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1 Marquardt, HeinzOfw6/JG-26 (7/42 Channel)Fw 190A-2, Bf 109G-4 Werk # 16113 "Brown 12 + -" (lost 1/20/43)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 20 January, 1943 during aerial combat in "Brown 12" with a Typhoon of RAF No. 609 Sq. E of Ramsgate. He bailed successfully into the Thames Estuary and was rescued by British ASR.
2 Will, HansLt.1/KG-55He 111P-2 (lost 6/1/40)Bomber Operational ClaspFrench POW 1 June, 1940; sd by French fighters near Aix les Bain. Remaining crew (POW): Ofw (later Hptm) Oskar Dettke, Obs & RK Winner (4/7/45) and Fw Bruno Marquardt, R/O. and Uffz Alfred Lohr, Flt Engr. Gunner Gefr Jakob Getz was killed by enemy fire. Source: Kaiser RK book. Dettke and the other POWs presumed released after the French capitulation.
3 Wenzel, Kurt ErichLt6/15/19212

Courtesy Christian König

1/JG-52 (7/41), 6/JG-26 (12/42 Channel)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 12853 (lost 7/41), Bf 109G-4 Werk # 16102 "Brown 7" (lost 1/20/43)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze
KilledInAction (KIA) 20 January, 1943 during aerial combat in "Brown 7" with a Typhoon of RAF No. 609 Sq. over the Thames Estuary. In this action, he collided with Uffz Heinz Marquardt who was able to bail out into the Thames, and was picked up by British ASR and taken POW. On 2 July, 1941, he was forced to bail out with injuries from his F-2over St. Omer due to engine problems. One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire 8 km NNW of Ft. Philippe on 23 July, 1941. His 2nd, a Spitfire of RAF No. 91 Sq. 8 km west of Dieppe on 6 December, 1942.
4 Wendt, HeinzGefrII/KG-30Ju 88A-5 "4D+RN" Werk # 5039 (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 29 September, 1941; failed to return from a mission, no further detail. Remaining crew (all MIA): Gefr Josef Marquardt, Observer; Gefr Jakob Merzenick (Merzenik), R/O and Ogefr Heinz Hartmann, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway. Added: crash landed in the valley of Klimkowka (Klimówka) in the Oblast Lowozerski / Oblast Murmanski. After the crash-landing near the village of Teriberka,the crew sunk maps and code papers in the sea and left the plane at the beach and tried to get away through the Tundra. After four days in the Tundra, 3 of the crew come to a observation post in Tyuva-Guba and asked for permission from the Red Navy officer of duty to surrender. The 4th crew member, pilot Wendt, had to split from the 3 and surrendered later or at another place. The aircraft was in not a too bad condition and was later dismantled, loaded onto a barge, delivered to workshops, reassembled, tested and flown. During a test flight on 13/02/43 the aircraft crashed killing the pilot senior lieutenant Startsev Ivan Danilovich from the 24th MTAP Air Force SF and senior technician-lieutenant Lebedev Mikhail Vasilievich from the 15th Air Force Air Force Base (CKönig)


left to r Jakob Merzenik, Heinz Hartmann, Joseph Marquard



5 Sost, HansOfw12/15/19147 SeenotstaffelDo 24T-2 Werk # 0049 (or 0051) "CM + IO" (or CM + IQ) (lost 6/15/42), Do 24T-2 Werk # 0054 "CM +IT" (lost 12/17/42)Air Sea Rescue Operational ClaspKIC 17 December, 1942 while taking off on a transport flight to Africa, loaded with fuel. The ac struck some sort of a mast at Syracuse Sicily, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew (buried German War Cem., Crypt 4, Motta Sant' Anastasia, Sicily): Oblt z.S. Hans Kurz, Obs (bur Row 14, Plot 16, Gr 56); Ofw Werner Fraschak, R/O (bur Row 6. Plot 1, Gr 54); Fw Kurt Haugk, Flt Engr (bur Row 13, Plot 15, Gr 9) and Ogefr Willi Koch, Flt Engr (bur Row 13, Plot 15, Gr 2). Earlier, on 15 June, 1942, he was tasked to rescue the crew of Lt Heinrich Hesse, roughly north of Tobruk, Libya. Due to rough seas, the Do 24 was unable to take off, and both crews were subsequently rescued by U-83 (Added: under Kptlt Hans-Werner Kraus who received the Iron Cross for rescuing both crews, he had to dive 5 times on the 3 days tour back among them an 8h dive (CKönig). Seaplane crew: Ofw Peter Jansen, Uffz Förster, Ogefr Münch, Ogefr Robert Möller and Ogefr Willi Schulz (D.Drury).


left to right, pilot, Ofw Hans Sost, obsv, Ofw Richard Marquardt, the Britons and the 2 mechanics/gunners, Uffz Meyer and Obgefr Wallraff March 1942

6 Radlauer, HeinzFw1513/JG-51 (10/44 Reich Defense)Bf 109G, Fw 190A, Fw 190D-9EP


EK 1 & 2

Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver
His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-5 on 7 October, 1944. A 2nd, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 13 October, 1944. A 3rd, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 14 October, 1944. He was flying wingman for FhjOfw Heinz Marquardt on 1 May, 1945, when Marquardt was shot down by a Spitfire of RAF No.41 Sq, piloted by Flt/Lt Peter Cowell. Radlauer escaped by diving to tree top level. Magnus Report, 15 victories. Added: Joined thge Luftwaffe in 08/41. After Fighter School, in 06/1944 he was posted to join JG 51 and flew his last combat mission on 30/04/45, by that time he had > 100 combat missions (CKönig).

Courtesy Christian König
7 Marquardt, RudolfUffz10/JG-301 (11/44)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 681869 "Red 5" (lost 12/5/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 5 December, 1944; aerial combat with a P-51 at Finow (C.König).
8 Marquardt, OttokarUffzIII/SG-2 (Reich Def Ost)Ju 87D-1 Werk # 110542 (lost 2/9/45)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 9 February, 1945 after making an emergency landing behind enemy lines due to a flak hit south of Rückenwaldau. His unnamed R/O returned OK. Ju 87 Loss List
9 Marquardt, HermannUffz1./JG 3Bf 109 E-1 Werknr 4051 (lost 06/07/40)KIFA 6 July, 1940; crashed on takeoff from Grandvilliers airfield, killing a ground crew in the accident.

Courtesy CK
10 Marquardt, HerbertUffzI/StG-3Ju 87 (lost 5/22/41)Wound Badge
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp		Injured in an explosion 22 May, 1941 when he collided with another Ju 87 piloted by Oblt Ebner at Argos. The bombs exploded, killing both gunners and 10 ground personnel.
11 Marquardt, Heinz 'Negus'Lt12/29/1922Braunsberg, Ostpreussen121

Courtesy Christian König

6/JG-105 (6/43 Villacoublay Nord), 10/JG-51 (8/43), 11/JG-51 (10/43), 13/JG-51 (4/45)Bf 109G-6/R6 (8/43), Bf 109D-9 Werk # 213097 "White 11" in 13/JG-51 (accident damage 4/30/45) RK(11/18/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(9/10/44)
EP(7/26/44)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant
WIA 1 May, 1945 during aerial combat with a Spitfire XIV of RAF No. 41 Sq.. He bailed successfully, landing next to a hospital, where he spent the remainder of the war, and eventually a POW by the Americans. This was the 8th time he was shot down. 16 Unconfirmed victories. 320 missions. 1 victory, a Spitfire, in the East. His first victory on the Eastern Front on 2 October, 1943. A Yak-1 W of Pjatichatka on 28 October, 1943. An Il-2 at Loschkarevka on 21 November, 1943. An Il-2 and a Yak-1 on 10 January, 1944. Three R-5s on 29 April, 1944. Once achieved twelve victories in one day. His 100th victory, one of two Yak-3s this date, was obtained in his "White 11" on 14 April, 1945. Nos. 101 to 103, two P-39s and a Yak-3 on 15 April, 1945. Nos. 104 & 105, both Yak-3s on 16 April, 1945. Nos. 106 to 109, two Il-2s and two Yak-3s on 18 April, 1945. Four Yak-3s on 24 April, 1945 while on a delivery flight. A Yak-3 on 27 April, 1945. An Il-2 on 29 April, 1945. A Yak-1 and two Il-2s on 8 August, 1944. Nine victories on 7 October, 1944. His 121st and last victory, a Spitfire on 1 May, 1945. He retired in Frankfurt after a Bundesluftwaffe and Condor career. Deceased 19 December, 2003.



12 Bartosch, Hironymus „Ronny“ 17/09/2210/JG-51 (1/44 S.U.)Bf 109G-6 Werk # ? "White 2" (lost 21/02/44)Shot down in flames on 21.02.1944 by a  La-5 Sources:B. Barbas; War diary of Heinz Marquardt of 10. / J.G. 51 Mölders January 1944;  Chronicle Jagdgeschwader 51 „Mölders“ (Courtesy Christian König)
13 Marquardt, HansOblt1(F)/122 (Frosinone It.)Bf 109G-4 (lost)Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp		WIC 18 May, 1943; injured in a crash south of Sardinia due to engine failure. Wiki Luft data.
14 Marquardt, ErichOblt3(F)/Ob.d.L. (4/40), 1(F)/100Do 215B-4 (dam 4/1/40)Observer Operational ClaspReturned to base in his seriously damaged ac, 1 April, 1940, no further detail (Stankey & DeZeng). Flew numerous recon missions over Tehran in 1(F)/100.
15 Marquardt, EgonOfw9(Z)/JG-54Fw 190A-8 Werk# 960557 Carried the # "5", color unknown (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 22 March, 1945 south of Tempelhof due to enemy fire.
16 Marquardt, EberhardFw2/Kü.Fl.Gr-406BV 138C-1 Werk # 0310093 "K6 + HK" (lost)Air-Sea Rescue Operational ClaspMIA 27 January, 1943; shot down by an enemy fighter north of Trondheim. Remaining crew (all MIA): Lt Fritz Hennhöfer, Observer; Ogefr Werner Freye, R/O; Fw Herbert Brabender, Mech and Gefr Fritz Rabatzki, 2nd Mech. Source: SIG Norway.
17 Kühl, HermannMaj3/6/1909Bliesdorf bei OldenburgStfkpt 2/KG-4 (10/39), Kdr III/KG-4 (11/41)He 111P, He 11H-6 Werk # 7493 (lost 7/22/42)
RK( 11/24/40)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		An Observer, KilledInAction (KIA) 22 July, 1942 in the Charkow area in Russia. His ac crashed for an unknown reason. Remaining crew (KIC): Lt Herbert Brose, Pilot; Ofw Erich Lucke, R/O and Fw Walter Marquardt, Gnr.. 160 combat missions.
18 Flügge, Karl Heinz „Nuggel“30/10/231310/JG-51  
(Staka 01.03.44 to 08.04.44)Bf109G-6 Werk # 18079 „White 5“ 
(lost 08/4/44) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold		Shot down on 08.04.1944 30 km E of Stanislau and POW

Sources:B. Barbas; War diary of Heinz Marquardt of 10. / J.G. 51 Mölders January 1944;  Chronicle Jagdgeschwader 51 „Mölders“		CKönig
19 Brunotte, Erich „Fips“Sources:B. Barbas; War diary of Heinz Marquardt of 10. / J.G. 51 Mölders January 1944;  Chronicle Jagdgeschwader 51 „Mölders“CKönig
20 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).
21 Bauer, FriedrichLt.KilledInAction (KIA) by Jak-9 on his 1. mission with a Bf 109G-14

Sources:B. Barbas; War diary of Heinz Marquardt of 10. / J.G. 51 Mölders January 1944;  Chronicle Jagdgeschwader 51 „Mölders“		CKönig
22 Bartosch, Hironymus „Ronny“17/09/2210/JG-51 
(1/44 S.U.)Bf 109G-6 Werk # ? "White 2" (lost 21/02/44)Shot down in flames on 21.02.1944 by a  La-5

Sources:B. Barbas; War diary of Heinz Marquardt of 10. / J.G. 51 Mölders January 1944;  Chronicle Jagdgeschwader 51 „Mölders“		CKönig

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