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# | Pilot | Rank | Born | Place | Score | Units | Aircraft | Awards | Notes | Photo (Click to Expand) | Links |
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401 | Angres, Heinz | FhjFw | 10 | 12/JG-3 (7/44), 15/JG-3 (8/44) | Bf 109G, Fw 190D | EP![]() EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 16 October, 1944. All 10 victories were bombers. Two known victories, his 1st & 2nd, both B-17s (HSS) near Kempten on 18 July, 1944. His 3rd, a B-17 at Daun-Kyllberg area on 15 August, 1944. His 4th, a B-24 SW of Papa on 22 August, 1944. His 5th, a B-24 at Mürzzuschlag on 23 August, 1944. His 6th, a B-17 at Hettstedt on 11 September, 1944. His 7th, a B-24 SE of Eschwege on 27 September, 1944. His 8th, a B-24 SE of Eschwege on 27 September, 1944. His 9th, a B-17 W of Halberstädt on 28 September, 1944. His 10th, a B-17 at Artren-Naumburg on 7 October, 1944. Magnus. Alternate spelling: Angers. | ||||
402 | Angst, | Uffz | III/JG-53 | Bf 109F & G | Fighter Operational Clasp | Shot down by a P-40 of SAAF No. 4 Sq., and crash landed in Axis territory, on 13 October, 1942. Shot down a 2nd time on 19 October, 1942, crashing into the sea and picked up by the Rescue Service. | |||||
403 | Angst, Paul | Lt | 5/19/1923 | 5 | 12/JG-3 (1/44), Stffüh 10/JG-3 (1/45), Later Stfkpt 10/JG-3 | Bf 109G, Bf 109K-4 Werk # 332559 "White 7 + I" (lost 1/26/45) | ![]() EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | One known victory, his 1st, a P-38 on 31 January, 1944. His 2nd, a P-39 on 19 February, 1945. His 3rd, a Yak-9 on 11 March, 1945. His 4th, an La-5 on 20 April, 1945. His 5th, a Yak-9 on 24 April, 1945 (Magnus Report). Added: He was uninjured 26 January, 1945 when he was sd by Soviet flak near Schneidermühl (German name for Pila Poland). Source: D.Drury. | |||
404 | Anhl, Heinrich | Uffz | 4 | 5/JG-54 (9/44 S.U.) | Fw 190A | ![]() EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | His first known victory, two Soviet Yak-9s on 3 September, 1944. A 3rd, an La-5 on 4 September, 1944. A 4th, a Yak-9 on 6 September, 1944. | ||||
405 | Aninger, Reinhold | Lt | 1 | 2/NAGr-4 (5/44 S.U.) | Fw 189A-3 | ![]() Observer Operational Clasp | His first known victory, a Soviet R-5 on 29 May, 1944. | ||||
406 | Anke, Horst | Ogefr | 7/JG-54 | Bf 109G-6 Werk # 411451 "White 5" (lost) | Fighter Operational Clasp | MIA 20 February, 1944 over Goslar. | |||||
407 | Ankelmann, Bruno | Uffz | 8/21/1923 | 13/JG-53 (Malmsheim) | Bf 109G-14/AS Werk # 784999 "White 4" (lost 1/2/45) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 2 January, 1945 in aerial combat with Allied fighters by Weil, in the Stuttgart Germany area. Buried Echterdingen. | ||||
408 | Ankersen, Richard | Uffz | 1/JG-1 (5/43 Deelen) | Fw 190A-5 Werk # 152631 "White 1" (45% dam 5/21/43) | Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp | Injured 21 May, 1943 overturning on a landing at Leeuwarden due to a servicing fault. | |||||
409 | Ankum-Frank, Albrecht von | Hptm | 3 | Stfkpt Fl.Gr. 30 (9/39), Stfkpt 1(J)/LG-2 (1/40), Adj II/JG-27 (6/40), Stfkpt 5/JG-27 | Bf 109E-1 "White 1 + x" (10/39), Bf 109E-4 (lost 8/2/40) | ![]() EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 2 August, 1940 during aerial combat with a Blenheim, his Bf 109E crashed at Jelsum Holland, north of Leeuwarden (DeSwart). One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire west of Dunkirk, 2 June, 1940. His 2nd, a Hawk-75A at Bois de Compiegne, 8 June, 1940. His 3rd, a Potz 63 south of Troyes, 14 June, 1940. | ||||
410 | Anlauf, Robert | Fw | 10 | 3/JG-52 (7/44 S.U.) | Bf 109G-14 & K-4 | EP![]() EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 28 March, 1945. His first known victory, a Soviet Pe-2 on 24 July, 1944. A 2nd, a Pe-2 on 21 August, 1944. A 3rd, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 31 August, 1944. Nos. 4 & 5, an Il-2 (m.H.) and a P-39 on 1 September, 1944. Nos. 6 & 7, both Yak-9s on 14 October, 1944. An 8th, a P-39 on 20 October, 1944. Nos. 9 & 10, an Il-2 (m.H.) and a LaGG-5 on 26 October, 1944. Magnus. | ||||
411 | Annen, Julius | Uffz | I/JG-27 (France) | Bf 109G-6 Werk # 16170 (lost 7/15/43) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 15 July, 1943; overturned making an emergency landing at Tours Envimeu due to enemy fire damage. | |||||
412 | Annies, M. | Lt | III/KG-4 (8/40 Schiphol) | Ju 88A-5 Werk # (88)0284 "5J + ??" (lost 8/27/40) | Bomber Operational Clasp | His Ju 88 crashed into the North Sea off the Dutch coast on 27 August, 1940, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: Cause still unknown; the deceased crew buried Ysselsteyn. Pilot Oblt Annies buried Yssel CV-1-7. Remaining crew: Lt,z,See W.von Atens, Obs (MIA); Uffz J.Hartmann, R/O (bur CX-11-273) and Gefr W.Ramm, Gnr (bur CV-1-6) (SGLO). | ![]() Ysselstein, Holland | ||||
413 | Annighofer, Kurt | Uffz | Unknown Bomber Unit | Ju 88A-12 Werk # 886312 (lost 4/18/44) | Bomber Operational Clasp | Pilot reported KIC 18 April, 1944 when his ac crashed into a rocky hillside north of Litomeric, CZ. due to low clouds; three unnamed crew also perished (F.Braun). | |||||
414 | Annis, | Lt | 7/KG-4 (Channel) | Ju 88A-1 Werk # 0284 "??" (lost 8/27/40) | Bomber Operational Clasp | KIA with two other unnamed crew 27 August, 1940, cause unknown, location not reported, one other crew MIA (Ju 88 Loss List). | |||||
415 | Annoni, Emanuele | Hptm | Italy, Regia Aeronautica Italiana | 9 | Kdr 96a, 9o Gruppo, 4o Stormo (Comiso 10/41, Fuka 9/42) | MC.202 III (MM7742) "Red 8" (10/41), MC.202 III (MM7821) "Red 10" (9/42), Bf 109G | ![]() EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | ||||
416 | Anrascheck, Werner | Fw | II/SKG-10 (Channel) | Fw 190A-5 Werk # 7245 (lost 4/16/43) | Assault Operational Clasp | MIA 16 April, 1943, cause and location not reported. | |||||
417 | Ansel, Hermann | Oblt | 1 | 8/JG-2 (6/43), 9/JG-2 (12/44) | Bf 109G | ![]() EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | One known victory, a B-17 on 28 June, 1943. | ||||
418 | Anselm, Karl | Lt | 4/14/1913 | 8/KG-27 | He 111H-6 Werk #'s Unk "1G + BS" & 1G + AS" both damaged | ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/5/42) ![]() EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp | DK-G Awards List. See Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries for greater detail. | ||||
419 | Anselment, Reinhard | Gefr | I/JG-26 (joins 11/44), 4/JG-26 | Fw 190A-9 Werk # 205280 "Blue 8" (lost) | Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze | KIA 10 December, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-47 of 373FG at Neurath-Grevenbroich. | |||||
420 | Anthony, Georg | Ofw | 5/29/1913 | Berlin | 4 | 4/ZG-76 | Bf 110C Werk # 3615 "M8 + MM" (lost 8/30/40) | ![]() EK 1 & 2 Destroyer Operational Clasp | KIA 30 August, 1940; crashed at Barley Beans Farm, Kimpton, Hertfordshire, UK; buried Hitchin Cemetery, Hertfordshire, UK, NW Extension, Gr 401 (M.Croft). His R/O-Gnr, Uffz Nordmeier, was injured and taken POW (Bf 110 Loss List). One known victory, a Morane at Le Cateau, 16 May, 1940. His 2nd & 3rd, both Moranes on 17 May, 1940, no location. His 4th, a Spitfire west of Dunkirk, 29 May, 1940. Added: His R/O-Gnr, Uffz Heinrich Nordmeier (Nordmeyer or Nordmeir), suffered a broken back. Their 110 was sd by Hurricanes of Nos 303 and 56 Sqs, piloted by F/O Ludwik W.Paszkiewicz and P/O Bryan J.Wicks respectively (D.Drury). | ||
421 | Antic, Andjelko | Lt | Croatia | JFS-4, 15(Kroat)/JG-52 (joins 10/42 to Lovo2/43) | Bf 109E, Bf 109G-2 Werk # 14824 "White 10" (lost) | Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze | |||||
422 | Anton, Alfred | Stab/ZG-26 | Bf 110G-2 Werk # 637_? | Wound Badge Destroyer Operational Clasp | Shot down with wounds in Werk # 637_, 9 October, 1943, opposing U.S. bombers during the Münster raids. | ||||||
423 | Anton, Hans | Fw | KG-76 | Ju 88 | Bomber Operational Clasp | Jager Blatt 4/2004. | |||||
424 | Anton, Heinz von | Oblt | 1 | Stffüh 9/StG-2 (8/43 S.U.) | Ju 87D-5 Werk # 130822 (lost 9/2/43) | ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/23/43) ![]() EK 1 & 2 EP (10/14/42), Dive Bomber Operational Clasp | KIA with unnamed crew 2 September, 1943 when their ac exploded in mid-air in Map Quad Pl.Qu. 8854 (Ju 87 Loss List). His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-3 NE of Sassniki on 18 August, 1943. See Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries for more detail. | ||||
425 | Anton, Karl Heinz | Lt | 11/7/1909 | Instr FFS AB 52 ('42), Instr FFS A 14 (7/43 Klagenfurt), Adj Rammkdo "Elbe" (3/45) | Bf 109G | Fighter Operational Clasp | Took part in the Ramm-Attack on American bombers on 7 April, 1945. | ||||
426 | Antonelli, Francesco | 1/Lt | Regia Aeronautica Italiana | 60°Sq 33°Grp 9°Stormo (Malta) | Cant. Z.1007 (lost 7/7/42) | KIA 7 July, 1942; his floatplane was sd while operating over Malta, no further detail. Remaining crew (KIA): Co-Pilot 2/Lt Giovanni Casadio and R/O-Gnr Sr Airman Giuseppe Buratti (Italian Losses Over Malta). | |||||
427 | Antoni, Heinz | Uffz | 2(H)/10 | Fw 189A "VX + NB" (lost 2/13/43) | Observer Operational Clasp | MIA 13 February, 1943 in Russia, Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 9955. His Observer, Oblt Hans Kraft, and a remaining unnamed crewmember, also MIA. Obs Loss List | |||||
428 | Antrae, Erich | Fw | 6/KG-3 (S.U.) | Ju 88A-4 Werk # 8543 "5K + CB" (lost 9/20/42) | Bomber Operational Clasp | MIA with one other unnamed crew 20 September, 1942, cause unknown, location not reported, two other crew returned (Ju 88 Loss List). | |||||
429 | Antrup, Wilhelm 'Willi' | Obstlt | 2/1/1910 | Leeden, Westfalen | Stfkpt 5/KG-55 (11/42), Kdr III/KG-55 (8/43), Kdr KG-55 (11/44) | He 111H in III Grp, Bf 109G as Kdr KG-55 | ![]() RK(11/13/42) EL(11/18/44) ![]() Spanish Cross ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/2/42) ![]() EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp | Over 500 combat missions. Retired Bundeswehr General in 1968. Deceased 24 November, 1984, Munich. Wilhelm Antrup was born in Leeden on Febraury 1st, 1910. After his school he entered the Deutschen Verkehrsfliegerschule in Cottbus in 1934. After his pilot training het joined the Luftwaffe in 1935. Wilhelm Antrup took part in the Spanish Civil war as Leutnant with the Kondor Legion. Took part in fightings in Poland, the western campaign in May/June 1940 and the Battle of Britain. During this last battle was Staffelkapitän 5. / Kampfgeschwader 55 with the rank of Hauptmann. After this, Antrup and his unit sent to eastern front. Fought over Caucasus and at Stalingrad. December 1942 temporary Kommandeur III. / Kampfgeschwader 55 to be appointed in that function formally on May 6th, 1943. At the ending of the War, Antrup was taken prisoner by American troops. During the War he flew a total of 612 operational sorties. After the war he joined the Bundeswehr and was appointed Leiter der Technischen Schule der Luftwaffe 1 (Flugsicherung) as Oberst in 1956. On December 1st, 1956 he became Leiter der Technischen Schule der Luftwaffe 3 (Technik), which occupation he held until June 30th, 1962. Wilhelm Antrup retired as Brigade General on March 31st, 1968. | ![]() | ||
430 | Antwerpen, Paul | Oblt | Stab I/SKG-10 (5/43 St Andre, Fr) | Fw 190A-5 Werk # 0656 "Green 1" (lost 5/18/43) | Assault Operational Clasp | KIA 18 May, 1943, cause and location not reported. Added: He was reported in 2 Staffel, and sd by a Mosquito of No.85 Sq.. Crashed into the Thames Estuary near Whitstable. His body washed ashore 12 August, 1943 at Zandvoort. He is buried at Yssel CT-12-294 (SGLO). | |||||
431 | Anzengruber, Franz | Ofw | 2/NAGr-?, 2(H)/? | Bf 109G-4 | ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/20/44) ![]() EK 1 & 2 Observer Operational Clasp | DK-G Awards List | |||||
432 | Anzinger, Max | Fw | 4(H)/33 | Bf 110C | ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43) ![]() EK 1 & 2 Observer Operational Clasp | KIA 12 January, 1944. DK-G Awards List | ![]() | ||||
433 | Aparius, | Uffz | II/StG-2 | Ju 87 | Known to have crashed his Ju 87 on 27 August, 1939 between Klucken and Gieseblitz with Gunner Ogefr Derwitz. Cause and crew disposition unknown. Jager Blatt 4/2004. | ||||||
434 | Apel, | Lt | III/SG-4 (6/6/44 Clastres Fr.) | Fw 190 A & F in SG-4 | Assault Operational Clasp | Known to have opposed the Normandy Invasion (Militaryaviationhistory#Luftwaffe#DDay). | |||||
435 | Apel, Franz | Lt | 2/ZG-1 | Bf 110D-1 Werk # 2282 "S9 + SK" (lost 10/23/42) | Destroyer Operational Clasp | MIA 23 October, 1942 at Pschisch Russia after being hit by flak. His unnamed gunner also MIA. Bf 110 Loss List | |||||
436 | Apel, Friedrich | Lt | 15/KG-40 (Atlantic) | Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360065 "F8 + ??" (lost 3/23/43) | Bomber Operational Clasp | MIA with unnamed crew 23 March, 1943; crashed into the sea SW of Ushant due to a servicing fault (Ju 88 Loss List). | |||||
437 | Apel, Hans | Fhr | 9/NJG-1 (Fritzlar) | Bf 110G-4 Werk # 440135 "G9 + OT" (lost 12/12/44), Bf 110D Werk # 5072 (lost 2/21/45) | Night Fighter Operational Clasp | Shot down near Dorsten by Allied Night Fighters opposing the RAF night raid on Essen the night of 12 December, 1944. Remaining Crew: Gefr Klaas Visser (Dutch), Gunner (KIA on his birthday); Uffz Walter Trenck, R/O; Hptm Erich Zenker, also a pilot, acting as gunner. Visser is buried in the local cemetery at Marl-Brassert. Apel and Trenck survived, but were later KIA on 21 February, 1945 during aerial combat SE of Störmede, by an RCAF fighter piloted by F/L D.A. McFayden of No. 406 Sq. (RCAF Claims List). | |||||
438 | Apel, Otto | Ofw | 1(F)/122 (4/41 Channel, 1/43 Med) | Ju 88D-2 Werk # 0811 (lost 4/14/41), Ju 88D-1 Trop Werk # 430309 (80% dam 1/25/43) | Wound Badge Observer Operational Clasp | Pilot, only, injured in a crash landing at Catania 25 January, 1943 due to engine trouble on a non-combat flight (Ju 88 Loss List). His Wk# 0811 hit the ground at Vendeville, no further detail (Ju 88 Loss List). | |||||
439 | Apelt, J. | Lt | 5/KG-40 | Go 145C (lost 6/11/43) | Bomber Operational Clasp | His Go 145 crashed in or at the Wilhelmina Canal, south of Willemsvaart-Dongen Holland, by Sluis, on 11 June, 1943, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart) | |||||
440 | Apenburg, Helmut | Uffz | 1/JG-3 (7/43, 2/44 Volkel) | Bf 109G-6 Werk # 19634 "White 8" (lost 7/28/43), Bf 109G-6/U4 Werk # 440207 "White 8" (lost) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 22 February, 1944 during aerial combat in his G-6 with a P-47 by Linne, 6 km SW of Roermand Holland. Wk# 19634 reported lost on 28 July, 1943, cause and location not reported, pilot returned. Added: Uffz Apenburg is buried at Yssel L-11-271 (SGLO). | |||||
441 | Apfel, Helmut | Uffz | 1 | 3/JG-52 (S.U.) | Bf 109G-2 Werk # 13841 "Yellow 14" (lost 5/23/43) | ![]() Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 23 May, 1943 during aerial combat over the sea by Jushnaja Oserejka (Bf 109 Loss List). His first known victory, a Soviet Yak-1 on 28 October, 1942. | ||||
442 | Apfel, Walter | Uffz | 3/ZG-26 Reich Def) | Bf 110G-2 Werk # 6368 "5" (lost 12/22/43) | Desttoyer Operational Clasp | KIC 22 December, 1943 south of Oldenburg due to engine trouble. His unnamed R/O OK. LW Loss Report & Bf 110 Loss List | |||||
443 | Apfelthaler, Franz | Uffz | 3 | 6/JG-52 | Bf 109G-2 | ![]() Fighter Operational Clasp | One known victory, a Soviet I-16 Rata on 22 October, 1942. A 2nd, a Yak-1 on 26 October, 1942. A 3rd, an Il-5 on 30 May, 1943. | ||||
444 | Apirius, | Lt | Dive Bomber Unit | Ju 87 | Crashed August, 1939 at Ufer des Leba-Sees, between Klucken and Giesebitz, cause and pilot disposition unknown. Jager Blatt 3/2004. | ||||||
445 | Apirtz, Hans Georg | Uffz | 1/JGr-Süd | Bf 109E-7 Werk # 6406 (or 6409) "White 18" (lost 2/23/43) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIC in his "White 18" on 23 February, 1943, in a mid-air collision with another 109, by Salon de Provence, near the Marignane airfield. Jager Blatt 3 & 4/2004. | |||||
446 | Apitz, Helmut | Uffz | 2 | 4/NJG-100 (formed 12/43) | Ju 88C-6 | ![]() Night Fighter Operational Clasp | Source: T. Boiten. Believed to have lived in Australia after the was and an acquaintance of Oskar Ziesig. | ||||
447 | Apollony, Heinz | Ofw | 4/KG-54 (Channel) | Ju 88A-1 Werk # 6086 "B3 + BM" (lost 8/21/40) | Bomber Operational Clasp | POW 21 August, 1940; both engines were hit by AA fire during an attack on the Brize Norton airfield. They were also subjected to attacks by Hurricanes of RAF No. 17 Sq., believed to be piloted by S/L Cedric Williams, P/O Harold Bird-Wilson & P/O Jack Ross. The crew abandoned the AC, which finally crashed at Marsh Farm, Earnley. Remaining crew: Hptm Lothar Maiwald, Obs; Uffz Kurt Miethner, R/O and Uffz Helmut Hempel, Flt Engr.. Source: KG-54 Archive. | |||||
448 | Apostoluk, Kurt | Gefr | 3/JG-4 (Italy) | Bf 109G-6 Werk # 18756 "Yellow 5" (lost 4/20/44) | Fighter Operational Clasp | Killed in a mid-air collision at Peggio on 20 April, 1944 (JG-4 List). | |||||
449 | Appel, | Lt | 1 | 1/NJG-7 | Bf 110 | ![]() EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp | One known victory, a "4 mot" in the Königsberg area on 30 August, 1944. | ||||
450 | Appel, Alfred | Uffz | 12/25/1919 | KG-40, 14/JG-301 (Reich Def) | He 111, Bf 109G-10 Werk # 610100 or 150734 (per Bf 109Loss List) "Red 4" (lost 3/2/45) | Fighter Operational Clasp | MIA 2 March, 1945 after aerial combat with American fighters. His remains and his wrecked G-10 were found years later in Reesen, where he is buried. Jager Blatt article. | ||||
451 | Appel, Hans Günther | Uffz | 2 | 9/JG-27 (7/41 S.U.) | Bf 109F | ![]() Fighter Operational Clasp | His first known Soviet victory, a SB-2 and a DB-3 on 27 July, 1941. | ||||
452 | Appel, Herbert | Uffz | Flugzeugschleuse Luftflotte 6 | Fw 190D-9 Werk # 601040 (70% dam 3/5/45) | Wounf Badge Fighter Operational Clasp | Injured in a belly landing on 5 March, 1945 near Halle due to a servicing error. | |||||
453 | Appel, Richard | Ofw | Fl.ü.G.-1, Gruppe Süd | Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470628 (lost 2/5/44) | Wound Badge Liason Operational Clasp (?) | This ac reported lost due to weather on 5 February, 1944 at Grüne Heide. The pilot was injured bailing from the ac. Source: Fritz Braun. This unit known as an aircraft delivery unit, factory to active squadrons. | |||||
454 | Appel, Walter | Gefr | 5 | 9/JG-27 (2/44), 8/JG-27 (5/44 France) | Bf 109G-6 Werk # 165214 "Red 1 + I" (lost 6/14/44) | ![]() EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 14 June, 1944 during aerial combat in the Caen/Bayeux area. One known victory, his 1st, a Beaufighter S of Insel Samos on 9 February, 1944. A 2nd, a Beaufighter 4 km N of Insel Milos on 13 February, 1944. His 4th, a P-51 10 km N of Grubisno Polje on 23 April, 1944. His 5th, a B-17 on 12 May, 1944, no location. Magnus. | ||||
455 | Appelmann, Friedrich | Ofw | 5(H)/32 | Hs 126B | ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/12/43) ![]() EK 1 & 2 Observer Operational Clasp | DK-G Awards List | |||||
456 | Appelt, Artur | Uffz | 1/JG-301 | Fw 190A Werk # 202394 (lost 11/27/44) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIC 27 November, 1944 in Belgium. Source: A. Rosseels. | |||||
457 | Appelt, Horst | Ofw | 12/19/1915 | Dresden-Saxony | 6/KG-4 | He 111 | ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/27/42) EP (3/30/42) ![]() EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp | DK-G Awards List | ![]() | ||
458 | Appl, | Gefr | 4/JG-53 | Bf 109E-1 (lost 6/40) | Pilot Badge | KIC 18 June, 1940 when he rammed a tractor during a landing at Vraux, after returning from an operation in the Toul/Luneville area. Source: Jochen Prien | |||||
459 | Appmann, Christian | Uffz | II/StG-2 (4/41/Africa), 7/StG-3 (5/42 Malta) | Ju 87R-5 Werk # 5885 (lost 4/3/41), Ju 87D-1 Werk # 2057 "S7 + FM" (lost 5/10/42) | Wound Badge Dive Bomber Operational Clasp | KIA with unnamed crew 10 May, 1942, shot down by enemy fighters north of Valetta. WIA 3 April, 1941 during an enemy fighter attack at El Agheila, his unnamed R/O KIA. Ju 87 Loss List | |||||
460 | Arabin, Karl "Konny" | Lt | 1/Ku.Fl.Gr-406 (7/42), 2/SAGr-126 (2/45) | He 115 in 406, Bf 410 in SAGr | Observer Operational Clasp | One of many pilots posted to fighters near wars end. On 2 July, 1942, an Uffz at the time, he was credited with rescuing Hptm Herbert Vater and his observer, after they were sd into the Norwegian Sea during an attack on Convoy PQ17. His observer, Oblt.z.S. Karl Hermann Burmeister assissted the rescue (D.Drury). | |||||
461 | Arango-Lopez, Jose Damaso | Oblt | Spain | 9 | 15(Span)/JG-51 (7/43 S.U.) | Bf 109F & G | ![]() EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | ||||
462 | Arber, Hans | Lt | 1921 | 3/KG-28 | He 111H-4 Werk # 3237 "1T + DL" (lost 6/14/41) | Bomber Operational Clasp | KIA with his entire crew, 14 June, 1941; their ac was attacked by a Douglas A-20 "Havoc" of No.85 Sq., piloted by F/Lt Gordon L.Raphael & ACq William N.Addison. The ac exploded over Lower Halstow, Isle of Grain, scattering debris over a wide area. Remaining crew: Gefr Friedrich Straub, Obs; Fw Georg Hochwald, Flt Engr and Ofw Eugen Geyer, R/O, the only one whose body was recovered, buried CC, Blk 1, Row 9, Gr 341. Gefr Straub is commemorated on the Kiel-Laboe Naval memorial as "being in a sea grave" (D.Drury). | ![]() Cannock Chase | |||
463 | Arck, Hans | Uffz | 2/19/1923 | 2/JG-2 (Merzhausen) | Fw 190D-9 Werk # 600142 (lost 3/2/45) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 2 March, 1945 during aerial combat with a P-47 near Wiesbaden-Erbenheim, buried Wiesbaden. | ||||
464 | Arco-Zinneberg, Ferdinand Graf von | Fw | Fi 156C "PV + ZZ" (interned in Sweden) | Liason Operational Clasp | One of two Fieselers that defected to Alem Sweden, northeast of Kalmar, on 1 May, 1945. A total of seven Luftwaffe refugees had planned this defection from their base in Latvia, 54 km ENE of Libau, one carrying three persons, the other carrying four. Fisch is believed to be the pilot although not positively identified by the author. The two passengers, most likely pilots also; Fw Mattias Fisch and Ogefr Heinz Casper. Source: B.Widfeldt | ||||||
465 | Ardner, Edgar | Uffz | 1 | 5/JG-1 | Fw 190A-8 Werk # 171513 "Black 4" (lost 1/1/45) | ![]() Fighter Operational Clasp | POW 1 January, 1945. Jumped by two Spitfires of RAF 131 Wing (Polish) after expending all his ammo on strafing runs. His cockpit was smashed and the controls went dead. He bailed out and was taken prisoner. His AC crashed 3 km NW of Sint Dinijs Westrem Belgium. His one known victory was a P-47 during the Battle of the Bulge. Another source (Manrho/Just) lists crash location as Kerkbrugge, N of Evergem. | ||||
466 | Arenas, Andres Asensi Alvarez | Hptm | 5/21/1912 | Murcia, Spain | 3 Escaudrilla Azul, 15(Span)/JG-51(12/42 Orel S.U.) | Bf 109F-2 Werk # 12708 "Black 15" (lost 12/1/42?) | Fighter Operational Clasp | POW 25 October, 1942 after suffering engine trouble during combat with an La-5 and force landing at Troitzkoje (Prien). The Bf 109 Loss List states that Asensi made an emergency landing at Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 6453, due to engine damage, and listed him as MIA on 1 December, 1942 (after the 10/25/42 as reported by Prien). | |||
467 | Arensmeyer, Elmar | Uffz | 16 | 1/JG-101 (8/44), 3/EJG-Ost, 13/JG-51 (10/44 S.U.) | Bf 109G | EP![]() EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 (m.H.) on 13 October, 1944. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 24 October, 1944. A 3rd, a Yak-9 on 25 October, 1944. Magnus Report. Flugbuch. | ||||
468 | Aretz, Balthazar | Ofw | 1 | 2 Erprobungs (Test) Grp-210 (7/40 to 3/41), 8/ZG-26 (11/43) | Bf 110C-2 Werk # 4209 "S9 + EK" (40% dam 10/5/40), Bf 110D/0 Werk # 3568 "S9 + EK" (25% dam 8/31/41; Bf 110 Loss List, combat Calais-Marck, crew OK), Me 410 | ![]() Destroyer Operational Clasp | Wk# 4209 reported damaged after aerial combat at Calais-Marck, his unnamed gunner WIA (Bf 110 Loss List). One known victory, a B-17 on 13 November, 1943. | ||||
469 | Aretz, Walter | Uffz | 1/8/1922 | Duisburg | 1 | 6/ZG-26 | Me 410 (most likely lost) | ![]() Destroyer Operational Clasp | KIA 18 July, 1944 during aerial combat. One known victory, a B-17 50 km NW of Stettin. He is buried in the Military Cemetery, Nordfriedhof, Düsseldorf. | ||
470 | Aretz, Werner | Unk | Unk | Unk | Pilot Badge ? | Limited information; a Picture Postcard by Foto Hera, Braunschweig, inscribed with his name and "12.8.42 +", suggesting he perished this date. Source: Barry Dixey 5/2021. Any help appreciated. | ![]() Courtesy Barry Dixey
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471 | Arfsten, Jürgen | Uffz | 1/18/1921 | 6/JG-27 (Lippspringe) | Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163329 "Yellow 8" (dam 4/19/44) | Wound badge Fighter Operational Clasp | WIA 19 April, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-51 at Bergheim by Spangenberg. | ||||
472 | Arfsten, Rolf | Fw | 9/JG-11 (Oldenburg) | Bf 109G-6 Werk # 160729 "Yellow 14 + I" (lost 1/24/44) | Fighter Operational Clasp | Killed in a mid-air collision with Uffz Siegfried Richter in Wk# 160724 on 24 January, 1944. His G-6 crashed at Boekend-Blerick Holland. (DeSwart & Bf 109 Loss List). Added: Buried Yssel L-11-258 (SGLO). | |||||
473 | Arigele, | Uffz | III/JG-2 | Fw 190A most likely | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 23 November, 1942, cause and location unknown. Brekken. | |||||
474 | Arlt, Franz | Uffz | Stab IV/JG-27 (France) | Bf 109G-6 Werk # 27142 (lost 4/12/44) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 12 April, 1944 during aerial combat at Apetlon/Neusiedlersee. | |||||
475 | Arlt, Paul | Lt | 2 | 1/JG-1 (1/43), 2/JG-1, 4/JG-11 (6/43 Reich Def)) | Bf 109E "Black 5" in 2/JG-1, Bf 109G-1/R2 Werk # 14124 "White 2" (lost 7/26/43) | ![]() EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 26 July, 1943 during aerial combat at Siemanswolde by Aurich. His 1st victory, a B-17 15 km north of Wilhelmshaven on 27 January, 1943. His second known victory was a B-17 downed 11 June 1943 5 km north of Wilhelmshaven. | ||||
476 | Arlt, Walter | Ogefr | NAGr.-1 | Fw 189A-2 Werk # 0266 (25% dam 9/10/43) | Wound Badge Night Observer Operational Clasp | WIA 10 September, 1943 by infantry fire at Woroschilowka. One other unnamed crewman also WIA. Obs Loss List | |||||
477 | Armanino, Luigi | Capt | Regia Aeronautica Italiana | 88°Sq 6°Grp. 1°Stormo (Malta) | MC.200 (lost 1/9/41) | Wound Badge | POW 9 January, 1941; sd with wounds during aerial combat over Malta (Italian Losses Over Malta). | ||||
478 | Armbrecht, Heinrich | Fw | 2/21/1921 | 5/JG-300 | Fw 190A8/R2 Werk # 681858 "Red 16" (lost 9/11/44) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 11 September, 1944 during aerial combat at Thürnhosbach. | ||||
479 | Armbrust, M. | Fw | 3/KGr.z.b.V-9 (5/40 Ockenburg) | Ju 52/3m Werk # unk "9P + DL" (lost 5/10/40) | Transport Operational Clasp | His ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 at Stolwijk, cause and pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: His ac sustained the loss of a tailwheel earlier when landing at Terheyde, Netherlands. Remaining crew (& 15 infantrymen): Ofw F.Bauer and Uffz F.Seib. Oblt Drengk and crew were subsequently rescued by Fw Armbrust, with a 3rd crew Fw E.Ruhl (separate entry), only to be shot down by a Dutch Fokker D.XXI of 2e JaVA, Luchtvaartbrigade, piloted by 2/Lt Johan "Hans" Plesman. Nine persons were taken prisoner, however, none identified other than the pilot, who was also POW. Hans Plesman, and 33 passengers in a KLM Constellation, was killed in 1949 when his ac crashed into the sea off Bari (D.Drury). | |||||
480 | Armbruster, Erich | Uffz | 9/ZG-26 (Reich Def) | Bf 110G-2 Werk # 150137 (lost 10/10/43) | Wound Badge Destroyer Operational Clasp | Shot down with wounds in Werk # 150137, 10 October, 1943, opposing the Münster raid. Both crew were wounded. The Bf 110 Loss List & LW Loff Report states that Uffz Armbruster was KIA and 1 WIA. | |||||
481 | Armbruster, Fridolin | Uffz | 7/JG-2 | Bf 109E, Fw 190A-4 Werk # 0733 (lost 2/14/43) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 14 February, 1943; shot down by RAF fighters over the Channel. | |||||
482 | Armbruster, Werner | Fw | 9/KG-55 | He 111H | ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/28/43) ![]() EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp | DK-G Awards List | |||||
483 | Armfelt, Gustav Mauritz | Fhr | 2/2/1917 | Stockholm, Sweden | Flygflottilj 19 (F-19) 1/40 | Gloster Gladiator | Finnish Cross of Freedom, 4th Cl., Fighter Operational Clasp | A Swedish volunteer serving with the Finnish Air Force. Neulen Added: Deceased March, 1997 in Stockholm (D.Drury). | |||
484 | Armin Friedrich | Lt | 5/JG-2 (1/44) | Fw 190A | Fighter Operational Clasp | ||||||
485 | Armonat, Günter | Uffz | 5/KG-3 (S.U.) | Ju 88A-4 Werk # 4628 "5K + MN" (lost 10/7/43) | Bomber Operational Clasp | This ac reported lost during aerial combat in Map Quadrant 612 on 7 October, 1943, crew returned (Ju 88 Loss List). | |||||
486 | Armsdorfer, Josef | Uffz | 2/NJG-3 (Schleswig) | Bf 110G-4 Werk # 440141 "D5 + BK" (lost) | Night Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 17 August, 1944 during aerial combat with a Mosquito "HR 213" "TW-G" of RAF No. 141 Sq., piloted by W/O E.A. Lampkin and Nav/Radar Oper F/Sgt B.J. Wallnut. The Bf 110 was hit on the port wing which exploded and crumpled up, splitting the middle of the AC. The Bf 110 crashed into the North Sea off the Danish west coast. The bodies of Armsdorfer and Gefr Erich Warnken, R/O, have no known graves. Ogefr Otto Romahn (geb 7/5/22), Mech, washed ashore on 22 August, 1944, and he was buried in the Fovrfelt Cemetery, Grave 23, in Esbjerg on 24 August, 1944. Source: Air War over Denmark. | |||||
487 | Armstorfer, Josef | Uffz | 2/NJG-3 | Bf 110G-4 Werk # 440151 "D5 + BK" (lost 8/16/44) | Night Fighter Operational Clasp | MIA 16 August, 1944; sd over the North Sea near Ringkobing by a Mosquito of No 141 Sq., piloted by WO Lampkin. Remaining crew: R/O Ogefr Otto Rohmann (KIA, drowned/recovered) and Gnr Gefre Erich Warbken (MIA). | |||||
488 | Arndt, | Fw | 1 | 5/JG-5 (9/43 S.U.) | Bf 109G, Fw 190A | ![]() Fighter Operational Clasp | His first known victory, a Soviet Boston III on 20 September, 1943. This may be one of the other Arndts on file. | ||||
489 | Arndt, Alfred | Uffz | 5/JG-11 (Wunstorf) | Bf 109G-6 Werk # 16499 "Yellow 1" (lost 2/10/44) | Fighter Operational Clasp | MIA 10 February, 1944 at Haidmühle, cause unknown. Mombeek MIA List. Believed to have been his first mission. | |||||
490 | Arndt, Benno Felix | Uffz | Flzg. 1 (??) | Bf 109G | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIC 6 December, 1944 on a transfer flight from Germany to Aalborg. For some unknown reason, his AC crashed near Brabrand Denmark, west of Aarhus. He apparently attempted to bail, as the canopy was found on the road, a short distance from the wreckage. He was buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 21 December, 1944. Source: Air War over Denmark. | |||||
491 | Arndt, Carl | Lt | 2/8/1917 | 4/KG(J)/6 (5/44-1/45 CZ.) | Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk (lost 1/9/45) | EP (5/8/44), EK 1 & 2, Fighter Operational Clasp | Reported killed 9 January, 1945 at Prag, no further detail (KG(J)/6 Loss List). Added: Crashed in the vicinity of Podmoran, 15km NW of Prag Gbell (LOCS). | ||||
492 | Arndt, Erhard | Ogefr | 5/27/1922 | 3/JG-2 | Fw 190A-8 Werk # 171570 (lost 8/23/44) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIFA 23 August, 1944; crashed at the Wiesbaden - Erbenheim airfield, pilot error. | ||||
493 | Arndt, Erich | Ofw | II/NJG-3 | Bf 110 | ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/1/43) ![]() EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp | DK-G Awards List indicated "not sure he was a pilot". | |||||
494 | Arndt, Fritz | Uffz | 3/JG-1 | Fw 190A-8 Werk # 171662 "Yellow 6" (lost 7/30/44) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 30 July, 1944 during aerial combat with American fighters near St Lo. No known grave. Source: J. Geense. | ![]() | ||||
495 | Arndt, Günther | Oblt | 7/KG-30 (Norway?) | Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140242 "4D + DR" (lost 6/15/42) | Bomber Operational Clasp | This ac reported lost 15 June, 1942 at Brücke bei Kem after being attacked by fighters, three unnamed crew KIA, Arndt returned (Ju 88 Loss List). | |||||
496 | Arndt, Heinz | Ofw | 11(H)/12 | Bf 109G, Fw 189A | ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/29/44) ![]() EK 1 & 2 Observer Operational Clasp | DK-G Awards List | |||||
497 | Arndt, Johann | Oblt | 7/JG-300 | Bf 109G-6 (lost 3/18/44 near Neuweilenau/Merzhausen) | Fighter Operational Clasp | Pilot disposition unknown. | |||||
498 | Arndt, Karl | Fw | 10/24/1919 | 6/SKG-10 | Fw 190A-5 Werk # 51075 (lost 5/17/43) | Assault Operational Clasp | KIA 17 May, 1943 due to enemy fire at St Ave, near Vannes. Added: Burial at Mont de Huisnes, Vault 2, Grave 162 (absa3945). | ||||
499 | Arndt, Otto | Ogefr | 2/KG-26 (Bardufoss) | He 111H-6 Werk # 7155 "1H + HK" (lost 11/9/42) | Bomber Operational Clasp | Arndt was injured in the crash on 9 November, 1942 and died some days later; they force landed at Hundskampen due to engine failure. Remaining crew: Ogefr Egon Zantow, Fw Anton Günter (KIC) and Lt Herbert Engelkmeier was injured in the crash (Flyvrak Norway). Lt Herbert Engelkmeier may have been the pilot. He was reported shot down on 23 March, 1943 over the Mediterranian in He 111H-6 Werk # 7386 Of I/KG-26 at Catania. | |||||
500 | Arndt, Paul | Ofw | NAGr-? | Bf 109G-8 | ![]() Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45) ![]() EK 1 & 2 Observer Operational Clasp | DK-G Awards List |
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