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1801 Blaurock, WilhelmUffz2/26/19192/KG-30 (Banak) Ju 88A-4 Werk # 3701 "4D + CK" (lost 4/29/42) Bomber Operational Clasp KIA 29 April, 1942; shot down by flak at Banak. Remaining crew (all KIA): Uffz Ludwig Martin, Observer; Ogefr Werner Balser, R/O and Gefr Alexander Panhans, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway. Added: A Russian source identifies the mission as an attack on Murmansk, and the cause as AA fire from ships. This suggests that the ac made it back to base before crashing (speculation). The crew all buried Blk B, Botn-Rognan Military Cem, Norway: Uffz Blaurock Gr 1273, Uffz Martin Gr 1172, Ogefr Balser Gr 340 and Gefr Panhans Gr 283 (D.Drury).
1802 Blazejewski, Uffz6(Schl)/LG-2 (Channel)Bf 109E Werk # 2014 "Yellow 1 + -" (lost 9/14/40)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 14 September, 1940 after aerial combat over Thanet Wood, New Street Farm, Great Chart, near Ashford, Kent; bailed safely
1803 Blazek, WaldemarUffz6/29/1917Berlin10/JG-301 (Romania) Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163089 (lost 5/31/44) Fighter Operational Clasp KIA 31 May, 1944 during aerial combar near CIiranesti (Bf 109 Loss List). Added: Burial GWC Bucharest, D/2/29 (M.Krebbers).
1804 Blazytko, FranzOfw31 2/JG-1 (5/40), 8/JG-27 (7/40), 9/JG-27 (6/41 S.U.) Bf 109E-7 Werk # 3757 (lost 9/23/41)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/24/41 in absentia-POW)
EP(7/28/41),


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp 		POW 25 September, 1941 (G.Festi 11/2020), after being shot down by enemy fire at Markowo. One known victory, his 1st, a Blenheim in the Lüttich area, 12 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Hurricane over the isle of Wight on 19 July, 1940. His 3rd, a Hurricane S of the Isle of Wight on 8 August, 1940. His 4th, a Hurricane at Bagnor Regis on 18 August, 1940. Magnus. His first known Soviet victory, his 5th overall to date, a DB-3 N of Vilna on 28 June, 1941. His 6th, a DB-3 SE of Vilna on 29 June, 1941. His 7th, a DB-3 NW of Traby on 29 June, 1941. His 8th, an I-16 W of Vitebsk on 5 July, 1941. A 9th, an I-16 on 12 July, 1941. A DB-3 on 14 July, 1941. An I-153 on 20 July, 1941, and a Pe-2 the following day. A double victory, an R-10 and a DB-3 on 25 July, 1941. An I-16 on 11 August, 1941. His 23rd victory, an I-16 E of Ivanovo on 5 September, 1941. Four victories, his 25th, 26th NE of Tschudovo, 27th N of Krasnoye Selo & 28th NE of Taizi, on 11 September, 1941; Two DB-3s, an I-16 and an I-18. His 29th, an I-16 S of Uritzk on 16 September, 1941. His 30th, an I-18 W of Lomonosov on 21 September, 1941. His 31st, an I-18 S of Petrodworetz on 24 September, 1941. Alternate spelling: Blazyztko.
1805 Blech, GeorgGefr55/JG-1Fw 190A-7 (lost 4/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170102 "Black 10" (lost 4/22/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 680521 "Black 11" (lost 5/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 175150 "White 4" (lost 11/26/44)EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIA 26 November, 1944. His A-8 crashed between Kuhfelde and Valfitz, 60 km from Uelzen. His remains were recovered in 1998, and he was interned in the War Cemetery, Salzwedeler (Source: Lothar Wiegels). One known victory, his 1st, in his Fw 190A-7 Wk# 340048 "Black 6", a B-17 N of Braunschweig on 11 April, 1944. His 2nd, a B-17 on 19 April, 1944 near the Paderborn airfield. A double victory on 22 April, 1944, both B-17s near Hamms Germany. He accidentally rammed the tail of the 2nd B-17, and he and 7 B-17 crewmen were able to bail safely. His 5th victory, a P-51 on 8 May, 1944, S of Delmenhorst, over Cloppenburg. Uninjured during aerial combat in Wk# 170102 on 22 April, 1944 near Altenbögge; bailed safely. On 31 May, 1944 he was shot down by a P-47, the "Blk 11" A-8 crashing at Gütersloh. He bailed safely (Prien-Redeike & Mombeeck).
1806 Blech, KurtFhrIV/JG-301 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-10 Werk # 151621 (lost 3/2/45)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 2 March, 1945 during aerial combat east of Burg (Bf 109 Loss List).
1807 Blechschmidt, FritzFhrIII/KG-40, 15/JG-301 (3/45 Reich Defense)He 177 in KG-40, Bf 109G-10 Werk # 151621 "Yellow 8" (lost 3/2/45)Wound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspThis former bomber pilot, wounded, and bailed safely over Burg after aerial combat on his first Reich Defense flight (C.König).
1808 Blechschmidt, JoachimObstlt12/28/1912Schleiz, Thüringen17 Bomber & Stfkpt in Transport, Kdr I/ZG-1 (8/42), Kdr I/ZG-1 (4/43) Bf 110C, Bf 110G-2 Werk # 6295 "S9 + BA" (lost 7/43)
RK(3/17/43)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/9/42)

EK 1 & 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp 		MIA 13 July, 1943 after a forced landing behind enemy lines near Orel, Ksin, S.U. after combat with a Yak-1. He and his RO, Uffz Hans Wörl were seen exiting the G-2, but neither were repatriated years after the war. He may have been the victim of French Acr, Albert Littolf, his 14th and last victory. 400+ combat missions. His destroyer Group distinguished itself by its successful ground attacks during the Stalingrad Campaign. His RK was awarded for his operating an airfield which was completely surrounded by the Russians. Photo. Magnus Report. His first known Soviet victory, two LaGG-3s on 25 March, 1943. A LaGG-5 on 10 May, 1943.
1809 Blechschmidt, TheodorUffz2/JG-53 (Holland)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 7265 (lost 10/25/41)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 25 October, 1941, after aerial combat with a Spitfire, crashing his Wk# 7265 at Westerschelde (Oostgat), near Vlissingen Holland on 25 October, 1941 (DeSwart & Prien).
1810 Bleck, AlfredUffz59/JG-54 (S.U.), 7/JG-54 (S.U. 1/43)Bf 109F-2s #s 9615 "Yellow 13" (lost 7/30/41; cause unknown), 9660, 5761(lost), Bf 109G-2 Wk #13756 "Yel ?" (lost 1/4/43)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Lost 4 Bf 109F-2s (one Wk# unk.) before being KIC on 4 January, 1943, in Wk# 13756, 5 km south of Newel, no cause reported. His first known Soviet victory, an I-18 on 4 April, 1942. A 2nd, a MiG-3 on 29 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 30 August, 1942. A 4th, an Il-2 on 2 September, 1942.
1811 Bleckl, Karl 'Charly'Hptm9/26/1919Vienna, Austria EJG-3, E.StG.-1 (Test Unit), III/St.G.-1, Stfkpt 7/St.G.-1, Stfkpt SG-101, III/SG-4 (2/45), Kdr SG-4 Ju 87D, Fw 190F-8 Werk # 961161 (90% dam 2/45)
RK(11/3/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/27/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Dive Bomber w/Pend.& Assault Operational Clasps 		Injured in a takeoff accident on 9 February, 1945 when he struck an obstruction at Rosenborn airfield. 48 Tanks, etc. 950 missions including 200 with the Fw 190. Shot down four times. Deceased 26 March, 2013 Neufeld, Austria.
1812 Bleckmann, Karl GüntherMaj11/30/1914Bochum33Recon Pilot, 6/Sch.G-1 (8/43 S.U.), Stfkpt 6/SG-2 (10/43 S.U.), Act. Kdr II/SG-2Fw 189A, Fw 190A, Fw 190F-8
RK(6/9/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/7/44)

EK 1 & 2
Assault Operational Clasp		KIFA 4 June, 1944 when his AC caught fire on the return from a mission. He was killed in the ensuing crash in Stanitza Romania. Flew escort for dive bombers. His first known victory, a Soviet Il-5 5 km SW of Boromlya on 17 August, 1943. Two LaGG-3s on 26 October, 1943. An Il-2 on 29 October, 1943. Two Il-5s on 6 November, 1943. An Il-5 near Vassilyevka on 22 November, 1943. An Il-5 on 29 November, 1943. A P-39 on 30 November, 1943. A P-39 on 17 December, 1943. A P-39 on 12 January, 1944. Two Il-5s on 13 January, 1944. An Il-2 on 16 January, 1944. An Il-5 on 26 January, 1944. Two P-39s on 28 January, 1944. A P-39 on 7 February, 1944. A Yak-9 on 12 February, 1944. A P-39 on 15 February, 1944. A Yak-9 on 21 February, 1944. Nos. 22 & 23, A P-39 and a Yak-9 on 25 February, 1944. A 24th, an Il-5 on 1 March, 1944. A P-39 and an Il-2 (m.H.) on 30 May, 1944. Three P-39s and an Il-2 (m.H.) on 31 May, 1944. Two Il-2s (m.H.) on 3 June, 1944.
1813 Bleefe, JoachimUffz1/JG-26Bf 109F-4 Werk # 8348 (lost)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 8 December, 1941 when he struck the ground in his F-4 while maneuvering during a dogfight near Arques. He was able to belly-land successfully.
1814 Bleek, HansFw1/Kü.Fl.Gr-506Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1610 "S4 + AH" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 20 May, 1942, failing to return from the attack on Hull England, cause and location unknown.
1815 Bleibaum, HeinzLt6/LG-1 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2024 "L1 + EP" (lost 9/27/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew at Reede Suez 27 September, 1942, probably due to enemy fighter attack (Ju 88 Loss List).
1816 Bleich, HansLtI/JG-26 (5/44), 6/JG-26 (6/44), 7/JG-54 (8/44), 1/JG-26 (3/45)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170719 "Black 5" (lost), Fw 190A-8 Werk# 731780 "White 7" (lost 8/6/44 in JG-54)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIA 1 March, 1945 in an Fw 190D-9 Werk # 600353 "White 7" during aerial combat with a P-47 of 406FG over Düsseldorf. WIFA 6 June, 1944 in his "Black 5" when he was caught in Addi Glunzs propwash on takeoff at Biarritz airfield, and crashed. Shot down with wounds 6 August, 1944 at Le Pin La Garenne.
1817 Bleich, HansFw4/11/19144/KG-27He 111P Werk # Unk (lost 11/18/39)Pilot BadgeMIA with his entire crew, 18 November, 1939, lost during a snowstorm near Fusch Austria, following a flight to Dijon France. Remaining crew: Oblt Hermann Rosenthal (Obs?), Ofw Alfons Wolff and Uffz Johannes Räusch (D.Drury).
1818 Bleicher, Josef Ogefr4/JG-3Bf 109G-14 Werk# 783881 "Green 13"Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 17 December, 1944; aerial combat, (most likely over the Ardennes). Mombeek MIA List.
1819 Bleichert, GüntherLt7/11/19247/JG-52Bf 109G-10 "White 10" (lost 4/16/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKIA 16 April, 1945; sd during aerial combat NW of Hodonin/Göding. His ac "peppered" with MG bullet holes. (AC photo via F.Braun & LOCS).
1820 Bleichert, HeinrichOfwStab I/KG-40Fw 200C-3 Werk # 0069, "F8 + BB" (lost 7/23/41)Bomber Operational ClaspAC reported lost 23 July, 1941 west Ireland (54°/13°35W). (Fw 200 Losses, 1988 Book per H. Breuer). Added: sd by a Hudson of RAF No. 233 Sq., piloted by P/O Down. Pilot Bleichert POW. Remaining crew: Ofw Josef Raczak, Co-P (POW); Fw Karl Übelhofer, R/O (POW); Gefr Josef Weid (2nd R/O (POW); Ofw Heinrich Grube, Flt Engr (POW); Ogefr Anton Rogenhofer, Gnr (POW) and Reg Rat August Dollinger (KIA). Dollinger believed buried with the ac, the remaining crew rescued by HMS Begonia (D. Drury).


Courtesy Christian König
1821 Bleidorn,Fw1/JG-53Bf 109E-1 (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKIA 12 November, 1939 during aerial combat in the Saarbrücken area, crashing at Sanddorf. He was a member of "Schwarm Mölders" and he and Lt Brandhuber were flying with Mölders on 20 September, 1939, when Mölders scored his first victory in the west, a Curtis. Source: Jochen Prien
1822 Blenne,Lt111/NJG-3Ju 88G-1, Ju 88G-6
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Lancaster in the Bochum-Dortmund area on 4 November, 1944.
1823 Blersch, OttoLt5/22/1923Munich7/KG-54Ju 88A-4 Werk # Unk "B3 + ER" (lost 6/8/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA 8 June, 1944 when his ac was sd while attacking shipping, and crashed into the Seine Estuary. Lt Blersch is buried in the German War Cem. at La Cambe, France, Blk 22, Row 3, Gr 62. Remaining crew (presumed KIA): Uffz Herbert Hahnefeld and Uffz Paul Ronge. A third crewman, Ogefr Antonius Wenzeslaus Fockers, is shown in the VDK database as "missing at sea" in Seine Bay, English Channel (D.Drury).
1824 Blessin, FriedrichOfw109/JG-52 (10/43 S.U.; 5/44 Romania)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 165033 "Yellow 12" (dam 5/29/44)EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 29 May, 1944 during aerial combat with Il-2s at Roman. His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 (m.H.) on 12 October, 1943. A 2nd, a LaGG on 23 April, 1944. A 3rd, a LaGG on 4 May, 1944. A 4th, a LaGG on 5 May, 1944. A 5th, a LaGG on 6 May, 1944. A 6th, a LaGG on 26 August, 1944. A 7th, a LaGG on 1 September, 1944. An 8th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 2 September, 1944. A 9th, an Il-2 on 9 October, 1944. A 10th, a LaGG on 26 October, 1944.
1825 Bleu,Oblt19/JG-6Bf 109G-14 EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a P-51 in the Emmen area on 12 October, 1944.
1826 Bley, HeinrichUffz4(Schl)/LG-2 (Channel) Bf 109E-4/B Werk # 5391 "White A" (lost 10/7/40) Fighter Operational Clasp POW 7 October, 1940 after aerial combat off Greatstone. Added: Uffz Bley was rescued by the Dungeness Life Boat; captured with slight head injuries (C.König).
1827 Bley, PaulOblt10/14/1918Oldendorf9 8/ZG-26(11/42 Med), 9/ZG-26(2/43), Stfkpt 9/ZG-26, EKdo-262(5/44), Stfkpt 9/JG-6 aka Kdo "Nowotny"(9/44) Bf 110G2 Trop Werk # 5135 "3U + DS" (lost 4/5/43; WIA w/crew after combat near Trapani, crew returned), Me 410, Me 262A/1a Werk # 170307 (lost 10/7/44, bailed safely near Achmer), Me 262A/1a Werk # 110388, (15% dam 10/12/44, force landed near Steenwijk, fuel shortage, pilot OK), Me 262A/1a Werk # 110388 (again) EP


EK 1 & 2
Destroyer & Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KIFA 28 October, 1944. He lifted off too late and struck a steam pile driver, his ac exploded.Magnus. One known Desert victory, a P-38 on 1 February, 1943 while in 8/ZG-26 . Two additional victories the next day, both P-38s. Another two-victory day, downing two P-38s on 5 April, 1943. A B-17 on 22 February, 1944. A 7th and 8th, a P-51, no location and a B-17 at Burg, near Magdeburg, both on 8 March, 1944. On 7 October, 1944, he was shot down in his Me-262 by a P-51D piloted by 2nd Lt Urban L. "Ben" Drew of 375FS, 361FG. He bailed successfully. A 9th victory, a P-51 on 10 October, 1944, no location given. Five P-38 victories. Magnus Report, his victory count may be higher.
1828 Bleyer, PaulFw94/JG-2 (2/43), 9/JG-2 (5/43), 6/JG-2 (7/44), 8/JG-2 (8/44)Bf 109F & G in 4/JG-2, Fw 190A in 8/JG-2EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 14 August, 1944. One known Desert victory, a P-38 Map Quadrant 3 East/85594 on 3 February, 1943. Another, a B-17 in the Bordeaux area on 17 May, 1943. A 2nd B-17 near St. Nazaire on 29 May, 1943. A 4th victory, a B-17 (HSS) on 4 July, 1943. A 5th, a B-17 on 3 September, 1943. A 2nd B-17, same dat, at Epinay-sur-Seine. A 7th, a P-51 at Rugles on 26 July, 1944. An 8th, a P-47 at St Anne on 31 July, 1944. A 9th, a P-47 SE of Alencon on 12 August, 1944.
1829 Bleymüller, AlexanderLt103/JG-53 (9/40-6/41) S.U.), 6/JG-2 (8/41; 5/43 Channel)Bf 109E-4/B (9/40), Bf 109F, Fw 190A-3 Werk # 5287 (45% dam 12/3/42), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 19677 "Yellow 12 + -" (lost 5/13/43)EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 13 May, 1943, cause and location unknown. WIA 3 December, 1942 by enemy fire near Bizerta. His 1st Soviet victory, a SB-3 NE of Biala-Podlaska on 22 June, 1941. One known victory, his 4th per OKL, a Spitfire on 21 August, 1941, no location. Another, a Lancaster on 17 April, 1942. Two Spitfires on 19 August, 1942. Magnus.
1830 Blick,Uffz1(F)/124 (Petsamo)Bf 109G-4 Werk # 19399 (20% dam 4/29/43)Observer Operational ClaspPilot reported "Safe" in an accident at the Petsamo airfield on 29 April, 1943, no further detail (Observer loss list).
1831 Blick, HelmutFw9/StG-2 (S.U.)Ju 87R-2 Werk # 5833 "T6 + BT" (lost 1/22/42)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 22 January, 1942 after being hit by enemy fighter, location not reported. Ju 87 Loss List
1832 Blicker, WalterGefrIII/JG-51 (S.U.)Bf 109F-1 Werk # 5660 (90% dam 5/10/42)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in an operational takeoff accident at Dugino on 10 May, 1942.
1833 Blickle, WilhelmLt13/JG-26Fw 190D-9 EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		His one victory, a Yak-3 SE of Penzlau on 26 April, 1945. WIA 26 March, 1945 in aerial combat with Tempests of RAF No. 33 Sq. in the Wesel/Bocholt area. He bailed successfully but suffered burns. Shot down a 2nd time on 17 April, 1945 by Tempests of RAF No. 80 Sq. S of Lübeck, and bailed successfully.
1834 Bliesener, FritzOblt1/24/1920Stettin5/KG-55 (1/40), II/KG-51 (11/41), Grp Adj KG-55 (11/42)He 111H-8 Werk # 3930 "G1 + BN" (lost 6/18/41), Bf 108D-1 Werk # 3081 "G1 + YA" (lost 11/25/42)
RK(12/20/41)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		KIFA 25 November, 1942; inadvertently struck the ground near Morozovskaya airfield, killing Lt Albert Betz and Fw Erich Hasselberg. He and Obs Uffz Wolfgang Specht bailed safely from their He 111 on 18 June, 1941 after being sd by enemy fighters near Lvov. Remaing crew (KIA): Fw Herbert Rudolph, R/O; Gefr Hubert Becke, Flt Engr and Sonderführer Karl Elend, Acting Gnr, were killed in the crash
1835 Blietz, HansLt8/JG-53Bf 109E/R3 "Black 6" (lost 6/3/40)Fighter Operational ClaspWIA 3 June, 1940 during aerial combat in the Paris area with an MS-406, piloted by S/LT Raphennes of GC I/6. He belly lands 3km E of Dammartin-en-Goele, near Rouvres. He dies of his wounds later. Source: J.Schadskaje.
1836 Blievernicht, Hans GustavOblt3/18/1913Hamburg1(F)/122He 111H-3 (lost)Observer Operational ClaspKIA 21 March, 1940 when he ran out of fuel during a shipping reconnaissance mission for KG-26 in the Shetlands-Orkneys area. The AC force landed near Flensburg killing three of the crew and injuring one. Remaining crew: Lt Willi Kleuters (KIA, buried Krefeld-Hauptfriedhof, Gr 470), Uffz Hermann Kriebel (KIA, no known grave) and Adolf Vogel (WIA). Pilot buried at Hamburg-Ohlsdorf, Blk Y33 Gr 184 (Wiki Luft data & D.Drury).
1837 Blieweis, KarlOblt14(Eis)/KG-27 (7/43), Stab III/KG-27 (3/44), KG(J)-27 ('44)He 111H-16, Bf 109G ('44, training in the 109 at Wels)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/16/43)

EK 1 & 2
EP (12/14/42), Bomber Operational Clasp 		DK-G Awards List & LOCS.
1838 Blind, HelmutOgefrNSGr Unit (Störkampf Nuisance Raider)Ar 66, Go 145, W.34EP (1943)

EK 1 & 2
Ground Attack Operational Clasp		Source: EP List provided by Fritz Braun.
1839 Blinne, ReinholdUffz4/26/1921Grünenplan2/TG-30He 111 Werk # 700232 "S3 + AL" (lost)Transport Operational ClaspKIC 7 August, 1944 at Les Champs Geraux France, cause not given. He is buried at Marigny (Mort de ses blessures a St Polen) France, Block 4, Row 43, Grave 1674. Remaining crew/passengers (dispositions unknown); Uffz Erhard Terborg, Ogefr Willi Moeller, Gefr Werner Woreschk and Gefr Georg Krakowiak. Source: D.Dahiot
1840 Blissch, A.FwFw 190A "C+SR" (lost 9/18/43)Fighter Operational ClaspHis 190 crashed at the Venlo Holland airfield on 18 September, 1943, cause and pilot disposition unknown. (DeSwart)
1841 Blochberger, HerbertUffz5/7/1915Radefeld2(H)/31, 4(F)/123 (St Andre)Bf 109G-5 Werk # 27107 "Blue 1" (lost)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp in Gold		KIA 24 June, 1944; failed to return from a reconnaissance mission over the Seine Bay France. Presumed shot down by a P-38 at very high altitude. Eyewitnesses said the victorios AC apperaed to be twin-boomed tail. He was flying wingman for Oblt Werner Kohla. Over 170 combat missions. He was carried as MIA until his discovery 23 November, 1996 at Ecretteville-les-Baons, France. Buried in the German Soldier Cemetery, Champigny, St Andre, Block 13, Row 5, Grave 285. The Luftwaffe Loss Report states the AC # as 27106.
1842 Block, AlfredObltStfkpt 2(H)/14 (Africa)Bf 110E, Bf 109F-4 Werk # 8952 "GB + KB" (lost 1/13/43)Observer Operational ClaspKIA 13 January, 1943, cause and location not reported. Source: D.Stankey & L.DeZeng & Bf 109 Loss List.
1843 Block, AntonGefr4/JG-102 Rammtrager Unit 4/45Bf 109G & KWound BadgeWIA 7 April, 1945 during the Ram-Attack against US bombers. Student pilot. Source: Arno Rose.
1844 Block, HeinrichUffz2/JG-301 (2/44)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 411224 (lost 2/22/44)Wound Badge, Fighter Operational ClaspWIA 22 February, 1944 during aerial combat; he bailed safely, the ac crashed near Penk, SE of Obervellach, Mölltal (Kärnten) (C.König).
1845 Blöckle, ErwinLt1/25/1924Spaichingen7/JG-300 Bf 109G-6 Werk # 410284 (lost 12/24/43) Fighter Operational Clasp KIA 24 December, 1943; struck an obstruction at Ruppichteroth during a night mission. Added: Unit 7/JG-300 and location update "Junker-Saurenbach near Ruppichteroth in "Deutsche Nachtjagd" by Balss via M.Weichert.
1846 Bloedorn, ErichObst7/6/1902Mühlhausen Kdr III/KG-4 (5/40 Delmenhorst, 8/40 Amsterdam-Schiphol), Kdr I/KG-30 (3/41 Eindhoven), Kdr KG-30 (7/41, repl Maj Löbelt -5/43) Ju 88A-1 & He 111P, Ju 88A-2 Werk # 5035 "5J + FR" (lost 5/19/40), Ju 88A-5, Ju 88A-6 (7/41)
RK(10/13/40)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(9/2/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		Channel pilot. Crash landed his A-2 19 May, 1940 near Oostende, after being shot down by British fighters, He was slightly wounded. Survived the war. Deceased 30 November, 1975, Ansbach. Added: Remaining crew (5/19/40 all WIA): Ofw H.Saure, Obs; Fw W.Stechardt, R/O and Uffz R.Schaaf, Mech/Gnr (SGLO).
1847 Blohm, GünterLt8/2/1923 BFS-1 (6/43), 8/KG-26 (1/44 France) Ju 88A-4 Werk # 822603 "1H + ET" (lost 1/23/44) Bomber Operational Clasp KIA 23 January, 1944; on the way to target the Anzio invasion fleet, he was sd by a 52FG 12th USAAF Spitfire. He belly landed on he beach near Marina di Pisa, W of Pisa, Toskana, Italy. Remaining crew (all slightly Inj): Uffz Kurt Stein, Ogefr Philipp Sander and Ogefr Heinz Böhland (C.König).
1848 Blohm, Karl HeinzOfhr5/22/1925Rendeburg6/KG-1He 177A-3 Werk # 332474 "V4 + Lp" (lost 6/27/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA 27 June, 1944 during an operational flight attempting to make a forced landing at Baranowitsche airfield due to a fuel problem (Tainted?). At 40 meters high, two more engines failed, and the AC crashed. Remaining crew: Uffz Ernst Zimmermann, geb 8/9/1921 (KIA), Obs; Uffz Walter Göring, geb 2/9/1920, (WIA), R/O; Uffz Heinz Wittmer, geb 5/11/1921, (KIA), Wart; Ogefr Rudolf Vollmer, geb 5/15/1922, (WIA), Gunner and Ogefr Gerhard Ciupka, geb 6/7/1922, (WIA), Gunner. Source: B.Bines.
1849 Blohm, OttoLt2/1/1920Hoet b. Wolgast110/NJG-4, 3/NJG-6 Bf 110G-4 Werk # 6318 (lost 9/6/43)
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp 		Killed 6/7 September, 1943 when his AC exploded 6 km SE of Mainz-Finthen airfield (Boiten). His R/O Uffz Emil Schulz was also killed. One known victory, a Halifax II at Hadamar by Limburg on 17 April, 1943. Alternate spelling: Blom.
1850 Bloier, BenediktUffzIV/KG-55 (8/42)He 111H-5 Werk # 3775 "G1 + ??" (lost 8/10/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKIFA with his entire crew, 10 August, 1942, when the ac crashed at Illesheim due to an operational error. Remaining crew: Uffz Reinhold Karg, Obs and Uffz franz Foeltzel, R/O. There were two others on board who were uninjured and unnamed (C.König).

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1851 Blomberg, Axel Fhr vonMajKdr I/JG-334 (5/37), Kdr I/KG-30 (10/43 Med)Ar 68E & Bf 109 B & D in JG-334, Ju 88A-4 Werk # 800655 "4D + AB" (lost 10/28/43) in KG-30Bomber Operational ClaspKIA with unnamed crew 28 October, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). AKA Alexander von Blomberg, Kdr I/JG-334 from 5/37 to 10/38. First commander of I/JG-134.
1852 Blomert, HubertFw1 3/JG-302 (7/44), 10/JG-301 (1/45 Alteno) Bf 109G in JG-302, Fw 190A-9 Werk # 682006 "Red 9 (or 8)" (lost 1/14/45)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp 		MIA 14 January, 1945 during aerial combat with P-47s and P-51s S of Schwerin. Mombeek. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 E of Bruckfeld (or Bruck) on 26 July, 1944. Added: Reported killed 14 January, 1945 on the JG-301 Loss List via R.Freitag 6/2021.
1853 Blömertz, GüntherOblt192014/JG-26 (joins 7/42), Adj. II/JG-26 (7/44)Fw 190A-2 in 4 Staffel, Fw 190A-4 Werk # 5640 "White 8" (lost 6/24/43) EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 24 June, 1943 during aerial combat with a P-47 of 78FG. Shot down at Ichtegem, NE of Torhout, with his face and body severely burned. He returned to JG-26 on 31 July, 1944, in a non-flying capacity. A pilot from 1940 to 1945, he opposed RAF & American fighters over NW France and Belgium, and was a Bodenplatte pilot. In the last days of the war, 4 January, 1945, his long time friend and only remaining member from his original unit, Lt Wilhelm Mayer, was killed. His one known victory, a Mosquito (unconfirmed) 80 km NNW of Fecamp on 3 May, 1943. After the war, he authored a book entitled "Heaven, Next Stop", as a tribute to the fighter pilots of II Group. Also spelled Bloemertz. Bowers/Lednicer, 10 victories.
1854 Bloos, HermannUffz10/18/1920Alzey, Rheinland 8/KG-40Fw 200C-4 (lost 12/11/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 11 December, 1943; crashed at Saint Sulpice, near Limoges, during a delivery flight, when the AC struck a power line. He was serving as Co-pilot this date with Ofw Kurt Botzmann. Buried Ehrenfriedhof, Block H 24. Source: B.Bines.
1855 Bluder, HansUffz14/JG-26 (Channel)Bf 109E-4 Werk # 1180 (lost 10/9/40) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIA 9 October, 1940 in aerial combat over Brighton, at Balmer Down, Falmer, with a Spitfire of RAF (Polish) No. 303 Sq.. Bluder remained in his E-4 as it dove vertically to the ground. His one victory, a Spitfire of RAF No. 504 Sq. at Folkestone on 23 September, 1940. Correction added; Wk # & 109 model # by Robt. Varga via JG 26 War Diary.
1856 Bluhm, BrunoLt12/15/19192/JG-54 (S.U.) Bf 109F-2 Werk# 8098 "Black 10" (lost 2/30/42) Fighter Operational Clasp MIA 30 February, 1942 after being hit by ground fire during a ground attack, and crashed into a wooded area, 3 km northwest of Spasskaja-Poliszi, near Veliky Novgorod (Bf 109 Loss List).
1857 Blüm, Christoph "Bubi"Ofw6 1/JG-302 (7/44 Götzendorf), 9/JG-301 (11/44), Stab/JG-301 (3/45) Fw 190A, Bf 109G-6, Fw 190D & Ta 152H


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp 		One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 SE of Neuseidlersee on 26 July, 1944. His 2nd, a B-17 at Magdeburg on 5 August, 1944. His 3rd, another B-17 west of Raab on 7 August, 1944, a Gefr at the time. His 4th, a B-24 by Papa on 22 August, 1944. A 5th, a P-51 at Leutschau/Moravia on 24 August, 1944. His 6th, a B-24 at Hildesheim, opposing the Misburg Raid on 26 November, 1944. Magnus Report. Blüm picked up his Ta 152H on 8 April, 1945 at Erfurt. Alternate spelling: Blum, Blume and Blüme.

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1858 Blüm, GerhardUffz21/NJG-2Bf 110C
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Blenheim at Kings Lynn on 21 December, 1940. A 2nd, a Blenheim on the night of 20-21 January, 1941, no location. Alternate spelling: Blum.
1859 Blum, Heinrich FranzUffz23/JG-53 (7/41 S.U.; 3/42 Malta)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 5456 "Yellow 1" (lost 7/10/41), Bf 109F-4 Werk # 7392 "Yellow 8" (lost 3/14/42) EK 2
Wound Badge(7/10/41)
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC 14 March, 1942, a mid-air collision with his leader, Walter Seiz over Gozo Malta. Seiz, in Bf 109F-4 Wk# 7301,was uninjured but his AC was totaled (Prien). MIA briefly 10 July, 1941 and wounded, presumably during aerial combat 20 west of Berditschew. Returned later. He was wingman for Walter Seiz in Russia and Malta. Source" Jochen Prien
1860 Blum, HugoOfwWekusta 26 (Med)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430202 "5M + J" (lost 10/27/42), Ju 88D-1 Trop Werk # 430367 "5M + B" (lost 2/13/43) Meteorological Operational Clasp MIA with unnamed crew at Trapani-Tunis 13 February, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Pilot Blum and crew believed uninjured when Wk# 430202 made a crash landing at Son San Juan (Baleares Island) on 27 October, 1942. Remaining crew: Reg Rat Walter Wolfgarten, Meteorologist (KIA 4/4/43), Uffz Hans Debrodt, R/O and Ofw Ewald Jander, Mech (SGM, Incidents in Spain).
1861 Blum, PaulUffzSeenotstaffel 50Do 24T-1 Werk # 42 "5W + BU" (interned in Sweden)Air-Sea Rescue Operational ClaspLanded outside the herbor of Trelleborg Sweden on 9 May, 1945, with the crew of three and 37 additional evacuees from Windau Norway. The crew had been ordered to evacuate as many as possible from Windau to Kiel, however, they lost their direction in bad weather. Blum saw the harbor lights and thought it a safe harborand landed at 0500 hours. The passengers had been members of the 2nd Flak Abt.127, under the command of Oblt Claus Winkler of Nachrichtenabt-41. Winkler remained interned until 27 January, 1946, when he was permitted to return to West Germany. 26 of the 37 were turned over to the Russians as POWs, only 14 were returned from the East. Remaining crew: Ofw Heinz Frank, Uffz Hans Joachim Linxweiler and Ofw Günther Weiland. Source: B.Widfeldt
1862 Blume, FranzFwNahaufkl.Gr. FleischmannFw 189A-1 Werk # 0177 "KD + RA" (lost 1/4/43)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 4 January, 1943 at Morosowskaja, cause unknown. His Observer, Oblt Axel Scharf, also MIA. Obs Loss List
1863 Blume, FranzOfw2/TG-20 (Nautsi Finland)Ju 52 Werk # 6844 "7U + GK" (lost 10/23/44) Wound Badge
Transport Operational Clasp 		WIA 23 October, 1944; attacked by four Russian P-39 fighters over Lake Inari, they crashed at Väylä Finland. Remaining crew (WIA): Fw Georg Zeissler and Fw Helmut Born (Flyvrak Norway).
1864 Blume, Gerhard ChristianOfhr5/15/19223/LG-1Ju 88A-4 Werk # 3838 "L1 + EL" (lost 6/16/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 16 June, 1944 after his ac was involved in aerial combat with a night fighter. He was attacking shipping in the invasion area around the Seine Estuary. Missing also, was his observer, Hptm Hermann Harms, and two other unnamed crewmen (D.Drury).
1865 Blume, GertOblt1/KG-51Ju 88A-4 Werk # Unk "9K + GB" (lost 5/23/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/2/42 Post.)

EK 1 & 2
EP (12/1/41), Bomber Operational Clasp		KIA 23 May, 1942; shot down by fighters 18km N of Barvenkovo (DK-G Awards List & LOCS).

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1866 Blume, Hans Eberhard "Hardy"Fw19216 4/JG-27 (10/43-1/44 Wiesbaden), 2/JG-27, 5/JG-104 (Instr 9/44), 9/JG-53 (to wars end) Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk "White 5" & "White 8" in 4/JG-27 EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp 		POW 26 April, 1945 by U.S. forces and released 5 July, 1945. 2 bombers; a B-17 and a B-24. Oppossed the 14 October, 1943 Schweinfurt mission. One known victory his 1st, a P-47 NW of Bonn on 1 December, 1943. His 2nd, a B-17 S on Munich on 25 February, 1944. His 3rd, a P-38 SE of Ulm on 18 March, 1944. Shot down for the sixth time on 7 January, 1944. Bailed three times and survived seven belly landings. Alternate spelling: Blüme (Perry Claims).
1867 Blume, Horst RudigerLt1/26/1924Halberstadt38/NJG-2 (Gilze-Rijen & Volkel), 11/NJG-3 (11/44) Ju 88G Werk # 620172 "4R + HS" (lost 11/14/44)
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp 		KIC 14 November, 1944 in a non-operational crash south of Lübbecke (Boiten). Remaining crew (disp unk): Ogefr Kautz, Uffz Schulz and Uffz Wilhelm (M.Balss). One known victory, a "4 mot" on 13 August, 1944, no location given. Added: The ac crashed at Obermehnen, Dist Minden-Lübbecke. The cause of the crash was bad weather. Remaining crew (all KIC; buried "Unter den Linden",Gütersloh): Ogefr Siegfried Kautz, R/O (geb 7/17/24 Dresden, Gr 73); Uffz Waldemar Schultz, Mech 1 (geb 3/20/20 Hamburg, Gr 71) and Uffz Wilhelm Rudolf, Mech 2 (geb 11/17/22 Greifenberg, Gr 72). Pilot Lt Blume buried Grave 70 (U.Klitsch 10/2020).
1868 Blume, KarlLt3/LG-1 (Africa)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140217 "L1 + WL" (lost 6/4/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA 4 June, 1942 at Fort Hacheim, cause unknown, three other unnamed crew MIA (Ju 88 Loss List).
1869 Blume, KurtUffz3/KG-77 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 4616 "3Z + ML" (lost 6/28/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew at Jastrebowka on 28 June, 1942 after being attacked by a fighter (Ju 88 Loss List).
1870 Blume, SiegfriedOblt2/ZG-2 (Channel)Bf 110C Werk # 3515 "3M + HK" (lost 8/12/40)Destroyer Operational ClaspThis ac reported lost 12 August, 1940 after aerial combat, location not reported. Pilot OK, unnamed R/O MIA. Bf 110 Loss List
1871 Blume, SiegfriedUffz5/KG-26He 111H-3 Werk # 6830 "1H + DN" (lost 5/15/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 15 May, 1940; after an attack on shipping at Narvik, the ac made a successful force landing on the frozen Lake Sitasjaure (Sweden?), close to the Norwegian border, no cause reported. They were captured by Allied forces and sent to POW camps in Canada. Remaining crew: Fw Karl Grube, Obs; Uffz Helmut Bennighof, R/O and Uffz Wrrner Wamser, Mech (Flyvrak Norway). Added: The He 111 was attacked by three Skuas of FAA 800 Sq., flying off HMS Ark Royal, piloted by Lt E.G.D.Finch-Noyes and Midshipmen L.Gallagher and D.Martin (D.Drury).
1872 Blume, WalterMaj6/1/1915142/JG-26 (9/39), 7/JG-26 (5/40), 3/JG-27 (4/44)Bf 109E-4 "White 13 + I" (lost 8/18/40)EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 18 Aug., 1940 after being shot down near Canterbury by Hurricanes of RAF No.32 Sq., piloted by P/O's Alan Eckford and Karol Pniak. Severely wounded in the crash, he was repatriated in October 1943, and returned to combat duty. One known victory, his 1st, a Hurricane "L-1639" of RAF No. 504 Sq. over Brussels, 14 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Hurricane at Neufchatel, 8 June, 1940. His 3rd, a Defiant at Dreux, 14 June, 1940. His 4th, a Spitfire at Dover Hafen on 25 July, 1940. His 5th, a Spitfire E of Dover on 15 August, 1940. His 6th, a Spitfire W of Calais on 16 August, 1940. Another victory after repatriation, a B-17 (e.V.) at Kecsemet-Paks/Tolna on 3 April, 1944. His 7th, a B-24 (HSS) at Neunkirchen on 12 April, 1944. An 8th, a B-24 (HSS) S of Wiener Neustadt on 12 April, 1944. Another B-24 SW of Wiener-Neustadt on 23 April, 1944. A B-17 (e.V.) "CC-9" at Dachau, east of Augsburg on 24 April, 1944 (Perry Claims). Bowers/Lednicer, 14 victories. Deceased 19 July, 1965 (D.Drury).
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Clockwise from left: JG26 Group: Lt. Walter Blume (POW 18 Aug 40), Lt. Werner Bartels (POW 24 Jul 40), Lt. Josef Schauff (KIA 24 Jul 40), Lt. Klaus Mietusch (KIA Sept 17 44), Oblt. Gerhard 'Gerd' Schöpfel, Lt. Gerhard Mueller-Dühe (KIA 18 Aug 40), and Lt. Gustav Sprick (KIA 28 Jun 41) (in front) - Chièvres, late May 1940.
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Blume's Me109 Caffiers airfield east of Calais, sometime June-August 1940.
1873 Blume, WalterHptmII/NJG-2, I/NJG-2 (2/45)Bf 110, Ju 88G-6 Werk # 621979 (35% dam 2/22/45)Night Fighter Operational ClaspKIA 21/22 February, 1945; emergency landing after AA damage at Niedermendig, near Koblenz. Source: M. Balss. NOTE: The Ju 88 Loss List/LW Loss Report indicates tha Blume was WIA (with one other crewman). Seems likely that he survived considering 35% damage.

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1874 Blume, WernerOblt8/5/19111(F)/121 (2/42 Libya) Do 17 P & F, He 111H & Ju 88A & D
RK(7/1/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/7/42)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp 		Died 3 July, 1942, of wounds received on 26 June, 1942, in Derna Libya, North Africa. Buried at the military cemetery at Tobruk (DK-G List & LOCS).
1875 Blümel, JosefFw8/15/1920 Prode, Krs. Trautenau (Sudeten) 5/SG-151, 10(Pz.)/SG-3 (9/44/S,U,)Ju 87G-2 (anti-tank equipped) Werk# 494231 "S7 + EN (lost 9/19/44)
RK(1/28/45 Post.)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp		KIA 19 September, 1944 on his second mission of the day, after destroying his 60th tank. After his G-2 was hit by machine gun fire, he crashed behind enemy lines near Kekava, 18 km south of Riga, S.U.. He and R/O Ogefr. Hermann Schwärzel were killed by Soviets, shot through the neck. Their bodies were found 3 days later by a search party by Stfkpt. Kuffner. Approximately 150 missions.
1876 Blumenberg, KurtUffz114/JG-4Bf 109G-14 Werk # 782405 "Yellow 11" (lost 11/25/44), Bf 109G-14/AS (lost 4/8/45) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIA 8 April, 1945 by "enemy fire" north of Günserode (Jager Blatt 4/2003). WIA 25 November, 1944 during aerial combat at Neuweiler, bailed safely (JG-4 List). One known victory, a P-47 at Strasbourg on 25 November, 1944.

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1877 Blumensaat, AlbertMaj2Stfkpt 10(Nacht)/JG-2 (5/39), Kdr I/JG-76 (1/40), Kdr IV/JG-2 (2/40), Kdr I/JG-53 (7/40 Rennes-Guernsey), Kdr Erg,Gp. Merseburg (11/40), Kdr Erg/JG-77 (6/41), Kdr III/JG-52, Kdr NJ Schule 1 (1/42), Kdr NJG-102 (12/43 to 2/44)Ar 68, Bf 109D, Bf 109E, Bf 110 in NJG-102Fighter Operational ClaspChannel pilot. 10(N)/JG-2 was stationed at Straussberg in September, 1939. Served as Kdr EJG-Merseburg in November, 1940. Commanded Erg/JG-77 in June, 1941. Kdr NJG-102 in December, 1943. Alternate spelling: Blümensaat.
1878 Blumenthaler, MarioUffz3/1/1920 Borgo (Italy, Regia Aeronautica Italiana?) 12/JG-2 Fw 190A Werk # 121089 (lost 12/31/43) Fighter Operational Clasp KIA 31 December, 1943 in Brittany, cause not given; buried Pournichet, Block 9/33/1020. Source: A. Rosseels. Alternate spelling Blumthaler.
1879 Blumers, OttoOblt4/26/1910Heppenheim3/Tr.Gr. 186 (5/40), 9/StG-1 (11/40 Channel)Ju 87B-2 Werk # 5641 "J9 + BL" (lost 11/14/40)Wound Badge (5/22/40), Dive Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 14 November, 1940; shot down during aerial combat with Spitfires over a convoy, no mention of R/O disposition. Ju 87 Loss List. Added: His R/O-Gnr, Gefr Willy Koch, reported as MIA (D.Drury & LOCS).
1880 Blumhardt, HerbertFw5/SG-152 Fw 190F-8 Werk # 931012 "6Q + UB" (lost 7/4/44) Assault Operational Clasp Pilot reported KIC 4 July, 1944 when his ac caught fire on power lines and crashed near the village of Svidnice, CZ., cause reported as an accident. (F.Braun).
1881 Blümich, RichardFw12/30/19137/KG-55 (5/41 Melun-Villaroche) He 111P-2 Werk # 1409 "G1 + KR" (lost 5/11/41) Bomber Operational Clasp His He 111 crashed at the Het Canal (English Channel) on 11 May, 1941, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: Remaining crew: Fw Edmund Mehlber, Obs (KIA); Uffz Wilhelm Ahrens, R/O (KIA); Gefr H. von der Heyden, Flt Engr (MIA) and Gefr J.Moritz, Gnr (MIA). The thredeceased are buried in Ysselsteyn: Blümich, Blk BQ, Row 6, Gr 142; Mehlber, Blk AR, Row 8, Gr 181 and Ahrens, Blk AR, Row 8, Gr 182 (D.Drury).
Ysselstein, Holland
1882 Blümlein, WolfgangLt4/StG-2 (S.U.) Ju 87D-5 Werk # 130890 (lost 10/3/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43)

EK 1 & 2
EP (9/13/43), Dive Bomber Operational Clasp 		DK-G Awards List. KIA with unnamed crew 3 October, 1943 in Map Quad Pl.Qu. 5861 due to enemy fighter attack. Ju 87 Loss List
1883 Blumpe, HermannFw9/JG-300 (8/44)Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk (lost 8/5/44)Fighter Operational ClaspPilot reported KIA, 5 August, 1944, no further detail (denkmalprojekt.org).
1884 Blumrich HerbertUffzII/SG-3Fw 190F-8 Werk # 582025 (lost 2/3/45)Assault Operational ClkaspKIC 3 February, 1945, cause and location unknown.
1885 Blunk, GerhardUffz2/JG-53 (Italy)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 162323 "Black 6" (lost 3/18/44), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 162371 "Black 11" (lost 3/26/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 26 March, 1944 after aerial combat with bombers in the Agram area. WIA 18 March, 1944 during aerial combat with bombers and P-47s over Sezana Yugoslavia. Bailed safely. Source: Yugo crashes-Shrani.
1886 Blütchen, GünterUffzabt 19237/KG(J)-6 (4/45 Prag-Ruzyne FP) Me 262A-1a Werk # Unk (lost 4/2/45) Fighter Operational Clasp KIC 2 April, 1945 when his ac crashed into a steep slope in the village of Kostov, CZ. while on a traiing flight, believed due to technical failure (F.Braun).
1887 Blutharsch, RudolfOfwNJG-2, 10/NJG-3 (Grove)Do 217J-1 Werk # 1269 "D5 + FV" (90% damaged)Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		WIC 10 November, 1942 when, during a Test Flight, the AC experienced engine failure after maintenance and made an emergency landing at the Grove airfield. He died of his injuries (broken ribs) on 13 November, 1942, and was buried in the Frederikshaven Cemetery. Remaining crew (WIC): Fw Gerhardt Böhm, R/O; Uffz Adolf Fleschner, Gunner and Uffz Theodor Krämer, Prüfmeister, all three taken to the hospital in Hald. Source: Air War over Denmark. Boiten suggests 5 victories.
1888 Blüthchen, GüntherUffz7/KG(J)-6Me 262 Werk # Unk (lost 4/2/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKIA 2 April, 1945 5 km southwest of Aussig, where he was buried. Jager Blatt article.
1889 Blysch, AugustFw 4/Fl.ü.G.-1 Nord (9/43 Königsberg) Fw 190A-5 Werk # 1609 "C5 + SR" (lost 9/18/43) Wound Badge, Observer Operational Clasp Injured 18 September, 1943; crashed at Venlo airfield due to engine trouble. Alternate spelling: Blissch (SGLO).
1890 Boacke,Fw18/JG-52Bf 109F EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Soviet Il-2 on 22 August, 1942.
1891 Bob, Hans-EkkehardMaj1/24/1917Freiburg, Breisgau593/JG-21, Stfkpt 9/JG-54(6/41 S.U.; 4/42 S.U.), Kdr III/JG-54, Kdr IV/JG-51, Kdr II/JG-3, EJG-2, JV-44(4/44)Bu 131 #4506 "BG+AB, Bf 109F-2 #9207"Yellow 1+~", Bf 109F-2 Werk #12753 25% dam 7/6/41), Bf 109F-2 Werk # 9207 "Yellow 1" (lost 6/23/41 near Radviliskis), Bf 109F-4 Werk # Unk "Yellow 1 + ~" (4/42), Bf 109G-4 Werk# 14935 "Yellow + I" (lost w 9/JG-54), Bf 109G-6 (Trop) Werk # Unk "Black 1" (early'44 S.U.)
RK(3/7/41)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/24/42)
EP(9/28/40)

EK 1 & 2
HJ Pin
Wnd Bdg
Fighter Oper.Clasp w/Pend		Ditched in Cherbourg Harbor on 21 March, 1941 in his Bu 131 trainer, due to engine failure. Shot down 23 June, 1941 in Wk# 9207 by his SB-2 victims rear gunner, deep behind enemy lines, but managed to return two days later. Lost another F2 Wk# 12696 "Yellow 1" on 20 August, 1941, when his radiator was hit. Shot down with wounds 17 April, 1943 by B-17 gunners, while flying Werk# 14935 "Yellow 1+I" near Bremen. 1 Bomber (rammed 4/17/43). Approx 700 combat missions. 21 victories in the West. Flew Bf 109E-4 "White 1" of 7/JG-54 in Sept. 1940. His first victory, a Gladiator over Tongeren, 10 May, 1940 while in 3/JG-21 (later 9/JG-54). His 2nd, a Dewoitine at Henin-Lietard on 24 May, 1940. His 5th, a Blenheim 60 km W of Rotterdam on 26 June, 1940. No.10, Hurricane at Eastchurch 8/31/40. Barbarossa pilot, crashing twice behind the lines, but evading capture. His first known Soviet victory, a SB-2 on 23 June, 1941. Downed four SB-3s on 30 June, 1941. Survived the war, and as of 2001, lives in his hometown of Freiburg. Letter and two autographed books on file. He provided the address for Richard Woick of 9/JG-54. Photo
Added by Stefan Pietrzak Youngs

In July 1939 he was with 3./JG 21 (later 9./JG 54) and on the 10.5.1940 achieved his first victory by shooting down a Gloster-Gladiator. At the end of the France-expedition, he had shot down four aircraft, and gained a further fourteen victories during the Battle of Britain. On the 10.10.1940, he was promoted to Staffelkapitan of 8./JG 54 and joined 9./JG 54 on the 28.11.1940. He was awarded the Knight's Cross in March 1941 having scored 19 victories. During the Balkan Peninsula expedition, he shot down two Yugoslavian airplanes while flying Bf 109s. While flying on the Eastern Front, he had increased his tally of victories to 39 by the end of 1941, including four Russian bombers on the 30.6.1941, achieving his 50th victory on the 29.9.1942. His squadron was transferred to the West, and on the 17.4.1943 he accidentally rammed a B-17 Flying Fortress while making a head on attack thereby scoring his 57th victories and later shot down a Spitfire. On the 1.8.1943, he was posted to command IV./JG 51 and returned to the Eastern front. From 9.5.1944, he led II./JG 3 in the defence of the Reich and on the invasion front. In August 1944 he was made commander of II./EJG 2 and then joined JV 44 Galland on the 1 April 1945 flying Me 262 jet aircraft until the end of the war. Approximately 700 missions, 60 air victories (37 in the East)


Cover commemorating German Jet & Rocket Aircraft of World War II showing Me 163 , Me 262 , Arado Ar 234 Blitz , He 162 and the Ba349 Natter aircraft used by the Luftwaffe during the war. The cover bears Definitive stamp cancelled with BFPS 2528 postmark for the End of the War in Europe dated 7 May 2000 and showing a ME 262 jet in flight. The cover has been flown in a Tornado of the German Air Force. The cover is personally handsigned by Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob who flew the Me 262 with Jagdverband 44 "Galland". Alternate spelling: Bobe.

Courtesy Christian König
1892 Bob, HermannOfwStab II/KG-3 (S.U.) Ju 88A-4 Werk # 6719 "5K + JP" (lost 4/2/42) Bomber Operational Clasp MIA with unnamed crew 2 April, 1942 at Licholawl, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew (Dispo Unk): Fw Wilhelm Pfeiffer, Obs; Uffz Stefan Rubstock (or Rebstock), R/O and Uffz Wilhelm Nass, Gnr. No VDK burial matches (D.Drury).
1893 Bobek, Ladislav LadaCzechoslovakia5French Air Force, RAF No.68 Sq. (H. Breuer)BeaufighterDFCBowers/Lednicer Fighter Pilot Ace List. Seemingly an Allied pilot, not Axis! Deceased 14 December, 1981 (H. Breuer).
1894 Bober, HelmuthUffz9/5/1922Neuköln, Berlin5/KG-1He 177A-3 Werk # 332146 (lost 6/15/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIFA 15 June, 1944; two aircraft collided as a result of propeller gust. The other AC was flown by Lt Rudolf Beinhardt, however there was no AC identification data on the crash report. Reamining crew: Uffz Hans Tretscher, geb 9/28. 1920 (KIFA), Obs; Ogefr Karl H. Stellmacher, geb 3/22/1922, KIFA, R/O; Fw Emeran Trauenecker, geb 11/20 1914, (WIFA), Wart; Ogefr Günter Plasczymonka, geb 10/23/1919, (WIFA), Gunner and Gefr Heinz Siegemund, geb 9/9/1924, (KIFA), Gunner. Source: B.Bines.
1895 Bobsien, Hans JochenHptm9/10/1908Dessau A Lehr Grp (probably LG-1, Italy '42) 11/NJG-5 (11/43), NJG-101 (9/44), Stfkpt 8/NJG-5 (3/45) Ju 88G-6 Werk # 620651 "C9 + CS" (lost 3/4/45) Bomber Operational Clasp MIA 3/4 March, 1945; failed to return from a night reconnaissance mission in the area of Wittmundhafen, Operation Gisela. Believed crashed into the North Sea. A pathfinder pilot for JG-6, leading them to the Volkel Holland airfield (with little success). Only about 9 Ju 88G-6 AC made it to Volkel.
1896 Bocconi, RenzoSgtMaj1915Florence Italy, Regia Aeronautica Italiana75°Sq (Malta)Fiat CR.42 (lost 8/24/40)POW 24 August, 1940; he bailed from his damaged ac, landing at sea and rescued by an Allied launch and taken prisoner (Italian Losses Over Malta).
1897 Boche, PaulFw16/JG-52, 4/JG-52 (10/40 Channel)Bf 109E-1 Werk # 3465 "White 2" (lost 10/8/40) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 8 October, 1940 after aerial combat, crashing at Little Grange farm, Woodham, Mortimer, Essex. One klnown victory, his 1st, a Morane 405 southeast of Dinant, 15 May, 1940.
1898 Böcher, Karl HeinzOfw10/JG-26, 5/JG-26 (Channel 6/43)Fw 190A-4 Werk # 2415 "White 15" (lost 6/13/43)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Shot down with wounds in "White 15" on 13 June, 1943 by a P-47 flown by Col. Hubert Zemke, 56th FG, near Veurne Belgium, near the Normandy coastline. Alternate spelling; Bocher.
1899 Bochev, Petar AngelovLtBulgaria4Vn NVV (8/43), II/6th Fighter Regiment (4/44)Bf 109G-2 Werk # 14789 "Y" "Green 6", Bf 109G-6
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		He scored his first victory at Vrazhdebna on 1 August, 1943 in "Green 6". This appears to be B 24D, Ser # 42-40364 of 334 BS, "Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs", Piloted by Capt James Gunn, which exploded over Gojin Dol, vicinity Caribrod (Wings of Serbia).
1900 Böchmann, GüntherFw2/NAGr-14 (Med)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 160394 "Black 4" (lost 10/5/43)Observer Operational ClaspKIA 5 October, 1943 near Anzzano, cause unknown.

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