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#Pilot (↑)RankBornPlaceScore (↑)UnitsAircraftAwards*************Notes*************PhotoLinksAuthorComments
101 Bötel, Hans-GeorgLt06/06/18 (CKönig)Bornum (CKönig)36/NJG-2 (7/42 Leeuwarden)Bf 110F-4 Werk # 2667 "R4 + EP" (lost 7/3/42)EK 1 & 3
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC the night of 2/3 July, 1942 when his 110 crashed at Britswerd Holland, north of Sneek, on his final approach to the Leeuwarden airfield. Remaining crew disposition unknown (DeSwart & Boilten). Added: Both Lt Bötel and his R/O-Gnr, Gefr Lothar Radecker (born 03/10/21), are buried Yssel, Lt Bötel AR-6-142, Gefr Radecker AR-6-140 (SGLO).
102 Bothe, FwII/NJG-2Ju 88G-6 "4R + DP" (lost)Night Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) the night of 27-28 December, 1944 Remaining crew: Uffz Claus, R/O; Ogefr Frasch.
103 Bötker, Nikolas "Claus"Lt12/11/1913SonderburgRLM Pool (4/37), K/88 (Barcelona Spain 1/39)He 111 Werk # 2234 (lost 1/25/39)Spanish CrossKilledInAction (KIA) the night of 25 January, 1939; chased by fighters, he crossed into France, jettisoned his bombs, and flew into a mountain in the Arrens vicinity. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Fritz Seiler, Uffz Armin Möller and Uffz Otto Adler (Gilles Collaveri & LOCS).
104 Böttger, Hans GeorgHptmII/SKG-10 (5/43 Channel)Fw 190A-5/U8Assault Operational ClaspII/SKG-10 Personnel list. Source: Colin Fuller.
105 Boxhammer, Georg (Jorg?)Oblt7/11/1918Schlossberg1I/SKG-210, 3/ZG-1 (5/42 Poland)Bf 110F-2 Werk # 4610 (lost 5/29/42)DG-G(3/6/42)

EK 1 & 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		He and two unnamed crew KIC 29 May, 1942 when he crashed at Krakau airfield during a transfer flight, due to engine failure. He may have had one daytime victory also. Source: T. Boiten. Buried in Krakow (LOCS).
106 Brandel, GeorgUffzII/Schl.G.-2 (3/43)Fw 190A-3 Werk # 1278 (lost 3/30/43)Student Pilot ?, Wound BadgeInjured 30 March, 1943 when his ac crashed mid-air with another 190, piloted by Uffz Herbert Rademacher (KIFA), near Trudering (Qu.Meister File).
107 Brandes, RichardUffz8/KG-77Do 17Z Werk # 2642 "3Z + GS" (lost 7/3/40) Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		POW 3 July, 1940; sd with wounds when he was attacked by Hurricanes of No. 32 Sq., piloted by P/O Peter Gardner, Sgt William Higgins and Sgt Edward Bayley. The ac crashed at Paddock Wood, Kent. Remaining crew: Oblt Hans Georg Gallion, Obs (POW/WIA); Ogefr Erich Hofmann, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Waldemar Theilig, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA)). Hofmann & Theilig buried at CC, Plot 7, Row 1; Hofmann in Gr 248; Theilig in Gr 249 (D.Drury).
Cannock Chase
108 Bräuer, RolfOfw1/KG-4He 111H-20 Werk # 700014 (lost 1/19/45)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 19 January, 1945 when his ac crashed in Budapest Hungary, cause unknown. Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Raymund Müller, Obs; Uffz Bernhard Rose, R/O; Uffz Heinz Siebeneichler, Flt Engr and Ogefr Georg Hartig, Gnr. No known graves (D.Dury).
109 Braun, Brunno GeorgOfhr2/NAGr-13Bf 109G-8 Werk # 200628 (lost)Assault Operational ClaspHit by flak in 1944 (exact date unknown) over St Florent, the engine in his G-8 began to overheat causing him to bail out between Corsica and Cote d Azur. He was picked up by an English ASR boat and became POW. Jager Blatt 4/2003.
110 Braunmüller, JosefUffz2/11/1921Stockheim7/ZG-26Bf 110G-2 Werk # 150134 "3U + DR" (lost 6/16/44) Wound Badge, Destroyer Operational Clasp WIA 16 June, 1944 during aerial combat, crashed at Guta Hungary. He was taken to Kriegslazarett 4/605 in nearby Komaron, but DOW the same day. His R/O, Uffz Georg Grüner, was also wounded. Uffz Braunmüller is buried in the War Cemetery at Budaörs Hungary, Blk 12, among the Unknown (D.Drury).
111 Braunschirn, GeorgOfw12Legion Condor, 1/JG-54 (7/41 S.U.), 8/JG-54 (8/41)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 38215 "Black ?" (lost)
Spanish Cross
EP

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 16 August, 1941 over Kingisepp, S.U.. Five victories in Spain. His first known Soviet victory, a SB-2 on 6 July, 1941. A 2nd & 3rd, both I-16s on 9 July, 1941. Another double, his 4th & 5th victories, both SB-3s on 15 July, 1941. A triple, all SB-3s on 24 July, 1941. Nos. 9 and 10, both SB-2s on 2 August, 1941. Another double, nos. 11 and 12, both I-153s, on 10 August, 1941. Braunschirn was one of the first JG-54 top aces to fall on the Eastern Front. Alternate spelling: Braunchirn.
112 Braunshim, GeorgUffz52.J/88 Legion CondorBf 109B-2 in Spain, Bf 109E (lost 7/25/40)
Spanish Cross
Fighter Operational Clasp		 All five victories in Spain, Soviet type ac (Safarikovi Claims List/D.Drury).
113 Breiler, ErnstFw1(F)/AGr,ObdL. (Oldenburg)He 111P Werk # unk "T5 + AH" (lost 3/7/40) Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp 		POW 7 March, 1940; sd with wounds after being attacked by five Spitfires of No. 603 Sq., crashed at sea 64 miles east of Aberdeen Scotland (Observer Loss List). Added: Remaining crew (MIA): Lt Hans Georg Fröse, Obs; Uffz Ernst Kerch, R/O and Uffz Ewald Ofner, Flt Engr (D.Drury).
114 Breitschädel, GeorgUffz6/KG-26 (Blankensee)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 6535 "1H + DP (lost 11/12/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 12 November, 1943 when the AC crashed into the Baltic Sea approximately 25 km east of Gedser Denmark, with the loss of the entire crew. The cause of the crash was not given. The pilot and Observer, Ogefr Wolfgang Beyerlein have no known graves. Remaining crew: Ogefr Helmut Meissner, R/O, was retrieved from the sea and buried at the Bispebjerg Cemetery on 30 November, 1943, then transferred to the Kobenhavn Vestre Cemetery on 22 March, 1944. Ogefr Alfred Deutschler, Gunner, was buried in the Kaliningrad Standortfriedhof. Source: Air War over Denmark.
115 Brendebach, GeorgOfw5/KG-2 (3/42 Soesterberg, 8/42)Do 217E-2 Werk # 5322 (or 5532) "U5 + FN" (lost 3/4/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/15/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List & www.aircrashsites.co.uk. Added: Pilot and two crew reported safe when their ac crashed at an undisclosed location, but most likely in Holland since the Gunner, Uffz Herbert Weber (30/06/16, CKönig), was killed in the engagement. He was hit 1km E of Great Yarmouth in the spinal cord by ship defense fire, and died in a Luftwaffe hospital; initially buried Amsterdam, final burial Yssel CX-6-128. Remaining crew: Lt A.Hein Obs and Uffz W.Lotz, R/O (SGLO).
116 Brendelbach, GeorgOfw5/KG-2, V/NJG-2Do 217Z & E in KG-2, Ju 88G6c in NJG-2Bomber & Night Fighter Operational ClaspsFlew many bombing missions against England, many times returning with flak damage or only one engine, causing emergency landings. Later joined the Night Fighters. Jager Blatt 5/2003.
117 Bretnütz, Hans GeorgOblt2/FAGr-5Ju 290A-7 Werk # 0188 "9V + FK" (lost 5/26/44)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 26 May, 1944; sd into the Atlantic by a Sea Hurricane of FAA 835 Sq., piloted by Lt Allen Burgham, off HMS Nairana. Remaining crew: Uffz Wolfgang Bock, Co-pilot; Lt Hans Mahs, Obs; Fw Fritz Wiens, R/O 1; Ogefr friedrich Bauer, R/O 2; Gefr Eduard Mrowczynski, Flt Engr; Uffz Wilhelm Bruckhaus, Gnr 1; Uffz Herbert Möller, Gnr 2; Ogefr Karl Horn, Gnr 3 and Gefr Karl Unger, Gnr 4 (D.Drury).
118 Brey, GeorgFw12/JG-52 (7/41 DeVlijt FP), 4/JG-52 (12/41 S.U.)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 8129 (35% dam 7/1/41), Bf 109F-2 Werk # 12745 "White 6" (lost 12/2/41)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 2 December, 1941, shot down at Ruplewo by Soviet fighters as he was strafing a truck column. His first victory, a Stirling 150 km NW of Borkum on 1 July, 1941, an Uffz at the time. Added: He was uninjured 1 July, 1941 in a landing accident at the De Vlijt airfield (SGLO).
119 Bruchstadt, GeorgOfwFl.ü.G.-1Bf 109G-2 Werk # 10519 (60% dam 6/1/43)Wound Badge
Pilot Badge		Injured 1 June, 1943; crash landed at Jüterbog on a delivery flight.
120 Brukhard, HansFw9/KG-76 (4/43)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2469 "F1 + GR" (lost 4/15/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 15 April, 1943, when they crashed in the Port of Bone, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Uffz Jakob Staab, Obs; Uffz Georg Appel, R/O and Ufz Alois Koppitz, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
121 Brütting, GeorgObltKG-27 (May have been an Observer)He 111P & H
EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		Author of the book, "Das waren die deutschen Kampflieger-Asse, 1939-1945", (Publ 1975) from which most of the bomber pilot data was recorded. He is listed as a crew member with Hptm Peters on a 12 April , 1941 mission over the Vandeville airfield, near Lille.
122 Buchholz, HeinrichOFw26/01/13Stargard1./KG 53He-111 H-6 "A1 + AL" (lost)MIA on 28 December 1942 at Pleskau (Kiehl chronicle). Crew (all MIA): possibly Obsv + Stfkpt Hptm Ernst Gehrke (20/11/13), Mech OFw Georg Geltinger (05/11/16 in Mittelfranken), Obsv Fw Arno Gross (22/09/18 in Berlin), Gunr OGefr Alfred Bergmann (27/11/17 in Neu-Ulm). LOCS gives crash site in area of Velikiye Luki for Gehrke and VDH for Geltinger and Gross too. VDH lists Bergmann MIA at Orel. All those listed here were MIA on 28/12/42 but with different places. One of these is certainly the Radop, probably Gross though stated otherwise.


ergmann


Geltinger


Gross

CKönig
123 Büchner, ClausUffz5/JG-1Fw 190A-7 Werk # 340048 "Black 6" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 4 May, 1944 when he crashed at Störmede during a practice flight, due to engine failure. Source: L.Wiegels.
124 Bugislaus, Georg AndreasHptm6/24/1911Burg10/KG-2 (8/43), 3/KG-2 (12/43), Stfkpt 2/KG-66 (4/44)Ju 188E-1 Werk # 269360 "Z6 + CK" (lost 6/17/44)DK-G (1/1/45), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational Clasp in SilverMIA 17 June, 1944; crashed at Vire-Mündung while on a mission, cause unknown. Remaining crew (MIA): Ogefr Egon Erben, geb 2/12/1925, Obs; Gefr Kurt Wollermann, geb 2/25/1925, T.Obs; Fw Alois Bretscher, geb 9/28/1916, R/O and Uffz Hermann Stein, geb 5/7/1920, Mechanic. Source: B.Bines. Added: Prior to becoming a pilot, he was a navigator/observer in September, 1941 (LOCS).
125 Buhl, GeorgUffz8/JG-11 (Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-14/AS Werk # 784037 "Blue 29 + -" (lost 2/8/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 8 February, 1945 during aerial combat west of Küstrin.
126 Burkardt, FriedrichOblt11/7/1916RostockIII/JG-26 (joins 1/45), 5/JG-26Fw 190D-9 (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 31 March, 1945 during aerial combat with a Spitfire of RCAF No.402 Sq. 5 km E of Bissel. His mission was to stafe and bomb Allied traffic on the Lüdinghausen-Olfen Road, and as he was searching through the haze, he and his unit were jumped by the Spitfires. Fw Georg Raith was also killed on this mission.
127 Bürke, GeorgFw15/NJG-4Bf 110, Ju 88
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a "4 mot" at Morvan on 26 July, 1944. Alternate spelling: Bürkle (Boiten).
128 Büsen, Dr. Nikolaus ClausHptm3/6/1911KielStfkpt 1(F)/122 (Catania Sicily 5/42)Do 17F & P, He 111H, Ju 88A, Ju 88D-5 Werk # 430048 "F6 + HH" (lost 6/13/42)
RK(9/4/42 Post.)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/24/41)
Wound Badge

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		WIA 13 June, 1942 (DOW 14 June, 1942) when he was shot down by British Sea Hurricane fighters off the carrier HMS "Eagle", as he was shadowing the relief convoy "Harpoon", headed for Malta. He crashed along the Algerian coast, near Algiers. Remaining crew (disposition unknown): Uffz Rudold Ziegler, Obs; Fw Hans Göringer, R/O and Ogefr Heinrich Bender, Gunner. Wiki Luft data.
129 Caesar, EdgarHptm6/10/1912 Stfkpt 3(F)/122 (4/40-5/40 Sola-Stavanger) Do 17P, He 111H-3 Werk # 5640 "F6 + DH" (lost 5/12/40) Observer Operational Clasp KIC 12 May, 1940; flew into a mountain during a dawn reconnaissance mission, killing the entire crew, remaining crew unnamed. Wiki Luft data. Added: the cause was heavy fog and the crash happened on Vanna Island. Remaining crew (KIC): Uffz Otto Karnapp, Uffz Hans Joachim Müller and Uffz Georg Ableitner (Flyvrak Norway). Added: The four crew are buried in the German War Cem. at Narvik, Norway, Blk 13, Row L1 as follows: Caesar Gr 9, Karnapp Gr 10, Müller Gr 11 and Ableitner Gr 8 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Cäsar (VDK).
130 Campe, Hagen vonLt3/13/1922Bückeburg2/NJG-1 (7/41 Venlo)Bf 110C-4 Werk # 3506 (lost 7/16/41) Night Fighter Operational Clasp His Bf 110 crashed NW of Bergen Holland, NNW of Boxmeer, on 16 July, 1941, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: He was reported KilledInAction (KIA), location in a swampy area known as the "Vilt", 1km N of Beuge, Holland, Prov North Brabant. Lt Campe buried at Alt Südfriedhof, Weisbaden, Section C1, Gr 63. His R/O, Gefr Georg Otto "Willi" Schumann, born 2 October, 1917 in Berlin-Lichterfelde, also KilledInAction (KIA), bur Templehof-Lichtenrade, Berlin, Blk S, Row E, Gr 4 (Leo Janssen, NL)
131 Chodura, GeorgOfhrStab II/JG-77 (Italy)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 18746 "CN + VW" (lost 8/7/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 7 August, 1943 at the Camigliatello airfield (Feldflugplatz 170), during an Alarmstart, due to a servicing fault.
132 Chrapkowski, WolfgangObltI/KG-3Do 17Z Werk # Unk "5K + GL" "Yellow G" outside the cross (lost 7/3/40)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 3 July, 1940 off the coast of Withernsea during aerial combat with Spitfires of RAF No. 616 Sq.. Added: No VDK urial detail found. RAF Victory Claims lists three pilots sharing the victory, namely F/O G.E.Moberley, F/O H.S.L.Dundas and Sgt F.P.Burnard (D.Drury). Alternate spellings: Scharpkowski & Schurpkowski. Added: Remaining crew MIA): Fw Otto Kretschmar (or Kretzschmar), Obs; Fw Rudolf Pohl, R/O and Fw Georg Heberle, Flt Engr. No VDK burial matches (D.Drury).davedrury
133 Christl, GeorgObstlt10/3/1913Pfaffenberg, Niederbayern7Stafkpt 7/ZG-26 (8/40-4/41), Kdr III/ZG-26 (12/41-7/43), Kdr EKdo-25, Versuchsgruppe/JGr-10 (6/44)Bf 110C-4 Werk # 2167 "3U + CD" (38% dam 8/31/40; WIA aerial combat over England), Bf 110C "3U + AD"
RK(3/18/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/8/43)
EP(6/13/41)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Destroyer Operational Clasp		His first know victory, both Hurricanes S of Sceleidima on 3 April, 1941. A 3rd, another Hurricane of RAF No. 73 Sq., piloted by F/O G.E. Goodman, over Tobruk on 9 April, 1941. All victories in the West. A Battle of Britain pilot, he participated in the campaigns at Sicily, Malta, Yugoslavia and N. Africa. His RK was awarded for his leadership during the N. African Campaign. Bowers/Lednicer, 19 victories. Deceased 31 March, 1991. Photo
134 Chzilarsch, KarlUffz10/18/19106/KG-27He 111H-6 Werk # 7848 "1G + NP" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 13 November, 1942 as a result of flak damage and crashing 20 km NW of Klitzkaja, near Stalingrad. Remaining crew(MIA): Maj Georg Friedrich Altvater, Observer; FW Alfred Mayer, R/O; Uffz Johann Janksch, mechanic and Ogefr Erich Engwicht, gunner. Jager Blatt 2/2001 & 1/2002.
135 Claus, GerhardGefr5(H)/31 (S.U.)Hs 126 Werk # 3231 "5D + CN" (lost 6/24/41)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 24 June, 1941 in the Bojnika Russia area, cause unknown. His Observer, Lt Karl Bohlender was also killed. Obs Loss List
136 Claus, Heinz4/ZG-76(Norway), 7/NJG-3, II/NJG-1(St Trond), 3/NJG-4(France), III/NJG-2Bf 110, Ju 88Nightfighter Operational ClaspFlugbuch 41-44.
137 Claus, HelmutLt7/StG-2 (S.U.)Ju 87R-4 Werk # 6264 "T6 + ER" (lost 12/18/41)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/2/41)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List. KilledInAction (KIA) 18 December, 1941; hit by tank fire in the Dubrowa-Rusa area, his unnamed R/O WIA. Ju 87 Loss List
138 Claus, MartinOfwII/SKG-10 (Med)Fw 190A-5 Werk # 180953 (lost 8/15/43)Assault Operational ClaspMIA 15 August, 1943, probably during aerial combat near Hafen Augusta.
139 Claus, RudolfHptm8/16/19112/Kü.Fl.Gr-406BV 138C-1 Werk # 310053 "K6 + AK" (lost)Air-Sea Rescue Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 12 March, 1942; emergency landing, during an operational flight, in the fjord at Trondheim, 1 km east of Orland, northwest of Trondheim, due to bad weather. Remaining crew; Lt.z.See Rolf Klein, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Dietrich Niemtiet, Mech (MIA). The R/O and two mechanics were rescued, although the report gdid not give their names. Source: SIG Norway. Alternate spelling: Clauss (D. Stankey)
140 Claus, RudolfOblt5(Schlacht)/LG-2Bf 109E-7 Werk # 2007 (lost)Assault Operational ClaspHe crashed in his 109 on 13 August, 1940 during an exercise, cause and disposition unknown. Source: D. Stankey.
141 Claus, WernerFlgII/JG-109Fw 190A, Bf 109GFighter Operational ClaspCrashed into the Lebasee in Stolp Pommern on 2 November, 1944. Jager Blatt 6/2003.
142 Claussen, Hans HeinrichUffz4/3/1919Hamburg-Altona2/JG-4 (1/44)Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk (lost 1/11/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKIFA 11 January, 1944 in a mid-air collision with a comrade, Lt Georg Maatz (or Matz) (KIC) over the Sezze- Littoria, Italy airfield, an Italian Glider Training Field. The remains of Uffz Claussen could not be recovered by the VDK for transfer to the military cemetery at Pomezia, Italy. He is commemorated in the Memorial Book there (D.Drury).
143 Conrad, JuliusFw8/KG-26 (Norway)Ju 188A-3 Werk # 190346 "1H + ES" (lost 2/16/45)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with unnamed crew 16 February, 1945, no further detail (Ju 88 Loss List & SIG Norway). Added: The ac was on a transfer flight from Hamburg to Vaernes when it crashed at Onsberget Jevnaker due to heavy fog, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew: Uffz Heinz Reusonett, Nav; Uffz Georg Römer, R/O; Uffz Hans Budenbach, Flt Engr and (no rank) Wilhelm Utendorffer, Mech. The crew are buried at the crash site at Onsberget. (Flyvrak Norway).
144 Crull, Karl AugustOblt2/JG-26, 1/JG-26 (4/42 Channel)Fw 190A-1 Werk # 023 "Black 8" (Apr.42), Fw 190A-2 Werk # 2063 "White ?" (lost 4/15/42))Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 15 April, 1942 in aerial combat in his A-2 with a Spitfire of RAF No. 121 Sq. at Morninghem/St. Omer. Note: His A-1 was inherited by Lt. Georg Greffenius, and Georg died in Wk# 023 on 29 June, 1942.
145 Csurusky, GeorgOblt7/1/192022/KG-51 (2/43), Stfkpt 4/KG-51 ('44), 1/KG-51 (5/44), Stfkpt 1/KG-51 (10/44-4/45)Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144230 "9K + GK" (lost 2/12/43), Me 410ADK-G (1/1/45), EP (6/5/43), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational ClaspThis ac reported lost 12 February, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported, one unnamed crew KilledInAction (KIA) the other three returned (Ju 88 Loss List). Signor on Remagen painting by Robert Taylor. Added: Oblt Csurusky was MIA briefly on 12 February, 1943 when his Ju 88 force landed NE of Drushkowa, cause not reported (LOCS) Alternate spelling: Csursky (Luftwaffe Loss Report).
146 Czech,Ofw4/KG-26 (6/44-11/44)He 111H-11 "1H + BK" (6/8/44); H-3 "1H + XD" (6/25/44); H-11 "1H + UD" (7/3/44); "1H +BK" (8/5/44), Ju 88A-17 "1H + AA", Ju 188 "H + AA" (10/44)Bomber Operational ClaspHe flew 57 missions, his last on 10 November, 1944. This was also the last recorded for his R/O Fw Georg Betzner. Remaining crew: ocassionally Obstlt Klümper, Obs and a Gnr named Petrich. Source: Betzners Flugbuchs 1 & 2 per Fritz Braun.
147 Dargel, HelmutHptmKdr V/KG-40 (Atlantic)Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360075 "F8 + BG" (lost 12/30/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 30 December, 1942, cause and location unknown. Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Wolfgang Zunke wireless operator and Uffz Georg Richter, gunner. Added: The crew went missing after attacking a flight of 17 P 39 and a B 25 during a transfer from the UK to Africa (R.Randall). Added: Another internet source shows the location as south of Lorient and the crew all KilledInAction (KIA).
148 Datz, HansFw413(Z)/LG-1Bf 110D Werk # unk "L1 + -X" (lost 8/13/40)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Destroyer Operational Clasp		POW 13 August, 1940; sd with wounds by Hurricanes, crashing into the Channel west of Bournemouth, where he was picked up and taken prisoner. His R/O-Gnr, Uffz Georg Lämmel (geb 8/6/1915 Breslau), was KilledInAction (KIA). His body was recovered from the sea and is buried At the Portland Royal Navy Cem in C of E Portion, Gr 693 (D.Drury). One known victory, a Morane 406 south of Amiens, 25 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire SW of Portland on 9 July, 1940. Two Spitfires in the Needles area on 8 August, 1940.
149 Daxenberger, AlbertOfw5/KG-2Ju 188E-1 Werk # 260359 "U5 + GN" (lost 2/25/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, the night of 24/25 February, 1944, when they failed to return from a mission to London, circumstances unknown. Added: Shot down by a Mosquito of No. 96 Sq., piloted by F/Lt Ward. The ac crashed into the North Sea off Beachy Head, E.Sussex (C.König). Remaining crew: Uffz Rudolf Schmidt, Obs; Uffz Kurt Scheffler, R/O; Uffz Ernst Kwapis, Gnr 1 and Ogefr Georg Preissner, Gnr 2. One source indicates this crew was lost at Beachy Head, Sussex, Beachy Head being a coastal location (D.Drury).
150 Dechant, GeorgHptm2(F)/123 (Germany?)Bf 110C-5 Werk # 2241 (60% dam 10/28/40)Observer Operational ClaspInjured 28 October, 1940 when he crashed on takeoff from Saarbrücken on a non-combat flight. His Obs, Maj Günther Obernitz, was also injured. Bf 110 Loss List. Alternate spelling: Dechand & Deehand.

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151 Decker, WilliOfwWekusta 51He 111H-3 Werk # 5722 "4T + FH" (lost 4/14/41)Meteorological Operational ClaspMIA 14 April, 1941; sd by Spitfires of No.152 Sq., piloted by Sgts Brooker and Short. The ac ditched at sea off Falmouth, Cornwall, and sank. Remaining crew: Reg.Rat. Georg Gründel, Meteorologist/Obs (MIA); Gefr Horst Steinbrecht (MIA), Ofw Friedrich Zahn (MIA) and Ofw Friedrich Ehlers (geb 5/10/1913 Rendsburg, KilledInAction (KIA), bur at Ploudaniel-Lesneven Ger Mil Cem (Fr), Blk 11, Row 2, Gr 32). Source: D.Drury. Name discrepancies: Willi Becker and Friedrich Ehlerns per absa3945.
Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France		davedrury
152 Dedow, Claus JürgenLt08/07/21 (CKönig)Rostock (CKönig)2/JG-1 (10/43 Deelen)Fw 190A-4 & 5, Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550554 "Black 10" (lost 11/25/43) EK 2 (10/23/43)
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC 25 November, 1943 (Geensen). His A-6 crashed at Hoenderlo Holland, due to icing on a transfer flight. Awarded EK 2 by Göring. Added: Burial Yssel BL/4/80 (M.deWolf).



153 Deininger, GeorgFw3/KGr-100 (Vannes-Meucon)He 111H-2Werk # Unk "6N + DL" (dam 12/23/40), He 111H-3 Werk # 5633 "6N + CL" (lost 6/17/41) Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp POW 17 June, 1941when his Werk # 5633 was sd by a Beaufighter of No.68 Sq., piloted by F/Lt Derek Pain & F/O David Davies during an attack on the Gloster Aircraft Factory. The ac crashed on Combe Hill, Bratton, Wiltshire. Fw Deininger bailed safely, while his crewmates were all killed. Remaining crew (buried CC, Blk 7, Row 2): Oblt Heinz Pöhner, Obs (Gr 33); Fw Kurt Ott, R/O 1 (Gr 32); Fw Otto Hertzberg, R/O 2 (Gr 34) and Fw Karl Engels, Flt Engr (Gr 31). Deininger was injured 23 December, 1940 after his ac sustained damage in combat with a Beaufighter of No 604 Sq., piloted by F/Lt John Cunningham. He was able to return to France, but was injured in the crash landing. The ac had been attacked over the sea off Dorset, wounding the remaining unnamed crew.
Cannock Chase
154 Deinzer, GeorgUffz23/JG-2 (7/41 Cazau, So.Fr.)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 7213 (lost 3/16/42)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Pilot ditched at sea and drowned 16 March, 1942 after running out of fuel due to a navigational error on a convoy escort near Ameland Island. Two known victories, a Spitfire N of Brest and a Wellington N of Camaret on 24 July, 1941.
155 Deisinger, RaimundOfw8/18/1914Vienna7/KG-51 (S.U.)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 6229 "9K + FR" (lost 6/22/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 22 June, 1941, day one of Operation Barbarossa, vicinity Tarnopol, cause unknown; three others unnamed, all MIA (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew (MIA): Ofw Georg Maier, Obs; Fw Johann Wagner, R/O and Uffz Hans Buckenmeyer (or Buckenmayer), Gnr. Ofw Deisinger buried in the Ger War Cem. at Potelitsch, Ukraine (D.Drury).
156 Dettmann, WalterFwIV/TG-3Ju 52/3m g4e "SE + HU"Transport Operational ClaspOne of three Ju 52s making emergency landings at Siverbo Sweden on 14 April, 1940 due to navigational errors and running low on fuel. This occurred during exercise Weserübung. Remaining crew: Fw Georg Schwenkhuster and Ogefr Hans Höller. The place where they landed was so small that the AC had to be dismantled and brought to a larger field for takeoff. Source: B.Widfeldt

157 Diebold, GeorgUffz8/JG-51 (S.U.)Fw 190A-5 Werk # 2650 (lost 6/16/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 16 June, 1943; overturned on landing at Slowitzki following engine trouble.
158 Dieckmann, RobertUffz5/30/1918HamburgStab/KG-1He 111H-2 Werk # 2725 "V4 + EA" (lost 5/11/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 11 May, 1940; his ac sd by Hurricanes of No.607 Sq. and additional ground fire. The ac crashed at Avesnes-le-Sec, Nord France. The pilot bailed, but was killed. Remaining crew: Oblt Georg Schuster, Obs (POW/DOW); Uffz Theodor geppert, R/O (POW/WIA); Gefr Walter Brelage, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Ernst Türpitsch, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA)). The deceased are buried in the German War Cem. at Bourdon as follows: Pilot Dieckamnn 3/11/418; Schuster 23/8/130; Brelage 23/5/76 and Türpitsch 23/5/77 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Diekmann.
159 Diercks, Hans-GeorgUffzIV/JG-4Bf 109G-14Fighter Operational ClaspAn Operation Bodenplatte pilot shot down 1 January, 1945 by AA fire in Holland on the return from the target. Pilot disposition unknown.
160 Diermeyer, HeinrichLt6/KG-30Ju 88A-1 "4D + AP" (lost 5/16/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPilot and crew unhurt on 16 May, 1940, when they made a successful force landing near a farm in Mardal. The cause may have been due to combat with Skuas of No. 803 Sq.. The crew stuffed the ac with hay, and set it on fire. Remaining crew: Gefr Georg Schutz, Uffz Anton Schlösser and Ogefr Heinrich Koch. The crew were picked up by a German seaplane (Flyvrak Norway).
161 Dieterlen, GeorgUffz4/JG-26Fw 190A-8 Werk # 173814 "Blue 8" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKIFA 4 October, 1944 when he overturned his "Blue 8" in a landing accident after a test flight. He crushed his skull in the crash, and died the next day.
162 Dietz, Georg (Paul?)Fw1/Kü.Fl.Gr.-606 (Channel)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 5215 "7T + JH" (lost 6/27/41)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his Observer, Lt.z.S. Gottfried Hinz, and two unnamed crew over the English Channel 27 June, 1941, cause unknown, one other crew KilledInAction (KIA), identity unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew: Uffz Paul Kappler (KilledInAction (KIA)?) and Uffz Kurt Zähle (MIA per VDK), designations unknown (D.Drury).
163 Dimter, Wilhelm 'Willi'Oblt23/09/06 (CKönig)8Stab I/NJG-1 (8/41), NJG-3, 9/NJG-2 (9/42 Gilze-Rijen)Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360027 "R4 + CD" (lost 9/17/42)EP


EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew the night of 16/17 September, 1942 during aerial combat in his C-6 at Dongen Holland, east of Oosterhout (DeSwart). Added: Oblt Dimter buried Ysselsteyn AZ-7-163. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA) , bur Yssel): Uffz Erhard Hübner, R/O (born, 13/12/19 (CKönig) bur AZ-7-162) and Ogefr Hans Georg Franke (born 15/03/19 (CKönig) bur AZ-7-164) (SGLO). One known victory, a Whitley V 300 m west of Breda on 17 August, 1941. Another Whitley V on 19 August, 1941, no location. His 3rd & 4th victories, a Wellington and a Hampden in Limburg Province, Belgium, on 31 August, 1941, no locations. His 5th & 6th, a Wellington and a Hampden on 1 September, 1941, no location. Nos.7 & 8, a Hampden and a Wellington on 8 November, 1941, no locations. Magnus.



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164 Dippel, FritzUffz1/Kü.Fl.Gr. 706 (Thisted De.)He 115B Werk # 1998 (lost)Wound Badge
Air Sea Rescue Operational Clasp		Injured in a crash on 14 December, 1941 when returning from an operation, the landing site in the Thisted Bredning Bay was obscured by dense fog. Despite searchlights, the AC came in over the town striking several objects before reaching the bay. Upon landing, the AC sank, trapping Observer Lt zur See Reinhardt Keiser, who drowned. Dippel and R/O Ogefr Georg Kupitz managed to get out of the AC despite their injuries. Keiser was later recovered and buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 8 January, 1942. Source: Air War over Denmark.
165 Dippel, Hans GeorgHptm12/5/1920212/JG-26 (6/41), Stab I/JG-26 (2/43 S.U.), Stafkpt 9/JG-26 (8/43)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 440714 "White 17 + I" (lost 5/8/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIFA 8 May, 1944 in "White 17" when he crashed at Doncourt as a result of a stall during a training flight! He was shot down by B-17s on 17 August, 1943, and cartwheeled through the formation, taking multiple hits. 272 missions. His 1st victory, a Spitfire at Samer on 7 July, 1941. His 2nd, a Hurricane 15 km NW of Calais on 24 July, 1941. His 3rd, a Spitfire between Gravelines and Petit Fort Philippe on 19 August, 1941. His 4th, a Spitfire 6 km N of Wissant on 20 September, 1941. His first Soviet, a P-40 on 17 February, 1943. An Il-2 on 23 February, 1943. A Pe-2 on 27 February, 1943. An Il-2 on 5 March, 1943. A Soviet P-40 on 2 June, 1943. One known western victory, a B-17 6 km S of Emden on 25 June, 1943. Another, his 17th, a P-47 near Leopoldsburg, 20 October, 1943. Another P-47 at Beveren/Anrwerp on 1 December, 1943. His 20th, a B-17 SW of Sopron on 23 April, 1944. Bowers/Lednicer, 19 victories.

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166 Dittmann, KarlLt2/3/19232(F)/123 (Greece)Ju 88 D-1 Werk # 430719 "4U + LK" (95% dam 9/26/43), Ju 88T-1 Werk # 430934 "4U + OK" (lost 1/23/44) Wound Badge, Observer Operational Clasp Injured in a takeoff accident at the Athens-Tatoi airfield on 26 September, 1943. He was rammed by a Ju 52 (no detail). Remaining crew (Inj): Fw Wilhelm Hennecke, Obs and Fw Paul Faupel, Gnr., no mention of an R/O (D.Drury). In a subsequent event, on 23 January, 1944, he and two unnamed crew were killed in action in his T-1, sd by fighters, and lost at sea off Valetta, Malta. Added: While on a reconnaissance mission over Malta, they were sd by a Spitfire of No.185 Sq., piloted by F/O Sinclair, crashed at sea off Valetta, all MIA. Remaining crew: FhjUffz Kurt Hornauf and Uffz Georg Heydner (C.König & LOCS). The VDK makes no mention of their graves (D.Drury & LOCS).
167 Dittmar, HorstLt4/25/1923BFS-2, Wetterkette Südnorwegen, Wekusta 3 (Sola 12/43), Stfkpt Wekusta 3 (1/44)Ju 88D-1 Werk # Unk "D7 + FH" (lost 2/23/44) Meteorological Operational Clasp KilledInAction (KIA) 23 February, 1944; sd by a Mosquito of No. 333 Sq., believed ditched at sea, Rogaland vicinity, south of Stavanger. No mention of crew disposition. (Wekusta Loss List). Added: On 10 December, 1943, accompanying Lt Dittmar, was Meteorologist Insp Karl Trappe (geb 6/11/1914), on his 200th mission. Remaining crew on this mission: Bornemann, Fw Fahrendholz and Obstlt Haedge-Metikus. Trappe's awards incl Spanish Cross in Gold, Span War Serv Cross, Span Pilot/Observer Badge, DK-G in Gold (3/20/44), Honor Goblet, EK 1 &2, Wound Badge in Black and the Observer (Meteorological) Operational Clasp in Gold w/Pendant (S.Herzog 12/2023). Insp Trappe can be found flying with Uffz Karl Mazur and Oblt Georg Obermeier.

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Insp Karl Trappe

Courtesy Steffen Herzog. Note: In the crew photo, Lt Dittmar seems to be extreme left; Trappe holding bouquet. All other images are of Trappe.
168 Dittmar, OskarObltStab II/KG-30 (Banak)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1717 "4D + ?C" (lost 10/20/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 20 October, 1942; crashed into mountain Saana, Kilpisjärvi, at Map Quadrant 27 East/0088 during a non-operational flight due to engine failure. Remaining crew: Ogefr Georg Gruber, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Karl Eichmuller, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Artut Weber, Gunner (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Max Krause, Mech (WIA). Source: SIG Norway.
169 Doktor, GeorgOfw3/StG-77Ju 87D-5
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
170 Dörffel, Georg 'Orge'Obstlt7/27/1914Rengersdorf b. Görlitz, Schl.305(Schl)/LG-2, Stfkpt 5(Schl)/LG-2 (40 Yugoslavia, renamed 5/Sch.G-1), Kdr I/Sch.G-1, Kdr SG-4 ItalyHs 123, Hs 129, Bf 109E-4/B "White U + I" , Fw 190F-3 in I/SchG-1 in Sept. 43, Fw 190F-8 Wk# 580464 (lost 5/44)
RK(8/21/41)
EL(4/14/43)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/24/42), EP(2/10/42),

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Assault Operational Clasp w/Pendant		KilledInAction (KIA) 26 May, 1944 following an attack in his F-8 on four-engine bombers ten miles north of Rome. After he bailed, it is thought his head struck the tailplane, and thus, did not open his chute. It was his third mission in Italy. He was buried in Pomezia, Italy. 1004 combat missions. He scored his 30th victory the day of his 1000th mission in his F-3. 1004 total missions.


Pomezia, Italy



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Mentioned in Wildcat Wade story
171 Dornemann, GeorgOblt11/1/1910Breslau4 (Pz)/SG-1 (Anti-Tank) October 42, Ostfront, Stfkpt 4/SchG-1 (43), Stfkpt 10(Pz)/SG-9 (10/43)Hs 129B-2/R2 in all units
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Assault Operational Clasp		WIA 13 December, 1943; shot down with severe wounds, no other detail reported. He was replaced by then Lt Walther Krause (Colin Fuller). Added: The location according to LOCS was SSE of Kirovograd, Ukraine. He crashed in "no-mans land", from where he was rescued. He was serving as Stfkpt in 10(Pz)/SG-9 at the time, flying Wk# 141531. Deceased 8 April, 1990 in Borken (D.Drury).



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172 Dostlebe, HerbertHptm10/23/1913Zeitz, Sachsen2/KG-100 (4/44 Chateaudin, Fr)He 177A-3 Werk # (33)2357 "6N +IK" (lost 4/21/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 20/21 April, 1944; failed to return from a night mission over Hull; his He 177 crashed into the North Sea off the Dutch coast (DeSwart). Remaining crew (MIA): FhjFw Hans Georg Vollandt, geb 11/26/1919, Obs; Ofw Anton Krebs, geb 5/13/1915, R/O; Ofw Johann Konrad, geb 11/4/1916, Wart; Ofw Hermann Koch, geb 8/8/1919, Gunner (B.Bines). Added: Killed were Pilot Hptm Dostlebe, buried Norderney D-48, and a Gnr, Uffz Gustav Neumann (geb 8/8/1920), buried Yssel AR-1-3 (SGLO).
173 Dransfeld, Wilhelm Georg WernerUffz7/18/1920Cordingen13/Ob.d.L. (6/40), 1/KGr.z.b.V.-1 (8/41), 11/Luftnachrichten Regt -1 (4/42), FFS B33 Prague (9/42), 3/TG-1 (3/43)Ju 52/3mEK 1 & 2, Transport Operational Clasp in Gold (as R/O) 3/11/43He was first a R/O and then graduated from Pilot training. Wehrpass online at eMedals. Added: Possible graduate of I/JG-101 N12 school, Ingolstadt (C.König).

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174 Drechsler, HeinrichFw13(Z)/JG-5 (Kirkenes)Bf 110G-2 Werk # 6201 (lost)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 20 July, 1943; shot down by a Soviet P-39 west of Kvalnes. His R/O, Uffz Georg Möst, was also killed. Source: SIG Norway.
175 Drescher, Johann GeorgHptm2/19/1914Stfkpt 5/StG-3 (5/42 Africa), Kdr Jabo Gruppe-Afrika (11/42), Kdr III/ZG-1 (3/43)Ju 87D-1 Trop Werk # 2469 (lost 5/29/42), Bf 110C & Me 210
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/7/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Dive Bomber or Destroyer Operational Clasp		WIA 18 November, 1942 when the Magrun N. Africa airfield was strafed by a Beaufighter. His Werk # 2469 was reported lost at Gazala on 29 May, 1942, cause unknown; pilot returned, Unnamed R/O MIA (Ju 87 Loss List).
176 Drewes, MartinMaj10/20/1918Lobmachtersen (Salzgitter), Braunschweig52Transports, 4/ZG-76( 6/41), 6/ZG-76(8/41), 7 & 9/NJG-3, Stfkpt 11/NJG-1, Kdr III/NJG-1(3/44 to end)Ju 52 (4/40 Norway), Bf 110C-4 Werk # 3013 in 4/76, Bf 110G-4 "G9 + WD", Bf 110G-4 Werk # 720410 "G9 + MD" (lost 7/21/44; WIA, parachuted NE of Tubbergen, Dutch border), Ju 88G in III Gruppe
RK(7/27/44)
EL(4/17/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/24/44)
EP(5/1/44)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold (8/31/42) with pendant		Paratrooper drop over Norway. His 1st RO & Gunner, for three years, were Ofw Georg Petz & Fw Handke (Both wounded 21 July, 1944), as was Drewes, all bailing safely from "G9 + MD" (see below note). Seven of the known victories were bombers by Day. One known victory, A Spitfire at Map Quadrant 33.2 on 29 August, 1941. His 10th, a B-24 100 km N of Nordeney on 5 January, 1944. Another was a B-17 of the 306BG, 369BS on 11 January, 1944. His R/O this date was Uffz. Handke. 43 Night victories. 235 combat missions. His Bf 110G-4 Werk # 720410 "G9 + MD" crashed on Loomsweg in Reutum Holland (gem. Tubbergen) on 20/21 July, 1944, as a result of Lancaster return fire. His AC sported the Sharks Teeth. He was the last Kdr of III/NJG-1, from March, 1944 to the end. Survived the war.

He assed away on the 13th of October 2013. In February 1947, Drewes was released from captivity. He then left Germany, travelling to Italy. In Genua, he took the ship, North King, to Brazil, arriving in Rio de Janeiro on the 20th of August 1949. From 1950 to 1951, he worked as a pilot and aerial photographer. There he built a career as an entrepreneur and married Dulce Hurpia, a Brazilian woman, who gave him a son, Klaus Drewes, a lawyer in Brazil. The long marriage ended only in 2010 by the death of his wife. He returned at least once each year on visits to Germany. He died on the 13th of October 2013 in Blumenau, southern Brazil, of natural causes. (KTY added)



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177 Drews, Claus UlrichFhjUffz1/JG-102 (Aalborg Ost)Ar 96B Werk # 0166 (lost)Student PilotKIC 20 September, 1944 when he was practicing precision landings, turned too slowly, stalled and crashed in the waters of the Limfjorden near the airfield. He was buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 29 September, 1944. Source: Air War over Denmark.
178 Drobne, GeorgUffz4/JG-53 (France)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 412745 "White 7 + -" (lost 7/5/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 5 July, 1944 by ground fire during a strafing attack near Maltot.
179 Drünkler, Ernst GeorgHptm7/8/1920Bernburg, Saale45II/ZG-2, I/NJG-5, 12/NJG-1 (6/43), 2/NJG-5 (6/43 St Truiden), 7/NJG-3, 13/NJG-5, Stfkpt 1/NJG-5 (2/44 to end)Bf 110G-4 Werk # 5427 "C9 + AK" (80% dam 6/13/43), Ju 88 in NJG-5
RK(3/30/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45)

EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver		He was uninjured 13 June, 1943 when he crashed Wk# 5427 for an unknown reason at Bergerringvaart, Bergen, R/O not mentioned (SGLO).102 missions (15 day), 5 Russian victories, 2 four engine bombers by day, plus another 7 probable victories. One known victory, a Lancaster northwest of Texel on 13 June, 1943. Another Lanc the same day (Map Quad). A Stirling 2 km W of Makkum on 22 June, 1943. A B-17 north of Rostock on 24 February, 1944. Another Lancaster at Rambouillet on 1 June, 1944. A "4 mot" at trappes on 3 June, 1944. A double victory on 13 June, 1944; both "4 mots", one E of St. Omer, the other at Dunkirk. A "4 mot" at Dijon on 13 July, 1944. Another double, both "4 mots"; one W of Chaumont, the other at Bar-sur-Seine, on 15 July, 1944. A Halifax III of RCAF No. 425 Sq. 2 km SE of Vitry, near Creil. Two Lancasters at Aere on 30 August, 1944. A DB-3F the night of 1-2 September, 1944. A PS-84 the night of 17-18 October, 1944. A PS-84 the night of 23-24 October, 1944. Three late victories, all "e/a"s on 10 April, 1945. Alternate spelling: Drunkler. At wars end, a British POW with Werner Hoffmann and Karl Klucke. Deceased 1970. Added: approx. 102 combat missions (CKönig).

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180 Dudeck, Hans ClausUffz2/Fl.ü.G;-1 SüdostBf 109G-6 Werk # 161054 (80% dam 4/1/44)Wound Badge
Pilot Badge		Injured during an emergency landing at Wiener - Neustadt 1 April, 1944 due to a technical failure while on a delivery flight.
181 Duhinger, AlbertOfwFliegerstaffel des FührersHe 111H-23 Werk # Unk "TQ + MU" (lost 5/8/45)Transport Operational ClaspDuhinger was injured 8 May, 1945, when the ac crashed on the shoreline at Playa La Concha at San Sebastian, Gipuzkoa Spain. He, the crew and SS-Standartenführer Léon Degrelle and SS-Hauptsturmführer Robert du Welz were fleeing Germany to avoid prosecution, when their ac ran out of fuel. Remaining crew (fate unknown): Ofw Gerhard Stride, Ofw Georg Kubel and Ofw Benno Ebner (or Epner). Source: D.Drury.






An He-111 H-22, Albert Speer's personal plane with the code TQ+MU, crashed on 8 May 1945 on La Concha beach in San Sebastián/Donostia, northern Spain, after running out of fuel. It was the plane in which Leon Degrelle fled to Spain from Oslo. The remains were taken the next day to the Lasarte aerodrome facilities, and would finally end up at the Maestranza Aérea de Logroño. Ref. Léon Degrelle's autobiography "Front de l'Est 1941-1945"

On Axis History Forum it is said Duhinger later went to Argentina where he worked as an airline pilot. (added Stefan Pietrzak Youngs)
Léon Degrelle
182 Ebel, GeorgUffz27/JG-2, 9/JG-2 (Channel)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 9533 (lost 5/4/42) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 4 May, 1942 in aerial combat with fighters, crashed into the sea at Map Quadrant 0011/15W. One known victory, a Spitfire on 25 April, 1942. Another Spitfire on 4 May, 1942.
183 Ebert, KurtFw2/20/19122/KGr-100He 111H-2 Werk # 5452 "6N + CK" (lost 5/28/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 28 May, 1940; sd by AA fire and crashed in the Lago Valley at Kongsbakktind. Two died in the crash; two were WIA and taken prisoner. Remaining crew: Uffz Georg Ring (WIA), Gefr Otto Mädl (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Wilhelm Korte (WIA) Flyvrak Norway). Added: The two deceased are buried in the Ger War Cem. at Narvik, Norway, Blk 13: Fw Ebert, Row C, Gr 15 and Gefr Mädl, Row M1, Gr 12 (D.Drury).
184 Eckardt, GeorgUffz4/JG-53 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 440158 (lost 4/11/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 11 April, 1944 in aerial combat by B-17 & B-24 return fire near Braunschweig/Waggum. Alternate spelling: Eckart. Jager Blatt article.
185 Eckart, GeorgFw1/StG-2 (S.U.)Ju 87D-3 Werk # 1307 (lost 9/7/43)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 7 September, 1943 at Dmitrijewka; crashed due to an engine fire, his unnamed R/O OK. Ju 87 Loss List
186 Ecke, GeorgOgefr11/JG-5 (11/44 Kirkenes), 10/JG-5 (2/45 Gossen)Bf 109G-2 Werk # 13690 "Yellow 13" (lost in Swedish Lapland 11/15/44), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 782180 "Black 3" (lost 2/16/45)
EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in a takeoff accident at Gossen on 16 February, 1945. He spent the remainder of the war in a hospital (Source: SIG Norway & F. Braun & R. Kull). Ecke and wingman Ogefr Hans Günther Heep were flying from Kirkenes to Banak in Norway on 15 November, 1944, when a combination of bad weather, engine trouble and a malfunction of the radio equipment prevented them from continuing their flight as they were about out of fuel. Both bailed successfully, Ecke landing near Kutjaure and Heep at Stordalen. They were reunited on 23 December, 1944. They met again in Norway in early 1945 (source: B.Widfeldt & F. Braun and R. Kull).

187 Eckert, FritzFw4/27/1911Hattendorf6/KG-53He 111H-2 Werk # 2782 "A1 + JP" (lost 8/30/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 30 August, 1940 when his ac was attacked by fighters during a raid on Radlett, Hertfordshire. The Observer, Gefr Albert Klapp (WIA/POW) took over the controls and made a successful belly landing on a farm land near RAF Manston, Kent. Remaining crew: Gefr Hans Georg Köhler, R/O (WIA/DOW 9/2/40); Fw Kurt Stockl, Flt Engr (POW) and Gefr Friedrich Glück, Gnr (WIA/POW). Eckert burid at Margate Cem, Sec 50, Gr 15034; Köhler buried at Ramsgate Cem, Sec MA, Gr 92 (D.Drury).
188 Eckert, GeorgOblt3/8/19147/LG-2 (Channel)Bf 110C-5 Werk # 2263 (or 2262) "L2 + DR" (lost 10/2/40)Fighter Operational ClaspKIFA 2 October, 1940 when he collided with another Bf 110 of his same unit, Werk # 2188, Ofw Hermann Kroll, the only occupant, surviving. Source: A. Rosseels & Bf 110 Loss List. Added: Both Oblt Eckert & Uffz August Hauss, his R/O, were killed when they bailed from an altitude of 20-30 meters. The body of Oblt Eckert was found by a farmer in the village of Kapelle-op-den-Bos. Both airmen initially buried Leuven, now buried at Lommel (Luft & Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum).
Lommel, Belgium
189 Eckl, GeorgHptmNeustadt W.B.K. (CK)Seenotstaffel pilot, 2/.FAGr. 5 (06-11/43), Stfkpt 2./FAGr. 5 (02/44 -08/45), temporary duty with Fliegerstaffel des Führers (04/45)Ju 290 A Werk # Unk "9V + LK" (08/44), Ju 290 A-5 "9V + CH" (04/45)
EK 1 & EK 2

at least Recce Operational Clasp in Bronze		In January 1945, he was selected to be the Stfkpt of a FAGr. 5 staffel to begin using the Ar 234 (LOCS & falkeeins-blogspot).
190 Eder, BennoLt10/05/22Neunburg vorm Wald (CK)69/JG 2 (12/42), Stfkpt 2./JG 2 (01/43-03/44), 1./Erg.JGr. West (04/44)Fw-190 A-2 "KH + MM" (lost)
EK 1 & 2

at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze
Added: KIA on 27 April 1944, crashed near Ossum (CK) One known victory, a B-17 on 30 December, 1942. This is not Georg, also of 9/JG-2. (Georg Peter was in 7/JG-2 on this date, also downed a B-17). His 2nd known, a B-17 on 28 June, 1943. A 3rd, a B-17 (HSS) at Map Quadrant 3714/15 West on 4 July, 1943. A 4th, a B-17 on 30 July, 1943. A 5th, a B-17 30 km NW of Fecamp on 6 September, 1943. Added: Buried in Pau. On 03/01/43 he bailed out uninjured due to engine failure, ac crashed near Theix 8 km SE Vannes (CK)

191 Edert, Georg HermannObstlt11/20/1901HagenKdr Kü.Fl.Gr.-706 (9/39), Kdr Kü.Fl.Gr.-606 (11/39), Kdr StG-3 (7/40), Kdr Stukaschule 2 (2/41), Staff Hungarian Air Force (5/45)Ju 87RDive Bomber Operational Clasp
192 Eggebrecht, GeorgUffz6/KG-1 (S.U.)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 6323 "V4 + KP" (lost 7/25/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his Observer Oblt Hugo Stein and two others unnamed, near Maga 25 July, 1941, due to enemy fire (Ju 88 Loss List).
193 Eichhorn, LudwigFw11/4/1914Prölsdorf4/KG-77Do 17Z Werk # Unk (lost 7/4/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 4 July, 1940, possibly following fighter damage over England, although the cause of the crash is unknown. The pilot managed to get back to France, where he crashed near Vreaucourt (Vraucourt?), killing all on board. Remaining crew: Uffz Gerhard Hartmann, Obs; Uffz Heinrich Boost, R/O and Uffz Georg Hollerauer, Flt Engr. Three buried in the German War Cem., Bourdon France, Blk 30, Row 13; Eichhorn Gr 515, Hartmann Gr 513, Boost Gr 514 and Hollerauer buried nearby in Blk 30, Row 14, Gr 533 (D.Drury).
194 Eichler, ErichUffz8/KG-27He 111P-2 "1G + ??" (lost 5/11/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 11 May, 1940 after the He 111s wing fractured after heavy enemy fire, and crashed at Steinhude, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew: Gefr Karl Heinz Becker, Obs; Ogefr Georg Lewioda, R/O and Flg Walter Hammerschmidt, Mechanic (Source: Wings to Victory). Added: This action took place near Vlissingen and Middelburg (DVL Loss List).
195 Einecke, HelmutLt10/8/1919 (?)1/KG-27 (8/40), 7/KG-27 (Orleans-Bricy)He 111P-2 Werk # Unk (lost 8/16/40), He 111P-2 Werk # 1419 "1G + CR" (lost 5/29/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 29 May, 1941; sd by a Beaufighter of No.604 Sq., piloted by W/C C.H.Appleton, pilot bailed safely. Remaining crew: Obs Hans Georg Hartwich (or Hartig)(POW, bailed); R/O Uffz Hans Mühlhahn (POW, bailed) and Engr Gefr Konrad Baron (POW, bailed). The crash location was Buckley, Flintshire, Wales (D.Drury & W.Helmreich). Uninjured 16 August, 1940 when he was sd by a Beaufighter of No.615 Sq., and crashed SE of Bognor Regis (LOCS). Alternate spelling: Einicke.
196 Eisenhauer, Friedrich M.Uffz4/8/1923Langstadt1/NJG-2 (12/44 Twente)Ju 88G-1 Werk # 714092 (lost 8/3/44), Ju 88G-6 Werk # 620575 "4R + OH" (lost 12/28/44)Night Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) the night of 27/28 December, 1944; Crashed his G-6 at Grathem, west of Roermond Holland as a result of AA fire. His gunner was Ogefr Karl Stoll (geb 4/17/1923, KilledInAction (KIA)). Only the R/O, Gefr Hubert Zimmermann survived by bailing, becoming POW. Alternate spelling: Eisen-Hauer. Jager Blatt mention. A. Rosseels notes the crashsite as Molenbeersel, Belgium. Added: Uffz Eisenhauer is buried at Lommel Belgium, Blk 25, Gr 268. Ogefr Stoll is buried at Ysselsteyn Netherlands, Blk BR, Row 11, Gr 253. In an earlier incident, Uffz Eienhauer's ac was sd by AA fire on 3 August, 1944, in his G-1 near Flers, Orne, France. He bailed and returned; two others bailed, Ogefr Georg Pfauter, R/O (MIA) and Gefr Hubert Zimmermann, Gnr (Returned) (D.Drury).


friedrich Eisenhauer


Courtesy of the Monument Of Tolerance In Haelen

197 Elser, Hans GeorgLt2/4/1923Eppingen1Sturmstaffel 1 (10/43), 3/JG-2 (11/44)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 960485 "Yellow 11" (lost 12/17/44) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 17 December, 1944 near St Vith by multiple P-47s while supporting the 6th Panzer Army in the Ardennes. One known victory, an Auster III NE of Villers-Bocage on 28 July, 1944.


Sturmstaffel 1: 2 Left Lt. Elser
198 Ender, GerhardFw6/KG-55He 111P-4 Werk # 3000 "G1 + FP" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 9 May, 1941 when he attempted a belly landing at Long Riston after being damaged by a British Defiant Night Fighter. The fighter set fire to the port engine, stopped the starboard engine and killed Ender. Remaining crew: Fw Heinrich Müller, Observer (POW), Uffz Bruno Schakat, wireless operator (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Fw Georg Schopf, mechanic (POW). The remaining crew bailed. Schopf went out at 900 feet and broke his neck landing, but survived. Schakat was less fortunate, his chute tangled on the AC, and he was dragged to his death as the AC crashed. Müller intended to jump, but his chute opened before he could evacuate the plane, so he opted to make the force landing himself, and did so, coming down in a field within yards of the farmhouse of Walter Kirkwood. His injuries from the landing caused him to remain in the hospital for five months. Ender and Schakat lie in the German Military Cemetery at Cannock Chase.


Ender on right with Muller centre, unknown on left


Cannock Chase
199 Engelhardt, KarlUffz8/9/19188/KG-30 (Aalborg West)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2432 "4D + IS" (lost 3/26/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 26 March, 1943 during a training exercise when the AC accidentally touched the ground crashing at Stovring Hede Moor, south of Aalborg, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew: Ogefr Georg Altrock, Obs; Uffz Rudi Otto, R/O and Ogefr Karl Richter, Gunner. All four crew members were buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 30 March, 1943. Source: Air War over Denmark. Added: Location, NW of Steevering-Hede (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Burials at the German War Cem. at Frederikshavn: Uffz Engelhardt Blk 6, Gr 510; Ogefr Altrock Blk 4, Gr 512 and Ogefr Richter Blk 4, Gr 513, no known grave for Uffz Otto (D.Drury).
200 Erk, HelmutUffz8/KG-26Ju 88A-17 Werk # 301162 "1H + ES" (lost 6/13/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 13 June, 1944 following the attack on HMS Boadicea, cause unknown. Remaining crew (MIA, desig unk): Uffz Arno Müller, Uffz Egon Walther and Gefr Georg Ramoser (D.Drury).

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