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1 Brinkmann, Arnold "Fritz"Hptm6/10/1915*16Stab I/NJG-3 (11/43), 8/NJG-3 (4/44-3/45)Bf 110G-4
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Halifax at Bürgstadt on 26 November, 1943. Another, a Lancaster N of Münster on 16 December, 1943. A "4 mot" near Osnabrück on 22 March, 1944. A "4 mot" at Insel Falster (Denmark?)on 23 April, 1944. A 5th, a "4 mot" NW of Bramsche on 13 August, 1944. A 6th, same night, a "4 mot" in the Senden area. A 7th, a "4 mot" near Kiel on 17 August, 1944. A triple victory on 27 August, 1944, all three "4 mots"; two at Insel Samso, and one 10 km NW of Hornum. A "4 mot" opposing the Darmstadt Raid on 11 September, 1944. A "4 mot" at Deutsche Bucht on 15 October, 1944. Magnus Report. Believed to have survived the war. * His birthdate is questionable; another source states the date as 29 March, 1915 (LOCS).
2 Aigen, Reinhard GeorgOfw5/20/1913Heidenheim

Courtesy Christian König

3/KG-4 (5/40), 10/KG-4 (6/43), 7/KG-4 (9/43 Orsha, S.U.)He 111H-16 Werk # 161384 "5J + ER" (lost 9/19/43)
RK-EL(6/9/44 Post)

EP(6/20/41), DK-G(3/6/42), EK 1(9/12/40) & 2(10/24/39)
Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		KilledInAction (KIA) 19 September, 1943. Over 300 combat missions. Added: Flying with the crew of Hptm Paul Strobel, they were killed when they collided with the crew of Lt Hans Auer, as they passed thru a layer of clouds, killing both crews. Remaining Strobel crew: Uffz Walter Fock; Ogefr Georg Arnold and Uffz Ewald Oetken. 447 combat missions, 313on eastern front, and 68 last over four hours, thus counted as doubles, total 515 missions. He was the first Flt Engr to receive the RK (C.König).

Courtesy Christian König
3 Albrecht, Richard ArnoldHptm12/6/1915AustriaII/KG-1 (5/43), NJG-101 (1/44), 8/NJG-3 (4/44), 2/Lichtbildstaffe (Photo Recon)Ju 88G Werk # 5341083(?) (lost 3/24/45)Night Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 24 March, 1945, the AC crashing in the Uedemer Bruch, Kreis Kleve. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Walter Aglassinger, R/O; Uffz Gustav Thele and Heinrich Fuchsius. Albrecht and Aglassinger were buried in Weeze. Alternate spelling: Allbrecht. Jager Blatt 1/2003 & 3/2003.
4 Arnold,Lt13/ZG-76Bf 110G-2, Me 410A & B
EK 1 & 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		One known victory, a B-24 W of Pressburg on 26 June, 1944.
5 Arnold, AlfredUffz2/JG-77 (S.U.)Bf 109E-4 Werk # 0741 "Black 14" (lost 5/12/42)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 12 May, 1943 after being shot down by flak at Kertsch. He was seen bailing, however his final disposition not reported.
6 Arnold, ErnstFw1


2./JG 27 (06/40), 3./JG 27 (08/40 Channel)Bf 109E-1 Werk # 3271 "Yellow 12" (lost 30/08/40) EK 2
POW 30 August, 1940 after being damaged during combat by a Spitfire of No.603 Sq., piloted by F/O Brian Carbury, and making an emergency landing at Westwood Court, near Faversham. One known victory, his 1st, a Battle at Montmirail, 13 June, 1940. Note: TBT&N and BOBT&N claim the Wk# was 3771 which was assigned to Hptm Lopez of 15(Span)/JG 27.



7 Arnold, GottfriedOfw1/28/19161/TGr.-30 (10/44)He 111H-20 Werk # 700890 "S3 + HH" (lost 10/12/44)Transport Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew, 12 October, 1944, when their ac crashed at Reifenbert Taunus, circumstances unknown. Remaining crew, buried Blk "A", Usingen Gemeinfriedhof, Germany: Ofw Erich Romanowski, Obs (Row 4, Gr 47); Uffz Hans Schreier, R/O ( no VDK detail); Ofw Willi Köppe, Flt Engr (Row 4, Gr 46) and Uffz Johann Meenken, Gnr (Row 3, Gr 39). Ofw Arnold buried Row 4, Gr 48 (D.Drury).
8 Arnold, GüntherGefr12/JG-27 (France)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 413717 "Blue 13 + I" (lost 8/19/44)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 19 August, 1944 West of Paris, reason unknown. Mombeek.
9 Arnold, HeinzLt1920/06/12Leipzig



4./KG 4 (09/40 Eindhoven)He 111 P-4 "5J + ?M" Werknr 2869 (lost 10/09/40)His He 111 crashed at Eindhoven-Best Holland, NW of the city center, the night of 9/10 September, 1940, sd by flak, pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: Crashed at 0417 on 10 September 1940. Remaining crew: Gefr Albert Nowak, Bomb (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Gefr Willi Hain, Gnr. Three of the four were killed. A fourth, the R/O, Uffz Kaffarnik, survived with wounds and returned to Fliegerhorst Eindhoven, 1km from the crashsite, a few hours after the crash (D.Drury). The three deceased are buried at Ysselsteyn, Block AA, Row 1: Lt Arnold Gr 20; Nowak Gr 21 and Hain Gr 22 (D.Drury). Added (src nimh.nl;: On the night of September 9 to 10, 1940, 11 He111 from II./KG 4, based at Eindoven airfield took part in a bombing raid on London. Arnold returned prematurely due to a technical defect. He most likely unloaded his bombs shortly before the deployed (emergency) landing, thinking he was flying above Notabwurfplatz Oirschot, but in reality he was above Eindhoven airport. The bombs fell in the SW corner of the airport at Liegeplatz 3. The pine forest caught fire and the bombs piled up here exploded. As a result, 8 Heinkel bombers from II/KG4 were lost in the sea of flames and 2 were severely damaged. Leutnant and 2 of his crew were killed in the crash landing when their plane crashed into a passing freight train near Best. (CK)davedrury
10 Arnold, HeinzOFw1919/02/12Flöha near Chemnitz49


Courtesy CK

7./SG 1, 12./JG 5 (01/44 Herdla), 7./JG 5 (04/44 S.U.), 11./JG 7 (12/44 Larz - 02/45 Parchim)Hs 123 in SG 1, Fw 190 A-3 (Herdla 01/44), Bf 109 G, Me 262 A-1b "Yellow 7" Werknr 500491
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (26/10/44)
EP (26/07/44)
EK 1 (18/05/44) & 2
Wound Badge

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
(23/04/44)		KilledInAction (KIA) 17 April, 1945 when he was shot down (a diff 262) by P-51s during a ground attack near Grossebersdorf in the Thüringer Wald area of Germany. WIA 8 April, 1945 in Fw 190A near Vienna; bailed safely. 42 victories in JG-5, all in the East. His first known Soviet victory, two Boston IIIs on 23 April, 1944. Two Il-2s and a Boston III on 11 May, 1944. A P-40 and two Boston IIIs on 25 May, 1944. Two Yak-9s on 15 June, 1944. Nine victories on 17 June, 1944. Two Yak-9s a P-39 and a Boston on 27 June, 1944. Two P-39s on 15 September, 1944. A P-39 and an Il-2 on 16 September, 1944. Three P-40s on 17 September, 1944. Three Yak-9s on 26 September, 1944. 7 victories in the Me 262; 5 B-17s, a P-51 and a P-47. One of the B-17s and the P-47 were downed in the Genthin area on 3 March, 1945. The P-51 near Wittenberg on 7 March, 1945. Two more P-51s on 18 March, 1945. A B-17 near Zwikau on 19 March, 1945. A B-17 NW of Dresden on 21 March, 1945. A B-17 in the Cottbus area on 22 March, 1945. A B-17 in the Dessau area on 24 March, 1945. "Yellow 7" is on display at the Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C.



Courtesy CK
11 Arnold, HelmutOfw41/NJG-2 (1/41), NJG-101Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC 3 September, 1943 at Lechfeld (Boiten). One known victory, his 1st, a Wellington 50 km east of Happisburgh, the night of 2-3 January, 1941. His 2nd, a Whitley 50 km north of Ostende on 16-17 June, 1941. His 3rd, a Wellington, 60 km northeast of Bacton on 29-30 June, 1941. His 4th, a Whitley at Hemswell on 30 July, 1941.Wellington T2518
12 Arnold, KarlUffz3/KG-4He 111H-5 Werk # 3794 "5J + KL" (lost 5/6/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 5/6 May, 1941 after aerial combat with a Defiant Night Fighter of RAF No. 141 Sq., piloted by P/O Meredith. Arnold had just completed his bombing run on Greenock when he was attacked four miles east of Cresswell. The AC banked sharply to starboard and dived towards the sea, exploding on impact. Remaining crew: Lt Walter Weisslener, Observer (MIA), Uffz Herbert Bhen, wireless operator (MIA) and Gefr Werner Willeke, mechanic (KilledInAction (KIA)).
13 Arnold, KarlLt12/16/19224/StG-5 (3/43), 9/StG-151 (5/43), 4/SG-5 (5/43), 4/StG-1 (7/43), 2/SG-5 (10/43), Adj NSGr-8 (5/44)Ju 87R-2 Werk # 6097 "L1 + MM" (lost 7/2/43), Ju 87D-5 Werk # Unk "6J + ??" (lost 11/27/44) Wound Badge
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp 		KIC 27 November, 1944 when he crashed after takeoff at Andselv Bardufoss Norway during a ferry flight. He is buried at Botn-Rognan (LOCS). WIA 2 July, 1943; shot down with wounds by flak southwest of Kouta. His R/O, Uffz Erich Stepphuhn, was killed. Source: SIG Norway. The Ju 87 Loss List identifies this unit as 3/StG-5 (?)
14 Arnold, OttoFw1/Ku.Fl.Gr-106He 115B Werk # 1868 "M2 + BH" (lost 4/18/40)Observer Operational ClaspKIC 18 April, 1940 when he crashed into mountain Storsalen after a mission to Narvik, believed due to icing. Remaining crew: Oblt z.See Heinz Witt (KIC) and Gefr Karl Georg (turned up later in Trondheim) (Flyvrak Norway).
15 Arnold, WalterFhjOfw89/JG-27 (8/44 France)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 413544 "Yellow 6 + I" (lost 8/18/44)EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His G-6 reported lost on 18 August, 1944 during an emergency landing 30km NW of Paris, pilot returned. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 SE of Marburg on 6 April, 1944. A 2nd, a Typhoon S of Evreux on 17 August, 1944. A 3rd, a B-26 60 km SW of Aachen on 3 October, 1944. A 4th, a P-47 at Mechernich on 17 December, 1944. His 7th, a P-51 in the Küstrin area on 24 March, 1945. His 8th, an Auster on 2 April, 1945. Magnus Report.
16 Arnold, WalterStbsFw1/Kdo. Sommer (2/45 N. Italy)Ar 234B-2 Werk # 140153 "T9 + HH" (lost 4/30/45)Observer Operational ClaspFlew reconnaissance missions over northern Italy. His operational flights ended 11 April, 1945, when his fuel tank was ruptured by enemy fire, too little time and material to repair for future flights. On 30 April, on orders from Hptm Sommers, he flew Ar 234B "T9 + FH" to Holzkirchen where he destroyed the AC so it would not end up in Allied hands. Wiki Luft data.
17 Arnold, WalterUffz8/JG-4Fw 190A-8 Werk # 682682 "Blue 12" (lost 12/23/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 23 December, 1944 during aerial combat in the St Vith area.
18 Aster, EmilUffz9/KG-2Do 217E-4 Werk # 5343 "U5 + NT" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 16 February, 1942 failing to return from a mine-laying operationin Tyne Bay, exact cause unknown, however Beaufighters of RAF No. 141 Sq. were operating in the area at the time. Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Arnold Neumann, Observer, Gefr Hans Lehmann, wireless operator and Uffz Karl Thomas, mechanic.
19 Bamberger, AlbinFwII/KG-26 (3/43)He 111H-11 Werk # 8107 "1H + HP" (lost 3/15/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 15 March, 1943 at Tripolis, cause unknown, Remaining crew: Ogefr Georg Arnold, Obs; Uffz Erich Bodolsky, R/O and Uffz Eberhard Alsleben, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
20 Bauer, FranzUffzFluglehrerschule der LWBü-181 Werknr 18094 (lost)KIFA on 25 May 1943 due to a collision in the air with another Bü-181 of Uffz Eginhardt Warmbier near Quedlinburg. Crew (KIFA): Pupil Gefr Arnold Müller.CKönig
21 Bäumler, ErichOFwAltenstadt/ Geislingen4. /KG 3 "5K + DM", "5K + NM", "5K + HM", "5K + PM", "5K + JM", "5K + DC", 6./KG 3 (CKönig)Ju 88A-4, Ar 234 B-2 (lost)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/07/43)

EP (26/10/42)
EK 1( 22/08/42) & EK 2 (21/07/42)
Wound Badge (01/06/42)

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold (11/09/42) with pendant "200" (05/01/45)
DK-G Awards List. Added: Bailed out WIA on 14/03/45 N of Petershagen, between Jösser Höpen and Loh when he lost one of his engines near Remagen in a combat with US fighters. He was shot at when hanging at the chute but managed to land. 1st Lt Robert E. Barnhart of 360 FS 356 FG finally shot down the Arado which was on autopilot after Bäumler bailed out. Bäumler had more than 230 combat missions. On 31/08/40 he obtained his flying license. His crew in KG 3 was: Radop Uffz Helmuth Schade (EP on 25/01/43; DKiG 17/10/43), Obsv Fw Arnold Lietz (EP on 09/11/42; DKiG 17/10/43) (CKönig).CKönig
22 Becker-Ross, Helmut GottfriedOblt06/09/1914Bartschin (now Barcin, Poland)5/KG3 (Antwerp-Deume)Do 17 Z-3 Werk# 3458, “5K+GN” (lost 09/15/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA 15 September 1940 after his aircraft collided with a Hurricane of RAF 607 Squadron (probably F/O Thomas P M Cooper-Slipper) prior to reaching the target and crashed at Wilden Wood, near Marden Thorn, Kent. On this flight Oblt Becker-Ross was the observer and flight commander. The identity of the pilot is not established. The remaining crew comprised Ofw G Brückner, Fw Wilhelm Brinkmann, and Fw Alfred Hansen and one of these was the pilot. After the crash the aircraft exploded following which the remains of the crew could not be properly identified. They were initially buried as three unknowns but currently no known graves. Interestingly the VDK lists Oblt Becker-Ross as buried in the German war cemetery at Bourdon, France in Block 7, Row 16, Grave 324.davedrury
23 Becker, ArnoldGefr7/29/1922FFS B7 (Clermont-Ferrand)Si 204 Werk # 46 (lost 2/4/44)Trainee?KIC with co-pilot Gefr Waldemar Hecht (geb 2/19/1923) on 4 February, 1944, cause unknown, however the occupants in the village of Auvergnate heard the ac in distress before hitting the ground and burning. Remaining crew (KIC): Uffz Heinz Horn, geb 7/18/1922, Observer. The French crash report suggests he survived, but died of his injuries later. However his grave marker displays Feb 4. A 4th person, Fw Heinrich Leopold geb 10/13/1919 is on a grave marker with one of this crew, showing his date of death as 2/10/44 (curiously). All are buried in the Dagneux Cemetery. Source: French Crash Report online, thanks to F. Braun
24 Benz, ArnoldFw12/05/14TaimbachStabsstaffel KG 54Ju-88KIA on 15 September 1940 near Woolwich, crew unknown. Buried in Cannock Case Block 1 Row 12 Grave 468CKönig
25 Bill, ArnoldLtI/KG-60 (Channel)Ju 88A-6 Werk # 3315 "??" (lost 1/16/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with unnamed crew at Senzay 16 January, 1943, cause not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).
26 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)
27 Brandt, GerdLt9/17/1919
Cannock Chase		10/KG-30 (Channel)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 3389 "4D + EU" (lost 5/4/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 4 May, 1942; believed shot down by a Night Fighter, and crashed into the sea off Portland, one other crew KilledInAction (KIA) (Ju 88 Loss List). Remaining crew: Uffz W. Brinkmann (MIA); Gefr P. Schroeder (MIA) and Uffz Herbert Meusel (KilledInAction (KIA)), whose body washed ashore on 30 May, 1942. He is buried at CC, Plot 7, Row 9, Gr 216 (D.Drury)
28 Brinckmann, FriedrichOblt7/20/1920Einbeck/Hannover


Brinckmann receives RK Italy 1943-12-30

5(F)/122 ('40), Stfkpt Wekusta 26 (1/44), Stfkpt 6(F)/122 (6/44-5/45)DO 17P & F, He 111H & Ju 88A & D
RK (30/12/43)

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (15/06/42 CK)
EP (08/12/41 CK)

EK 1 & EK 2

Recce Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant		Added: Deceased 27/12/19 (CK). WikiLuft Data & LOCS. Alternate spelling: Brinkmann.
29 Bringmann, ArnoldFw30-35Stab I./JG 3 (08/42 S.U.), 5./JG 3 Platzschutzstaffel Pitomnik (11/42-01/43, CK), 5./JG 3 (02/43), 8./JG 3 (09/43), 4./JG 3 (11/44), Act Stafü 1./JG 3 (12/44), III./ JG-7 (04/45)Bf-109 "Black 11" (winter 40/41 CK), Bf-109 F "Red 2" (04-05/41 CK), Bf-109 G-14/AS, Me-262 A
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP

EK 1 & 2

most probably Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
One known victory, his 1st known Soviet, an Il-2 SW of Alayev on 19 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 23 September, 1942. An Il-2 on 4 October, 1942. A Pe-2 on 22 October, 1942. A Yak-1 on 20 December, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 10 January, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 27 February, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 13 March, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 18 March, 1943. Two Il-2s on 22 March, 1943. An Il-2 and a MiG-1 on 25 March, 1943. A DB-3 and an Il-2 on 30 March, 1943. His 14th, a LaGG-3 on 15 April, 1943. An I-16 Rata on 17 April, 1943. A 17th, a Yak-1 on 28 June, 1943. A MiG-1 and an Il-2 on 5 July, 1943. An Il-2 on 6 July, 1943. An Il-2 on 7 July, 1943. An Il-2 on 8 July, 1943. His 1st known western victory, a Spitfire over southern Italy, 14 September, 1943. A 2nd, a P-47 SW of Haiger on 2 December, 1944. A 3rd, a P-47 at Diepholz on 8 December, 1944. Two LaGG-3s on 3 March, 1945. Mörl Interrogation Report.
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)

Arnold Bringmann (R) with Me 109 at St. Omer-Arques in the winter of 1940 - 41

Courtesy Christian König
30 Brinkmann,Uffz11/JG-77Bf 109 EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire over southern Italy, 14 September, 1943.
31 Brinkmann,ObltStffüh 2/StG-77 (8/40)Ju 87Dive Bomber Operational ClaspBattle of Britain pilot. Narrowly escaped attacks by the British fighters on 18 August, 1940 after a raid on England. Source: Rudolf Singler narrative
32 Brinkmann,Lt1/JG-11Fw 190AFighter Operational ClaspMIA 3 May, 1945 after leaving Leck on foot. Source: L. Wiegels.
33 Brinkmann,Fw3./ZG 26Bf 110 C-3 "U8 + HL" Werknr 1372 (lost 11/09/40)POW 11 September, 1940 after making an emergency landing at Cobham Farm, Charing, due to engine trouble after a fighter attack. Both crew POW. Bf 110 Loss List



Courtesy CK
34 Brinkmann, FritzLt12/3/1919Müssen57/JG-300 (7/43), 9/JG-300 (9/43), TO I/JG-302 (3/44), I/JG-301 (7/44), Stab I/JG-301 (11/44)Bf 109G-6 (lost 3/21/44), Fw 190A Werk # 202242 (lost 11/26/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge, Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 26 November, 1944 during aerial combat, crashed near Einbeckhausen; buried Wunstorf Friedhof 9/10 (A. Rosseels). Two known victories, both "4 mots" at Hamburg, 30 July, 1943. A Lancaster S of Berlin, 4 September, 1943. A "4 mot" at Senarpont and another at St Quentin, on 8 July, 1944. WIA 21 March, 1944; sd by a night fighter in the vicinity of Neuburg, hospitalized (LOCS).
35 Brinkmann, HansUffzIII/JG-52 (S.U.)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163127 "Black 5" (lost 8/17/44)Fighter Operational ClaspReported KilledInAction (KIA) 17 August, 1944, cause and location not reported (Bf 109 Loss List).
36 Brinkmann, HeinrichLt3/12/1917Flachsberg
Cannock Chase		2/Erpro-210 (Channel)Bf 110D-0 "S9 + NK" (lost 8/14/40)Destroyer Operational ClaspBoth Brinkmann and his R/O, Uffz Richard Mayer, were KilledInAction (KIA) 14 August, 1940, hit by flak at Manston airfield. (Bf 110 Loss List). Added: After being hit by AA fire, he is believed to have collided with Uffz Hans Steding, the two ac crashing Both Brinkmann & Mayer buried at CC, Blk 1, Row 11; Brinkmann in Gr 423; Mayer in Gr 425 (D.Drury).
37 Brinkmann, HeinzUffz5./JG 3 ('43), III./JG 27 (01/45 Hesepe, 03/45 Rheine as "White 24)Bf 109 K-4 "Yellow 4" Werknr 332314 (dam 30/01/45)
at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		Damaged in an accident 30 January, 1945, "Yellow 4" was refurbished sometime after January, 1945, put back into service as "White 24" in I/JG-27. It was found later, after a belly landing and stripped of parts, at Rheine airfield, 30km N of Münster (C.Sundin, Luftwaffe Fighter Profiles/F.Braun). Added: While in JG-3, he served as wingman for Hans Joachim Kirschner (C.König).
38 Brinkmann, Heinz "Hans"Lt9/JG-54Fw 190A-8 Werk# 170351 "Yellow 6" (or Yellow 8) (lost 6/10/44)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 10 June, 1944; aerial combat east of Caen.
39 Brinkmann, HelmutFw6/13/1920Stade/Hannover7/JG-1 (10/43 Leeuwarden)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15389 "White 12" (lost 10/14/43)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 14 October, 1943 during an attack on American bombers and P-47 escorts. His G-6 crashed in "de Vink" at Kerkrade Holland on 14 October, 1943 (DeSwart). No known grave (Geensen). Added: SGLO indicates that the Wk# is 26056, and that his remains were unrecoverable.
40 Brinkmann, KurtOFhr-OFw1913Solingen?InstrKriegsverdienstkreuz KVK with swordsKIFA? at Schöngarten near Breslau on 9 February 1944.CKönig
41 Brinkmann, OttoFw


3./NSG 9 (09/44)Ju-52, Go-145, Ju-87 D-3 (Polozk, 1943)
EK 1 & EK 2
Wound Badge

at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze
POW on 28/08/44 after bailing out. His Radop Uffz Franz Scherer was KIA (on pic standing). Joined the Luftwaffe in 1939, was shot down in a Ju-52 in the Mediterranean, crash landed with a Go-145 in Russia and with a Ju-87 in Italy. CKönig
42 Brinkmann, ViktorLt4(F)/122 (S.U.)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430039 "F6 + NM" (lost 10/27/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew at Tuapse 27 October, 1942 due to flak (Ju 88 Loss List). Another Russian source suggests that Lt Brinkmann may not have been the pilot. The source names an Ofw K.Yisten as pilot (D.Drury).
43 Brinkmann, WalterFw1/JG-52 (S.U.)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 7081 (lost 5/31/42)Fighter Operationl ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 31 May, 1942 when he crash landed at Malaja Kamyschewacha after engine damage from a flak hit.
44 Burgetsmeier, ArnoldUffz2/JG-2Fw 190A-8 Werk# 730490Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 8 June, 1944; Combat with a P-51, Bayeux. Mombeek MIA List.
45 Burkert, HelmuthObltI/KG-30Ju 88A-5 Werk # 3468 "4D + BL" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 9 August, 1941 during an operational flight by Warlamowo, no further detail. Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Werner Molkenthien, Observer; Gefr Arnold Bissinger, R/O and Uffz Karl Franz, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
46 Burmeister, ArnoldFSS C 9 (10/42), BFS 5Ju-88 A-5 "RN + UN" Werknr 2226 (dam 15%, CK), Ju-52 "SE + UW" Werknr 5318 (lost 02/01/43)Student pilotKIC 2 January, 1943 when he crashed into a mountain at Vertestolna, near Belgrade-Becs, during a training flight. The instructor, Ofw Otto Puff was also killed. The remaining crew survived, and their detail can be found under the Otto Puff Archive. Source: Janos Bruckner. Added: a Fw Burmeister was unharmed in a flight accident with a Ju 88 on 25/10/42 at Pretzsch airfield. The Mech Uffz Donart was alos unharmed (CK).
47 Burns, WilliOblt4(F)/122 (S.U.)JU 88D-1 Werk # 430524 "F6 + KM" (lost 2/16/43)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his Observer Lt Arnold Schulz and two other unnamed crew 16 February, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).
48 Dieringer, ErichLt10/31/1921Messkirch/Stockach5/NJG-3Ju 88C-6 Werk # 750345 "D5 + BN" (lost 12/13/43) Night Fighter Operational Clasp KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 13 December, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss list). Added: MIA during an intercept mission against B-17's over the North Sea. Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Karl Heinz Brinkmann, R/O and Ogefr Erwin Baumeister (R.Randall).
49 Dold, OttmarOblt11/21/19167/KG-27 (5/40), Stfkpt 9/KG-27 (11/42-12/44)He 111P Werk # Unk "1G + ER" (lost 5/27/40), He 111P-2 Werk # 2864 "1G + HR" (dam 12/13/40), Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp WIA 13 December, 1940 when his Wk# 2864 was hit by aa fire, but returned to Dinard-Pleurtuit airfield, where he crash landed. Remaining crew: Lt Hans Otto Heinert, Obs; Ofw Robert Brinkmann, Flt Engr and Lt Willi Cryns, R/O (D.Drury). POW (briefly) 27 May, 1940 during the French Campaign, when his Heinkel crashed near Beveren. Source: A. Rosseels. Added: The ac was hit by flak and was abandoned by the crew near Beveren, W of Antwerp. Remaining crew: Oblt Eberhard Bertelsmann (KilledInAction (KIA), bur in the War Cem., Lommel, Be. Blk 42, Gr 110), Ogefr H.Krause (POW/WIA) and one other unknown (POW) (D.Drury).
50 Döring, ArnoldLt29/01/18Heilsberg, E.Prussia23


9./KG(J) 53 (11/40), 8./KG 55 (06/42), 2. & 3./JG 300 (07/43), Stfkpt 7./JG 300, 7./NJG 2 (05/44), 10./NJG 3 (10/44)He 111, Ju 88 A, Fw 190, Bf 109G-6/R6 "Red 6" in JG-300, Ju-88 G "'D5 + FV' in 10./NJG 3
RK (17/04/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (25/09/42)
EP (25/01/42)

EK 1 (5/08/41 CK)& EK 2 (06/07/41 CK)

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold (15/12/41 CK) with pendant (07/03/43 CK)

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant (26/07/44 CK)

Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)		Barbarossa pilot. Participated in the raid on the airfield of the 126th Fighter Aviation Regt.. 348 bomber missions and 43 missions in the Fw 190. 13 Night victories, of which three bomber victories. His Soviet victories came while in the bomber units. Credited with the destruction of 16 tanks. One known victory, his 14th, a B-17 on 3 February, 1944. A "4 mot" at Frankfurt-Main on 22 March, 1944. Nos. 21 & 22 were a B-17 and a Lancaster at Dishworth, 10 minutes apart. His 23rd, a "4 Mot" at Kevlaer, 15 October, 1944. Added: According to Döring, his 23rd victory was on 9 April, 1945 (C.König). At wars end, he was interned by the British and released in October, 1945. Deceased 10 April, 2001, Düsseldorf. Added: At WW2s end he had flown 392 sorties, including 348 as a bomber pilot in the east. By the time he was sent away for officer training in the spring of 1943 he had destroyed: 200 trucks, approx 70 locomotives, 16 tanks, 4 ammunition trains, 1 armoured train, 8 bridges, 2 ammunition dumps, 25 aircraft (on the ground), 7 Soviet fighters in the air (4 J-17s, 2 J-18s and 1 MiG-3), 3 Soviet TB-3 four-engined bombers during a night sortie over Stalingrad, 2 tankers, 2 steamers and 1 gunboat with a total tonnage of 18000 GRT. After transferring to the western front he went on to achieve 5 night victories as a single-engined night fighter, 2 B-17 bombers by day and 5 further night victories with conventional night-fighter units. (CK)

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Archive Report

Operational Record
51 Dorka, ArnoldOblt10/18/192015/ZG-1 (S.U. 3/43), 4/ZG-1 (Reich Def)Bf 110G-2 Werk # 5201 (dam 3/5/43), Bf 110G-2 Werk # 6387 "S9 + KM" (lost 9/24/43)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Destroyer Operational Clasp		MIA 24 September, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (LW Loss Report & Bf 110 Loss List), WIA 5 March, 1943 in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 4839 by enemy fire, no mention of crew injuries (Bf 110 Loss List). One known victory, a B-17 on 16 September, 1943.
52 Durmeister, ArnoldFw4/ZG-26 (S.U.)Bf 110E-1 Werk # 4084 "3U + DM" (lost 7/9/41)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 9 July, 1941 after colliding with a Soviet Tupolev "Martin" bomber near Razona (Bf 110 Loss List). Added: Neither crew listed in the VDK. His R/O-Gnr, Gefr Günter Weissenberg, was also killed. A Russian source says the SB (Martin Maryland) was rammed by the Soviet ac, killing three Soviet fliers. Razona seems to be near Sebezh, Pskov Oblast, Russia (D.Drury).
53 Falke, ArnoldUffzI/LG-1 (Gardelegen)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 300268 (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspUninjured 23 January, 1945 when his Ju 88 crashed due to an engine siezure during takeoff from Gardelegen. None of the crew were injured. Remaining crew: Ogefr Georg Zinesch, Obs; Uffz Otto Heyer, R/O and Gefr Helmut Dominik, Gunner. Source: Wings to Victory.
54 Fitschen, Heinrich Hinrich?OfwWekusta 1/OB.d.L., 1(F)/120 (Sola)Ju 52, Ju 88D Werk # unk "D7 + CH" (lost 8/12/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/19/43)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		Uninjured during an operational crash on 12 August, 1943, at Karmoy Norway due to an engine failure. Remaining crew (all uninjured): Dipl.Ing. Gustav Brinkmann, Observer; Ofw Rudolf Kurze, R/O and Ziegler, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
55 Fock, WalterUffz01/28/1921Ronneburg7/KG-4 (Orsha South)He 111H-16 Werk # 161384 "5J + ER" (lost 9/19/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIFA 19 September, 1943; collided with another H-16, Werk #160296, piloted by Lt Hans Auer (KIFA with unnamed crew). They were climbing thru a low-lying cloud layer on instruments. Both crews were killed; the ac crashed west of Dubrovka. Focks remaining crew: Hptm Paul Strobel, Obs & RK Holder; Ogefr Georg Walter Arnold, R/O; Ofw Reinhard Georg Aigen, Flt Engr and Uffz Ewald Oetken, Gnr.. Kaiser RK book. (Added): The remains of the five crew members have not been transferred to a military cemetery but graves are believed to exist at Orscha I, which is the other name used for Orscha-Süd airfield. They are each commemorated in the German war cemetery at Sychkovo, Belarus (in German = Schatkowo).davedrury
56 Friedrich, HansLtFAGr.-5Ju 290A-3 Werk # 159 "9V + CK" (lost 11/20/43)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 20 November, 1943, cause and location not reported. His co-pilot, Lt Gottfried Sachse, and Observer, Lt Heinz Arnold, also MIA, and six remaining unnamed crew. (9 man crew; 1 KilledInAction (KIA), 8 MIA. Obs Loss List. Added: The ac was sd by a Mosquito of No.157 Sq, piloted by W/Cdr J.A.Mackie, and crashed 40 miles off Cape Ortegal, Corunna, Spain. Remaining crew: Uffz Friedrich Weber, R/O 1 (MIA); Fw Erwin Gerschwitz, Flt Engr (MIA); Uffz Adolf Martens, Gnr 1 (MIA); Ogefr Horst Bentke, Gnr 2 (MIA); Gefr Heinz Engellitner, Gnr 3 (MIA) and StbsFw Wilhelm Schief, R/O 2 (KilledInAction (KIA), bur Cuacos de Yuste, Row 1, Gr 5 (D.Drury).
57 Fuhrhop, HelmutMaj1913/10/07Rettmer, Lüneburg4.K/88 Spain, 2./KG 51 (07/41 S.U.), Kdr I./KG 6 (07/43 Melsbroek)Ju 88 A-5 "9K + CK" Werknr 4343 (lost 01/07/41; sd in Russia, retd OK), Ju 188 E-1 "3E +AB" (lost 29/02/44)
RK (22/11/43)

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (13/08/42)

Spanish Cross

EP (15/06/42)

EK 1 & EK 2
Wound Badge

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with star pendant		KilledInAction (KIA) 29 February, 1944 during aerial combat with a Typhoon of No. 609 Sq. over France. His Ju 188 crashed near Seboncourt, Aisne, France. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): OFw Alfred Schubert, Obs; OFw Alfons Eichschmidt, R/O and StbsFw Walter Rehfeldt, Flt Engr.. Maj Fuhrkop buried Lommel, Block 59/448 (Rosseels). Destroyed 30 AC on the ground and 30,000GRT shpping. Added: OFw Schubert buried 59/312, OFw Eichschmidt buried 59/300 and StbsFw Rehfeldt buried 59/527. I addition, also KIA, OFw Wilhelm Schachtschabel, Gnr, buried 59/526 and Fw Arnold Büttner, 1 Wart, buried 59/311 (D.Drury). NOTE: Interesting to note their burial in Belgium, and their ac crashd in France! Added: RK awarded for > 200 bomber missions, destroyed 16 trains, 30 aircraft on ground, 4 merchant ships (14.500 GRT), 1 important bridge, a heavy cruiser under construction at Nikolayev (CK)


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58 Gärtner, ArturUffz5/6/1922223/JG-54 (6/44 S.U.)Fw 190A-5 Werk# (150)1249 "White 4" (lost)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW released in 1946. Crashed and wounded 6 January, 1945 in Werk# 1249 at the Zabeln-Mitow S.U. airfield. It is thought that the crash was caused by engine failure. His first known victory, a Soviet Yak-9 on 15 June, 1944. A 2nd, a P-39 on 29 June, 1944. A 3rd & 4th, both Il-2s on 3 July, 1944. Nos. 5 & 6, an Il-2 and a Yak-9 NE of Kreutsburg on 7 August, 1944. Two Yak-9s on 15 August, 1944. A Yak-9 on 25 August, 1944. Two Pe-2s and two P-39s on 14 September, 1944. A Yak-9 on 15 September, 1944. A Yak-9 on 16 September, 1944. A Yak-9 on 17 September, 1944. An Il-2 on 19 September, 1944. A P-39 on 20 September, 1944. An La-5 on 24 September, 1944. An Il-2 on 27 September, 1944. An Il-2 on 24 October, 1944. Gärtner served as wingman for Latvian volunteer pilot, Arnold Mencis. He described the five Latvian pilots in his staffel as "splendid comrades who participated in operations with much zeal and eagerness". Deceased 8 November, 2002.
59 Giers, ArnoldUffz1/JG-1Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170101 "White 3" lost 4/22/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 22 April, 1944 during aerial combat with American fighters near Burbach. No known grave. Source: J. Geensen.
60 Gloge, HeinrichUffzI./TG 4Ju-52 "G6 + QK" Werknr 501206 (lost on 30/03/44)MIA on 30 March, 1944 near Kamenez-Podolsk. Crew (MIA): Radop Gefr Arnold Richtstein, Mech Gefr Werner Neumärker, Gunr Gefr Karl-Heinz FrankCKönig
61 Grunert, WolfgangLt2/KG-26 (Sola)He 111H-5 Werk # 3783 "1H + LK" (lost 5/1/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA the night of 30 April/1 May, 1941, failed to return from a mission, cause and location (Ost 3861?) unknown. Remaining crew (all MIA): Gefr Erich Böhme, Observer; Ogefr Franz Werner, R/O and Uffz Arnold Bovelett, Mech. Source: SIG Norway. Added: The ac came down into the sea east of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, between Peterhead and Rattray Head. An Uffz Wolfgang Grunert known to serve in K/88 in Spain, however not certain the two are one in the same (D.Drury).
62 Guilleaume, ArnoldOgefr10/10/1921Marl Hüls11/JG-3 (Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 785923 (lost 2/7/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 7 February, 1945 due to enemy fire, location not reported. Added: The location of his death was Fliegerhorst Pyritz which was in Pomerania (today called Pyrzyce, situated in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland). He is buried as an unknown in the German War Cem at Poznan-Milostowo, Poland (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Guineaume.
63 Häfele, Konrad (Kurt?)Lt6/16/1915III/KG-157 (4/37), 9/KG-27 (5/40), 8/KG-27 (2/41)He 111P-2 "1G + CD" (lost 5/14/40), He 111P-2 Werk # Unk "1G + LS" (lost 2/23/41) Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		MIA 23 February, 1941 after being hit by armored trawler return fire in the Bristol Channel, Ireland, and crashing at sea, in the vicinity of Kenmare Bay, Pl.Qu. Q122. See Fw Arnold Pütz (the pilot this date) for further details (absa3945 & Locs). WIA 14 May, 1940; aerial combat, crashing near Koersel. Source: A. Rosseels
64 Hansen, KarlUffz2/12/1922Benefeld/Fallingbostel9/KG-54Ju 88A-4 Werk # 550581 "B3 + BT" (lost 5/16/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew, 16 May, 1944, when they were held in searchlights, hit by AA fire, and attacked by fighters, during a minelaying mission off Portsmouth, England. The Ju 88 was sd at Medstead by a Mosquito NF XVII of No.456 Sq., piloted by F/O D.W.Arnold and F/O J.B.Stickley. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Heinrich Meyer (geb 2/16/1917, Berlin), Obs; Ogefr Heinrich Zimmer (geb 8/30/1922 Marburg),R/O and Gefr Herbert Steinbrecher (geb 8/1/1923 Pilgrimshain), Gnr (C.König).

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65 Harman, ArnoldLtI (Lufttorpedostf)/KG-26 (Bardufoss)He 111H-6 Werk # Unk (dam 5/3/42) Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		WIA 3 May, 1942 by enemy ship fire at Map Quadrant 17/94881, no report on AC damage, returned to the Bardufoss airfield. One crewman, Gunner Ogefr Wilhelm Arnold, was also wounded. Source: SIG Norway. Harman may have been spelled with two "n"s, Harmann.
66 Harnau, ArnoldLt11/14/19192(Lufttorpedostf)/KG-26 (Bardofuss)He 111H-6 Werk # 7567 "1H + NK" (lost 9/13/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/29/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA 13 September, 1942; emergency landing at sea, S of Spitzbergen Is., during an operation south of Svalbard. The crew was saved by a U-Boat, but the U-Boat, 589,never returned, believed sunk. Remaining crew: Uffz Werner Telgenwerth, Observer; Uffz Walter Kullick, R/O and Uffz Friedrich Trunner, Mech. Source: SIG Norway. Added: U-589 was sunk during her seventh patrol on 14 September 1942 by depth charges dropped by a Fairey Swordfish of 825 Naval Air Squadron flying off HMS Avenger, then by more dropped by the destroyer HMS Onslow. All 44 hands were KIA together with the four crew members of the He 111 rescued the previous day, 48 in total.davedrury
67 Hecht, WaldemarGefr2/19/1923FFS B7 (Clermont-Ferrand)Si-204 Werk # 46 (lost 2/4/44)Trainee?KIC 4 February, 1944 with pilot Gefr Arnold Becker, geb 7/29/22 and Observer Uffz Heinz Horn, geb 7/18/22, cause unknown. The occupants of the small village of Auvergnate Fr. heard the ac in distress before it hit the ground and burned. All the crew are buried at Dagneux Cemetery. See pilot Arnold Becker for more detail. Source: French Crash Report online, thanks to F. Braun.
68 Heckert, ArnoldOfw2/KG-53He 111H-6
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/4/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
69 Herder, OskarOblt11/6/19104(F)/Ob.d.L. (Sola)Ju 88D-6 Werk # 430080 "T5 + KM" (lost 12/25/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/2/42)

EK 1 & 2
EP (12/8/41), Observer Operational Clasp		MIA with his Observer Hptm Alfred Newe and two other unnamed crew over Northern Scotland 25 December, 1942, cause unknown. DK-G Awards List & Ju 88 Loss List. Added: Entire crew were KIC when they accidentally crashed at Ernstnuten, near Espedal, SE of Stavanger, while on a reconnaissance mission to Scotland. Remaining crew (KIC): Uffz Willi Mathan and Ofw Arnold Ewert (Flyvrak Norway).
70 Hopf, KarlOfw
Cannock Chase		S/ 88 Legion Condor (CKönig), 3.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 123Ju-88 A-5 Werk # 0454 "4U + FL" (lost 11/14/40), added: Ju-88 "4U + DL" (08/40) (CKönig)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 November 1940 during a reconnaissance mission over England. Crashed behind Moores Garage, Ringwood Rd., Poole. The garage and several houses were demolished by the resultant explosion. Hopf bur CC, Plot 7, Row 4, Gr 97. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA), all bur in CC, Plot 7, Row 4): Oblt Arnold von Kügelgen, Gr 99; Fw Jakob Duckgeischel, Gr 100 and Fw Kurt Löhn, Gr 98 (Wiki Luft data & D.Drury). Added: According to Roman Gastager he was a Legion Condor pilot (CKönig)
71 Hübner, GünterLt5/21/1920Harmstorf3/Ku.Fl.Gr. 606Do 17Z-3 Werk # 3472 "7T + JL" (lost 2/17/41)Observer Operational ClaspPOW 17 February, 1941; sd by a Beaufighter of No.219 Sq., piloted by S/Ldr James Little, DFC. The ac crashed at Bray, Maidenhead, Berkshire. Remaining crew (POW): Lt z.S. Rolf Dieskau, Obs; Ogefr Walter Arnold, R/O and Uffz Ernst Tietjen, Flt Engr (D.Drury).
72 Jansen, ArnoldFw15/JG-1Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170338 "Black 11" (lost 5/8/44) EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured after aerial combat on 8 May, 1944, bailing over Bonnemühlen. One known victory, a B-24 (e.V.) on 29 April, 1944, no location.
73 Janssen, ArnoldUffz1915/04/13Gildehaus6. FAR 52 HalberstadtKIFA on 27 September 1939 at Grosskamsdorf. Buried as cemetery GrosskamsdorfCKönig
74 Kanmayr, GeorgLt3/1/1920Dresden1. (Lufttorpedostaffel)/ KG 26 (07/42 Bardufoss)He-111 H-16 "1H+MH" (lost 04/07/42)
EK 1 & 2

at least Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze
WIA/POW on 04/07/42 after shot down by AA of British destroyer during an attack on Convoy PQ 17 at Map Quadrant 27 East/69 (Malangen) in the North Sea. Emergency ditched and was rescued by the same destroyer. Kanmayr was dazzled by sunlight from a patch of mist and didn't notice he was headed for a destroyer. Crew: Obsv Fw Erich Schlenkermann (WIA/POW), (probably) Uffz Gerhard Arnold (MIA) )CKönig
75 Kegenbein, ErichOblt1/Kü.Fl.Gr.-106, redesig KGr.-106 (Channel)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140718 "M2 + FH" (lost 8/19/42)Wound Badge, Observer Operational ClaspPOW/WIA with two other unnamed crew 19 August, 1942; hit by flak over the Solent, and once damaged, crashed at St. Boniface Down, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, one other KilledInAction (KIA) (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew: Gefr Erwin Östreich, Obs (POW/WIA); Uffz Fritz Arnold, Gnr (POW/MIA) and Uffz Walter Hase, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)). Uffz Hase buried Cannock Chase, Blk 7, Row 10, Gr 237 (D.Drury).
76 Keller, ArnoldUffz9/13/1914Kuhardt7/StG-77 (Argentan)ju 87B-2 Werk # 5622 (lost 11/1/40)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 1 November, 1940; his ac crashed near Biere/Orne during practice, cause unknown. His R/O-Gnr, Lt Josef Leopold Mauerer, was also KIC. Both are buried in the German War cem., Champigny-St Andre, Blk 14, Row 8; Keller in Gr 431, Mauerer in Gr 430 (D.Drury).
77 Klähn, ArnoldOfwII/KG-200 (Reich Def)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 13141 (lost 2/3/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 3 February, 1945 during aerial combat near Hagenow.
78 Kleinschmidt, Hermann Josef HeribertOblt12/11/1915Köln1


Brinkmann


6/NJG-1 (5/43), 10/NJG-5 (12/43)Bf 110 Werk # 5344 "G9 + BP" (lost 5/30/43), Bf 110G-4 Werk # 5328 (lost 12/2/43)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC 2 December, 1943 at Königstein, near Taunus during RT practice flight, (Jager Blatt 6/2003 & Boiten). Remaining crew (KIC): R/O Uffz Adolf Kastner (2/5/1920) and Gnr Uffz Ewald Brinkmann (8/14/1919, see pic). WIC 30 May, 1943; St Trond airfield, overturned on emergency landing (Rosseels & Bf 110 Loss List). One known victory, a B-17 NE of Idstein on 17 August, 1943.
79 Klesse, ArnoldUffzII/ZG-76, III/JG-54Fw 190A-8 Werk# 739327 (lost)Destroyer & Fighter Operational ClaspsMIA 7 February, 1945, no further detail. Another example of a destroyer pilot pressed into service as a fighter pilot late in the war.
80 Klinkicht, ArnoldHptmStfkpt 1(F)/121 (9/39), Stfkpt 2Erg (F)/Ob.d.L.(2/41-9/41)Hs 126, Ju 88DObserver Operational ClaspSource: D.Stankey & L.DeZend.
81 Klüpfel, FranzUffz8/KG-54Ju 88A-4 Werk # Unk "B3 + ES" (lost 6/29/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 29 June, 1944, during an anti-shipping operation over Seine Bay, France. Remaining crew (MIA): FhjUffz Hans Karl Albrecht, Obs; Uffz Arnold Lehmkuhl, R/O and Ogefr Hans G. Pipper, Gnr (D.Drury).)
82 Knapp, ArnoldLt6/23/19173(F)/33 (6/41 Königsberg-Schippenbil)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0727 "8H + HL" (lost)
EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp in Bronze		MIA 8 July, 1941, failing to return from his 3rd combat mission. Remaining Crew (MIA): Fw Neiseke, Observer; Uffz Grewe, R/O and Uffz Borgenheimer, Gunner. Added: Lt Knapp is still officially listed as MIA, and is commemorated at Kaliningrad-Sammelfriedhof in Russia (Kaliningrad the post-war name for Königsberg) (D.Drury).
83 Knoller, FranzLt6/20/1923III/TG-2Ju 52/3mge Werk # 5531 "8T + AU" (dam 9/23/43)Transport Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew, 23 September, 1943, when his ac was sd and crashed into the sea, on a flight from Capraia, over the Gorgona Islands, in the Tuscan Archipelago, to Pisa Italy. Remaining crew: Fw Arnold Aul, Flt Engr; Ogefr Kurt Peter, R/O and Gefr Horst Lauriant, Gnr (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Knöller.
84 Koch, Arnold ArnoUffz3/JG-5 (Norway)Bf 109G-2 Werk # 10331 "Yellow 13" (lost 5/14/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 May, 1943; missing at Map Quadrant 05 East/5936. Source: SIG Norway.
85 Kokk, Arno (Arnold)Lt19/01/18Tallinn, Estonia



Estonian pilot (pupil?) and Luftwaffe volunteerCKönig
86 Kuepper, ArnoldFw8/JG-26Bf 109E Werk # Unk (lost 9/23/40)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 23 September, 1940; sd by a Spitfire X4422 "QJ-T", piloted by F/O John Drummond of No.92 Sq.. Fw Kuepper was uninjured when he was forced down into a pond near Grain Fort on the Isle of Grain (S.Youngs).
87 Küpper, ArnoldFw18/JG-26 (Channel0Bf 109E-4 Werk # 3735 "Black 4 + I" (lost 9/23/40) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 23 September, 1940 after being shot down during aerial combat at Grain Fort, the Isle of Grain, S of London, by a Spitfire of RAF No. 92 Sq. He is credited with one victory, a Spitfire 10 km SE of Southend on 3 September, 1940. Alternate spelling: Küppers.
88 Lignitz, Arnold "Arno"Hptm1913/03/25Insterburg Ostpreussen25
Courtesy CK		Stfkpt 3./JG 20 (02/40), Stfkpt 9,/JG 51 (08/40 Channel), Stab III./JG 51 (04/41), Kdr III./JG 54 (06/41 Barbarossa)Bf 109 E-1 "Black <<" Werknr 6432 (95% dam belli-land Fünfkirche, 07/04/41), Bf 109 E-4 Werknr 1984 (60% dam at St.Omer & WIA 28/08/40), Bf 109 E-4 "Black <<" Werknr 5070 (70% dam 07/04/41 failed start), Bf 109 F-2s Werknr 12759 (35%) & Werknr 9668 (lost 30/09/41) RK (05/11/40)

EK 1 & 2

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold

Wound Badge
Magyar Érdemrend Lovagkeresztje		MIA 30 Sept., 1941 after his AC, Werk# 9668 lost one wing, presumed to have been a RS-82 rocket fired from an I-153 near Leningrad, and spun out. He bailed out but was taken prisoner. He was reported to have died of ill health in a Russian POW Camp. On 7 April, 1941, his E-1 sustained 95% damage over the Pecs AF. No pilot disposition known. 22 victories in the West. His 1st victory, a Blenheim of RAF No.57 Sq. west northwest of Emmerich, 14 April, 1940. Nos. 2, 3 & 4, two Spitfires and a Lysander at Dunkirk on 31 May, 1940. His 5th, a Hurricane NW of Cape Gris Nez on 8 July, 1940. His 6th, a Spitfire at Dover on 10 July, 1940. His 7th, a Spitfire S of Dover on 13 July, 1940. Nos. 8 & 9, a Defiant S of Folkestone and a Spitfire at Folkestone on 19 July, 1940. His 10th, a Hurricane S of Folkestone on 15 August, 1940. Nos.11 & 12, a Hurricane and a Hawk-75 on 24 August, 1940, no location. Nos.17 & 18, both Hurricanes on 27 September, 1940. His first known Soviet victory, a SB-3 on 30 June, 1941. Another SB-3 on 7 July, 1941. An I-18 on 17 September, 1941. Added: Knights Cross received after 19 victories (CK).
89 Lohsen, ArminLt12/3/19204/KG-53 (6/42)He 111H-6 Werk # 4977 "A1 + CM" (lost 6/22/42)EP (7/1/42), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 22 June, 1942, when their ac crashed in Pl.Qu.1922 (Russia), due to an unknown cause. Remaining crew: Uffz Arnold Krosta, Obs; Uffz Kurt Rosanowski, R/O; Uffz Johann Reinfelder, Flt Engr and Gefr Inozenz Merschroth, Gnr (D.Drury). Alternatte spelling: Lehsen.
90 Mertschat, ArnoldLt1I & II/JG-51Bf 109G EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		He claims one victory, no other detail. I found no such clain on the OKL Claims List.
91 Meyer, H.Uffz9/KG-54 (Channel)Ju 88A-4 "B3 + DT" (lost 5/16/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 16 May, 1944; shot down by a Mosquito of No. 456 Sq., piloted by F/O D.W. Arnold, crashing at Medstead, Hampshire. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz K.Hansen, Gefr H.Steinbrecher and Ogefr H.Zimmer.
92 Meyer, HeinrichUffz6/4/1916Mahndorf


Geiger
Courtesy Christian König

Stab/KG-53He 111H-2 Werk # 3140 "A1 + DA" (lost 9/15/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew 15 September, 1940 when his ac was sd by fighters and crashed on the Royal Arsenal site at Woolwich, London SE. Possibly the claims of Sgt Bohumir Furst of No.310 (Cz) Sq. and/or F/O Blair Dalzel of RCAF No.1 Sq.. Remaining crew, buried CC, Blk 1, Row 12: Fw Alois Schweiger, Obs (Gr 467); Fw Arnold Benz, R/O (Gr 468); Fw Michael Ciomber, Flt Engr (WIA/POW) and Uffz Georg Geiger, Gnr (Gr 469). Uffz Meyer buried in grave 470. Ciomber's wounds were so severe, he was repatriated in June, 1944 (D.Drury). < p>


Courtesy Christian König
93 Müller-Leutert, ArnoldLt (post-mortem)1921/04/01 (CK)Giessen (CK)12./JG 301Bf 109 G-6
EK 1 & 2
KilledInAction (KIA) 24 April, 1944; aerial combat near Erding over Munich (C.König 3/2023). One known victory, his 1st, a B-24 1 km W of Fürstenfeldbrück on 25 February, 1944. Buried at München (Waldfriedhof). (CK)
94 Müller, Fritz R.G.Lt12/17/1920238/JG-53 (3/42), 7/JG-53 (3/44 Italy), 10/JG-53 (8/44), 11/JG-7 (2/45), EKdo 262, III/JG-7Bf 109E, F & Bf 109G-6 Werk # 161948 "White 15 + I" (lost 4/12/44; WIA in combat south of Todi Italy, bailed safely) in JG-53, Me 262A-1a Werk # 500491 & Wk# 170059 (later to KG-51)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		While in III/JG-7 on 4 April, 1945, he shot down a B-24 "TrounbleNMind" of the 448BG flown by Capt. John M. Ray, using the deadly R4M air-to-air missles. Six of the crew parachuted safely. The B-24 split in two. Magnus Report. His 262 (actually the mount of Oblt Heinz Arnold) is on display at the National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C.. His first victory believed to be a Spitfire over Malta on 22 March, 1942. His 8th, a Spitfire 15 km E of Mantua on 17 February, 1944. Victories 9, 10, & 11, three Spitfires in the Pomezia area on 19 February, 1944. His 12th, a P-38 at Cassino on 15 March, 1944. His 14th, a Spitfire S of Anzio on 29 March, 1944. His 17th, a B-17 SW of Lüneburg on 24 August, 1944. An 18th, a Mosquito in the Salzburg area on 26 November, 1944. 6 victories in the Me 262. One known Me 262 victory, a B-17 NW of Dresden on 21 March, 1945. A 2nd, a B-24 near Lüneburg on 25 March, 1945. His 20th, a B-24 S of Bremen on 4 April, 1945. A P-47 on 9 April, 1945. His 22nd, a B-17 W of Prag, over Elbschleife, on 17 April, 1945.


Müller with his new Me 262A ( WrkNr. 170059) at Leipheim



Operational Record
95 Peetz, ArnoldFw2/Kü.Fl.Gr.-906He 115 C Werk # 2092 "8L + HK" (lost 2/10/42)Wound Badge, Observer Operational ClaspInjured with his entire crew 10 February, 1942, when theycrashed at the Brest-Lanveoc airfield, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Lt Hermann Jung, Obs and Uffz Ernst Schramm, R/O (absa3945).
96 Pittschneider, WilhelmFw10/23/1917Wolkenstein9/KG-4 (8/43 Mirgorod)He 111H-11 Werk # 110128 (lost 8/18/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA with his entire crew, 18 August, 1943, when their ac was lost due to flak at the forest edge south of Izyum, Ukraine. Remaining crew, desig unk): Ogefr Friedrich Rudolf Arnold Bahr, Uffz Hans Jost, Ogefr Hermann Pfundheller and Uffz Ewald Karl Thummes. The deceased are buried in the German War Cem. at KharKhiv, Ukraine as follows: Fw Pittschneider, Ogefr Bahr and Uffz Jost buried among the unknowns; Ogefr Pfundheller in Blk 8, Row 57, Gr 5613, and Uffz Thummes in Blk 8, Row 57, Gr 5615 (D.Drury).
97 Pöhler, HelmuthUffzKGr.z.b.V.-23 (2/43)He 111H Werk # 4940 (60% dam 2/1/43)Wound Badge, Transport Operational ClaspInjured with his entire crew, 1 February, 1943 when they crashed at Konstantinowka, no further detail. Remaining crew: Uffz Friedrich Goldwig, Obs; Uffz Heinz Zimmermann, R/O; Ogefr Johann Laue, Mech and Ogefr Arnold Wirtz, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
98 Pottisepp, Arnold FriedrichOfhrEstoniaI/NSGr-11 (10/44 Libau)He 50E "3W + NO" (interned in Sweden)Dive Bomber (Night) Operational Clasp
99 Prinz, KarlLt7./KG 1 (S.U.)Ju 88 A-14 "V4 + 9R" Werknr 144438 (lost 06/06/43)
EK 1 & 2

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		MIA with unnamed crew 6 June, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Missing in Pl.Q 841/35 Ost/ Russia after suffering an engine fault. Crew (MIA): Obsv Fw Gerhard Scholler (or Schöller), Radop Uffz Joachim Arnold, Gunr Uffz Jakop Dippel. Prinz had at least 110 mission (as was writing on a remembrance postcard of Uncle Karl. (CK)

Courtesy Oleg Marin
100 Przetak, ArnoldBomber unit, Reich Defense 45Ar 234 (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 25 February, 1945 during aerial combat with an RAF Mosquito. Source: Wings Palette-Pilots

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