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#	Pilot (↑)	Rank	Born	Place	Score (↑)	Units	Aircraft	Awards	*************Notes*************	Photo	Links	AuthorComments
24501	Will, H.	Oblt				III/LG-1 (2/44 Italy)	Ju 88	EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational Clasp	Pictured on a 29 February, 1944 photo in Italy (C.König). Alternate spelling: Wille
24502	Will, Hans	Lt.				1/KG-55	He 111P-2 (lost 6/1/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	French POW 1 June, 1940; sd by French fighters near Aix les Bain. Remaining crew (POW): Ofw (later Hptm) Oskar Dettke, Obs & RK Winner (4/7/45) and Fw Bruno Marquardt, R/O. and Uffz Alfred Lohr, Flt Engr. Gunner Gefr Jakob Getz was killed by enemy fire. Source: Kaiser RK book. Dettke and the other POWs presumed released after the French capitulation.
24503	Will, Heinz	Lt	3/28/1918	Boggusch		Stab/Seenot-West (Stab/SNGr-West)	Go 145A Werk # 1691 (dam 7/8/41), Caudron C.445 Werk # 382 (lost 11/8/41)	Air/Sea Rescue Operational Clasp	KIC with his entire crew 8 November, 1941 when their Wk# 382 crashed near St Jean-d'Angely, Charente-Maritime, Fr., cause unknown. Remaining crew: Reg.Insp. Otto Warthemann, Obs; Uffz Franz Weinhandel, R/O and Uffz Jan Tielboer, Gnr. The deceased are buried at Berneuil, Fr, Plot 2, Row 6: Lt Will Gr 152, Reg Insp Warthemann Gr 154, Uffz Weinhandel Gr 153 and Uffz Tielboer Gr 151. Their C.445 was a French ac pressed into service by the Luftwaffe. An earlier incident happened when Lt Will and Flt Engr Gefr August Dietz made an emergency landing near Berck-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais due to engine failure on 8 July, 1941, no further detail (D.Drury).
24504	Will, Karl	Oblt				7/ZG-26 (Africa)	Bf 110F-2 Trop Werk # 5098 "3U +GR" (lost 10/11/42)	Destroyer Operational Clasp	Shot down near Tobruk on 11 October, 1942 by RAF B-24 (No. 160 Sq.) return fire with his gunner, Gefr Bohrer. Entire crew MIA.
24505	Will, Otto	FhjUffz				3/JG-3	Bf 109G-14/AS Werk# 781155 "Yellow 4" (lost 9/11/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 11 September, 1944; Aerial combat in the Mansfeld area. Mombeek MIA List.
24506	Will, Wilhelm	Ofw	1/18/1914	Ruttershausen		1(F)/22 (S.U.)	Ju 88D-2 Werk # 0800 "4N + EH" (lost 7/5/41)	Observer Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) with two other unnamed crew in the Ostrow-Pskow-Luga area 5 July, 1941, cause unknown, one other crew MIA (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew: Lt Gerhard Adams (geb 7/5/1916 Düsseldorf), Obs and pilot in his own right (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ofw P.Teupe, R/O (POW) and Uffz Kurt Otterbach, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA)). The three deceased are buried in the Ger War Cem at Sebesh, Russia in Blk 8, Row 13 as follows: Ofw Will Gr 1181, Lt Adams Gr 1179 and Uffz Otterbach Gr 1180. The VDK indicates the crash location as Pogosi (D.Drury).
24507	Willand, Karl	Uffz	3/22/1924			II/JG-26 (joins 2/44), 8/JG-26	Fw 190A-5 Werk # 57578 "Blue 2" (lost)	Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze	KilledInAction (KIA) 12 April, 1944 during aerial combat in "Blue 2" with a P-47 of 78FG N of Dinant, near Houx Belgium. Buried Lommel, Block 7/569 (Rosseels).	Lommel, Belgium
24508	Wille,	Gefr			1	5/KG-54	Bf 109F or Bf 110	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	Bomber escort. One known victory, a Soviet I-16 Rata at Powodsche on 25 August, 1942.
24509	Wille, Gerhard	Fw	1921		13	8/JG-51 (2/42 S.U.)	Bf 109F-2 Werk # 9723 "Black 5 + I (lost 2/10/42)	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 10 February, 1942. Last seen attacking three Il-2s and a DB-3 near Tscherbolino, in the Rzhev Sector.
24510	Wille, Helmut	Fw				1/NAGr-13	Bf 109G-6 (impounded 8/1/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	For some reason (desertion?), he landed his AC on 1 August, 1944 at La Baneza (Leon) Spain. Jager Blatt article. Added: Erroneous Jager Blatt detail corrected by D.Drury. Also noted, it seems as though Wille had deserted, and his return was requested by the German Embassy.
24511	Willecke, Karl Heinz	Lt	5/11/1918			Stfkpt 11/JG-3 (Schachten)	Bf 109G-14/AS "Black 1" (50% damaged), Bf 109K-4 Werk # 330455 (lost 12/2/44)	Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 2 December, 1944 during aerial combat in the Remagen area during an Alarm Start with a P-47 of 56FG, 63FS between Lumda, Stangenrod and Atzenhain. He was severely burned during the emergency landing near Giessen. He died in a Giessen hospital on 11 December, 1944 (Source: Horst Jeckel). Buried in Essen. His "Black 1" was damaged during an emergency landing at Erndtebrück.
24512	Willekens,	Oblt				Wettererkundungsstaffel-51	Do 17U (lost 6/15/40)	Meteorological Operational Clasp	KIC 15 June, 1940 when he accidentally struck the ground or an obstruction. His three unnamed crew were also KIC.
24513	Willems, Manfred	Fw			1	12/JG-54 (4/44 S.U.)	Fw 190A	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-3 on 9 April, 1944.
24514	Willems, Richard	Uffz				2./ JGr. Süd	Bf-109 F-4 "Red 21" Werknr 13215 (lost)		KIC on 28/07/43 due to engine failure at airfield of Salon.			CKönig
24515	Willenbockel, Ernst	Uffz	6/21/1921			3/KG-1	Do 17ZA (lost)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 27 May, 1940 during the French Campaign, crashing his Dornier near Moorslede, buried Lommel, Block 42/411. Source: A. Rosseels.	Lommel, Belgium
24516	Willenbrink, Egbert	Uffz			7	5/JG-53 (6/41 S.U.; 12/42 Tunisia)	Bf 109F-2 Wk# 5552 (50% 6/41), Bf 109G-4/Trop Werk # 16092 (lost 12/18/42)	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge(6/23/41) Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 18 December, 1942 during aerial combat northwest of Gabes Tunisia. WIA 23 June, 1941 brought down in Wk# 5552 by enemy fire, force landing at Tauroggen S.U. (Prien). One known victory, perhaps his first, a Spitfire on 8 July, 1942. His 7th, a P-38 10 km east of Gafsa on 17 December, 1942.
24517	Willer, Paul	Uffz	5/10/1922			8/JG-2 (Channel)	Fw 190A-3 Werk # 0137008 (lost 11/18/42)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 18 November, 1942 in aerial combat with U.S. bombers near Pontivy (Brittany). Added: Burial at Mont de Huisnes, Vault 1, Grave 56 (absa3945). NOTE: A "7008" Werk # , an A-4, was reported destroyed 8 November, 1942 when Fw Reicherzer was KilledInAction (KIA)! May have been a different prefix.
24518	Willers, Dieter	Uffz			8	5/JG-51	Bf 109F	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 on 2 August, 1942. A 2nd, a Pe-2 on 5 August, 1942. A 3rd, a Soviet Il-2 on 9 August, 1942. A 4th, an I-180 on 22 August, 1942. A 5th, a Pe-2 on 23 August, 1942. A 6th, an Il-2 on 27 August, 1942. A 7th & 8th, two Il-2s E of Styschupka on 5 September, 1942.
24519	Willfang, Alfred	Uffz				JGr.-West (4/43)	Fw 190A-2 Werk # 5307 (lost 4/14/43)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC 14 April, 1943; crashed near the Mont de Marsan airfield due to engine trouble (Qu.Meister File).
24520	Willi, Karl	Ofhr				4/JG-26 (9/44 Krefeld-Linn)	Fw 190A-8 Werk # 171539 "Blue 10" (lost 9/18/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 18 September, 1944 when his "Blue 10 was hit by AA fire from the 2nd Amored Div., and he crashed at Munstergeleen Holland (DeSwart), near Maastricht. Added: Buried Yssel CS-11-269 (SGLO).
24521	Willinger, Franz	Oblt			12	3/JG-51 (10/39), 1/JG-51 (12/39), 8/JG-2 (6/40), I/JG-2 (11/40), 8/JG-2 (7/41), EKdo-Rechlin	Bf 109D, E & F	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC 5 February, 1943 (Magnus). His first known victory, a Potez 63 on 20 October, 1939. A 2nd, a Potez 63 4 km S of Pirmasens on 20 December, 1939. His 3rd and 4th, a Bloch 151 at Compiegne and a Morane 406 at Montdidier on 6 June, 1940. His 5th, a Spitfire 20 km N of Dungeness on 31 August, 1940. His 6th, a Spitfire near Gillingham on 7 September, 1940. His 7th, a Hurricane over England on 11 September, 1940. His 8th, a Hurricane at Portsmouth on 15 November, 1940. He scored JG-2s 500th victory, downing a Hurricane over Portsmouth on 16 November, 1940. Another known victory, his 10th, a Spitfire northwest of St. Omer by Watten on 10 July, 1941. His 11th, a Spitfire on 29 August, 1941, no location. His 12th, a Spitfire in the Boulogne area on 17 September, 1941. Magnus Report.
24522	Willinger, Fritz	Uffz			3	12/JG-3 (8/43)	Bf 109F & G	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, an Ogefr at the time, a Soviet LaGG-3 on 9 October, 1942. A Boston III on 13 October, 1942. One known western victory, a B-24 over southern Italy on 16 August, 1943.
24523	Willis, Falk Fred	Hptm	12/27/1914	Leipzig		Stab/KG-4 (42), Stab II/NJG-3 (5/44 Langendiebach)	Bf 110, Ju 88G-1 Werk # 710589 (lost 5/4/44)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/17/42) EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC 4 May, 1944; crashed at Mittel Gründau, near Gelnhausen during a test flight, colliding with a Mü 13D-3 Glider, Wk# 1544 "WL XII-73", piloted by Uffz Hans Schreiber (geb 7/19/24 Esborn) of Glider Training Unit 12/13 (KIFA, no known grave). Willis is buried in the German War Cem. at Gelnhausen, Row 1, Gr 9. His R/O, Uffz Heinz Müller (or Möller) was injured in the crash. Source: M. Balss, D.Drury & Lost Aircraft Report.
24524	Willius, Karl 'Charly'	Oblt	11/5/1919	Mainz Kostheim	50	8/JG-51 (5/40), 3/JG-26 (7/41, 8/42 Omert, Fr.), Stafkpt 2/JG-26 (8/43, 4/44)	Bf 109F(41), Fw 190A-2 Werk # 2083 (lost 3/27/42), Fw 190A-2 Werk # 5327 (or 5227) "Yellow 5" (8/19/42), Fw 190A-8 Wk# 170009 "Blk 5"(lost 4/8/44)	RK(6/9/44 Post.) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (10/15/42) EP(7/22/42) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 8 April, 1944 in "Black 5" attacking heavy bombers, when he was shot down by a P-47D of the 361FG, 357FG, flown by 1/Lt Alton B. Snyder over the Zuider Lake in Holland. He had just scored his 50th victory, a B-24 of the 44BG. His body was recovered in 1967 by a Dutch recovery team, still at the controls of his Fw 190 "Black 5", 15 ft. down in the Pieperpolder near Genemuiden, Holland. WIA 27 March, 1942 in aerial combat. Made a hard landing at Ardres due to engine damage. 371 missions, 17 victories in the East. His first victory, a Spitfire SE of Ramsgate on 18 August, 1940. Three Pe-2s and a MiG-3 on 13 May, 1943. Two LaGG-3s on 2 June, 1943. 11 bombers, 12 Spitfires. His first Battle of Britain victory came on 18 August, 1940. His first known Soviet victory, a Yak-4 on 21 April, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 27 May, 1943. A LaGG-5 on 28 May, 1943. 11 four engine bombers. His first Homeland Defense victory, one of the 100BG B-17s on 30 December, 1943 over Soissons. His 40th, a B-17 E of Maubeuge on 4 February, 1944. Another, a B-24 of the 392BG on 15 March, 1944. His 45th, a B-17 at Idstein-Oberüsel on 2 March, 1944. Buried at Ysselsteyn War Cemetery, TE-6-67.		Paradie Archive Spitfire pilot FE Grant
24525	Willmann,	Fw			9	1/JG-3, 1/JG-3 Platzschutzstaffel Pitomnik (11/42-01/43)	Bf 109F & G	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-3 on 26 August, 1942. A Yak-1 on 30 September, 1942. An Il-2 on 1 October, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 23 October, 1942. An Il-2 on 24 October, 1942. An Il-2 in the Stalingrad area on 28 December, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 5 January, 1943. An Il-2 on 10 January, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 12 January, 1943.
24526	Willmann,	Uffz			3	7/NJG-2	Bf 110	EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a "4 mot" at Funkfeur (FF) "Ida" on 26 March, 1944. A 2nd "4 mot" same day near the Twente airfield. A 3rd, a "4 mot" at Darmstadt on 26 August, 1944.
24527	Willmann, Kurt	Lt			1	6/JG-54	Fw 190A-5 Werk# (150)1322 "Yellow ?" (lost 7/14/43)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 14 July, 1943 in aerial combat with a LaGG-3 over Map Quadrant 54353. His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 on 13 July, 1943.
24528	Willmann, Ottmar	Maj				Kdr II/SG-151 (2/45), Stfkpt 15(Pz)/SG-151 (5/45)	Fw 190F & G and Ju 87G in II Grp; Ju 87D & G in 15(Pz)/SG-151	Assault Operational Clasp
24529	Willmanns, Gerhard	Lt			7	Stab/JG-52 (9/42 S.U.), 7/JG-52 (9/43 S.U.)	Bf 109F in 42, Bf 109G-6 Werk # 19881 "White 10" (lost 9/14/43)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 14 September, 1943, SW of Turkenowka, aerial combat with two Laggs; he was the Kdrs wingman. One known victory, a Soviet I-16 Rata on 23 September, 1942. Nos 2 & 3, both Il-5s on 20 April, 1943. A 4th, an Il-5 on 21 April, 1943. A 5th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 6 September, 1943. A 6th, a LaGG on 8 September, 1943. A 7th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 9 September, 1943.
24530	Willmerdinger, Hans	Ofw			4	6/SG-2 (1/44 S.U.)	Fw 190A	EK 1 & 2 Assault Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet P-39 on 28 January, 1944. A 2nd, a P-39 on 6 February, 1944. A 3rd, a Yak-9 on 16 March, 1944. A 4th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 7 April, 1944.
24531	Willms, Gerhard	Gefr	5/28/1925	Kappel/Hunsrück		4/JG-104	Bf 109G-14 Werk # 463188 "Yellow +499" (lost 12/22/44)	Pilot Badge (Student ?)	Shot down 22 December, 1944 by west of Rossendorf, 18km from the Fürth airfield. Pilot disposition unknown. Jager Blatt 2/2001 & 5/2001. Correction added: Gefr Willms was killed in a collision with another ac piloted by Gefr Edwin Vögele at a height of 3000m during a training exercise. Both were killed. Gefr Willms was completely burned in his ac, and his remains were buried in the Fürth Cemetery. His grave has been cared for over the years by his former friends. The remains of Gefr Vögele were transferred to his hometown, Kämpfelbach. This information provided by the Nephew of Gefr Willms, Harald Vogt.
24532	Willon, Karl	Uffz			1	Stab II/JG-77	Bf 109E	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His first victory, a Hurricane at Quad "21-8-5-4" on 8 August, 1940.
24533	Willrett, Walter	Hptm				8/KG-55 (8/42), Stfkpt 7/KG-55 (12/42)	He 111H-16 Werk # Unk (lost 1/28/43)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/21/42) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 28 January, 1943 in the Bagayevskaya area during a mission near Stalingrad (DK-G awards List & LOCS).
24534	Willrich,	Hptm				Stfkpt in III/KG-26 (8/40)	He 111H-3	Bomber Operational Clasp	He led the raid on Scapa Flow in August 1940. Not found in Luftwaffe Career Summaries!
24535	Willung, Martin	Uffz				1/JG-77	Bf 109E Werk # 3818 (lost)	Wound Badge Fight Operational Clasp	WIA 11 July, 1941 during aerial combat near Notowskij. Forced to make an emergency landing due to engine trouble. Source: SIG Norway.
24536	Wilm, Hermann	Uffz				3/KG-26 (Aalborg)	He 111H-3 Werk # Unk (lost 6/26/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	POW 26 June, 1940; sd by ground AA fire or an attack by a Spitfire of No.602 Sq. and crashed at sea near the Firth of Forth. Remaining crew: Gefr Ludwig Riede (POW), Flg Josef Schwehr (POW) and gefr Rudolf Wähner (or Wähmer) (KilledInAction (KIA)). No known grave for the deceased (D.Drury).
24537	Wilms, Edgar	Uffz				II/LG-1 (Med)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140058 "??" (lost 11/15/420)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC 15 November, 1942; crashed on takeoff from the Iraklion airfield, three remaining unnamed crew injured (Ju 88 Loss List).
24538	Wilms, Hermann	Fw				4/KG-26	He 111H-3 Werk # 2323 (or 3232) "1H + FM" (lost)	Bomber Operational Clasp	POW 3 February, 1940 after being shot down by Hurricanes of RAF No. 43 Sq., crashing at Bannial Flatt Farm, at the Sleights crossroads, four miles north of Whitby. Remaining crew: Uffz Rudolf Leushake, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA)), Uffz Karl Missy, wireless operator (POW and Uffz Johann Meyer, mechanic (KilledInAction (KIA)). Leushake was killed on the first pass, in the nose of the AC, his Observer position. Meyer was mortally wounded in the stomach and Missys right leg was nearly severed from MG fire which raked the fuselage. The two KilledInAction (KIA) crew members are buried in the German Military Cemetery at Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. This was the first AC to crash on English soil in WWII. Added: Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Rudolf Leushake, bur CC, Blk 3, Row 14, Gr 417 and Johann Meyer, bur same, Gr 418 (D.Drury). Courtesy Christian König	Cannock Chase
24539	Wilms, Josef	Fw				3/KuFlGr-606	Do 17Z Werk # 3491 "7T + EL" (lost 10/3/40)	Observer Operational Clasp	MIA 3 October, 1940; crashed into the sea off the coast of Cornwall, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Lt z S Max Dieter Schmid, Obs (KIC); Uffz R. Seidenzahl (MIA) and Gefr Josef Dorfschmid (KIC). The bodies of the two deceased washed ashore later and were buried in CC, Plot 5, Row 12; Schmid in Gr 269, Dorfschmid in gr 267. Source: D.Drury.	Cannock Chase
24540	Wilsch, Rudolf	Uffz			1	7/NJG-1, 9/NJG-1	Bf 110	EK 2 Wound Badge Night Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 12/13 December, 1944; shot down by an intruder at Kaiserswerth (Bolten). One known victory, a Wellington into the sea off Ameland on 13 July, 1944.
24541	Wiltosch, Hans	Uffz				1(H)/14	Hs 126 Werk # 4137 (80% dam 4/10/41)	Observer Operational Clasp	This ac reported damaged 10 April, 1941 crashing at Petrico due to a servicing fault. Pilot OK; one unnamed crewman injured. Obs Loss List
24542	Wilzel, Heinz	Fw			2	7/SG-10 (5/44 S.U.)	Fw 190F	EK 2 Assault Operational Clasp	His first known victory, two Soviet Il-5s on 12 May, 1944.
24543	Wilzopolski, Willi	Hptm	2//19/1910			1(F)/Nacht, 1/NJG-2, IV/NJG-1, 1/NSGr-9	He 111H-16, Bf 110E-2, Ju 88C-6, Fw 190F-8 Werk # 583576 (lost 3/3/45)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/18/43) EK 1 & 2 EP (7/13/42), Night Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 3 March, 1945 in Italy, no further detail (DK-G Awards List). Added: Shot down by a P-47, 32km north of Bologna (LOCS).
24544	Wimmer, Gustav	Uffz	2/25/1923	Munich		2/JG-301	Fw 190A-9/R11 Werk # 202418 (lost 11/27/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 27 November, 1944 during aerial combat, crashed near Külstedt; buried Külstedt, 4/2. Source: A. Rosseels.
24545	Wimmer, Josef	Lt				2/KG-28	He 111H-4 Werk # 6975 "1T + AK" (lost 6/20/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with his entire crew, 20 June, 1941; their ac was sd by return fire from HMT "Capstone", following a raid on Penzance, Cornwall, and crashed into the sea off Newlyn. Remaining crew: Uffz Ardoin Stockmann, Obs; Uffz Egon Hühne, R/O and Uffz Mathias Fuhren (or Führen), Flt Engr (D.Drury).
24546	Wimmer, M.	Lt				8/KG-4 (8/40 Schiphol)	Ju 88A-1 Wrk # (88)3080 "5J + ?S" (dam 8/26/40)	Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp	Injured in a mid-air collision the night of 25/26 August, 1940 with Wk# (88)3149, piloted by Oblt Rudolf Meissner (KIC). Lt Wimmer's Observer, Fw T.Kuhn was also injured. The R/O, Uffz P.Hütten and Mech/Gnr, Flg Giesecke, no injuries reported (SGLO). This may be Max Wimmer, later in 8/KG-30.
24547	Wimmer, Max	Lt				8/KG-30 (Greece)	Ju 88A-5 Werk # 8169 "4D + FS" (lost 4/11/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew at Salamis 11 April, 1941, shot down a Hurricane of No.33 Sq., piloted by S/L Thomas St.John Pattle (Ju 88 Loss List).
24548	Wimmer, Willi	Fw				8/KG-55	He 111P-2 Werk # 2858 "G1 + ES" (lost 5/12/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 12 May, 1941; sd by AA fire during an attacking a target in Poole Harbor, Dorset. The ac crashed into the harbor mud and exploded. Remaining crew: Oblt Horst Gündel (or Guendel), Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Heinrich Neuber, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Karl Scheuringer, Mech (WIA and Gefr Karl Röhl, Gnr (WIA). All three deceased buried in Cannock Chase. Wimmer; Plot 7/10/239. Gündel; Plot 7/4/101 and Neuber; Plot 7/4/102. Source: D. Drury.	Cannock Chase
24549	Wimmer. Werner	Ofw				1/Sch.G-1 (Werl)	Bf 109E-7 Werk # 4119 (lost 4/1/42)	g	KIC 1 April, 1942, in a mid-air collision at Eimelrod with Lt Lothar Klein (KIC), no further detail. No VDK burial match (D.Drury).
24550	Wimmers, Oskar	Lt			1	6/JG-11	Bf 109G, Fw 190A	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His first victory, a P-47 in the Asch/Maastricht area on 1 January, 1945. Magnus Report, 15 victories.
24551	Wimpff, Manfred	Uffz				1/NJG-1 (Schleissheim), JG-400, 4/JG-102 Rammtrager Unit	Fw 190A, Bf 109G (Reich Defense), Me 163 in JG-400, Bf 109G in JG-102	Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	Participated in the 7 April, 1945 Ram-Attack on US bombers. Survived the war (Arno Rose). Shot down twice, once with wounds. At wars end, he flew to Denmark in his 109 with his mechanic onboard. Jager Blatt 5/2003.
24552	Wind, Hans	Fw				2/JG-2 (Channel)	Fw 190A-4 Werk # 5678 "Black 7" (lost 4/4/43)	Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 4 April, 1943, cause and location not reported.
24553	Wind, Hans Henrik Hasse	Hptm	7/30/1919	Tammisaari, Finland	75	LeLv-32 (8/42), Kdr 1/LeLv-24 (Suulaj	B-239 "BW-393" "White 7" (1/43), B-239 "BW-393" "Orange 9" (4/44), Bf 109G-6 "MT-439" (7/44)	Double Mannerheim Cross Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	Hans Wind with B-329 (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Hans Henrik "Hasse" Wind (30 July 1919, Ekenäs – 24 July 1995, Tampere) was a Finnish fighter pilot and flying ace in World War II, with 75 confirmed air combat victories. Wind started his pilot career in 1938 by volunteering to join a pilot training course. He was a reserve officer in the Winter War (1939-1940), but did not fly due to a lack of available planes. Wind had now decided to embark on a military career, and he finished training as a lieutenant on 17 June 1941. Transferring to LeLv24 in August 1941, he fought in the Continuation War. He flew a Brewster B239 (the export version of the Brewster Buffalo) from 1941–1943, claiming 39 of his victories in the type. On 22 September 1941, Wind was credited his first kill, a I-15. In August 1942, the squadron was transferred to Römpötti to operate over the eastern Gulf of Finland. On 14 August 1942, Wind shot down two Hurricanes, and four days later a Hurricane and two I-16s. At the end of 1942, his score stood at 14.5 claims. On 5 April 1943, Wind shot down three Il-2s. On 14 April, Wind claimed two Spitfires, and on 21 April two Yak-1s and shared one with fellow ace Sgt Kinnunen. In August 1943, the unit converted to the Messerschmitt Bf 109G. Wind was awarded his first Mannerheim Cross on 31 July 1943 and his second on 28 June 1944. He was promoted to captain on 19 October 1943 when he was 24 years old and was removed from front-line duty in order to instruct new fighter pilots. Wind was considered one of the most skillful aerial tacticians in the Finnish Air Force, and Wind's 'Lectures on Fighter Tactics' were written in 1943 and used in the training of new pilots for decades to come. Wind returned to the front in February 1944. On 27 May 1944, he scored his first victory with the Bf 109, shooting down two La-5s. A Soviet offensive in the Karelian Isthmus started on 9 June 1944. On 13 June 1944, Capt. Wind led six 109s against a formation of Pe-2 bombers, shooting down four of them. Wind's streak continued in the days that followed; with a P-39 and an IL-2M on 15 June, two Pe-2s and a La-5 the next day, and on 19 June two P-39s (both of the 196 IAP; one flown by Hero of Soviet Union and eventual 29-kill ace Major A. V. Chirkov, who bailed out) and a La-5. On 20 June 1944, Wind added two La-5s, two Yak-9s and a Pe-2. On 22 June, he claimed two Spitfires and a La-5, with two La-5s and two DB-3Fs the next day. On 25 June, he downed three Yak-9s and two Yak-7s. He was seriously wounded in an aerial battle against some thirty Yak-9s and P-39s on 28 July 1944. Wind shot down one Yak-9 before a 37 mm shell fired by a P-39 exploded against his seat armour. Another shell pierced the armour glass behind his left shoulder, exploding on the instrument panel. Wind was badly wounded in his left arm. He still managed to fly and land at an airfield, even though his plane had been seriously damaged during the attack. Wind recovered from his wounds, but never flew a combat mission again. He finished the war with a total of 302 combat sorties, scoring 75 kills, and is ranked second on the Finnish aces list. He was married on 26 August 1945, then began his studies at the Helsinki School of Business, having resigned from the Air Force on 10 May 1945. Wind died on 24 July 1995 and was survived by his wife and five children. (Source: Wikipedia)
24554	Windbichler, Hans	Lt			3	3/JG-1 (7/43), 2/JG-1 (7/43 Deelen, 3/44)	Bf 109G & Fw 190A-5 Werk# 410231 "Blue 4" (lost 7/30/43)	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge (7/30/43) Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 30 July, 1943 in Wk# 410231 during aerial combat with P-47s in the Arnhem/Deelen area over Holland. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 S of Delmenhorst on 6 March, 1944. His 2nd, a B-17 W of Rothaargebirge on 22 April, 1944. His 3rd, a B-24 SE of Verden on 29 April, 1944.
24555	Windecker, Franz	Uffz				I/KG(J)-6 (2/45)	Bf 109G-1- & G-14	Fighter Operational Clasp	Jager Blatt article.
24556	Windel, Gert	Lt				Erg/Zerst.Gr. (4/43)	Bf 110 Werk # 2143 (lost 4/5/43)	Destroyer Operational Clasp	KIFA 5 April, 1943 when he crashed at Biala-Podlaska due to operator error. His R/O, Gefr Heinz Rathenow, was also killed (Qu.Meister File).
24557	Windelbrand, Kurt	Uffz	2/6/1920			1/KG-66 (Channel)	Ju 88S-1 Werk # 140609 "Z6 + KH" (lost 1/5/44)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 5 January, 1944 during an attack on London. Shot down by a Night Fighter 5 km south of Hastings. Remaining crew (MIA): Ogefr Heinrich Schwarz, geb 1/4/1922, Obs and Uffz Gerhard Jarolim, geb 11/10/1922, R/O. Source: B.Bines.
24558	Windemuth, Friedrich		5/27/1915	Leipzig		Legion Condor	Most likely Bf 109E	Spanish Cross Pilot Badge	KilledInAction (KIA) 6 February, 1939 at Garrigella Spain, near Figueres, the last flight of the Spanish Civil War. Source: Spanish News article upon the locating of his grave stone in Garrigella. Article via H.D. Zemke..
24559	Winderlich, Alfred	Ofhr	9/10/25		2	4/JG-11 (12/44), 10/JG-11 (4/45)	Fw 190A-8 Werk # 960646 "Green 2" (lost 12/17/44), Fw 190D	EK 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 17 December, 1944 during aerial combat near Wittlich; bailed safely. One known victory, his 2nd, a Spitfire at Lärz on 29 April, 1945. Deceased 24 March, 2009 (P. Bastin).
24560	Windermuth, W.					J-88 Legion Condor	Bf 109E "6-98" (lost)	Fighter Operational Clasp	Photo of his totally destroyed AC online. This may be Heinrich Windemuth, above, also in Legion Condor.
24561	Windgassen, Paul	Uffz				NAGr.-9	Fw 189A-1 Werk # 2161 (lost 11/29/43)	Observer Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 29 November, 1943 during combat with enemy fighters in Russia, Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 91671. His Observer, Fw Erich Quaas, and another unnamed crewman, were also KilledInAction (KIA). Obs Loss List
24562	Windisch,	Ofw			1	2/SG-152	Fw 190A	EK 1 & 2 Assault Operational Clasp	One known victory, a B-17 on 9 April, 1944.
24563	Windisch, Gerolf	Uffz				4/JG-53 (Tunisia)	Bf 109G-4 Trop Werk # 16074 "White 6 + -" (lost 11/28/42)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 28 November, 1942 during aerial combat with a Spitfire 10km north of Qued-Zarga (Bf 109 Loss List).
24564	Windisch, Helmut	Fw			1	Erg/JG-54, 3/JG-54 (5/40)	Bf 109E-1 Werk# 4839 "Yellow ?" (lost)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA (and presumed KilledInAction (KIA)) 4 September, 1940 after hitting the water off the English Channel. One known victory, his 1st, a "Torp Flzg" at Dunkirk, 29 May, 1940, an Uffz at the time.
24565	Windisch, Walter	Ofhr			10	2/JG-52 (10/44 S.U.), 9/JG-7 (3/45)	Bf 109G, Me 262	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	6 victories in the Me 262. His first known Soviet victory, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 15 October, 1944. One known western victory, a B-17 on 15 March, 1945. A 2nd & 3rd, both B-17s near Rathenow on 18 March, 1945. A B-17 in the Cottbus area on 22 March, 1945. A B-24 on 25 March, 1945. A B-17 on 31 March, 1945.
24566	Windschild, Werner	Lt				8/KG-76	Do 17Z-2 Werk # Unk (dam 8//18/40), Ju 88A-5 Werk # 2409 "F1 + BS" (lost 7/2/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 2 July, 1941, cause unknown. Remaining crew (MIA): Fw Jakob Streibel, Obs; Fw Herbert Haupt, R/O and Fw Felix Reinstein, Flt Engr.. On 18 August, 1940, his Dornier was damaged by a Hurricane of No.17 Sq., piloted by S/L Cedric Williams, over the Strait of Dover, off Gravelines (Fr). He crash landed at Calais; no injuries to the crew. One known passenger, a War Correspondant, Hans Theyer (D.Drury).
24567	Wingender, Edgar	Uffz	2/2/1921	Essen		4/NJG-6	Bf 110G-4 Werk #720033 (lost 12/20/43)	Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC with unnamed crew 20 December, 1943 at Gesserthausen, near Augsburg, cause not reported. BF 110 Loss List
24568	Wingert, Alfred	Fw				8/KG-76 (S.U.)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 3831 "F1 + DS" (lost 8/20/42)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 4958 20 August, 1942 after being hit by ground fire (Ju 88 Loss List).
24569	Winguth,	Uffz				9/KG-76 (12/44 Münster-Handorf)	Ar 234 "F1 + PT"	Bomber Operational Clasp	Carried out operations over the Ardennes, and was known to have been uninjured in a landing accident on 24 December, 1944, when his landing gear collapsed on his return. Pilot OK.
24570	Winkel, Eberhard	Hptm	11/2/1920	Stuttgart		1/KG-51, Stfkpt 3/KG-51 (9/44)	Ju 88A-4 (1/43), Me 410A-1 (crash land 3/24/44; pilot inj), Me 262 Werk # 170010 "9K + CL" (WIA 11/2/44), Me 262A/1a (Jabo) Werk # 111973 "9K + AL (lost 3/21/45)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/1/43) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge(11/2/44) EP (11/2/42), Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 21 March, 1945; aerial combat with a P-47. LuftArchiv.de & DK-G Awards List
24571	Winkel, Kurt	FhjFw				10/JG-26	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 161436 "Black 5" (lost)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 16 March, 1944 during aerial combat in "Black 5" with a P-47 of 56FG W of Vitry-les-Reims.
24572	Winkelmann,	Oblt				Stab II/JG-26 (8/42 Abbeville-Drucat)	Fw 190A-3 Werk # 2557 "<<" (dam.)	Fighter Operational Clasp	His A-3 is listed damaged at Abbeville-Drucat airfield due to landing gear failure on 19 August, 1942. Not known if this was combat related. Pilot not injured.
24573	Winkelmann, Karl	Fw				3/KG-2	Do 17Z Werk # unk "U5 + FL" (lost 7/10/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 10 July, 1940 after colliding with a Hurricane of No. 111 Sq., piloted by F/O Thomas Higgs. Both ac lost a wing and crashed into the sea off Dungeness, Kent. At the time of the collision, the Hurricane was under attack by Oblt Walter Oesau of 7/JG-51. Remaining crew: Hptm Walter Krieger, Obs & Stfkpt 3/KG-2 (POW); Ofw Walter Thalmann, R/O (POW) and Fw Horst Orsinsky, Flt Engr (MIA at sea). F/O Higgs was killed and buried at Noordwijk General Cem. (Netherlands), Plot 1, Joint Gr 8 (D.Drury).
24574	Winkermann, Hans Dieter	Lt				4/StG-1 (S.U.)	Ju 87D-3 Werk # 100032 "6G + VR" (lost 5/22/43)	Dive Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew 22 May, 1943 after enemy fighter attacks near the Kursk Bahnhof. Ju 87 Loss List
24575	Winkle, Karl	Gefr				4/JG-2 (France)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 27058 "White 11 + -" (lost 10/24/43)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 24 October, 1943 during aerial combat near Fains.
24576	Winkler,	Uffz			2	6/JG-77 (7/43)	Bf 109G	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, his 1st, during the Sicily campaign, a B-17F 100 km east of Augusta on 4 July, 1943. His 2nd, a Spitfire over northern Italy on 22 February, 1944.
24577	Winkler,	Fw			1	I/SG-4 (8/44 S.U.)	Fw 190F	EK 2 Assault Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 W of Nietalna on 23 August, 1944.
24578	Winkler,	Uffz				8/JG-51 (S.U.)	Fw 190A-3 Werk # 2251 (lost 2/12/43)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC 12 February, 1943 at the Smolensk airfield due to engine trouble.
24579	Winkler, Adolf	Fw				4/KG-51	Ju 88A-4	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/1/43) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp	DK-G Awards List
24580	Winkler, Adolf	Ogefr				7/KG-3 (7/42 S.U.), 9/KG-3 (10/42 S.U.)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 3795 "??" (20% dam 7/31/42), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 4148 "5K + ZT" (lost 11/10/42)	Wound Badge Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 10 November, 1942; crashing in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 16621 after being attacked by an enemy fighter, remaining unnamed crew returned (Ju 88 Loss List). WIA with unnamed crew 31 July, 1942; made an emergency landing at the Rshew airfield after being hit by enemy ground fire (Ju 88 Loss List). This Adolf Winkler and the DK-G winner, may be the same person.
24581	Winkler, E.	Fw				1/KGzbV-11 (5/40 Lippstadt)	Ju 52/3m Werk # unk (lost 5/10/40)	Transport Operational Clasp	His ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 at Valkenburg, shot down by AA fire, pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: Fw W inkler and his two additional crewmen went MIA. Remaining crew: Uffz H.Klar, R/O and Uffz A.knoch, Mech (SGLO). This may be the Winkler in 3/KGzbV-12.
24582	Winkler, Eduard	Gefr				10/KG-30 (Aalborg West)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2071 "4D + DU" (lost)	Wound Badge (5/17/44) Bomber Operational Clasp	WIA 17 May, 1944 when, while on a training flight, he was wounded in an attack by American P-51s and made an emergency landing in a field in Lillevorde Mark Denmark, overturned, and the AC broke in half. Remaining crew: Gefr Erich Messmer, R/O (WIA); Ogefr Hans Müller, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Gefr Franz Kaim, Gunner (KilledInAction (KIA)). Both Müller and Kaim were buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 24 May, 1944. Source: Air War over Denmark.
24583	Winkler, Erich	Fw				8/JG-53 (9/41 S.U.)	Bf 109F-2 Werk # 12632 "Black 2 + I" (lost 9/24/41)	Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 24 September, 1941during a Free Hunt with Hptm Heinze, flying the AC usually assigned to Fw Seidl, reason unknown. Source: Jochen Prien
24584	Winkler, Ernst	Ofw	6/6/1917		15	4/JG-3 (S.U.), 4/JG-1 (9/42; 3/43 Woensdrecht)	Bf 109F-2 Wk# 5719 (sd by a MiG-3 piloted by FLdr Alex Pokryshkin, 6/27/41, pilot returned), Fw 190A-4 Werk # 5569 (lost 9/27/42), Fw 190A-4 Werk # 140622 (75% dam 3/4/43), Fw 190A-4 Werk # 0622 "White 5" (lost 6/17/43)	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 17 June, 1943, mortally wounded during aerial combat south of Vlissingen, in his Wk# 0621, by Spitfires of RAF No. 331 & 332 (Norwegian) Sqs.. He was able to bail out, but according to his Kdr. Olejnik, died in his chute. The North Sea claimed his body, south of Vlissingen Holland. Later buried Ysselsteyn, BC/8/192. On 27 September, 1942, he was uninjured when Wk# 5569 crashed near the Woensdrecht Holland airfield, a Fw at the time (DeSwart). One known victory, his 11th, a Spitfire piloted by F/Lt M.M.Shand, 5 km northwest of Waarde Zeeland, on 28 November, 1942. His 12th, a B-24 on 27 January, 1943. A 13th, a Ventura on 4 April, 1943. His 14th, a Ventura 3 km south of Haarlem on 3 May, 1943. His 15th, a B-26 80 km west of Noordwijk on 17 May, 1943. Added: He was uninjured in Wk# 140622 in a crash at Zwaardijk, Callantsoog on 4 March, 1943 due to enemy fire (SGLO).	Ysselstein, Holland
24585	Winkler, Gerhard	Ofw				3/ZG-2 (Amiens)	Bf 110C-4 Werk # 3113 "3M + EL" (lost 9/3/40)	Destroyer Operational Clasp	POW 3 September, 1940 after aerial combat with Hurricanes of No.17 Sq. Both he and his Gnr Gefr Oscar Weiler bailed safely at Pudsey Hall Farm, Canewdon near Rayleigh, Essex. Bf 110 Loss List Courtesy Oleg Marin
24586	Winkler, Gerhard	Oblt				KGz.b.V-1 (12/40), KGz.b.V - Frankfurt (12/42), Stab/XI Fl.Kps. (3/44)	He 111H, DFS 230	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/20/44) EK 1 & 2 Transport (?) Operational Clasp	DK-G Awards List & LOCS
24587	Winkler, Hans	Fw				9(Eis)/KG-1	Ju 88A-4, Ju 88C-6	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp	DK-G Awards List
24588	Winkler, Hans	Lt	6/10/1911	Weigmannsdorf		1/KG-40	Fw 200C Werk # 0041 "SG + KQ" (lost 3/17/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC 17 March, 1941 near Plogoff, Brittany, France; buried Ploudaniel-Lesneven, Block 9/1/8. Source: A. Rosseels. Added: Remaining crew (KIC, Bur same cem): Oblt Helmut Nitsch (geb 12/31/1911 Wuppertal-Barmen, bur 1/1/22), Co-Pilot; Uffz Nikolaus Kleinert (geb 11/29/1914 Charlottenthal, bur 10/6/135), R/O 1; Gefr Wilhelm Harting (geb 6/5/1920 Wülpke, bur 1/1/21), R/O 2; and Fw Anton Langer (geb 4/7/1915 Lilienfeld, bur 1/1/25), Mech. The Observer, Reg Rat Dr Hermann Erhard Haller (geb 12/11/1911 Schwenningen) was injured, and died of injuries in the hosp at Paris-Clichy, buried at the War Cem Champigny-St Andre, Blk 3, Row 22, Grave 1897 (absa3945).	Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France
24589	Winkler, Hans	Uffz				1/NAGr.-4 (8/44)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 18357 "White 4" (lost 8/7/44)	Night Observer Operational Clasp	MIA 7 August , 1944; af t er aerial combat with Soviet fighters during a reconnaissance mission; He crashed SE of Warka (C.König).
24590	Winkler, Heinz	Hptm				Stfkpt Stab/StG-2	Ju 87D	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/3/42) EP (10/19/42), EK 1 & 2 Destroyer Operational Clasp	Killed 31 January, 1943 during an air raid at Rowenki (DK-G Awards List & LOCS).
24591	Winkler, Heinz-Joachim	Uffz	1923			11/JG-54, 14/JG-54	Bf 109G-6 #160103, Fw 190A-5 #411645 (lost), Fw 190A-8 #738311 (lost)	Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 17 December, 1944, while in 14 Staffel, in # 738311 "Black 18" in aerial combat with P-38s of the 404th FG over Düren/Roggendorf near Köln. Prior, while in 11 Staffel, shot down with wounds in Wk# 160103 on 8 December, 1943 over Idriza, the AC sustaining 50% damage, and again with wounds in the A-5, a "5" (lost) on 26 February, 1944 over Dorpat S.U..
24592	Winkler, Helmut	Lt	2/13/1921	Aachen		5/KG-53 (9/42)	He 111H-6 Werk # 7713 "A1 + HN" (lost 9/29/42)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew, 29 September, 1942, when their ac crashed 1.5km E of Medvedovo, SE of Staraya, Russia, after being hit by AA fire, an burning on impact. Remaining crew: Gefr Georg Glossner, Bombadier; Uffz Hermann Muchow, R/O; Uffz Karl Müller, Flt Engr and Gefr Edmund Bieda, Gnr. Winkler, Müller and Bieda found in the VDK database, and commemorated in the War Cem at Korpovo, Russia. Bieda is believed buried there, probably as "Unknown" (D.Drury).
24593	Winkler, Karl	Lt	8/20/1920	Görlitz		14/JG-27 (8/44), 4/JG-27 (12/44), I/JG-27 (2/25 Reich Def)	Bf 109K-4 Werk # 333914 (lost 2/25/45)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 25 February, 1945 during aerial combat near Rieste (Bf 109 Loss List & LOCS).
24594	Winkler, Kurt	Oblt	10/10/14	Rauschwalde		III./NJG 1 (03/41, Adj.)	Bf 110 D-3 "G9+BD" (lost 19/03/41)		WIA when aircraft crashed near Rheine. DOW in hospital in Rheine. Buried at Patschkau/ Upper Silesia			CKonig
24595	Winkler, Martin	Uffz	1/21/1915			3/JG-53 (Wiesbaden - Erbenheim)	Bf 109E (lost)	Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 20 September, 1939 during aerial combat with a P-36 of 11/5, piloted by French pilot S/C Legrand, west of Merzig. He made a force landing at Hermeskeil, but died of his injuries on 24 September, 1939. Buried Wiesbaden, Alt Südfriedhof, Sec C, Gr 3. Source: Jochen Prien & D.Drury.
24596	Winkler, Max	Oblt	4/9/1921		21	I/JG-27 (7/42), 2/JG-27 (5/43 Leeuwarden FP), Stfkpt 1/JG-27 (6/44)	Bf 109F, Bf 109G-4 Werk # 16174 (25% dam 5/21/43), Bf 109G-6/U4 (lost 2/25/44))	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45) EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	Forced to bail after aerial combat on 25 February, 1944, over Ennstal. Friend of Franz Mörl. Survived the war. One known victory, a Hurricane II northeast of El-Hammam N. Africa on 22 July, 1942. Another, a Beaufighter 30 km east of Marsa Matruh on 19 August, 1942. His 5th, a Ventura north of Amsterdam on 3 May, 1943. Numbers 6 and 7 were both P-51s 20 and 45 km west of Bergen on 14 May, 1943. Three known victims, a Ventura on 4 April, 1943, a second Ventura on 3 May, 1943 3 km south of Haarlem, and a B-26 of 322BG on 17 May, 1943, 80 km west of Nordwijk. A P-38 50 km S of Budapest on 3 April, 1944. Another P-38 NE of Varazdin on 6 April, 1944. A B-17 near Dünavoldvar on 13 April, 1944. A B-17 30 km S of Wiener Neustadt on 10 May, 1944. His 14th, a P-47 NW of Magdeburg on 19 May, 1944. His 15th, a B-24 at Markersdorf on 29 May, 1944. His 17th, a Spitfire 15 km ENE of Caen on 15 June, 1944. An Auster III 15 km W of St Lo on 19 July, 1944. A Mosquito at Nozay, 30 km N of Nancy, on 25 July, 1944. A P-51 S of Flers on 26 July, 1944. His 21st, a P-47 SW of Rheine on 31 December, 1944 (Perry Claims). Deceased 14 May, 2000. Added: Fw Winkler was uninjured 21 May, 1943 when he belly landed at Leeuwarden airfield after combat damage (SGLO).
24597	Winkler, Rudolf	Uffz				I/JG-300 (3/45 Reich Def)	Bf 109G-10 Werk # 151561 (lost 3/9/45)	Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	Injured 9 March, 1945 in a crash at Birkhorst-Beelitz due to engine trouble. Added: Reported killed by denkmalprojekt.org.
24598	Winkler, Wilhelm	Lt	8/12/1915			5/KG-2 (5/42 Eindhoven)	Do 217E-4 Werk # 4228 "U5 + ?N" (lost 5/29/42)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/25/42) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp	His Do 217 crashed into the North Sea off the Dutch coast on 29 May, 1942, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: Cause still unknown, all but one of the crew MIA including Lt Winkler. Remaining crew: Fw G.Godl, Obs (MIA); Uffz R.Schindler, R/O (MIA) and Uffz H.Wilkinghof, Mech/Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA), bur Yssel BQ-7-151) (SGLO).
24599	Winn, Rudolf	Ofw			3	1/NJG-2	Bf 110, Ju 88C-6 Werk # 750935 "4R + ??" (lost 1/44), Ju 88G-6 Werk # 620444 (late 44, early 45)	EP EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	His Ju 88 was shot down over Elsfleth Germany on 3 January, 1944 and all three were able to bail, however, Gunner, Ofw Josef Rothehüser landed in the Wesr and drowned. Remaining crew: R/O Uffz Heinz Krüger bailed safely also. Known crew of Wk# 620444: Fw Bertram Kirschner and Fw Günther Reimer (Rosseels). One known victory, a Lancaster at Marjoss, ENE of Bad Orb on 20 December, 1943. a 2nd, another Lancaster 40 km W of Westerland on 9 April, 1944. A 3rd, a "4 mot" at Paris on 8 July, 1944. Bolten 4 or 5 victories.
24600	Winnerl, Rudolf	Ofw	3/15/1916	Lugau		9/KG-1 ( 1/40), 7 & 4/KG-1 (7/40), 11/KG-1 (4/43), 4/KG-1 (9/43-11/43)	He 111, Ju 88A (convert to, 3/41), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 6787 "V4 + CM" (dam 7/25/42)	RK(4/16/43) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (5/11/42) EP(2/23/42) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant	On 13 November, 1943, during nightly rounds of Airasca airfield, he was ambushed by partisans and sustained a serious head wound. Almost totally paralyzed, he remained hospitalized until February, 1945. 335 combat missions all in the east. Deceased 26 February, 1991, Syke bei Bremen. Source: Kaiser RK book.

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