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1	Welter, Kurt	Maj	2/25/1916	Köln - Lindenthal	63	Flt Instr to 43, 3/JG-301(9/43), 5/JG-302(1/44), Stab/JG-302, 1/NJG-10, 5(N)/JG-300(7/44), 10/JG-300(9/44), Stfkpt 10/NJG-11 (12/44, Stamps repl), NJ Kdo 262	Bf 110C, Ju 88C-6, Fw 190A-5/U1 Wk# 150145, Fw 190A-6, Me 262A-1a & B, Me 262B-1a/U1 Werk# 110635 "Red 10" (5/45)	RK(18/10/44) EL(09/03/45) Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (10/05/44) EP(20/03/44) EK 1 (28/10/43 CK) & EK 2 (05/10/43 CK) at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze probably Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze	Achieved 33 victories in only 40 combat missions, 25 with the Me 262, the highest of all 262 pilots!. 51 Night victories. 21 bombers. 7 Mosquitoes. One known double victory on 22 September, 1943; both B-24s, at Hannover. He downed 4 Lancasters in the Königsberg area on the night of 30 August, 1944. Two mosquitos in the Berlin area on 16 September, 1944. A Mosquito N of Wittenberg on 18 September, 1944. A Mosquito over Berlin on 6 October, 1944. A Mosquito N of Berlin on 28 October, 1944. In December 1944, he organized NJ Kdo262 (the only Night Fighter unit to fly the 262) and scored 20 victories in the Berlin area. His 39th victory, a Mosquito of RAF No. 139 Sq., piloted by F/Lt Howard, on 2 January, 1945. On the night of March 30, 1945, Welter scored the largest individual victory against the fast Mosquito bomber, by shooting down four of RAF No. 692 Sq., one flown by F/Sgt Camprey. He was the highest individual scorer in the "Wilde Sau" units. Flew "Red 10" in Burg, Germany, April, 1945. Some controvery over his Mosquito claims. Died in an auto/train accident 7 March, 1949 at Leck. The JG-300 units most likely belong to Ofw Kurt Welter, next record (most likely my error). Added: 769th EL award. Credited with 93 combat missions. (CK) Courtesy Christian König	Courtesy Christian Konig	Allied Losses Database Mosquito MM180
2	Lamm, Kurt	Lt	2/14/1919		1	5/JG-301, 10/NJG-11 (3/45), Kdo Welter (4/45)	Bf 109G, Fw 190A, Me 262 in NJG-11	EK 2 Wound Badge Night Fighter Operational Clasp	Shot down with wounds in 1944 near Wiener-Neustadt. His first known victory, a Mosquito on 27 March, 1945. Added: Deceased 20 April, 2011 (Archiv J.Mückler).
3	Acher, August	Fw				1/Kü.Fl.Gr-906	He 115 B/C Werk # 2729 "8L + IH" (lost)	Reconnaissance Operational Clasp in Gold (8/19/42)	MIA 22 October, 1942; missing at Latscha Lake during a flight to support agents behind enemy line. AC was borrowed by 2/Vers.Verb.Ob.d.L.. Remaining crew (all MIA): Oblt Kurt Helf, Observer; Uffz Ernst Leuenhagen, R/O and Uffz Stefan Kuballa, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway. Added: The aircraft had been dispatched to Santahamina/6.5 km SE of Helsinki in Finland with orders to fly to Lake Jungozero in the Lake Onega area to rescue 13 Estonian agents on an Abwehr operation behind Russian lines. But by the time the Heinkel arrived, the demolitionists had all been waited by the soviet soldiers who started shooting when it landed. A few of them managed to jump into the plane and it took off. Helf and Acher were wounded, the engine was damaged and they had to descend to the Yungozero Lake 35 minutes later. After a while NKVD unit caught them up. Leuenhagen killed himself. Four estonians surrendered. Source: VK.com (CKönig) <
4	Adam, Erich	Oblt	7/22/1910			2/KG-40 (2/41), Stfkpt 11/KG-40 (3/42), Stfkpt 12/KG-40 (10/42), Führerkurierstaffel (11/42), Kdr Kurierstf. Flensburg (5/45)	Fw 200C-1 Werk # 0003 "F8 + DK" (lost 2/9/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	AC reported lost 9 February, 1941 off the Portuguese coast, all six unnamed crew survived (Fw 200 Losses, 1988 Book per H. Breuer). Added: The crew were arrested by the Portuguese police, but escaped to Spain. Remaining crew: Fw Paul Hecht, Co-pilot; Ofw Dietrich Gropp, R/O 1; Uffz Kurt Dreyer, R/O 2; Ofw Erich Grasberger, Flt Engr and Uffz Herbert Pluntke, Gnr. (D.Drury). Last known rank in 5/45, Major (LOCS).
5	Adams Gerhard	Lt	7/5/1916	Düsseldorf		1(F)/22 (S.U.)	Ju 88D-2 Werk # 0800 "4N + EH" (lost 7/5/41)	Observer Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 5 July, 1941 while flying as observer for Pilot Ofw Wilhelm Will (KilledInAction (KIA)). The ac crashed in the Ostrow-Pskow-Luga area, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew: Ofw P.Teupe, R/O (POW) and Uffz Kurt Otterbach, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA)). The three deceased are buried at the Ger War Cem at Sebesh, Russia, Blk 8, Row 13 as follows: Ofw Will Gr 1181, Lt Adams Gr 1179 and Uffz Otterbach Gr 1180 (D.Drury).
6	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
7	Adler, Bruno	Lt	2/26/1921			4/KG-2	Do 217E-2 Werk # 1123 "U5 + EM" (lost 11/1/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 1 November, 1941; sd by a Beaufighter of No.307 Sq., piloted by Sgt Turzanski. The ac crashed at sea and believed downed SE of Sidmouth, Devon, although another source suggests N of Watchet, Somerset. Remaining crew: Uffz Fritz Bartol (or Partel) (MIA), Gefr Johann Egger (MIA) and Uffz Kurt Skiwrenneck (or Skowronnek) (KilledInAction (KIA), his grave location unknown). Source: D.Drury
8	Adolf, Martin	Uffz	1/9/1920	Ober-Kauffung		6/KG-1 (Med)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 0049 "V4 + ZP" (lost 7/13/43) .	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) with two other unnamed crew over Sicily 13 July, 1943, cause unknown, one other MIA (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The precise location of the loss was Syracuse Harbor, Sicily. The ac was sd, buy the sources vary on whether this was attributable to Spitfires or shipping. Remaining crew (desig unk): Ogefr Bernhard Gomoll (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Günter Holzenburg (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Kurt Lenk (MIA or POW, sources inconsistent). The three deceased are buried in the German War Cem at Motta St Anastasia, Italy, among the unknowns (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Adolph.
9	Ahrens, Kurt		6/29/1923			II/KG-27	Ju 88	Bomber Operational Clasp	Source: Michel Sergent
10	Ahrens, Rudolf	Lt	9/7/1919			2/KG-1	He 111H-3 Werk # unk "V4 + GK" (lost 8/18/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	POW 18 August, 1940 after his ac was damagedby fighters of Nos. 32 & 65 Sqs., and made a wheels up landing at Snargate, near Dymchurch, Kent. The crew destroyed the ac using an incendiary device. Remaining crew (POW): Ofw Ernst Katzmarski, Obs; Uffz Georg Schneider, R/O; Flg Kurt Natzke, Gnr and Uffz Helmut Gericke, Flt Engr (WIA & DOW 8/18/40). Gericke buried in the Hawkinge Cem., Plot O, Row 1, Gr 20 (D.Drury). Added: The pilot of No.65 Sq, was P/O Ernest Glaser (S.Youngs).
11	Albrecht-Lemke, Egon Friedrich Kurt	Hptm	1918/05/19	Curitiba, Brazil	25	6. & 1./ZG-1 (02/42 S.U.), 4./ZG 1 (12/42 S.U.), 9./ZG 76, II./SKG 210, Kdr II./ZG 1 (10/43), Kdr IV./JG 53 (07/44), Kdr III./JG 76 (08/44)	Bf 110 Werknr 3666 (80% dam 12/19/42; belly landing Krasnodar S.U., non cmbt flight, both crew injured) in ZG 1, Bf 109 G-14 "Black 21 + I" Werknr 460593 (lost 25/08/44)	RK (22/05/43) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (03/12/42) EP (21/09/42) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge in Silver Destroyer & Fighter Oper. Clasps Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille) CK	KilledInAction (KIA) 25 August, 1944 in aerial combat over Beauvais, east of Saint-Claude near Creil, with a P-38 of the 474th FG, while returning from a mission. He bailed but from too low an altitude. His body was robbed of all his possessions by the French Maquis. He had several 4 engine victories. One known victory, his first known Soviet, an R-5 1 km SW of Wjerchowje on 8 February, 1942. Two Yak-1s on 4 July, 1942. A Yak-1 and an I-153 on 25 July, 1942. An I-16 Rata on 1 August, 1942. An I-153 on 23 August, 1942. A DB-3 on 24 August, 1942. An I-15 on 23 September, 1942. An I-153 on 31 October, 1942. An I-16 Rata on 5 November, 1942. A western victory, a B-24 S of Pilsen (Bohemia) on 22 February, 1944. Another, a B-24 40 km NNW of Brück on 25 February, 1944. A B-24 E of Wiener Neustadt on 12 April, 1944. A B-24 NW of Pressburg and a 2nd B-24 at Stockerau, on 26 June, 1944. The subject is buried in the German war cemetery at Beauvais, France in Block 3, Row 8, Grave 316. Added: RK awarded after achieving 15 aerial victories and destroying a further 11 aircraft on the ground.(CK) Courtesy CK	Courtesy CK		davedrury
12	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).
13	Ameln, Kurt	Fhr				5/JG-77 (S.U.)	Bf 109E-7 Werk # 3357 "Black 5 + -" (lost 10/2/41)	Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 2 October, 1941; Combat after a scramble off Perekop. Mombeek MIA List.
14	Anders, Kurt Emanuel	Lt	2/12/1920	Niederschönewalde		1/KG-54 (Med)	Ju 88A-4 Trop Werk # 141022 "B3 + EH" (lost 4/21/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew after making an emergency landing at sea 21 April, 1943 in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 7815 (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: He was the victim of Night Fighters in the vicinity of Djidjolli harbor (aufhimmelzuhause).
15	Andres, Ernst	Hptm.	9/19/1921	Pfullingen	28	KG-4, Stab II/KG-2 (5/43), Stfkpt 5/NJG-4 (2/45)	Do 217K-1 Wk# 4415 "U5 + AA" (lost 5/5/43), Me 410 & Ju 188 in KG-2, Ju 88G-1 Wk# 710856 "3C + FN" (lost 2/12/45)	RK(4/20/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/3/42) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Bomber & Night Fighter Operational Clasps	KilledInAction (KIA) 12 February, 1945 when his Ju 88G-1 "3C + FN" was shot down by a Mosquito as he was taking off from Gütersloh airfield near Oelde. His RO, Fw Kurt Sauter and Gunner, Ofw Gerhard Andrä, were also killed. He received the RK for bombing operations over England. He was injured the night of 4/5 May, 1943 when he crashed his Do 217 north of Amsterdam due to engine failure. Added: Killed were Obstlt Walter Bradel, Obs (see his entry in the Archive, bur Yssel CX-4-85) and Flg W.Becker, Gnr (bur Yssel CX-4-84). WIA were Uffz A.Drechler, R/O and Ogefr W.Schlagbaum, Mech/Gnr (SGLO). He was retrained as a Night Fighter in 1944, and it is not known if he scored any confirmed victories. Bowers/Lednicer suggests 29 victories. Courtesy Christian König	Courtesy Christian König
16	Annighofer, Kurt	Uffz				Unknown Bomber Unit	Ju 88A-12 Werk # 886312 (lost 4/18/44)	Bomber Operational Clasp	Pilot reported KIC 18 April, 1944 when his ac crashed into a rocky hillside north of Litomeric, CZ. due to low clouds; three unnamed crew also perished (F.Braun).
17	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.
18	Apostoluk, Kurt	Gefr	7/17/1923			3/JG-4 (4/44 Italy)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 18756 "Yellow 5" (lost 4/9/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	Killed in a mid-air collision at Peggio on 9 April, 1944 (JG-4 List). Added: The collision took place 1 km south of Peggio Renatico on 9 April, not 20 April as previously reported on the JG-4 List. Gefr Apostoluk is buried in the German War Cemetery at Costermano, Italy, Blk 4, Gr 855 (D.Drury).
19	Arndt, Werner	Fw				III./KG 30	Ju 88 A-4 "4D + ED" Werknr 140242 (lost), Ju 88 A-4 Werknr 142113 (lost 11/42)		KIC 5 November, 1942; takeoff accident at Nautsi Norway on a non-operational flight. Remaining crew (all KIC): Fw Franz Frei, Obsv; Uffz Friedrich Steube (20/06/20 in Dortmund, soldier since 1938 (CK), R/O and Ofw Fritz Reinike, Mech. Source: SIG Norway. WIA 15 June, 1942; shot down at the Kemi Bridge, an Uffz at the time. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Alfred Rennel, Observer; Fw Kurt Andreas, R/O and Ogefr Hans Matthias, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway. Steube
20	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
21	Auf der Heide, Heinrich	Uffz				11/TG-3	Ju 52/3mg5e Werk # 7083 "4V + FV" (Lost 2/4/45)	Transport Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 4 February, 1945 when his ac was lost over Budapest, Hungary due to Soviet flak, while on a night supply drop mission. The plane crashed at Budapest II district, near Csatarka St., between the Lato and Ferenc Hills, in the hilly NW part of Budapest (Gabor Horvath). Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA), desig unk): Fw Wilhelm Tessin, Ofw Kurt Braunger and Uffz Josef Baum (D.Drury).			aufx derx
22	Augenstein, Hans Heinz	Hptm	1921/11/07	Pforzheim Brötzingen in Baden	46	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).	Courtesy Christian König
23	Baartz, Kurt	Fw	11/20/1917	Kleinsilber		13/JG-300 (Reinsdorf)	Bf 109G-14 Werk # 464906 (or 462906) "White 3" (lost 12/17/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 17 December, 1944 during aerial combat at Milawatz, CZ. Source: JG-300 Loss List. Buried Valaaske Mezirici Cem, Czech Rep, Block 1, Row 25, Grave 1183. Added: The ac crashed near Usti, Prerov Dist, now Czech Rep. (D.Drury).
24	Bacher, Gerhard	Uffz	9/11/1921	Gammelberg		FFS A/B 9 (Grottkau)	Fw 58C-2 Werk # 1253 "NG + LF" (lost 1/15/44)	Pilot Badge (Instructor)	KIC with four student pilots, 15 January, 1944 during a training flight, crashing at Heidelberg bei Bad Landeck, Lower Silesia (now Voivodeship, Poland), after accidental ground contact. The four students (KIC): Gefr Walter Brecht (geb 10/13/23 Speyer), Uffz Walter Christ (geb 12/13/23 Olbersdorf), Uffz Gerhard Friese (geb 9/24/23 Aussig) and Flg Kurt Thurau (geb 10/22/24 Lindenau). Pilot Uffz Bacher, Gefr Brecht, and Uffz Christ are believed buried in Grodkow Poland. Uffz Friese is commemorated in the collective cemetery at Marianske Lanze. Flg Thurau is beleived buried at Wrzosowka, Poland (D.Drury).
25	Backenhausen, Kurt	Uffz				1(F)/122 (Med)	Ju 88A-4 Trop Werk # 5745 "F6 + PH" (lost 10/21/43)	Observer Operational Clasp	This ac was reported lost southeast of Rhodos 21 October, 1943, cause unknown, Pilot and Observer, Lt Christof Hammann, and two other unnamed crew returned (Ju 88 Loss List).
26	Baer, Kurt Gustav	Ofw	7/19/1917	Boddin		3 (or 9)/KGr-126 (Kampfgruppe-126*) (8/40)	He 111H-4 Werk # Unk "IT + ?L" (lost 8/16/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA in the North Sea the night of 15/16 August, 1940 after being shot down by flak over Immingham docks in Lincolnshire on a mission to Hull England. Remaining crew: Oblt Hans Folkmer (geb 6/4/1914), Obs 1 (born 04/06/14 (CKönig), KilledInAction (KIA), bur Yssel BQ/6/134); Fw Helmuth Kress (geb 6/14/1918, Stuttgart, wash ashore 10/5/40, bur St Nicholas Churchyard, N.Coates, E.Lindsey Dist, Lincolnshire, England, War Graves Plot, Gr 7), Obs 2 (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz W.Frestl, R/O (MIA) and Uffz E.Wandhoff, Flt Engr (MIA). *KGr-126 was previously a coastal reconnaissance unit but was absorbed into the Luftwaffe's strategic bombing force in mid-1940 (D.Drury).
27	Bahnemann, Horst Günther	Uffz	1/15/1922	Rastatt		9/KG-54	Ju 88A-4 Werk # Unk "B3 + DT" (lost 6/12/44)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 12 June, 1944 at Grainville-sur-Odon, Calvados, Fr., in the Seine Bay area, when attacked by a night fighter. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Gefr Kurt Gohl and Uffz Karl Schoffers. The deceased are buried in the german War Cem. at La Cambe Fr., Blk 9, Row 9 as follows: Uffz Bahnemann, Gr 345; Gefr Gohk, Gr 347 and Uffz Schoffers, Gr 343. In an earlier incident, in the same ac, on 20 April, 1944, during an operation over the North Sea, they were attacked by a night fighter. They escaped the attacker by evasive action, however, the gunner, Gefr Hans Schiebeck bailed, and the others returned home without him. The gunners body was recovered, but there is no listing for him in the VDK (D.Drury).
28	Banniza, Robert	Lt	31/01/14	Recklinghausen		Stab/ KG z.B.V. 102	Ju-52/3m Werknr 7332		KIA on 4 December 1941 at Neon Cherion/Crete for unknown reason. All are buried at the war cemetery in Maleme (Crete) (Grave 397). Crew: Oblt Kurt Glienke (25/12/11 in Stolp, grave 395), OFw Willy Joeres (24/01/14 in Wickrathberg/ Grevenbroich),			CKönig
29	Barabas, Kurt	Fw.	9/3/1919			6/SKG-10 (Channel)	Fw 190A-5 Werk # 50280 (lost 3/12/43)	Assault Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 12 March, 1943 during aerial combat near Coxyde, Belgium. Buried Lommel, 42/286. Source: A. Rosseels. Alternate spelling: Barabass.	Lommel, Belgium
30	Barabass, Kurt	Fw				II/SKG-10 (Channel)	Fw 190A-5 Werk # 820 (lost 3/11/43)	Assault Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 11 March, 1943 during aerial combat near Coxyde.
31	Barein, Kurt	Ofw	2/3/1914		1	1/JG-1 (6/41), 4/JG-1 (4/44)	Bf 109E & F, Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470609 "White 15" (lost 4/11/44)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 11 April, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-51 near Braunschweig. Buried Hankesbuettel, Grave 11. One known victory, his 1st, a Blenheim 60 km west of Alkmaar on 15 June, 1941.
32	Baron, Ludwig	Uffz	11/8/1917	Hambrücken		4/KG-53 (7/41)	He 111H-6 Werk # 4105 "A1 + CM" (lost 7/24/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC 24 July, 1941 when his ac accidentally struck an obstacle on the runway at Orscha Süd airfield, Belarus, killing four of the five onboard. Remaining crew: Lt Kurt Sachse, Obs (KIC); Gefr Horst Bührle, R/O (KIC) and Fw Karl Schmelzie, Gnr (KIC). The fourth, and unnamed, survived the creash. The remains of Uffz Baron, Lt Sachse and Fw Schmelzie, could not be recovered for burial in the collective cemetery at Shatkovo, Belarus. Their names are recorded in the memorial book there. Gefr Bührle is buried at Shatkovo, Blk 32, Row 22, Gr 860 (D.Drury).
33	Bartel, Kurt	Ofw				Stab II/KGzbV-1	Ju 52/3m "1Z + BC"	Transport Operational Clasp	One of three Ju 52s making emergency landings in Sweden on 14 April, 1940 due to navigational errors and running low on fuel. This one landed on the weak ice of Lake Vänern at Mariestad at 2247 hours. The crew attempted to taxi to shore, but fell through the thin ice and settled to the bottom. This occurred during exercise Weserübung after dropping paratroopers. They were a crew of five, however, only four are known. Remaining crew: Ofw Josef Becker, Fw Ernst Rethmeier and Uffz Werner Röhr. Note: the pilots were not positively identified by the author. I selected the two senior ranking persons as pilots. The wreckage was returned to Germany on 23 January, 1941 after its recovery and repair. Source: B.Widfeldt
34	Bartels, Kurt	Uffz	25/02/22	Bettingrode		4./SG 3	FW-190 F		KilledInAction (KIA) on 26/05/44 over Baltic Sea - Gulf of Finland			CKönig
35	Bartnik, Günther	Lt				3/KG-2 (7/42), 8/KG-2 (3/43)	Do 17Z, Do 217E-4 Werk # Unk "U5 + LS" (dam 7/27/42), Do 217 E-4 Werk # Unk (dam 8/19/42)	Bomber Operational Clasp	Took part in the 27 July, 1942 raid on the Rolls-Royce Plant in Derby England. Their ac was damaged and the crew were uninjured. Bartnik was most likely the Co-pilot. The other crew were: Gefr. Kurt Kuhling, Ogefr. Josef König and presumably pilot, Lt Helmut Ueberson. Jager Blatt article. In a second incident, same crew, they were shot up by fighters and AA fire on 19 August, 1942 in the vicinity of Dieppe (LOCS). The crew of Ueberson/Bartnik flew numerous missions over Northern England between 1942-1943, becoming the longest surviving crew in their unit by March, 1943. They were removed from operations and served in instructional capacities (Jager Blatt & LOCS).
36	Baten, Kurt Gerhard	Fw	12/12/1919	Bochelt	24	1/JG-52 (7/43 S.U.), 9/JG-1 (3/45 Anklam), JG-7	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 410007 "White 7" (lost 11/12/43), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 440642 "Yellow 16 + I" (lost 5/15/44), G-10 & G-14, Me 262	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP(3/31/44) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 12 November, 1943 after dowing a Yak-1 this date; bailed safely. Injured in a takeoff accident at Paderhorn on 15 May, 1944. One of the few remaining experienced pilots in 9/JG-1 in March, 1945. His first known victory, a Soviet Il-7 on 15 July, 1943. A Yak-1 on 16 July, 1943. A Yak-1 on 19 July, 1943. An Il-2 on 19 August, 1943. An Il-2 on 24 August, 1943. A LaGG-5 on 26 August, 1943. Two Pe-2s on 22 September, 1943. A Boston III on 27 September, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 20 October, 1943. A P-39 on 22 October, 1943. A Yak-1 on 29 October, 1943. A Yak-1 on 5 November, 1943. A Yak-1 on 10 November, 1943. Two Yak-1s, one (o.Z.) on 12 November, 1943. A P-39 by Novaya-Praga on 11 December, 1943. A Yak-9 on 7 January, 1944. A P-39 on 12 January, 1944. A Yak-1 an an Il-2 on 15 January, 1944. A P-39 on 16 January, 1944. One known western victory in JG-1, an Il-2 at Schröttersburg on 17 January, 1945. Another, his 24th, a P-39 in the Stolp area on 5 May, 1945. Added: EP date per Vermeer EP Awards List.
37	Bauer, Kurt	Uffz				Erg/SKG-10	Fw 190A-3 Werk # 2155 (lost 7/29/43)	Assault Operational Clasp	KIC 29 July, 1943 at the Cognac airfield in France, no cause reported.
38	Bauer, Kurt	Fw				7/ZG-1	Ju 88C-6 Werk # Unk (lost 3/10/44)	Destroyer Operational Clasp	MIA 10 March, 1944, when escorting the Japanese submarine I-29, he was attacked by Mosquitos of No.248 Sq., one piloted by S/Ldr Anthony D.Phillips, DSO, DFC, who sd the Ju 88 which crashed into the sea off Cabo de Penas, Asturias, Spain. Remaining crew: Uffz Karl Heinz Tomke, Obs (MIA) and Fw Josef Mrochen, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA), bur Cuacos de Yuste, Row 6, Gr 114). Source: D.Drury.
39	Baumgartner, Kurt	Oblt	2/8/1920			3(F)/Ob,d.L. (8/42 S.U.), 2/FAGr-5 (2/44)	Bf 109F-4 Werk # 10082 (lost 8/6/42), Ju 290A-5 Werk # 110177 "9V + DK" (lost 2/16/44)	Wound Badge Observer Operational Clasp	Injured in a crash after takeoff from the Gostkino-Charkow airfield on 6 August, 1942, on a non-operational flight, due to a servicing fault (LOCS). Added: MIA 16 February, 1944 while flying as Co-pilot for Hptm Karl Friedrich Bergen. They were sd into the Atlantic, west of Ireland, by two Grumman Martlets, of No.811 Sq. off the escort carrier HMS Biter. See Hptm Karl Friedrich Bergen for further detail (D.Drury).
40	Bäumler, Hans	Ofw	4/5/1915			1(F)/124 (Bardufoss)	Ju 88A-5 Werk # 088 0696 "G2 + CH" (lost 7/7/41)	EK 1 & 2 Observer Operational Clasp	KIC 7 July, 1941 when he crashed at Stormauken, by Rundhaug, 18km W of Bardufoss, on a non-operational transfer flight due to heavy fog. Remaining crew (all KIC): Oblt Karl Hönsbröch, Observer; Uffz Kurt Sandvoss, R/O and Uffz Georg Erbar, Mech. Source: SIG Norway. Added: Ofw Baumler buried at Narvik Norway, Blk 8. Row C, Gr 12. Oblt Hönsbröch (aka Karl Graf von und zu Hoensbroech) believed buried in an unknown grave in Narvik. Also in Narvik, Blk 8, Row C, Uffz Sandvoss in Gr 10, and Uffz Erbar in Gr 9 (D.Drury).
41	Bauschke, Herbert Kurt	Fw	13/05/15	Pätzdorf		FAR 51	W-34		KIC (as a flight instructor or pupil?) on 29 November 1940 at Konojad near Gosslershausen			CKönig
42	Bausek, Kurt	Hptm	10/20/1920			IV/KG-53 (5/42), 10/KG-53 (6/42), 8/KG-53 (10/42), Adj III/KG-53 (1/44), Stfkpt 7/KG-53 (1/45)	He 111H-16	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43) EK 1 & 2 EP (1/25/43), Bomber Operational Clasp	DK-G Awards List & LOCS.
43	Beck, Kurt	Uffz			10	11/JG-26 (4/44 Reich Def)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 162343 "Yellow 15" (dam 4/13/44), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 162681 "Yellow 4" (lost)	EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 25 May, 1944 in aerial combat in his "Yellow 4" with a P-47 of 356FG NE of Chaumont. He died in his AC. WIA 13 April, 1944 during aerial combat NW of Würtemburg/Ettingen, One known victory, his 10th, a B-17 (HSS) NE of Karlsruhe on 13 April, 1944. This was his only victory in JG-26, therefore, he must have served in another unit prior. Magnus.
44	Becker, Horst	Lt	4/24/1922	Bluesenbach, Cologne		4/KG-2 (8/43 Soesterberg, 3/44 France)	Do 217K-1 Werk# 4432 "U5 + GM" (lost 8/3/43), Ju 188E-1 Werk # 260238 "U5 + BM" (lost)		KilledInAction (KIA) 14/15 March, 1944 during a night attack on London, when he was shot down by a Mosquito of RAF No. 488 Sq., piloted by S/L S.L. Bunting (DFC). The AC was struck on the starboard engine, which caught fire and the AC veered sharply to starboard and dove into the ground on White House Farm, near Chelmsford, Essex, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Gerhard Bartolain, Observer; Uffz Albert Lange, R/O; Uffz Gunter Goecking, Gunner 1 and Ofw Heinrich Litschke, Gunner 2. Added: Belly landed 3 August, 1943 in Wk# 4432 at Oude Geinsche Polder, Vreeswijk Holland, due to engine trouble, pilot Lt Becker wounded. A Tech Rep, Prüfmeister Kurt Berthold (18/011/08 in Hilbersdorf, CK) was the only other onboard, and he died in the crash, buried Yssel CT-11-260 (SGLO).	Becker Litschke Litschke
45	Becker, Josef	Ofw				Stab II/KGzbV-1	Ju 52/3m "1Z + BC"	Transport Operational Clasp	One of three Ju 52s making emergency landings in Sweden on 14 April, 1940 due to navigational errors and running low on fuel. This one landed on the weak ice of Lake Vänern at Mariestad at 2247 hours. The crew attempted to taxi to shore, but fell through the thin ice and settled to the bottom. This occurred during exercise Weserübung after dropping paratroopers. They were a crew of five, however, only four are known. Remaining crew: Ofw Kurt Bartel, Fw Ernst Rethmeier and Uffz Werner Röhr. Note: the pilots were not positively identified by the author. I selected the two senior ranking persons as pilots. The wreckage was returned to Germany on 23 January, 1941 after its recovery and repair. Source: B.Widfeldt
46	Becker, Karl	Uffz				8/KG-30 (Schiphol)	Ju 88A-1 Werk # 5014 "5J + US" (lost 10/29/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 29 October, 1940 during a minelaying operation over the Thames, no cause reported. Remaining crew (MIA): Obs Oblt Johann Schubert; R/O Uffz Kurt Kaufmann and Gnr Ogefr Wilhelm Knau.
47	Becker, Karl Heinz	Fw			8	10/NJG-11 (aka Kdo Welter & NJ Kdo-262, Feb.45)	Me 262A-1 Werk # 500075 "Red 2" (20% dam 2/15/45; uninj emer land between Warendorf & Telgte, cause unk), Me 262B-1a/U1 Night Fighter	EP EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	Magnus Report. 5 Mosquitos. All victories in the Me 262. Second most successful Me 262 Night Fighter pilot. One known victory, a P-38 on 15 February, 1945. A 2nd, a Mosquito on 21 March, 1945. A 3rd, a Mosquito on 22 March, 1945. A 4th & 5th, both Mosquitos on 24 March, 1945. Nos. 6 & 7, both Mosquitos on 27 March, 1945. One of the victims on March 27th was F/Lt Andre van Amsterdam in a Mosquito Mk XVI Serial: MM131 XD-J of RAF No. 139 (Jamaica) Sq. north of Brandenburg. van Amsterdam bailed safely but has not been found (R.Philips). An 8th, a Mosquito on 31 March, 1945.
48	Becker, Kurt	Ofw			1	1/JG-300	Bf 109G-6	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a "4 mot Flzg." at Remscheid on 31 July, 1943.
49	Becker, Kurt	Fw			1	5/JG-302	Fw 190A-5 Werk # 155868 "Yellow 1" (lost 12/4/43)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC 4 December, 1943 at Freiburg/Elbe, cause unknown. One known victory, an "unidentified" AC at Berlin on 2 December, 1943. This may be a 2nd Kurt Becker, since the other was an Ofw in July, 1943, and this man is a Fw in December, 1943. (Could have been demoted!)
50	Beer, Kurt	Uffz				3/LG-1 (Africa)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2035 "L1 + TL" (lost 5/1/42)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew 1 May, 1942 at Hafen Port Said, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
51	Beesken, Kurt	Uffz			1	6/JG-54 (8/44 S.U.)	Fw 190A	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 on 1 August, 1944.
52	Behr, Johann	Ofw	7/7/1916	Köln		2/KG-40	He 177A-3 Werk # 535672 "F8 + ??" (lost 12/25/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC with his entire crew at "La Fontaine de Keriaquel", Pont Scorff, on 25 December, 1943, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all bur Pornichet Cem, Blk 9, Row 30): Ogefr Josef Förster (geb 9/9/1909 Schiorke, Gr 907); Fw Werner Götze (geb 7/20/1918 Hamburg-Altona, Gr 909) and Ofw Kurt Wyborny (geb 5/23/1914 Stargard, Gr 911). Pilot Ofw Behr buried Grave 910 (absa3945).
53	Behrend, Arnim	Uffz	1915/04/10 (CK)	Oranienburg/Berlin (CK)	1	5./NJG 1 (06/41)	Bf-110 C	probably at least EK 2	Added: KIFA on 28 June 1941 during failure of both engines in the landing process after combat mission and possible victory. Crew (KIFA): Radop Uffz Kurt Finke (born 02/03/14 in Hettstedt (CK). One known victory, a Wellington on 28 June, 1941, no location.
54	Behrend, Bernhard Johannes	Uffz	9/7/1917	Sande		Aufklarungsschule-1 (4/42 Grossenhain)	Do 17E Werk # 1016 (lost 4/22/42)	Pilot Badge	KIC with his entire crew, 22 April, 1942, when their ac crashed at Grossenborau, Silesia (today Borow Wielki, Poland), supposedly a result of pilot error. Remaining crew: Uffz Kurt Marschner, Obs and Uffz Herbert Liewald, R/O. The VDK states the deceased are most likely buried among the unknowns in the War Cem. at Stare Czarnowo (D.Drury).
55	Behrendt, Kurt	Ofw				Minensuchgruppe 1	Ju 52ms	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45) EK 1 & 2 Transport Operational Clasp	DK-G Awards List
56	Behrendt, Kurt	Fw				5/KG-53	He 111H-1 Werk # 2771 "A1 + AN" (lost 9/15/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	POW 15 September, 1940 after his ac was hit and damaged by several fighters, and made a forced landing at RAF West Malling, Kent. Remaining crew: Fw Rudolf Lichtenhagen, Obs (WIA/POW); Uffz Oskar Zilling, R/O (WIA/POW); Gefr Erich Franz Sailler, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC/1/9/357) and Gefr Herbert Lange, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC/1/9/354) (D.Drury).	Cannock Chase
57	Behrens, Otto	Maj	11/30/1913	Hannover		EKdo 190 (3/41), Erprobungsstaffel/JG-26 (Operational Test Unit), Stfkpt 6/JG-26 (8/41 Fr.), Rechlin Test Cntr (7/42)	Fw 190A-0, Fw 190A-1 "KB + PV" (8/41), Fw 190A-1 Werk # 10010 "Brown 5" (lost 3/24/42), Me 262A-1a Werk # 170095 "KD + EA"	Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 24 March, 1942 in aerial combat with a Spitfire flown by Australian pilot, F/O Hogo Armstrong of RAAF No. 129 Sq., near Le Treport. He bailed successfully. After recovery, he was transferred back to the Test Unit. He helped train JG-26 pilots when the Fw 190 replaced the Bf 109 in March 1941. His Fw 190 enthusiasm and skills are generally credited with saving the Fw 190 Program. He replaced Walter Schneider as Stfkpt 6/JG-26 in December, 1941. Survived the war testing Me 262s and Ar 234s for his good friend Kurt Tank. Killed in 1952 in a Pulqui jet fighter in front of Juan Peron in Argentina. Courtesy Christian König
58	Beiberich, Emil	Fw				Stab II/KG-54 (S.U.)	Ju 88A-5 Werk # 4211 "B3 + CC" (lost 7/19/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with his Observer Oblt Kurt Müller and two other unnamed crew on 19 July, 1941, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).
59	Beland, Kurt	Lt				2(F)/100 (S.U.)	Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430818 "T5 + DK" (lost 8/26/43)	Observer Operational Clasp	MIA with his Observer Lt Hans von Arnim and two other unnamed crew at Karbadinka Inlet 26 August, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
60	Bell, Kurt	Lt	5/14/1920		7	JG-101 (3/44), 15/JG-54 (12/44), III/EJG-2 (3/45), II/JG-7, JV-44	Bf 109G-2 Wk# 10782 (lost), Fw 190A-8 "Yellow 6" (lost), Me 262A-1a #110926 "White 10"	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	Shot down with wounds in his G-2 by Mont de Marsan on 5 March, 1944. Was injured in a crash landing in his A-8 after taking a flak hit near Düsseldorf on 24 December, 1944. One known victory, a P-38 at Hohe Venn on 17 December, 1944. One known Me 262 victory, a P-38 on 21 March, 1945. Deceased 10 April, 2002. Courtesy Christian Konig
61	Bellmacher, Kurt	Ogefr				1/StG-2	Ju 87B-1 (lost 8/2/40)	Dive Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC 2 August, 1940; his ac stalled at crashed at Ernes airfield, SE of Caen. His R/O-Gnr, Ogefr Mathias Luckas, was also KIC. No burial detail found (D.Drury).
62	Belser, Louis	OFw	31/07/11	Tübingen		II./ KG 54, 3./KGr.z.b.V. 9 (-03/42 Stfkpt)	Ju-52 "4V + HL" (lost on 21/03/42)	Bomber or Transport Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) with entire crew on 21/03/42, shot down by enemy fighters near Cholm, crashed 5 km south of Kamenka. Crew: Obsv and (co-?)pilot Hptm Plogstys, Ernst Erich Kurt (01/02/081 in Gelsenkirchen), Radop Uffz Ernst Knetsch (02/05/18 in Schönau/ Silesia), Engr Uffz Josef Schick (20/07/15 in Karlsruhe), Gunr OGefr Peter Ceglaraki (Geglaraki) (13/05/21 in Essen-Kray)			CKönig
63	Belz, Josef	Maj	9/28/1909	Kindelsdorf		KGr.z.b.V-500 (12/42), Stfkpt 7/Erg.TG (8/43-6/44), 2/KG-200 (11/44)	Ju 52, Ar 232, Fw 200, Ju 188, He 111 Werk # Unk (lost 11/2/44)	RK (12/23/42) EP (1/11/43) EK 1 & 2 Transport Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 2 November, 1944, cause unknown. His ac crashed 3km east of the Gross Schiemann airfield, near Ortelsburg (Traces of War & LOCS). (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Ar 232 A-101 The first and only unit fully equipped with Ar 232 was the 7./Erg.TG. (Supplementary transport squadron). Their formation, in Schönwalde near Berlin, was apparently ordered as early as June 1943, probably on the 15th. The first squadron commander, Walter Meltzer (Knights Cross) from III./TG 1, had been appointed, but together with the group commander the l./Erg.TG., Major Kurt Wendorff, in a test flight with the Ar 232 A-03, VD + YC, he was fatally injured in Schönwalde along with Oblt. Helmut Jardon, Offz.z.b.V., Ofw. Albert Klenk, Bordmechaniker, and Uffz. Heinrich Gräf, Bordfunker, all of the 7./Erg.TG. Meltzer's successor was Major Josef Belz. While he and a few other members of the squadron, including Ofw. Max Limbrecht, had already been instructed in the new pattern at the factory, it was not until December 1943 that the A-02 aircraft in Schönwalde could be deployed. That same month, the squadron was relocated to Eger. There it received three more machines in January (A-06, A-09 and B-06) and another two in February 1944. The last two should have been at least one more B, most likely the B-05.
64	Belz, Kurt	Uffz				4/NJG-3	Bf 110C-4 Werk # 3556 "D5 + CM" (lost 6/26/42)	Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 26 June, 1942, cause unknown, location not reported. His unnamed gunner also KilledInAction (KIA). Bf 110 Loss List
65	Bemme, Kurt	Uffz				1/JG-300	Bf 109G-14 most likely (lost date unknown)	Fighter Operational Clasp	Post war GDR pilot killed in a fatal BB.152 jet airliner crash in 1960. This crash ended the jets development (C.König). Courtesy Christian Konig
66	Bending, Kurt	Uffz				6/JG-53 (Reich Def)	Bf 109G-14/AS Werk # 784996 "Yellow 3 + -" (lost 12/6/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 6 December, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-51 in the Winden/Sinsheim area.
67	Bengston, Kurt	Fw				KG-27 or KG-4	He 111H-20 Werk # Unk "5 + F8" (?) (lost 1/12/45)	Bomber Operational Clasp	The ac reported crashed Rakovnjk, CZ. Pilot & crew believed bailed safely, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Uffz Alois Werner, Fw Hans Tschatscher, Fw Helmut Elsner and Fw Friedrich Ihnsen (F.Braun). Alternate spelling: Bengtson.
68	Benz, Kurt	Maj	2/13/1914			Stfkpt 1.KG.z.b.V.-60 ('41), KG.z.b.V.-500 (1/42), RLM Staff (5/43), Kdr III/JG-110 (2/45)	Ju 52, Bf 109 & Fw 190 in JG-110	RK(4/23/43) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/21/42) EK 1 & 2 Transport Operational Clasp in Gold	DK-G Awards List & LOCS.
69	Bergen, Karl Friedrich	Hptm	24/04/12 (CK)			Aufkl.Gr.-121 (9/39), Aufkl.Gr.Ob.d.L (4/41), 3(F)/Ob.d.L (to 6/43), Stfkpt 3(F)/Ob.d.L (6/43)	Ju 88D-1, Do 215B-4 Werk # 0093 (dam 4/25/41), Ju 290A-5 Werk # 110177 "9V + DK" (lost 2/16/44)	EP (05/06/43 CK) EK 1 & EK 2 at least Recce Operational Clasp in Bronze	MIA 16 February, 1944 with his entire crew when they were sd into the Atlantic, west of Ireland. They were downed by two Grumman; Martlets of FAA 811 Sq., piloted by Lts E.S.Erikson & W.C.Dimes, flying off the escort carrier HMS Biter.Remaining crew: Oblt Kurt Baumgartner, Co-pilot; Lt Martin Glöckhofer (or Glöckelhofer or Glöcklhofer), Obs; Reg.Rat Candidate Werner Cordes; Lt Gottfried Beninde; Ofw Heinz Felleckner; Fw Heinz Schacht; Ofw Ludwig Ebner; Uffz Jakob Daniel; Ogefr Josef Neubauer and Ogefr Karl Zinke. Oblt Bergen was injured in an emergency landing at Belgrade-Semlin airfield, Yugoslavia, cause unknown. A passenger, believed to be his observer, a Hptm Artmann, was on the flight, his disposition unknown (D.Drury).
70	Berger, Kurt	Uffz			2	2/JG-5	Bf 109G-6/U2 Werk# 441866 "Black 10"	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 16 July, 1944; Aerial combat near Dieppe/Abbeville. Mombeek MIA List. One known victory, a P-51 at Serifontaine on 5 July, 1944. A 2nd, a Spitfire in the Caen area on 14 July, 1944.
71	Berger, Kurt Bruno	Oblt	1919/09/28	Troppau (Opava)		10./ZG 26 (-09/42), ZG 76, (later renamed) JG 76, Stafü and Stfkpt 14./JG 300 (09-12/44)	Bf-110, Do-17 Z, Bf-109 G-14 (dam 12/11/44 and lost/dam on 27/11/44)	EK 1 (12/05/43) & EK 2 (30/09/42) Wound badge (27/11/44) Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze (25/09/42, though a ZG no destroyer badge!) Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold (29/05/43)) Afrika Cuff (01/03/43) 29.05.1943 German-Italian Africa Campaign Medal (29/05/43)	Pilot license awarded on 22/02/41. Shot down uninjured on 14/04/42, on 12/11/44 crashed on landing at Duderstadt airfield. WIA on 27/11/44 after air combat and emergency landing near Duderstadt, afterwards unable to fly /one of the few of his squadron to survive WW2. Deceased on 30/04/2016 in Fürth. Courtesy CK	Courtesy CK		CKönig
72	Bergmann, Kurt	Uffz				11/JG-2 (6/44)	Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170343 (lost 6/6/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 6 June, 1944; sd by German flak, crashed 1km S of Rouen (C.König).
73	Berlinke, Paul	Ofw	8/3/1919			11/KG-30 (Aalborg West)	Ju 88A-5 Werk # 2432 "4D + GV" (lost)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 7 May, 1944, when on the return from maintenance work performed in Kastrup, he was intercepted by a Mosquito VI of RAF No. 21 Sq., piloted by Wing Cmdr John "Bob" Braham and Navigator F/Lt Don Walsh. Berlinke tried to run for cloud cover, but was unsuccessful, and shot down west of Roskilde Denmark in a fiery crash. His body was found in the wreckage. Remaining crew: Ofw Karl Soldau (WIA), R/O, managed to bail safely. Gefr Werner Stark and Uffz Kurt Stephan both bailed, but were too low for their chutes to deploy. The three who perished were buried in the Kobenhavn Vestre (Copenhagen West) Cemetery on 12 May, 1944. Source: Air War over Denmark. Added: All buried German War Cem. Copenhagen West: Ofw Paul Berlinke in Blk A, Row 13, Gr 348; Gefr Stark in Blk A, Row 13, Gr 321 and Uffz Stephan in Blk A, Row 13, Gr 349 (D.Drury).
74	Bermadinger, Mathias	Hptm	10/31//1919	Salzburg, Austria		Stfkpt 9/KG-55 (4/42), Stfkpt 14(Eins)/KG-55 (2/44)	He 111H-16 Werk # 8327 "G1 + DR" (dam 3/5/43). He 111H-16 Werk # 162387 "G1 + CY" (lost 2/18/44)	RK(4/5/44 Post.) DK-D(4/28/42) EP 9/23/41) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold.	KilledInAction (KIA) 18 February, 1944 at Pleskau; failed to return from a mission in the Bologoye-Ostashkov area after being hit by Soviet flak from an armored train. Remaining crew: Ogefr Herbert Heinze, Engr, escaped by parachute; Fw Kurt Nitsche, Obs. and Uffz Hans Riese, R/O, both KilledInAction (KIA). WIA by bullets 5 March, 1943; attacked by Soviet fighters near Merefa. 466 combat missions.
75	Bernhard, Dietrich Dieter	Lt	10/13/1921	Hameln		8/KG-6 (Channel)	Ju 88S-1 Werk # 140583 "3E + GS" (lost 11/5/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 5 November, 1943; shot down by a Mosquito of RAF No. 410 Sq., piloted by F/O F. Green during a London mission. The Ac crashed into the sea 15 miles south of Dungeness, Kent. Remaining crew (MIA): Fw Kurt Koehler, Observer and Fw Ernst Reuvers, R/O. No gunner reported.	Courtesy Christian König
76	Bernhard, Richard	Fw				KGr.z.b.V.-600 (4/43)	Ju 52 Werk # 5359 "C6 + EB" (lost 4/11/43)	Transport Operational Clasp	MIA with his entire crew 11 April, 1943; sd by fighters in the Trapani-Tunis area. Remaining crew: Ogefr Günther Sassa, R/O; Flg Günther Knappick, Mech and Uffz Kurt Biernackl, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
77	Bernicke, Kurt	Ofw				2/KG-30	Ju 88A-4	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/1/43) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp	DK-G Awards List
78	Berning, Kurt	Ofw				1/KG-77 (Med)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140208 "3Z + JH" (lost 12/15/42)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) at Philippville 15 December, 1942, cause unknown, three other unnamed crew MIA (Ju 88 Loss List).
79	Bertram, Helmut "Hans"	Obstlt	2/3/1907			Stfkpt 5/Bo.Fl.Gr-196, Kdr II/KG-26 (1/41)	He 111H-5 Werk # 3848 "1H + GM" (lost 1/18/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	POW 18 January, 1941 when he was serving as a crewmember (Obs) in an ac piloted by Oblt Hans Folter. They ran out of fuel during a raid on the Suez Canal, and made a force landing in the desert west of Tobruk. The German crew were captured by the British. Remaining two crew (desig unk: Uffz Kurt von Holst and Uffz Werner Lissmann. Maj Bertram was promoted to Obstlt while in captivity (D.Drury).
80	Bertram, Herbert	Oblt	3/25/1915	Berlin		I/KG-200 (Finow)	Unk	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 12 March, 1945 near Parndorf Austria, no further detail. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Kurt Lisker, Uffz Hans Ott and Ofw Werner Neumeister. All four deceased are buried in the War Cem. at Mattersburg Austria, in Blk 1, Row 10, Graves 226 & 227. Oblt Bertram is presumed to be the pilot due to lack of crew position detail (D.Drury).
81	Bertram, Karl	Uffz				7/NJG-1	Bf 110D Werk # 3356 (lost 10/28/40)	Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 28 October, 1940 when he crashed in Schleswig-Holstein, west of Kiel, following an engagement with a British bomber. A brother of Hans and Otto. His Gunner, Ofw Kurt Lorenz was also KilledInAction (KIA) (Bf 110 Loss List).
82	Besgen, Egon	Lt	2/18/1923		1	5/JG-1	Fw 190A-4 Werk # 2291 (or 7201) "Black 10" (lost 5/27/43)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 27 May, 1943 in aerial combat with a Norwegian Spitfire "BS 466" of RAF No. 331 Sq., piloted by Lt Kurt Bache, SSE of Eekloo, Be.. Buried Lommel, Block 32 Gr 79. His 1st victory (and only), a Ventura, was achieved on 3 May, 1943, over Haarlem.	Lommel, Belgium
83	Beumer, Richard	OFw				I./KG 40	Fw 200 C-1 "F8 + KH" Werknr 0015 (lost 20/08/40)		Interned 20 August, 1940 after his ac crashed on Faha Ridge, Mount Brandon, County Kerry due to foul weather. Added: He took off from Bordeaux-Merignac, France. Aircraft crashed i above the Grotto on the pilgrims path on Mount Brandon (CK). The crew all survived and became prisoners. Remaining crew (all interned at Camp Curragh, County Cork): Reg.Rat.Dr Erich Kreuger, Meteorologist; Obsv Oblt Kurt Heinrich "Heinz" Mollenhauer (Ek 1+2, born 1915, deceased 1991, buried Friedhof Brockeswalde Cuxhaven, CK); Radop OFw Ludwig Wochner (Ek1+2); Mech Uffz Hans Bell and Gunr Gefr Kurt Kyck. Source: D.Drury. Courtesy CK	Mollenhauer Wochner Bell Kyck Courtesy CK
84	Biermeier, Karl	Fw	7/19/1919			5/KG-55 (9/43)	He 111H-16 Werk # 160120 G1 + DV" (lost 9/8/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with the entire crew 8 September, 1943, when their ac was destroyed by a bomb, either carried onboard, or dropped from above, at Nowo-Ekonomitschekoje, Ukraine. Remaining crew (desig unk): Ogefr Kasimir Blaschinski, Uffz Albert Oehlschlegel, Fw Kurt Rasch and Uffz Johannes Walther. Pilot, Fw Biermeier, is commemorated in the German War Cemetery at Kharkiv, Ukraine (D.Drury).
85	Bildau, Kurt	Lt			2	1/JG-20 (6/40), 7/JG-51 (9/40 Channel)	Bf 109E-4 Werk # 3266 (lost 9/15/40)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, his 1st, a Hurricane in the Dieppe/Neufchatel area, 7 June, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire NW of Cape Gris Nez on 8 July, 1940. Lt Bildaus AC crashed 15 September, 1940 after aerial combat with RAF fighters, while escorting bombers. His engine caught fire and the AC crashed at Nelson Park near Dover, where he was taken prisoner.
86	Binzer, Johann	Uffz	5/5/1916	Ried		III/KG-53 (12/39 Giebelstadt)	He 111H Werk # Unk (lost 12/7/39)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC 7 December, 1939, when his ac stalled on takeoff from Giebelstadt airfield. He took off too steeply and stalled. Also killed, was Oblt Kurt Hülse (geb 4/4/1915, Jarocin Poland), believed to be either the AC Kdr or the Observer. The two unnamed remaining crew were uninjured in the crash. It is unknown if Uffz Binzer was the pilot. Uffz Binzer is buried in the German War Cem. at Treuchtlingen am Nagelberg, Field 1, Grave 12. Oblt Hülse is now buried in Cmentarz Komunalny (Community Cem.), Krosno Odrzanskie, Powiat Krosnienski, Lubuskie, Poland, no further grave location provided (D.Drury).
87	Birkenstock, Hans Jörg	Oblt	12/25/1919	Darmstadt	7	NJG-1, NJG-4, Stab I/NJG-6 (1/44), Added: 6./NJG 1 (02/42) (CKönig)	Bf-110 E-1 "G9 + CP" Werknr. 3479 (12/41) (CKönig), Bf-110 F-4 in NJG-4, added: Bf-110 G-4 "2Z + BB" Werknr. 730102 in I./ NJG 6,Bf-110 "G9 + AP" Werknr. 3737 (02/42) (CKönig)	EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 19 May, 1944; crashing at Vossenack/Eifel, probably shot down by an intruder (Boiten). One known victory, a Lancaster at Erfenbach on 10 August, 1943. A 2nd, a Lancaster at Alsenborn on 11 August, 1943. A 3rd, a Stirling at St. Martin on 18 November, 1943. A 4th, a Lancaster at Berlin-Spandau on 30 January, 1944. A 5th, a Lancaster 60 km SE of FuF Kuli on 25 February, 1944. A "4 mot" by ramming, a Halifax LK 750 "MH-Y2" of RAF No. 51 Sq., piloted by F/G Charles R. Seaman(KilledInAction (KIA)), over Baumholder on 18 March, 1944. Remaining crew: Sgt William Powell, Flt Engr(POW); F/S William A. Robson, Nav(POW); Sgt Roberet H. Pickford, R/O(POW); F/S Edward A. Glover, Bombadier(KilledInAction (KIA)); Sgt Leslie A. Baldwin, Rear Gunner(POW) and Louis H. Gulliver, Mid Upper Gunner(Inj/POW). Sgt Gulliver came down in the central section of the Halifax, being one of a few people to survive a drop of 23,000 feet without a parachute, although he was very badly injured. Birkenstock and his two crewmembers, Uffz Walter Welz (geb 6/19/1921 Brettach, Heilbronn), R/O and Uffz Kurt Maciejewski (geb 3/11/1920 Neumünster) (KilledInAction (KIA) 5/27/44) Gunner, also managed to bail from their stricken AC (Source: Peter H. Gulliver, son of Louis H. Gulliver). Added: Flying accident on 08-09/12/41 on airfield when the Bf 110 turned over and KIFA crew member Uffz Erwin Schulze (see pic2) . WIFA on 24/02/42 on a transport flight to Lüneburg 3 km E of Bremen airfield. Starboard engine caught fire shortly after take-off. Aircraft attempted to return to airfield but starboard wing tip hit the ground and aircraft crashed (Crew (WIFA): Radop Uffz Johann Weiker (born 06/07/22 in Krieglach/Steiermark, later KIA on 20/10/43 in 4./NJG 6), Gunr OFw Gerhard Lange (born 04/10/14 in Straßburg). (CKönig)	J Weiker Courtesy Christian König
88	Birnschein, Heinz	Hptm	7/18/1913	Teuchem/Weissenfels	3	3/NJG-3 (7/44), Stfkpt 9/NJG-3 (8/44), Kdr II/NJG-3 (1/45)	Bf 110G-4, Ju 88G-1 "D5 + AT" (dam 8/26/44), Ju 88G-6 Werk # 621612 "D5 + AT" (lost 1/17/45)	EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 16/17 January, 1945, crashing after aerial combat with a Mosquito of RAF No. 157 Sq., piloted by F/Lt A McKinnon by Lüneburg (Boiten). His Mechanic, Uffz Kurt Barth was injured in the crash. One known victory, a "4 mot" at Vendome on 1 July, 1944. A 2nd, a "2 mot" (B-26 most likely) at Amiens on 8 July, 1944. A 3rd, a "4 mot" 25 km NW of Vechta on 13 August, 1944. His Ju 88G-1 was shot down w/o injuries near Frankfurt the night of 25/26 August, 1944. Remaining crew: Uffz Josef Scholten, R/O (WIA) and Uffz Fritz Wendland, Gunner.
89	Bitterlich, Kurt	Oblt				2/KG-100 (1/43), 2/KG-4 (10/43)	He 111H-16 Werk # Unk "6N + KK" (lost 11/18/43)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 18 November, 1943 in the vicinity of Melitopol, cause unknown (DK-G Awards List & LOCS).
90	Bittkau, Kurt	Wart(?)				Stab/JG-300	Fw 190A-6 & Bf 109G-6	Fighter Operational Clasp	Bittkau appears on an AC Lost List; AC lost 4/8/44 at Rheine, pilot disposition unknown. Need to check the rank...unknown to me! I believe a "Wart" may refer to a Ground Crew member.
91	Blameuser, Johann	Fw	1/27/1917	Solingen		Stab/StG-1	Ju 87B Werk # 5447 "A5 + HA" (lost 9/5/40)	Dive Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC 5 September, 1940; crashed at Brias/Pas-de-Calais, cause unknown. His R/O-Gnr, Uffz Kurt Elsner. Both are buried in the German War Cem. at Bourdon, Blk 18, Row 9; Blameuser in Gr 348, Elsner in Gr 346 (D.Drury).
92	Blank, Kurt	Fw	02/10/20			1./SG 3	Ju-87 D		MIA on 07/04/44 at the Pantherstellung. Crew: Franke, Heinz. Added: probably the same Franke who participated in Greece in 1./ StG 3 in 08-11/43 where he flew with another pilot (Fritz ?) (CK)			CKönig
93	Blaseberg, Kurt	Lt				4(F)/14 (S.U.)	Ju 88D-5 Werk # 430226 "5F + NM" (lost 7/3/42)	Observer Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew in the Rzhev-Velikiye-Luki area 3 July, 1942, cause not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The reconnaissance mission took place in the Smolensk area, Rzhev being to the NE and Velikiye being to the NW of Smolensk. Remaining crew: Lt.d.R. Georg Bauer (geb 11/17/11916), Obs (KilledInAction (KIA), commemorated in the memorial book at Dukhovschina Cem, Russia); Gefr M.Buschmann, R/O (MIA) and Gefr M.Wirsing, Gnr (MIA) (D.Drury).	Bauer. Courtesy Christian König
94	Blass, Siegfried	Fw				9/KG-27	He 111P-2 Werk # 1535 "1G + ??" (90% destroyed)	Bomber Operational Clasp	Pilot believed uninjured 12 December, 1940, when his ac was attacked by a Beaufighter of No.604 Sq., piloted by F/Lt Hugh Speke w/ Sgt Alfred K.Sandifer, Radar Operator. It may have been a "shared victory" with a F/O Whitney W.Straight. Blass managed to return to Rennes, where his ac sustained further damage due to heavy ground contact. Remaining crew: Fw Kurt Müller, Obs (believed uninjured); Uffz Rudolf Kranert, R/O (WIA) and Uffz Martin Peper, Flt Engr (WIA/DOW 12/13/40, bur German War Cem., Mont-de-Huisnes (Fr) Crypt 9, Gr 95 (D.Drury).
95	Blech, Kurt	Fhr				IV/JG-301 (Reich Def)	Bf 109G-10 Werk # 151621 (lost 3/2/45)	Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 2 March, 1945 during aerial combat east of Burg (Bf 109 Loss List).
96	Blohm, Günter	Lt	8/2/1923			BFS-1 (6/43), 8/KG-26 (1/44 France)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 822603 "1H + ET" (lost 1/23/44)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 23 January, 1944; on the way to target the Anzio invasion fleet, he was sd by a 52FG 12th USAAF Spitfire. He belly landed on he beach near Marina di Pisa, W of Pisa, Toskana, Italy. Remaining crew (all slightly Inj): Uffz Kurt Stein, Ogefr Philipp Sander and Ogefr Heinz Böhland (C.König).
97	Bloos, Hermann	Uffz	10/18/1920	Alzey, Rheinland		8/KG-40	Fw 200C-4 (lost 12/11/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC 11 December, 1943; crashed at Saint Sulpice, near Limoges, during a delivery flight, when the AC struck a power line. He was serving as Co-pilot this date with Ofw Kurt Botzmann. Buried Ehrenfriedhof, Block H 24. Source: B.Bines.
98	Blume, Kurt	Uffz				3/KG-77 (S.U.)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 4616 "3Z + ML" (lost 6/28/42)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew at Jastrebowka on 28 June, 1942 after being attacked by a fighter (Ju 88 Loss List).
99	Blumenberg, Kurt	Uffz			1	14/JG-4	Bf 109G-14 Werk # 782405 "Yellow 11" (lost 11/25/44), Bf 109G-14/AS (lost 4/8/45)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 8 April, 1945 by "enemy fire" north of Günserode (Jager Blatt 4/2003). WIA 25 November, 1944 during aerial combat at Neuweiler, bailed safely (JG-4 List). One known victory, a P-47 at Strasbourg on 25 November, 1944.	Courtesy Christian Konig
100	Blüthgen, Willi	Ofw.				4/KG-200	Ju 188 (lost 12/9/44)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 9 December, 1944 over France, no further detail. Remaining crew (MIA): FhjOfw Konrad Ellmer, Obs & RK Holder; Ofw Helmut Klimek, R/O & RK Holder; Ofw Kurt Stegmann, Flt Engr and Uffz Stefan Gessner, Parachute Observer. Ellmer & Klimek won their RKs while serving on the crew of Eduard Skrzipek in KG-27.

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