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#	Pilot (↑)	Rank	Born	Place	Score (↑)	Units	Aircraft	Awards	***********Notes***********	Photo	Links	AuthorComments
101	Baader,	Uffz			1	9/NJG-5	Bf 110C, D & E	EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a Halifax at Geiminen on 17 August, 1943. Boiten, 2 victories.
102	Baagoe, Sophus	Oblt	3/4/1915	Flensburg	14	8/ZG-26 (5/40), 5/ZG-26 (5/41)	Bf 110D-3 Werk # 4290 (lost 5/14/41)	RK(6/14/41 Post) EK 1 & 2 Assault Operational Clasp in Silver	95 combat missions. KilledInAction (KIA) 14 May, 1941 taking a direct hit during a low level attack on AA positions at Heraklion on the Island of Crete. His D-3 crashed into the sea off Crete's north coast. His R/O, Ofw Bäcker (Daniel Becker, CK) was also killed. One known victory, a Morane in the Ghent/Termonde area, 12 May, 1940. Another two, both Hurricanes on 27 May, 1940, no location. A 4th, a Curtis on 3 June, 1940, no location. A 5th & 6th, both Spitfires over England on 10 July, 1940. A 7th, a Hurricane on 29 July, 1940, no location. His 8th & 9th, two Spitfires over England on 18 August, 1940. A 10th, a Spitfire over England on 31 August, 1940. An 11th & 12th, both Spitfires over England on 3 September, 1940. A 13th, a Spitfire over England on 26 September, 1940. Bowers/Lednicer, 14 victories. Added: His 14th victory, a Hurricane of 33 Sqn on 20/04/41 near Eleusis. Buried at Maleme war cemetery, grave 480. (CK)
103	Baake, Werner	Hptm	11/1/1918	Nordhausen, Harz	43	1/NJG-1(6/43), 3/NJG-1(9/43), 2/NJG-1(4/44), Stfkpt 3/NJG-1(5/44), Kdr I/NJG-1(10/44 to end)	Bf 110F, Bf 110-G-4 Wk# 740062 "G9 + ML" (lost 1/28/44),He 219A-2 in 3/NJG-1 (5/44)	RK(7/27/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/20/44) EP(9/6/43) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Night Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA the night of 27/28 January, 1944 when his Bf 110G-4 collided with an English bomber, crashing at Uftalsperre, near Gemünd. 195 combat missions. All Night victories. His R/O was Fw Bettaque, after Uffz Waldbauer (KilledInAction (KIA)1/28/44). Two known victories, a Wellington 1 km northeast of Neerschoten and a Halifax II 5 km northwest of Gorinchem on 12 June, 1943. A Lancaster at Neerpelt, Krs Limburg, on 17 June, 1943. A Wellington and a Halifax the night of 22 June, 1943. He scored three victories the next day, two Lancasters and a Halifax in the Utrecht region. A Stirling III of RAF No. 620 Sq., EE942 "QS-R", piloted by F/Sgt J.F.Nichols, the night of 28 August, 1943, by Halbersdorf, west of Mains. A double victory on 25 April, 1944; a Lancaster at Loop op Zand-Tilburth and a Halifax near Werkendam. A B-17 50 km W of Venlo on 4 May, 1944. A double victory on 7 May, 1944; a Mosquito 1 km NE of Herkendorf (which only his He 219 could catch) and a B-17 W of Venlo. Another double, two "4 mots" at Aachen on 22 June, 1944. A "4 mot" opposing the Bochum-Dortmund Raid on 4 November, 1944. He died piloting a Lufthansa B-720-030 "D-ABOP", when it crashed near Ansbach, on 15 July, 1964. (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Halifax LV962 1944-04-25	Courtesy Christian König	Allied Losses Database LV962
104	Baasner, Hans	Hptm	11/1/1916	Gross Orsichau		3(F)/121 (3/43), Kdr III/KG(J)-6 (11/44), Kdr I/KG(J)-54 (3/45 to end)	Do 17P & F, He 111H in Aufkl Gr.; Bf 109G & K, Fw 190A-8, Me 262A/1a	RK(3/14/43) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/14/42) EP(12/20/41) EK 1 & 2 Observer & Fighter Operational Clasp	POW May, 1945, released 24 August, 1945. More than 300 reconnaissance and bomber missions. Jager Blatt article. (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Hans Baasner joined Flak Regt 2 at Szczecin, 01.10.1936. In 1938/1939, he went on to become a reserve officer in the anti-aircraft artillery regiment in Greifswald. In August 1939, he was appointed to the Department of the flak-teaching regiment in Hamburg. At the beginning of the war, he was transferred to East Frisia as adjutant to the Headlamp (Searchlamp?) Regiment 1. In May 1940, he began his training as an observer at Großenhain. In June 1941, he was deployed to the eastern front. After being promoted to first lieutenant, he was awarded the Knight's Cross on 14.03.1943, after operations in France, England, the Balkans and Russia. From Mid-1943 he received a training at the pilots school A/B 41 in Frankfurt / Oder and at the pilots school (C) 6 in Kolberg. In 1944 he attended the blind flying school in Copenhagen. After being retrained in IV/KG 6 on the Ju 88 and Ju188, he joined Stab/KG-6. On 02.06.1944 to be assigned as an ia (?) officer. On 12.08.1944, he was given command of the III./ KG 6, which was at that time to be a booster in Ahlhorn and flew against the invasion front. On 19.10.1944, the order for the reclassification of KG-6 was ordered and Baasner sent to Breslau-Rosen to train as a fighter pilot. The III/KG-6 was then in Prague-Rusin and was refitted sparingly on the Fw 190. On 31.01.1945, the III group was named " Schwanen Gruppe", the first Me 262 element of the squadron. But the new deliveries of the Me 262 did not come until March 1945. In March / April Baasner left the III. Group, which is now III/KG(J)-6, and took over the leadership of I/KG (J) 54, which was also in Prague-Rusin. At the end of the war, he was captured with the remains of his group in Graz, from which he was released. Baasner flew over 300 reconnaissance missions. Deceased 21.3.1983, Lüdenscheid (Source, Facebook)	Courtesy Christian Konig
105	Babenz, Emil Wilhelm Reinhold	FhjOfw	1/1/1919	Bolschwitz	24	3/JG-26 (4/41), 11/JG-26 (Hi Altitude, 11/42), 1/JG-53 (3/43), 2/JG-26	Bf 109F & G in 11/JG-26, Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470046 "Black 1" (lost 4/8/44)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (10/15/42) EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 8 April, 1944 in his "Black 1" in the same action as Willius, by P-47s of the American 355th FG. He crashed at Bentheim. Buried Lingen Neurfriedhof, Grave 7 (Rosseels). 335 missions. One known victory, His 1st, a Beaufort into the Channel, N of Brest, 17 April, 1941. His 2nd, a Spitfire west of Lille on 28 June, 1941: (P8346 Józef Bondar 303 Sqd Polish). His 3rd, a Spitfire 10 km NW of Gravelines on 11 July, 1941. His 4th, a Spitfire 3 km SW of Insel Goeree on 12 August, 1941. His 5th, a Spitfire SE of Dunkirk on 21 August, 1941. Another, a P-38 20 km west of Mateur on 28 November, 1942. His 20th, a Spitfire NE of Dieppe on 19 August, 1942. Another, his 23rd, while in 3/JG-53, a P-38 10 km northwest of Bizerta on 22 March, 1943. Fhj-Ofw = Fahnenjunker-Sr. Officer Candidate	Courtesy Traces of War and the Lost Wings Project via Christian König
106	Bach,	Ofw			1	Stab I/JG-1 (8/43)	Bf 109G	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a B-17 1 km S of Metternich on 12 August, 1943. This is most likely, Otto.
107	Bach,	Lt			1	Stab II/NJG-101	Bf 110, Ju 88	EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a Lancaster on the night of 21-22 August, 1944, no location.
108	Bach, August	Uffz	9/24/1919		1	Stabsstaffel/JG-51 (9/44 S.U.)	Fw 190A-8 Werk # 732220 "Black 15" (lost 12/14/44)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 14 December, 1944 southwest of Memel (today Klaipeda), Lithuania, cause unknown. VDK confirms his MIA status. He is commemorated in the Kaliningrad-Sammelfriedhof, Russia (D.Drury). His one known victory, a Soviet P-39 on 16 September, 1944. Courtesy Christian König	Courtesy Christian König
109	Bach, Otto	Lt	6/18/1919	Bochum	25	Erg/JG-2 (7/41), 12/JG-1 (2/43), 5/JG-1 (7/43), 4/JG-1 (5/44), Stfkpt 7/JG-1 (9/44)	Bf 109F in JG-2, Fw 190A-4 & 5 in JG-1, Fw 190A-6 Wk# 530101 "Black 5" (12/43), Fw 190A-7 Werk # 643949 "White 2" (5/44 Störmede, Ger.) in 4/JG-1, Fw 190A-9 Werk # 205186 "Yellow 15" (lost 11/26/44)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold	KilledInAction (KIA) 26 November, 1944 during aerial combat in "Yellow 15" with P-51 escorts over the Ruhr area, by Rochau, near Stendal. Buried Stendal Friedhof, Gr 101 (A. Rosseels). One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire at Cherbourg on 10 July, 1941. His 2nd, a Blenheim at Cherbourg on 17 July, 1941. His 3rd, a Spitfire N of Cape de la Hague on 6 August, 1941. Nos 4 & 5, both Spitfires N of Cape de la Hague on 30 September, 1941. Another, his 6th, a B-17 "Lucy Belle" of 303BG 100 km northwest of Terschelling, flown by 1/Lt Lloyd Driffin on 26 February, 1943. Another, his 7th, was a B-17 # 42-3115 of 95BG flown by Lt J.E. Mc Kinley, on 14 May, 1943. The B-17 crashed on North Beveland Island, near Katz village. All the crew perished. His 8th, a B-17 1 km SW of Metternich on 12 August, 1943. His 10th, a B-17 at Dollart, SW of Emden on 11 December, 1943. His 11th, a B-17 S of Delmenhorst on 6 March, 1944. His 13th, a B-17 north of Braunschweig on 11 April, 1944 (Perry Claims). His 15th, a B-17 NE of Berlin on 24 May, 1944. Known to have flown Fw 190A-7 Wk# 643948 "Black 2" (4/44) in 5/JG-1 also. Another A-7, Werk # 643949 "White 2" in 4/JG-1 Major Heinz Bär (Kommandeur ll./JG1) briefing pilots at Rheine: 8 from L - Obfw. Bach	Courtesy Oleg Marin
110	Bach, Theo	Lt	1/25/1924	Ludwigshaven		9/KG-2 (2/43)	Do 217M-1 Werk # 722852 "U5 + ET" (lost 8/16/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) the night of 15/16/August, 1943 when he crashed at Broadway Farm, Lovedean (or Hovedean), Hampshire, England, after being blinded by searchlights (LOCS). Added: Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Ogefr Guenther Jahn (geb 7/22/1922, Berlin), Obs; Uffz Helmuth Carl (geb 8/29/1923, Berlin), R/O and Ogefr Werner Neubert (geb 2/17/1923, Chemnitz), Gnr (C.König).
111	Bacher, Alfons	Fw			2	A/88 (Spain), 3/JG-52 (5/40), 2/JG-52 (8/40 Channel)	Bf 109E-1 "Red 2" (lost 8/26/40)	Spanish Cross EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	POW 26 August, 1940 after being shot down over Ramsgate by fighters of RAF No. 54 Sq. shortly after his 2nd victory. He was not injured in the crash landing at Sandwich Golf Club. One known victory, his 1st, a Hawk-75A at Chantilly, 26 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire at Dover on 26 August, 1940. (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Bacher's 109 being towed to wrecker's yard
112	Bachhuber, Fridolin	Fw	7/3/1922	Winden	11	12/JG-54 (7/44 S.U.), 15/JG-54 (1/45)	Fw 190A-8 Werk # 750093 "Yellow 15" (lost)	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 1 January, 1945 (Operation Bodenplatte) in Werk# 093 over Brüssel-Melsbruck, Belgium, sd by a Spitfire of No.403 Sq., no known grave. His first known victory, two Soviet Boston IIIs on 21 July, 1944. A 3rd Soviet, a Yak-9 on 30 July, 1944. A 4th Soviet, a Yak-9 on 6 August, 1944. A 5th Soviet, a P-39 on 9 August, 1944. A 6th Soviet, an La-5 on 10 August, 1944. A 7th Soviet, a Boston III on 27 August, 1944. His 8th & 9th Soviets, both Yak-9s on 4 September, 1944. One known western victory, a P-47 near Nijmegen on 21 September, 1944.		Operational Record
113	Bachmann, Friedrich Wilhelm Fritz	Lt	12/16/1919		31	1/JG-2 (5/42 S.U.), 9/JG-2 (12/43), 3/JG-2 (8/44), 1/JG-2 (12/44)	Bf 109F& G, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 173833 "Yellow 6" (lost 9/5/44; aerial combat w/P-51, bailed w/injuries)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known Soviet victory, two Pe-2s on 27 May, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 6 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 11 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 21 August, 1942. Two LaGG-3s on 22 August, 1942. An R-5 on 28 August, 1942. One known western victory, a P-47 10 km E of Chartres on 14 August, 1944. A 2nd, an Auster III at Acquigny, N of Evreux, on 26 August, 1944. A 3rd, a P-47 W of Köln on 8 December, 1944.
114	Bachmann, Werner	Oblt				7/KG-30 (Channel)	Ju 88C Werk # unk "4D + DR" (lost 8/15/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	POW 15 August, 1940 during the attack on the Driffield airfield by a Spitfire of RAF No. 616 Sq., piloted by Sgt James Hopewell. The AC crashed alongside the Bridlington waterworks reservoir on Scarborough Road. Remaining crew: Uffz Werner Evers, Observer (POW), Fw Georg Henneske, wireless operator (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Flg Robert Wakther, gunner (POW). The body of Georg Henneske was buried in Bridlington Cemetery on 19 August, 1940; it has since been re-interned in the German Military Cemetery at Cannock Chase. Courtesy Christian König	Cannock Chase
115	Bachnick, Herbert	Lt	2/9/1920	Mannheim	80	9/JG-52 (12/42), 2/JGr Ost (4/44), 9/JG-52 (7/44 Romania)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 27013 "Black 33" (lost 7/44), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 166065 "Yellow 4" (lost 8/7/44)	RK(7/27/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/5/44) EP(12/13/43) EK 1 (9/7/43)& 2 (8/6/43) Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold (31/07/43)	KilledInAction (KIA) 7 August, 1944 in "Yellow 4"; shot down by a P-51 after flying a mission against American bombers, where he achieved his last victory. He tried to force land his damaged AC, when he lost control and crashed into a railway embankment in the vicinity of Birkental, near Myslowitz Upper Silesia. He was shot down with wounds in "Black 33" on 7 July, 1944 and made an emergency landing at Moran. 373 missions, 79 victories in the East. His first known victory, a Soviet Pe-2, an Il-5 and aLaGG on 5 July, 1943. A LaGG and an Il-2 (m.H.) on 4 August, 1943. A LaGG on 5 August, 1943. A LaGG on 19 August, 1943. Two Il-2s on 20 August, 1943. Three Il-2s on 21 August, 1943. Two Il-2s on 22 August, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 11 September, 1943. An Il-2 and a P-39 on 20 September, 1943. Two LaGGs and two Il-2s (m.H.) on 27 November, 1943. A LaGG and three Il-2s (m.H.) on 28 November, 1943. A LaGG and an Il-2 on 19 December, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) N of Kamenka on 25 December, 1943. Five Il-2s on 7 January, 1944. Four LaGGs and an Il-2 on 13 March, 1944. Bowers/Lednicer, 80 victories. Died 1944-08-07 Olesnow, Poland. Alternate spelling: Bachnik. Added: Knights Cross awarded after 79 aerial victories (CKönig).	ç	Operational Record
116	Backhaus, Rudolf	Uffz			1	8/JG-3 (7/43 S.U.)	Bf 109G-4 Werk # 19708 "Black 10 + I" (lost 8/1/43)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 1 August, 1943; Combat with an Il-2 over Marinowka. Mombeek MIA List. His first known victory, an Il-2 on 7 July, 1943.
117	Backhus, August	Lt				10/JG-54 (4/43)	Fw 190A-5 Werk # 7219 "Black 12" (lost 4/9/43)	MIA 9 April, 1943; Cause and location not reported (Qu.Meister File).
118	Backmeyer,	Uffz			1	10/JG-52 (8/44 S.U.)	Bf 109G	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 (m.H.) on 25 August, 1944.
119	Bade, August	Fhr				8/JG-301 (2/45)	Fw 190A-9 Werk # 207188 "Blue 6" (lost 2/4/45)	Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 4 February, 1945 on the eastern front, location unknown (C.König).
120	Bader, August	Fhr				8/JG-301	Fw 190A-9 Werk # 207888 "Blue 6" (lost 2/4/45)	Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 4 February, 1945 in aerial combat on the East Front.
121	Bading, Hans	Oblt				I/KG-4 (1/42), Stfkpt 11/KG-4 (9/43), Stfkpt 6/KG-4 (3/44)	He 111H-16 Werk # Unk "5J + GC" (lost 8/9/44)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/19/42) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 9 August, 1944 in the vicinity of the Weichsel bridges, cause unknown (DK-G Awards List & LOCS).
122	Badstubuer,	Flg			1	3/JG-52 (8/43 S.U.)	Bf 109G	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet Yak-1 on 22 August, 1943.
123	Badum, Johann "Hans"	Lt	3/2/1921	Ruthweiler, Saar	54	Erg/JG-27, 6/JG-77 (6/42 S.U.), Stfkpt 6/JG-77 (12/42 Med)	Bf 109F-4 (5/42), Bf 109G2 Werk # 10727 "Yellow 7" (lost 1/12/43)	RK(10/15/42) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/19/42) EP(9/13/42) EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 12 January, 1943 in his "Yellow 7" in aerial combat with P-38s SW of Giordani, near Tripoli. 300+ combat missions. 51 victories in the East. His first known Soviet victory, his 8th overall, a LaGG-3 on 2 June, 1942. His 9th, an I-153 on 5 June, 1942. A 10th, an I-16 Rata on 6 June, 1942. His 22nd & 23rd, both Il-2s on 26 July, 1942. Three Il-2 on 28 July, 1942. A 27th, a Pe-2 on 29 July, 1942. A 28th & 29th, a Pe-2 and a DB-7 on 6 August, 1942. Two Soviet P-40s on 12 August, 1942. Six LaGG-3s on 13 August, 1942! Two LaGG-3s on 18 August, 1942. An Il-2 on 25 August, 1942. Two LaGG-3s on 3 September, 1942. Two Il-2s on 5 September, 1942. A P-39 on 14 September, 1942. His earlier victories were probably scored over Malta. Two known Desert victories, both P-40s in N. Africa on 20 December,1942. Bowers/Lednicer, 54 victories.		Read Story
124	Baeker, Gerhard	Hptm	11/23/1915			Stab/KG-1 (6/38), TO III/KG-1 "Hindenburg" (1/40 Burg-6/41 S.U.), Stfkpt 12/KG-1 (6/42 S.U.), Stfkpt 7/KG-1 (7/43), Stfkpt 2/KG-1 (4/44), Kdr II/KG-1, Kdr II/JG-7 (8/44), Kdr II/JG-3 (11/44)	He 111H-3 (5/40 Fr.), Ju 88A-5 (1140 Münster), Ju 88P-4 (7/43), He 177 (4/44), Bf 109G (8/44)	EK 1 & 2 EP (7/41), DK-G, Wound Badge (8/19/41) Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold	Operation Barbarossa, Russia, 1941. Flew his Bf 109 Taifun to Ju 88 crashsites to retrieve spare parts. Severely injured 19 August, 1941 in a crash due to engine failure on his 132nd mission. Returned to duty in 1944 with KG-1 flying the four-engine He 177. His gunner was Fw Hein Bruns. R/O Uffz Hans Jäger. Observer Fw Zens. British POW, released 1946. He was interviewed for a History Channel program seen in 2002. Retired LW-Bundeswehr Oberst. Deceased 10 April, 2004.
125	Baer, Fritz	Uffz			8	9/JG-51 (2/42 S.U.)	Bf 109F-2 Werk # 5782 (40% dam 8/2/42)	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 2 August, 1942 due to enemy fire in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 47742. His first known Soviet victory, an R-Z on 15 November, 1941. A 2nd, an Il-2 W of Mosskrapanskaya on 21 February, 1942. A 3rd, an I-61 on 27 February, 1942. A 4th, a Pe-2 on 6 April, 1942. A 5th, a Pe-2 on 30 May, 1942. A 6th, a MiG-3 on 8 July, 1942. A 7th, a Pe-2 on 25 July, 1942. The spelling Baer came from the OKL Claims List. Alternate spelling: Bär (Bf 109 Loss List).
126	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).
127	Bahnsen, Jens	Fw			18	8/JG-53 (11/41 Comiso; 10/42 N.Afrika; 6/43 Sicily)	Bf 109 F-4 "Black 3" & G (Trop.), Bf 109G-4 Trop Werk # 15031 "Black 6 + I" (lost 6/7/43; WIA, combat with a B-17 20km S of Pantelleria), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 18565 "Black 6 + I" (lost 8/19/43)	EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 19 August, 1943 in Werk # 18565, by B-17 return fire north of Bagnoli Italy. 120 + combat missions. 7 victories in the Desert, including a P-40, piloted by Sgt ONeil, who survived, 4 km north of El Ruweisat, near El Alamein on 1 July, 1942. A Beaufighter 8 km north of Ras el Barrani on 23 August, 1942. Four P-40s of RAF No. 250 Sq. near Tarfa on 9 October, 1942. Two more British fighters on 10 October, 1942; one a PRU AC, the other a Spitfire of RAF No. 92 Sq, both over the sea. A P-40 15 km south southwest of Fuka N. Africa on 20 October, 1942 and another P-40 south southeast of Quotifiya N. Africa on 22 October, 1942. Downed a P-38, his 7th victory, 10 km southwest of Pont du Fahs on 29 November, 1942. His 9th Desert victory, a Spitfire 10 km east of Mateur on 19 April, 1943. His 10th, a P-38 on 29 April, 1943. Bowers/Lednicer, 8 victories.
128	Bahr, Günther	Ofw	7/18/1921	Neu Leegden, E. Prussia	37	6/SKG-210, 6/ZG-1, I/NJG-1, 4,8 & 12/NJG-4, 7/NJG-3 (8/43), 3/NJG-6 (8/43), 1 & 7/NJG-6	Bf 110C, He 219	RK(3/28/45) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/13/44) EP(5/15/44) EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver	36 four-engine bombers at night and one day victory in Russia. About 90 Night combat missions. One known victory, a B-17 20 km SE of Schweinfurt on 14 October, 1943. A 2nd B-17 same day at Sulzbach, 30 km N of Heilbronn. A Lancaster 35 km N of Hameln on 18 October, 1943. Another Lancaster SSW of Hochspeyer on 17 November, 1943. A "4 mot" in the Berlin area on 2 December, 1943. A Lancaster "JB122" of No.625 Sq. 10km NW of Oranienburg. A "4 mot" on 27 April, 1944, no location (most likely near Schweinfurt). A Lancaster 50 km W of Stuttgart on 29 July, 1944. A Halifax W of Russelheim on 26 August, 1944. A B-17 NW of Mannheim on 12 September, 1944. Nos. 21 to 24, 4 B-24s in the Munich area on 8 January, 1945. Nos. 25 to 28, four Lancasters, two near Stuttgart, one N of Ludwigsburg, and one the eastern end of Mannheim, all on 28 January, 1945. Nos. 29 to 35, all Lancasters WSW of Mannheim/Worms 2/21/45. His 36th, a Lancaster NE of Pforzheim on 23 February, 1945. His 37th victory, a Lancaster W of Nürnberg on 16 March, 1945. Deceased 29 April, 2009. Courtesy Oleg Marin	Courtesy Christian König
129	Bahr, Paul	Fw			2	7/NJG-3 (8/43), 11/NJG-6 (8/44)	Bf 110G-4	EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	Killed in Action 24 August, 1944 Source: T. Boiten. His two OKL victories, a "4 mot" 50 km north of Peenemünde 0n 17 August, 1943 and a Stirling north of Berlin on 24 August, 1943. Added: KilledInAction (KIA) 24 August, 1944, Bucharest Romania while serving in 11/NJG-6 (NJG-6 Loss List).
130	Bahrdt, Viktor	Lt			1	7/JG-6 (8/44), Stffüh 8/JG-6 (12/44)Stffüh II/JG-6 (2/45)	Fw 190A-8 Werk # 350255 (lost 12/24/44), Fw 190A-9 Werk # 980565 "Blue 5" (lost 2/2/45)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 2 February, 1945 by enemy fire at Küstrin, near Ziemitz. Shot down over Eupen on 24 December, 1944, believed returned to unit later (JG-6 List). One known victory, a P-38 2 km N of La Fere on 25 August, 1944. Most likely came from ZG-26.
131	Baindner, Karl	Fw	11/27/1916	Kaufbeuren		11(StG)/LG-1	Ju 87B-1 (lost 8/4/40)	EK 1 & 2	KIC 4 August, 1940 when his ac flew into the ground near Tramecourt airfield, east of Le Touquet, France, cause unknown. His R/O-Gnr, Ogefr Hans Hochegger also KIC. They are both buried in the War Cemetery at Bourdon France, Baindner in Blk 30, Row 12, Gr 464. Hochegger Blk 30, Row 10, Gr 385 (D.Drury).
132	Bajorat, Bruno	Ofw				I/SG-152	Fw 190F-8 Werk # Unk (lost 8/25/44)	Assault Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 25 August, 1944; sd by American fighter escorts and crashed at Obedne, near Sumperk, CZ.. Believed sd by a P-51 of 308FS while attacking a large armada of American bombers. (F.Braun).
133	Baldauf, Fritz	Fw				4/KG-26 (10/39 Lüneburg), 8/KG-26 (8/40)	He 111H Werk # Unk "1H + NM" (lost 10/9/39), He 111H-4 Werk # Unk "1H + FS" (lost 8/15/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	POW 15 August, 1940; failed to return from a mission to the coast of Northumberland, County Durham, when they were sd into the sea east of Middlesbrough, and captured. Remaining crew (all POW); Lt Adolf Renner, Observer, Ogefr Wilhelm Rössinger, wireless operator, Gefr Walter Lorenz, mechanic and Uffz Christoph Schumann, gunner. Earlier, on 9 October, 1939, he and his crew were taken prisoner after making an emergency landing in a field in Nymindegab, Denmark due to low fuel. The crew were on an anti-shipping operation with five other He 111's. Before being captured, they were able to set the ac onfire. They remained POW's until the German occupation, 9 April, 1940. Remaining crew (all uninjured): Uffz Hermann Gutacker, Obs; Ofw Adolf Friedrich Düring, R/O and Uffz Erich Scheinert, Mech. Source: "Air War Over Denmark". Alternate spelling: Waldauf.
134	Baldauf, Horst	Lt				2(F)/22 (Observer)	Do 17 P & F and He 111H	RK(8/8/44 Post.) EK 1 & 2 Observer Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 10 June, 1944 at Winniza. (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Leutnant Horst Baldauf (May 24, 1920 - June 10, 1944) was one of the best reconnaissance pilots owned by Aufklärungsgruppe 22. The aircraft that he usually piloted were Dornier Do 17 P & F and Heinkel He 111H. He was lost on duty in Vinnitsa, Ukraine, on June 10, 1944. Until this moment his fate was not known with certainty, but most likely his plane had been shot down by Soviet aircraft. For his dedication Baldauf was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes posthumously on August 8, 1944 as Leutnant and Beobachter in 2. (Fern) Staffel / Aufklärungsgruppe 22 / Luftwaffen-Kommando Don. At that time the unit (Aufklärungsgruppe 22) was dissolved! Other medals and awards he received: Fliegerführerabzeichen, Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse; Eisernes Kreuz I.Klasse; Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 (1942); Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für Besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg (September 21, 1942); Frontflugspange für Aufklärer in Gold mit Anhänger; and Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (June 24, 1943)
135	Baldes, Josef	FhjOfw	1915-09-06	Differten/Kreis Saarlouis		3(H)/14, NAGr-3, 1(F)/124 (Petsamo 9/44)	Hs 126 in 3(H)/14, Bf 109G-8 in NAGr-3, Ju 88D & Bf 109G-2 Werk # 10668 "White 1" (70% dam 9/20/44) in 1(F)/124	RK(5/9/45) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Observer Operational Clasp	Mombeek Flugbuch List. Added: WIA 20 September, 1944 when his G-2 was hit by Russian ground fire. He managed to return to Petsamo, crash landing at the airfield (Observer Loss List). (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel Josef Baldes (September 6, 1915 - July 30, 1985), who was born and died in Differten / Kreis Saarlouis (Germany), was a aufklärerflieger pilot of Aufklärungsgruppe 124 recommended by his unit to get the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes in early April 1945 The proposal was processed by Oberkommando der Luftwaffe / Auszeichnung und Discipline (OKL / AuD) on April 16, 1945. Approved, the recommendation was then forwarded as Luftwaffenpersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (LPA-VV) Nr. 1577 to Reichsmarschall's aide Hermann Göring for approval. Unfortunately, the recommendation was never resolved and the war ended on May 8, 1945. Therefore, the award ceremony could not be verified even though Walther-Peer Feldgiebel officially stated in his book that Baldes was awarded the Ritterkreuz on May 9, 1945 as Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel and Flugzeugführer at 1. (Fern) Staffel / Aufklärungsgruppe 124 / Kommandierender General der Deutschen Luftwaffe in Norwegen. Other medals and awards he received: Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse; Eisernes Kreuz I.Klasse; Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für Besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg (April 12, 1943); and Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (August 16, 1943). During his war career the Baldes completed 281 combat missions, and he was listed as the last aufklärerflieger to be awarded the Ritterkreuz!
136	Ballewski, Helmut	Lt	6/6/1924	Sensburg E.Prussia		Stab/JG-53 (8/44 France), 14/JG-53 (2/45 Reich Def)	Bf 109G-14/AS Werk # 166293 "Black <1 - + -" (lost 8/28/44), Bf 109G-14 Werk # 460633 (lost 2/28/45)	Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 28 February, 1945 during aerial combat east of Karlsruhe. WIA 28 August, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-47 and a P-51 near Epernay, bailed safely. Occasional wingman for Helmut Bennemann (M.Sergent). Survived the war. Alternate spelling: Balewski
137	Bannert, Helmut	Oblt	9/7/1911	Breslau		4/KG-53	He 111H-2 Werk # 3144 "A1 + KM" (lost 11/5/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 5 November, 1940; his ac crashed into the Humber Estuary near Grimsby, Lincolnshire, possibly due to AA fire. The pilot and flight engineer (Uffz Willi Göhring) bodies were not recovered, and they are both remembered at the Laboe Naval Memorial. The remaining three crew were washed up along the south shore, and are buried at the Grimsby Scartho Road Cem., Block 116. Remaining crew: Gefr Georg Werder, Obs (born 1917, EK2, bur Row J, Gr 3); Uffz Eduard Zahn, R/O (bur Row L, Gr 3) and Gefr August Schmitz, Gnr (bur Row K, Gr 3) (D.Drury).	Werder Bannert
138	Banser,	Uffz			1	15(Z)/LG-1	Bf 109E, Bf 110	EK 2 Destroyer Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Hurricane SW of Portland on 15 August, 1940.
139	Bär, Ernst	Hptm			14	11/JG-2 (4/40), 7/JG-77 (9/41 S.U.), Stab/JG-11 (8/43 Reich Def)	Bf 109E, Bf 109F-4 Werk # 7242 (90% dam 9/20/41), Bf 109G-6/Y Werk # 16484 (lost 8/18/43)	EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC 18 August, 1943; crashed at Carolinensiel during a test flight, no cause reported. WIA 20 September, 1941 during aerial combat with a fighter near Dornburg/Krim (Prien), an Oblt at the time.			barx
140	Barann, Leo Lothar	Ofw			14	5/JG-11 (10/43), 7/JG-1 (3/44 Reich Def)	Bf 109G-5 Werk # 110203 "Black 18" (lost 3/3/44; WIA, combat in the Neumünster area, bailed safely), Fw 190A-4, 5 & 6, Fw 190A-8 (8/44)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	Magnus Report. Per Hans Hoehler, Barann was allegedly credited with a B-17 bomber, his 2nd victory, Ser. # 42-30725, 100th BG, 418 BS, "Aw-R-Go", shot down 10 October, 1943 by Lienen. It was piloted by Capt. Charles B. Cruikshank. Navigator, Capt. Frank D. Murphy of Atlanta. Frank Murphy suggests the pilot was Oblt Heinrich Klopper. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 N of Roye on 28 July, 1943. A 2nd, a B-17 E of Ostbevern, NE of Münster, 10 October, 1943. His 3rd, a B-17 on 11 January, 1944. His 4th, a P-47 N of Osnabrück on 10 February, 1944. His 7th, a Spitfire S of Caen on 14 July, 1944. His 8th, a Typhoon at Caen on 19 July, 1944. His 9th, a Spitfire on 25 July, 1944, no location given. His 10th, a Spitfire at Pontoise on 6 August, 1944. His 23rd victory (?), the 1st for III Gruppe in Russia, was an Il-2 on 17 January, 1945. His 11th & 12th, both Yak-9s on 10 February, 1945. His 13th, a Yak-9 on 17 February, 1945. His 14th, a P-39 on 23 February, 1945.
141	Barbinger, Philip	Oblt	8/11/1913			7/Seenotstaffel (4/41), 8/Seenotstaffel (2/43), 9/Seenotstaffel (9/43), 8/Seenotstaffel (2/44)	Do 24 Werk # Unk (8/29/42)	Air Sea Rescue Operational Clasp	He served as Observer on 29 August, 1942, beleived to be present when Oblt Helmut Rammig and his Observer, Lt Günter Kolw, were rescued, 100 km S of Crete, when they crashed due to an engine malfunction (D.Drury).. Barbinger and with Rammig and Kolw
142	Bargel, Georg	Ofw	3/5/1916	Lawalde, Görlitz	2	11/NJG-5, 2/NJG-100	Bf 110C, D & E; Do 217J, Ju 88C Werk # Unk (lost 4/4/44)	EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 4 April, 1944 3km W of Adunatii-Copaceni, Romania during aerial combat (Boiten). Added: Burial GWC Bucharest, E/5/72 (M.Krebbers). One known victory, a Halifax at Buschau by Barnholz on 30 March, 1943. A Soviet DB-3 S of Jelenowka on the night of 1-2 August, 1943.
143	Barion, Hermann	Uffz	29/06/23	Cologne	4	10/JG-11 (6/44 S.U.), 12/JG-11 (9/44 Achmer, 1/45 Gross-Ostheim)	Bf 109G, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 380158 "Blue 3 + I" (lost 9/26/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 738271 "Blue <6" (lost 1/1/45)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 1 January, 1945. After making his strafing runs in his A-8 at Asch, he was attacked by P-47s and crashed at Margraten Holland before reaching the German border. According to Ysselsteyn info he was hit by Flak (CKönig). His earlier A-8 crashed at Herwen Holland (gem. Herwen en Aerdt) on 26 September, 1944 due to combat; pilot wounded. His first known victory, a Soviet Boston III on 2 May, 1944, a Gefr at the time. A 2nd, a Yak-9 on 26 June, 1944. A 3rd, a Yak-9 on 21 July, 1944. A 4th, a Yak-9 on 17 August, 1944. Added: Buried Ysselsteyn G-10-244 (Manrho/Putz publ.).
144	Barkhorn, Dietrich	Ofhr	2/28/1923	Königsberg, Ostpreussen		4/JG-2 (6/43 France)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 19911 (lost 6/4/43), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15374 (lost 8/4/43)	Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 4 August 1943 during aerial combat near Abbeville. Younger brother of Gerhard. Added: Burial in the German War Cem. at Bourdon, France, Plot 32, Gr 287 (M.Krebbers). WIA 4 June, 1943 during aerial combat near Abbeville, bailed safely (Bf 109 Loss List). Courtesy Christian König
145	Barkhorn, Gerhard 'Gerd'	Obstlt	3/20/1919	Königsberg, Ostpreussen	301	5/JG-52(7/42), Stfkpt 4/JG-52 (2/43 S.U.), Kdr I/JG-52 (8/43 Charkow, S.U.), Kdr II/JG-52 (Russia), Kdr JG-6 (1/45), JV-44 (4/45)	Bf 109E-7 Werk # Werk # 5922 "Yellow 2 + -" (into Channel 10/29/40), Bf 109F-4 Wk#13388 "White 5 + -" (WIA 7/25/42), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15909 "Black <<5 (7/43 Anapa, S.U.), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20003 "Black << w/mini White 5" (8/43 S.U.), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 162198 "<<5" (5/44 Kherones), Bf 109G-6 Wk#163195 "Black <<5 + -" (WIA 5/31/44), Bf 109K-4, Fw 190D-9 w JG-6, Me 262	RK(8/23/42) S(3/2/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(9/7/42) EP(7/20/42) EK 1 Wound Bdg(7/25/42) Ftr. Oper.Clasp w/Pendant	EL(1/11/43). 1104 combat missions. His first known Soviet vivtory, a Pe-2 NE of Petrovskaya on 27 May, 1942. Four LaGG-3s on 7 October, 1942. A Yak-1 and two LaGG-3s on 30 October, 1942. A P-40, a Yak-1 and a LaGG-3 on 30 November, 1942. A LaGG-5 and two Yak-1s on 5 August, 1943. Four LaGG-5s on 23 August, 1943. A Yak-9, a P-39 and two Yak-1s on 29 December, 1943. Another of many multiple victories for this high scorer! Shot down with severe wounds 31 May, 1944, exhausted after his sixth mission of the day. Flying his G-6, Wk# 163195 "Black 5", he lost his concentration, and was jumped by a Soviet P-39. His last victory was on 5 Jan., 1945. Injured in another crash on 25 April, 1945, when his Me 262 was shot down by a P-51. He carried the name "Christl", his wifes name on nearly all his AC. Barkhorns wingman was Fahnrich Graf Keller. His crew chief from 40 to 45, Cpl. Albert Kusterer. Shot down 9 times. In 1955, he joined the West German Luft. and became a General. Deceased 11 January, 1983; auto accident 6 January,1983, wife Christl killed instantly 6 January. Post war home: Tegernsee. Heinrich Sturm, left, Gerhard Barkhorn middle, Wilhelm Batz right Christian König Hptm. Gerhard Barkhorn, Gruppenkommandeur II./JG 52, Bagerowo, 12 February 1944 in his Bf 109 G-6/Trop W.Nr. 44. 'Schwarzer Doppelwinkel' after his 250th victory	Courtesy Christian König
146	Barlau, Walter	Fw	8/12/1922			4/NAGr-12 (Med)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 19937 "White 15 + -" (lost 8/26/43)	Night Observer Operational Clasp	MIA 26 August, 1943, crashing at Philippville, probably due to icing. Added: "German Losses Over Malta" states he was sd and taken prisoner and his unit was III/JG-77.
147	Barsch, Georg	Lt	9/25/1920			8/KG-30 (Med)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 550221 "4D + FS" (lost 8/1/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew at Palermo 1 August, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
148	Barschel, Hans	Oblt			3	Stab Adj III/ZG-26 (8/39)	Bf 110C-4 Werk # 2168 "3U + BD" (lost 9/27/40)	EK 1(7/14/40) & 2(5/18/40) Wound Badge(5/16/40) Destroyer Operational Clasp	MIA 27 September, 1940 after aerial combat with British fighters during the attack on Parnall Yate. His AC crashed into the sea off the coast near Dorset at approximately 11:50 hours. His R/O-Gunner, Uffz Klose is also MIA. (Source: Bristol Past, John Penny) One known victory, a Morane on 14 May, 1940, no location. A 2nd & 3rd, two Spitfires over England on 31 August, 1940.
149	Barte, Walter	Maj	10/10/1911		17	Stab II/NJG-1 (9/41), I/NJG-1 (8/42), 4/NJG-1 (9/42), Kdr III/NJG-3 (10/43 to end)	Ju 88G in III/NJG-3, Bf 110D-3 Werk # Unk "G9 + FM" in /NJG-1 (St Trond)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/1/44) EP EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	Also seen the name spelled 'Barthe'. One known victory, a B-17 of the 100th BG flown by Robert Knox. A double victory, his 1st and 2nd, on 15-16 September, 1941, 2 Hampdens, no locations. Two victories on 31 May, 1942; a Wellington 30 km north of Hasselt, and a Manchester at Kinroy. A Stirling I of RAF No. 149 Sq. at lEcluse (Brabant), 10 km SW of Tienen Belgium the night of 5-6 June, 1942. A Wellington 2 km southwest of Oploo on 1 August, 1942. A Lancaster I of RAF No. 83 Sq. at Morkhoven (Antwerpen), 6 km SSW of Herentals Belgium, the night of 24-25 August, 1942. Two Wellington IVs of RAF No. 21 (OTU) in the Limburg Belgium area the night of 16-17 September, 1942, one being HE110 'SJ-Q', which crashed at Spalbeek, 8km WNW of Hasselt (John Jones, who also supplied the Bf110 images). Two more victories, a Lancaster and a Halifax on 12 June, 1943. Another dual victory, a Lancaster and a Halifax at Peenemünde on 17 August, 1943. A Lancaster at Berlin-Reindendorf on 16 December, 1943. A "4 mot" SW of Düsseldorf on 23 April, 1944. A B-17 at Jävenitz, SW of Stendal, on 29 April, 1944. His occasional R/O was an Uffz Pieper at St Trond. L-R: Barte - Pieper - Unknown Barte's Bf110 based at St. Trond (courtesy Herman Mertens) Courtesy Oleg Marin
150	Bartel, Fred	Uffz				II/JG-26	Fw 190A-2 Werk # 5412 (80% dam 8/11/42)	Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	Injured in a takeoff accident at Epinol on 11 August, 1942 after hitting an obstruction. This could be Alfred Bartel, the name "Fred" the nickname for Alfred.
151	Bartel, Wilhelm	Uffz			2	3/JG-53 (8/43 Italy; 3/44 Maniago Italy)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 18714 "Yellow 8" (lost 8/16/43), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163348 "Yellow 5" (dam 4/18/44)	EK 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 18 April, 1944, crashing near Udine after aerial combat with P-51s. His "Yellow 8" reported crashed at Cassano due to a fuel shortage, pilot OK. One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire over southern Italy, 29 August, 1943. His 2nd, a P-40E 30 km southwest of Cassino, 3 September, 1943.
152	Bartelmesz, Walter	Fw			1	5/JG-11 (5/43 Jever)	Bf 109G-6, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 173073 "Yellow 7" (lost 8/27/44)	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 27 August, 1944 during aerial combat in the Mourmelon-le-Grand area. His one known victim, a B-17 near Hollig Südfall on 19 May, 1943, an Uffz at the time. .
153	Bartels,	Lt			3	1/JG-52 (S.U.)	Bf 109F & G	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, an I-15 on 12 August, 1942. A 2nd, a Pe-2 on 13 August, 1942. A 3rd, an R-5 on 23 August, 1942. OKL Claims List, no Given name listed.
154	Bartels, Edgar	Fhr	4/7/1924			JGr-Ost (Liegnitz)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20207 "White 20" (lost 8/7/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 7 August, 1944 during aerial combat at Fulnek CZ with a P-51D of 317FS, 325FG, possibly piloted by 1/LT Barrie Davis. Fhr Bartels buried Brno Cem, Block 79B, Row 16, Grave 0763.
155	Bartels, Heinrich 'Heinz'	Ofw	7/13/1918	Linz, Donau, Austria	99	JG-26, JG-1, 8/JG-5 (11/42 Finland), 4/JG-27 (6/43), 11/JG-27 (11/43-4/44 Balkans), 15/JG-27 (12/44)	Bf 109F-4 Werk # 13169 "Blk 13" w/JG-5, Bf 109G-6/R6/Trop Wk# 27169 "Red 13" (Kalamaki, Greece Autm '43) w/JG-27, Bf 109G-10 Wk#130359 "Yel 13 +~" (lost 12/23/44)	RK(11/13/42) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/28/42) EP(10/5/42) EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant	KilledInAction (KIA) 23 December, 1944 in his G-10, "Yellow 13" over Bonn, shortly after his last victory, a P-47 on Rolf Brands tail, on this same date. It is thought that Col. David Schilling C.O. of the 56FG was the victor on this date. His body was found on 26 Jan., 1968 near Villip (Bad Godesberg), the parachute intact, in the AC! 500 missions, 42 victories in the West, 2 heavy bombers. His 1st, a Spitfire near Gravelines on 19 August, 1941. Among his known Soviet victories, two I-61s N of Murmansk on 29 July, 1942. A Soviet triple, all Hurricanes, on 10 August, 1942. Four Hurricanes and an I-61 near Murmansk on 22 September, 1942. Another Soviet triple, a P-39 and two P-40s on 23 March, 1943. He scored a triple victory (3 British fighters, Nos. 75, 76 & 77) on 23 April, 1944 SW of Cilli, in the Balkans. His 80th, a P-51 N of Waldkraiburg on 24 April, 1944. Victories 90 & 91, both P-47s in the Dives-sur-Mer area on 16 June, 1944. His 92nd & 93rd, a Spitfire and a P-51 NW of Caen on 22 June, 1944. His 95th, a P-51 SW of Flers on 24 June, 1944. A P-51 NW of Achmer on 8 December, 1944. He was nominated for the EL. His aircraft and his remains were found near Bad Godesberg 26 Jan 1968 (Youngs)	Courtesy Christian König Courtesy Oleg Marin	Operational Record
156	Bartels, Karl	Oblt				NAGr-2 (7/43 S.U.)	Bf 109G-4 Werk # 19515 (lost 8/15/43)	Wound Badge Night Observer Operational Clasp	WIA 15 August, 1943 by enemy fire in map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 5173. This may be Oblt Karl Heinz Bartels, later in JG-77.
157	Bartelt, Martin	Lt	1/29/1921			Stab/StG-2 (S.U.)	Bf 110E-3 Werk # 2482 "T6 + HA" (lost 8/1/42)	Destroyer Operational Clasp	MIA 1 August, 1942 in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 3933, cause unknown. Remaining crew, unnamed, one MIA and one KilledInAction (KIA). Bf 110 Loss List
158	Barten, Franz	Hptm	1/26/1912	Saarbrücken	52	2G-77 (9/40), 11/JG-51 (6/41 S.U.), 10/JG-51 (S.U. 11/42), Stafkpt 9/JG-53 (4/44 Reich Def)	Bf 109F-2 Werk # 5432 "Black 2" (lost 7/16/41), Bf 109F-2 Werk # 12878 "White 5" (WIA 11/42), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 441575 "Yellow 15 + I" (lost 8/4/44)	RK(10/24/44 Post.) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/1/42) EP(10/20/41) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant	KilledInAction (KIA) 4 August, 1944, over Reinsehlen near Soltau, as he parachuted from his damaged G-6 with a fatal head wound, after a dogfight. Buried in Lippstadt. Battle of Britain pilot, his first victory, a Hurricane on 14 September, 1940, no location. His 2nd & 3rd, two Hurricanes S of Tunbridge Wells on 17 October, 1940. His 4th, a Spitfire between St Omer & Boulogne on 15 April, 1941. His first known Soviet victory, a DB-3 on 22 June, 1941. An SB-3 on 24 June, 1941. A double Soviet victory on 15 July, 1941; an I-16 and a DB-3. Shot down in "Blk 2" behind Russian lines on 16 July, 1941, but returned. A Yak-3 on 23 October, 1941. A DB-3a on 27 October, 1941. Two SB-3s on 12 November, 1941. An I-61 on 18 March, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 13 July, 1942. Two LaGG-3s on 2 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 and an Il-2 on 5 August, 1942. Two Il-2s on 8 April, 1943. One known western victory, a B-24D 5 km west of Della Pecara, 3 September, 1943. Another bomber, a B-24 32 km south southwest of Padua Italy, 28 December, 1943. His 49th, a Spitfire 10 km N of Nettuno on 6 February, 1944. His 50th, a P-47 S of Insel Elba Italy on 14 April, 1944. 895 missions. Bowers/Lednicer, 53 victories. Photo
159	Barth, Dieter	Oblt			2	Eins.St (Replacement Staffel)/NJG-102 (8/44), 9/NJG-102 (10/44 S.U.)	Bf 110G-4	EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a Lancaster 4 km S of Jesau on 30 August, 1944. A 2nd, a Soviet B-25 the night of 7-8 October, 1944.
160	Barth, Dietrich	Uffz				I/JGr-Süd (Reich Def)	Bf 109G-5 Werk # 18852 "Green 6" (lost 8/17/43)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 17 August, 1943 during aerial combat, location unreadable.
161	Barth, Hermann August Rudolf	Lt	2/1/1924	Oberhausen		I/KG(J)-6 (4/43-2/45 Reich Def)	Bf 109G-10 Werk # 490193 (lost 2/2/45)	EP (4/12/43), EK 1 & 2, Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC at Mischkowitz, 2 February, 1945, in the vicinity of Saterlitz, 2km E of Prag-Gbell, cause not reported (Bf 109 Loss List). Added: Buried at Eger (KG(J)/6 Loss List).
162	Barthel, Alfred	Uffz			1	5/JG-26 (7/41)	Bf 109E-7 Werk # 4954 (lost 7/23/41), Bf 109F, Fw 190A-2 Werk # 5412 (8/42 crash)	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 23 July, 1941; shot down at Manighem, near Ostende, during aerial combat with Spitfires and suffered burns, but bailed successfully. Hospitalized at Courtrai. On 11 August, 1942, he was injured in a crash in his Fw 190, when he hit an object taking off from Epinoy. One known victory, his 1st, a Blenheim Mk IV of No.21 Sq., at Ostende on 23 July, 1941.
163	Barthel, Heinz	Lt			6	2/JG-52 (10/39), Stab I/JG-52 (9/40 Channel)	Bf 109E-1 Werk# 3335 "Red 1" (10/39 Bonn-Hangelar), Bf 109E-4 Werk # 3181 (lost 9/15/40)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	POW 15 September, 1940; aerial combat in Bf 109E-4, Wk# 3181. Wk# 3335 "Red 1", was appropriately named since Berthel scored JG-52s 1st Victory, 6 Oct., 1939, over a LeO-451, a French Reconnaissance bomber, 9 km south of Wachendorf. 2 Staffel later changed color to "Black". Nos.2 & 3, both Hurricanes near Kenley on 31 August, 1940. His 4th, a Hurricane at Sittingbourne on 1 September, 1940. His 5th, a Hurricane over England on 5 September, 1940. His 6th, a Spitfire at Faversham on 7 September, 1940. Alternate spelling: Berthel.
164	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).
165	Bartosch, Hieronymus	Uffz			14	10/JG-51 (7/43 S.U.)	Bf 109G	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 21 February, 1944. Magnus. His first two known victories, both Soviet LaGG-5s on 6 July, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 2 August, 1943. An Il-2(m.H.) W of Rüsskoye on 10 August, 1943. A LaGG-5 E of Gawrischi on 13 August, 1943. Two Il-2s (m.H.) NW of Pankovka on 14 August, 1943. An 8th, a Yak-9 SE of Novaya on 1 September, 1943. A Pe-2 NE of Kremenchuk on 24 September, 1943. A 10th, a Yak-1 SE of Rossedenye on 16 October, 1943. An 11th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 22 November, 1943. A 12th, a LaGG-5 1 km SE of Ritaigovdka on 27 November, 1943. A 13th, a Yak-1 on 1 February, 1944. A 14th, a U-2 on 16 February, 1944.
166	Bartsch, Rudolf	Uffz				10/JG-51 (S.U.)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20412 "White 13" (lost 8/2/43)	Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 2 August, 1943 after taking a flak hit in the Kromy area.
167	Bartz, Erich	Uffz	5/12/1921		31	11/JG-51, 14/JG-51 (8/44)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 165415 "Black 9" (lost 8/25/44)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 25 August, 1944. Magnus. Bowers/Lednicer, 30 victories. Added: MIA following aerial combat in the area of Schagarren, E.Prussia (now Zagare, Lithuania. He is confirmed missing and commemorated in the German War Cemetery at Kaunas, Lithuania (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Barz (VDK).
168	Barz, Erich	Ogefr			31	11/JG-51 (6/44 S.U.)	Bf 109G	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known victory, two Soviet Il-2s (m.H.) on 8 June, 1944. A 3rd, a LaGG-5 on 17 June, 1944. Nos. 4, 5 & 6, all three Il-2s (m.H.) on 4 July, 1944. A 7th, a Pe-2 on 8 July, 1944. Nos. 8 & 9, a LaGG and a Pe-2 on 18 July, 1944. A 10th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 20 July, 1944. An 11th, a Boston III on 21 July, 1944. A 12th, a P-39 on 24 July, 1944. Nos. 13 & 14, both Yak-9s on 31 July, 1944. A 15th, a Yak-9 on 1 August, 1944. A 16th, an Il-2 on 2 August, 1944. A 17th, a P-39 on 6 August, 1944. Nos. 18 & 19, both Yak-1s on 8 August, 1944. Nos. 20, 21 & 22, two Il-2s (m.H.) and a Yak-9 on 9 August, 1944. A 23rd, a Yak-9 on 13 August, 1944. Nos. 24 & 25, both Yak-9s on 16 August, 1944. Nos. 26, 27 & 28, an Il-2 and two La-5s on 17 August, 1944. Nos. 29 & 30, an Il-2 (m.H.) and a Yak-9 on 23 August, 1944. No. 31, a Yak-9 on 24 August, 1944.
169	Bäsell, Walter	Ogefr	4/15/1917	Hohenprenz, Mecklenburg		8/JG-3	Bf 109E-4 Werk # 2755" (lost 8/18/40)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 18 August, 1940 during aerial combat with a Hurricane of No. 1 Sq, piloted by S/L David Pemberton, crashing at Blue House Farm, Milebush, Staplehurst, Kent. Buried Cannock Chase, Plot 1, Row 12, Gr 492. Source: M.Croft & D.Drury.	Cannock Chase
170	Basse, Herbert	Fw				Stab II/KG-54	Ju 88A "B3 + CC" (lost)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 11 August, 1940 after being severely damaged during aerial combat near Portland England by Spitfires and Hurricanes from RAF Nos. 601 and 213 Squadrons. The Ju 88 crashed into the sea. Remaining crew: Oblt Werner Schade, Observer (MIA); Uffz Herbert Klatte, R/O (POW; bailed safely with wounds); and Fw Franz Bagus, Gunner (MIA). The body of Oblt Werner Schade was recovered and he is buried in Cannock Chase, Plot 6, Row1, Gr 17 (D.Drury) . Jager Blatt 2/2004.	Cannock Chase
171	Bastian, Walter	Fw				1/LG-1 (Med)	Ju 88A-4 Trop Werk # 140074 "L1 + EH" (lost 8/12/42)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew 12 August, 1942 near Sardinia; shot down by carrier borne fighters of No 800 Sqduring Operation Bellows (Ju 88 Loss List).
172	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.
173	Batz, Wilhelm 'Willi'	Maj	5/21/1916	Bamberg	237	Instr duty, 5/JG-52 (12/42), Stfkpt 5/JG-52 (8/43 S.U.), Kdr III/JG-52 (4/44), Kdr II/JG-52 (5/45)	Bf 109G, Bf 109K-4 "Black <1" in II/JG-52	RK(3/26/44) S(4/21/45) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/28/44) EP(11/14/43) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Ftr. Oper.Clasp w/"400"	6th ranked German Ace. Wounded three times, shot down four times. Shot down 15 enemy AC on 30 May, 1944, on seven separate missions. 445 combat missions, all victories in the East except 5. 2 four engine bombers. His first known Soviet victory, a LaGG-3 on 11 March, 1943. Two LaGG-3s on 15 April, 1943. Two Il-5s and a LaGG-3 on 20 April, 1943. A Yak-1 on 9 May, 1943. A LaGG-3 S of Anapa on 10 June, 1943. A Yak-1 on 21 July, 1943. A P-39 on 7 August, 1943. Two Yak-1s on 9 August, 1943. Two Yak-1s on 5 September, 1943. A LaGG-5 and a Yak-9 on 12 October, 1943. Three Yak-1s on 16 November, 1943. Six victories in the Eltigen area on 5 December, 1943. A Yak-1 and a Yak-9 on 10 February, 1944. He scored 15 victories on 31 May, 1944. Six Soviet victories on 19 July, 1944. His 200th on 20 July, 1944. Six victories on 17 August, 1944. Nicknamed "Rabitzky" by his Russian counterparts, he was one of the most feared by the Soviet airmen. He and his Group eluded Soviet capture after the war. Retired from the BundesLuftwaffe as Oberst. Deceased 11 September, 1988 at Mauschendorf, Unterfranken. Courtesy Heinrich Sturm, left, Gerhard Barkhorn middle, Wilhelm Batz right Christian König	Courtesy Christian König	Extended Record
174	Baudach, Heinz Helmut	Ofw	9/7/1918	Quirl, Germany	21	1/JG-2 (2/41), 11/JG-2 (7/42 Channel - 8/43), EKdo-262, 2/Kdo Nowotny (11/44), 10/JG-7 (2/45)	Bf 109F in 1 Stf, Bf 109G-1 Werk # 10316 (65% lost ) and Bf 109G-1 Werk # 14065 lost 8/28/42; WIA, bailed safely, Amiens area) both in 11/JG-2), Fw 190, Me 262A-1a Werk # 110405 (10% dam 10/5/44, emer land lo fuel), Me 262a-1a Werk # 170045 25% dam 11/6/44, eng fail), Me 262A-1a #110781 (lost 2/22/45)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 22 February, 1945 when he was shot down in Me 262A-1a Wk# 110781 over Schönwalde. He bailed successfully, but struck the AC and died. Injured in a crash in Wk# 10316, 19 July, 1942 at Liegescourt (Crecy) due to technical failure. Shot down with wounds in a 109G-1, Werk # 14065(lost) 28 August, 1942 after aerial combat with fighters and bombers near Amiens. Bailed successfully despite his wounds. Landed safely on the Autobahn on 5 October, 1944, in Me 262A-1a Wk# 170292, in Ekdo-262, when he ran out of fuel. One known victory, his 1st, a Halifax at Map Quadrant 27/3/7 on 24 July, 1941. Another, his 3rd, a Stirling in the Finistere area on 18 December, 1941. A P-51 20 km NNW of Le Harve on 25 August, 1943. A B-17 8 km NW of Troyes on 6 September, 1943. A Spitfire 10 km NE of Serqueux on 23 September, 1943. A P-38 by Leupden on 16 August, 1944, while serving in Epro.Kdo. 262. Another P-38 on 24 August, 1944, no location. A P-51 SW of Boblingen on 11 September, 1944. A B-17 on 23 November, 1944, no location given. 5 victories in the Me 262. Added: as Uffz in 3./ JFS 5 Schwechat, he went 5 months into prison because he left mission unauthorized and circled 2 Danube boats in close steep curves - at times in only 50m height, on 08/06/40. (CKönig)
175	Bauer,	Lt			1	Stab III/JG-27 (8/44)	Bf 109G	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a P-47 at Brügge on 29 August, 1944. This is not Ludwig. Ludwig MIA in July 1944 and was an Oblt in 1943.
176	Bauer, Alfons	Uffz			5	10/JG-51 (S.U.)	Bf 109F-2 Werk # 6628 "White 1" (lost 8/8/41)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 8 August, 1941 after being hit by flak near Jelnja.
177	Bauer, Franz	Hptm	11/18/1915	Schielberg	8	4(Eins)/J.Fl.Sch. 5/JG-53, Stfkpt 3/JG-53 (4/44), Kdr I/JG-53 (7/44 Romania)	Bf 109F, Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163606 "Black 1" (lost 7/9/44)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 9 July, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-51 at Amaru, in the Ploesti area. Added: Burial GWC Bucharest, D/5/110 (M.Krebbers). His first victory, a Spitfire at Le Harve on 10 July, 1941. His 2nd, a Spitfire S of Fecamp on 12 August, 1941. Nos. 3 &4, both Spitfires at Le Harve on 28 August, 1941. A 5th, a B-24 on 2 April, 1944, no location. A 6th, a B-24 on 25 April, 1944, 35km W of Forli Italy. A 7th, another B-24 on 6 June, 1944 N of Buzau Romania. An 8th, his 4th B-24 on 28 June, 1944 40km SW of Bucharest. Magnus 9 victories.
178	Bauer, Gerhardt (Gerhard?)	Lt	8/26/1916	Jena, Thüringen		8/StG-77, Flt. Instr. SG-103, retd 8/SG-77 (4/45)	Ju 87D-3 & D-5, Fw 190F-9 Werk # 426043 "Black 1" (lost 4/17/45)	RK(2/29/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/21/42) , EP(4/2/42), EK 1 & 2 Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant	KilledInAction (KIA) 17 April, 1945 during a bombing mission against Soviet forces. SG-77 was jumped by 60-70 Mustangs and Bauer and several others were killed in the dogfight 1km northwest of Kukau near Kamenz. Six others were killed including the Stfkpt, Oblt August Lambert (RK). All were buried on the Hutberg near Kamenz. Channel pilot. About 650 missions.	Courtesy Christian König
179	Bauer, Heinrich	Flg	03/08/44	Plattling, Deggendorf		6./NJG 5			Crew member KIA/KIFA on 18 August 1943 near Stettin during bailing (probably the chute didnt open)			CKönig
180	Bauer, Josef	Fw	1/11/1913		6	3.J/88 Legion Condor, 7/JG-3 (Channel)	Bf 109E-4 Werk # 5351 (lost 9/9/40)	Spanish Cross in Gold EK 1 & 2 Cruz de Guerra Medailla de La Campana	MIA 9 September, 1940; Aerial combat, probably crashed into the sea. 3 victories in Spain. One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire at Dunkirk, 29 May, 1940. His 2nd & 3rd, Both Hurricanes; one west of Aumale, the other 20 km west of Aumale, 6 June, 1940. His 4th, a Spitfire in the Dover area on 22 August, 1940. His 5th & 6th, both Spitfires, S of Southend on 28 August, 1940. Mombeek MIA List Update: Washed up along Dutch coast, buried at Ysselstein Cemetery, BH-5-101 (R.Schoutissen & SGLO).	Courtesy Christian König
181	Bauer, Konrad 'Pitt'	Oblt	2/9/1919	Gelsenkirchen	57	10/JG-51 (3/43 S.U.), Stabstaffel/JG-51 (9/43 S.U.), 2/JG-3 (5/44), Stafkpt 5/JG-300 (7/44)	Bf 109G in JG-51, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 171641 "Red 3" (7/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 681498 "Red 21" (lost 7/20/44 aft cmbt & dbl vic @ Zwickau), Fw 190A-8/R2 Werk # 681469 "Red 1" (lost 9/11/44), Fw 190A-8 "Red 4"	RK(10/31/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/10/44) EP(3/31/44) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	32 Bombers. 416 combat missions. His first known Soviet victory, a Pe-2 on 20 March, 1943. A P-2 25 km E of Shlobin on 29 November, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 15 December, 1943. Four Il-2s (all M.H.) and two Boston IIIs on 15 December, 1943. A Yak-7 and an Il-2 on 10 January, 1944. One known western victory, his 19th, shared with a Flak unit, a B-17 at Zehdenick, N of Berlin, on 18 April, 1944. His 20th & 21st, both B-17s on 24 May, 1944, no location. Two B-24s at Arten and a P-38 at Wernigerode on 7 July, 1944. A P-51 at Obergünzberg on 19 July, 1944. A double victory on 20 July, 1944; both B-17s at Zwickau. A B-24 at Martinsburg-Spitz on 25 July, 1944. A triple victory on 27 July, 1944; three B-24s at Szekesfehervar. A B-17 at Brünn on 29 August, 1944. A triple victory on 11 September, 1944; three P-51s in the Kassel-Giessen area. Shot down in Fw 190A-8 Wk# 681469 "Red 1" with wounds during this engagement, losing two fingers on his right hand. Wounded seven times. Survived the war. Deceased 17 June, 1990. Courtesy Christian Konig	Courtesy Christian Konig
182	Bauer, Ludwig	Oblt	2/25/1914		12	I/JG-1 ('40), 7/JG-27 (7/41 S.U & N. Africa), 1/JG-27 (2/44), Stab III/JG-27 (7/44 France)	Bf 109F, Bf 109G-6 (dam 24 February, 1944), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 165567 "Black	EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge (2/24/44) Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 6 July, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-47 in the Caen/Bayeux area. Mombeek. Magnus. WIA 24 February, 1944 during aerial combat, location not specified. His first known Soviet victory, a DB-3 on 9 July, 1941. A triple Soviet victory on 27 July, 1941; all three SB-2s. An SB-2 on 30 July, 1941. His 9th, an SB-2 N of Mga on 29 August, 1941. Three Desert victories. His 10th victory was a P-40 of SAAF No. 5 Sq. southwest of El Adem N. Africa on 17 June, 1942. Another known victory was a P-40 south of El Alamein on 16 September, 1942. His 12th, a Beaufighter 30 km west of Melos Greece, 3 December, 1943.
183	Bauer, Martin	Hptm	6/10/1915	Soest (W.B.K.) (CKönig)	10	2/NJG-1 (2/42), 7/NJG-1 (8/42), 1/NJG-1 (11/42), 3/NJG-1 (1/43), Stfkpt 11/NJG-6 (6/43), 11/NJG-6 (4/44 Balkans). Added: FFS C 4 Sprottau (-03/41), Blindflugsschule 2 Neuburg, III./ NJG 1 (10/41) (CKönig)	Bf 110C, D & E	EP EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	Two known victories, a Stirling 4 km southwest of Bentelo, and a Halifax 15 km southwest of Leer, both on 28 August, 1942. A Lancaster on 16 September, 1942. A Halifax on 20 December, 1942. Another victory, a Stirling 2 km southwest of Boxmeer on 14 February, 1943. A 6th, a Wellington 2 km east of Wauroy on 29 March, 1943. A 7th, a B-24 NE of Bechetul on 4 April, 1944. An 8th, a B-24 over the Balkans, SW of Bucharest on 7 May, 1944. Nos. 9 & 10, a Halifax and a B-24 W of Bucharest on 10 August, 1944. Magnus Report suggests his victories are 13. Added: picture found with a shot down Wellington titled "Shot down by Oblt Bauer and Uffz Steins on 20/06/42! (CKönig)
184	Bauer, Oskar	Oblt	6/16/1911	Barbaschissna, Luck.	1	9/JG-53	Bf 109E-4 Werk # 4020 (lost 9/1/40)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 1 September, 1940 during aerial combat with a Spitfire of No.603 Sq., piloted by Sgt Jack Stokoe, east of Maidstone, crashing at Bush Field, Hurst Farm, south of Chilham, Kent (Prien). Buried Cannock Chase, Block 1, Row 5, Gr 167 (M.Croft & D.Drury). His first victory, a Spitfire over the Isle of Wight on 12 August, 1940.	Cannock Chase
185	Bauer, Viktor	Obst	9/19/1915	Löcknitz, Pommern	106	2/JG-77 (5/40), JG-2, Stfkpt 9/JG-3, EJG-1 (Supplementary Squadron) (5/45)	Bf 109E in JG-77, Bf 109F-2 Wk# 8987 "Yellow 7 + I" 80% (dam 7/23/41), Bf 109F-4 Werk # 13325 "Yellow 7" in JG-3 (6/42), Bf 109G, Fw 190A	RK(7/30/41) EL(7/26/42) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP(6/22/42) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIFA on 10 August, 1942. 400 combat missions. Only 4 victories in the West. Seriously wounded in his F-2 on 23 July, 1941 at Bjelaja-Zerkow. One known victory, his 1st, a Hurricane west of Brügge, 15 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Hurricane east of Cambrai, 18 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire 20 km S of Southend on 1 November, 1940. His 4th, a Hurricane 30 km W of Calais on 5 February, 1941. His first known Soviet victory, his 37th overall, a Pe-2 on 13 February, 1942. His 40th, a Soviet I-61 on 18 February, 1942. A triple Soviet victory on 22 March, 1942; an I-61 and two Il-2s. Two I-61s on 31 March, 1942. Another double on 4 April, 1942; an I-61, no location, and an I-301 3 km E of Parfino. A quad on 20 May, 1942; two I-61s and two Il-2s. Five victories on 7 July, 1942; three Il-2s and two MiG-1s. Two Hurricanes and two Il-2s at Kalatsch on 25 July, 1942. Two Su-2s; one SE of Kalatsch and one NW of Stalingrad and two LaGG-3s E of Kalatsch on 9 August, 1942. A Yak-1 at Tscheruyschkov on 28 December, 1942. Bowers/Lednicer, 106 victories. Survived the war. Deceased 13 December, 1969. Courtesy Christian König	Courtesy Christian König
186	Bauer, Willi	Ofw			2	8/JG-3 (Channel)	Bf 109E-4 Werk # 1294 "Black 7 + I" (lost 10/15/40)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	POW 15 October, 1940 after being damaged in aerial combat and making a force landing at Princes Golf Course, Sandwich. One known victory, his 1st, a Fiat CR 42 near Fleurus, northeast of Charleroi, 14 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire at Ashford on 29 August, 1940.
187	Bauer, Wolfrat	Oblt	10/30/1918	Munich	5	Stab III/NJG-1 (Reich Def), Stfkpt 7/NJG-1 (6/42, 1/43 Twente)	Bf 110C, Bf 110F-4 Werk # 4653 "G9 + AR" (lost 1/4/43)	EP EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 4 January, 1943 at Duisburg-Hamborn, one unnamed crewman injured, sd by own Flak (Bf 110 Loss List). Added: The R/O-Gnr named Uffz H.G.Steins. Oblt Bauer's final resting place, Ysselsteyn R-10-230 (SGLO). One known victory, a Manchester I of RAF No. 50 Sq. at Beekbergen (Gelderland), 5 km south of Apeldoorn Holland the night of 3-4 June, 1942. A 2nd victory, a Wellington III of RAF No. 57 Sq. at Rhaan, 5 km north of Hellendoorn Holland the night of 19-20 June, 1942. A 3rd, a Stirling I of RAF No. 15 Sq. near Bentelo, in the cummune of Delden, 5 km W of Hengelo Holland, the night of 27-28 August, 1942. A 4th, same night, a Lancaster I of RAF No. 44 Sq. at Haltern, 6 km WSW of Steinfurt Holland. A 5th, a Halifax II of RAF No. 76 Sq. between Liedern and Bocholt, the night of 20-21 December, 1942. Pilot initially buried Enschede, Holland.
188	Bauhaus, Gerhard	Hptm	12/22/1908	Brünen bei Wesel, Niederreich		III(Kampf)/LG-1, IV/LG-1, Stab/StG-77, Stfkpt 8/StG-77 (S.U.)	Bombers, Ju 87B-2 Werk # 0522 (lost 7/22/42)	RK(5/25/42) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant	Shot down 22 July, 1942 during an attack on Rostov, was brought to the Taganrok hospital with serious burns. On 20 August, 1942, he was transferred to the Luft Hosp at Greifswald (Pomerania) via Ju 52, where he died 2 September, 1942. He is buried at Jüterbog. 482 missions as bomber and dive bomber pilot. Courtesy Christian König	Courtesy Christian König
189	Baumann, Helmut	Lt	10/2/1917	Quedlinburg, Halberstadt	38	5/JG-51 (6/41 S.U.;11/42 N. Africa)	Bf 109F-2 Werk # 12897 (dam 7/8/42), Bf 109F (Trop), Bf 109G-2 Werk # 10650 (lost 1/17/43), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 160770 (lost 2/17/44)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/16/44) EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 17 February, 1944 (Magnus). Added: He was sd in his G-6 by Spitfires in the viciity of Valleranello, S of Rome. He bailed but was too low for his chute to deploy. He is buried in the German War Cem at Pomezia, Italy, Blk U, Gr 622 (D.Drury). WIA 8 July, 1942. WIA 17 January, 1943 during aerial combat north of Gabes. One known victory, his first Soviet, a SB-3 on 30 June, 1941. Two DB-3s on 14 December, 1941. A Soviet U-2 on 16 March, 1942. An Il-2 on 29 August, 1942. In N. Africa, a P-40 at Map Quadrant 91624 N. Africa on 26 November, 1942. Another Spitfire was recorded north of Djedeida on 17 December, 1942. Two victories on 15 January 1943, a B-26 and a P-38 northwest of Gabes. In the Sicilian campaign, he downed a B-25 15 km east of Marsala on 13 July, 1943. A B-17 in the Koblenz/Schweinfurt area on 14 October, 1943. An A-20 80 km SW of Civitavecchia Italy on 16 January, 1944. A B-17 SW of Rome on 20 January, 1944. A Spitfire SW of Frascati on 7 February, 1944.
190	Baumann, Johannes	Uffz				III/JG-2 (Channel)	Fw 190A-2 Werk # 5232 (lost 8/23/42), Fw 190A-3 Werk # 5328 (dam 6/5/42)	Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 23 August in Werk # 5232; Failed to return from mission, location and cause unknown. Crashed into the sea at Map Quadrant M/M 97314. Wounded in the A-3, 5 June, 1942 during aerial combat with fighters near Morlaix.
191	Baumann, Leopold	Uffz				7/StG-3 (S.U.)	Ju 87D-3 Werk # 1069 (lost 8/7/43)	Dive Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 7 August, 1943; probably due to flak, attempted an emergency landing north of Duschowoskaja. Ju 87 Loss List
192	Baumann, Siegfried	Lt			1	Jabosta-West (12/42), 6/JG-2 (7/43 France)	Fw 190A--2 Werk # 5206 (65% dam 12/10/42), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15380 (lost 8/9/43)	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 9 August, 1943 during aerial combat at Maisnil. Injured in a crash 10 December, 1942 at Rive de Gire Fr. when he became disoriented. One known victory, a B-17 6 km SE of Elbeuf-s-Seine on 10 July, 1943.
193	Baumbach, Hans Joachim	Lt	8/21/1923	Magdeburg	4	1/JG-51 (1/44 Okecie then Kroszewo, Poland)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk (lost 8/14/44)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 14 August, 1944 near Warka, Poland, no further detail. Lt Baumbach buried in the German War Cem at Pulawy, Poland, BLK 2, Row 4, Gr 210 (D.Drury). His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-5 on 12 January, 1944. A Boston III on 27 March, 1944. A 3rd, a Yak-1 on 5 April, 1944. A 4th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 20 July, 1944.
194	Bäumener, Helmut	Fw	5/3/1919		3	I/JG-26 (joins 3/43 in Russia), 3/JG-26	Fw 190A-4, Fw 190A-5 Werk # 2688 (75% dam 9/8/43)	EK 1 & 2 & Narvik Sh.(as Wehr. Inf. vet) Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver	WIA 20 June, 1943 during aerial combat with a Spitfire. Returned to 3/JG-26 at Maldegem, Belgium in August, 1943 after a long convalescence. WIA 8 September, 1943 during aerial combat with a Spitfire of RAF No. 302 Sq. W of Cambrai, near Vendeville. Severely injured, he force landed in a farmyard in Sainghain-en-Melantois, in the Lille area, however, never returned to JG-26. Survived the war; died in September 1991.
195	Baumgart, Horst	Uffz	8/1/1923	Breslau		8/KG-54	Ju 88A-4 Werk # Unk "B3 + ES" (lost 7/31/44)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 31 July, 1944 when his ac was sd by flak south of Saint Lo, Manche, France. Another source suggests the location was either Gavre (Gavray?) or Les Mesnil-Herman. Remaining crew: Ogefr Bruno Richard Sitek, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Ernst Specht, R/O (POW) and Uffz Ernst Kaupa, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA)). The deceased are buried in the German War Cem. at La Cambe, France, among the unknowns (D.Drury). Added: A new source, Combat Report RAF 219 Sq, BS/219/18, reveals the strong possibility that Uffz Baumgart and crew were sd by a Bradwell Bay Mosquito NF XXX, piloted by F/Lt E.W.Campbell & Nav-R/O WO G.H.Lawrence, N.E of Avrances at 0005 Hours, 1 August, 1944 (A.Barnwell, Grandson, 3/2021). L-R: L-R: Ernst Specht, Bruno Sitek, Horst Baumgart and Ernst Kaupa Courtesy Christian König
196	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).
197	Baun, Albrecht	Fw			5	6/JG-53 (10/39 Mannheim-Sandhofen)	Bf 109D, Bf 109E-4 (lost 8/40)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 25 August, 1940 during aerial combat southwest of Portland, crashing at Weymouth (Prien). One known victory, his 1st, a Hawk 75A S of Saarbrücken, 24 September, 1939. His 2nd, a Morane SW of Saargemund, 31 october, 1939. His 3rd, a Potez 63 at Signy l Abbaye, 19 May, 1940. His 4th, a Bloch 151 E of Compiegne, 7 June, 1940. His 5th, a Spitfire SW of Portland, 15 August, 1940. His surname, Baun, may be incorrect. His first three victories reported on the OKL as Braun. For purposes of the Archive, I have used the surname Baun. Magnus Report.
198	Bauschke, Horst	Hptm	6/8/1920	Berlin, Neukölln		Stab/Aufkl.Gr.11 (5/42 S.U.), 2(H)/21 8/43), 6(H)/Aufkl.Gr.12 (disband 5/44), 8/NAGr-8 (5/44 to end)	Hs 126B, Bf 109G	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/16/43) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Observer Operational Clasp in Gold	Began his Luftwaffe flying career as a FhjUffz in August, 1940. Served as a Short Range Reconnaissance Pilot in Russia. Known bases: Herzogenaurach 2/44 to 8/44, Olita & Raczki during Aug, 1944, Polangen Sept & Oct, 1944, Eichwalde Oct to Dec, 1944, Mackfitz 12/44 to 2/45, and Prenzlau 2/45 to 3/45. Documents found on-line.
199	Baussert, Arnim	Ofw				I/KG-51	Ju 88A-1 Werk # 5048 (lost)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 6/7 December, 1940 when he crashed near Melun France following engine failure on the return flight from the bombing raid on Bristol. Cause of the failure not given. Remaining crew: Ofw Hugo Helms, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA)); Fw August Konrad, R/O (WIA) and Gefr John Henry, Gunner (WIA). Konrad and Henry bailed safely with injuries. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny.
200	Bayer, Hans "Ali"	Hptm	10/9/1915	Barmen/Wupperthal		Stfkpt 2(F)/122 (Ghedi 8/44)	Do 17 P & F, He 111H & Ju 88A & D, Me 410A-3 "F6 +KK" (8/44-1/45)	RK(5/1/45) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/24/43) EK 1 & 2 Observer Operational Clasp	His R/O in August 1944 was a Lensing. They performed sea recon between La Spezia and the French Riviera. He served briefly as 2 Staffel Stfkpt in February, 1945. Wiki Luft data (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Hans Bayer Hauptmann (October 9, 1915 - May 29, 1974) became Staffelkapitän of 3. (Fern) Staffel / Aufklärungsgruppe 33 based in Bologna in the fall of 1943 after he had previously crossed various missions over the English and African straits. At the end of 1943 the unit was relocated to Königsberg-Devau where the pilots attended training using the Junkers Ju 188 aircraft. On March 16, 1944 Bayer Staffel was assigned to the Athens-Kalimaki area and operated using the new aircraft they had learned. There they carried out various surveillance missions to Italy, Cyprus, Malta, Haifa, Alexandria, and the Suez Canal. In October 1944 they left Athens and moved to Szombathely in Hungary, then to Zagreb / Yugoslavia. For his prominent leadership in his unit, Bayer was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 1, 1945 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän 3. (Fern) Staffel / Aufklärungsgruppe 33 / Luftflotte Reich. He died in 1974 in an accident. Other medals and awards he received: Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse und I.Klasse; Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für Besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg (December 14, 1942); and Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (June 24, 1943)

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