Courtesy Matthias Wilcke		3/KG-54 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140015 "B3 + DL" (lost 10/11/42)EP (11/30/42), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew at Luqa/Malta, north of Marsa Scala, 11 October, 1942 after being attacked by an enemy fighter (Ju 88 Loss List & M.Wilcke).

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