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#Pilot (↑)RankBornPlaceScore (↑)UnitsAircraftAwards*************Notes*************PhotoLinksAuthorComments
401 Limbrecht, MaxOfwII/Erg.TG (12/43 Berlin-Schönwalde), 1/KG-200 (4/45 Tutow Süd)Ju 52, Ar 232B-07 Werk # 0110029 "G6 + YY" (12/44), Ar 232B-09 Werk # 0110031 "A3 + SB" (dam 4/25/45)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/1/43)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Transport Operational Clasp		WIA 25 April, 1945; sd by a Mosquito of No 409 Sq. at Diemitz during a transport mission. Remaining crew: Engr Helmut Kruger (WIA-DOW) and Gnr Friedrich Augull (WIA). DK-G Awards List & Lost Aircraft Report. Added: Participated in Ar 232 cargo drops behind Russian lines in December 1944 (H.D.Zemke).
402 Lischka, JosefUffz2/24/1920 Hindenburg O.S. (Oberschlesien, now Zabrze, Poland) 11/KG-27 (8/43) He 111H-6 Werk # 7550 (lost 8/18/43) Bomber Operational Clasp KIC with his entire crew, 18 August, 1943, when, during a navigational exercise, he crashed in the vicinity of Jessau, E. Prus., after flying into a thunderstorm, when he apparently lost control. Remaining crew: Lt Reinhold Koch, Obs and Uffz Alfred Brettschneider, desig unk. The pilot's remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is believed to exist in Zabrze, Poland. Uffz Brettschneider is buried in a single grave at Berlin-Köpenick Friedhof, Rudower Strasse. No grave found for Lt Koch (D.Drury).
403 llandeata, fredfwberlin
404 Loebel, WalterObst6/23/1902BerlinKdr I/KG-257 (5/39), Kdr I/KG-26 (9/39), Kdr Stab/KG-30 (8/40 Aalborg)He 111H in I Grp, Ju 88A-1 Werk # 0250 "PM + ZA" (lost 9/6/41) in KG-30 RK(7/29/40)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA 6 September, 1941 in the Smolensk area (P. Bastin). Failed to return from a recon mission (Smolensk). Remaining crew (MIA): Fw Max Schrüder, Pilot; Ofw Hans Anbeider, R/O and StbsFw Karl Backhaus, Gnr. (Kaiser RK book). Channel pilot. Planned the attack on Scapa Flow. Later in 1940, he was Kesselrings Operations Officer for the 2nd Air Fleet for Operation Sealion.
405 Loerzer, BrunoGenObst1/22/1891Berlin44DLV Pres (33), Kdr JG-334 (3/37 Rhine Main), Kdr JG-53 (3/37-3/38)Ae 68E, Bf 109B & D, Bf 109ERK (5/29/40)
Pour le Merite (WWI)
WWI
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		WWI veteran w/44 victories and close friend of Hermann Göring. First commander of JG-334, later redesignated JG-53. Deceased 23 August, 1960. Alternate spelling: Lörzer
406 Löfgen, RichardFhjOfw4/11/1915126/JG-1 (43), 6/JG Herrmann, 4/JG-300 (9/43), 5/JG-300 (1/45 Schönfeld), 8(Sturm)/JG-300 (3/45)Fw 190A-6 "Yellow 6 or 8" in JG-1, Fw 190A-6 (2/44) & Fw 190A-8/R8 "Red 3" in 5/JG-300 (11/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 960522 "Green 2" (lost 3/2/45)EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge (8/8/44), Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 2 March, 1945 in "Green 2" at Gross Treben, north of Torgau, during aerial combat with American fighters. Buried at Löbnitz. One known victory, a Stirling 20 km S of Mannheim on 6 September, 1943. A Lancaster NW of Kassel on 22 October, 1943. A B-24 E of Berlin on 21 June, 1944. A B-24 in the Tulln area on 26 June, 1944. A B-24 at Bernbürg on 7 July, 1944. A B-24 at Horn-Eggenberg on 25 July, 1944. A B-17 SW of Berlin on 6 August, 1944. Löfgen served in 6/JG-1 before going to the "Wilde Sau" Unit. Magnus. Alternate spelling: Lofgen or Löffgen.

Courtesy Christian Konig

Courtesy Christian Konig
407 Loos, WalterOfw4/11/1923Oppenheim38III/JG-3 (1/44), 11/JG-3 (3/44), 6/JG-300 (8/44), Instr ERG-Ost (10/44), Stab/JG-301 (4/45 Neustadt-Glewe Ger.)Fw 190A-8/R8 "Yellow 14" w/ 6/JG-300, Ta 152H "Green 4" w/ JG-301 RK(4/20/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(9/29/44)
EP(8/8/44)

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver		24 Bombers (22 four engine). Top Sturmgruppen pilot. 7 victories in the East. Plus 8 unconfirmed in only 66 combat missions! Shot down 9 times. One of the few "New Growth" pilots to survive the war. Entered combat in January, 1944. His first aerial victory was on 6 March, 1944, a B-17(HSS), no location, the day Uncle Ralph Kracker was shot down. A double victory on 8 March, 1944; nos. 2 & 3, both B-17s (HSS) , no locations. His 5th, a B-24 (HSS) on 9 April, 1944, no location. His 10th, a B-24 (HSS) S of Sülze-Südheide on 8 May, 1944. A B-24 N of Quedinbürg on 7 July, 1944. A P-51 at Mürzzuschlag on 23 August, 1944. A B-17 at Brünn on 29 August, 1944. His 35th & 36th victories, both Yak-9s S of Berlin on 24 April, 1945. His 37th, a Yak-9 at Berlin on 25 April, 1945. His 38th, and last victory, a Yak-9 at Berlin on 30 April, 1945. His last four claims when flying the Ta 152. Deceased 27 October, 2004.
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)

Courtesy Christian König

Courtesy Christian König
408 Lorenz, AntonHptm12/29/1898Innsbruck8/KGr.z.b.V.-172 ('39), Stab/Luftgau Belgien-Nordfrankreich (6/40)Ju 52/3m Werk # Unk (lost 6/22/40)Transport Operational ClaspKIFA 22 June, 1940; collided mid-air with another ac while in a Ju 52 of the Deutsche Lufthansa. Also killed was GenMaj Fritz Löb (Lobe), geb 9/14/1895, Berlin: Kdr Luftgau Belgien-Nordfrankreich. He is buried in a single grave in Berlin-Zehlendorf, Dahlem Waldfriedhof. Hptm Lorenz buried in the German War cem at Lommel, Belgium, Blk 43, Ge 293 (D.Drury)..
409 Losigkeit, FritzMajor11/17/1913Berlin - Tegel68J/88 (Legion Condor), 2/JG-26(9/39), Stafkpt 2/JG-26, Kdr IV & I/JG-1, Kdr III/JG-51(3/43), Kdr JG-51(4/44), Kdr JG-77Bf 109E-4 "Red 16"(3/40) & "Red1" in 2/JG-26, Fw 190A-2(7/42), Fw 190A-5Y in I/JG-1 (4/43)
RK(4/28/45)

Spanish Cross

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43)
EP(10/11/43)

EK 1 & 2

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant
Shot down over Spain 10 February, 1939 (correct date was the 31 May 1938, CK) and taken prisoner (added: managed to flee in February 1939 (CK). May have been in JG-2 at this time (correct J/88, CK). His first victory, a Spitfire at Calais, 28 May, 1940, while in 2/JG-26. His 3rd, a Hurricane N of Folkestone on 28 August, 1940. His 4th, a Spitfire SE of Littlestone on 30 August, 1940. His 5th, a Spitfire SE of London on 15 September, 1940. He made a forced landing on a French beach in the Autumn of 1940. In May of 1941, he was assigned as Military Attache to Tokyo until March, 1942. Then assigned JG-1. Took command of JG-77 in April, 1945. Approximately 750 combat missions. 57 victories in the East. 5 victories in JG-26. 1 bomber, a B-17 on 17 April, 1943, his 1st victory.(in I/JG-1). One known Soviet victory, certainly not his first, two Il-2 (m.H.)s on 13 July, 1943. Two LaGG-3s on 1 August, 1943. A Soviet P-51 at Gomel on 22 November, 1943. A Yak-7 and a Yak-9 on 16 January, 1944. A Yak-9 on 10 July, 1944. Avoided Soviet captivity by flying out of the East in a Ju 52, with 46 other JG-77 personnel. Bowers/Lednicer, 68 victories. Deceased 14 January, 1994.



410 Lossau, WernerHptm4/10/1911Berlin - SteglitzFFS-C9 (2/40), BFS-Wien (6/40), KGr z.b.V-104 (7/40)Ju 52Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 20 February, 1941. Source: Wehrpass found online.
411 Louis, ErwinUffz8/JG-54Bf 109G-6 Werk# 440139 "Black 11" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 6 March, 1944 after aerial combat, opposing the Berlin Raid. His AC crashed at Boistel, 6 miles east of Solingen.
412 Lucas, Werner G.Hptm12/27/1917Berlin1064/JG-3, Stafkpt 4/JG-3 (S.U.), 4/JG-3 Platzschutzstaffel Pitomnik (11/42-01/43)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 7649 (dam 7/23/42; crash land, combat), Bf 109G-2 Werk # 13797 "White 13 + -" (lost 12/1/42), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 27080 "White 7 + -" (lost 10/24/43) RK(9/19/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/2/42)
EP(10/7/41)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 24 October, 1943 in aerial combat in his G-6 with Spitfires over Leijden Holland. WIA 1 December, 1942 during aerial combat with 5 Soviet Bostons at Map Quadrant Pl.Qu.19641, near Stalingrad. His last victory was a B-17 at Issum, northeast of Geldern, 23 October, 1943. Barbarossa pilot with about 100 of his victories over Russia. One known bomber, a Russian TB-3 of 14 TBAP on 10 July, 1941. A double Soviet victory on 15 July, 1942; a DB-3 and a Pe-2. A P-2 on 26 July, 1942. Two Yak-1s on 27 July, 1942. A Pe-2 on 4 August, 1942. 100 victories in the East. One bomber. Five victories on 20 August, 1942; An Il-2 and four P-2s. Two P-2s on 13 September, 1942. Two Il-2 on 26 November, 1942. An Il-2 on 3 December, 1942. Two Pe-2s on 17 December, 1942. Two La-5s on 5 January, 1943. Three DB-3s on 15 January, 1943. Nos 75, 76 & 77, all A-20 Bostons on 20 April, 1943. Two LaGG-3s on 23 April, 1943. A LaGG-3 and a LaGG-5 on 8 June, 1943. His 87th, an Il-2 on 21 June, 1943. Five victories on 5 July, 1943. Burial: Block CW, Row 1, Grave 21. Bowers/Lednicer, 106 victories.
L-R: Werner Lucas - Dietrich Hrabak - Kurt Brandle
413 Lück, ErnstUffz6/27/1915Hannover3/KGzbV-104Ju 52/3mTransport Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 April, 1940. One of three Ju 52s making emergency landings in Sweden on 14 April, 1940 due to navigational errors and running low on fuel. This one, however, was shot down by 40mm Bofors as it came in low over a Swedish military unit, not realizing the demise of the AC crew. This occurred during exercise Weserübung. The crew were killed in the crash at Uddevalla Sweden. Remaining crew: Uffz Heinz Priehäusser (born 8 August, 1917 in Oldenburg) and Uffz Reinhold Buchorn (born 22 May, 1902 in Berlin). All three were buried at Bäve Sweden on 23 April, 1940. The wreckage was returned to Germany. Source: B.Widfeldt
414 Lüdecke, KlausOfhr17/JG-300 (Löbnitz)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 960305 "White 18" (lost 1/14/45 in the Berlin area)
EK 1 & 2 (Post)
Fighter Operational Clasp		Lüdecke was killed 14 January, 1945, when his A-8 rammed a B-17, and the two exploded. Alternate spelling: Lüdeke. Image courtesy Riccardo Freitag
415 Lüdicke, Karl HeinzHptm4/2/1913Berlin-WilmersdorfStfkpt 6/KG-1 (5/41), Kdr II/KG-1 (12/41), Stfkpt 11/KG-1 (5/42)Ju 88A-5 Werk # Unk (dam 8/31/41), Ju 88A-5 Werk # Unk (lost 5/15/42)DK-G (12/1/41), EK 1 & 2, Wound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspInjured in a mid-air collision 15 May, 1942, in the Ssineserka vicinity; died in a field hospital in Bryansk. Injured 31 August, 1941; crashed at the Saborowka airfield, no furthr detail (DK-G Awards List & Locs)..
416 Ludigkeit, GüntherHptm9/22/1919Berlin5/StG-77, Stfkpt 5/SG-77, Stfkpt 7/SG-77 (5/45)Ju 87, Fw 190F RK(3/26/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(9/7/42)
EP(4/2/42)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber w/Pend & Silver Assault Oper.Clasps		Carried out his last mission on 8 May, 1945 against the Prague Radio Station before capitulating to forces in the west to avoid Russian captivity. 800 missions. Deceased 8 October, 1961 in Munich. Buried in the Perlacher Forst Cemetery.
417 Lüdke, GüntherUffz4/2/1922Berlin2/JGr-10Fw 190D-9 (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 10 April, 1945 after being shot down by US tank fire during a ground attack. His body was discovered in 1991, and he was buried in Barbecke. Jager Blatt 2/2004.
418 Lüpke, Hans JoachimLt77/JG-51 (6/44), Stfkpt 1/JG-1 (8/44 Husum & GreifswaldBf 109G in JG-51, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 175048 "White 2" (lost 12/27/44)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA (briefly) 27 December, 1944 near Dinant; sd during combat with P-51's, while protecting panzers in the Ardennes (Mombeek). One known victory, his 1st, a P-38 at Trun-Argentan on 20 June, 1944. A P-51 on 5 December, 1944, during a Berlin raid. Two more, both P-51s of 364FG, over Bastogne on 27 December, 1944. He was carried MIA on 27 December, 1944, but obviously made it back to his lines. His 5th victory, an RAF fighter on 4 January, 1945. Alternate spelling: Luepke
419 Lüth, Detlef Ofw1920/01/01381./JG 3 (Russia), 4./JG 1 (02/42, 08/42 Katwijk), 5./JG 1 (04/43), 4./JG 1 (11/43)Bf 109 in JG-3, Fw 190A-2 Wk# 2116 (eng dam 25% 8/42 Katwijk, see pic), Fw 190A-4 Werk # 7030 White 9" (80% dam 9/11/42; Injured in taxi coll at Venlo w/Hans Mohr in Wk# 0609), Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550741 "White 9" (lost 11/3/43), Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550888 (25% dam 11/26/43), Fw 190A-7 Wk# 430680 "White 9" (lost 3/6/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (09/04/42)
EP (23/09/41 CK)

EK 1 & 2

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
KilledInAction (KIA) 6 March, 1944 in aerial combat with a B-17 near Haseluenne during the first large daylight raid on Berlin. He remained trapped in the AC, which crashed at Eydelstadt, south of Barnstorf. Still Missing ?. One known victory, his 1st, a Hurricane over the Thames on 7 October, 1940. His 2nd, a Hurricane in the London area on 30 October, 1940. A Hampden I of RAF No. 50 Sq. into the sea W of Terschelling on 7 February, 1942. His first Soviet victory, an I-16 on 22 June, 1942, during the opening of Operation Barbarossa. His 30th, a B-17 northwest of Texel on 4 February, 1943 while in 4/JG-1. His 31st victory was a Spitfire, achieved on 4 April, 1943, while serving in 5/JG-1. His 33rd, a Spitfire into the sea 5 km NW of Ostende on 1 July, 1943. His 34th, a B-17 at Hermenreich on 12 August, 1943. He was shot down by B-17 return fire in his A-2 at Katwijk on 21 August, 1942. He crashed an A-4 Werk # 7030 at the Venlo Holland airfield, cause and pilot disposition unknown (DeSwart). Shot down by B-17 return fire in his A-6 Werk # 550741 "White 9", and bailed successfully on 3 November, 1943. On 26 November, 1943 he was uninjured when he made a force landing after combat at Oldenburg. Alternate spelling: Lueth & Luth.


420 Lütter, OttoOblt5/4/1916Berlin-Dahlem8/JG-2Fw 190A-2 Werk # 0333 (lost 10/21/42)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 21 October, 1942 opposing U.S. heavy bombers of the 97th BG over Lorient. Alternate spelling: Lutter. Added: He bailed but his parachute failed. Burial at Ploudaniel-Lesneven, Blk 14, Row 7, Gr 450 (absa3945).
Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France
421 Maas, HerbertLt1/JG-27 (Channel)Bf 109E-1 Werk # 3268 (lost 1/28/41)Fighter Operational ClaspKIFA 28 January, 1941; crashed 2 km SE of Gransee, north of Berlin, on a non-operational flight, cause unknown. Source: D. Stankey.
422 Machetzki, ErichHptm1/18/1913BerlinStfkpt 5/KG-2 (Channel)Do 17Z Werk # Unk (lost 7/12/40)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 12 July, 1940 with Oblt Heinz Röwe and two other unnamed crew during an attack on Convoy Booty off Orfordness, Suffolk. Shot down by a Hurricane of No.17 Sq., piloted by F/O Count Manfred Beckett Czernin, and shared with W/Cdr Francis V.Beamish of No.151 Sq.. The remaining crew: Uffz Herman Rohr and Uffz Erich Latzke, also MIA. Alternate spelling: Metchetzki (D.Drury).
423 Magnus, KurtMaj i.G.1908/07/08 (to 21.02.42). 22.02.42 ordered temporary duty t). n.Kdo. . uppe Süd. 13.11.42 Maj., appt provisional Kdr. FAGr. 4 (to 11.03.43 – MIA ). 11.03.43 Maj., 3./FAGr. 4 MIA - Ju 88 A-4 (K7+WM) lost vic Woltschansk, 62 km NE of Charkow. (n.d.) posthumously promo to Obstlt. with RDA 01.03.43. 12.04.43 posthumously awarded EhrenpokalBerlinStab/Luftkriegsakademie as a tactics instructor and course leader (-12/41) provisional Kdr I./FAGr 4 (10/42-03/43)Ju 88EP (12/04/43 postmortem CK)

EK 1 & EK 2
Added CK: Obsv, later in the Generalstab d. Lw. MIA with 3. Staffel 62 km NE of Charkow
424 Mahlke, HelmutObstlt8/27/1913Berlin Lankwitz1/Bo.Fl.Gr.-196, 2(Stuka)/TrGr-186T, Kdr III/StG-1 (8/40 Angers, 6/41 Russia), Staff Luftflotte 3Ju 87B-2 Werk # 5926 "J9 + AH" (lost 6/24/41, on fire, Minsk) in III/StG-1, Ju 87R-2 Werk # 6172 "J9 + CH" (lost 7/1/41; landed onfire at Borisow) & Ju 87R-2 Werk # 5772 "J9 + DK" (lost 7/8/41; parachuted after combat with Soviet ftr near Owsicht) in III/StG-1 RK(7/16/41)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/31/44), EP(6/13/41),

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge(7/8/41)

Dive Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		Channel pilot. France. Operation Barbarossa pilot. In 159 missions, he succeeded in destroying two destroyers, one submarine and 29 supply ships, while damaging a cruiser and other shipping. Shot down three times in Russia in two and a half weeks. His R/O, Fw Karl Heinz Wüstner. The third time he bailed out, he received serious injuries, and held various staff positions. Authored "Memoirs of a Stuka Pilot". Retired Bundeswehr General living in Heikendorf in 1998. Deceased 26 December, 1998 Heikendorf/Kiel (P. Bastin). Added: His Radop on 08/07/41 was Oblt W. Hartmann (KIA). (CK)



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425 Mai, HansUffz2/7/1921Berlin - Trepow5/JG-54Fw 190A-9 Werk# 205242 "Yellow 4" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 25 December, 1944 in aerial combat with a P-51 near Herrschbach. Buried Sinzig-Bodendorf (A.Rosseels). A. Rosseels states Unit as 15/JG-54 & the AC "Yellow 13", however, my initial data was taken from the JG-54 Loss List, so this data is open to further scrutiny.maix
426 Maiers, FriedrichHptm12/26/1911KGr.z.b.V-600, NJS-1 (1/43), 7/NJG-5Ju 52, Bf 110 G-4 C9+CS (lost)Night Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 2/3 January, 1944; crashed at Berlin-Grunau, no further detail. Source: M. Balss.

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427 Mangelsdorff, HelmutOfw11/5/1918Katowice, PolandLuftdienstkdo 1/3 (Test Facility 9/43)Do-17 P Werknr. 3510 (lost 06/09/43)(CK)War Service Cross w/Swords, Sports Proficiency BadgeKIFA 6 September, 1943 when his ac went down at Burg, by Magdeburg, during a nighttime service flight, cause unknown. The aircraft was a prototype aircraft (never produced; Horten?). Ofw Mangelsdorff attended Luftwaffe Technical School, Berlin in March, 1943, and served as a Test/Delivery Pilot. Source: Frau Hella Mangelsdorff Benner (Australia, Nov 2019). Added: Crew Radop Uffz Helmut Helt, Mech/ Gunr Fw Friedrich Maaß(CK)


428 Manner, WilliOblt03/05/11WBK Deutsch KroneKdo. des Flughafenbereichs 5/III, Ob.d.L. pool (Sch.Etat) (02/43), FFS C 16, 6./KG 40 (04/44)He-177 A-5KIFA on 29/04/44 near Blankenberg-Arlas, S of Bad Lobenstein (other source near Pottiga) when attempting to force land due to engine failure during a transfer flight Bordeaux Mérignac to Garz/ Usedom. Crew (all KIFA) 2nd pilot on board Hptm Horst Wunderlich (born 14/05/14 in Berlin), Radop OFw Rudolf Schmidt, Mech Fw Herbert Kunze, Mech OGefr Albert Aigner (born 12/07/22 in Schachen/ Bavaria see pic), motor Mech Gefr Karl Raff, Gnr OFw Karl Doß, Gunr Uffz Walter Garbe


Aigner Albert

CKönig
429 Marburg, GerhardFhjOfw7Sturmstaffel 1 (1-2/44), JG-3, II/JG-4 (9/44)Fw 190A in Sturm 1, Bf 109G & K in JG-3, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 681421 (lost 9/3/44)EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIFA 3 September, 1944; overturned on landing (Messflug?) at Welzow (Magnus & JG-4 List). Two known victories, his 1st & 2nd, a B-17 at Harderwijk, and a B-17 (HSS) W of Zwolle, on 21 February, 1944. His 3rd, a B-24 at Haldersleben on 11 April, 1944. His 4th, same day, a B-24 (HSS) at Haldersleben. His 5th, a P-51 in the Stendal area, W of Berlin, on 18 April, 1944. His 6th & 7th, both B-24s in the area of Peine-Wolfsburg on 8 May, 1944.


Sturmstaffel 1: 10 Left Obfw. Marburg



430 Marseille, Hans-Joachim 'Jochen'Hptm12/13/1919Berlin - Charlottenburg1581(J)/LG-2 (8/40 Calais-Marck), JG-52 (9/40 Pas de Calais), 3/JG-27 (4/41 Gazala), Stfkpt 3/JG-27 (6/42Bf 109E-4 Werk # 3579 "Wh 14" (50% dam, uninj aft crash at Calais aft combat), Bf 109E-4/B Werk # 2032 (25% dam 10/29/40; crashed at Wissant airfield after combat, pilot OK), Bf 109E-7 Wk# 5579 (75% dam Emer Land Wissant, pilot OK 9/11/40), Bf 109E-7 Werk # 5094 (shot down into Channel 9/23/40; rescued), Bf 109E-7/B Werk # 4091 "White 7" (9/28/40), Bf 109E-7/Trop Werk # 5160 "Yellow 6" (5/41), Bf 109F/Trop Werk# 8693 "Yellow 14", Bf 109F Werk# 8673 "Yellow 14" as Stfkpt., Bf 109F-4/Trop Wk#s 10059 & 10137 (6/17/42), both "Yellow 14"s, Bf 109G-2/Trop Werk # 14256 "Yellow 14" (lost 9/30/42)
RK(2/22/42)
Br(9/2/42)

Italian Gold Medal for Valor

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/1/41)
EP(11/3/41)

EK 1 & 2

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
"The Star of Afrika" Killed in a flying accident 30 Sept. 1942 at Sidi-Abid-el-Rahman. Returning from a mission, the new 109 G-2 #14256 he was flying had a fractured oil line and the AC caught fire. When he bailed out, he struck the horizontal stabilizer and failed to open his chute. He was buried 2 October, 1942 at Derna, N. Africa, later reinterred at Memorial Gardens in Tobruk. He flew 383 combat missions. His first victory, a Spitfire over southeast England on 8 September, 1940. 151 victories in the Desert. His 100th, a Hurricane shot down over Gambut airfield, the AC crashing in flames into an AA gun emplacement. EL(6/6/42), S(6/18/42). He shot down an unprecedented 17 AC in one day, 1 September, 1942! Gunther Rall referred to Marseille as the "best shot in the Luftwaffe, a brilliant marksman, using an average of only 15 bullets per kill". Flew 109 Werk # 5237 also. Most of the "F" models were F-4s. His three trusty wingmen were: Rainer Pöttgen, Karl Mentnich and Josef Schlang. Benito Mussolini conferred the Italian Gold Medal for Valor to Marseille for his 1941 Mediterranean service. Hoehler Personality Photo/Profile.


Fritz Wendel - Pöhs - Jochen Marseille discuss Me 262

Marseille (L) with friend Mathew 'Matias' Letulu

Rare photo of Marseille with Italian fighter pilots

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Extended Record

Marseille's Claims
431 Martens, RudolfStabFw3/14/1912Berlin5/JG-1 (1/44)Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550755 "Black 9" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 24 January, 1944 during aerial combat in "Black 9" with a P-47 at Tournai, near Eschweiler. Buried Lommel, Block 59/370 Tournai (Doornik Be.). Claimed a B-17 on 11 January, 1944, however the claim may have gone "unconfirmed".
Lommel, Belgium
432 Marthe, Joachim (aka Johann or Johannes)Oblt2/10/1919Berlin - FriedenauWekusta 5/Ob.d.L.(Vaernes)He 111H-2 Werk # 5555 "1B + EH" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA at Sea 13 January, 1942; reported an emergency landing at sea during a non-operational flight due to engine failure, location Pl.Qu. B6 West 04. Remaining crew: Reg Rat Dr Frank Weiland, Obs (MIA at Sea); Fw Walter Zink, R/O (KIC) and Ofw Alfons Müller, Mech. (KIC). Source: SIG Norway. Added: The VDK lists the crash location as the North Sea (Nordmeer), but elsewhere the location is said to be the Norwegian Sea (D.Drury).
433 Martin, WilhelmOblt5/7/1913Nürnberg21/NJG-3Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 20/21 February, 1944 by flka at Berlin-Buchholz (Boiten). One known victory, a Lancaster 35 km SSW of Mannheim on 23 September, 1943. A 2nd, a Halifax E of Kleinkladen on 4 December, 1943.
434 Martin, WolfgangOFw1916/09/11Düsseldorf2FAR (12/39 CK), Flieger-Ersatz-Kampfgruppe II (08/40 CK), 6./KG 3 (09/40-12/42 CK), 12./KG 3 (12/42-11/43 CK), 10./KG 3 (11/43-01/44 CK), II./KG 3 (01-2/44 CK), Ers.-ZGr (02-05/44 CK) ;4./ZG 26 (05/44)Ju 88 A-4 "5K + GP" Werknr 8517 (dam 30/09/41 crash landed) in KG 3, Me 410 A-1/U4 "3U + LM" Werknr. 420418 (lost 13/05/44)
RK (30/12/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (27/05/42)
EP (04/11/41)

EK 1 (22/01/41 CK) & 2 (01/11/40 CK)

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold (30/09/41 CK) with pendant (02/09/42 CK)
Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille) (08/42 CK)		A bomber pilot from 1940 to March 1944. KilledInAction (KIA) 13 May, 1944 near Burschen, east of Frankfurt/Oder. He is reported to have rammed a B-17 in his 410, also killing his R/O Fw Johann Ahlgrimm (born 18/02/16 in Berlin CK)., although he may have been shot down by Mustangs escorting the bombers. Over 350 missions. Destroyed 60 to 70 Soviet tanks. One victory as a bomber pilot. Added: “Oberfeldwebel Wolfgang Martin has distinguished himself as a bomber pilot against both England and the Soviet Union. In July of the previous year he had a major share in the destruction of a Soviet tank group. His intervention in the ground combat brought friendly ground troops relief and support on many occasions.” By this time Martin had flown 305 operational sorties. (TOW, CK)


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435 Matoni, WalterHptm6/27/1917Duisburg349/JG-27 (6/40), 6/JG-26 (8/41), Stafkpt 5/JG-26, III/JG-2, Kdr I/JG-2 (9/44), Kdr II/JG-2, I/JG-11Bf 109F in JG-27, Fw 190A-6 Wk# 530118 "Blk 1" (25% dam 8/31/43), Fw 190A-7 "White 5" in JG-26, Fw 190A-8 (dam 12/6/44 in I/JG-2; injured in TO accident) RK(12/16/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (5/10/44)
EP(3/31/44)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge in Silver

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant
A serious crash in February of 1945, made him unfit for further flying duty. His first victory, during the Battle of Britain, a Hurricane at Tunbridge Wells on 30 September, 1940. His 1st known Soviet victory, a TB-3 on 17 July, 1941, while in 9/JG-27. WIA 31 August, 1943 in "Black 1", force landed after B-17 return fire at Montdidier. 400+ combat missions. 14 bombers. Opposed the 6 March, 1944 Berlin Raid while in II/JG-26. One known bomber, a B-17 "Fast Woman" of 351BG, 508BS flown by Lt William A. Suit on 19 August, 1943, 3 km northwest of Dunkirk. It crashed at St Omer. His 6th, a Spitfire IX 3 km NNW of Le Crotoy on 15 July, 1943. Another victory, a B-24 on 30 December, 1943, 15 km northwest of Soissons. His 13th (JG-26s 2000 victory) a B-24 at Rastorf on 24 February, 1944. His 20th, a P-47 SE of Rockenhausen on 13 April, 1944. His 25th, a P-47 at Mantes-Houdan on 20 August, 1944. 3 victories in the East. On 20 October, 1944, he downed a P-38 (possibly Jim Edmondson) east of Cologne. A P-47 SW of Düren on 19 November, 1944. His victories have been reported as 44. Deceased 26 June, 1988.

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436 Matthes, GüntherHptm9/13/19051Grp Adj II/JG-51, Kdr II/JG-51 (2/40 Böblingen), (8/40 Desvres-Marquise), Kdr Air Warfare Acad.Bf 109E EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, his 1st, a Blenheim at Abbeville, 8 June, 1940. Channel pilot. In March, he was appointed to the Air Warfare Academy at Berlin-Gatow.
437 Matz,Lt25/NJG-5Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Stirling 10 km NW of Berlin on 1 September, 1943. A 2nd, a Lancaster 30 km NW of Kassel on 22 October, 1943.
438 Matzdorf, AldemarFw8/17/1917Berlin58/JG-3 (S.U.)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 13247 (lost 8/25/42), Bf 109F-4 Werk# 7184 "White 7 + I"
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 26 Octber, 1942; hit by flak 1 km west of Beketovka, 15 km south of Stalingrad. Mombeek MIA List. His Wk# 13247 was reported lost at Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 49273 on 25 August, 1942, cause unknown, pilot returned. His first known victory, a Soviet R-5 7 km S of Grjasnaja on 2 October, 1942. Magnus, 5 victories.

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439 Mäuser, ErnstOFw2.(H)/ Aufkl.Gr. 14 (09/41 CK), 2./NAGr. 16Fw-189 A-2, Hs-126 B-1 "5F + AK" (dam 23/09/41), Bf-109?
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(20/03/44)
EP (08/11/43 CK)

EK 1 & 2

Recce Operational Clasp in Gold		Added: WIA on 29/09/41 at Ain el Gazala. His Obsv was KIA: Lt Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Keller (born 27/03/15 in Berlin-Charlottenburg) (CK)


Wilhelm Ludwig Keller
440 Maximowitz, WilliOfw1/29/1920Wuppertal - Barmen27JG-1 (late '43), Sturmstaffel 1 (1/44), 11(Sturm)/JG-3 (3/44), 14(Sturm)/JG-3 (9/44), Rammkdo "Elbe" (3/45)Fw 190A-6 Werk # Unk "White 2" (1/44 Dortmund), Fw 190A-8/R8 Wk# 551099 "White 10 (lost 3/23/44), Fw 190A-8/R2 Werk # 680756 "Black 8 + ~" (dam 7/44) in JG-3
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45)
EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 20 April, 1945; Combat with Russian fighters, area of Frankfurt/Oder. Bailed successfully from his "White 10" over Wuppertal, with wounds on 23 March, 1944, after his 3rd victory, when he was hit by B-17 return fire. Damaged his "Black 8" in a landing accident 30 July, 1944. 15 bombers. One known victory, his 1st, a B-24 over Hannover on 30 January, 1944. His 2nd, a B-17 (HSS) near Fallersleben on 6 March, 1944. His 4th, a B-17 at Hehlingen on 29 April, 1944 (Perry Claims). His 5th, a B-24 at Peine-Braunschweig on 8 May, 1944. His 7th, a B-17 at Nauen, W of Berlin, on 24 May, 1944. His 8th, a B-17 on 13 July, no location. His 9th, a B-17 SE of Kempten on 18 July, 1944. His 10th, a B-17 20 km W of Leipzig on 20 July, 1944. A B-17 on 29 July, 1944, no location given. A B-24 in the Kassel vicinity on 27 September, 1944. A 13th, a B-17on 28 September, 1944, no location. A 14th & 15th, Two B-17 NW of Halle on 2 November, 1944. His 16th, a Pe-2 on 3 March, 1945. Nos. 17 thru 20, 3 Soviet Bostons and a fighter on 11 March, 1945. Nos 21 & 22, both Yak-3s on 18 April, 1945. My dear departed friend, Jack Robertson, painted Willis "Black 8" for me. Added: Severely injured on 28/07/44 when his "Black 8 + ~" after mission somersaulted and landed on the back on landing at Neubiberg (CK)


Sturmstaffel 1: 12 Left Uffz. Maximowitz

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441 Maxis, HerbertFw1920/11/30Berlin-Friedrichshagen13./JG 53 (01/45 Nellingen/Obersfelsberg)Bf 109 G-14/AS "White 13 + ~" Werknr 784993 (or 784998) (lost 01/01/45)MIA 1 January, 1945 in the attack on Metz airfield where 22 P-47s of 365th (Hell Hawks) FG were destroyed. He was reported to have been hit by ground fire on his second pass on the 455th AAA Bn and belly-landed in a field in Saarlouis. As he exited the ac, he was shot when it appeared he was reaching for a pistol. As it has been reported since, he was placing his hand over a wound. Added: Eyewitnesses say he stepped onto the wing, and raised his hands to surrender. Eyewitnesses from a field artillery unit stated that a nearby field artillery soldier shot Maxis in the head, killing him, because Maxis had wounded some of their fellows with his strafing attack. His plane, "White 13", was buried in a trench and re-discovered in 1987. The remaining parts of the airframe were restored with parts from other German aircraft and is currently on display in the AVIATICUM Museum in Werner Neustadt, Lower Austria.(CK)... Believed buried in a cemetery in Saarlautern, today Saarlouis (Source Steve at Foto61.net). Bf 109 Loss List states he collided with Oblt Otto Benz in 109 Wk# 461516 on 1 January, 1945. NOTE: Wk# 784993 per Bf 109 Loss List, reference Prien, JG 53, Vol III, Pg 1500 text. Wk# 784998 attributed to Lt Otto Roth, KIA 12/17/44. Alternate spelling: Maxi & Maxus.


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442 Mayerhofer, BodoHptm11/3/1909StrassburgII/KG-100, Kdr II/KG-100 (7/42)He 177A-5 Werk # Unk "6n + BC" (lost 5/14/44)EK 1 & 2, EP (7/16/42), Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 14 May, 1944; crashed near Fassberg, no further detail. Battle of Britain pilot (LOCS). Added: He is buried in the Waldfriedhof Fassberg, Blk H, Row H, Gr 17. Remaining crew (all KIC, desig unk): Ofw Gerhard Schlegel, buried Waldfriedhof Fassberg, Blk H, Row H, Gr 16; FhjFw Paul Krönlein, buried Berlin-Wilmersdorfer Waldfriedhof Stahnsdorf, Blk M3, Row 28, Gr 22; and no VDK burial matches for Gefr Werner Krug, Ofw Bruno Standke and Fw Paul Wowrzik (D.Drury).
443 Meckel, HelmutOblt8/23/1917München251/JG-3 (05/40), Stfkpt 2/JG-3 (09/40-07/41), Instr at Berlin-Gatow (´42), Stab/JG-77 (02/-05/43)Bf 109E-3 Wk# 1649 (lost 8/24/40 by Do 18, crash land at Calais, pilot OK ), Bf 109E-4 "Black 3" (10/40), Bf 109F-2 Wk# 5472 "Black 7" (dam 7/2/41), Bf 108B-1 Werk # 3073 (lost) RK(8/12/41)
Italian Pilot Wing
EP(12/40)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
KIFA 8 May, 1943 at Korbous-Ost during a takeoff, evacuating Tunis airfield in his Bf 108 with 4 passengers on board. On 2 July, 1941 he was en route with 2./ JG 3 for a ground attack mission when it was intercepted by Russian fighters, forcing them to drop its bombs to defend itself. His F-2 suffered undercarriage damage during aerial combat with Russian fighters, causing him to make a one-wheel landing back at his home base. Removed from combat on 15 July, 1941 due to illness, he returned to Germany for treatmant. He was later assigned to instructor duties and then to the Staff of JG-77. On 24 August, 1940, his E-3 was fired on by a Do 18, hitting his radiator, causing him to force land at Calais. Victories possibly as high as 50. One known victory, his 1st, a Hurricane at Abbeville, 7 June, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire over England on 16 August, 1940. His 3rd, a Hurricane on 18 August, 1940, no location. His 4th, a Spitfire SE of Cambridge on 28 August, 1940. Nos.5 & 6, both Spitfires near Rochester on 7 September, 1940. His 7th, a Hurricane S of London on 18 September, 1940. His 8th, a Hurricane at Canterbury on 5 October, 1940. His 9th, a Spitfire over the Thames on 7 October, 1940. His 10th & 11th, two Spitfires 1 km southwest of St. Omer, 5 Feb., 1941. His 12th victory, an I-16 at Grodek (S.U.) on 22 June, 1941. Added: In 10/35 he became part of an artillery regiment. In 1939 he transferred to the Luftwaffe as a Leutnant. On 27/07/41 a low-altitude attack on Adamay airfield led by Oberleutnant Meckel, 2./JG 3 claimed the destruction of 20 enemy aircraft on the ground. The next day, 10 to 12 aircraft were again destroyed on the ground in Kurowice. (CKönig)





444 Meister, KurtOgefr4/3/1925II/SG-3 (2/45)Fw 190F-8 Werk # Unk (lost 2/?/45)Ground Assault Operational ClaspReported KilledInAction (KIA) in March, 1945 at Berlin per SG-3 List (Riccardo Freitag 3/2024)
445 Meltz, WernerOblt1III/ZG-26, 8/ZG-26Bf 110G Werk # 500014 (lost)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Destroyer Operational Clasp		Shot down with wounds opposing the 6 March, 1944 Berlin Raid northeast of Magdeburg. His R/O was killed but he bailed successfully near Koethen. One known victory, a B-24 on 24 February, 1944, no location.
446 Meltzer, WalterHptm10/15/1915III/KG.z.b.V. 1 (1/42), Stfkpt 7/KG.z.b.V. 1 (12/42), Stfkpt in III/KGr.z.b.V. 300 (5/43), Stfkpt 7/TG-1 (6/43 Berlin-Schönwalde)Ju 52, Ar 232A-03 Werk # 0100005 "VD + YC" (lost 8/15/43)RK (12/23/42),
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/31/42)

EK 1 & 2
Transport Operational Clasp		KIC at Schönwalde 15 August, 1943, killing the entire crew, while testing the new Ar 232, cause not reported. Remaining crew: Maj Kurt Wendorff, (Kdr Erg. TGr.), Oblt Helmut Jardon, Uffz Heinrich Graf, R/O and Ofw Albert Klenk (Mech) (DK-G Awards List, LOCS & bhla-bibliothek.brandenburg.de via H.D.Zemke).

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447 Mende, WernerIII/KG-200 (4/45 Lübeck-Blankensee)Fw 190A-8Bomber Operational ClaspFlew KG-200's last re-supply mission to Berlin the night of 30 April/1 May,1945 (falkeeins-blogspot).
448 Menzel, KarlUffz7/JG-11Bf 109G, Fw 190DWound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Shot down with wounds 28 April, 1945 during aerial combat over Berlin. This may be a duplication of the other Karl Menzel in 7/JG-11, however, the April 1945 dates do not align.
449 Merz, GermanLt47/JG-302 (3/44), Stab III/JG-302 (4/44), 9/JG-300 (6/44)Bf 109G & Fw 190A
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 21 June, 1944 during aerial combat with P-51s in the Kustrin area. Dies in a hospital later that same day. One known victory, his 1st, a Halifax over middle Berlin on 24 March, 1944. His 2nd, a P-51 10 km N of Dedelstorf on 8 April, 1944. His 3rd, a Lancaster at Schweinfurt on 27 April, 1944. A 4th, a B-24 at Neubrandenburg on 20 June, 1944.

Third from left

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450 Messerschmidt, GerhardHptmBerlinZG-1, ZG-41 (41), NJG-1 (Russia), NJG-100 (43)Bf 110Destroyer & Night Fighter Operational ClaspsSoviet POW until 1949. Retired Bundeswehr-Luftwaffe. Jager Blatt article.
451 Metz, ErichLt1922/02/11 (CK)Gudensberg (CK)25./NJG 5Bf 110 G-4 "C9 + FN" Werknr 740067 (lost 04/01/44)
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA/ KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 4 January, 1944; sd by US bomber return fire, crashed in the North Sea near Husum. His victories may be as high as 4. Source: T. Boiten. One known victory, a Stirling on 1 September, 1943 7km NW of Berlin. A 2nd, a Lancaster on 22 October, 1943 30km NW of Kassel. Added: his crewmember was Radop Uffz Herbert Geffert. (CK).
452 Metzner, ReinhardGefr1/29/25Berlin6/JG-300Fw 190A-7 Werk # 470505 "Yellow 1"(two lost 7/18/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 18 July, 1944 in aerial combat over the Allgäu. He crashed in Staudach near Kempten, where a Cross Monument has been placed in his memory by a local historical group, at the suggestion of Wilhelm Heuberger, formerly in an NJG unit. It is placed under guard by members of the Gebirgsjagers. Jager Blatt article. The other crash was at Konrangers/Wiggensbach.
453 Meyer, ArnulfFw11/JG-300Bf 109G-6 (lost 7/20/44 near Berlin/Müggelsee)Fighter Operational ClaspPilot disposition unknown.

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454 Meyer, Paul Hermann Gefr11/9/1917Berlin-KreuzbergFFS C-2 Neuruppin (40)He 51 or Ar 96 most likelyStudent pilotKIC 27 September, 1940 with his instructor. Buried in the Military Cemetery at Berlin-Lichtenberg, Feld 4, Row 6, Grave E-2. Entered Luftwaffe service in 1939. He was the Brother-in-Law to Lettenmair. Source: Nephew of Hermann Meyer, Raymond Marina, via WaSt data.
455 Meyer, SiegfriedOblt5/12/1917Brandis/Sachsen1/KG-53He 111H-6 Werk # 2274 (or 4813) "A1 + AB" (lost 3/30/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/4/42)

EP (10/7/41), EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA 30 March, 1942, probably flak over Volkhov, no further detail. Werk # reported, 4813 on DK-G List!? (DK-G Awards List & LOCS). Added: The ac crashed in a Leningrad (Volkhov ?) forest. Remaining crew (MIA): Maj Joachim Wienholtz (geb 12/22/04, Berlin, Kdr I/KG-53), Obs and Ofw Saunus Karl Schlosser (geb 10/9/13, Setterich), R/O-Gnr?. Excavation Report & Heinkel Factory Data Plate indicating Wk# 2274. A much smaller 2nd plate does bear a "WNr 4813" via StalingradFront.Com. Added: The actual crash location my be Malinovka, the place where observer Wienholtz reportedly died (StalingradFront).
456 Mihatsch, Werner HelmutLt4/3/1918Berlin-Neukölln3Pz Stf/ZG-1 (7/43 S..U.), 6/ZG-76 (10/43), 4/ZG-76Bf 110G-2 Werk # 6252 (dam 7/13/43), Me 410 Werk # Unk (lost 6/14/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Destroyer Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 16 June, 1944; sd by B-24 return fire, after which he collided with a B-24 of the 376BG, 515BS, piloted by 2/Lt Frank P.Marcus (KilledInAction (KIA)). His Me 410 crashed at Komarom Hungary, where he is buried in the ger War Cem. at Budaörs, among the "unknowns" (D.Drury). WIA 13 July, 1943 by flak west of Gorodok, his unnamed R/O MIA (Bf 110 Loss List). His first known victory, a B-17 at Spessart on 14 October, 1943. Two B-24s at Raab on 16 June, 1944. Alternate spelling: Mihasch (OKL victory # 1). Added: The unnamed R/O relative to the 7/13/43 incident was Uffz Harry Weiss (MIA) (D.Drury).
457 Mitterdorfer, KarlLt1/28/1920Bozen2Flt Instr, 10/JG-300 (8/44), Stffüh 6/NJG-11Bf 109G-10 in JG-300 NJG-10 EK 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		Jager Blatt mention. One known victory, a Mosquito at Braunschweig on 13 September, 1944. A 2nd, another Mosquito on 5 October, 1944, over Berlin. His last flight, a Bf 109G-10 while in NJG-10, from Rechlin to Lübeck-Blankensee, landing at 0645. He and Fw Helmut Happel made the flight together to surrender to the British..

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458 Moldenhauer, HaraldHptm9KG-2, JG-3, Stfkpt 12/JG-1 (12/44 Anklam), Kdr III/JG-1 (1/1/45)Bf 109G-10 in 12/JG-1, Bf 109G-14 in Jan.45
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Bodenplatte commander of III/JG-1, whose target was Maldegem and Ursel airfields. One known victory, a P-51 near Wittsock on 5 December, 1944 during a Berlin raid. Magnus, 9 victories.
459 Mölders, Werner 'Vati' 'Daddy'Obst3/18/1913Gelsenkirchen Nordrhein, Westfalen1013.J/88 Legion Condor Legion, IV/JG-132 (39), Stafkpt 3/JG-53, Kdr JG-51(7/40 Wissant)Bf 109B "Black 6x16", Bf 109D-1 "Black 6x79, Bf 109E-4 Werk #s 2804, 5915 "Red 2" & 3737 "Black <-+-" (all e-4s in JG-51), Bf 109F-1 Wk# 5628 "<<-+-" (1940)
RK(5/29/40)
Br(7/16/41)

Spanish Cross-Br

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Glider Badge
Fighter Oper.Clasp w/"400"		Joined the Luftwaffe in 1935. Plus 14 victories in Spain (Lufts top scorer), 68 in the West (Battle of Britain) and 73 in Russia. His 1st victory, a Hawk 75A near Sierek, 20 September, 1939. His 2nd, a Blenheim at Klusserath, NE of Trier on 30 October, 1939. His 3rd, a Hurricane 15 km NE of Metz on 22 December, 1939. His 5th, a Morane 12 km SE of Diedenhofen on 3 March, 1940. Escaped serious injury bailing from his burning Bf 109 at Chantilly on 5 June, 1940, being shot down by French Ace Lt. Rene Layragues, becoming a POW. He was released after two weeks when the French capitulated. Known to have flow Bf 109E-4s Wk#s 2404 & 3737. The later, flown by Hptm Asmus was lost over England on 25 October, 1940. He flew 300 Operational flights. EL conferred 9/21/40. S conferred 6/22/41. He was killed 22 Nov., 1941, in an He 111 crash from Crimea due to engine failure near Breslau, on the way to attend the funeral of Gen. Udet. Buried Berlin Invalidenfriedhof. Mölders was the first Fighter Pilot to receive the RK and the RK with Diamonds, the first pilot to achieve 50 & 100 victories, and his JG-51 was 1st to achieve 1000 aerial victories, . Hoehler Personality Photo/Profile



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460 Mönnigheim, HelmutLt06/11/13Berlin2 (F)/Aufkl.Gr. 11Do-17 P "6M+OK" (lost on 21/12/41)MIA on 21/12/41 Ö W of Moscow, Could be the observer.


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CKonig
461 Moog, WilhelmHptm21/04/15 (CKönig)Deggenhausen (CKönig)Added: 4./ KG 55 (08-10/40), 6./ KG 55 (11/40-01/41), Frontflieger-Sammelgruppe Quedlinburg (04/41), Überprüfungsschule (41-43), Einflieger für Hubschrauber (05/43-10/44), Frontflieger-Sammelgruppe Quedlinburg (10-12/44). Adj. IV./ KG 100 (12/44), courses for Stfkpt in Parchim (12/44-01/45), 11./JG 300 (03-04/45) (CKönig), 12/JG-300Added: He-111 P (40-41), He-111 (lost 16/01/41), Bf-109 G-10 "Black 6" (lost 27/04/45) (CKönig), Bf 109G-14 (lost 4/27/45 loc.unk.)
EK 1 & 2
at least
Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze
Wound badge		Pilot reported KilledInAction (KIA), 27 April, 1945, no further detail (denkmalprojekt.org). Added: Bomber pilot training in 1939. 28 missions to England between August - October 1940, another 23 missions to England (11/40-01/41). He was shot down in 01/41 and ditched in the Channel on 16/01/41, survived in his rubber dinghy for 3 days and 2 nights in wintertime (!). Stayed in 2 hospitals until 01/04/41. Later instructor in training school. Helicopter pilot in Berlin/Johannistal (05/43-10/44). On 27/04/45 he obtained the 109 G-10 of Uffz Kaap and pulled the plane up from Kreuzstrasse to about 100 meters and then crashed vertically into the forest. It is presumed - as the machine was in perfect condition- that he had ended his life because of the war situation and family problems. He also made a very depressed impression to Kaap and Kraffzig. Buried initially at Otterfing/Oberbayern. 1956 reinterred at Berchtesgaden. Unfortunately there are no pictures of the aircraft lost. For the drawing of this aircraft, the “Black 6”, “Uschi”, of OGefr. Gerhard Kraffzik was used. (CKönig)


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462 Müller,Uffz11/JGr Ost (5/44), 3/JGr Ost (7/44)Fw 190A & Bf 109G
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a B-17 SE of Berlin on 29 May, 1944. A 2nd B-24 E of Prossnitz on 7 July, 1944.
463 Müller, ErwinUffz9/JG-54Bf 109G-5 Werk# 15864 "Yellow 4" (damaged)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Shot down with wounds 6 March, 1944, opposing the Berlin Raid. He force landed at Auemühle/Ahlhorn. Another source claims Müller was KilledInAction (KIA) this date.
464 Müller, Friedrich Karl "Nasen"Maj12/4/1911Sulzbach, Saar305/KGzbV-172(9/39), I/KG-50(12/42), Stab/JG-301, 1/JG-300(6/43), Stfkpt 1/NJGr-10, Kdr I/NJG-11 (8/44 to end)He 177, Fw 190A-6 Wk# 550453 "Green 3" & Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550717 (lost 10/22/43; crash @ Gummelsbach due to engine fire) in JG-300, Bf 109G-10/AS "Green 3" also in JG-300, Bf 109G-6/AS "Red 2" in 1/NJG-10, Bf 109G-14 (w/30 vics on Rudder) & Fw 190A (both in NJG-11) RK(7/27/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/19/43)
EP(11/26/43)

EK 1 & 2
Wnd Bdg
Transport & Night Fighter Oper.Clsp in Brnz		52 missions as a Night Fighter. 30 Night victories, 23 of them with the "Wilde Sau" unit. One known victory, a Halifax at Margraf Cologne on 4 July, 1943, believed to be the first "Wilde Sau" victory. Two known victories on 11 August, 1943, a Halifax 5 km NNE of the Biblis airfield and a 2nd Halifax at Vermütlich, N of Heidelberg. A Lancaster 10 km NW of Swinemünde on 17 August, 1943. Two Stirlings in the Berlin area on 24 August, 1943. A Lancaster 25 km SE of Munich on 7 September, 1943. A Mosquito at Eindhoven on 23 August, 1944. A Lancaster NW of Frankfurt a. Main on 12 September, 1944. Another double victory, both Lancasters on 4 December, 1944; one at Wörth-Lautersbad, the other SW of Karlsrühe. His 28th, an "e/a" on 14 January, 1945. His last known victories, his 29th & 30th, were both "e/a" on 21 February, 1945. He flew the He 177 in KG-50. Nicknamed "Nasen Müller". Another source notes the Werk Number for his A-6 as "350453", the 3 replacing the 5. Deceased 2 November, 1987.



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Courtesy Christian König

Archive Report

Operational Record
465 Müller, Friedrich Karl "Tutti"Obstlt12/25/1916Berlin Lichterfelde1408/JG-53(5/40), Stfkpt 1/JG-53(12/41 Malta), Kdr I/JG-53(7/42), Kdr I/JG-3(11/42), Kdr JG-3(3/44)Bf 109E-4 Werk # 5251 (ditched at sea 9/15/40; rescued), Bf 109E-4 "Black RK(9/14/41)-EL(9/23/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/7/44)
EP(12/13/43)

EK 1 & 2

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with star pendant
KIFA 29 May, 1944 when he crashed upon landing at Salzwedel after his G-6 Werk# 410827 stalled at low level. uninjured in a crash in Wk# 14510 at Bizerta on 25 January, 1943; overturned on landing. 600 combat missions. 3 Unconfirmed victories. 100 victories in the East. 23 bombers, 17 at night. His first victory, a Hawk-75A 15 km west of Amiens, 27 May, 1940. Nos.3 & 4, both Morane 406s at Compiegne on 5 June, 1940. His 5th, a Morane 406 at Compiegne on 7 June, 1940. His 10th, a Spitfire at Dungeness on 6 September, 1940. . Also known to have flown Bf 109E "White 2" of III/JG-53, much earlier. While serving in Russia, he once achieved 50 victories within one month. His 26th victory, a Soviet I-61 on 3 June, 1942. His 30th, a LaGG-3 3 km E of the Sossue-Obaja airfield on 3 July, 1942. A triple, one of many, on 12 August, 1942: an Il-2 and two MiG-3s. Two MiG-1s and three Il-2s on 30 August, 1942. Seven victories on 7 September, 1942; a Yak-1, a MiG-1, and five Il-2s, all in the Bhf. Kotluban area. He served briefly as Kdr IV(Sturm)/JG-3 in February, 1944. His 120th victory, a B-17 SW of Burg on 8 March, 1944. His 125th, a B-24 (HSS) 40 km N of Rügen on 9 April, 1944. His 140th, a B-17 in the Frankfurt area on 12 May, 1944.



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466 Müller, GerhardOblt1/21/1913Berlin8/KG-2Do 17Z Werk # unk "U5 + DS" (lost 8/13/40)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA (and declared KilledInAction (KIA)) 13 August, 1940: failed to return from a mission over Eastchurh England. Remaining crew: Oblt Werner Morich (geb 12/19/15 Stederdorf), Obs, (MIA); Ofw Karl Langer (geb 10/17/15 Buchwald), R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Fw Rudolf Haensgen (geb 3/12/15 Hamburg), Flt Engr (WIA & POW, interned in Canada. Source: Lw Loss Report via Joe Potter. Added: Initially buried in a collective grave with Horst von der Groeben in Whitstable, Kent, Müller and Groeben buried at CC, Plot 9, Row 8, Gr 49 (collective). Langer buried in CC, Plot 1, Row 5, Gr 178 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Mueller.
Cannock Chase
467 Müller, HansOfw8JG-300 (joins), 1/JG-301 (9/43 Reich Def; 2/44), 2/JG-301 (11/44 - 4/45 Salzwedel)Bf 109G-4 Werk # 15615 "White 4" (35% dam 9/4/43) in 1/JG-301EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 5 April, 1945 near Eisenach on a Jabo mission; was able to return to his airfield at Salzwedel (C.König). Injured in a crash at Werneuchen on 4 September, 1943, no cause reported, a Fw at the time. One known victory, his 2nd, a Lancaster over Berlin on 1 September, 1943 (Perry Claims). His 3rd, a B-17 at Steyr Austria on 24 February, 1944. His 4th, a P-51 at Ebersberg on 24 April, 1944 (Perry Claims). His 5th, a Halifax off Gris Nez on 6 July, 1944. His 6th, 7th & 8th, all B-24s opposing the Misburg Raid on 26 November, 1944.

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468 Müller, HelmutOblt12/16/1922MeissenStfkpt 9/JG-1 (6/43 Reich Def; 9/44 Anklam)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 19613 "Yellow 29" (85% dam 6/25/43), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 784154 "White 1 (lost 12/5/44) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KilledInAction (KIA) 5 December, 1944 during aerial combat with P-47 & P-51 escorts at Buberow, opposing a Berlin Raid. Source: J. Geensen. WIA 25 June, 1943 during aerial combat at Neuschanz. Added: Buried War Graves Cem, Neuruppin Evangelical Friedhof, Abteilung 14, Blk 2, Row 17 (M.deWolf).
469 Müller, HorstHptm2/23/1916Berlin7/KG-28 (39), II/KG-76 (11/40 Channel), 1/KG-6 (Med 7/43)Do 17Z, Ju 88A-5 Werk #8115 "F1 + ??" (70% dam 11/3/40), Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144734 "3E + HH" (lost 7/13/43) RK(5/3/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/19/42)
EP(10/20/40)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		MIA 13 July, 1943 after being shot down by a night fighter, 50km SE of Syracus Sicily. Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Erich Schmiedel, Obs; Ofw Reinhold Born, R/O and Fw Johann Hammerschmidt, Gnr..(DK-G Awards List & Ju 88 Loss List). WIA 3 November, 1940 during aerial combat. As a result of damage to the ac, his A-5 crashed at Amsterdam Holland; his gunner, Gefr Hans Swatosch, had been fatally wounded and died; remaining unnamed crew OK. He was a Lt. at the time. (DeSwart & Ju 88 Loss List).
470 Müller, Horst Dr.Lt 1/27/1915Berlin-SchönebergErg/StG-3 (4/43)Ju 87 Werk # 6263 (lost 4/26/43)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 26 April, 1943 at Athens-Tatoi airfield, cause unknown. His R/O-Gnr, Uffz Friedrich Kozminsky (born 23/01/17, CKönig), was also killed. Both are buried in the German War Cem. at Dionyssos-Rapendoza. Lt Müller in Crypt 3, Row 3, Platte 1. Uffz Kozminsky in Crypt 3, Row 3, Platte 1 (D.Drury).
471 Mündel, HassoOblt1/1/1919Munich, BayernAufklargruppe 122 (11/40) commanded by Oblt Fidorra, 1(F)/120 (2/42 Sola)Ju 88 "F6 + KH", Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1621 "A6 + HH" (lost 2/22/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/19/42 Post.)
EP (11/10/41)


EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp in Gold		KilledInAction (KIA) 22 February, 1942; failed to return from a mission crashing at Map Quadrant 06 East/4176. Found a few days later by a Norwegian fisherman, and buried in Bergen, Norway. Promoted to Oblt posthumously. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Gerhard Schuster, Observer; Ofw Georg Wiczurke, R/O and Fw Joachim Adam, Gunner (Source: SIG Norway). Channel pilot. Gained recognition by flying a highly successful recon mission over Britains largest Aluminum Plant at Fort William on 23 December, 1940. The crew, at the time, consisted of: Kdr. & Observer, Oblt Fidorra, AC Kdr (pilot) Lt. Mündel, RO Ofw Bothe, and Gunner Uffz Lemberg. Added: The LOCS states he was born in Berlin.
472 Mundt, Ulrich "Tex"Ofw10/24/1915Berlin Lichtenberg5/StG-1, 10 (Pz)/SG-77, Instr 4/(Pz)/SG-152 & 5 & 6/SG-151, Pz.Jg.Stf./StG-1 (7/43 S.U.), 2(Pz)/SG-9 (1/45 Reich Def)Ju 87G-1 Werk # 1082 "DJ + FE" (lost 7/14/43), Ju 87G-1 Werk # 131108 (lost 1/29/45) RK(11/25/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/9/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge(7/14/43)
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		KIFA 29 January, 1945 when his Ju 87 ground-looped during an emergency landing during bad weather while on a ferry flight , south of Bütow Pomerania. He is buried at the Bütow Cemetery. WIA 14 July, 1943 by flak est of Kolodjarsy, his unnamed R/O also killed. 537 missions destroying 40 tanks, 25 bridges one supply ship and damaging a cruiser near Benghazi.texx
473 Muth, HermannLtIII/NJG-5Bf 110G Werk # 5680 (lost 3/6/44)Night Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 6 March, 1944 opposing the Berlin Raid and wingman for Lt Hermann Hagen. He was shot down over Berlin by an escorting P-51 of the 357FG. His R/O bailed successfully. The AC crashed at Spreenhagen.
474 Nächster, Dr. Fritz FelixOblt3/31/1914Berlin52/JG-51 (5/41 Battle of Britain), 2/JG-51 (7/41 S.U.), JFS 3 (10/42 Instr), 5/JG-52 (1/45), Stffuh 8/JG-52 (2/45), 3/JG-52, 5/JG-52 (3/45)Bf 109E, F & G, added: Bf-109 G-10 "Black 5" Werknr.61.. (CKönig)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Spitfire 1 km outside Calais, 6 May, 1941. A second Spitfire, same day, no location. Magnus Report. His first known Soviet victory, a Pe-2 on 3 July, 1941. A 4th victory, a SB-2 on 27 July, 1941. A 5th, a Il-2 on 28 July, 1941. Deceased 26 October, 2001. Alternate spelling: Naechster. Added: He spent most of the war as a trainer. Claims are (all with 2./JG 51) as a Leutnant (CKönig)


475 Nauck, HansLt10/3/1921Berlin-Brandenburg6/StG-1 (2/42 S.U.), II/SG-1 (12/43)Ju 87D-5 Werk # 130867 "6G + DT" (lost 8/3/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/12/43)

EK 1 & 2
EP (2/28/44)Dive Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List. His Wk# 130867 reported lost 3 August, 1943 at Kromy due to enemy return fire, pilot returned, unnamed R/O KilledInAction (KIA). Ju 87 Loss List. This Wk# was also reported as 113867, however the 130867 seems correct.
476 Naumann, RudolfOblt6/27/1915Berlin-Treptow3/KG-54 (S.U.)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 6360 "B3 + GL" (lost 6/22/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 22 June, 1941, cause unknown. Added: Downed by a fighter in the vicinity of Luck, eastern Poland. On 27 June, 1941, he was executed by Russian troops near Dwo Wetozceck (LOCS).
477 Nebgen, RudolfFw24/JG-27 (5/44), 7/JG-27 (9/44 Gütersloh)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 160871 "White 2" (lost 5/44), Bf 109G-14/AS Werk # 782319 (lost 9/23/44) EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Shot down with injuries on 24 May, 1944 by fighters in the Berlin-Köpenick area, bailed from "White 2". On 23 September, 1944, he once again had to bail from his G-14 after aerial combat with a P-47. His G-14 crashed on Lovinkweg nu Heidedijk, at Gaanderen Holland (DeSwart). His first victory, a Spitfire at Boehold/Coesfeld on 1 March, 1945. His 2nd, a P-47 SE of Heiligenstadt on 7 April, 1945.
478 Nedela, WernerOblt08/07/13BerlinKGr.z.b.V. 102 (04/40 CK), 2.(F)/FAGr. 5 (12/43 CK)Ju-52 (04/40 Narvik), Ju-290 A-3 "9V + DK" Werknr 161 (lost 26/12/43)
probably EK 1 & EK 2

at least Transporter Operational Clasp in Silver		KIC 26 December, 1943; hit an obstruction at Pyrenäen (Pyrenees), killing his co-pilot, Lt Hans Fliege; Observer Hptm Richard Schmoll and eight remaining unnamed crewmen/passengers. Obs Loss List. Added: The ac crashed into Mount Aizalegi, near Lesaca, Navarre, Spain, killing the entire crew. The crew are buried in the German War Cem, Berneuil, France, Blk 6: Nedela Row 16, Gr 730; Fliege Row 17, Gr 750 and Schmoll Row 17 Gr 754. Remaining crew: Uffz Alfred Gudde, Nav, Row 17, Gr 757; Fw Aloysius Rekerdress (or Rekersdress), R/O 1, burial loc unk; Uffz Oskar Matt, R/O 2, Row 17, Gr 755; Fw Adolf Widra, Flt Engr, Row 17, Gr 758; Uffz Franz Margowski, Gnr 1, Row 17, Gr 751; Uffz Gerhard Schramm, Gnr 2, Row 17, Gr 756 and Uffz Valentin Sobotzki, Gnr 3, Row 17, Gr 752 (D.Drury). Added: crashed near Aizalegi ridge 6 km W of Lesaca 22 km SE of San Sebastian/Spain in bad weather while returning from a patrol. Remains retrieved from Spain, corpse handed over to the German authorities and initially buried at Mont-deMarsan, in 1962 reburied in war cemetery Berneuil. (CK)


479 Nell, GüntherHptm12/31/1914BerlinNAGr-102 (Juterborg)Bf 109G, Fw 189A-3 & Me 262Observer Operational ClaspJager Blatt 2/2001.
480 Neuendorf, HeinzFw10/10/192038/JG-1 (3/43), 2/JG-11Fw 190A-4 in 8 Staffel, Fw 190A-4 Werk # (014)5698 (95% dam 5/3/43) in 2 Staffel, Fw 190A-7 Werk # 430467 (lost)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) opposing the 6 March, 1944 Berlin Raid. He was shot down near Haseluenne by a P-47 of 56FG, piloted by Maj. James Stewart. The AC crashed near Cloppenburg. Added: He is buried in the German War Cem. Berlin-Reinickendorf, Dankes-Friedhof, Blk 11a, Row 8, Gr 15 (D.Drury). Injured 3 May, 1943 making a belly landing NW of Husum due to engine failure. One known victory, a Spitfire northwest of Helgoland on 28 May, 1943. His 2nd, a B-17 over Kulmbach on 17 August, 1943. His 3rd, a B-17 into the sea on 9 October, 1943. his 4th, a B-17 in the Siegen area on 22 February, 1944.
481 Neumann, BrunoFw15(Sturm)/JG-3Fw 190A-8/R2Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 20 April, 1945; Combat with a Spitfire, area of Berlin. Mombeek MIA List.
482 Neuner, HerbertLt19248JG-104 (8/43 in trng), 2/JG-1 (joins 4/44, 12/44 Twente)Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550839 "Black 16" (4/22/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 171155 "Black 15" (lost 12/23/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first combat mission was on 22 April, 1944 when he was hit by his own flak as he was opposing American bombers. He made a force landing at Dortmund and was rescued by an Artillery Fw. and hospitalized with burns until 5 July. Shot down with wounds 23 December, 1944 by German Flak over Bucholt while attempting to disrupt B-17s headed for the Ardennes. One known victory, his 1st, a B-24 on 8 April, 1944, no location. His 2nd, a B-17 on 11 April, 1944, no location. His 3rd, a B-17 on 18 April, 1944, no location. His 4th, a B-17 on 22 April, 1944, no location. His 5th, a B-17 at Gotha-Erfurt,in the Merseburg region, on 21 November, 1944. A P-51 on 5 December, 1944. A P-47 on 23 December, 1944, just before being wounded, his A-8 crashing near Lichtenvoorde Holland (DeSwart). An 8th, a P-51 opposing the Berlin-Münster Raid on 5 December, 1944.
483 Ney, Siegfried WilhelmOFw1918/04/01 (CK)Berlin (CK)124./NJG 1 (04/41 Deelen, 08/41), 5./NJG 2 (01/42 Leeuwarden)Bf 110 "G9 + ?M" (20% dam 10/04/41), Bf 110 D-2 "R4 + AN" Werknr 3376 (lost 28/03/42)EP (20/04/42 CK)


EK 1 & 2

at lrast Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		KilledInAction (KIA) the night of 27-28 March, 1942 after being struck by debris from a Whitley of RAF No. 138 Sq. (Boiten). Added: Wk# 3376 crashed at Petten-Callantsoog, Holland, killing Ofw Ney and his R/O, Uffz Bühler (DeSwart & SGLO). Added: Josef Bühler was born in Breiten on 05/03/13 (CK). Ney crashed his Bf 110 "G9 + ?M" at either Bergen or Leeuwarden airfield, cause unknown, no injuries (SGLO). His first three victories were Wellingtons in the North Sea area on 3 & 4 August, 1941. His 4th, a Wellington into the sea 15 km north of Huizen on 18-19 August, 1941. Another Wellington on 12 October, 1941, no location. Another Wellington at Map Quadrant 43/33/2 on 31 October, 1941, no location. A Hampden the night of 8-9 November, 1941, no location. A Whitley the night of 28-29 December, 1941, no location. A Hampden I of RAF No. 455 Sq. the night of 21-22 January, 1942, 300 meters from Schlochteren, 15 km east of Groningen. His last victory seems to be a Hampden I of RAF No. 408 Sq. N of Petten the night of 27-28 March, 1942, the same night he perished. Bowers/Lednicer, 11 victories. Added: His R/O-Gnr in April 1941 was Uffz G.Pautz; both were uninjured. Added: Both Ofw Ney and Uffz Bühler buried Ysselsteyn, AR-7-162 & AR-7-161, respectively (SGLO).


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Bühler



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484 Niedens, JuliusUffz18/12/19Blagoveshchensk, Russia4./ KGr z.b.V. 1 Posen (03-04/42 Demyansk), 16./KG z.B.V. 1 (-04/43), 13./ TG 1 (renamed, 05/43-01/45)Ju-52/3m "G6 + ??" (-1943), He-111 "1Z + ??" and Savoia-Marchetti SM-82 "1Z + ??" (in 1944/45)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (04/01/45)

EP (29/09/44)


EK 1 (09/06/43) & 2 (21/04/42)

Transport Operational Clasp in Gold (22/10/42) with pendant "400" (01/12/44)

Winterschlacht im Osten 41/42 medal (18/03/43)

1 October 1938 Commemorative Medal (Sudentenland medal)

Africa Ribbon
Julius was not the pilot but a Fliegerschütze i.e. gunner. He received the DKiG for the high number of survived combat missions (at least approx. 150+). According to known documents and pictures he flew missions in Russia (Demyansk cauldron with KGrzbV Posen (a school unit ordered to help out), Africa, Greece, Italy and in the Reich from 03/42 to 01/45. On the picture in front of the Acropolis in Greece the pilot of his crew was an experienced Fw or OFw. KG z.b.V. 1 was renamed to TG 1 in May 1943, while his IV Gruppe oF TG 1 was dissolved in the end of 01/45. The document of the Transport Operational Clasp in Gold with 400 pendant (12/44) was signed by Gruppenkommandeur Major Karl-Heinz Schütte. He was shot down several times: once near Belgrade in the Balkans where he was found unconscious hanging in chute from the trees, it took 3 months to get back to the front after hospital stay from concussion. Once he had to land in water with his chute near a small airport at Odessa on the Black Sea. Another time they had to ditch off Sicily on a 20th of April but he was rescued after 16 hours in the sea. Near the end of the war he had to chute again in the Balkans where he and 3 others had to hide in the woods and finally mafe their way to Berlin by train. Out of fear of Partisans they buried their medals. Finally he was taken POW by the Russians. He escaped one of the biggest POW camps (140.000 POWs) after swimming across the River Elbe.There is a good probability that he was the Gunner of Knights Cross Holder OFw Paul Zebhauser. His father Johann was a Christian missionary who was later sentenced to a labor camp & never seen again. Julius mother and her 5 kids (including Julius) fled from Blagoveshchensk to China which is across the border river Amur. There was a book written about this called ‘5 brothers in 4 countries’. They later ended up in Hamburg, Germany around 1938-39. After the war Julius emigrated to the United States on the steamer "Homeland" in 1952. He deceased in 1985 in California, his wife Gisela (born 26/06/26) followed him on 14/05/05 in Sonoma, CA. Source: Kevin Plume, his grandson.


Niedens 2nd from left


Niedens 1st from right


(Images courtesy Kevin Plume - relative )


Images courtesy Kevin Plume - relative

Archive Report with imagesCKönig
485 Noell, Cornelius 'Conny'Hptm3/29/1909Berlin - Lichterfelde4(F)/Ob.d.L. (Aufkl Gr Supreme Cmdr Luft.)Do 17P & F, He 111H and Ju 88A & D, Do 215B
RK(10/22/41)

Spanish Cross

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EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		Deceased 8 July, 1985 Berlin (P. Bastin).
486 Nowarra, HeinzGefr10/30/19224/JG-300 (8/44 Holzkirchen)Fw 190A-8 (lost 8/6/44 at Teltow)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 8 August, 1944 during aerial combat with P-51's and B-17's southwest of Berlin (folkeeins-blogspot).
487 Nugent, CarlosFhjOfw2/9/1921Berlin62I/NJG-2Bf 110 Radio Operator RK(4/17/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/20/44)
EP(6/19/44)

EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		As Heinz Rökkers RO, he had flown in N. Africa, Italy, against England and in the Home Defense. Was one of the most successful Night Fighter Radio Operators. 147 missions. 61 Night and 1 Day victory participations. Deceased 11 May, 2000. Photo

Courtesy Christian König
488 Nüsken, RudolfLt9/23/1917Berlin41(H)/41 (6/42), 10/JG-51 (4/43 S.U.)Fw 190A-5 Werk # 1195 "White 7" (lost 7/7/43)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 7 July, 1943 in the Malo-Archangelsk area, cause unknown. His first known victory, a Soviet R-4 and a Boston on 6 July, 1943. Added: 4 victories. The cause possibly rammed by a Yak-1 of 517 IAP in the Malo-Archangelsk vicinity (LOCS).
489 Nuss, GerhardUffz2/1/1921Berlin-SpandauI/JG-2 (7/43), 2/JG-11 (9/44)Fw 190A-4 Werk # 2457 (lost 7/14/43), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 175109 "Black 4" (lost 9/12/44) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KilledInAction (KIA) 12 September, 1944 during aerial combat in the Wiesbaden area (L. Wiegels). Added: Burial in the German War Cem. Wiesbaden-Alt Südfriedhof, Blk C1, Row 7, Gr 197 (D.Drury). WIA 14 July, 1943 during aerial combat near Evreux France.
490 Nützel, HeinzLt11/28/1916Schöneberg-Berlin7/KG 55He-111 P "G1 + BR" Werk 2692 (lost)KIFA in 08/29/40 when crashed on take-off from Villacoublay. Crew: all 4 KIFA, among them Ofw Heinz Scheithauer, Obs, born 10/03/15 in Kattowitz. Added: Remaining crew: Ogefr Erich Schreiber, R/O; Ofw Karl Brohr, Flt Engr and Gefr Helmut Bretthauer, Gnr. The deceased are buried in the military section of the Cimetiere des Gonards, Versailles as follows: Lt Nützel, Row A, Gr 10; Ofw Scheithauer, Row A, Gr 9; Ogefr Schreiber, Row A, Gr 8; Ofw Brohr, Row A, Gr 7 and Gefr Bretthauer, Row A, Gr 6 (D.Drury).davedrury
491 Nuzzle, KurtJG-4Fw 190A-8Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 1 January, 1945 during Operation Bodenplatte. His crashsite dug, finding his dogtag and bone fragments, however not enough for Wast-Berlin to remove from the MIA List. Mike Fuller, LA, CA.
492 Oberheide, HeinzFw64/NJG-3 (8/43), 6/NJG-2 (8/44), 7/NJG-3 (2/45)Bf 110, Ju 88G-6 Werk # 621445 "D5 + DR" (lost 2/8/45)EP


EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KIFA with one other unnamed crew 8 February, 1945 during a night operation flight, crashing at Agathenburg , near Stade, due to a fuel shortage (Boiten & Ju 88 Loss List). One known victory, a Halifax 12 km W of Peenemünde on 17 August, 1943. A 2nd, a "4 mot Flzg." 20 km NNE of Berlin on 24 August, 1943. A 3rd, a "4 mot" 15 km E of Kassel on 22 October, 1943. A 4th, same day, a Lancaster 10 km NE of Kassel. A 5th, an "unidentified" AC 35 km E of Berlin on 2 December, 1943. A 6th, a "4 mot" on 11 August, 1944, no location given.Archive Report DK243

Operational Record
493 Oberjürgen, HeinrichUffz4/4/1922Berlin7/JG-1 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20114 "White 3" (lost 7/26/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 26 July, 1943 during aerial combat with "4 mots" near Nessmersiel. Buried Berlin-Temp. Block H/1/4. (Geensen)
494 Opitz, ReinhardLt8/17/1923Rudesheim1LKS Berlin-Gatow (officer training), Zerstorerschule II Neubiberg ('43), II/ZG-101 (Instr 6/43-8/44), 3/ZG-101 (2/44), ErprobungsKdo-16 (8/44), Adj II/JG-400 (10/44), Stfkpt 7/JG-400 (12/44)Bf 110, Bf 109 & Fiat CR 30 (lost 12/23/43) in ZG-101, Me 163B in JG-400EK 1& 2, Wound Badge, Class "C" Glider Badge ('38), Destroyer Operational ClaspReceived his Glider license in 1938 (as a youth). Injured in a crash in his Fiat on 23 December, 1943, when he was rammed by a Bf 109 during takeoff from Aibling airfield. Because of his glider experience, he was selected to EKdo-16 to learn to fly the rocket propelled Me 163, where he eventually served under his brother, Rudi Opitz. One known victory, a B-17 at Pfaffenhofen, Oberbayern, 25 February, 1944. POW in 1945, released in 1946. Numerous Post War achievements (LOCS & M.Opitz)
495 Opitz, WernerUffz8/12/1922Berlin13/JG-3 (5/10/44), 8/JG-3 (5/27/44 France)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 440130 "Black 4" (lost 5/27/44), Bf 109G-6 Werk# 163485 (lost 8/9/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge, Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 9 August, 1944; Unknown reason, near Avranches. Mombeek MIA List. Added: He and Uffz Peter Bechthold successfully bailed, with wounds received in combat, at Gerardmer, France, and landed in the St.Die area, date unknown (J.Bechthold 2/2023). One known victory, his 1st, a B-24 60 km NNE of Graz on 10 May, 1944. Added: The St Die incident Wk# & date provided by Francis Froidevaux/Gerard Festi (6/2023).

Courtesy Christian König
496 Orlowski, HeinzOfw9/23/1923East Prussia?3Stab/JG-5 (7/44 Finland), 9/JG-5 (11/44 Herdla Norway)Bf 109, Fw 190A-8 Werk # Unk "White 3", Fw 190A-8 Werk # Unk "White 11" (1/45), Fw 190F-8 Werk # 931862 "White 1" (lost aerial combat 2/9/45)
EK 1 & 2
Glider Badge(3/43)
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		Drafted in November, 1941, volunteered for the Luftwaffe one month later. Glider certificate after 83 flights. Pilot training in East Prussia. Made one emergency landing in a Bf 109 due to mechanical failure. Pilot certificate in July, 1943. One known victory was a Beaufighter over Norway. August 1943 stationed in France. 2 September, 1944, 1st Fw 190 mission. By 1 November, 1944, now in Norway, 20 missions. On 12 November, 1944, scrambled to protect the Tirpitz, but too late. She was sunk by British Lancasters. His 1st victory was a Lancaster in 12 January, 1945 in "White 11". He was shot down on 9 February, 1945 ("Black Friday") protecting German Naval vessels being attacked by Brit. Beaufighters escorted by P-51s flown by Finnish pilots. He downed two of the escorts, his 2nd & 3rd victories, but was hit and set afire by the other. He bailed with a partially opened chute, and was saved by landing in soft snow. Upon landing, his flare pistol discharged, wounding his foot. Captured and hospitalized by Norwegians. "White 1 (wreck found in Norway in 1983, and being restored in Harlingen, TX.) & Heinz reunite in 1995 on a Discovery Wings episode. He is a member of the German Fighter Pilot Assoc., residing in Berlin in 2005. Added: The now owned, and fully restored Collings Foundation F-8, will be moved to the American Heritage Museum in Stow MA. for display, sometime in 2023




497 Orpky, Horst Helmut E.Oblt32/NJG-3, 6/NJG-3Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC 27/28 January, 1944; crashed at Briesen, near Cottbus, during a night fighter operation, cause unknown (Boiten). Two known victories, both "4 mot"SW of Düsseldorf on 3 November, 1943. A 3rd, another "4 mot" in the Berlin area on 2 December, 1943.
498 Ortlepp, WolfgangUffz10/10/1920Berlin (CKönig)37/JG-2 (1/43), Stab/JG-2, 11/2 (11/44)Fw 190A-5 Werk # 410200 (75% dam 7/4/43), Fw 190A-9 Werk # 980150 (lost 11/19/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 19 November, 1944 during aerial combat in the Köln area, bailed safely with injuries. WIA 4 July, 1943 by enemy fire, force landing at Couptrain. One known victory, a B-17 on 3 January, 1943. A 2nd, a B-17 on 6 March, 1943. A 3rd, a B-17 by Poille, N of Le Mans on 4 July, 1943. Added: Left on picture with Kleinert, Otto to the right (CKönig)


Shoewn left

499 Ostermann, HugoHptm11/13/1915HagenFFS C-Perleberg (6/38), BFS II, Luftkreiskdo (6/39 Berlin), Luftgaukdo (7/40 Hannover), 5/LG-1 (3/43), Stfkpt 1/NSGr.-10 (9/44 Franzfeld)Bu 131, Fw 189, Hs 126 & Ju 87 (all in NSGr)Night Ground Attack Operational ClaspA licensed pilot as of 29 June, 1938, he served in Luftkreiss assignments before the demonstration unit. Seems to have been pressed into combat service late in the war. Little known of this pilot (LOCS & Lorne Bohn 7/2021).
500 Panse, WernerHptm12/19/1921Berlin9/StG-1, Stfkpt 9/StG-1Ju 87D, Fw 190F-8 RK(5/4/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/25/43)
EP(9/7/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wnd Bdg
Dive Bomber w/Pend & Sil Assault Oper.Clasps		Channel pilot. On 1 August, 1944 near the Voronov bridgehead, his Fw 190 was hit by flak and caught fire. Seriously wounded, he managed to crash in friendly territory, and remained hospitalized until Oct. 44; did not return to action. Released from a French prison in June, 1946. 635 misions; including 100 as an assault pilot. Deceased 23 June, 1995 Am Gardastee, Italy (P. Bastin).

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