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#	Pilot (↑)	Rank	Born	Place	Score (↑)	Units	Aircraft	Awards	Notes	Photo (Click to Expand)	Links
1201	Majewski, Karl Heinz	Uffz				9/JG-11 (S.U.)	Fw 190A-8 Werk # 680520 (lost 6/24/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC 24 June, 1944 when he somersaulted and burned on landing at Dukodowo, near Minsk.
1202	Makolla, Heinz	Ogefr				4/Fl.ü.G-1	Bf 109G Werk # 150928 (lost 2/5/45)	Observer Operational Clasp	Pilot reported KIC 5 February, 1945 when his ac crashed at Kraslice, CZ., cause unknown. (F.Braun).
1203	Maldinger, Heinz	Uffz				SG unit	Hs 129B-2	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45) EK 1 & 2 Assault Operational Clasp	DK-G Awards List
1204	Mallach, Karl Heinz	Ofhr	9/23/1924			2/KG-53 (11/44)	He 111H-16 Werk # 8540 "A1 + GK" (lost 11/5/44)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIA 5 November, 1944, while on an operational flight to England, his ac made accidental contact with an antenna making an emergency landing at Katwijk. Remaining crew (deceased buried at Ysselsteyn): Ogefr Paul Röhl, Obs (bur BM/10/226); Uffz Karl Heinz Wenzel, Gnr (bur BN/10/239) and Ogefr Anton Kartak, Gnr (WIA). Pilot Ofhr Mallach buried BN/10/240 (D.Drury).	Ysselstein, Holland
1205	Malsch, Heinz	Uffz				3/KG-3 (Germany)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # (550?)215 "??" (lost 10/20/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC with unnamed crew 20 October, 1943; cause and location not reported. The 550 Wk # prefix assumed from other ac of the same unit, same time frame (Ju 88 Loss List).
1206	Maltzahn, Karl Heinz	Uffz				6/JG-51 (Tunisia)	Bf 109G-4 Werk # 10896 (lost 3/6/43)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC 6 March, 1943; collided with another 109 on takeoff from Mezzouna, 2nd ac not reported.
1207	Maly, Robert (Paul?)	Hptm	4/2/1914	Perleberg		3/Seenotgruppe-Boulogne (11/40), 3/KG-40 (5/41), Stfkpt 3/KG-40 (1/43), 2/JG-102 (10/44), KG(J)-30 ("45)	Fw 200C-3/U2 Werk # 0050 "F8 + CB" (or AR) (5% dam 5/24/41), He 177A	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/24/43) EP (12/8/41), EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp	His Fw 200 was damaged by ships AA fire over the Atlantic on 24 May, 1941. He was able to return to Ploudaniel-Lesneven. Remaining crew (designations uncertain): Oblt Heinz Braun, Co-Pilot (Inj); Dr Günter Schlarb, Reg Rat (KIA, bur Ploudaniel-Lesneven, Blk 9, Row 1, Gr 3); Uffz Frondermann, Oblt Herbert Nikolaus, Ogefr Wein and Ofw Lothar Cissarz, R/O (Inj) (D.Drury). DK-G Awards List & LOCS.	Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France
1208	Mamais, Nikolaos	Lt	12/19/1917	Goerlitz		Flight Instr until 1944, "Flugzeugführer" in JG-2	Fw 190A	Glider Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	Participated in Operation Bodenplatte, 1 January, 1945. Of Greek descent; flew in the Luftwaffe. His father was a WWI POW in a camp in Goerlitz Germany, where Nikolaos was born. He apparently went by a German name of Heinz Geisse or Geise. Jager Blatt 6/2001 & 1/2002. A Greek historian/author, Kyriakos Paloulian, informed me that Mamais was killed in a plane crash at Aigion Greece in 1976!
1209	Männel, Heinz	Uffz			1	5/JG-52 (11/43 S.U.), 7/JG-52 (11/44 S.U.)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20564 (lost 11/26/43)	EK 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 26 November, 1943 after aerial combat at Kertsch, bailed safely (Bf 109 Loss List). His first known victory, a Soviet Yak-9 on 14 November, 1944.
1210	Mannzl, Heinz	Uffz			1	5/JG-52 (5/44 S.U.)	Bf 109G	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet Boston III on 8 May, 1944.
1211	Markert, Karl	Lt				8/KG-40	Fw 200C-5 Werk # 0218 "F8 + CD" (lost 8/14/44)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIFA 14 August, 1944; all six unnamed crew killed in a crash, no further detail (Stankey & DeZeng). Added: It has been reported that the ac was making a low level pass near the airfield when a wingtip hit he ground causing the crash at Malvik, killing all but two of the crew, Ogefr's Horst Thelemann and Walter Küster. Remaining crew (KIFA): Oblt Rudolf Biberger, 1st Pilot; Uffz Helmut Meyer; Uffz Erich Pfeifer; Uffz Frido Max Sander; Uffz Heinz Neubauer and Prufm Gustav Walther. All buried in the Havstein Cem., Trondheim (Flyvrak Norway).
1212	Marquardt, Heinz	Ofw				6/JG-26 (7/42 Channel)	Fw 190A-2, Bf 109G-4 Werk # 16113 "Brown 12 + -" (lost 1/20/43)	Fighter Operational Clasp	POW 20 January, 1943 during aerial combat in "Brown 12" with a Typhoon of RAF No. 609 Sq. E of Ramsgate. He bailed successfully into the Thames Estuary and was rescued by British ASR.
1213	Marquardt, Heinz 'Negus'	Lt	12/29/1922	Braunsberg, Ostpreussen	121	6/JG-105 (6/43 Villacoublay Nord), 10/JG-51 (8/43), 11/JG-51 (10/43), 13/JG-51 (4/45)	Bf 109G-6/R6 (8/43), Bf 109D-9 Werk # 213097 "White 11" in 13/JG-51 (accident damage 4/30/45)	RK(11/18/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(9/10/44) EP(7/26/44) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 1 May, 1945 during aerial combat with a Spitfire XIV of RAF No. 41 Sq.. He bailed successfully, landing next to a hospital, where he spent the remainder of the war, and eventually a POW by the Americans. This was the 8th time he was shot down. 16 Unconfirmed victories. 320 missions. 1 victory, a Spitfire, in the East. His first victory on the Eastern Front on 2 October, 1943. A Yak-1 W of Pjatichatka on 28 October, 1943. An Il-2 at Loschkarevka on 21 November, 1943. An Il-2 and a Yak-1 on 10 January, 1944. Three R-5s on 29 April, 1944. Once achieved twelve victories in one day. His 100th victory, one of two Yak-3s this date, was obtained in his "White 11" on 14 April, 1945. Nos. 101 to 103, two P-39s and a Yak-3 on 15 April, 1945. Nos. 104 & 105, both Yak-3s on 16 April, 1945. Nos. 106 to 109, two Il-2s and two Yak-3s on 18 April, 1945. Four Yak-3s on 24 April, 1945 while on a delivery flight. A Yak-3 on 27 April, 1945. An Il-2 on 29 April, 1945. A Yak-1 and two Il-2s on 8 August, 1944. Nine victories on 7 October, 1944. His 121st and last victory, a Spitfire on 1 May, 1945. He retired in Frankfurt after a Bundesluftwaffe and Condor career. Deceased 19 December, 2003. Photo
1214	Marten, Karl Heinz	Hptm	3/9/1914			5/KG-2 (6/40), Stfkpt 7/KG-2 (Arnhem-Deelen)	Do 17Z Werk # Unk (lost 6/15/40), Do 217E-4 Werk # Unk "U5 + FR" (lost 7/23/42)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 23/24 July 1942; sd over England, no further detail. Added: His Dornier is believed to have gone down in the North Sea after being attacked by a Night Fighter after a raid on Bedford. Remaining crew (MIA): Ofw Werner Starker, Obs; Ofw Siegfried Schwickardt, R/O and Ofw Wilhelm Lutz, Flt Engr. No known graves. In an earlier incident, on 15 June, 1940, he, an Oblt at the time, and crew were sd by flak over France, and crashed at Chaillon, Meuse, and taken prisoner (briefly; Armistice signed 6/22/40). Remaining crew: Fw Werner Starker, Ofw Siegfried Schwickardt and Gefr E.Leitner D.Drury).
1215	Martin, Hans	Uffz	3/28/14	Leipzig		2/KGr-126	He 111H-5 Werk # 3510 "IT + JK" (lost 10/16/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIA 16 October, 1940; the loss report states that the AC failed to return from a mission over England, presumably lost due to icing. In reality, it was either shot down by AA fire from a near-by naval base, or more likely, hit a barrage balloon cable on the way to London, bursting into flames. The AC crashed at Shotley Point, on the river Orwell, Shotley, Suffolk. The crew were buried in Staffordshire. Remaining crew (KIA): Oblt zur See Wilhelm Stender (geb 4/24/17 Gummersbach) Obs/Navigator; Ogefr Erhard Irrgang (geb5/1/17 Reichstein) R/O and Fw Heinz Günther (geb 2/21/15 Oberwurschnitz), Gunner/Mechanic. A sister AC from 2/KGr-126 was also shot down the same night. Source: UK contributor, Andy M. Added: The deceased crew buried CC/1/6: Uffz Martin Gr 213; Oblt z.S. Stender Gr 214, Ogefr Irrgang Gr 212 and Fw Günther Gr 211 (D.Drury).	Cannock Chase
1216	Martin, Heinz	Uffz			2	7/JG-52 (8/43 S.U.)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20758 "Black <1" (lost 10/8/43)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 8 October, 1943 after aerial combat with Soviet fighters; crashed into the sea. His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG on 30 August, 1943. A 2nd, a LaGG on 8 October, 1943.
1217	Martin, Heinz	Fw					Fi 156C (interned in Sweden) or the accompanying Junkers W34 "DS + CA"	Liason Operational Clasp	One of five Fieselers who strayed into Swedish air space due to fog on 8 April, 1945 off the coast of southern Sweden at Skillinge. The Germans were signalled to land by Swedish fighter, and did so, landing at Akesholm, northwest of Ystad. Martin is believed to be the pilot, although not positively identified by the author. Source: B.Widfeldt
1218	Martin, Heinz	Uffz	1/14/1922			7/JG-300 (Löbnitz CZ.)	Fw 190A-8/R2 Werk # 681513 "White 15" (lost 12/17/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KIA 17 December, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-51 of 31FG at Stepanov, CZ. Source: JG-300 Loss List, buried Olomouc-Neredin Cem.
1219	Martin, Jörg	Lt	12/9/1923			4/KG-27 (9/43), Adj II/KG-27 (6/44), 4(J)/KG-27 (2/45 Reich Def)	He 111 Werk # Unk "1G + CM" (dam 9/19/43, uninjured), He 111 Werk # Unk "1G + DM" (dam 9/26/43, uninjured), Bf 109G-10/R6 Werk # 151523 "Yellow 21" (90% dam 2/26/45)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/1/44) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge EP (6/19/44), Fighter Operational Clasp	Injured 26 February, 1945 in a crash at the Hörsching airfield due to a technical failure during a training flight. DK-G Awards List. His "1G + CM" was damaged by an air raid during his landing at the Dnepropetrovsk airfield, he was uninjured. His "1G + DM" was damaged by ground fire while attacking artillery positions at Pl.Qu. 34 Ost 5861, he was uninjured (LOCS). Added: Lt Martin's He 111 R/O had been EP winner (7/10/44) Uffz Karl Heinz Hoffmeister for 335 missions (docs found online).
1220	Martin, Kurt Werner (aka Curt Werner M.)	Lt	8/13/1921	Naumburg	5	3/JG-51 (5/43 S.U.)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk "Brown 15"	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KIA 7 July, 1944, takeoff accident at Pruzana (Magnus & Chronik JG-51 per H. Breuer). Added: The VDK shows the crash location as Miedzyrzec,an airfield in Poland (aka Miedzyrzec Podlaski). His remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is believed to exist in Miedzyrzec Podlaski. He is commemorated in the German War Cemetery at Pulawy, Poland (D.Drury). His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 on 6 May, 1943. A 2nd, a Yak-9 on 15 December, 1943. A 3rd, a LaGG-5 on 8 January, 1944. A 4th, an Il-2 on 14 January, 1944. A 5th, a Yak-7 on 5 April, 1944. Added: During his takeoff, he was caught in the slipstream of another ac, causing him to crash. He served often as wingman for JG-51 Kdr (Dr) Heinz Lange.
1221	Marx,	Uffz			2	4/JG-11	Bf 109G	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, his 1st, a B-24 at Diepholz on 29 April, 1944. His 2nd, a P-51 SW of Verden on 19 May, 1944. This may be Heinz Marx in 8/JG-11 in August, 1944.
1222	Marx, Heinz	Fw	6/25/1920	Arnswalde, Pommern		6/JG-54 (7/44 Russia), 16/JG-54	Fw 190A-8 Werk# 380170 "Blue 10" (lost)	Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 5 December, 1944 in aerial combat with a Spitfire over Dortmund. He crashed in his AC near Bottrop-Feldhausen in the Erde. Began his Luftwaffe career in 1939. His body recovered and properly buried 30 December, 1996. His pilot comrade, Wolfgang Lehmann, wrote his final tribute in Jager Blatt, 1/1997.
1223	Marx, Heinz	Uffz				8/JG-11 (France)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 165475 "White 5" (dam 8/15/44)	Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	Injured in a crash near Bretigny on 15 August, 1944 due to a technical failure.
1224	Maschlanka, Georg Heinz	Uffz				Erg/JG-Ost (Poland)	Bf 109E-7 Werk # 4175 95% dam 8/30/42)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC 30 August, 1942 when he crashed at Alt-Seidel due to a servicing fault on a non-operational flight.
1225	Massau, Karl Heinz	Uffz				2/JG-53 (Tunisia)	Bf 109G-2 Werk # 13591 "Yellow 3" (lost 12/29/42)	Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 29 December, 1942 during a recon mission SW of Tunis (Bf 109 Loss List).
1226	Matezki, Wilhelm	Ofw	11/5/1917	Schmark - Ellguth		Schuler Kp./FFS B-34	Ju 88 Werk # 3322 "NA + QB" (lost at sea)	Pilot Badge	MIA 22 January, 1944 during a flight off the coast of Sweden when he crashed near Kastrup. Swedish reports were that their anti-aircraft guns had fired upon a German AC this datepresumably Wk# 3322. Remaining crew: Gefr Bernard Vieth (born 5/18/24 Erfurt, Buried at Trelleborg on 29 January), Gefr Stefan Smalders (born 4/22/1924 Hönnepel), MIA and Gefr Heinz Cronauer (born 4/3/1924 Leimen/Pfalz) MIA. The pilot was not positively identified by the author. I selected Matezki, the senior ranking person, feeling those born in 1924 would most likely have been students in the FFS unit. Source: B.Widfeldt
1227	Matt, Herbert	Ofw				Stab III/KG-51	He 111 Werk # 2648 "9K + DD" (lost 5/14/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	POW 14 May, 1940 after being shot down by French fighters of GC III/6 at Fougerolles. Remaining crew (POW); Oblt Siegfried Barth, Obs; Uffz Gerhard Schildt, R/O and Uffz Heinz Kazmirowski, Mech. Source: French Report provided by Friedrich Braun.
1228	Mattejat, Hans Georg	Lt	4/28/1922	Deutsch Eylau		6/NJG-1	Bf 110G-4 Werk # 740022 "G9 + BP" (lost 12/20/43)	Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC 20 December, 1943; crashed near Budingen Belgium, NW of St Trond, no cause given. Buried Lommel, Block 21/45. Source: A. Rosseels & Bf 110 Loss List. Added: Remaining crew (KIC, bur War Cem., Lommel, Blk 21): Gefr Heinz Dobberke, R/O (KIC, bur Gr 582) and Gefr Ludwig Schlanstein, Gnr (KIC, bur Gr 575). Lt Mattejat buried Blk 21, Gr 54 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Mattijat.	Lommel, Belgium
1229	Matuschack, Heinz	Lt			1	10/JG-51 (8/44 S.U.)	Bf 109G	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 on 8 August, 1944.
1230	Mauch, Horst von	Fw				3(Lufttorpedostf)/KG-26 (Bardofuss)	He 111H-6 Werk# 7232 "1H + FL" (lost)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 14 September, 1942; failed to return from a mission at Svalbard, S of Is. Spitzbergen. Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Kurt Hacker, Observer; Uffz Heinz Breitfeld, R/O and Ogefr Karl Rüger, Gunner. Source: SIG NOrway.
1231	Maurer, Heinz	Uffz				9/KG(J)-54	Me 262A-1 Werk # 110663 "B3 + ET" (lost 2/8/45)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC by Ingolstadt during a training flight 8 February, 1945, cause unknown.
1232	Maurer, Heinz	Uffz				7/KG-3 (Germany)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 300277 "??" (75% dam 10/17/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	This ac reported damaged when it crashed at the Münster-Handorf airfield on 17 October, 1943 due to a servicing fault. The three unnamed crew were injured, no mention of pilot injury (Ju 88 Loss List).
1233	Maus, Gerhard	Uffz	9/17/1922			4/NJG-3	Ju 88G-6 Werk # 621964 "D5 + MM" (lost)	Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KIA 1 January, 1945; shot down at Bocholt, near Limburg, Be., during Operation Bodenplatte. Buried Lommel, Block 47/205. Remaining crew: Uffz Heinz Wörheide (geb 7/18/22)(KIA), R/O. He was killed while being arrested and buried in Lommel, Block 47/204. Uffz Johannes Gabriel (POW), R/O and Ogefr Helmut Mersmann (POW), Gunner. Source: A. Rosseels.	Lommel, Belgium
1234	Max, Heinz	Uffz				2/JG-27	Bf 109G (lost 2/25/45)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KIA 25 February, 1945 during aerial combat over Germany.
1235	Maximini, Heinz Josef	Uffz				1/JG-301 (Finsterwalde)	Fw 190A-9 Werk # 206188 (lost 1/14/45 at Neuruppin)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KIA 14 January, 1945 during aerial combat with a P-51 near Neuruppin.
1236	May, Walter	Lt	3/21/1921			4/KG-2 (10/43 Soesterberg)	Ju 188E-1 Werk # 260203 "RE + HA" (lost 10/21/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC 21 October 1943, with Observer Ofw Erwin Dominik (2/18/1909, buried Ysselsteyn BG-1-2); Wart Uffz Erwin Larquette (7/28/1921, buried Ysselsteyn BG-1-3) and Uffz Karl Heinz Ratayski (10/25/1920, buried Ysselsteyn BG-1-4). His 188 crashed at Den Dolder (Utrecht) Holland by the Spoorbaan, near the Soesterburg airfield due to a servicing fault. Pilot May, buried Yssel BG-1-1, was from Stab KG-6. (DeSwart, Ju 88 Loss List & Find A Grave by Fred)	Ysselstein, Holland
1237	Mayer,	Unk				5/KG-27	He 111P-2 Werk # Unk "1G + ??" (dam 8/10/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	His ac reported damaged 10 August, 1940 when he made an emergency landing at the Dinard airfield, after combat with British fighters. Also onboard, Obs Lt Heinz Wolf; crew disposition unknown (absa3945).
1238	Mayer, Hans Karl 'Mayer-Ast'	Hptm	3/9/1911	Rufach Elsass	31	1.J/88 Legion Condor, Stafkpt 1/JG-53 (10/39), Kdr I/JG-53 (8/40 Rennes-Le Touquet)	Bf 109B (in Spain), Bf 109E-3 "White 2" & Bf 109E-4 "White 8" in 1/JG-53, Bf 109E-4/B(10/40) in Stab I/JG-53, Bf 109E-7 Wk # 4138 "White 8" (9/40 Etaples, lost 10/17/40)	RK(9/3/40) Spanish Cross EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	Blumensaat replacement. KIA 17 October, 1940 after being shot down in Wk# 4138 by a Spitfire of RAF No. 603 Sq. while on a check-out flight in an unarmed Bf 109E-7 "White 8" over the English Channel. His body later washed ashore on the Kent coast 27 October, 1940. Buried Hawkinge Cem., Kent (AKA Folkstone New Cem.), German Plot "O", Row 3, Gr 4 (M.Croft). His first victory, a Potez 63 west of Losheim, 5 November, 1939. His 2nd, a Hurricane NW of Merzig on 21 April, 1940. His 3rd, a Morane 406 15 km S of Metz 11 May, 1940. On 14 May, 1940, he shot down five enemy AC near Sedan. His 9th, a Hawk 75 S of Attigny on 25 May, 1940. Nos.10 & 11, both Hurricanes over the English Channel on 12 August, 1940. His 12th, a Hurricane at Portland on 13 August, 1940. No 13, a Hurricane at Salisbury on 15 August, 1940. A 14th, a Spitfire over England on 18 August, 1940. A 15th, a Spitfire over the Isle of Wight on 24 August, 1940. His 20th a Hurricane near London on 9 September, 1940. 6 victories in Spain making him one of the most successful in Spain. Exact number of victories in the West is unknown, but at least 30. Another source states his given name as "Karl Heinz". Another source states victories at 46. German Graves Hawkinge		Fairey Battle P5232
1239	Mayer, Heinz	Uffz				9(Eis)/KG-3 (S.U.)	Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360398 "5K + MT" (lost 6/5/43)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew 5 June, 1943 after a mid-air collision with another C-6 Wk# 360328, piloted by Lt Jürgen Fricke (MIA w/crew) in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 6273 (Ju 88 Loss List).
1240	Mayer, Helmut	Uffz	4/12/1915	Herford/Westf.		5/KG-26	He 111H-3 Werk # 6853 "1H + EN" (lost 2/9/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	POW with unnamed crew 9 February, 1940; sd by Spitfires of No. 602 Sq. and force landed in North Berwick (Stankey & DeZeng). Added: With one crewman dying and an engine damaged, Mayer made a fore landing at North Berwick, East Lothian. The Spitfire pilots were S/Ldr Andrew Farquhar and F/O Alistair Grant. Remaining crew: Uffz Josef Sangl, Obs (POW); Uffz Franz Wieners, R/O (KIA, bur CC, Blk 3, Row 15, Gr 473) and Ogefr Heinz Hegemann, Flt Engr (POW). The ac was successfully repaired and used by the RAF as AW177 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Meyer.	Cannock Chase
1241	Mayer, Karl Heinz	Oblt			6	1.J88 Condor Legion (6/38), 8/ZG-26 (5/40)	Bf 110	EK 2 Destroyer Operational Clasp	He claims a Curtiss sd 12 May, 1940. I found no such claim on the OKL Claims List. His 6 victories were in Spain (LOCS).
1242	Medig, Emil Max	Ofw	4/2/1911	Klein Notisten, Ostpreussen		III/KG-1	Ju 88A-5 Werk # 882211 (lost)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIA 10 November, 1940 during aerial combat with a British night fighter over Bapaume/Puisieux, France. Remaining crew(KIA): Oblt Heinz Beyer, Observer; Gefr Leopold Guthentaler, R/O; Ogefr Heinz Molstroh, Gunner. Medig is buried in the Soldiers Cemetery in Bourdon, France. Jager Blatt 3/2003.
1243	Mehlgarten, Karl Heinz	Uffz				Erg/JGr-Süd	Bf 109F-4 Werk # 10043 (lost 5/13/42)	Fighter Operational Clasp	Pilot uninjured 13 May, 1942 when he crashed at Eckelsheim, cause, pilot error.
1244	Mehrmann, Heinz	Uffz				1/KG-26	Me 410B Werk # 130365 (lost 2/11/45)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC 11 February, 1945; crashed at Parchim due to pilot error. His R/O, Fw Heinrich Galandi was also killed. Source: SIG Norway & Lost Aircraft Report.
1245	Meier,	Ofw			1	4/NJG-4	Bf 110	EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a Stirling 1 km NE of Brazey on 10 March, 1944. This may be Karl MEYER, also of NJG-4. Long shots; Heinz Meier (NJG-1, 1941), Oblt H. Meier (7/NJG-2, Jan.1945 Bodenplatte) or Ottmar Meyer (NJG-2).
1246	Meier, Gustav	Uffz	8/25/1920			Aufkl.Staffel 3(F)/Nacht (Pleskau)	Do 17P Werk # 4121 "K7 + GL" (lost 12/4/41)	Night Observer Operational Clasp	MIA with his entire crew, 4 December, 1941, when their ac failed to return from a reconnaissance mission to Tikhvin, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Oblt Siegfried Wilhelm Friedrich Sager, Obs and Uffz Heins (not Heinz) Tjardes, R/O. No VDK burial detail on Oblt Sager, but the pilot and R/O are commemorated at Sologubowka, Russia (D.Drury).
1247	Meier, Heinz	Fw			1	2/NJG-1 (7/41)	Bf 110D-0 Werk # 3161 "G9 + EK" (50% dam 7/10/41)	EK 2 Wound Badge Night Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA the night of 9/10 July, 1941 during aerial combat, crash landing at Blerik, near the Venlo airfield (Boiten). Both he and the unnamed R/O were safe. One known victory, most likely his 1st, a Wellington Werk # X9916 "AA" of RAF No. 57 Sq., piloted by Sgt J.A.Matetich at Grevenbicht/Limburg (Weiden) on 15 October, 1941. Correction: Although Sgt Matetich was sd on 15 October, 1941, he was downed over Cologne. The only Wellington downed over Grevenbicht Holland was a Mark I, code X9978 of 57 Sq., piloted by F/O Keith John Miller. Source: Grandson of Ernest Tastard Christie, Ken McLeod. Mr Christie was a crew member of X9978. Alternate spelling: Maier.
1248	Meier, Heinz	Uffz				StG-1 (S.U.)	Ju 87B-1 Werk # 5261 "6G + DL" (lost 3/8/42)	Dive Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 8 March, 1942 at Kawkas due to flak, no mention of crew. Ju 87 Loss List
1249	Meier, Karl Heinz	Uffz				9/JG-52 (S.U.)	Bf 109F-4 Werk # 8241 (90% dam 5/20/42)	Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	Injured in a takeoff accident at Artemowsk on 20 May, 1942.
1250	Meihs, Heinz	Uffz				8/JG-26, 7/JG-26 (3/45)	Fw 190A-8	Fighter Operational Clasp	Bodenplatte pilot. KIA 13 March, 1945.
1251	Meinecke, Friedrich "Fritz"	Lt	5/16/1913	Cronenberg		Wekusta 1/Ob.d.L (10/40 Oldenburg), Wekusta 5/Ob.d.L.	Do 17Z (dam 10/3/40), Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1387 "1B + MH" (lost 11/2/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC 2 November, 1941; a non-operational crash at Banak Norway airfield, cause, weather. Remaining crew (all KIC): Helmut Rau, Observer; Helmut Gräbner, R/O and Karl Heinz Kasimir, Mech. No ranks given. Source: SIG Norway. Pilot safe 3 October, 1940; believed damaged by British fighter and made an emergency landing at the Oldenburg airfield (Wekusta Loss List). Added: Lt Meinecke buried in the Ger War Cem Botn-Rognan, Norway, Blk B, Gr 55. Helmut Rau and Fw Gräbner buried in the same cemetery; Rau in Blk B, Gr 142; Fw Gräbner in Blk A, Gr 1074. No known grave for Kasimir (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Meinicke.
1252	Meinhard, Karl Heinz	Gefr				2/JG-300 (Reich Def)	Bf 109G-10 Werk # 150811 (lost 2/9/45)	Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 9 February, 1945 at Belzig, cause unknown.
1253	Meinhold, Fritz	Lt				1/KG-30	Ju 88A-1 (lost 7/7/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIA with two other unnamed crewmen 7July, 1940; sd by British fighters over Firth of Forth. His Obs Lt Heinz Günther Wallenstein was also KIA. Added: Remaining crew (MIA): Fw Walter Oelschläger, R/O and Flg Fritz Schwarz, Gnr. No VDK matches (D.Drury).
1254	Meiss, Heinz Hans "Muli"	Uffz			2	II/JG-11, 7/JG-26 (joins 8/44)	Fw 190A-8, Fw 190D-9 (lost)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KIA 13 March, 1945 crashed in his D-9 after aerial combat with a Spitfire XIV of RAF No. 130 Sq. at Unna-Werl. His two victories; a Spitfire E of Arnhem on 21 February, 1945 and a P-47 near Wesel on 9 March, 1945.
1255	Meissner, Hans	Uffz				3/KG-28	He 111H-5 Werk # 3668 "1H + AL" (lost 7/18/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 18 July, 1941; believed to have gone down off the Scilly Isles, cause unknown. Remaining crew (MIA): Fw Franz Prellwitz, Obs; Gefr Heinz Nowak, R/O and Gefr Anton Taschwer, Gnr. Source: D.Drury.
1256	Meister, Adolf	Uffz				8/NJG-3	Ju 88G-6 Werk # 621599 (lost 12/27/44)	Night Fighter Operational Clasp	His ac reported lost near Boncelles, Liege, Belgium, the night of 26/27 December, 1944, no further detail. Remaining crew (All MIA): Uffz Kurt Schreiber, Ogefr Heinz Steinke (geb 10/10/1922) and Uffz Karl Hermann Bredenkamp. An Ogefr Heinz Steinke (EK 1 & 2 winner) is reported buried at Lommel, Blk 36, Gr 386, however the VDK date of death is reported as 24 December, 1944 (an error?) (M.Balss, D.Drury & Birgit Gierlings, relative of Heinz Steinke). Family member Birgit Gierlings pays her respects at Heinze Steinke's grave	Heinz Steinke (Courtesy Birgit Gierlings)
1257	Melchert, Heinz	Fw				10(Nacht)/ZG-1 (S.U.)	Bf 110G-2 Werk # 6258 "2N + PU" (lost 5/28/43)	Destroyer Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew 28 May, 1943 at Krymskaja due to enemy fighter attacks. Bf 110 Loss List
1258	Melchier, Walther	Ofw				2(F)/123 (Med)	Ju 88D-1 Trop Werk # 430507 4U + GK" (lost 4/20/43)	Observer Operational Clasp	MIA with two other unnamed crew at Haifa 20 April, 1943, cause unknown. His Observer, Hptm Erwin Müller (geb 3/26/1913) was KIA (Ju 88 Loss List). Failed to return from a reconnaissance mission over the Haifa, Palestine area (LOCS). Added: Their ac was first damaged by a Hurricane of No.127 Sq., but it was then sd by a direct hit from AA fire, crashing east of Haifa, killing the entire crew. The two unnamed: Fw Werner Franke, R/O and Uffz Heinz Friedrich, Gnr (Hist of the Med Air War, 1940-45, & P.Kechker 5/2019). Alternate spelling: Melchior, Walter.
1259	Mellenthin, Heinz	Fw	8/9/1920		1	14(Sturm)/JG-3	Fw 190A-8 Werk # 682744 "Black 10" (lost 12/2/44)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KIA 2 December, 1944 during aerial combat with bombers over the Hunsrueck at Kirn, the day of his one victory! One known victory, his 1st, a B-24 at Hunsrück on 2 December, 1944.
1260	Mellmann, Heinz	Uffz			2	12/JG-27 (3/44 Graz)	Bf 109G	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KIA about July, 1944. One known victory, his 1st, a B-24 of 454BG, SW of Marburg/Drau on 19 March, 1944. His 2nd, a P-47 5 km W of Conches on 12 June, 1944.
1261	Melschert, Heinrich Heinz	Fw			6	10(Nacht)/ZG-1	Bf 110	EK 1 & 2 Destroyer Operational Clasp	Killed 28 May, 1943, no further detail (Boiten). His first known victory, a Soviet DB-3 on 12 March, 1943. A 2nd, a TB-7 on 22 March, 1943. A 3rd, a DB-3 on 15 April, 1943. Nos 4, 5, & 6, all night victories, two Bostons and a DB-3F on 18 April, 1943. Alternate spellings: Melchert (Magnus) and Melchart (Boiten). The Melschert spelling found on the OKL Claims List.
1262	Meltzer, Karl Heinz	Fw	2/23/1922		74	8/JG-52 (8/42 S.U.)	Bf 109F, Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15696 "Black 2" (lost 8/14/43)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43 Post.) EP (8/9/43) EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 14 August, 1943 at Kharkov-Süd, cause unknown. His first known victory, a Soviet P-2 on 24 August, 1942. A 2nd, a MiG-3 on 21 September, 1942. A MiG-1 on 22 September, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 27 September, 1942. Two LaGG-3s on 28 September, 1942. An Il-2 on 29 September, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 4 October, 1942. An I-16 Rata on 12 October, 1942. An I-153 on 30 October, 1942. Three MiG-3s on 1 November, 1942. Two LaGG-3s on 2 November, 1942. A MiG-3 on 5 November, 1942. A LaGG on 24 March, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 29 April, 1943. A Spitfire on 30 April, 1943. Two LaGG-3s on 3 May, 1943. A LaGG on 7 May, 1943. A LaGG on 18 May, 1943. A LaGG on 26 May, 1943. A Spitfire on 28 May, 1943. A LaGG on 4 July, 1943. Three LaGGs and an Il-2 on 5 July, 1943. Three LaGGs on 6 July, 1943. A LaGG and an Il-2(m.H.) on 9 July, 1943. Two LaGG-s on 28 July, 1943. A LaGG and two Il-2s (m.H.) on 3 August, 1943. A LaGG and an Il-2 (m.H.) on 4 August, 1943. Two LaGGs on 8 August, 1943. A Pe-2, a Boston and an IL-2 on 9 August, 1943. Two LaGGs on 12 August, 1943. Bowers/Lednicer, 35 victories.
1263	Menzel, K.H. (Karl Heinz?)	Uffz				2/KG-53	He 111H Werk # Unk (lost 5/11/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	POW (briefly) 11 May, 1940; sd by French fighters of GC II/5 & GC I/2, and crashed W of Ligny-en-Barrois (Dept Meuse Fr.), where the ac was destroyed by fire. Remaining crew (KIA, designations unknown): Gefr Erwin Plätschke, Gefr Heinz Ahrendt, Flg Karl Gilber and Flg Hubert Hiersemann. The four deceased are buried in the War Cem. at Andilly, Blk 15, Row 11: Plätschke Gr 786, Ahrendt Gr 784, Gilber Gr 787 and Hiersemann Gr 789. The pilot, Menzel, was selected due to lack of crew designations (D.Drury). I believe this pilot to be Fw Karl Menzel, later in 3/KG-53.
1264	Merensky, Heinz	Oblt				Stfkpt 5/StG-77	Ju 87B-1 (lost 8/18/40)	Dive Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 18 August, 1940; his ac was sd by Spitfires of No. 602 Sq. while attacking the Naval Air Station at Ford, Sussex (HMS Peregrine), and crashed into the sea. His R/o-Gnr, Ofw Gerhard Sengpiel also MIA. Alternate spelling: Merenski & Morenski (D. Drury).
1265	Merkel, Heinz	Gefr				III/JG-27	Bf 109K-4	Fighter Operational Clasp	KIA 18 December, 1944 in aerial combat over Cologne. He was reported missing . In fact, he had been shot down and crashed into the Rhine River. His body was found the following Spring.
1266	Merkl, Heinz	Gefr				11/JG-27 (Reich Def)	Bf 109K-4 Werk # 331467 "Yellow 4 + I" (lost 12/18/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KIA 18 December, 1944 during aerial combat in the Köln area.
1267	Merz, Heinz	Uffz				JGr Ost (France)	Bf 109F-2 Werk # 12781 (90% dam 3/24/43)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC 24 March, 1944; crash landed at the St Jean de Angely airfield due to a servicing fault.
1268	Meschke, Joseph Heinz	FhjOfw			9	2/JG-77 (2/435/44 Italy)	Bf 109G (Trop), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 162430 "Red 2" (lost 5/2/44)	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KIA 2 May, 1944 during aerial combat near San Martino, south of Ferrara (Bf 109 Loss List). One known Desert victory, his first, a P-38 in N. Africa on 8 February, 1943. His 2nd, a Kittyhawk on 10 March, 1943. His 3rd, a Spitfire on 3 April, 1943. His 4th, a P-38 on 20 June, 1943. In the Sicilian campaign, he downed a B-25 on 3 July, 1943. his 6th, a B-17 in the Udine area on 30 January, 1944. His 8th, a B-24 30 km NE of Padua on 7 April, 1944. His 9th, a B-24 45 km E of Po Estuary on 20 April, 1944.
1269	Messer, Karl Heinz	Oblt	2/28/1922		4	2/JG-53 (2/44 Italy), I/JG-4 (1/45), IV/JG-4 (2/45)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 18407 (lost 7/11/43), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 162062 "Black 1" (lost 2/14/44), Fw 190A	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 14 February, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-47 near Verona, bailed safely. His Wk# 18407 reported lost during aerial combat SW of Navo, pilot OK and bailed safely. One known victory, a P-47 in the Neustadt area on 14 January, 1945. A 2nd, an La-5 13 km W of Luben on 10 February, 1945. A 3rd, a Boston 3 km E of Podelzig on 17 April, 1945. A 4th, a Yak-3 (o.Z.) in the center of Seelow on 18 April, 1945. Flugbuch (3/41 to 5/45).
1270	Methehuft, Heinz	Lt				9/StG-1 (S.U.)	Ju 87R-1 Werk # 5251 "J9 + IL" (lost 7/21/41)	Dive Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew 21 July, 1941 after being hit by enemy fire, location not reported. Ju 87 Loss List
1271	Methfessel, Werner	Oblt			6	I(Z)/LG-1 (9/39) Stfkpt14(Z)/LG-1 (11/39)	Bf 109D & E, Bf 110C "L1 + AK" (lost 5/17/40)	EK 1 & 2 Destroyer Operational Clasp	KIA 17 May, 1940; sd by Hurricanes of No.1 Sq. S of Rosnay, W of Reims. His Gnr Uffz Heinz Resener was also KIA. One known victory, his 1st, a Polish PZL P-24 at Warsaw on 3 September, 1939. A 2nd P-24 on 5 September, 1939, same location. A PZL P-43 at Rozan on 7 September, 1939. (Perry Claims). A Morane in the Verdun area, 23 November, 1939. His 4th and 5th, both Moranes (may have been Hurricanes) east of Metz, 29 March, 1940. A 6th, a Morane in the Luneville area on 2 April, 1940. Magnus, 8 victories. Bowers/Lednicer, 8 victories.
1272	Metz,	Lt			1	4/JG-77	Bf 109D & E	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, his 1st, a Blenheim northeast of Wilhelmshaven, 4 September, 1939. This victory was the 3rd RAF bomber to fall victim to the Luftwaffe. This could be Karl Heinz Metz, later a Hptm in JG-2.
1273	Metz, Helmut	Ofw	7/20/1915			II/KG-40 (Soesterberg)	Do 217E-4 Werk # 5478 "F8 + EC" (lost)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIA 10 August, 1942, crashing into the North Sea during the return from an operation, most likely an attack on Birmingham, cause not given. His body washed ashore on the Danish west coast on 10 August, 1942, and he was buried in the Fovrfelt Cemetery, Grave 7, in Esbjerg on 13 August, 1942. Remaining crew: Ofw Paul Olbrich (geb 6/23/15), Obs, washed ashore near Bjerghuse on 9 October, 1942, and was buried on 10 October, 1942 at Lemvig Cemetery, Grave 69. Uffz Heinz Schmidt (geb 5/28/21), R/O, washed ashore on the Danish west coast on 11 October, 1942, and was buried that same day in the Fovrfelt Cemetery, Grave 10, in Esbjerg. Uffz Willi Schmiedla, Mech., has no known grave. Source: Air War over Denmark.
1274	Metz, Karl Heinz	Hptm			3	J/88 Legion Condor, Stfkpt 8/JG-2 (6/40 Channel)	Bf 109B & D (in Spain), Bf 109E "Black 2 + I" (lost 9/5/40)	Spanish Cross EP(9/28/40), EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	POW 5 September, 1940 after colliding with Fw Gotz and then being fired upon by F/O Johnson of No 46 Sq. as he was making his emergency landing at Detling. One victory in Spain. His first known western victory a Blenheim at Le Harve on 10 August, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire at Portland on 11 August, 1940. His 3rd, a Hurricane at Portland on 25 August, 1940.
1275	Metzger, Heinz	Fw				IV/KG-6 (Channel)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 8529 "??" (lost 6/15/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC with unnamed crew at Fleury en Biere 15 June, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
1276	Metzner, Theodor	Fw				8/KG-55	He 111P "G1 + CS" (lost 7/27/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	POW 29 July, 1940; sd by flak NE of Newbury after raiding Bristol. The ac crashed at Fuller's Lane, East Woodhay, Hampshire; the crew bailing beforehand in the vicinity of Newbury. Remaining crew (POW): Fw Josef Markl, Obs; Uffz Kurt Böker, R/O; Gefr Heinz Morgenthal, Flt Engr and Gefr Ernst Ostheimer, Gnr. Markl managed to evade capture nine days before surrendering. D.Drury (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Markl (L) and Ostheimer (Centre) and Böker (R)	Theodore Metzner
1277	Meyer, Fritz	Lt	8/14/1911	Neustadt		Kü.Fl.Gr-406	He 115B Werk # Unk "S4 + EH" (lost 10/21/40)	Observer Operational Clasp	KIA 21 October, 1940 when his ac was lost at sea off Spurn Head, cause unknown. His body washed ashore on 31 October, 1940, and he is buried at CC, Blk 5, Gr 76. Remaining crew (KIA): Oblt.z.See Heinz Schlicht (geb 5/14/1916, Kiel) buried CC, Blk 5, Gr 75. Uffz Bernhard Wessels (geb 10/25/1914 Rablinghausen), bur CC. Blk 5, Gr 77 (Luftwaffe Graves UK).	Cannock Chase
1278	Meyer, Heinz	Ofhr	5/21/1921	Lühnde, Krs. Hildesheim		3/StG-103, 8/StG-2, 8/SG-2	Ju 87, Fw 190F & G	RK(4/17/45) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/20/44) EP(11/19/42) EK 1 & 2 Dive Bomber w/Pend & Bronze Assault Operational Clasps	618 missions including 30 with the Fw 190. Three crash landings as a result of enemy fire. Destroyed 40 tanks, 50 gun positions, 100 trucks, 3 bridges 2 ammo dumps and damaged two supply trains by direct hits. Deceased 29 October, 2001 Hameln (P. Bastin).
1279	Meyer, Heinz	Uffz				4/StG-1 (S.U.)	Ju 87D-3 Werk # 744 "6G +BR" (lost 8/12/43)	Dive Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew 12 August, 1943 after crashing at Kulatowka, cause not reported. Ju 87 Loss List
1280	Meyer, Karl Heinz	Uffz				7/JG-52 (S.U.)	Bf 109G-2 Werk # 13603 "White 12" (lost 9/15/42)	Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 15 September, 1942 after aerial combat with I-16s at Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 49272. Source: Bf 109 Loss List
1281	Meyer, Karl Heinz Conny	Maj			16	8/ZG-26 (5/40), Stab II/JG-26 (9/41), Kdr II/JG-26 (7/42), Act.Kdr I/JG-107, Kdr II/JG-108	Bf 109E & Bf 110 in 40, Bf 109F in 1941, Fw 190A-4 in JG-26, Ar 96, Bf 109 & Fw 190 in Trng Sq.	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, his first, a Hawk 75A on 12 May, 1940. A 2nd, a Breguet on 14 May, 1940. A 3rd, a Hurricane on 27 May, 1940. A 4th, a Spitfire on 3 June, 1940 and a 5th, a Hurricane on 29 July, 1940, all five while stationed in 8/ZG-26. His first known in JG-26, a Spitfire 15 km west of the Sommemündung on 5 September, 1941, a Hptm at the time. A 2nd, a B-17 on 6 September, 1942, of the 97BG, 340BS, flown by 2/Lt Clarence Lipsky went down around Amiens (France?). It crashed in Flasselles. Four parachutes were seen, however, the Red Cross reported that Lipsky and 5 others of the crew were POWs. This was recorded as the Luftwaffes first "kill" of an American heavy bomber. On 12 December, 1942, he downed another B-17, # 41-24452 of 91BG, 401BS. In January 1943, he transferred out of JG-26 to Training Units. Alternate spelling: Mayer (OKL 1st victory).
1282	Meyering, Heinz	Oblt				NAGr-12 (7/43), III/JG-110 (12/44)	Bf 109G-4 & G-6	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/12/43) EK 1 & 2 Night Observer Operational Clasp	DK-G Awards List & LOCS.
1283	Michael, Hermann	Hptm	11/13/1918	Weissenstadt		8/KG-1 (2/42 S.U.), Stfkpt 8/KG-1 (4/43 S.U.)	Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144659 "V4 + AS" (lost 7/5/43)	RK(10/9/43 Post.) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/29/43) EP(2/15/43) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold	KIA 5 July, 1943, exploded in mid-air after a flak hit over Saborovka set off the bomb load. Remaining crew (KIA): Fw Max Hurler, Obs; Fw Günther Güller, R/O and Uffz Heinz Achenbach, Gnr.. 282 combat missions.
1284	Michaelis, Heinz	Oblt				Stfkpt 8/KG(J)-6 (11/44)	Fw 190, Me 262	Fighter Operational Clasp	No further detail
1285	Michaels, Heinz	Lt	2/28/1921			Stab/KG-6 (9/42), Stfkpt 8/KG(J)-6 (4/43)	Ju 88A-4	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/28/43) EK 1 & 2 EP (10/26/42), Bomber Operational Clasp	DK-G Awards List & LOCS.
1286	Michelis, Karl Heinz	Fw				Stab/KG-26 (Sola)	He 111H Werk # Unk (dam 2/15/41)	Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp	WIA 15 February, 1941; their ac damaged by AA fire, they were able to return to base with one other unnamed crew WIA.
1287	Middermann, Heinz Emil	Hptm	4/20/1914	Saarbrucken		Stab II/KG-40 (5/41, 11/41 Soesterberg), Stfkpt 6/KG-2 (8/42), Kdr II/KG-100 (10/43-2/44)	Do 217E-1 Werk # 5109 "F8 + AC" (15% dam 11/19/41, landing accident, all safe) in II/KG-40, Do 217E-5 Werk # Unk "6N + AC" (lost 2/16/44)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/16/43) EK ! & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp	KIA 16 February, 1944 after a raid on Anzio, no further detail. Added: The place of death was Gambolo, SW of Milan. He is buried in the German War Cem. at Costermano Italy, Blk 7, Gr 872 (DK-G Awards List & D.Drury).
1288	Migeod, Heinz Otto (Dr.Heinz Georg?)	Oblt	2/24/1918	Stettin		I/StG-76, 1 & 3/StG-3 (Africa)	Ju 87D-3 Werk # 2674 "S7 + KL" (lost 11/11/42)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/21/42), EP(2/4/42), EK 1 & 2 Dive Bomber Operational Clasp	POW with unnamed gunner 11 November, 1942; shot down by a P-40, SW of Sollum (Ju 87 Loss List). DK-G Awards List. Deceased 18 November, 2010 (P. Bastin). The gunner may have been a Gefr Josef Mayer. Added: His interview explaining his capture by the British follows. (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Dr. Migeod describes his capture (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Dr. Migeod describes psychological effect of Stuka siren Friendship with Gunter Räll
1289	Mihlan, Heinz	Maj			7	Stab II/JG-51 (6/41 S.U.), Kdr I/JG-106 (3/43-6/43), Stab III/SG-4 (6/44), JG-51	Ar 96 & Bf 109F in JG-51, Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470601 "Blk M" (lost 6/6/44) in SG-4	EK 1 & 2 Assault & Fighter Operational Clasps	He was uninjured 6 June, 1944 during aerial combat, when he was shot down in the vicinity of St.Jean d' Asse, pilot returned. His first known victory, A Soviet B-26 on 22 June, 1941. A Soviet SB-2 on 25 June, 1941. An SB-2 on 30 June, 1941. A BC-12 on 13 July, 1941. A 5th Soviet, a Pe-2 on 18 August, 1941. A 6th, a DB-3 on 2 September, 1941. A western victory, a P-51 S of La Bazoge, W of Mortain, on 6 June, 1944.
1290	Mikusky, Konrad Walter Ernst	Uffz	2/28/1922			4/NJG-4	Bf 110G-4 Werk # 140207 "G9 + GY" (lost)	Night Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 31 December, 1944, crashing near Heer sur Meuse Belgium. Remaining crew(KIA): Uffz Alfred Overbeck (geb 5/7/21), RO and Ogefr Heinz Hermann Gobrecht (geb 10/24/23), Gunner. Source: A Rosseels. Added: The two deceased are buried in the Ger War Cem. at Lommel, Be., Blk 24 as follows: Uffz Overbeck Gr 50; Ogefr Gobrecht Gr 375 (D.Drury).
1291	Minkoley, Heinz	Uffz				9/JG-27 (Reich Def)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163327 "Yellow 7 + I" (lost 5/24/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KIA 24 May, 1944 during aerial combat near Markersdorf.
1292	Misch, Heinz	Ofw			11	9/NJG-2 (10/43), 7/NJG-2 (6/44), IV/NJG-3	Bf 110, Ju 88G	EP EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a Lancaster 65km E of Frankfurt/Main the night of 24/25 February, 1944. A Halifax on 22 October, 1943. A "4 mot" SE of Arnhem on 17 June, 1944. A 4th, a "4 mot" at Tilburg-Vucht on 21 July, 1944. A 5th, a "4 mot" 150 km NW of Stuttgart on 25 July, 1944. A 6th, a Halifax over northern Germnay on 13 August, 1944. His 11th reported victory, a "4 Mot" over England the night of 3/4 March, 1945 during Operation Gisela. Magnus Report. Flugbuch (7/41 to 4/45). Boiten 11 victories.
1293	Mittelstädt, Heinz	Fw			1	2/NJG-2	Bf 110	EK 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, his 1st, a Blenheim north of Wells, next to the sea, 12 March, 1941. Alternate spelling: Mittlestädt (Perry Claims).
1294	Möckel, Heinz	Uffz				3/NJG-2	Ju 88G-1 Werk # 710610 (lost)	Night Fighter Operational Clasp	Killed by "Friendly Flak" fire on 2 November, 1944. The local Flak battery was on alert, but not told there were friendly AC in the area. When Möckel flew near the flak units, they were fired upon, strickening the AC. Möckel climbed for altitude for the crew to bail, but the height was insufficient for their chutes to open. Möckel died in the crashnear the Esbjerg airfield. Remaining crew (killed): Uffz Alfred Lehne, R/O and Gefr Hans Schröder, Gunner. All were buried in the Fovrfelt Cemetery on 9 November, 1944. Source: Air War over Denmark.
1295	Möhlmann, Heinz	Hptm				8 (Lufttorpedostf)/KG-26 (9/42 Banak), 4/KG-26 (4/44)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140006 "1T + AS" (lost), He 111H "1H + YB" & "1H + LK" in 44	DK-G (1/28/43), EP (11/3/41), EK 1 &2, Wound Badge Bomber Operational Clasp	WIA 8 September, 1942; shot down by his own fighters at Petsamo. Remaining crew (all WIA): Oblt Friedrich Michael, Observer; Uffz Ludwig Johmann, R/O and Uffz Werner Storm, Mech. Source: SIG Norway. R/O Fw Georg Betzner (EP winner 1 November, 1943) was also known to have flown with Möhlmann; Remaining crew (44) Oblt Klümper & Petrich (Source: Fritz Braun & Betzners son, also a Georg).
1296	Möhn, John	Fw				Stab/KG-55	He 111P Werk # unk "G1 + FA" (lost 7/12/40)	Wound Badge Bomber Operational Clasp	POW 12 July, 1940; sd with wounds by a host of Hurricanes of No. 43 Sq., led by S/L J.V.C. Badger. The ac crashed at Hipley, near Southhampton, Hampshire. Remaining crew: Oblt Walter Kleinhanns, Obs (KIA, but Gosport (Anns Hill) Cem, Plot 188, Gr 58); Fw Heinz Kalina, R/O (POW/WIA); Ofw Fritz Knecht, Mech (POW/WIA) and Ofw Philipp Müller, Gnr (POW/WIA). Source: D. Drury.
1297	Mohrhof, Karl Heinz	Hptm				11/KG-77 (Germany?)	Ju 88A-7 Werk # 4316 "3Z + AV" (lost 12/19/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 8665/15 19 December, 1943, probably due to engine trouble (Ju 88 Loss List).
1298	Mohrmann, Karl	Ofw				3/Kü.Fl.Gr-406	BV 138C-1 Werk # 0311007 (lost)	Air-Sea Rescue Operational Clasp	KIA 14 July, 1943; operational crash at Billefjord shortly after takeoff, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Lt Karl Heinz Lemmerzahl, Observer (WIA); Uffz Heinrich Frölich, R/O (WIA) and Ogefr Karl Rössler, Mech (KIA). Source: SIG Norway.
1299	Molinnus, Heinz	Hptm				6/KG-27 (12/39), Kdr II/KG-100 (9/43)	He 111H, Do 17	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIFA 4 October, 1943 at Istres, So. France (D.Stankey & L.DeZeng).
1300	Möllenbrok, Heinz Georg	Lt	4/6/1920	Lemgo?		3/KG-2	Do 17Z-2 "U5 + LL" (lost 8/16/40)	EK 2 Wound Badge Class "C" Glider Badge Bomber Operational Clasp	POW 16 August, 1940 after being shot down on his 20th mission and seriously wounded during the raid on RAF Hornchurch, Kent. He was the victim of British Hurricane pilot, Frank Higginson (or P/O Bryan Wicks) of RAF No. 56 Sq.. His Observer, Uffz Phillipp Hess (geb 1/11/15, Mainz-Kostheim), bailed successfully, with wounds, and was also taken prisoner; interned in Canada. Two crewmembers were killed: Gefr Gerhard Reinicke (10/12/19, Limbach), R/O and Gefr Johann Golob (12/19/14, Buer-Rosse), Gunner, both bailing out at too low an altitude. Möllenbrok was seriously injured, and brought to Wye Valley for treatment. Returned to Germany after three years as a POW. Representing the KG-2 Pilots Association, he layed the wreath on the graves of the crew of Do 217 #5314, on 14 October, 1998. Jager Blatt mention & LW Loss Report via Joe Potter. Added: the ac came down at Summerfield, near Staple, Kent. The injury was to his right hand, and may have been amputated. The two deceased crew are buried at CC, Plot 1, Row 2; Reinicke in Gr 37, Golob in Gr 38 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Moellenbrok.