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SORT (↑)		RankBornPlaceScore
SORT (↑)		PhotoUnitsAircraftAwards*************Notes*************LinksAuthorComments
1 Brose, HerbertLt.III/KG-4 (7/42 S.U.)He 111H-6 Werk # 7493 (lost 7/22/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/25/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List. KIC 22 July, 1942 when his H-6 crashed near Kharkov-Voychenko airfielf for an unexplained reason, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew (KIC): Maj Hermann Kühl, Obs & RK Holder (11/24/40), Ofw Erich Lucke, R/O and Fw Walter Marquardt, Gnr..(Kaiser RK book).
2 Hampe, Herbert (Hubert?)Ofw10/101913Delitzsch1/K 88 Leg Condor, 9/KG-3 (5/39), 7/KG-3 (8/40-7/42), II/KG-3 (4/44), III/KG(J)-6 (3/45)Ju 52 & Ju 86 in Spain, Do 17Ju 88A-4 in KG-3, Bf 109G, Me 262
RK(4/5/44)

Spanish Cross in Gold

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/27/42)
EP(7/1/41)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		An outstanding career for an enlisted man from 1931 to 1945! 428 combat missions.Jager Blatt article & Kaiser RK book.
3 Hendrich, HerbertOfwIII/ZG-1 (4/43)Me 210 Werk # 5134 "30 + GR" (lost 4/5/43)Destroyer Operational ClaspMIA with his R/O, Uffz Rudolf Kaiser, 5 April, 1943, near Gabes, cause unknown (Qu.Meister File).
4 Kaiser,Lt9/JG-1 (2/44 Volkel)Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk "Yellow 18" (90% damaged 2/10/44)Fighter Operational ClaspHis 109 crashed at the Volkel Holland airfield on 10 February, 1944, cause and pilot disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: Lt Kaiser was uninjured when he collided with an airbase truck (SGLO). This may be Lt Herbert Kaiser.
5 Kaiser, BrunoHptm01/06/971./Fl.Erg.Gr. (See) (02/43)BV-138 C-1 "6H + NH" (lost)Wound badgeWIA on 08/02/43 when aircraft crashed in flames near airfield Kastrup about 3 minutes after taking off from Kopenhagen to search for submarines, it began to loose height apparently due to pilot error. Crew: Obsv Lt Wilhelm Giebfried (KIA), Radop uffz Walter Link (WIA), Mech Uffz Herbert Vogel (WIA). Gunr OGefr Max Angele (uninjured). Later in 1944 listed as MIA.CKönig
6 Kaiser, HeinrichLt2/StG-1 (S.U.)Ju 87D-5 Werk # 130769 (lost 8/30/43)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKaiser and his unnamed R/O were killed in a mid-air collision 30 August, 1943 with another Ju 87 Wk# 110740, piloted by Fw Herbert Zellmann (KIC w/unnamed R/O), at Gluchew. Ju 87 Loss List
7 Kaiser, HerbertLt3/16/1916Jessen, Sachsen68
5(J)/TrGr-186 (4/40), 8/JG-77 (4/41 Balkans & S.U.), 7/JG-1 (3/44), EKdo 262 (7/44), JV-44 (2/45)Bf 109F & G (Trop.) in JG-77, Bf 109G-6 "Blue 23" & Bf 109G-6 Werk # 413577 "White 12" (lost 8/6/44; WIA, Combat w/Spitfires near Paris, bailed safely) in JG-1, Me 262A-2a Wk# 170058(lost 7/44)
RK(3/14/43)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/30/42)
EP(8/9/41)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter OperationalClasp w/Pend		Poland and Channel pilot. 3 victories in TrGr-186. After his 45th & 46th victories on 28 October, 1942, in the Desert, he was shot down and made a force landing, returning to his unit two days later. Two victories on the Normandy Invasion Front. Forced to bail from his Me 262 on 30 July, 1944. A fighter pilot from 1938 to the end! His 1st victory, a Blenheim 60 km north of Terschelling, 5 May, 1940. His 65th victory, a P-47 at Neumünster-Plön on 13 May, 1944. His 68th, and last victory, a P-47 over northern France on 30 July, 1944. Seriously wounded in Bf 109G-6 Wk# 413577 "White 12" on 9 August, 1944 during a parachute jump and remained hospitalized until February 1945. Over 1000 combat missions. 42 of his victories were in the East. One known, his 27th, a Soviet I-16 Rata on 15 January, 1942. A double Soviet victory on 12 May, 1942; An R-Z and an Su-2. His 40th, a Soviet unnamed AC on 10 June, 1942. Served as a pre-war pilot, then in Poland, France, Battle of Britain, North Africa, Balkans, Soviet Union, Italy, the Dolomites and the Defense of the Reich. Bowers/Lednicer, 68 victories. Deceased 5 December, 2003.
8 Kaiser, HerbertFw5/2/19213/JG-26 (Fürstenau 2/45)Fw 190D-9 Werk # 600348 "Yellow 12" (85% dam 2/6/45), Fw 190D-9 (lost 4/9/45)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 9 April, 1945 when he was shot down 8 km NE of Diepholz in a D-9 by American ground fire from a road convoy he was strafing. WIFA 6 February, 1945 when he attempted a force landing in "Yellow 12" at Horsten after his engine failed. He destroyed the AC and suffered severe head injuries.
9 Lorch, HerbertMaj4/13/1912ZweibrückenKdr IV/KG-1 (5/41), Kdr II/KG-1 (S.U. 8/42)He 111 in IV Grp, Ju 88A-4 Werk # 144170 "V4 + CC" (lost 8/19/42) in II Grp RK(1/5/43 Post.)

EK 1 & 2
EP (4/13/42), Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		MIA with two other unnamed crew near Kolodesy on 19 August, 1942; crashed and burned after being hit by enemy fighters, one crew returned (Ju 88 Loss List). Remaining crew: Fw Eduard May, Obs, bailed and picked up by German infantry; Uffz Peter Cremerius, R/O and Uffz Thomas Haberer, Gnr., both MIA (Kaiser RK book). 200 combat missions.
10 Müller, HerbertUffz.9/KG-1 (S.U.)He 111, Ju 88A-4 Werk # 8030 (lost 4/16/42), Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360297 "V4 + QT" (lost 3/9/43) Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp MIA 9 March, 1943 after being attacked by Soviet fighters. The ac went down with both engines on fire, making a force landing behind enemy lines between Morozovo and Ostashkovo. Remaining crew (MIA): Oblt Rolf Hart, Obs & RK & DK-G Holder and Uffz Rudolf Mann, R/O (Kaiser RK book). No VDK burial details 3/43 crew. Added: Earlier, on 16 April, 1942, his Wk# 8030 made a forced landing in the area of Wedowiluka after a fighter attackUffz Müller was wounded in the attack, but managed to return to his unit. Remaining crew: Gefr Friedrich Kalberbach, Obs (dispo unk) and Ogefr Josef Hoffelner, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)). Ogefr Hoffelner's remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is understood to exist at Dedowa, He is commemorated in the German War Cem at Korpowo, Russia (D.Drury).
11 Petry, MaxLt5/31/1917Harra
Cannock Chase		6/KG-53He 111H-2 Werk # 5517 "A1 + HN" (lost 2/3/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 3 February, 1941 when his ac was sd over the Thames Estuary by a Spitfire of No.92 Sq., piloted by F/O Anthony C. "Tony" Bartley, DFC. The ac crashed into the water between Southend-on-Sea and Sheerness. Remaining crew (MIA): Gefr Eugen Kaiser, Obs; Uffz Herbert Wordelmann, R/O; Fw Hermann Bock, Flt Engr and Gefr Robert Massarsch, Gnr. Lt Petry buried CC/1/9/343 (D.Drury).
12 Röwer, HerbertLt6/10/1918Halle4 & 9(Eins)/KG-3 (7/41 S.U.)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 4396 "5K + EM" (lost 7/18/41), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2578 "5K + EM" (lost 1/26/42, light AA, crew safe), Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144213 "5K + BC" dam 8/29/42, Gnr Uffz Hans Günther Ewert MIA), Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360348 "5K + BT" "Yellow B" (lost 5/11/43) RK(7/3/43 Post.)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/20/42)
EP(7/29/42

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		MIA 11 May, 1943; failed to return from a night train-busting mission in the Kastornoye-Kursk area. Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Helmuth Weber, Obs and Uffz Josef Derieth, R/O. His A-5 was sd on his very first mission, 18 July, 1941, near Smolensk. He and R/O Oblt Hans Kolb escaped by parachute; His Obs, Fw Otto Osten and Gnr Reg Rat Dr Wolfgang Henke were killed in the crash. (Kaiser RK book). 306 combat missions with numerous ground victories, including 59 locomotives and 18 tanks. The Ju 88 Loss List/LW Loss Report indicates he and unnamed crew were MIA on 11 May, 1943, cause unknown.
13 Schellong, HansOblt5/13/1920Schillen, Ostpreussen

Paul Ammann		2/KG-100 (4/42), Stfkpt 3/KG-4 (10/43)He 111H-20 Werk # 700816 "5J + AL" (lost 5/22/44) RK(8/8/44 Post.)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/17/43)
EP(11/16/42)
EK 1(6/14/42) & 2(6/18/42)
Class "C" Glider Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold w/Pendant		KilledInAction (KIA) 22 May, 1944 in the (Ukraine) Crimea. The ac, loaded with bombs, was shot down attacking the Dshankoi railroad station. The ac crashed among the trains with its full bomb load. Added: Oblt Schellong's burial location reported as "Dzhanoi" per "Find-A-Grave (D.Drury). Remaining crew (MissingInAction (MIA)): Uffz Erwin Kalloch, Obs; Uffz Gustav Howell, R/O; Uffz Fritz Linke, 1st Gnr and meteorologist Regierungs (Regrat) Herbert Gustav Leopold Kuster, 2nd Gnr.. 386 combat missions. Source: Kaiser RK book. Added: Another noteworthy Observer flying occasionally with Schellong, was RK Holder (3/12/45) Ofw Paul Ammann (studylibfr.com/doc via S.Youngs).
14 Weible, ErnstOfw12/7/1912Nürtingen3/KG-54 (5/39), 5/KG-54 (10/42 S.U.), 3/KG-54 (3/44 Channel)He 111, Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144155 "B3 + AN" (lost 9/19/42), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 301295 "B3 + XL" (lost 3/24/44) RK(4/6/44 Post.)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/3/42)
EP(4/20/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp with Pendant		MIA 24 March, 1944; failed to return from an attack on London. Remaining crew (MIA): Ofw Herbert Hoppstock, Obs; Uffz Werner Saupe, R/O and Ofw Franz Wrner, Gnr.. 300 combat missions. (Kaiser RK book0. WIA 19 September, 1942 by flak near the Weliki-Kuki railway, two other unnamed crew KilledInAction (KIA). Ju 88 Loss List.
15 Zauner, FranzMaj9/4/1916Hallein, Salzburger Land


6/KG-54 (9/41), Stfkpt 6/KG-54 (12/41), Stfkpt 10/KG-54 ( 10/42), Kdr III/KG-54 (4/43 Med-9/44), Kdr III/KG-76 (2/45)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 141242 "B3 + GD" (lost 6/12/43 Med),Me 262A in III/KG-54 in 44 RK(2/5/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/7/42)
EP(5/25/42)

EK 1 (17/02/42) & 2
Wound Badge

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant
Injured in a crash with R/O Uffz Hans Joachim Hogrefe 12 June, 1943; crashed into the sea near Pantelleria due to engine failure. The two remaining crew, Ofw Franz Müller, Obs and Fw Herbert Ebert, Gnr., went (MIA). 212 combat missions. Deceased 29 July, 2008, Munich (Kaiser RK book). Added: Knights Cross Awarded for his successes on the Eastern front, where he and his crew destroyed 3 munitions, 3 goods and 2 fuel trains, 110 trucks, 5 tanks and 6 aircraft (on the ground). Moreover for leading the III./KG 54 in missions against the Allied landings in southern Italy. Over the course of these operations the Gruppe destroyed 35 landing craft and 14 ships totalling 70,000 GRT (of which Zauner personally sank 2) (CKönig)
16 Zellmann, HerbertFw3/StG-1 (S.U.)Ju 87D-3 Werk # 110740 (lost 8/30/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/26/43)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List. Zellmann and unnamed crew killed in a collision 30 August, 1943, with another Ju 87, Wk # 130769, piloted by Lt Heinrich Kaiser (KIC w/R/O), at Gluchew. Ju 87 Loss List

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