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| 1 | Schnaufer, Heinz Wolfgang | Maj | 2/16/1922 | Calw-Württemberg | 121 | | 5/NJG-1 (11/41), Stfkpt 12/NJG-1 (8/43), Kdr IV/NJG-1 (3/44-10/44), Kdr NJG-4 (10/44 to end) | Bf 110 Werk# 720240, Bf 110E-2 "G9 + DC" (6/42 when scoring his first victory, a Halifax), Bf 110G-4 Werk # 720260 "G9 + EZ" & "G9 + EF" in IV/NJG-1, Do 215, He 219 in IV Grp, Bf 110G-4 Werk # 180850 "3C + BA" in NJG-4, Bf 110G-4 "G9 + BA" (last ac flown & now in Imperial War Museum, London) | RK(12/31/43)-Br(10/16/44)![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/16/43) EP(7/26/43) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Night Ftr Oper Clsp w/Pendant | Top Night Fighter Ace with only 164 sorties! He was nicknamed "The Phantom of St. Trond" (Belgium) by the British. Suffered only one wound during the entire war. Battle of the Bulge pilot. His R/O was Lt. Rumpelhardt (RK-8/8/44, EK 1). EL 6/24/44. S 7/30/44. His Gunner was Ofw Wilhelm Gänsler (RK-7/27/44). 114 victories known to be bombers. His 50th victory, a "4 mot" E of Dortmund on 25 March, 1944, was the 500th victory of IV/NJG-1. His 60th, a Halifax 15 km SW of Arnheim on 28 April, 1944. Four Lancasters on the night of 23 September, 1944 in the Dortmund/Munster areas. His greatest success came on 21 February, 1945, when he downed nine RAF Lancasters, Nos. 108 to 116, seven in 19 minutes, and one unconfirmed. Nos 117 & 118, both Lancs on 3 March, 1945. His last three victories, Nos. 119 to 121, all Lancasters on 7 March, 1945, his last combat mission. His last flight was on 9 April, 1945. His AC tail fin with victory marks is on display at the London Imperial War Museum. After the war, he managed the families wine business at Calw until his death. He died in an automobile accident, 15 July, 1950 in Bordeaux France (P. Bastin).
Schleswig, Germany, 19 June 1945. Major Schnaufer's Me 110. Informal group portrait of a Handley-Page Halifax crew of No. 462 Squadron RAAF standing next to an Messerschmitt Me 110G-4 aircraft (G9+BA). Identified are, left to right: Flight Lieutenant M. Langworthy (pilot), Flight Sergeant Mitchell (gunner), Ray (bomb aimer), Flying Officer Ivan Campbell (navigator), Flight Sergeant Ted Casey RAF (engineer), unidentified (gunner), Warrant Officer Mick O'Brien (wireless operator). The Me 110 tail fin bears 121 emblems made up of small rondelles next to an aircraft and a date, representing the number of Allied aircraft destroyed by the pilot, Major Wolfgang Schnaufer of NJG 4. The tail fin is held in the Australian War Memorial's collection. (courtesy 462 Squadron RAAF website)
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| 2 | Wenning, Wolfgang | Lt | 11/27/1922 | Speyer | 5 | ![]() Cannock Chase | 16/KG-2, Stab II/KG-51 (Utrecht 4/44) | Me 410A-1/U2 Werk # 420414 "9K + GP" (dam 4/19/44), Me 410A-1/U2 Werk # 420445 "9K + ZP" (lost 4/27/44) | EK 1 & 2 Destroyer Operational Clasp | KilledInAction (KIA) 26/27 April, 1944, colliding with an Airspeed Oxford "LX 196" of 18(P)AFU {(Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit], piloted by F/O Gregor Stephen Moore, RCAF (KilledInAction (KIA)), in a landing pattern at Church Lawford airfield (Bolten). He crashed at Manor Farm, Frankton, near Rugby. His R/O, Fw Gustav Delp (geb 9/30/1920 Darmstadt), was also killed; both buried German War Graves Cem., Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, Blk 3, Wenning Gr 78, Delp Gr 79 (Brian Bines, Kelvin Youngs & Luftwaffe Graves UK). Wenning is believed to have crashed in Wk# 420414 (engine failure) at Bergen, No. Holland, injuring his R/O, Uffz Heinz Irmer on 19 April, 1944 (B. Bines). One known victory, a B-17G of 96BG crashing at Great Glemham Park, N of Ipswich on 12 April, 1944. A 2nd, a Halifax (believed Lancaster of RAF No. 115 Sq.) at Hull England on 19 April, 1944. A 3rd, a Miles Master of 7(P)AFU N of Cambridge, piloted by P/O James Banister, on 21 April, 1944. A 4th, a Halifax (believed to be a B-24) crashing into the sea SW of Southwold on 22 April, 1944. A 5th, a Halifax LK 789 "MP L" of RAF No. 76 Sq., at Welney, 20 km NE of Cambridge on 25 April, 1944. | ||
| 3 | Weide, Heinz | Lt | 7/26/1922 | Mannheim | 5/KG-40 | Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360385 "F8 + ??" (lost 5/9/43) | Bomber Operational Clasp | KIC with his entire crew 9 May, 1943 when he crashed at the Lorient airfield, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all bur Pornichet, Blk (, Row 25): Ogefr Wolfgang Petzold (geb 12/20/1921 Dresden, bur Gr 713) and Uffz Rudolf Semmelmann (geb 7/13/1920 Bayreuth, Gr 712). Pilot Lt Weide burried Grave 711 (absa3945). | ||||
| 4 | Stutterheim, Wolfgang von | GenMaj | 1/17/1893 | Königsberg | Kdr IV/KG-152 (1/39), Kdr II/KG-255 (2/39), Kdr III/KG-77 (5/39), Kdr KG-77 (9/39), Kdr of Luftflotte IV (3/40 & 6/40), Kdr KG-55 (7/40) | Do 17Z "3Z + AA" (lost 6/15/40) | RK(7/4/40) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Bomber Operational Clasp | An Observer, WIA 15 June, 1940 when he was shot down by French fighters west of Neufchateau, and crashed near Leurville. Remaining crew: Oblt Georg Esch, Pilot (Inj); Lt Rudolf Gaude, 2nd Obs (Inj); Fw Otto Jelinek, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Fw Heinz Herrig, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA)). Stutterheim was treated at a St Dizier hospital, and then air-lifted to Berlin (Kaiser RK book & D.Stankey & L.DeZeng). Died of injuries in Berlin 3 December, 1940. He led the Do 17 unit on the raid on the Krakow airfield in Poland on 1 September, 1939. | ||||
| 5 | Stahl, Erhard | Oblt | 1/8/1913 | Nonnenweiher bei Lahr | 3/LG-1 (4/41 Greece) | Ju 88A-4 Trop Werk # 5571 "L1 + JL" (lost 3/22/42) | RK(4/16/42)EP(11/8/41) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold | KIC with two other unnamed crew on 22 March, 1942, in the eastern Mediterranean for reasons unrelated to combat. His Observer, Lt Wolfgang Bartels was rescued. Remaining crew (KIC): Ofw Heinz Kasparek, R/O and Ogefr Hans Dieter Behrens, Gnr.. Stahls body washed up near Pyrgos Greece on 17 May, 1942. He was buried in local Italian military cemetery. (Ju 88 Loss list & Kaiser RK book). 155 combat missions. Destroyed 50 vehicles. Kaiser RK book. | ||||
| 6 | Sommer, Heinz | Fw | 9/KG-51 (S.U.) | Ju 88A-5 Werk # 5178 "9K + AT" (lost 6/22/41) | Bomber Operational Clasp | MIA in the vicinity of Büchow with unnamed crew 21 June, 1941, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Crew reported returning to their unit 10 July, 1941 (12 O'clock Forum). Added: Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Wolfgang Bölke, Obs; Uffz Richard Frank, R/O and Gefr Anton Brauchstter, Gnr (D.Drury). | ||||||
| 7 | Ruhl, Fritz | Ofw | 8/22/1916 | Berbisdorf | 3(F)/121 (12/41 Nikolayev, Ukraine) | Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0533 "7A + BL" (lost 12/30/41) | Observer Operational Clasp | KilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew, 30 December, 1941, when his ac crashed into the Sea of Azov off Nogaisk, cause unknown. Th mission seemed to be reconnaissance covering the Crimea from Kerch to Savastopol. Remaining crew: Oblt Karl Müller, Obs; Fw Wolfgang Hoffmann, R/O and Uffz Heinz Lindemann, Gnr. All buried in Kirowograd-Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine: Ofw Ruhl 15/5/786, Oblt Müller 15/5/787, Fw Hoffmann 15/5/783 and Uffz Lindemann 15/5/785 (D.Drury). | ||||
| 8 | Rättig, E. | Ofw | Aufkl.Staffel/7th Flieger Div. (5/40 Köln-Ostheim) | Do 17Z Werk # 3474 "4Q + IN" (lost 5/10/40) | Observer Operational Clasp | Rättig's Do 17 made a force landing at Wilnis Holland on 10 May, 1940, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: The Do 17 was sd by a Fokker D.XXI, piloted by 2/Lt A.van der Vaart. OFW Rättig POW. Remaining crew: Oblt Heinz Wolfgang Florin, Obs (POW & sent to the UK); Uffz E.Müller, R/O (POW) and Uffz A.Apholz, Flt Engr (POW) (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Rettig | ||||||
| 9 | Puschstein, Heinz | Uffz | 8/KG-26 | He 111H-4 "1H + ?S" (lost) | Bomber Operational Clasp | MIA 15 August, 1940: sd by British fighters, crashed at sea off the coast of County Durham or Northumberland (D.Durham). Remaining crew (all MIA): Lt Wolfgang Burck, Observer, Uffz Hans Karl Klug, wireless operator, Uffz Hans Hofmann, mechanic and Uffz Karl Lotz, gunner. | ||||||
| 10 | Pohlschmidt, Karl | Uffz | 8/KG-54 | Ju 88A-4 Werk # Unk "B3 + JS" (lost 7/31/44) | Bomber Operational Clasp | MIA 31 July, 1944 at Le Mesnil, France (another source suggests the location was Gavre), cause unknown. Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Wolfgang Schubert, Obs; Uffz Heinz Wischers, R/O and Ogefr Wilhelm Möller, Gnr.. No knowngraves (D.Drury). | ||||||
| 11 | Petermann, Heinz Wolfgang | Maj | 11/7/1912 | Ronneburg | IV/KG-1, 7/KG-1 (12/41), Stfkpt III/KG-1 (1/42), Adj Stab/KG-1 (8/42), var Staff Pos | Ju 88A-5 Werk # Unk (dam 12/22/41) | DK-G (3/10/1942, EK 1 & 2, Wound Badge, Bonmber Operational Clasp in Brz. | WIA 22 December, 1941; wounded in the right arm, no further detail. POW 5/45, Lager Strub (DK-G Awards List & LOCS). | ||||
| 12 | Obenback, Kurt | Oblt | II/KG-77 | Ju 88A-5 Werk # 6027 "3Z + EC" (lost 5/5/41) | Wound Badge Bomber Operational Clasp | POW with unnamed crew 5 May, 1941; they suffered engine failure and ran out of fuel and made a force landing on he beach at Waxham, Norfolk. One of the crew is killed in the crash. Alternate spelling: Obenbach & Obenhack. Added: The ac hit a sand dune. Remaining crew: Gefr Karl heinz Rose, Obs; Uffz Josef Simon, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Wolfgang Winkler von Mohrendorf, Gnr.. The surviving crew were all injured and captured, Uffz Simon buried in the Norwich Cem., Norfolk, Sec 54, Gr 235 (D.Drury). | ||||||
| 13 | Müller, Karl | Oblt | 1/3/1916 | Somborn | 3(H)/41 (2/41), 3(F)/121 (12/41 Nikolayev, Ukraine) | Ju 88A-5 Werk # Unk (dam 2/25/41), Hs 126B-1 Werk # Unk (lost 11/27/41), Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0533 "7A + BL" (lost 12/30/41) | Wound Badge (2/25/41 & 11/27/41), Observer Operational Clasp | KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 30 December, 1941, cause and location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: He was injured making a forced landing near Guerand on 25 February, 1941, due to engine trouble. Still in 3(H)/41 in November, he was reported WIA, no detail (LOCS). Added: On 30 December, 1941, crash location the Sea of Azov, off Nogaisk. Oblt Müller, a pilot in his own right, was the Observer; the pilot was Ofw Fritz Ruhl. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Wolfgang Hoffmann, R/O and Uffz Heinz Lindemann, Gnr. All four buried in Kirowograd-Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine (D.Drury). See Ofw Fritz Ruhl (pilot) for specific burial locations. Alternate spelling: Mueller. | ||||
| 14 | Müller, Heinz Wolfgang | Lt | 5/12/1924 |
Courtesy Christian König | 1NAGr.-11 (4/44) | Bf 109G-6 Werk # 161103 "Black 9" (lost 4/8/44) | EK 2, Observer Operational Clasp | KilledInAction (KIA) 8 April, 1944; sd over Pescara. Italy during a reconnaissance mission, no further detail (C.König). | ||||
| 15 | Marx, Heinz | Fw | 6/25/1920 | Arnswalde, Pommern | 6/JG-54 (7/44 Russia), 16/JG-54 | Fw 190A-8 Werk# 380170 "Blue 10" (lost) | Fighter Operational Clasp | MIA 5 December, 1944 in aerial combat with a Spitfire over Dortmund. He crashed in his AC near Bottrop-Feldhausen in the Erde. Began his Luftwaffe career in 1939. His body recovered and properly buried 30 December, 1996. His pilot comrade, Wolfgang Lehmann, wrote his final tribute in Jager Blatt, 1/1997. | ||||
| 16 | Lehmann, Wolfgang | Uffz | 6/7/1921 | 3 | JG-105, 6/JG-54 (7/44 Russia), 4/JG-54 (8/44 S.U.), 16/JG-54, JG-7 | Fw 190A-8 in 16 Staffel "Blue ?", Me 262 in JG-7 | EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | His first known victory, a Soviet Yak-9 on 13 July, 1944. A 2nd, another Yak-9 on 10 August, 1944. A 3rd, a Yak-11 on 27 August, 1944. Wrote a final tribute to his comrade, Heinz Marx, when he was found and buried in December, 1996. Deceased 23 July, 1998. | ||||
| 17 | Langner, Wolfgang | Hptm | 1911/05/08 | Goldberg | ![]() | Ofhr II/KG 157 (04/37), Oblt & TO II/KG 157 ('39), Stfkpt 7./KG 27 ('40, 05/41 Orleans-Bricy) | He 111 P-2 "1G + GR" Werknr 1389 (lost 11/05/41) | probably EK 1 & 2 | KilledInAction (KIA) 11 May, 1941 when his ac was sd by a Beaufighter of No.29 Sq., piloted by P/O Grout, and crashed at sea 5km S of Seaford, Sussex. The bodies of three of the crew washed ashore at Newhaven. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Erwin Ortmann, Obs (bur CC/4/4/50); Uffz Heinz Krause, R/O (bur CC/4/4/51) and Uffz Karl Biersack, Flt Engr (missing at sea, mem at Laboe Naval Memorial). Hptm Langner bur CC/4/2/28 (D.Drury, LOCS & Grandson, Wolfgang Helmreich (1/2021). | |||
| 18 | Kosse, Wolfgang | Hptm | 9/27/1918 | Berlin | 27 |
Courtesy Christian König | 6/JG-26(5/40), Stfkpt 5/JG-26(8/40; 9/41 Morseele, Be.), Stfkpt 6/JG-26 (4/42), 1/JG-5, Sturmstf 1(2/44), 10/JG-3(6/44), Stfkpt 13/JG-3(10/44) | Bf 109E-7 "Blk 8", Fw 190A-1 Werk # 0100 "Blk 10" (9/41), Fw 190A-4 "Wh 10"in JG-5, Fw 190A-9 Wk# 205265 (lost) | ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45 Post) EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | KilledInAction (KIA) 24 December, 1944 in Wk# 205265 "< O +" (or "White 6" by another source) during aerial combat with an RAF Tempest in the Luttich/Liege area. His body has never been found. Busted from Oblt to Flieger on 30 November, 1943, for damaging an aircraft during an unauthorized flight. By the time of his death, he was promoted back to Hptm.. His 1st eleven victories in JG-26. His first victory was a Lysander at Mons on 17 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Morane 406 at Cambrai, 18 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Hurricane at Dunkirk, 1 June, 1940. His 4th, a Hurricane 20 km NE of Dunkirk on 2 June, 1940. His 5th, a Hurricane at Dungeness on 31 August, 1940. His 9th, a Spitfire on 9 August, 1941 S of St Omer France, thought to be either Douglas Bader or "Buck" Casson, Kdr of RAF No. 616 Sq.. Added: Claimed, but not credited, a Blenheim IV of No.21 Sq. near Ostende on 23 July, 1941. Credited to a flakship (H.Wheeler). His 10th, a Spitfire NNW of Calais on 4 April, 1942. A double victory on 11 February, 1944, two B-17s (n.l.) by Heidelberg as a Flg in Sturmstaffel 1(added: 1 claimed by OFhr. Heinz Steffen), CKönig) His 20th, a B-24 on 9 April, 1944, no location. Two B-17s on 29 April, 1944 (Perry Claims). His 25th, a P-47 at Aachen-Kerpen on 17 December, 1944. Two Typhoons in the Ardennes sector on 24 December, 1944. Mombeek MIA List. Added: regarding the demotion of Hptm Kosse: according to the JG 5 website he trusted a transfer order to his Norwegian girlfriend. The conversation was listened to and forwarded to staff. For this purpose on 15/06/43 he was demoted to Flieger and removed from his post (CKönig)
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| 19 | Ittner, Heinz | Ofw | 1/KGr-100 | He 111H-2 Werk # 5462 "6N + CH" (lost) | Bomber Operational Clasp | KilledInAction (KIA) the night of 16/17 June, 1941 when he was shot down en-route to the Gloster Aircraft Factory, Hucclecote, by P/O W.M.Gosland and Sgt Phillips in Beaufighter R2085 of RAF No.604 Sq. The AC crashed at Home Farm, Maiden Bradley, Wilts at 01:20 hours. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Franz Koster, Observer; Gefr Wolfgang Porada, R/O; Gefr Heinz Keul, Gunner and Uffz Heinz Berwig, Mech. The body of Berwig was not discovered until 11 March, 1944 and subsequently buried at Haycombe Cemetery, Bath. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny. | ||||||
| 20 | Höppner, Heinrich Wolfgang "Heinz" | Oblt | 9/30/1916 | Hagen | 1 | 6/NJG-1 (9/43), Stab II/NJG-1 (1/44) | Bf-110 G-4 "G9 + IP" Werknr. 5356 (dam 06/09/43) (CK), Bf-110 G-4 Werknr. 720180 (lost 21/01/44) | EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge probably Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze | KilledInAction (KIA) the night of 20/21 January, 1944; shot down by German flak at Herne Belgium (Boiten). Added: Crashed on "Castroper Str 12", on the Güterbahnhof in Herne. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Alfons Löw (01/11/22 in Untereschach, Ravensburg) and Ogefr Herbert Schänzer (17/07/20 in Köln-Mülheim) (CK). One known victory, a Stirling at Ludwigshaven on 6 September, 1943. Added: He was injured 6 September, 1943, when he made a force landing at the Wiesbaden-Erbenheim airfield in his G9 + IP, no cause reported. Added: His Radop Alfons Löw was also WIA (CK). Burial: Remberg Friedhof, Hagen (LOCS). | |||
| 21 | Handke, Erich | Ofw | 11/2/1920 | Darmstadt | 59 | IV/NJG-1, III/NJG-1 | Bf 110 Radio Operator | ![]() RK(7/27/44) ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/1/44) EP(1/17/44) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Night Fighter Operational Clasp | Although not a pilot, Handke flew 129 Night missions and therefore participated in the 59 victories. First 14 victories with Fw Schorsch Fraft (who was later killed), 8 with Heinz Schnaufer, until he found Martin Drewes, his definate driver, with whom he changed over to III Gruppe. Deceased 11 November, 1987. | |||
| 22 | Grunert, Karl Heinz | Lt | 2/4/1921 | 2 | 5/NJG-6 (1/44), 6/NJG-6 (5/44) | Bf 110G-4 Werk # Unk (dam 3/10/44), Bf 110G-4 Werk # 170132 (lost 5/25/44) | EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp | One known victory, a B-17 S of Seemoos on 29 January, 1944. A 2nd, a "4 mot" S of Aachen on 25 May, 1944 (OKL). Added: In addition to ac detail, Lt Grunert managed to escape injuries by bailing safely after his ac was sd on 25 May, 1944, by a Mosquito of No.239 Sq.. The ac crashed into a gravel pit in front of Bonn-Hangelar airfield. Remaining crew: Uffz Wolfgang Baltzer (geb 4/12/1922, KilledInAction (KIA)) and Gefr Leo Hirt (geb 9/21/1924, DOW Hangelar Lazarett). Gefr Hirt is buried in the Cemetery of Honor, Furtwangen. No known grave for Uffz Baltzer (Ancestry German KilledInAction (KIA) 1939-1945 & "Point Blank, Vol 5" via Manfred Weichert). Added: In an earlier incident, Lt Grunert was uninjured the night of 9/10 March, 1944, when he made a force landing at Echterdingen after colliding with another Bf 110 (LOCS). | ||||
| 23 | Geffers, Heinz | Uffz | III/KG-54 (3/43) | Ju 88A-4 Werk # 6586 "B3 + LR" (lost 3/31/43) | Bomber Operational Clasp | KIC with his entire crew, 31 March, 1943; Force landed at sea near Bizerte due to engine trouble. Remaining crew: Uffz Hans Lamprecht, Obs; Ogefr Wilhelm Lis, R/O and Ogefr Wolfgang Canitz, Gnr (Qu.Meister File/Mauro 5/2024). | ||||||
| 24 | Ernst, Heinz | Lt | 8/9/1922 | Gumbinnen | 2/FAGr-5 | Ju 290A-7 Werk # 0187 "9V + LK" (lost 5/31/44) | Observer Operational Clasp | KilledInAction (KIA) 31 May, 1944, with his entire crew, when their damaged ac crashed into a mountain in the vicinity of Posada de Llanes, Asturias, Spain. The crew were all buried in the War Cemetery at Cuacos de Yuste. Remaining crew: Uffz Martin Steinbock, Co-Pilot, bur Row 6, Gr 107; Lt Hans Haberer, Obs, bur Row 6, Gr 103; Fw Walter Borntrink, R/O 1, bur Row 6, Gr 110; Uffz Wolfgang Hertz, R/O 2, bur Row 6, Gr 111; Fw Kurt Bartoschewski, Gnr 1, bur Row 6, Gr 104; Fw Otto Borkowski, Gnr 2, bur Row 6, Gr 108; Uffz Alfred Janke, Gnr 3, bur Row 7, Gr 121; Ogefr Paul Neumann, Gnr 4, bur Row 6, Gr 105; Ofw Willi Schmahlfeldt, Gnr 5, bur Row 7, Gr 122 and Uffz Friedrich Strobel, Gnr 8, bur Row 6, Gr 109 (D.Drury). | ||||
| 25 | Dirk, Hans | Fw | 6/8/1915 | 6/KG-5 (?) | He 111 (lost 11/30/44) | Bomber Operational Clasp | KIC 30 November, 1944 at Rudlos due to technical problems. Remaining crew (KIC): R/O Uffz Heinz Meyer (3/27/1922) and Engr Uffz Wolfgang Kampmann (11/5/1918). All three buried in Lauterbach. | |||||
| 26 | Dietz, Ludwig Franz Rudolf Heinz | Lt | 11/09/21 | Lüneburg |
| IV./KG 6 (-05/43), Erg.TGr. (-12/43), 4./KG 53 (-01/44) | He-111 H-16 "A1 + IM" (lost) | at least Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze | KIC on 25 January 1944 when crashed 5 km N of Rauchowka, 70 km NE of Odessa/Ukraine. Crew: Obsv OGefr Matthias Baur (23/11/21, KIC), Radop Lt Karl Hess (unclear: 25/07/21 WBK Frankfurt/Main), Mech OGefr Wilhelm Domscheid, Gunr Gefr Wolfgang Behm. | CKönig | ||
| 27 | Castell, Friedrich Wolfgang, Graf von | Lt | 7/ZG-76 | Bf 110C Werk # Unk (lost 7/11/40) | Destroyer Operational Clasp | MIA 11 July, 1940 when his ac was attacked by fighters and crashed into the sea off Portland, Dorset. His R/O, Gefr Heinz Reder, was also described as MIA (D.Drury). His surname may have been Castell-Castell. | ||||||
| 28 | Castell-Rüdenhausen, Friedrich-Wolfgang Graf von und zu | Lt | 1906/06/27 | Berlin | Flugkapitän for Lufthansa, 7./ZG 76 | Bf-110 C (lost) | MIA/ KIA on 11 July 1940 when shot down by fighters into the Channel near Portland Bill. Husband of Karoline-Mathilde, princess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Crew (MIA/KIA): Radop Gefr Heinz Reder.
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| 29 | Burkart, Heinz | OFw | 1915/02/06 | Berlin |
Courtesy Oleg Marin
| Legion Condor, 1./KG 76 | Ju 88 A-5 "F1 + GH" Werknr 5151 (lost) | Al Merito en Campaña | KilledInAction (KIA) 19 April, 1941 during a raid on London, when he was shot down by Brooklands AA guns, crashing with all onboard at Slaughter Bridge, Slinfold, Sussex. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Ogefr Rudi Scheithauer, Observer (born 24/10/1918 CK) ; Ogefr Bruno Kalmus, R/O (born 03/01/1914 CK) and Ofw Wolfgang Haselsteiner, Gunner (born 25/11/1912 CK) . Added: All four crew are buried in a joint grave at CC/9/10/63 (D.Drury).
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| 30 | Brückner, Wolfgang | Hptm | 5/26/1920 | Dresden | 6/KG-1(4/40), 2/KG-1 (4/42), Stfkpt 3/KG-1 (3/43 Med) | Ju 88A-4 Werk # 300016 "V4 + EL" (lost 7/14/43) | ![]() RK(12/5/43) ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/4/42) EP(12/13/41) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold | KilledInAction (KIA) the night of 13/14 July, 1943; shot down by a British night fighter at Avola, near Contrada Testa d Acqua. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Friedrich Schwarz, Obs; Ofw Walter Rabold, R/O and Uffz Heinz Steglitz, Gnr.. (Ju 88 Loss List & KG RK book). About 400 missions. | ||||
| 31 | Sommer, Heinz Christian | Uffz | 01/05/1922 | Honnef am Rhein |
| FAR 53, 2./NJG 3 | KIFA 21 December, 1943 when he crashed at Idstedt during a non-operational flight, reason unknown, as a passenger, with pilot Erich Rösner at the helm (see own entry). Buried at Ehrenfriedhof, Honnef am Rhein. | CKönig | ||||
| 32 | Abenhausen, Wolf | Oblt | ![]() Cannock Chase | 3/KG-26 | He 111H-3 Werk # 3157 "1H + ML" (lost 9/11/40) | Bomber Operational Clasp | POW 11 September, 1940 after his ac was hit by AA fire, and then further damaged by several fighters. His ac finally crashed at Dormansland, south of Lingfield, Surrey, where it exploded. Remaining crew (deceased buried CC): Fw Henry Westphalen, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA), parachute accident, bur 1/7/242); Fw Heinz Hauswald, R/O (WIA/POW); Uffz Bruno Herms, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA), bur 9/7/40) and Gefr Fritz Zahle, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA), also bur 9/7/40). Oblt Abenhausen buried 1/7/242 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Abendhausen., | |||||
| 33 | Abernetty, Wolfgang | Oblt | 14/10/23 | Königsberg | 3. (F)/Aufkl.Gr. 121 | Ju-188 F-1 "7A+KL" (lost on 11/10/44) | MIA on 11/10/44 for reasons unknown | CKönig | ||||
| 34 | Abitz, Heinz | Gefr | 7/JG-3 (Reich Def Ost) | Bf 109G-14/AS Werk # 787486 "Yellow 1 + -" (lost 3/5/45) | Fighter Operational Clasp | MIA 5 March, 1945; Downed during a strafing mission, area of Naugard. Mombeek MIA List. | ||||||
| 35 | Abracht, Heinz | Uffz | I./LG 1 | Ju 88 A-4 "L1 + ??" | A Balkan Campaign pilot, he crash landed his Ju 88 "38" on 28 March, 1941, at his airfield at Plovdiv-Krumowo Bulgaria on a training mission. Cause and pilot and crew disposition unknown.
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| 36 | Ach, Otto | Uffz | 16/JG-5 (12/44 Sola, Stavanger Norway) | Bf 109G-14/AS Werk # Unk "Blue ??" (4/11/45) | ![]() EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | One known victory, a P-51 of RAF No.65 Sq., piloted by Lt Friedrich Hiley Bradford (KilledInAction (KIA)). The P-51 crashed into the Frier fjord at Flakvarp (F.Braun). Group picture, Stormbirds.com, Andreas Brekken. Alternate spelling: Achx.
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| 37 | Achilles, Heinz | Uffz | 9/StG-77 (S.U.) | Ju 87D-3 Werk # 100401 "S2 + ET" (lost 8/7/43) | Dive Bomber Operational Clasp | MIA with unnamed crew 7 August, 1943 in Map Quad Pl.Qu. 6139 due to flak. Ju 87 Loss List | ||||||
| 38 | Achilles, Heinz | Uffz | 6/KG-1 (Med) | Ju 88A-4 Werk # 006 "V4 + BC" (lost 7/22/43) | Bomber Operational Clasp | MIA with two other unnamed crew in the Augusta harbor 22 July, 1943, one other KilledInAction (KIA) (Ju 88 Loss List). | ||||||
| 39 | Adam, Heinrich | Lt | 2/13/1922 | 6/KG-6 (Channel) | Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144522 "3E + CP" (lost 4/4/43) | Bomber Operational Clasp | MIA with unnamed crew the night of 3/4 April, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Believed sd by a Beaufighter of No. 29 Sq. over the North Sea, 23km W of Schouwen (LOCS). Added: The unnamed crew (MIA): Uffz Wilhelm Boom, Obs; Ogefr Heinz Schrötter, R/O and Gefr Bruno Wagner, Mech (Qu.Meister File). | |||||
| 40 | Adam, Heinz Günther (Hans?) | Lt | 8/2/1920 | Herzogswaldau | 5 | 2/JG-26 (7/41), 1/JG-26 (12/42) | Bf 109F in 41, Fw 190A "Black 9" (4/42), Fw 190A-4 Werk # 730 "White 5" (lost 12/20/42) | EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | KIFA 20 December, 1942, when he stalled his Wk# 730 trying to land at Drucat. One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire south of Cassel on 17 July, 1941. His 2nd, a Spitfire into the Channel northwest of Dunkirk on 17 September, 1941. His 3rd, a Spitfire 3 km northwest of Etaples on 21 September, 1941. His 5th, a Spitfire 5 km northeast of Dieppe on 19 August, 1942. Magnus. Bowers/Lednicer, 7 victories.
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| 41 | Adel, Willi | Fw | FFS B 31 | Ju-88 A-12 Werknr 4012 | KIFA on 31/01/44 near Torgau, crashed due to icing. Crew (KIFA): Radop Gefr Kurt Schortmann, pupil OFhr Heinz Schmidt, pupil Gefr Gerhard Hohe | CKönig | ||||||
| 42 | Adler, Wolfgang | Lt | 1/1/1923 | Homberg | 2/FAGr.-5 | Ju 290A-3 Werk # 168 (lost 11/24/43) | Observer Operational Clasp | KIC 24 November, 1943 at the Mont de Marsan airfield killing the crew of nine. No further detail. Obs Loss List | ||||
| 43 | Aehle, Karl Heinz | Gefr | 9/JG-52 (Romania?) | Bf 109G-6 Werk # 166227 "White 1" (lost 10/11/44) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KilledInAction (KIA) 11 October, 1944, cause and location not reported. | ||||||
| 44 | Afflerbach, Helmut | Oblt | 1913/07/14 |
| Erg.St/KG 30 (S.U.) | Ju 88 A-4 "4D + DA" Werknr 1776 (lost 26/04/42) | MIA 26 April, 1942; failed to return from a mission at Murmansk, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Konrad Lahmann, Observer (born 30/08/12 in Detmold, CK); Uffz Erwin Schallock, R/O and Ogefr Heinz Reinke, Gunner (Source: SIG Norway). Added: A Russian source states they were sd by a P-40B, piloted by Capt Georgiy Vasilevich Gromov of the 20th GIAP. Oblt Afflerbach is confirmed MIA, and commemorated in the War Cemetery at Sologubowka, Russia. Uffz Schallock is also confirmed MIA, and is commemorated in the War Cemetery at Petschenga, Russia. No VDK match for the others (D.Drury). | |||||
| 45 | Ahle, Heinz | Ofhr | I/KG(J)-27 (Reich Def) | Bf 109G-10 Werk # 491164 (lost 2/16/45) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIC 16 February, 1945 near Gmünden, cause not reported (Bf 109 Loss List). | ||||||
| 46 | Ahnert, Heinrich Heinz Wilhelm | Ofw | 4/29/1915 | Ziegelheim bei Altenburg, Thüringen | 57 | ![]() | 3/JG-52 (6/41 S.U.) | Bf 109G-2 Wk# 13508 "Yellow 9" (lost 8/23/42) | RK(8/23/42 Post.)![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/27/42) EP(8/23/42) EK 1 & 2 ![]() Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold | KilledInAction (KIA) 23 August, 1942 after being hit by a Pe 2 rear gunner near Koptewo S.U.. One known victory, his 1st, a Hurricane at Ostende on 15 February, 1941. His 2nd, a Blenheim into the sea off Den Helder, N of Den Helder, on 9 June, 1941. His 3rd, a Blenheim Mk IV of No.82 Sq., N of Juist on 26 August, 1941. Nos.4 & 5, both Spitfires at Den Helder on 12 September, 1941. Most victories in the East. His first known Soviet victory, an I-61 on 24 May, 1942. An SB-2 on 25 May, 1942. Two Pe-2s on 27 May, 1942; both in the Izyum area. A Hurricane on 29 June, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 2 August, 1942. Another LaGG-3 on 4 August, 1942. Two LaGG-3s on 8 August, 1942. A Soviet Hurricane on 10 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 19 August, 1942. An Il-2 on 23 August, 1942. Bowers/Lednicer, 57 victories. | ||
| 47 | Ahrens, Heinz | Ofw | 9/1/1917 | Penzlin, Krs. Waren | 9/KG-2 (Eindhoven) | Do 217E-4 Werk # 5547 "U5 + BT" (lost) | Bomber Operational Clasp | MIA 7/8 March, 1943; believed shot down, during an attack on Southampton, by a Beaufighter of RAF No. 604 Sq., piloted by W/C Wood, 30 miles off the Sussex coast. Remaining crew: Uffz Rudolf Siegmund, Observer (MIA); Uffz Heinrich Knapp, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Fw Alfons Kurze, Gunner (MIA). Knapps body washed ashore at Ambleteuse, near Boulogne on 27 April, 1943. | ||||
| 48 | Ahrens, Karl Heinz | Lt | 1 | 6/SG-4 | Fw 190F | EK 1 & 2 Assault Operational Clasp | One known victory, a Spitfire in the Giovanni Italy area, 15 December, 1943. | |||||
| 49 | Albinus, Heinz | Ogefr | 2/11/1922 | Berlin | ![]() Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France | 10/NJG-5 | Bf 110F-4 (lost 5/16/43) | Night Fighter Operational Clasp | KIC 16 May, 1943; crashed at the Morlaix airfield, cause unknown. Burial Ploudaniel-Lesneven, Blk 9, Row 55, Gr 1370 (absa3945). | |||
| 50 | Albrecht, Fritz | Fw | 1(F)/121 (Greece) | Ju 88A-5 Werk # 684 (lost 8/26/41) | Observer Operational Clasp | KIC 26 August, 1941 when his ac struck an obstacle at or near Athens-Tatoi airfield. Remaining crew: Fw Julius Ernst Gerhardt, Obs (DOW 8/27/41); Uffz Kurt Knuschke, R/O (WIC) and Uffz Heinz Büttner, Gnr (KIC). Two of the deceased are buried in the Ger War Cem. at Dionyssos-Rapendoza, Crypt 3, Row 8 as follows: Fw Gerhardt, Platte 11; Uffz Büttner, Platte 8 (D.Drury). | ||||||
| 51 | Albrecht, Heinz | Ofw | 6 | 4/JG-11 (6/44 France), 5/JG-11 (2/45), 1/JG-11 (5/45) | Bf 109G-6 Werk # 441167 "White 7" (Dam 6/10/44) | EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp | MIA 2 May, 1945, reason unknown, in the area of Neustadt/Gleve. Mombeek MIA List. WIA 10 June, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-51 in the Amiens area. His 1st & 2nd victories, Il-2s on 17 February, 1945. | |||||
| 52 | Albrecht, Siegfried | Fw | 2/17/1917 | Geroldswalde/E.Prus. | ![]() Lommel, Belgium | 5/NJG-3 (Schleswig) | Ju 88G-6 Werk # 620815 (or 620818) "D5 + BN" (lost 12/27/44) | Night Fighter Operational Clasp | KilledInAction (KIA) 26/27 December, 1944 when he failed to return from a war flight over the "Bulge", and his Ju 88 crashed at Malonne Belgium, cause not given. Buried Lommel, Block 54/544. Remaining crew (MIA): Fw Walter Berger, Uffz Heinz Haake and Uffz Hans Roch. Source: A. Rosseels & D.Drury). | |||
| 53 | Albrecht, Wolfgang | Uffz | 2/JG-1 | Fw 190A-8 Werk # 175011 "Black 14" (lost 11/26/44) | Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp | WIA 26 November, 1944; enemy action in the Perleberg area. DOW 1 December, 1944. Buried Perleberg Waldfriedhof, Block 6/3/5. Source: J. Geensen. | ||||||
| 54 | Albuschkat, Heinrich "Heinz" | Lt | 03/02/11 |
| IV./KG 27 (06/42) | He-111 H-6 "1G + EN" | MIA on 23 November 1942 crashed SW of Kalatsch, cause unknown during missions against breakthroughs NW of Kalatsch. Might be the Obsv. Crew (MIA): OGefr Willi Fliege (born 20/07/16), Uffz Willi Hey (born 31/05/18), Uffz Johannes Nessel (born 31/05/17), Uffz Franz Waigmann (born 28/01/18). | CKönig | ||||
| 55 | Alewyn, Heinz | Maj | Kdr I/KG-4 (1/42 S.U.) | He 111H | Bomber Operational Clasp | Shot down by ground fire on 10 January, 1942, the crew bailed safely in the area of Staraya Russia, however their subsequent disposition is unknown, although they are thought to have returned safely. | ||||||
| 56 | Alisch, Gerhard | Fw | 11/6/1919 | Landsberg | 8/KG-3 (7/44 Venlo) | He 111H-16 Werk # 161306 "5K + BS" (lost 7/9/44) | Bomber Operational Clasp | KilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew, 9 July, 1944, returning from a V-1 missle launch over England. The ac crashed at Doudeville, Seine-Maritime, France. All are buried in the German War Cem. at Champigny-St. Andre, France. Remaining crew: Uffz Karl Heinz Witzel, Obs (bur Blk 16. Row 9, Gr 469); Fw Engelbert Haaren, R/O (Blk 10, Row 8, Gr 561); Uffz Josef Bohlschied, Flt Engr (Blk 16, Row 9, Gr 470) and Uffz Werner Heimann, Gnr (Blk 16, Row 9, Gr 467). Fw Alisch buried Blk 16, Row 9, Gr 468 (D.Drury). | ||||
| 57 | Alm, Heinz Karl | Lt | 1(F)/122 (Med) | Ju 88D-5 Werk # 430162 (lost 5/16/42) | Wound Badge Observer Operational Clasp | WIA with unnamed crew 16 May, 1942; emergency landing at sea after engine trouble, no further detail (Ju 88 Loss List). | almx | |||||
| 58 | Alm, Karl Heinz | Lt | 6/8/1920 | 1(F)/122 (Catania Sicily 5/42), Erg/FAGr (1/43), trsfr to Paratroopers (3/45) | Ju 88D-5 Werk # 430162 (lost 5/16/42) | Wound Badge, Observer Operational Clasp | The AC was reported last at sea on 16 May, 1942, however, no cause or crew disposition mentioned. Remaining crew (?): Uffz Heinrich Martens, Obs; Uffz Friedrich Schäfer, R/O and Uffz Josef Fletner, Gunner. Wiki Luft data. Added: Lt Alm shown as injured ditching at sea due to engine trouble, and survived; no word on remaining crew (LOCS). | almx | ||||
| 59 | Altendorf, Heinz "Hans" | Oblt | 2/26/1917 | Oppenheim | 24 | 7/JG-53 (4/40 Wiesbaden-Erbenheim), Stfkpt 7/JG-53 (10/40; 5/41 Maldeghem; 6/41 S.U.) | Bf 109E-4 Wk# 5372 (dam.10/5/40), Bf 109E-4(11/40), Bf 109F-2(4/41), Bf 109F-2 Werk # 5525 (lost 6/23/41; Emer land Grajewo, pilot OK), Bf 109F-4 Wk# 7348 "White 1 + I" (12/16/41) | ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/25/42) EP EK 1(5/40) & 2(4/1/40) Fighter Operational Clasp | POW 16 December, 1941; shot down in his Wk# 7348 "White 1 + I" by anti-aircraft fire at Mechili, Libya while attacking a British tank column. Force landed his Werk # 5372 at Cape Griz Nez on 5 October, 1940 after being damaged during combat over England; no injuries reported (Prien). Force landed his F-2 Werk # 5525 at Grajewo S.U., w/o injuries, on 23 June, 1941 (Prien). One known victory, his 1st, a Bloch 152 northeast of Reims, 19 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Hawk-75A southwest of Compiegne, 21 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Morane 406 10 km south of Creil, 27 May, 1940. His 4th, a Potez 63 at Gournay on 3 June, 1940. His 5th, a Blenheim Mk IV, possibly of No.82 Sq., location unknown, on 8 September, 1940. His 6th, a Spitfire NW of Dungeness on 20 September, 1940. His 7th, a Hurricane on 13 May, 1941, no location. An 8th, a Hurricane W of Ramsgate on 16 May, 1941. Survived the war(Magnus). Added: He had been interned as POW in Canada. After the war, he moved to British Columbia, where he passed 14 September, 2008 (H.Wheeler).
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| 60 | Althaus, Heinz | Lt | 12/LG-1 (Africa) | Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2014 "L1 + BW" (lost 3/12/42) | Bomber Operational Clasp | MIA with unnamed crew 12 March, 1942 near Tobruk, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). | ||||||
| 61 | Altner, Joachim | Lt | 7/KG-100 (12/42) | He 111H-6 Werk # 7825 "6N + HH" (lost 10/11/42), He 111H-14 Werk # 7927 "6N + DF" (lost 12/6/42) | Bomber Operational Clasp | MI A with his entire crew, the night of (?) 5/6 December, 1942, when reported lost in the vicinity of Bone, Algeria. Remaining crew (desig unk): Fw Erch Federl, Gefr Karl Heinz Liphard and one unnamed. Earlier, in Wk# 7825, this ac crashed at sea 11 October, 1942 southeast of Ada (Russia?), in bad weather, due to an oil leak, following which, three injured crew members were rescued. Werk # 7927 markings indicate this ac was on loan from Stab IV/KG-100 (D.Drury). | ||||||
| 62 | Amberg, Heinz | Uffz | 7/NJG-1 | Bf 110G-4 Werk # 740163 "G9 + GR" (lost 3/15/44) | Wound Badge Night Fighter Operational Clasp | His G-4 sd 15 March, 1944 at Grabenstetten by return fire from a Halifax LW 558 of RCAF No 427 Sq., piloted by F/O Harold B. Steeves (KilledInAction (KIA)). Amberg bailed safely, with injuries. The Halifax was also lost, crashing near Reutlingen, killing entire crew but one, a POW. Remaining Bf 110 crew: Uffz Josef Seiferling, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Gefr Kopperberg (bailed safely). Source: Fritz Braun. | ||||||
| 63 | Amberger, Heinz | Lt | 20/06/15 | Berlin W.B.K. II (CK) | Lg.Kdo. Norwegen (1940 CK), 1./KGr z.b.V. 108 (11/41-02/43), 1./TGr 20 (02/43), Seetransporstaffel 3 (10/43), Seetransportstaffel 1 (06/44), Seetransportstaffel 2 (03/45) | Ju 52 (See) Werk # 6940 "DR + WH" (lost 02/11/41) | Wound Badge Transport Operational Clasp | WIA (injured) 2 November, 1941; landing accident at Vikna (at "Busta-Mountain (357 m), 8 km NW of Salbruket, 45 km NNE of Namsos, CK) , near Vikna, on his way from Hommelvik to Bodo, on a non-operational flight, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all WIA): Uffz Wilhelm Steinhauer, R/O; Fw Eduard Gründer, Gunner and Ofw Erich Schulz, Mech. 13 passengers were also injured. Source: SIG Norway. Added: One passenger - Korvettenkapitän/ Ingenieur Karl Rudolf Jährig, born 22/06/84 in Dresden- died 1 day later in hospital (CK) | ||||
| 64 | Amelung, Heinz-Günther | Maj | 4/9/1917 | Magdeburg | 5 | ![]() | 6/StG-77, Stfkpt 5/StG-77, Staff IV Flieger Corps | Ju 87 | ![]() RK(7/15/42) ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/24/41)> EK 1 & 2 Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/"300" hanger | 320 missions. Deceased 26 December, 1964.
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| 65 | Ammerkampl, Heinz | Uffz | JGr Süd (France) | Bf 109F-2 Werk # 12963 (80% dam 1/4/43) | Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp | Injured 4 January, 1943 in an emergency landing at the Avignon-Ost airfield due to engine trouble. | ||||||
| 66 | Amsberg, Heinz E.A. | Fw | 4 | 9/NJG-1, 7/NJG-1 (3/44) | Bf 110G-4 Werk # 740163 "G9 + GR" (lost 3/16/44), Bf 110G-4 Werk # 730222 (dam 2/7/45) | EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Night Fighter Operational Clasp | KilledInAction (KIA) 7/8 February, 1945 at Ostönnen, near Soest, shot down by a Mosquito Of RAF No. 239 Sq., piloted by F/Lt D.A.D. Cather (Boiten). Remaining crew unnamed, one WIA, one KilledInAction (KIA) (Bf 110 Loss List). Added: Shot down w/wounds the night of 15/16 March, 1944, by Lancaster return fire. He bailed safely, and the ac crashed near Grabenstetten. Remaining crew: Uffz Josef Seiferling (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Gefr Karl Kopperberg (bailed/uninj) (C.König). One known victory, a Stirling 5 km E of Grüssheim on 23 September, 1943. A 2nd, a Lancaster at Schwarmstedt on 9 October, 1943. Added: A 3rd, a "4 mot" near Stuttgart (C. König). Boiten, 4 victories. | |||||
| 67 | Andersch, Werner | Oblt | ![]() Ysselstein, Holland | Stab/KG-4 (5/40 Fassberg) | He 111P Werk # Unk "5J + ??"(lost 5/10/40), He 111P Werk # Unk "5J + ??(lost 5/17/40) | Bomber Operational Clasp | SAFE 17 May, 1940 after his AC crashed at Ellewoutsdijk, shot down by French pilot Sgt Jules Joire. Remaining crew (KIC/buried Ellewoutsdijk): Lt Artur Bliesener, Obs; Uffz Herbert Hirschelmann, R/O and Ogefr Gerhard Förster, Mech. Wings to Victory. Added: Sgt Joire was flying a Curtiss H-75A of GC I/4. The final resting place of the three deceased is at Ysselsteyn, Blk BA, Row 4: Bliesener Gr 93, Hirschelmann Gr 94 and Förster Gr 92 (D.Drury). Added: In an earlier incident on 10 May, 1940, Oblt Andersch escaped injury when his ac was sd by a Dutch fighter at IJsselmonde. Remaining crew (pos unk, all WIA): Fw Paul Schiel, Fw Heinz Romatowsky and Uffz Heinz Wiegand. All were sent to Germany after this incident (DVL Loss List). | |||||
| 68 | Andrae, Gerhard | Uffz | 3./Kü.Fl.Gr-806 | Ju-88 A-4 (?) | MIA on 08/05/42 near Pessale, emergency water ditching due to enemy fire. Crew: R/O Uffz Bräuer, Hermann (MIA), Gnr Gefr Kaluza, Erich (MIA), Observer Lt Möller, Heinz (MIA) | CKönig | ||||||
| 69 | Andratschke, Wolfgang | Lt | 4/KG-2 | Ju 188E-1 Werk # 260344 "U5 + IM" (lost 2/25/44) | Bomber Operational Clasp | KilledInAction (KIA) 25 February, 1944 during aerial combat with American fighters at Monchy-Humieres (F-60113), crashing at the Monchy Wood Firm. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Hptm Walter Pult, Uffz Ludwig Russ and Ogefr Emil Jehna. Source: A. Rosseels. Note, I selected Andratschke as the pilot, based on the fact that the usual practice is to list the pilot as the first name when the crew is identified. | ||||||
| 70 | Andreesen, Karl-Heinz | Lt | 1./KG 53 | He-111 H-16 | KIA on 5 June1943 in Russia, shot down by fighters near Gatschina. Crew (KIA): Obsv Uffz Werner Zöllner, Radop Fw Werner Zorn, Gunr Gefr Eugen Danielowski, Mech OGefr Paul Zilinka | CKönig | ||||||
| 71 | Angerer, Wolfgang | Fw | 31/03/11 | Scheffau-Berchtesgaden | 2./KGr. z.b.V. 102 | ![]() EK 2 Narvikschild | Mech. KIFA on 14 May 1942 at Harbke near Helmstedt on a transport flight. Pilot and crew unknown. | CKönig | ||||
| 72 | Angermann, Heinz | Uffz | Stabsstaffel/StG-1 (6/43) | Bf 110G-3 Werk # 5385 "A5 + BB" (lost 6/12/43) | Destroyer Operational Clasp | KilledInAction (KIA) 12 June, 1943, crashing at Kriwzowo S.U. after being hit by flak. Remaining crew: Both R/Os, Ofw Heinz Wüstner (MIA)and Uffz Heinz Sudeck(KilledInAction (KIA)). Jager Blatt 4/2004. | ||||||
| 73 | Angres, Heinz | FhjFw | 10 | 12/JG-3 (7/44), 15/JG-3 (8/44) | Bf 109G, Fw 190D | EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | KilledInAction (KIA) 16 October, 1944. All 10 victories were bombers. Two known victories, his 1st & 2nd, both B-17s (HSS) near Kempten on 18 July, 1944. His 3rd, a B-17 at Daun-Kyllberg area on 15 August, 1944. His 4th, a B-24 SW of Papa on 22 August, 1944. His 5th, a B-24 at Mürzzuschlag on 23 August, 1944. His 6th, a B-17 at Hettstedt on 11 September, 1944. His 7th, a B-24 SE of Eschwege on 27 September, 1944. His 8th, a B-24 SE of Eschwege on 27 September, 1944. His 9th, a B-17 W of Halberstädt on 28 September, 1944. His 10th, a B-17 at Artren-Naumburg on 7 October, 1944. Magnus. Alternate spelling: Angers. | |||||
| 74 | Anton, Heinz von | Oblt | 1 | Stffüh 9/StG-2 (8/43 S.U.) | Ju 87D-5 Werk # 130822 (lost 9/2/43) | ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/23/43) EK 1 & 2 EP (10/14/42), Dive Bomber Operational Clasp | KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 2 September, 1943 when their ac exploded in mid-air in Map Quad Pl.Qu. 8854 (Ju 87 Loss List). His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-3 NE of Sassniki on 18 August, 1943. See Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries for more detail. | |||||
| 75 | Anton, Karl Heinz | Lt | 11/7/1909 | ![]() | Instr FFS AB 52 ('42), Instr FFS A 14 (7/43 Klagenfurt), Adj Rammkdo "Elbe" (3/45) | Bf 109G | Fighter Operational Clasp | Took part in the Ramm-Attack on American bombers on 7 April, 1945. | ||||
| 76 | Antoni, Heinz | Uffz | 2(H)/10 | Fw 189A "VX + NB" (lost 2/13/43) | Observer Operational Clasp | MIA 13 February, 1943 in Russia, Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 9955. His Observer, Oblt Hans Kraft, and a remaining unnamed crewmember, also MIA. Obs Loss List | ||||||
| 77 | Apollony, Heinz | Ofw | 4/KG-54 (Channel) | Ju 88A-1 Werk # 6086 "B3 + BM" (lost 8/21/40) | Bomber Operational Clasp | POW 21 August, 1940; both engines were hit by AA fire during an attack on the Brize Norton airfield. They were also subjected to attacks by Hurricanes of RAF No. 17 Sq., believed to be piloted by S/L Cedric Williams, P/O Harold Bird-Wilson & P/O Jack Ross. The crew abandoned the AC, which finally crashed at Marsh Farm, Earnley. Remaining crew: Hptm Lothar Maiwald, Obs; Uffz Kurt Miethner, R/O and Uffz Helmut Hempel, Flt Engr.. Source: KG-54 Archive. | ||||||
| 78 | Appels, Heinrich "Hänschen" | Lt | 07/06/23 | FFS C Zeltweg (07-10/43), BFS Wesendorf (10/43-01/44), III./KG 6 | Ju-86, He-111, Si-204, Ju-52, Ju-88, He-177 (02/44) | Mentioned in Wolfgang Zebrowskis memoirs | CKönig | |||||
| 79 | Arco-Zinneberg, Ferdinand Graf von | Fw | Fi 156C "PV + ZZ" (interned in Sweden) | Liason Operational Clasp | One of two Fieselers that defected to Alem Sweden, northeast of Kalmar, on 1 May, 1945. A total of seven Luftwaffe refugees had planned this defection from their base in Latvia, 54 km ENE of Libau, one carrying three persons, the other carrying four. Fisch is believed to be the pilot although not positively identified by the author. The two passengers, most likely pilots also; Fw Mattias Fisch and Ogefr Heinz Casper. Source: B.Widfeldt | |||||||
| 80 | Arensmeyer, Elmar | Fw | 16 | 1/JG-101 (8/44), 3/EJG-Ost, 13/JG-51 (10/44 S.U.) | Bf 109G | EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 (m.H.) on 13 October, 1944. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 24 October, 1944. A 3rd, a Yak-9 on 25 October, 1944. Magnus Report. Flugbuch. Added: Arensmeyer was shot down in aerial combat and had to bail out on 16/01/45.On the picture to the right is Heinz Radlauer. (CKönig)
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| 81 | Armbrecht, Heinz Georg "Hans" | Lt | 2/26/1921 | Flight Instr FFS A/B 52 & A-101 (2/43-1/45), 9 (Erg)/JG-1 (1/45), 10 (Erg)/JG-1 (4/45 Eastern Front) | Bf 109G-14 Werk # Unk "Black 7" (lost 4/16/45) | Wound Badge, Fighter Operational Clasp | Injured 16 April, 1945 when he struck tree tops vicinity Duba, near Ceska Lipa during aerial combat (LOCS & C.König). | |||||
| 82 | Arndt, Heinz | Ofw | 11(H)/12 | Bf 109G, Fw 189A | ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/29/44) EK 1 & 2 Observer Operational Clasp | DK-G Awards List | ||||||
| 83 | Arndt, Wolfgang | Fw | III/ZG-26 (Med) | Ju 88C-6 Werk # 750243 (lost 7/27/43) | Destroyer Operational Clasp | KIC with his Observer Oblt Werner Warken and two other unnamed crew 27 July, 1943; crashed at Capodichino due to a servicing fault (Ju 88 Loss List). | ||||||
| 84 | Arnold, Heinz | Lt | 1920/06/12 | Leipzig |
| 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 | |||
| 85 | Arnold, Heinz | OFw | 1919/02/12 | Flöha near Chemnitz | 49 |
| 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. ![]()
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| 86 | Arnold, Otto | Fw | 1/Ku.Fl.Gr-106 | He 115B Werk # 1868 "M2 + BH" (lost 4/18/40) | Observer Operational Clasp | KIC 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). | ||||||
| 87 | Arsan, Anton | Uffz | 29/12/19 | Traunstein |
| 2./ KG 4 | MIA on 06/05/44 in Focsani/ Romania. Might not have been the pilot of the crew. Crew (MIA): OGfr Kurt Buschmann, Gefr Karl Heinz Ebert | CKönig | ||||
| 88 | Assmuth, Albert | Uffz | 11/7/1915 | Bochum | Stab IV/KG-27 | He 111H-2 Werk # 2799 "1G + AF" (lost 7/8/41) | Bomber Operational Clasp | KilledInAction (KIA) 8 July, 1941 when his ac was sd by fighters, and crashed into the English Channel. Remaining crew: Uffz Heinz Tessmer, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Max Patry, R/O (POW); Gefr Adolf Blecha, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Gefr Walter Silkeit, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA)). Each of the deceased is listed by the VDK as "being in a sea grave" and commemorated on the Kiel-Laboe Naval Memorial (D.Drury). | ||||
| 89 | Auersberg, | Lt | KGr.z.b.V.- 600 | Ju 52/3mg5e Werk # 7146 "KD + IM" (lost) | Transport Operational Clasp | MIA 1 March, 1942 in the Dno-Demjansk area, cause unknown. Remaining crew(MIA): Fw Hans Hendricks, R/O; Ogefr Anton Dwirschnik, Mechanic and Uffz Heinz Ebeling, Gunner. Jager Blatt 6/2004. | ||||||
| 90 | Augenstein, Hans Heinz | Hptm | 1921/11/07 | Pforzheim Brötzingen in Baden | 46 | Courtesy Christian König | 9./NJG 1 (10/43), 7./NJG 1 (02/44), Stfkpt 12./NJG 1 (11/44) | Bf 110 F, Bf 110 G-4 "G9 + EZ" Werknr 730050 (lost 16/06/44), Bf 110 G-4 "G9+HZ" Werknr 140078 (most likely 740078) (lost 07/12/44) | ![]() RK (09/06/44) ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (16/01/44) br>EP (17/01/44) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Night Fighter Operational Clasp | KilledInAction (KIA) 7 December, 1944 NW of Münster-Handorf by an RAF Long Range Night Fighter flown by Flt Lt Hedgecoe. Another source suggests the G-4 Werk # as 740078. Augenstein and his R/O, Uffz Günther Steins were killed, and the gunner, Uffz Kurt Schmidt, managed to bale out successfully. WIA 16 June, 1944 during aerial combat at Roubaix Be., with Uffz's Schmidt and Steins, also this incident. One known victory, a Wellington 1 km southeast of Ahlhorn on 1 August, 1942. Five known victories were bombers, including two Lancasters by Zwolle on 23 October, 1943. Another, a Halifax at Emmerich on 15 February, 1944. A Halifax 4 km ESE of Maastricht on 28 April, 1944. Added: The only VDK burial match is for Ofw (promoted?) Steins, War Cem. Münster-Waldfriedhof Lauheide in Field G, Grave 3 (D.Drury). ![]() | ||
| 91 | Augner, Konrad Konni | Uffz | 10/25/1922 | Wolfswinkel bei Eberswalde | Instr JG-106 (1/45 Garz), Stffüh 8/JG-1 (2/45) | Fw 190A-8 & A-9, He 162 | "C" Class Glider Badge Fighter Operational Clasp | British POW, May 1945. Released shortly thereafter. Flew fighter-bomber missions while an instructor in JG-106. His first mission was over the Ostsee the last months of 1944. A good friend of Stfkpt Wolfgang Ludewig. | ||||
| 92 | Baack, Heinz Günther | Lt | 1924/09/11 | Magdeburg | 1 | Courtesy CK
| 14./KG 2 | Me 410 A-1 "U5 + HE" Werknr 420085 (lost 20/12/43) |
EK 2
| KilledInAction (KIA) 19/20 December, 1943; shot down by a Mosquito of RAF No. 488 Sq., piloted by P/O Robinson. He crashed while attempting to land on Boonshill Farm, at Iden Rye, Sussex (Boiten). Buried Cannock Chase, Block 4, Gr 213 (M.Croft). One known victory, a "2 mot" S of Lincoln, northern England, on 3/4 September, 1943.
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| 93 | Baack, Wolfgang | Hptm | 30/06/08 | W.B.K. Rostock |
| BFS 5 (10/40-01/41, instructor), 4./KGr z.b.V. 102 (-10/41), BFS 5 (11/41-07/42 Chef Techn.Kp.), 2. KGr z.b.V. 500 (07/42-05/43, Stfkpt), 5./TG 4 (05/43-06/43), 6./TG 4 (06/43-10/43), III./TG 3 (01/44-03/44 provisional Kmdr), Erg.TFl.G (03/44 instructor), FFS A 10 Warnemünde (08/44 Ausb.Gr. Leiter), FFS A 123 Graz (- 02/45 temp. Ausb.Gr. Leiter and provisional Kdr), FFS A 9 (02/45- Ausb.Gr. Leiter) | ![]() EK 2 | CKönig | ||||
| 94 | Baader, Karl Heinz | Lt | 2/25/1916 | Munich | ![]()
Courtesy Christian König | NAGr-102 (3/43 Jüterbog for trng), 2/NAGr-5 | Bf 109G-6/U3 | ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/16/44) EK 1 & 2 Night Observer Operational Clasp | DK-G Awards List (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Hauptmann Heinz Baader (March 25, 1916 - February 18, 1966) was a pilot of aufklärer (scout) who was born and raised in Munich (later he also died there). He was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on April 26, 1945 as Hauptmann in Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5 (led by Major Hermann Schmidt) for the extraordinary effort he displayed at Cirava (Kurland), although I did not get information about what his business was like. One type of aircraft he had piloted was Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 / U3. Baader was promoted to Oberfeldwebel on January 25, 1943, Leutnant on April 16, 1944, and Hauptmann on April 26, 1945 (together with his gift of the Ritterkreuz). Other medals and awards he received: Flugzeugführerabzeichen; Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse and I.Klasse; Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht III.Klasse; Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 (1942); Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für Besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg (January 25, 1943); Frontflugspange für Aufklärer in Gold; and the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (April 16, 1944) | |||
| 95 | Baate, Rudolf | Uffz | 5/NJG-101 | Bf 110D-2 Werk # 3139 "SE + ZW" (lost 1/12/44) | Night Fighter Operational Clasp | KIC 12 January, 1944 at Schömberg; believed to have been sd by another German Night Fighter. His R/O Geff Heinz Lommerzheim also killed. | ||||||
| 96 | Bach, Otto | Lt | 6/18/1919 | Bochum | 25 | Courtesy Oleg Marin
| Erg/JG-2 (7/41), 12/JG-1 (2/43), 5/JG-1 (7/43), 4/JG-1 (5/44), Stfkpt 7/JG-1 (9/44) | Bf 109F in JG-2, Fw 190A-4 & 5 in JG-1, Fw 190A-6 Wk# 530101 "Black 5" (12/43), Fw 190A-7 Werk # 643949 "White 2" (5/44 Störmede, Ger.) in 4/JG-1, Fw 190A-9 Werk # 205186 "Yellow 15" (lost 11/26/44) | ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold ![]() EK 1 & 2 EP Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold | KilledInAction (KIA) 26 November, 1944 during aerial combat in "Yellow 15" with P-51 escorts over the Ruhr area, by Rochau, near Stendal. Buried Stendal Friedhof, Gr 101 (A. Rosseels). One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire at Cherbourg on 10 July, 1941. His 2nd, a Blenheim at Cherbourg on 17 July, 1941. His 3rd, a Spitfire N of Cape de la Hague on 6 August, 1941. Nos 4 & 5, both Spitfires N of Cape de la Hague on 30 September, 1941. Another, his 6th, a B-17 "Lucy Belle" of 303BG 100 km northwest of Terschelling, flown by 1/Lt Lloyd Driffin on 26 February, 1943. Another, his 7th, was a B-17 # 42-3115 of 95BG flown by Lt J.E. Mc Kinley, on 14 May, 1943. The B-17 crashed on North Beveland Island, near Katz village. All the crew perished. His 8th, a B-17 1 km SW of Metternich on 12 August, 1943. His 10th, a B-17 at Dollart, SW of Emden on 11 December, 1943. His 11th, a B-17 S of Delmenhorst on 6 March, 1944. His 13th, a B-17 north of Braunschweig on 11 April, 1944 (Perry Claims). His 15th, a B-17 NE of Berlin on 24 May, 1944. Known to have flown Fw 190A-7 Wk# 643948 "Black 2" (4/44) in 5/JG-1 also. Another A-7, Werk # 643949 "White 2" in 4/JG-1 Major Heinz Bär (Kommandeur ll./JG1) briefing pilots at Rheine: 8 from L - Obfw. Bach ![]() | ||
| 97 | Bachmann, Heinz | Gefr | 3/JG-300 (1/45) | Bf 109G-10D (lost 1/13/45 at Quedlinburg) | Fighter Operational Clasp | Pilot reported KilledInAction (KIA), 13 January, 1945, no further detail (denkmalprojekt.org). | ||||||
| 98 | Bachmann, Heinz | Ofw | 4/NJG-4 | Ju 88G-1 Werk # 710891 "3C + HM" (lost 12/23/44) | Night Fighter Operational Clasp | MIA the night of 23/24 December, 1944, Bachmann and crew failing to return from a mission over the western front. (Ardennes) Jager Blatt 3/2003. Remaining crew (MIA): R/O Uffz Wilhelm Schröder and Engr Ofw Georg Ertl (Lost Aircraft Report). | ||||||
| 99 | Backeberg, Heinz | Uffz | 9/21/1920 | 5/JG-26 (5/43) | Fw 190A-4 Werk # 0677 "Black 30" (lost 5/14/43) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KilledInAction (KIA) 14 May, 1943 in his "Black 30" by B-17 return fire E of Ghent. His A-4 crahed at the Scheldemonding, Holland. Buried Bourdon, France (J. Geensen). Persuaded the II Group Tech. Offz. to try mounting a 250 lb. bomb to the underside of his AC to drop on enemy bombers. He was still tinkering with his idea when he was KilledInAction (KIA). His death ended the experiment. | |||||
| 100 | Bäcker, Walter | Ofw | 12/JG-301 (joins 9/44 @ Alperstedt) | Fw 190A-8 Werk # 682005 "Black 9" (lost 12/5/44) | Fighter Operational Clasp | MIA 5 December, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-51 over Prenzlau by Settin. Mombeek.
Heinz Werick, Heinrich Dorr and Walter Backer
JG301 Shown L-R: Straub, Egon - Schrack Franz - Michaelis Rudolf - Fw Dörr, Heinrich - Dürr, Hermann - Scheller, Walter - Greiner, Willi - Prawitz- Wissmann, Courtesy Christiam Kónig |
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