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#Pilot (↑)RankBornPlaceScore (↑)UnitsAircraftAwards*************Notes*************PhotoLinksAuthorComments
301 Kaminski, HerbertMaj1905/05/24Ohmswalde, Ostpreussen7Legion Condor (1937-38 CK), I./ZG 26, Stfkpt 2./ZG 26 (-05-08-/40), Kdr I./ZG 26 (05/41), Kdr I./JG 53 (11/41 Katwijk; 03/42 Med); 06/42 S.U.), Kdr II./ZG 76 (10/43-08/44), Kdr FFS A/B 41 Frankfurt (12/44 to end)Bf 110 C-2 (05-08/40 CK), Bf 110 E "3U + AB", Bf 109F-4 "<<+" Werknr. 7542 (30% dam, failed start, Gela) in I./JG 53, Bf 109 G-2 "Black <<" Werknr. 13481 (dam 24/07/42)
RK (06/08/41)

Spanish Cross

EK 1 (28/08/40) & EK 2 (08/06/40 CK)
Wound Badge (15/05/40 CK) in Gold (18/02/44)

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
(03/01/42)
Hungarian Voenen Orden "Za Hrabrost" IV stepen, 1 klas (29/05/42 CK)
Italian Pilot Badge
A Destroyer pilot, he replaced von Werra on the Dutch coast as Kdr I./JG 53 after von Werras death in October 1941. He was awarded the RK for his successes against ground targets in Crete and in Russia. Wounded five times (badly WIA on 15/05/40 6 in attack by French fighters near Fumay-Givet, on 18/08/40 when ditched in Channel off Dunkirk after fighter damage by GC I/8 - rescued by Seenotdienst after drifting for 4 days, in 04/41 he was POW after being forced down over Serbia, repatriated 11 days later, WIA on 25/06/41when damaged by Flak near Bialystok, WIA on 24/07/42 in a landing accident in his G-2, believed to be engine failure or Russian flak damage on the northern outskirts of Taganrog, Ukraine. He opposed the 6 March, 1944 Berlin Raid while in II/ZG-76. After being Kdr II/ZG-76, he headed a pilot training school. About 300 combat missions. Five victories as Destroyer pilot. Two of his victories were in the East. One known victory, a Hurricane on 20 December, 1941. His 7th, a LaGG-3 on 28 June, 1942. Sometimes referred to as "the Last of the Prussians". Killed in an car accident at Garmisch 18 Jily, 1971.

Courtesy CK
302 Kammerer, WalterOfw16/NJG-5Bf 110G Werk # 720660 (lost 3/6/44)
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 6 March, 1944 by P-51s opposing the Berlin Raid near Berlin. Both crew were killed and the AC crashed 6 miles south of Straussberg. One known victory, a Halifax SW of Berlin on 2 December, 1943. Boiten 4 victories.
303 Kamminer,Ofw15/NJG-5Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Lancaster near Berlin on 20 February, 1944.
304 Karsten, Ewald3/5/1910Riga, Latvia2/KG-200He 111Bomber Operational ClaspShot down 17 April, 1945 on a courier flight enroute to Berlin. Jager Blatt 5/2004.
305 Kaufmann, JohannesHptm1915/10/15103./ZG 1 (07/42 Ofw-07/43 Oblt, CK), Stfkpt 3./Erg.Zerst.Gr. (11/43-04/44 CK), Erg.St./ZG 1 (04-07/44), Stfkpt 9./JG 4 (07/44-04/45 CK)Bf-110 E-G, Bf-109 G-KEP (12/04/43 CK)

EK 1 & 2

Destroyer Operational Clasp in Gold

at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze
One known victory, a B-17 (HSS) NW of Chemnitz on 11 September, 1944. A 2nd B-17 W of Magdeburg on 12 September, 1944. A 3rd, a P-47 at St Vith-Billingen on 17 December, 1944. A P-39 in the Küstrin area on 16 April, 1945, while serving in 9/JG-4. A 5th, a Yak-3 in the Frankfurt/Oder area on 17 April, 1945. A 6th, an Il-2 at Fürstenwalde on 18 April, 1945. A 7th, a Yak-3 near Oranienburg on 23 April, 1945. An 8th, a Yak-3 in the Berlin area on 27 April, 1945. A 9th, a Yak-3 in the Berlin area on 29 April, 1945. Flugbuch (01/44 to 05/45). Added: Had his 100 combat mission on 31/08/42. On 15/02/45 belly-landed S of Drewitz due to motor damage. (CK)


Pictures shows him after 100 combat missions in talk with a PK man
306 Kaupisch, WolfgangOblt1/13/1915MecklenburgJu 88
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		POW in May, 1945 until his release on 26 May, 1946. Drafted into the Luftwaffe in 1937, and in 1940, served as a Sgt in an Anti-Aircraft unit, earning the EK 1 & 2 in that unit. He entered flight training and in October, 1941, flew his first combat mission as Co-pilot and Navigator in a Ju 88 on a bombing mission over Coventry England. He was wounded in the hip by AA shrapnel over London on his 14th mission. In late 1942, he was assigned to Luftwaffe General Staff Intelligence where he carried out his duties between Paris and Berlin. Retired from the World Bank in D.C. in 1980, and living in southern California in 2006. Deceased 9 June, 2010 (Philippe Bastin).
307 Keck, GeorgUffz12/8/1921IV/KG-6 (Bretigny Fr)Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144425 (lost 3/31/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 31 March, 1944; crashed east of Untersotzbach due to bad weather, buried Heidenheim. Remaining crew (KIC): Obs Gefr Gerhard Krumhaar (9/8/1924) buried Gotha; R/O Ofw Hans Hoffmann (11/6/1911) buried Berlin and Gnr Ogefr Richard Bergmann (2/3/1918) buried Wilhelmshaven. Source: Lost Aircraft Report.
308 Kees, WernerGefr1923/04/09Berlin (per Find a Grave); Sao Joao de Camaquam (per VDK)2./JG 11 (09/44 Wiesbaden Erbenheim)Fw 190 A-8 "Black 3" Werknr 175129 (lost 18/09/44)MIA 18 September, 1944 in aerial combat in "Black 3" with a P-47 southeast of Eindhoven. Mombeek MIA List. Update: Buried at the German Cemetery at Ysselstein as "Fw" under "unknown" (Richard Schoutissen).


Courtesy CK

davedrury
309 Keil, Josef "Jupp"Ofw168/JG-3 (3/40), 10/JG-301 (9/44), Stab/JG-301 (3/45), Jagdgruppe 101 ('39-'40, CK), Jagdgruppe Drontheim ('41-'42, CK)Bf 109E-3 in JG-3, Fw 190A, Fw 190D-9 & Ta 152H-1 "Yellow 1" & "Green 3" in JG-301
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge(11/2/40)

Four heavy bombers. His first victory, an RAF Blenheim on 15 May, 1940. Four more JG-3 victories; a FIAT CR 42 near Fleurus, NE of Charleroi on 14 May, 1940; a Hurricane W of Dunkirk on 28 May, 1940; and two Morane 406s SW of Amiens on 5 June, 1940. Shot down by a Hurricane this same day. Added: WIA on 05/06/40. 2 Spitfires on 24/ and 26/08/40 over London and Dover. Another Hurricane on 01/10/40 over South London (CK). Another E-3 damaged on a mission S of London (on 18/08/40, CK), but he managed to nurse it back across the channel and ditch in the sea off Calais. Suffered severe wounds (his 3rd) during aerial combat on 2 November, 1940, and after recuperation, posted to JG-301. Two known victories, both B-24s S of Hannover, opposing the Misburg Raid on 26 November, 1944 in the Fw 190A (Fw-190 D-9, CK). A P-51 over Hamburg on 31 December, 1944. Nos. 10 & 11, both B-17s, one at Gardelegen, the other at Stendal, on 1 January, 1945 (all with Fw-190 D-9, CK). He scored the 1st Ta 152 victory. Keil was the first and only Ta 152 "Long Nose" Ace of the Luftwaffe (if you consider the term Ace with 5 victories. Walter Loos was the second best Ta-152 pilot with 4 victories, CK) His Ta 152 training consisted of 3 flights lasting 80 minutes before his first combat mission on 7 February, 1945. His known victories included a B-17 (his 12th) at Berlin on 20 February, 1945, one P-51 on 1 March, 1945 and one P-47 at Kassel on 10 April, 1945. Two Yak-9s at Berlin on 21 April, 1945. His last 5 victories were in the Ta 152.

Courtesy Christian König
310 Keller,Fw17/JG-300Bf 109G, Fw 190A EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Mosquito at Berlin West on 15 August, 1944.
311 Keller, OttoLt159/NJG-5 (12/43), 4/NJG-5 (1/44), 7/NJG-5 (2/44), 9/NJG-5 (3/44)Bf 110
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
EP, Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a "4 mot" on 24 December, 1943. A 2nd, a B-24 at Kiel-Tönning on 5 January, 1944. A triple victory on 20 February, 1944 (Archive Report); a "4 mot" at Gardelegen, and two Halifax at Heading. A "4 mot" 50 km outside Berlin on 24 March, 1944. A "4 mot" on 27 April, 1944, no location. A Lancaster, same night, 15 km SE of Heidelberg. A Lancaster 30 km S of Ostende on 28 May, 1944. A 2nd Lancaster, same day, 40 km NW of Ostende. a "4 mot" N of Aumale on 1 June, 1944. A Lancaster near Königsberg on 30 August, 1944. Magnus Report.

Archive Report Halifax LK993

Archive Report Lancaster LM427		KTY Added image
312 Kettling, Hans-UlrichObltLKS Berlin Gatow (CK), JFS Werneuchen (CK), 9./JG 132, 1./ZG 76Bf-110 C "M8 + CH" (dam 09/04/40, CK), Bf-110 D-0 Werk # 3155 "M8 + CH" (lost 15/08/40)
EK 1 & 2
POW 15 August, 1940 after being shot down by a Spitfire of RAF No. 41 Sq., piloted by P/O George Bennions. With both engines dead, the Bf 110D crash landed at Streatlam, near Barnard Castle. Also a POW, Ogefr Friedrich Wilhelm "Fritz" Volk, his wireless operator. He is known to have been in aerial combat near Oslo on 9 April, 1940, and the "M8 + CH" was indentified as Bf 110 C. I believe the "C" model is correct for this time period. Source: SIG Norway. Added: Force-landed on 09/04/40 unhurt at Fornebu due to Flak damage near Oslo. Deceased on 24/03/11 (CK)


313 Kiesel, WolfgangLt5/19/191989/JG-51 (7/43 S.U.), Stab I/JG-11 (3/44 Rotenburg)Bf 109G, Fw 190A-7/R2 Werk # 340046 (lost 3/8/44)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 8 March, 1944 during aerial combat, crashing at Wendeborstel, 15 km NW of Wunstorf (Wiegels). Buried Berlin-Wilm.-Stahndorf Blk L, Row 21, Grave 363. His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-3 on 5 July, 1943. A 2nd, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 17 July, 1943. A 3rd, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 27 July, 1943. A 4th, a LaGG-5 NNW of Spas-Demensk on 13 August, 1943. Nos. 5, 6 & 7, a LaGG-3 and an Il-2 (m.H.) near Podbushye and an Il-2 (m.H.) near Dyatkovo on 24 August, 1943. An 8th, an Il-2 (m.H.) at Yelnya on 17 September, 1943.
314 Kilian, GüntherOblt1921/04/02Berlin16./StG 77, 5., 2. & 3./StG 77, 2./SG 77 (02/44-04/45 CK)Ju 87 D-5 "S2 + GL" Werknr. 131424 (lost 25/07/44 CK), Fw 190 F-8 Werk # 586838 (80% dam 20/03/45)
RK (02/04/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (25/07/44)

EP (28/02/44 CK)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant "300"		388 missions including 40 with the Fw 190. Shot down 5 times , wounded 3 times, several bridges destroyed. He also destroyed a Soviet Brigade Staff. Crashed after hitting an obstruction 20 March, 1945, and remained hospitalized until the end of the war. His one known victory was over a Soviet Il 2. Added: RK awarded for 388 ground attack sorties flown. In this time he destroyed several important bridges too. His Radop in his crash on 25/07/44 was Uffz Heinz Grell (CK)
315 Kirchmayr, Rüdiger vonHptm7/18/1921Klosterneuburg, Austria464(Eins)/JFS-5 (9/41), 4/JG-1 (6/42 Bergen FP), Stfkpt 5/JG-1 (8/43-1/44), Kdr I/JG-11 (11/44), JV-44Fw 190A-5 Wk# 7333 "Yellow 5" & A-7 Werk # 430172 "Black 1" & "Black 2" in JG-1, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 380352 "Black 10" (Spring 45), Me 262A
RK(3/25/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(44)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant
392 combat missions. 21 bombers. Shot down with wounds during aerial combat 1 December, 1943, in Wk# 7333 near Aachen. Opposed the 6 March, 1944 Berlin raid. One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire NW of Fecamp on 20 September, 1941. A "damaged" Blenheim NW of Le Harve on 11 December, 1941. His 2nd, a Wellington on 29 October, 1942. A P-51 35 km W of Walcheren on 8 March, 1943. His 4th victory was a Spitfire achieved on 2 May, 1943, 1 km north of Wissekerke, while in II/JG-1. His 5th, a Spitfire on 22 June, 1943. His 7th, a B-24 (HSS) at Hengelo on 21 February, 1944. His 10th, a P-51 at Rheine on 6 March, 1944. His 15th, his 2nd B-17 for the day, a B-17 near Wolfsburg on 29 April, 1944. His 19th & 20th, both Spitfires on 20 July, 1944; one at St Lo-Coutances, the other in the La Ferre Sees area. A P-38 at Prüm-Daun on 17 December, 1944. A P-38 SE of Echternach on 24 December, 1944. 14 victories in the East. Known to have flown Fw 190A-7 "Yellow 13" in II/JG-1 in April, 1944. Three Yak-9s on 10 February, 1945. Alternate spelling: Kirchmayer. Photo


316 Kirchner, RudolfUffzLKS-2 (Berlin)Ju W34 Werk # 888 "DB + DZ" (lost 10/16/42)Transport Operational ClaspPilot reported KIC 16 October, 1942 when his ac crashed at Vitkovice-Rezek, CZ., cause unknown. A 2nd pilot, Uffz Karl Egger and Mech, Uffz Heinz Passenheim, were also killed (F.Braun).
317 Klaffenbach, HansLt6/21/1924205/JG-11 (3/44 Reich Def), 4/JG-4, 6/JG-4, Stab III/JG-4 (8/44), Stafu 11/JG-4 (9/44), Stfkpt 9/JG-4 (10/44), Stfkpt 4/JG-4 (11/44), Stafu 2/JG-4 (12/44)Fw 190A, Bf 109G (damaged 3/6/44), Bf 109G-6/AS Werk # ? "Black 11" (dam 4/29/44; P-51 combat near Rotenburg, pilot OK), Bf 109G Werk # Unk (uninjured, SD near Gönnersdorf , 9/11/44), Fw 190D
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Opposed the 6 March, 1944 Berlin Raid. His AC was damaged by bomber return fire in action east of Haseluenne. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 of 412BS, 95BG, piloted by Lt Richard Read at Emsteck-Bassum on 6 March, 1944. His 2nd, a P-51 on 19 May, 1944, no location. A 3rd, a P-51 W of Magdeburg on 12 September, 1944. A 4th, another P-51, same day, at Bad Wilshack-Wittenberge. A 5th, A Typhoon at Deventer on 26 September, 1944. A 6th, a Spitfire at Arnhem-Nijmegen on 29 September, 1944. A 7th, a P-38 in the Förstenberg area on 7 February, 1945. An 8th, a Yak-9 in the Küstrin area on 16 February, 1945. A 9th & 10th, both Il-2s in the Schwiebus/Steinberg area on 18 February, 1945. An 11th, a Yak-9 on 6 March, 1945. A 12th, a P-51 in the Bücheln area on 11 April, 1945. A 13th, a Yak-9 in the Bukow/Seelowa area on 16 April, 1945. A 14th, a Yak-3, same area, on 18 April, 1945. An 15th, a Yak-3 over Berlin on 19 April, 1945. Nos. 16 & 17, a Boston and a Yak-9 in the Berlin area on 4/20/45. Nos. 18 & 19, an La-5 and a P-63 in the Berlin area on 4/21/45. A 20th, a Yak-9 in the Berlin area on 22 April, 1945. Added: A Lt Klaffenbach (no Given name), was known to have flown a captured P-47 "T9 + LK" in 2/Versuchsverband OKL "Zirkus Rosarius", Alteno, Germany, 12 November, 1944 (D.Drury).


318 Kleedehn, GerdHptm10/3/1911Berlin-BrandenburgStabstaffel/StG-3 (2/42), Stab/Panzer-AOK Afrika (7/42), Führer Reserve Ob.d.L. (7/43)Ju 87D-3, Bf 110E-2/Trop Werk # Unk "2F + GA" (dam 9/14/41)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/15/42)

EK 1 & 2
EP (7/4/41), Wound Badge, Dive Bomber Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 18 October, 1943, no further detail. WIA 14 September, 1941 during aerial combat over Gambut, and force landed at Cape Romanese (DK-G Awards List & LOCS).
319 Kleemann, WilliUffz1/JG-11Fw 190A (lost 4/24/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 24 April, 1945 during aerial combat with a Spitfire, a P-51 and a Yak, crashing at Berlin-Templehof. Source: L. Wiegels.
320 Klein, FranzUffz16/JG-300, 4/JG-300 (8/44 Holzkirchen)Fw 190A8/R2 "Yellow 15" (lost 8/8/44)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 8 August, 1944 during aerial combat with P-51's and B-17's southwest of Berlin (falkeeins-blogspot). One known victory, a B-17 in the Graz area on 26 July, 1944.
321 Kleinberg,Oblt1Stab II/NJG-5Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a "4 mot" near Berlin on 24 March, 1944.
322 Kley, Erwin "Icke"StbsFw1/24/1913Berlin83(J)/88 (11/36), 3/JG-2 (11/39), 1/JG-2 (6/41), 11/JG-2 (8/42)Bf 109 (V3 Prototype) (dam 12/10/36), Bf 109D & E, Bf 109G-1 Werk # 10311 (80% lost 8/19/42) in 11 StaffelSpanish Cross, EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIFA 19 August, 1942 during the Canadian landings at Dieppe when he overturned on landing at Le Treport. Magnus. He damaged the Bf 109 prototype in a takeoff accident on 10 December, 1936, in Spain. Wicks wingman on 22 November, 1939. He shot down the other French Curtiss Hawk, H-75A near Bitsch/Phalsbourg, one of two of the 1st WWII victories for JG-2. His 2nd, a Blenheim at Landrecies, 18 May, 1940. His 3rd, a LeO-451 at Cambrai-St Quentin on 20 May, 1940. His 4th, a Hurricane at Brighton on 13 August, 1940. His 5th, a Blenheim on 26 June, 1941, no location. His 6th, a Spitfire in the Gravelines-Dunkirk area on 22 July, 1941. His 7th, a Spitfire at La Pallice on 23 July, 1941. an 8th, a Fortress I at Brest-Brignogan on 16 August, 1941. He was the first JG-2 pilot to down a B-17. Magnus, 14 victories.
323 Klinkauf, Klaus PeterGefr10/10/1922Berlin5/JG-2Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15383 (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 31 December, 1943 at Tregomeur (Coquatin) France, cause not given. He is buried at Ploudaniel-Lesneven Cemetery, Block 11, Row 6, Grave 104. Source: D.Dahiot
Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France
324 Klosinski, WernerObstlt7/12/1912Berlin TreptowStfkpt 2/KG-55 (6/41), Kdr III/KG-4 (9/42), Kdr KG-4 (12/44)He 111H
RK(6/9/44)
9/24/42)
EP(6/8/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		An Observer with 350 combat missions, his regular pilot was Ofw Herbert Geisler (RK 10/24/44). Deceased 31 August, 1997, Stuttgart.
325 Klowski, NorbertFw8/29/1920Wittenau - Berlin6(Schl)/LG-2 (S.U.)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 6346 (lost 6/22/41)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 22 June, 1941; crashed at Berzniki, Belarus, cause unknown. Added: Cause reported as "Feindflug" (enemy raid). He was initially buried in the WWI cemetery in Berzniki, later reburied in the Suwalki Cemetery. Source: Andrei Dolgovski 1/2024.
326 Knappe, KurtOfw6/2/1918Berlin565/JG-51 (6/41 S.U.; 4/42 S.U.), 7/JG-2 (11/42), 10/JG-2 (4/43), 11/JG-2 (9/43)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 9654 "Black 9" (4/42), Bf 109F-2 "Blk 4"(8/42) in 5/JG-51, Fw 190A-4 Werk # 2413 "Wh 1 + I" in 7/JG-2, Fw 190A-6 Wk# 470016 (lost 9/3/43)
RK(11/3/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/5/42)
EP(5/18/42)

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 3 September, 1943 in aerial combat with Spitfires of RAF No. 421 Sq. over Evreux France. Added: He is buried in the German War Cem. at St. Desir-de-Lisieux, France, Blk 3, Row 32, Gr 997 (D.Drury). 1 bomber. 51 victories in the East. His first known Soviet victory, a DB-3 on 26 July, 1941. A Douglas on 26 August, 1941. A DB-3 on 13 September, 1941. A Pe-2 on 28 September, 1941. A DB-3 on 17 November, 1941. A Pe-2 on 21 January, 1942. An I-18 SW of Modyn on 7 March, 1942. Three MiG-3s on 9 July, 1942. An Il-2 and a Pe-2 on 2 August, 1942. A MiG-3 and a Pe-2 on 4 August, 1942. Two MiG-3s on 22 August, 1942. Three Il-2s in the Rzhev area on 9 September, 1942. A U-2 and a Yak-1 on 14 September, 1942. One known Western victory, a B-17 on 30 December, 1942. Another, a B-17 near Paris on 3 September, 1943. Bowers/Lednicer, 54 victories. Photo


327 Knoke, HeinzHptm3/24/1921Hameln44II/JG-52 (Russia 6/41), 11/JG-2, 2/JG-1 (8/41), Stab/JGr-1 (aka Kdo Losigkeit (3/42 Norway), 5/JG-1, Stfkpt 5/JG-11 (4/43-4/44), Kdr III/JG-1 (8/44)Bf 109E-4 Werk # ? "Black 3" (dam 3/6/42; emergency landing on Lake Sperrilen, near Honefoss Norway due to fuel shortage, pilot OK?), Bf 109F-2 Wk#12866 "Yellow 7" w/JG-1 (25% dam 8/16/41), Bf 109G-1/R2 Werk # 14049 "Black 3" in 2/JG-1 (2/43), Bf 109G-1 "Black 1" (dam 5/21/43; combat w/bombers, pilot OK) in 5/JG-11, Bf 109G-1/R2 "Red 1" in 5/JG-11, Fw 190A-8, Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15623 "Black 1" (60% dam 8/17/43; emergency landing at Rheinbach after combat, pilot OK) in 5/JG-11
RK(4/27/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/17/43)

EK 1 & 2
DRL Sports Badge
Wound Badge

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant
Barbarossa pilot. 19 bombers. Over 400 missions. All victories in the West. He wore the Croatian Pilot wings also. He joined the "circle of four-engine bomber slayers: Specht, Frey, Sommer and König. He tried the new idea of dropping a timed-fuse bomb into the middle of a B-17 "box". He crashed a Bf 109G at Hilversum Holland on 30 January, 1944, his injuries, if any, unknown, serving in 5/JG-11 at the time (DeSwart). His 20th victory, a B-17 at Wagenfeld-Sulingen on 10 February, 1944. Opposed the 6 March, 1944 Berlin Raid, and the Schweinfurt Raid, but crashed at an airfield near Bonn after his left wing spar was severely damaged by B-17 return fire. His mechanic was Ogefr Arndt. Flew Bf 109E "Black 3" in Autumn 1941 in JG-1. Flew Bf 109G-1 in 5/JG-11. His 25th victory, a P-51 at the Waggum airfield on 29 April, 1944. Alt incorrect spelling; Knocke. His flying career ended with a car crash on 9 October, 1944 which nearly caused him to lose a leg. After the war, he resided at Ahornweg 7, 4505 Bad Iburg, Ger. Deceased 18 May, 1993.


Knoke by a Me-109 G-6 Gunboat, Jever 1943

Courtesy Christian König




'I Flew For the Fuhrer' by Heinz Knoke

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Archive Report

PRU Spitfire AA810
328 Koch, KlemenzUffz13/NJG-3Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Stirling NW of Berlin on 1 September, 1943.
329 Koch, RaimundHptm6/4/1922Berlin-Charlottenburg268/JG-3 (6/43 S.U.), Stfkpt 8/JG-3 (3/44), 11/JG-3 (8/44), Stfkpt 11/JG-3 (11/44)Bf 109G-14 Werk # Unk "Yellow 11 + I" (lost 11/2/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP (6/19/44, other src: 1/10/44)


EK 1 & 2
probably
Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver
KIFA 2 November, 1944 (Magnus). Added: Killed in a mid-air collision with Oblt Hans Engelhardt, 800m SE of Reinsdorf, vicinity of Heldrungen during a practise flight (C.König). Burial at Esperstedt. His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-3 on 26 June, 1943. An Il-2 and a LaGG-5 on 5 July, 1943. An Il-2 and a LaGG-5 N of Belgorod on 5 July, 1943. An Il-2 on 9 July, 1943. An Il-5 on 14 July, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 19 July, 1943. One known western victory, his 7th, a B-17 8 km W of Strassburg on 6 September, 1943. Another, his 8th, B-17 near Ilanz, 40 km west of Chur, 1 October, 1943. His 9th, same day, a B-17 (HSS). His 10th, a B-17 over northern Italy, 19 December, 1943. His 11th, a B-17 on 29 January, 1944. A Flak-damaged B-17 on 18 March, 1944. His 15th, a P-51 6 km S of Landsberg on 5 April, 1944. His 20th, a B-24 (HSS) on 19 May, 1944, no location. His 22nd, a B-17 on 28 June, 1944, no location (over the Normandy countryside). A P-47 near Caen on 11 July, 1944. His 24th, a P-47 W of Pont Audemer on 9 August, 1944. His last two victories, both P-51s over the Normandy countryside on 13 August, 1944.

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330 Kofler, OttoFw46/JG-300 (9/43), 5/JG-300 (6/44)Fw 190A-8, or Fw 190G-3 (lost 6/29/44 near Lindenberg/Zeitz)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Pilot reported KilledInAction (KIA) 29 June, 1944, no further detail (denkmalprojekt.org.). One known victory, a Stirling in mid Berlin on 1 September, 1943. A 2nd, a Lancaster 2 km SE of Mannheim on 6 September, 1943. A 3rd, a Lancaster at Düsseldorf on 23 April, 1944. A 4th, a B-24 (HSS) 20 km SW of Tulln on 24 June, 1944. Alternate spelling: Köfler.
331 Kogler, JohannObstlt6/30/1911Wein, Austria4Kdr Erg/ZG-26 (7/41), Kdr ZG-101 (43), Kdr III/ZG-26 (2/44), Kdr JG-6 (12/44 Quackenbrück)Bf 110D in ZG-26, Fw 190A-9; Bf 110 & Me 410G in ZG-26, Fw 190A-8 Wk# 980543 "<- + -"(lost 1/1/45)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
EP (nd), Destroyer Operational Clasp in Silver		POW 1/1/45. He and his R/O Uffz Adolf Bauer crashed with injuries into the Channel off Felixstone on 11 August, 1940 and were rescued. They were in 1/ZG-26 at the time. Opposed the 6 March, 1944 Berlin Raid while serving as Kdr III/ZG-26. Although badly damaged by a P-51 of 357FG, piloted by F/O Tom Mc Kinney, he, and R/O Fw Kluepfel, made a single engine landing at Magdeburg. Shot down in his A-8 on 1 January, 1945 by AA fire on the way to his assigned target, Volkel airfield. He belly landed his AC four miles west of Severum, northwest of Venlo. Soon after, he was captured by Allied troops. 90+ missions. One known victory, a B-24 on 24 February, 1944, no location. Another, a B-17 at Magdeburg on 8 March, 1944. A 2nd B-17 10 km N of Bammicke on 11 April, 1944. Deceased 24 October, 1982.
332 Köhler, FritzHptm4/7/1918Berlin-CharlottenburgStfkpt 2/KG-76 (Africa)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140433 "F1 + JK" (lost 1/30/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/13/42)

EK 1 & 2
EP (6/12/41), Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List. KilledInAction (KIA) with one other unnamed crew at Algiers 30 January, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: His ac was sd by a Beaufighter, west of Cape Martifou, Bay of Algiers. Hptm Köhler is commemorated on the Kiel-Laboe Naval Memorial. Of the unnamed crew, one reported KilledInAction (KIA) and two POW (D.Drury).
333 Kolberg,UffzFlt Instr Berlin-Gatow 3/41BT-NB TrainerErich Hartmanns flight instructor, March 1941.
334 Komorowski, Joachim Walter AlexanderOFhr2/27/1922Berlin-Friedenau13/JG-27, 4/JG-27 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 460634 "White 15 + ~" (lost 12/18/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 18 December, 1944 during aerial combat at Hoffnungsthal, SE of Köln. Added: Ofw Komorowski's birth information and burial at Porz-Wahn, provided by M.Weichert, Köln, 1/2022.
335 König, ArnoUffz11/25/1920BerlinIV/JG-300 (3/45)Bf 109G-14 most likely (lost March '45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA March, 1945, no further detail (denkmalprojekt.org).
336 König, FriedrichGefr2/8/1920Berlin6/JG-3 (Volkel)Bf 109G-5y Werk# 26116 "Yellow 2 + -" (lost 12/11/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 11 December, 1943; Aerial combat in his G-5 with U.S. fighters SE of Norg, NW of Assen, in the Groningen area. His body was recovered 31 August, 1999 by a Dutch Recovery Team at Norg (Prov. Drenthe), in the bottom of Peester Maden, near the hamlet of Peest Holland. He was buried in the German War Cemetary at Ysselsteyn (Prov. Limburg) CB-14-350.



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337 Kornatzki, Hans Günther vonObstlt6/22/19066Kdr II/JG-52 (8/40 Peuplingues), Sturmstaffel 1/JG-1 (1/44), JG-3, Kdr II(Sturm)/JG-4 (7/44)Ar 65 (4/35), Bf 109C,D & E in JG-52, He-51, Fw 190A-6 "White 1" in JG-1, Fw 190A-8/R2 Werk # 681424 "Green 3" (lost 9/12/44)
EK 1 & 2

Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze
KilledInAction (KIA) 12 September, 1944 shortly after his 6th victory! Stfkpt in 3/Fl Grp Damm in April, 1935. Channel pilot. Opposed the 6 March, 1944 Raid on Berlin, leading Sturmstaffel 1. His 5th victory, a B-17 (HSS) at Beckum-Hamm on 23 March, 1944. A 6th victory, a B-17 E of Helmstedt on 12 September, 1944. He seems to be the person credited with the idea of the Rammtrager concept, with led to the Sturmgruppes. Another source states his name as Horst Günther. Another, Walter. Another, Hans Georg. Alternate spelling: Kornatski. Added: on 12/09/44 his a/c was damaged during the attack on the bombers, he attempted a forced landing SW of Magdeburg. Unfortunately he clipped high-tension cables and crashed into the ground (CK).


Sturmstaffel 1: 5 Left Maj. von Kornatzki



338 Korthals, Gerhard "Gerd"Maj (postmortem)1914/06/22Berlin-Lichtenberg2./KGr. 100 (09/39), Stfkpt 8./KG 51 (06/40), Kdr V./KG 40 (07/42 Atlantic)He 111 P, Ju 88 A in KG 51, Ju 88 C-6 "F8 + ??" Werknr. 360059 (lost 03/11/42)
RK (07/10/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (16/07/42)
EP (12/10/40 CK)
EK 1 & EK 2

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		KIFA 3 November, 1942 near the Lorient airport, mechanical failure on a non-combat flight. Also killed were: Ofw Franz Fritz, R/O and Uffz Heinz Winteler, Gnr.. 200+ combat missions. Added: >250 combat missions: 6 in Poland, 23 in Norway, 78 against England and 150 on the Eastern Front. He gained notable accomplishments included his destruction of an ammunition dump in Warsaw, sinking a British destroyer during the Norwegian campaign and destroying the only bridge over the Don that led into the Soviet bridgehead at Korotayek (cutting off their avenue of retreat in the process). The deceased were buried at Pornichet Cem, Blk 9, Row 16 as follows: Maj Korthals Gr 382, Ofw Franz Fritz (geb 4/27/1917 Karlsruhe) Gr 383 and Uffz Heinz Winteler (geb 2/16/1921 Hamburg) Gr 381 (absa3945). Added: According to one source one of the ground crew black men had forgotten his cutlery set in a maintenance hatch which blocked the rudder mechanism. Promoted to Major post-mortem (CKönig)





339 Kosse, WolfgangHptm9/27/1918Berlin276/JG-26(5/40), Stfkpt 5/JG-26(8/40; 9/41 Morseele, Be.), Stfkpt 6/JG-26 (4/42), 1/JG-5, Sturmstf 1(2/44), 10/JG-3(6/44), Stfkpt 13/JG-3(10/44)Bf 109E-7 "Blk 8", Fw 190A-1 Werk # 0100 "Blk 10" (9/41), Fw 190A-4 "Wh 10"in JG-5, Fw 190A-9 Wk# 205265 (lost)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45 Post)



EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 24 December, 1944 in Wk# 205265 "< O +" (or "White 6" by another source) during aerial combat with an RAF Tempest in the Luttich/Liege area. His body has never been found. Busted from Oblt to Flieger on 30 November, 1943, for damaging an aircraft during an unauthorized flight. By the time of his death, he was promoted back to Hptm.. His 1st eleven victories in JG-26. His first victory was a Lysander at Mons on 17 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Morane 406 at Cambrai, 18 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Hurricane at Dunkirk, 1 June, 1940. His 4th, a Hurricane 20 km NE of Dunkirk on 2 June, 1940. His 5th, a Hurricane at Dungeness on 31 August, 1940. His 9th, a Spitfire on 9 August, 1941 S of St Omer France, thought to be either Douglas Bader or "Buck" Casson, Kdr of RAF No. 616 Sq.. Added: Claimed, but not credited, a Blenheim IV of No.21 Sq. near Ostende on 23 July, 1941. Credited to a flakship (H.Wheeler). His 10th, a Spitfire NNW of Calais on 4 April, 1942. A double victory on 11 February, 1944, two B-17s (n.l.) by Heidelberg as a Flg in Sturmstaffel 1(added: 1 claimed by OFhr. Heinz Steffen), CKönig) His 20th, a B-24 on 9 April, 1944, no location. Two B-17s on 29 April, 1944 (Perry Claims). His 25th, a P-47 at Aachen-Kerpen on 17 December, 1944. Two Typhoons in the Ardennes sector on 24 December, 1944. Mombeek MIA List. Added: regarding the demotion of Hptm Kosse: according to the JG 5 website he trusted a transfer order to his Norwegian girlfriend. The conversation was listened to and forwarded to staff. For this purpose on 15/06/43 he was demoted to Flieger and removed from his post (CKönig)

Sturmstaffel 1: 9 Left Gefr. Kosse



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340 Kotzian, AlfredFhr25/01/25Deutsch KrawarnJG 104Bü 133, Ar 96Made his last figher training flight with a mad dive to the target, also observed by General der Jagdflieger Adolf Galland. After landing, Galland personally reprimanded him, since the interception height was approx. 1 m above surface only. In April 45 he was send to a tank hunting commando in Berlin, was WIA and survived as a Russian POW. Deceased 2009 in Germany.


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CKonig
341 Kowalewski, BernhardOfw4/12/1916Berlin2/KGr.z.b.V.-105Ju 52/3m Werk # 5780 (10% dam 4/2/42)Transport Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 2 April, 1942 when his ac was hit by AA fire, and made an emergency landing at Svity, Smolensk Oblast, Russia. No information on the remaining crew. Ofw Kowalewski has not been recovered for transfer to a military cemetery. His name is recorded in the memorial book at Dukhovshchina Collective Cemetery, Smolensk Oblast,Russia (D.Drury).
342 Kowalewski, RobertObstlt3/15/1914Berlin2Führungskette X Fliegerkorps (9/40 Oslo), Stfkpt 6./KG 26 (01/41), Kdr II/KG-26(01-05/41), Kdr III/KG-40(07-09/43), Kdr ZG-76(1/44), Stab/NJG-1, Kdr KG-76 (3/45)He 111H-3 Wk# 3253 "P4 + BA" (30% dam 9/11/40) His ac was damagedin X Fliegerkorps, Ju 88A-5 Werk # 4389 "??" (lost 12/22/42) in KG-40, Bf 110 & Me 410 in ZG -76, Ar 234 "F1 + AA" (CK)
RK(11/24/40)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/20/42)
EP(9/28/40)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant "200" (04/07/44)
Destroyer Operational Clasp in Gold (10/06/41)
Wound badge (11/09/40)
Narvikschild in Silver
Medaglia d'argento al Valore Militare
Cuff band Kreta (01/07/43)		RK for a great number of special anti-shipping missions. Flew with Harlinghausen. Served on the Staff of the X Fliegerkorps. While in the X Flgrkorps, on 11 September, 1940, he is known to have suffered engine trouble following an operation to Moray Firth, Scotland, in Wk# 3253. The ac was damaged in a subsequent landing accident (Oslo?), no report on crew disposition (Source: SIG Norway & D.Drury). On 22 December, 1942, he and his unnamed crew were injured when they crashed at the Cognac airfield after an engine fire (Ju 88 Loss List). At wars end, he served as Kdr KG-76 flying the Ar 234. 280 combat missions. Deceased 5 July, 1996, Herdecke. Added: Combined pilot and observer badge. Knights Cross awarded for sinking 83,680 GRT of enemy merchant shipping, damaging a British cruiser, shooting down a fighter and a flying boat, and bringing his crew back safely on a single engine after a successful raid on Moray Firth/NE Scotland (11/09/40). (CKönig)



343 Kraft, Josef "Sepp"Hptm2/8/1921Vienna, Austria56II/NJG-4, Stab II/NJG-5, 4/NJG-5 (9/43), II/NJG-6, 7/NJG-6 (5/44 S.U.), Stfkpt 12/NJG-1Bf 110, Ju 88
RK(9/30/44)
EL(4/17/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/23/44)
EP(3/31/44)

EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		He was especially successful at hunting down British and Russian AC supplying partisans in Hungary. Shot down 20 , 4 of which were Li-2s (Russian made DC-3s).145 Missions. All Night victories. One known victory, a Stirling 50 km N of Bremen on 9 October, 1943. Another, a Lancaster at Berlin on 2 December, 1943. He scored a double victory on 15 February, 1944; a Halifax and a Lancaster. Two "4 mot" in the Strasbourg area on 27 April, 1944. A Halifax at Friedrichshafen on 28 April, 1944. Two "4 mots" on 25 May, 1944, no location. A Wellington at Tamasi on 26 June, 1944. Two Wellingtons S of St Polten on 7 July, 1944. Deceased 16 October, 1994. A Wellington over Hungary on 8 August, 1944. Two Wellingtons E of Steyr on 20 August, 1944. Another Wellington on 22 August, 1944, no location. A Dakota in the Tokaj area on 18 September, 1944. Two more Dakotas in the Nyiregyhaza area on 19 September, 1944. Two Wellingtons, next night, at Szombathely. A double on 13 October, 1944; a B-24 and a Wellington in the Tamasi area. A triple on 20 October, 1944; a B-24 and two Wellingtons S of Steinamanger.

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Operational Record

Archive Report DV303
344 Kramer, H.Uffz2(F)/Aufkl.Gr. O.d.L (5/40 Berlin-Oranienburg)Do 215B-4 Werk # unk (lost 5/10/40)Observer Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 at Dordrecht- Cillaarshoek, pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: His Dornier sd by a Fokker G-1, piloted by Sgt Maj J.J.Buwalda. The ac crashed a Cillaarshoek, Hoeksche Waard. Remaining crew (all three dispositions unknown): Lt H.Schierhold, Obs and Ofw H.Kaselowski (SGLO).
345 Kratz, Bernard BennoFw73/NJG-6 (8/43), 2/NJG-6 (7/44), 1/NJG-6 (9/44)Bf 110G-4 Werk # 160763 "2Z + HL" (dam 1/25/45)EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 25 March, 1945 near Oppenheimer bridge by ack-ack during a strafing run (Boiten). WIA 25 January, 1945 after being attacked by 3 P-51s, crashing at Schriesheim. His R/O Fw Heinrich Frankenbach was uninjured. One known victory, a Halifax W of Berlin (Nauen) on 24 August, 1943. A 2nd, a Halifax at Miesenheim on 20 December, 1943. A 3rd & 4th on 27 April, 1944; a Lancaster near Reichental and a "4 mot" near Gansbach. A 5th, a Lancaster at Mössingen on 25 July, 1944. A 6th, a Lancaster at Sindelfingen on 29 July, 1944. A 7th, a B-17 NW of Darmstadt on 12 September, 1944. Navigator named Frankenbach.
346 Kratz, RudolfHptmAdj KG-30 (11/39 frm LKS-Berlin), Italian Air Force Liason Officer, 10/NJG-3 (5/43)Ju 88A, Ju 88C-6 (5/43)Pilot BadgeSubsequent to his KG-30 service, due to his health, he was removed from flight service, and then re-assigned to NJG-3. During this assignment, he was one of several who searched for Oblt Herbert Schmid, thought to have perished in the North Sea. In fact, Schmid had landed at an RAF station (he had defected). Rudolf was a post-war dentist (LOCS & P.Irwin 9/2021). This story is covered extensively in The Defection of Herbert Schmid

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Defection of Herbert SchmidKTY Added image
347 Krause, Fritz E.Hptm2III/JG-300, 1/NJGr-10 (1/44), 1 & 3/NJG-11 (11/44), Kdr III/NJG-11 (1/45 to end)Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550143 "White 11" in NJGr-10, Bf 109G-6, Bf 109H in I/NJG-11(11/44), Fw 190A-9/R11 "White 11"(1/44)
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Mosquito piloted by Flt Lt E.V. Saunders DFC, during the Bochum raid the night of 7/8 July, 1944, at Kyritz, west of Berlin. A 2nd, a Lancaster S of Essen on 4 November, 1944. He had bailed three times; 11 July, 1944, 8 September, 1944 and 4 November, 1944. The latter as a result of Lancaster return fire. He landed Radevormwald near Remscheid with only minor injuries. It was his 213th combat mission. His A-5 in NJGr-10 was "White 11", in which he scored this one known victory.



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348 Krein, J.Uffz10/KGzbV-1 (5/40 Münster-Handorf)Ju 52/3m Werk # unk "1Z + ?U" (lost 5/10/40)Transport Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 at Rotterdam- Den Haag-Leiden, probably sd by a Fokker G-1, pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: Uffz Klein was killed in the enounter, and buried Berlin-Neukölln, A-25. Remaining known crew (Ret'd): Flg C.Gaisberger, R/O and Uffz H.Gutsche, Mech/Gnr (SGLO).
349 Krentz, KarlUffz3Stab/JG-11 (12/44), 1/JG-11 (3/45)Bf 109G, Fw 190A
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 24 April, 1945 during aerial combat in the berlin area (L. Wiegels). His first victory, a P-51 S of the Mittelland Kanal on 5 December, 1944. His 2nd victory, a P-51 in the Asch/Maastricht area on 1 January, 1945. His 3rd victory, a P-39 on 27 March, 1945.
350 Kriegbaum, EmilLt10/6/192137/JG-300 (4/44), 8/JG-300 (8/44), 12/JG-300 (11/44)Bf 109G-14 (lost 11/27/44 in the Harz area)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 27 November, 1944 during aerial combat with P-51s of 357FG over the Harz mountains (Boiten). One known victory, a "4 mot" 15 km N of Munich on 25 April, 1944. A 2nd, a Mosquito SW of Berlin on 16 August, 1944. A 3rd, a P-38 NW of Belluno on 23 August, 1944.
351 Kröber, ErhardUffz5/21/1922Groitzsch410/JG-3 (5/44), 13/JG-3 (8/44)Bf 109G, Bf 109K-4
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Wounded 23 December, 1944 from return fire of B-26s of the 322nd BG over Euskirchen. He died from these wounds a few days later. Buried Bad Münstereiffel, Block 4/12 (Rosseels). His first known victory, a B-17 NW of Berlin on 24 May, 1944. A 2nd, B-17 at Bouzonville on 3 August, 1944. His 3rd, a B-24 at Mürzzuschlag on 23 August, 1944. His 4th, a B-17 20 km S of Riesa on 11 September, 1944.
352 Kröcher, Friedrich KarlLt4/28/19218/JG-11Fw 190A-7 Werk # 643918 (lost)Fighter Operational Clasp KilledInAction (KIA) 11 April, 1944 during aerial combat, crashing at Haftling, near Diepholz. Source: L. Wiegels. Added: Burial: German War Cemetery, Berlin-Spandau Friedhof "In Den Kisseln, Row 8, Gr 54. "Kisseln", a derivative of the word Küsseln, meaning a sand dune covered with pine trees (D.Drury).
353 Kroker, EberhardFhjOfw96/JG-302 (3/44), 4/JG-302 (4/44), 3/JG-300 (7/44)Fw 190A, Bf 109G-6 (lost 7/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/1/44)
EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 21 July, 1944 during aerial combat with P-51s of 359FG at Ebersberg. One known victory, his 1st, a "4 mot" S of Berlin on 24 March, 1944. His 2nd & 3rd, both B-24s (one HSS) on 9 April, 1944, no location. His 4th, a B-24 (HSS) at Braunschweig on 11 April, 1944. His 5th, a B-17 on 18 April, 1944, no location. His 6th, a B-17 (HSS) S of Munden, E of Kassel, on 19 April, 1944. His 7th, a B-25 at Leipkau on 29 April, 1944. A B-17 on 8 May, 1944, no location (Perry Claims). A 9th, a P-51 SW of Halle on 29 June, 1944. Magnus, 12 victories. Alternate spelling: Kröker on DK-G List.
354 Kroll, Hans WernerOfhr8/9/1924Johannisburg (S.A.)12/JG-1 (12/44 Reich Def)Bf 109G-10/AS Werk # 490625 "Blue 3" (lost 12/5/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 5 December, 1944 during aerial combat at Zehdenick with P-51 escorts during a Berlin raid. Buried Neuruppin Evangel Friedhof, Abteilung 14/2/14. Good friend of Lt. Ottokar Henning.
355 Kroll, HermannOblt11/5/1913Pritzwalk, Brandenburg bei Berlin197/LG-2 (S.U.), 2(F)/122, Stfkpt 1(F)/122 (4/44 Gutenfeld)Bf 110C-5 Werk # 2188 "L2 + FK" (lost 10/2/40) in LG-2, Me 410B-4 (lost 4/26/44)
RK(4/5/42)
EP


EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 26 April, 1944 during aerial combat with a Mosquito of RAF No. 85 Sq. near Portsmouth. Crashed at sea & recovered. Kroll buried at Cannock Chase Cemetery Field, CC, Blk 4, Gr 78. His R/O, Ofhr W. Mayer was taken prisoner. All victories were in the East. Luft. Pilot Discussion Board. Added: An Ofw at the time, Kroll was involved in a mid-air collision 2 October, 1940, with Oblt Georg Eckert (KIC). Kroll was the only occupant of the ac, and bailed safely, landing at Erps Querbs (Luft & Allied Air Forces Discussion Board).


Cannock Chase
356 Kroseberg, Heinz-GustavMaj23/02/99BerlinStab/ Fl.Fü. Afrika (003/41), 1. Wüstennotstaffel/ JG 27 (Stfkpt 11/41-05/42)Caudron Ca-445, Fi-156 C-3 trop of 2.(H)/ 14 "5f + UK" (27/03/41 CK)
RK (19/06/42)
Wound badge (1918)		MIA on 12/05/42 approx. 80 km N of Derna/Libya while searching for survivors at sea of downed Ju 52s. Posthumously awarded Ritterkreuz and promo to Major. "“Hauptmann Heinz Kroseberg has done extraordinary work in salvaging aircraft crews who’d been shot down in either the desert or the ocean. Deeply fulfilled by his task of recovering his downed comrades, he was able to save the lives of many German soldiers through quiet heroism before sacrificing himself during a salvage flight far over the sea, from which he did not return.”


Kroseberg with Marseille

CKönig
357 Krüger, HorstMaj23/05/16Hamburg-AltonaAufkl.Gr. 11 (07/38). Fl.Schule Hildesheim (-04/39) Aufkl.Gr. 10 as Beobachter, 3.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 10 as Beobachter (1940 -04/41), Blindfluglehrgang 2 (01/41-04./1), Nachtaufkl.St. 3. (04-12/41), Generalstab training at the Luftkriegsakademie Berlin-Gatow (-08/42). Hptm. 01.09.42 Ia op/X. Fliegerkorps Stab/Lw.-Kdo. Südost (09/42-07/43) Offz. z.b.V., FFS A/B 12 (Prenzlau) (08-10/43). Führerreserve Ob.d.L. (04-08/44), Ia Ref. op 1 Flieg/Gen.St.d.Lw. (-01/45), Ia/1. Jagddivision (-04/45)Ju-88?, Do-217?
RK (04/11/41)

EK 1 (03/06/40) & EK 2 (19/09/39)

Recce Operational Clasp in Silver (30/07/41)
Wound Badge
Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern (30/01/45)
Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der BRD (1973))		Entered service with the Heer (Artillerie) in 1935. 1937 transfer to the Luftwaffe and ordered to Aufkl.Fliegerschule Hildesheim for Beobachter training. 1955 joined the Bundeswehr, retired as a Gen.Maj in 09/73. Deceased 07/04/89 in Freiburg im Breisgau.

CKönig
358 Krüger, KurtUffz7/31/1922Berlin3/JG-1Fw 190A-7 Werk # 642989 "White 10" (lost 2/22/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 22 February, 1944 during aerial combat with "4 mots". His A-7 crashed at Gelsenkirchen. Source: L.Wiegels. Buried Berlin, Rei.St.Sebastian Block B2/12/6.
359 Krüger, KurtFw4/7/1917Berlin2/KG-100He 177A-3 Werk # 332355 "6N + GK" (lost 4/11/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 11 April, 1944; shot down by flak in the Münster-Hahndorf area. On the crash report, he was labeled "f." which I interpretted as Führer, thus named him as pilot. The remainder of the crew were wounded. Remaining crew: Georg Urbanski, geb 11/26/1919, Obs; Erich Domke, geb 3/21/??, Gunner and Uffz Gustav Ballmann,, geb 5/13/1921, Gunner. One other crewman, Ofw Martin Brünnel, geb 7/28/1916, was named on a separate sheet, but no position given. He may have been a Wart (or pilot?). Source: B.Bines.
360 Kruse, Hans JoachimLt1/5/1915Berlin22/NAGr-2 (5/44 S.U.)Fw 189A-3
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45)

EK 1 & 2
EP (3/30/42), Observer Operational Clasp		His first known victory, a Soviet R-5 on 15 May, 1944. A 2nd, a P-2 on 15 July, 1944.
361 Kubon, Harry PaulUffz7/24/1922Berlin-CharlottenburgII/JG-26 (joins 6/43), 5/JG-26, II/JG-1 (7/43), 1(Sonderstaffel)/JG-1 (2/44 Hopsten)Fw 190A-4 Werk # 7046 "Black 4" (lost 7/14/43), Fw 190A-7 Werk # 340342 "White 10" (lost 3/29/44) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KilledInAction (KIA) 29 March, 1944 during aerial combat 2km from Wohlsdorf, bei Helmstedt, no known grave (Geensen). Added: Uffz Kubon is buried in a single grave at Helbra, Saxony-Anhalt (D.Drury). WIA 14 July, 1943 during aerial combat in "Black 4" with a P-47 of 78FG over the Somme Estuary, E of Amiens. He bailed successfully, with minor injuries, into the estuary and was quickly rescued. He transferred out of JG-26 on 29 February, 1944.
362 Kucharsowski, WernerOblt29/JG-301 (1/44), 4/JG-300 (5/44)Bf 109G, Fw 190A-6 (lost 6/20/44 in Bernburg in 4 Staffel)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 20 June, 1944 during aerial combat at Bernburg. He bailed safely but died due to parachute belt tearing (Boiten). One known victory, his 1st, a "4 mot" at Berlin on 29 January, 1944. A 2nd, a "4 mot" S of Dortmund on 23 May, 1944. Pilot disposition 6/20/44 unknown. Alternate spelling: Kucharsowsky (4/JG-300 loss).
363 Kudell, ManfredUffz9/2/1924BreslauEJG-1 (2/45 Berlin-Gatow), II(Sturm)/JG-4 (3/45), Stffüh 8/JG-4 (4/45 Rechlin)Fw 190A "White 13" in EJG-1, Fw 190A-8 Werk # Unk "Blue 8" (lost 4/29/45)Wound Badge, Fighter Operational ClaspA comrade and wingman with Helmuth Ziegler, he was shot down by Yak's, with severe burns, on 29 April, 1945, during an attack on Soviet tanks near the Reich Chancellory, and taken prisoner by the Russians. Jager Blatt article. Flugbuch (45). Added: He had flown 29 combat sorties over Berlin between 14 and 29 April (falkeeins-blogspot).


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364 Kufner, EmilSiebel 204Jager Blatt article sighting his flight out of Berlin on 22 April, 1945 to Travemünde.
365 Kühn, HarriUffz6/6/1922Berlin10/JG-1 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-14/AS Wk# 784146 "Blk 9" (lost 12/25/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 25 December, 1944 (intercepting bombers) in aerial combat with Mustangs from the 352nd FG over Marche en Famenne. First listed as "Missing", the experienced pilot was found one week later in the shattered wreckage of his "Black 9" at Aremberg. He died of his wounds 27 December, 1944. Buried at Aremberg.
366 Kühn, WillyUffz4/3/1920BerlinI/JG-1 (5/41 Düsseldorf), 2/JG-1 (9/41)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 6110 "Black 1" (80% dam 9/17/41), Fw 190A-5 Werk # 410196 "Black 13" (lost 7/26/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 26 July, 1943 during aerial combat with "4 mots" near Hattendorf. Buried Wunstorf City Cemetery, Block 9/1/4 (Geensen). His E-7 crashed making a force landing at Deventer Holland on 17 September, 1941, cause unknown, pilot OK.
367 Kuhne, Wolfgang9/JG-52 (8/44 Görlitz)Bf 109G (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspFriend of Bachmann, shot down 26 April, 1945 during an attack on Soviet tanks in the Berlin area. He survived the downing. Jager Blatt 5/2003.
368 Kuhnert, Gerhard KarlFw12/31/1917Berlin-NeuköllnStab/NAGr-3 (1/45)He 111H-6 Werk # 4253 (lost 1/28/45)Observer Operational ClaspKIC 28 January, 1945, when his ac crashed into the Vistula Lagoon, near Strauchbucht, Frische Nehrung (Königsberg, E.Pruss.; today Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia). The cause of the crash was icing. Remaining crew: Hptm Friedrich "Fritz" Strunz, of 4(H)/31, Obs (KIC) a 2nd unnamed KIC and a 3rd unnamed WIA. The two known deceased are buried in the German War Cem. at Baltisk (Baltjsk in Ger.), Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, among the unknowns (D.Drury).
369 Kuhnt, Hans-Eberhard HorstLt23/08/20Brandenburg an der HavelLKS 2 Berlin-Gatow (1940), I./ ZG 26 (01/41), I./ ZG 26 and 2.Erg. ZGr. (Aalborg-Ost 01-06/41), 2.(H)/Aufkl. Gr.14 (Pz) (06-11/41)Bf-110 E-3 "5F + YK", "5F + XK", Bf-110 E-3 Werknr. 2457 (lost)
EK 1 (05/11/41) & EK 2 (12/10/41)
Wound badge (25/11/41)
Kuhnt was shot down on 25 November 1941 by one of approx. +25 British P-40 Tomahawk fighter over Sidi Omar (though Hurricanes of 80 Sq were first listed for the victory.). Update CK: after some deep research it is now verified that Eberhard was shot down by Lt.Col. Laurence "Laurie" Wilmot DSO DFC of 2sqn SAAF 238 Wing who made a Wing Sweep in the early evening in the area of Sidi Omar shooting down a Me-110 (with 405 rounds of .5, 585 round of .303 and 460 rounds incendiaries of Mk vi .303) which crashed burning into some lorries of the German Recce Unit 3 (Aufklärungsabteilung 3, with comrades known to him from Appollonia). Kuhnt barely managed an emergency landing with the burning Bf-110, while being WIA with burn and flesh wounds. On that day his crew consisted of OFw Karl Rabanser in the middle seat and Radop/Gunr OGefr Paul Öser. Rabanser was also WIA and had a severe nervous breakdown, while Öser was unfortunately decapitated and left in the burning aircraft. Kuhnt was promoted to Oblt on 01/02/43 in absence (POW). (Note: The whole entry was revised by CK with the help of original documents and info provided by his son Stefan Kuhnt)



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Öser

Laurie Wilmot SAAF

CKönig
370 Külp, FranzOblt2/10/1919106/JG-27 (6/41 S.U. & N. Africa), Stfkpt 10/JG-7 (4/45 to 5/3/45)Bf 109F-4 (Trop) Werk # 8425 (lost 12/7/41), Me 262A-1aEP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 24 March, 1945. Reported MIA on 7 December, 1941 at El Adem; returned later. 3 victories in the Me 262. One such victory, a B-17 south of Berlin on 24 March, 1945, the same day he was wounded. 140 combat missions. His first known Soviet victory, two DB-3s on 25 June, 1941. Another DB-3 on 29 June, 1941. One known Desert victory, a British fighter of RAF No. 250 Sq. in the El Adem area on 5 December, 1941. Magnus. Alternate spelling: Kulp (OKL 3/24/45 victory). Deceased 19 September, 1998.
371 Kunde, GerhardOgefr8/27/1918Berlin-CharlottenburgII/ZG-1Bf 110G-2 Werk # 150132 (lost 10/8/43)Destroyer Operational ClaspKIC 8 October, 1943 when he crashed at Le Faou, cause unknown. His R/O-Gnr, Lt Hans Schwidtal was injured (absa3945).
372 Künstle, August KarlHptmLuft HansaFw 200B-2 Werk # 0009 "D-ASSH" "Hessen" (lost 4/21/45)
Spanish Cross
EK 1 & 2
Transport Operational Clasp		KIC 21 April, 1945 at Piesenkofen, Germany, cause unknown. No mention of crew. He was pictured wearing the WWI pilot badge (F.Braun). Added: Hastily loaded with the baggage of the Berlin Hq Staff, the "Hessen" left Berlin for Barcelona with 5 crew and 16 passengers. They never reached Spain. In 1954 evidence was discovered that the overloaded transport crashed and burned with no survivors near Piesenkofen, Kr. Mühlberg, Bavaria (1945 Accidents List/S.Youngs).
373 Kunze, HerbertOblt4/18/1918Berlin2Grp Adj I/JG-77 (Channel)Bf 109E-4 Werk # 3759 "< +" "12" (lost 9/14/40) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 14 September, 1940 during aerial combat over England, crashed into a dyke south of the Royal Military Canal, Selby Farm, 500 yards west of Stutfall, Castle, Lympne, Kent (M.Croft). His first victory, a Spitfire over England on 2 September, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire over England on 4 September, 1940. Added: He is buried in the Hawkinge Cem., Plot O, Row 1, Gt 29 (D.Drury & D.Weiss).


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374 Küpper, IgnatzLt1918/08/302./TG 1Ju-52?KIA on 27 April 1945 by Russian Flak near Potsdam-Grube on a flight from Rechlin to Berlin. He is buried in the War Cemetery Potsdam-Bornim: Block IV Row 4 Grave 7.CKönig
375 Kurz, Johann HansFw51/NJG-2 (3/41 Gilze-Rijen, 9/43 Reich Def), 5/NJG-2 (3/44)Ju 88A-1 Werk # 6119 (20% dam 3/24/41), Bf 110EP


EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 1/January, 1945; shot down by ack-ack near Charleroi during an interdiction sortie (Boiten). One known victory, a Halifax W of Viersen on 3 September, 1943. A 2nd, a Halifax 20 km S of Hölzminden on 22 October, 1943. His 3rd, same day, another Halifax 35 km N of Kassel. A 4th, a "4 mot" in the Berlin area on 24 March, 1944. A 5th, a "4 mot" at St Leu on 8 July, 1944. Boiten 6 victories. Added: Fw Kurz, and his R/O, Gefr Folger both safe when they crash landed at Lith when they ran out of fuel on a orientation flight. No mention of the remaining crew (SGLO).
376 Kusche, Klaus Günther Fritz FelixOfhr4/14/1923Berlin (CKönig)8/JG-2 (Nidda)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 464168 (lost 12/23/1944)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 23 December, 1944; crashed at Borsdorf shortly after takeooff from Nidda due to a technical failure, buried Nidda.
377 Küster, Rudolf 'Rolf'Oblt9/4/1916Berlin5/KG-3 (5/39), 11/KG-53 (6/41), I/KG-53 (12/41-10/42), 6/KG-53 (9/44), TG-30Ju 88, He 111H in 6/KG-53, Ju 52 in TG-30
RK(3/17/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/21/42)
EP(3/21/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		383 combat missions. Deceased 29 July, 1991, Münster.
378 Kutscher, WolfgangLt25/ZG-26Me 410A (lost)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Destroyer Operational Clasp		Shot down with wounds 6 March, 1944, opposing the Berlin Raid. Both crew bailed successfully and the AC crashed near Doeberitz. His 2nd victory, a B-17 at Brandenburg prior to the crash. His 1st victory, a B-24 S of Znaim on 25 February, 1944.
379 Kynast, GerhardUffz1/13/1923Waldenburg, SchlesienII/JG-105, II/JG-1Fw 190AFighter Operational ClaspMIA 26/27 April 1945 near Neuruppin after being the last to depart from Berlin-Gatow airfield at 9 AM. His was the last Fw 190 lost during WWII. He was accompanied by his Flugzeugführer Stiersdorfer and Wieprich. JagerBlatt article.
380 Lachmann, JohannesUffzII/TG-3 (Berlin-Gatow 4/45)Ju 52/3mTransport Operational ClaspOne of several transport pilots poised to carry German VIP's out of Berlin in the last days. Lachmann served as gunner on the Ju 52 of Ofw Böhm, as they awaited orders on 29 April, 1945 (falkeeins-blogspot).
381 Lademann, Hans GerhardOblt02/12/21III./ KG 40FW 200 CCrash landing on 20/09/44 (LOCS Schwerin airfield, other source states Vaernes airfield near Trondheim). He was reported for further investigation of the accident to Berlin on 26/09/44 ( § 92 M.St. G.B.)CKonig
382 Lahne, RolfLt1924/04/06Berlin116.(Sturm)/JG 3Fw 190 A-8/R-2 "Red 5" Werknr 682060 (lost)
EK 1 & 2
MIA 17 December 1944. Last seen over Puhlheim, near Bonn, after aerial combat with P-47s from the 373rd Fighter Group (CK) in the region. Neither he nor his A-8 have been found. One known victory, his 1st, a B-24 at Hunsrück on 2 December, 1944.


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383 Lämmel, Heinz OswaldUffz7/7/1919Berlin-Staaken5/Sch.G-1Hs 129B-1 Werk # 0157 "Blue B" (lost 5/23/42)Ground Assault Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 23 May, 1942 when his ac was hit by flak on a mission to target Kaherninowka, 3km W of Bereka, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, and 11km W of Petroskaj (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Lemmel.
384 Landmann,Oblt16/NJG-3Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Halifax over Berlin on 23 November, 1943.
385 Lang, AntonLt3/21/1914Falkenfels1/Flieger Erg.Gr (zur See) CopenhagenBV 138C-1 Werk # 0059 "BD + EU" (lost at sea)Air-Sea Rescue Operational ClaspKIC 14 March, 1943 when he crashed into the sea off the coast of Copenhagen, cause unknown. His body was found at Hällviken Sweden on 21 May, 1943. He was buried at Trelleborg on 24 May, 1943. Remaining crew (all KIC and buried in Denmark); Lt Werner Stangenberg (born 8/10/1915 Berlin), Fw Georg Keller (born 3/13/1917 Stein/Nürnberg) and Uffz Hans Joachim Neumann (born 8/3/1918 Neustreilit). Source: B.Widfeldt. Alternate spelling: Land.
Archives		KTY added photo
386 Langer, Karl HeinzMaj1914/04/19Görlitz, Schlesien68Stfkpt 7./JG 3 (03/42 S.U.), Kdr III./JG 3, z.b.V. (Spec Purpose) Ges., Stab I./JG 300 (08/43), Kdr I./JG 3 (03/44), Kdr III./JG 3 (01/45)Bf 109 F-4 Werknr. 13234 (15% dam 5/21/42; WIC: emergency landed, out of fuel), Bf 109 F-4 Werknr. 13139 (09/42), Bf 109G-2 Werknr. 13739 (12/42), Bf 109 G-6 "White 1" Werknr 26024 Oct, 43 in 7./JG 3, Fw 190 RK (20/04/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (26/07/44)
EP (08/08/44 CK)

EK 1 (27/09/42 CK) & EK 2 (08/08/41 CK)
Wound Badge (05/09/42)

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant "400"
WIA 17 December, 1942 by Soviet bomb splinters. WIA 14 October, 1943 in Wk# 26024 after downing a B-17, his 16th. 486 combat missions. 3 bombers. Another source states his victories as 30. One known victory, perhaps his first Soviet, an I-61 12 km SW of Salustsche on 9 March, 1942. An R-5 at Zarjew and a MiG-1 NE of Leninsk on 24 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 at Akelin on 3 September, 1942. His 8th, a LaGG-3 NE of Gratschi on 1 October, 1942. An Il-2 on 26 October, 1942. A Yak-1 on 28 December, 1942. A LaGG-5 S of Rakitnoje on 5 July, 1943. One known western victory, a "4 mot Flzg." at Berlin on 24 August, 1943. Another "4 mot" W of Nürnburg on 28 August, 1943. A Halifax at Brandenburg-Briest on 1 September, 1943. His 20th, a P-47 at Houdan on 21 June, 1944. A B-26 near Büllingen-Stavelot on 23 December, 1944. His 25th, a P-47 in the Ardennes sector on 27 December, 1944. His 26th, a Soviet Boston on 19 February, 1945. An Il-2 (No. 27) on 6 March, 1945. No. 29, an Il-2 on 4/19/45. His 30th, a Yak-3 on 23 April, 1945. (Could he have scored 41 more victories by May, 1945?) Deceased 6 May, 1955 in Remscheid. Photo

387 Langert, Franz OttoLt4(F)/121 (11/39)Do 17P Werk # Unk "7A + BM" (lost 11/10/39)Observer Operational ClaspKIA 10 November, 1939, when he ws attacked, and seriously damaged by a Hurricane of No.87 Sq., piloted by P/O Horatio James Rennie Dunn. The RAF plane eventually force landed in Belgium, where the pilot was interned briefly, and eventually escaped and returned to Britain. The German ac continued to fly until it crashed near Echterdingen, near Stuttgart, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew (KIA): Oblt Horst Karl Martinköwitz (geb 4/10/1904, Berlin-Karlshorst) Obs and Fw Erwin Frehse, Gnr. The only burials found relate to Oblt Martinköwitz in Friedhof II, Rosslau, Saxony-Anhalt, in Abteilung II, Heckenst 34, and Fw Frehse in the war cemetery at Hamburg-Ohlsdorf, Block X33, Grave 201. No grave found for the pilot.davedrury
388 Langheld, FritzOblt3/26/1917Berlin-Charlottenburg35/JG-11 (8/44), 1/JG-11 (4/45) Bf 109G, Fw 190A (lost 4/12/45)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KilledInAction (KIA) 12 April, 1945; failed to return from a mission at Oderbrücken (L. Wiegels). Added: FTR from a suicide mission against the Oder bridges. His remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is believed to exist at Küstrin/Oder (D.Drury). One known victory, his 1st, a P-47 at Evreux on 23 August, 1944. A 2nd, a P-47 W of Bad Kreuznach on 23 December, 1944. A 3rd, a P-51 near Ingleheim on 25 December, 1944.
389 Laub, HelmutGefr36/JG-27 (2/45)Bf 109G
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first known victory, his 2nd, a Spitfire south of Hesepe on 25 February, 1945. His 3rd, a Yak-9 at Berlin/Tegel on 22 April, 1945.
390 Laube, ErnstHptm22Stfkpt 3/JG-77 (7/42), JGr-25, 7/JG-26 (4/41), Jasta Erla (1/44), 1/JG-3 (5/44), Kdr IV/JG-4 (1/45)Bf 109E-7 "White 15" and "White 13 + I in 7/JG-26, Bf 109G-10/AS "White 3 + I" in JG-4
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		All 22 victories scored in the West. Opposed the 6 March, 1944 Berlin Raid while serving in Einsatzstaffel "Erla". Served in Sicily in the Spring of 1941 before being transferred to N. Africa. One known Desert victory, his 3rd, a P40E in N. Africa on 13 January, 1943. Another Desert victory, a P-40 on 27 January, 1943. His 5th victory, another Desert victory, a P-40 on 26 February, 1943. His 15th, a P-51 at Wittstock on 19 May, 1944. His 17th, a U.S. fighter at Bapaume-Albert on 20 June, 1944. His 18th, a P-47 over the Normandy countryside on 22 June, 1944. A 19th, a Lancaster in the Ruhr Valley on 12 December, 1944. A 20th, a P-47 in the Wittlich area on 23 December, 1944. A P-51 on 24 December, 1944, no location given (Perry Claims). A P-47 20 km S of Kaiserlautern on 2 January, 1945.

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Operational Record
391 Laubenheimer, FranzFw22/JG-300, Stab 1/JG-301 (3/44 Neubiberg)Bf 109G-6
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 18 March, 1944 during aerial combat with P-38s at Ebersberger Forst (Boiten). One known victory, a Halifax W of Berlin on 24 August, 1943. His 2nd, a Lancaster north of Stuttgart on 15 March, 1944 (Perry Claims).

Emanueo-Hölzer-Laubenheimer

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392 Laumann, Oswald Dr.Oblt1915/03/11Charlottenburg, Berlin2./JFS 1 (02/40), IV./ZG 2 (10/42), JG 51 (01/42 Mannheim), Stab/JG 3 (03/42), 3./SKG 10 (12/42), 5./SKG 10 (02/43 Caen-Carpiquet)Bf 109 F-1 Werknr 6627 (75% dam), Bf 109 F-4 Werknr 10071 (85% dam 19/03/42), Fw 190 A-5 "Green H" Werknr 52554 (lost 23/03/43)
EK 1 & EK 2
Wound Badge

at least Bomber Operational Clasp in Silver		KilledInAction (KIA) 23 March, 1943 on his first mission over England after being hit by flak near Strete, 4 miles SW of Dartmouth. Buried initially at Weston Mill Cemetery, Plymouth on 27 March, 1943, Grave # 19729. Later interned at Düsseldorf-Heerdt in 1963. He was injured in a crash at the Mannheim/Sandhofen airfield on 18 January, 1941, no cause reported. Injured a 2nd time on 19 March, 1942 when he crashed at Vissingheim due to engine trouble. The unit was believed to be at home re-equipping at the time. Prior to receiving his Pilot Badge (8 March, 1940), he had earned his Law Degree. Source: Bf 109 Loss List & Adam Lewis. Added: Laumann's remains were claimed by his family in June 1962, and reburied in Field 012, Grave 0453 in Heerdt Friedhof, Düsseldorf (CK)

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393 Lenz, HaraldOblt4/12/1923Berlin11/JG-26 (8/44, 1/45 Plantlünne)Bf 109G-6 Wk # 163184 "Yellow 18" (lost 8/10/44), Bf 109G-14, Bf 109K-4 Wk # 330385 "Yel 18 + I" (lost 1/1/45) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KilledInAction (KIA) 1 January, 1945 in Bf 109K-4 by "friendly" AA fire over the Schelde and Walcheren Island. He fell to his death on the icy Dutch coast at Nijkerk. WIA 10 August, 1944 during aerial combat in "Yellow 18" with strafing P-51s of 364FG N of Ablis. He crashed with injuries. Added: Burial Ysselsteyn AF-1-3 (Manrho/Putz publ.).
Ysselstein, Holland
394 Leppers, KarlOfhr114/JG-300 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-10 Werk # 151077 (lost 3/2/45) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 2 March, 1945; aerial combat near Kempten; Update: crashed near Burg. Buried in the Burg Militry Cem (Mombeek MIA List). One known victory, a P-51 opposing the Berlin-Münster Raid on 5 December, 1944. Leppers, Gütel and Heinz Schäfer all went MIA this same day.
395 Leu, GüntherUffz1/11/1921Berlin7/NJG-5Bf 110G-4 Werk # 2686 "C9 + AB" (lost 5/30/43)Night Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 30 May, 1944 when his AC crashed 2.5 km ENE of Nordhausen during a non-operational flight, cause unknown. His R/O, Uffz Franz Michalski (geb 8/24/23. Kattowitz) was also killed in the crash. Alternate spelling: Leue.

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396 Leube, HermannHptm3/19/1924Reichmannsdorf/Saalfeld222/NJG-3 (8/43), 6/NJG-3 (12/43), Stab II/NJG-3 (2/44), 4/NJG-3 (6/44, 12/44 Schleswig)Bf 110 & Ju 88G-6 Werk # 620889 "D5 + RM" (lost 12/28/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC the night of 27/28 December, 1944 in a failed belly landing, his G-6 crashing at Benthuizen Holland. Remaining crew (disp unk): StbFw Druschke and Uffz Scheve. Added: Pilot Oblt Leube buried Yssel BH-8-191. StbsFw F.Druschke, R/O (KIC, bur Yssel BH-8-192) and Uffz E.Scheve (Injured). One known victory, a Stirling opposing the Hamburg raid on 3 August, 1943. A double victory on 23 September, 1943; both "4 mot" SW of Ludwigshafen. A "4 mot" W of Düsseldorf on 3 November, 1943. A 4th known, an "unidentified" AC W of Berlin on 2 December, 1943. A 5th, a Halifax at Frankfurt am Main on 20 December, 1943. A "4 mot" 60 km N of Braunschweig on 20 February, 1944. A "4 mot" SW of Frankfurt on 24 February, 1944. A "4 mot" 100 km WNW of Duisburg on 22 May, 1944. A "4 mot" at Walcheren on 25 May, 1944. A "4 mot" at Eindhoven on 22 June, 1944. Two "4 mots", one E of Bremen, the other near Cuxhaven, on 13 August, 1944. A "4 mot" ESE of Kaiserslautern on 26 August, 1944. A "4 mot" near Königsberg on 30 August, 1944.KTY Image
397 Leupols, KarlFhrEins/EJG-1Fw 190D-9 Werk # 500600 (80% dam 2/13/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 13 February, 1945 at the Berlin-Gatow airfield due to a servicing error.
398 Leupolz,FhrEJG-1 (2/45 Berlin-Gatow)Fw 190A, Fw 190D-9(lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 13 February, 1945 during a transition flight from the Fw 190A to the "long nose"., Leupolz crashed shortly after liftoff into a house adjacent to the airfield and was killed. The elderly lady occupant was rescued from the flaming house.
399 Lichy, WilliOfw7/7/1915Berlin-Aldershof3/KGzbV-1 (5/40 Werl), 11/TG-4 (4/44)Ju 52/3m Werk # unk "1Z + ?L" (lost 5/10/40), Ju 52/3m Werk # 501132 "1Z + JX" (lost 4/17/44) Wound Badge, Transport Operational Clasp WIA & DOW 17 April, 1944 when his ac was sd by a P-38 of 97FS, 82FG, piloted by 1Lt Wm.W.Patterson. The ac crashed near Pancevo, Yugoslavia. Remaining crew (WIA, desig unk): Fw Wilhelm Löwes, Fw Otto Pielicke and Uffz Herbert Hilgenberg. Ofw Lichy is commemorated in the Ger War Cem. at Belgrade Yugoslavia (now Serbia) (D.Drury). His May 1940 ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 at Rotterdam, brought down by AA fire, pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: The Pilot and two-man crew returned to their unit. Remaining crew: Gefr O.Pielicke, R/O and Uffz S.Merkl, Mech/Gnr (SGLO).
400 Liersch, Günther ArnoFw1/12/1919Elbing54/NJG-3 (8/43), 11/NJG-6 (12/44)Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360433 "D5 + BM" (40% dam 8/3/43), Bf 110G-4 Werk # 110043 "2Z + AV" (lost 12/12/44)EP


EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KIFA 12 December, 1944, crashing west of Gundersheim, probably due to engine failure (Boiten). Uninjured in an emergency landing on 3 August, 1943 at Vester Marie Denmark, on the Isalnd of Bornholm, during the defense of a Berlin Raid. He had become disorientated during a thunderstorm on the return to Schleswig. One of the three man crew was slightly injured. Remaining crew: Uffz Walter Priessler, R/O and Uffz Franz Lange, Mech (Source: Air War over Denmark). Two known victories, a Halifax 300 m W of the Westerland airfield, and a "4 mot Flzg." 80 km W of St. Peter on 17 August, 1943. A 3rd, 4th & 5th, two "4 mots" and a Mosquito in the Giessen area the night of 6/7 December, 1944. On 12 December, 1944, Liersch and his crew were killed in a crash west of Gundersheim due to engine failure. The remaining crew: Fw Walter Preissler (1/11/1919 Gaulheulichen), R/O; and Gefr Rudolf Keller, Mechanic.

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