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#	Pilot (↑)	Rank	Born	Place	Score (↑)	Units	Aircraft	Awards	*************Notes*************	Photo	Links	AuthorComments
1	Marx,	Lt			1	1/JG-54 (5/43 S.U.)	Fw 190A-5	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a Soviet Il-2 on 20, May, 1943 (OKL Claims List). The Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries names a "Lt" with "one victory" and on a date of "5/20/43", as Friedel Marx, seen below. Friedel was an Uffz in 44, whereas this Lt Marx was a Lt in 43! This might be Wolf Dietrich Marx.
2	Wurche, Erich	Fw				7/KG-77	Ju 88A-1 Werk # 5098 "3Z + KR" (lost)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 18 September, 1940 after being severely damaged by a Spitfire, believed to be of RAF No. 66, piloted by P/O C.A.W. Bodie. They dumped their bomb load on the way to the Tilbury Docks, and ditched into the sea. The crew were believed to have exited the AC, but drowned. The bodies of three were recovered from the sea. Remaining crew: Fw Johannes Nolte (KilledInAction (KIA)); Fw Erhard Friedel (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz G. Stammnitz (MIA). Those recovered were buried at Cannock Chase. Note, once again, the pilot was not identified; I made the selection. Any of the others may well have been the pilot.	Cannock Chase
3	Wissborn, Josef	Hptm	1912			Stfkpt 12/KG-26 (12/42), Stfkpt 9/KG-26 (7/43-1/44)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 822610 "1H + FT" (lost 1/23/44)	EP (1/25/42), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew, 23 January, 1944; while attacking the Anzio invasion fleet, they were sd by fighters, and crashed into a mountain NW of Nettuno, Lazio, Italy. Remaining crew: Ofw Otto Wassmer, Ofw Lorenz Nork and Fw Friedrich Friedel (C.König). Wissborn burial; Pomezia, Italy (LOCS).
4	Wachowiak, Friedrich Fritz "Friedel"	Lt	2/13/1920	Somborn bei Bochum	120	8/JG-52 (4/42 S.U.), III/JG-3, 12/JG-3 (7/44)	Bf 109E-1 "Black 4" (damaged 4/41), Bf 109F, Bf 109G-6 Wk# 165507 "White 2" (lost 7/16/44)	RK(4/5/42) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/25/42) EP(12/15/41) EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold Ordinul Virtutea Aeronautica Cross in Gold (01/08/41, CK)	KilledInAction (KIA) 16 July, 1944 on the Normandy invasion front during aerial combat in "White 2" with a Spitfire by Ecouche (in the Caen-Falaise-Argentan area). Sank two transport vessels in the Mediterranean. Nominated for the EL. His first known Soviet victory, an I-61 on 1 May, 1942. Two I-153s on 25 August, 1942. Two MiG-1s on 26 August, 1942. A MiG-1 on 28 August, 1942. An I-16 Rata on 29 August, 1942. A DB-3F near Dejapropjewska on 30 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 5 September, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 8 September, 1942. A MiG-1 on 14 September, 1942. An Su-2 on 17 September, 1942. Two MiG-3s on 21 September, 1942. Two MiG-1s on 26 September, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 6 November, 1942. Three Il-2s on 7 November, 1942. An Il-2 on 27 November, 1942. A MiG-3 8 km N of Ardonskaya on 29 November, 1942. His "Black 4" collided with an Hs 126 on the ground at the Pipera Hungary airfield, his disposition unknown. Magnus; victory count may be as high as 140. Bowers/Lednicer, 86 to a high of 126.
5	Theune, Lothar	Ofw	10/9/1911			2/Kampfschulgesch.-2 (Grosseto, It. 2/42)	He 111H-5 Werk # 3889	Student Pilot ?	KIC with his entire crew, 19 February, 1942, when the ac went out of control on takeoff from Grosseto for an unknown reason Remaining crew (all bur in the War Cem at Pomezia, It., Blk U): Ogefr Emil Hllar, Obs (Gr 1471); Ogefr Anton Wintergerst, R/O (Gr 1469) and Gefr Gottlieb Friedel, Gnr (no VDK liisting). Ofw Theunee buried in Gr 1470 (D.Drury).
6	Tannenberger, Franz	Uffz				II/KG-2 (4/43)	Do 217E-4 Werk # 4245 "U5 + DP" (lost 4/14/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with his entire crew, 14 April, 1943, no cause or location reported. Remaining crew: Ogefr Hans Springer, Obs; Ogefr Franz Friedel, R/O and Gefr Peter Raimund, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
7	Schröder, Karl	Oblt				6/KG-1 (Rosieres-en-Santerre)	Ju 88A-5 Werk # 6263 "V4 + GP" (lost)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 15 May, 1941, failing to return from an armed recon mission against shipping off the Humber. According to the two survivors, the pilot banked sharply to port to avoid AA fire, his wing stricking the water and crashing into the sea off Spurn Head. Remaining crew: StabsFw Ernst Wingenfeld, Observer (POW), Uffz Josef Friedel, wireless operator (POW) and Ofw Willi Dietsch, gunner (KilledInAction (KIA)). Wingenfeld managed to free himself from the wreckage and managed also to free Friedel, getting themselves safely into their dingy.
8	Rink, Friedel Heinz	Uffz	6/22/1922	Hartenrod		14/JG-53 (Echterdingen)	Bf 109G-14 Werk # 461466 (lost 2/23/45)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 23 February, 1945 after aerial combat with a P-47 at Kornwestheim, bailed safely but was reported shot in his chute. Added: VDK burial reported in the War Cem, Kornwestheim, Plot II, Row D. Gr 20b (courtesy Hans Dieter Zemke + photo).
9	Reese, Fritz	Oblt	9/3/1912	Seester		Stfkpt 2/KG-200	He 111H (lost 11/2/44)	DK-G (1/1/45 Post), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC 2 November, 1944, after flying as an escort for an Ar 232 re-supplying German troops behind Russian lines. On the return, he crashed 3km from Gross Schiemanen airfield, E. Prussia. KIC were Maj Josef Belz, Cmdr; Ofw Herbert Althoff, R/O and Ofw Otto Röhrig, Mech. Injured, were Fw Alfred Schramm (or Schraum), Gnr and Fw Max Friedel, Passenger (H.D.Zemke). Added: Maj Belz, the Obs, was missing. Ofw Althoff and Ofw Röhrig were killed in the crash. In a German publication, the flight was described as being reconnaissance, therefore, the crew classifications should read KilledInAction (KIA), MIA and WIA (D,Drury).
10	Pallas, Friedel	Ogefr				5/JG-1 (5/44)	Fw 190A Werk # Unk (dam 5/8/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 731462 "White 226" (lost 7/4/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	Uninjured 4 July, 1944 in an emergency landing at Semalle during a transfer flight in the new A-8. Added: Ogefr Pallas was uninjured 8 May, 1944, making an emergency landing near Hassbergen, following combat with an American bomber (C.König).
11	Muth, Friedel	Ofw				Aufkl.Gr. unit	Ju 188E, Me 410A-1	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/1/44) EK 1 & 2 Observer Operational Clasp	DK-G Awards List
12	Merten, Friedrich "Friedel"	Fw	8/23/1919		9	JG-52, 6/JG-300 (5/43)	Fw 190A-5 (lost 2/24/44 at Bielefeld north of Kassel)	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge (2/44) Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 2/24/44 during aerial combat. Out of combat until September 1944.
13	Marx, Friedel	Uffz				2/JG-54 (8/44 France)	Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170958 "Red 5" (lost 8/6/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 6 August, 1944 during aerial combat NE of Beaumont. NOTE: The name Friedel is generally a southern German surname, not a given name. "Friedel" may have been a nickname for another of the Marx pilots. Luft Offz Careers has his rank as Lt in 5/43, like Wolf Dietrich!
14	Behrend, Friedel	Fw				3/JG-77 (Tunisia)	Bf 109G-2 Werk # 10575 "Yellow 7" (lost 1/8/43)	Fighter Operational Clasp	POW 8 January, 1943 after being shot down south of Hamraiet.
15	Manigel, Richard	Ofw	1/10/1915	Seifersdorf		1/Kü.Fl.Gr.-606 (Lannion)	Ju 88A-5 Werk # 8240 "7T + JH" (lost 5/29/41)	Observer Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) with crew 29 May, 1941 after flying into a chalk pit at Wellow Down, Freshwater, Isle of Wight (Ju 88 Loss List). Grave marker says aircraft shot down by Beaufighter. New Info: crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): R/O Fw Friedel Christiansen; Engr Uffz Hans Kübler and Gnr Uffz Anton Wagemeyer. Added: All burials at Cannock Chase. Ofw Manigel, CC/7/10/255; Fw Christiansen, CC/7/10/254; Uffz Kübler, CC/7/10/241 and Uffz Wagemeyer, CC/8/1/18 (D.Drury).	Courtesy Dave Drury Cannock Chase
16	Löneke, Friedel (?)	Ofw				I/KGr.z.b.V.-323 (4/43)	Me 323D-2 (Gigant) Werk # 1248 "SG + RV" (lost 4/22/43)	Transport Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 22 February, 1943 when he was sd by P-40's at Cape Bone. His Co-Pilot, Ofw Walter Gries, went MIA, as did seven other Flt Pers (Qu.Meister File).
17	Krause, Friedel (Herbert?)	Lt	7/12/1922	Hildesheim	1	8/NJG-1, 5/NJG-3 (Schleswig)	Bf 110D-3 Werk # 3687 "G9 + DS" on loan from 8/NJG-1 (lost 8/19/42)	EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 19 August, 1942 when he crashed just hours after his first known victory. Added: He was observed circling the Tondern airfield with engines stopped. He hit the ground flat at Abild Vestermark, west of Tondern, and skidded into a pond, where Krause was found dead. Added: His burial location is the Halberstadt Soldatenfriedhof, Blk NM, Gr 421 (LOCS/D.Drury). His R/O, Uffz Heinz Wilhelm Joseph Wilting attempted to bail but became entangled in the tail section where he was found dead with a fully deployed chute. Added: Wilting was buried in the Essen-Frintrop Herz-Jesu-Kath. Friedhof, in Field 2 (D.Drury). Source: Air War over Denmark. Krause's one known victory, a Stirling W7618 the night of 19 August, 1942, as reported by Krause, prior to his crash. Added : It was combat damage by RAF No.218 Sq. Stirling W7618 "HA-V", that caused Lt krause to attempt the fateful emergency landing (T.Boiten).
18	Kaufmann,	Fw				1/KGr-100	He 111H-3 Werk # 6873 "6N + BH" (dam 8/15/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	During a night mission to either Cheltenham or birmingham on 14/15 August, 1940, a flare went off inside the ac causing damage within the ac. The Gnr, Uffz Friedel Dörner, biled as was taken prisoner at Balcombe, Sussex. The others stayed onboard, suffering minor burns, but returned to France. Remaining crew (WIA): Lt Seebauer (Obs?) and Fw Adalbert Knier (R/O?), later KilledInAction (KIA) 14/15 June, 1941 as a pilot. (D.Drury).
19	Hess, Friedrich Friedel	Fw	1/25/1921	Bechtheim		16/KG-2	Me 410A-1 Werk # 420005 "U5 + AJ" (lost)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 3 January, 1944 after he was intercepted and shot down by a Mosquito od RNZAF No. 488 Sq., piloted by P/O R.D. Bergemann. The 410 exploded in the air and crashed into the Straits of Dover. His R/O, Max von Podlotzki also perished.
20	Friedel, Willi	Oblt				StabStfl/StG-77 (S.U.)	Bf 110E-2 Werk # 3754 "S2 + MA" (lost 7/16/41)	Destroyer Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 16 July, 1941, cause unknown, location not reported. Bf 110 Loss List
21	Friedel, Karl	Uffz				8/StG-2 (S.U.)	Ju 87D-3 Werk # 2626 "T6 + ER" (lost 8/15/42)	Dive Bomber Operational Clasp	His Wk# 2626 reported lost 15 August, 1942 near Temkino due to flak, crew returned after making an emergency landing. Ju 87 Loss List
22	Friedel, Josef	Uffz				9/JG-300 (5/44)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 440906 "Yellow 5" (lost 5/4/44 near Bonn/Hangelar)	Fighter Operational Clasp	Pilot disposition unknown. Added: KIFA the night of 3/4/May, 1944; impact fire during takeoff from the Bonn-Hangelar airfield, on a night training mission (C.König).
23	Friedel, Eugen	Uffz				10/KG-54 (Med)	Ju 88A-5 Werk # 5233 "B3 + GX" (lost 9/18/42)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC with unnamed crew near Porto Cesare 18 September, 1942; crashed during a non-combat flight, no further detail (Ju 88 Loss List).
24	Friedel,	Ofw			1	III/JG-53	Bf 109F	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known Desert victory, a Hurricane of RAF No. 33 Sq., piloted by Flt Lt A.P. Strachen, near Abu Dweis on 20 September, 1942.
25	Dette, Wilhelm	Hptm	5/10/1910	Wilhelmshaven		9/KG-40	Fw 200C-4 Werk # 0189 "F8 + MR" (?) (lost 12/28/1943)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 28 December, 1943; failed to return from a mission in the Atlantic against enemy warships. Shot down by a Sunderland per the Fw 200 Loss List. Remaining crew (MIA): Fw Ernst Draber, geb 10/3/1918, Co-pilot; Uffz Kurt Lelewel, geb 11/22/1920, K.Obs; Ofw Johann Sewing, geb 3/12/1915, R/O 1; Uffz Walter Schmidt, geb 6/5/1920, R/O 2; Ofw Friedel Günter, geb 2/8/1918, Mech; and Uffz Wilhelm Hackler, geb 12/8/1922, Gunner. Source: B.Bines.
26	Brose, Friedel	Lt				1/KG-1 (S.U.)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 6353 "V4 + JH" (lost 9/12/42)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 311 12 September, 1942 after being hit by flak (Ju 88 Loss List).

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