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#Pilot (↑)RankBornPlaceScore (↑)UnitsAircraftAwards*************Notes*************PhotoLinksAuthorComments
501 Fischer, TheobaldLt4/30/1923Wekusta 51Ju 188F-1 Werk # Unk "4T + AH" (lost 6/9/44) Meteorological Operational Clasp His ac reported crashed at sea near Point du Raz on 9 June, 1944, cause and pilot disposition unknown. No crew detail (absa3945). Added: MIA Biscay 9 June, 1944 (LOCS). Added: Remaining crew (MIA): WDRf. Josef Karl Quadbach, Obs; Uffz Otto Gzapiewsky, R/O and Uffz Dietrich May, Mech (Loss List document/Maurice Perry 12/2023.
502 Fitzner, KarlHptm7/4/1915Düsseldorf5/J-88, K-88 (Legion Condor), 1/StG-77, Stfkpt 1 & 5/StG-77 (7.8.43 S.U.)Ju 87D-3 Werk # 1075 (lost 7/43)
RK(11/27/42)

Spanish Cross

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/21/42)

EK 1 & 2

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with star pendant		KilledInAction (KIA) 8 July, 1943 in Ssyrtsevo, 40 km northwest of Byelgorod, when his AC exploded in mid-air during a diving attack, killing both Fitzner and his R/O Fw Ernst Meyer (DKiG (25/09/42), EP (01/06/42), born 11/12/19 in Kirchen). Approximately 700 missions. The explosion also killed his wingman, Lt Georg Känig (and his unnamed R/O), in Ju 87 Wk# 110319 (Ju 87 Loss List).


Meyer
503 Flach, HansLt24/NJG-4, III/NJG-3 (3/45 Stade)Ju 88G-6 Werk # 621821 (lost 3/4/45) EK 2
Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 4 March, 1945 when his Ju 88 was shot down by flak during Operation Gisela at Terhorst Holland, south of Beilen. Remaining crew (all WIA): Uffz Gottfried Noch (or Nass), R/o 1; Fw Karl Huber, R/O 2 and Fw Franz Fleischer, Wart. (DeSwart, Rosseels & Boiten). Boiten, 2 victories.
504 Flebbe, KarlUffz28/JG-3Bf 109E EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Fiat CR 42 near Fleurus, northeast of Charleroi, 14 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Hurricane in the Ostende/Nieuport area, 28 May, 1940.
505 Fleischer, HugoOfw1/KG-40He 177A-3 Werk # 535745 "CJ +FS" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 21 January, 1944, crashing west of Rouen France during a mission. Remaining crew: Uffz Karl Heinz Altpeter, Fw Walter Polacy, Gefr Hans Knodtke, Ofw Alfred Link and Ogefr Willi Schmidt. Only Link survived the crash. Jager Blatt 6/2004.
506 Fleischmann, KarlOblt26/NJG-3 (10/42), 11/NJG-6 (4/44)Bf 110, Ju 88
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 24/25 December, 1944 at Langebach, near Marienwald/Westerwald, probably by a Mosquito (Boiten). One known victory, a Stirling west of Kiel on 13 October, 1942, an Ofw at the time. A 2nd, a B-17 by Salcioara on 5 April, 1944.
507 Fliegel, FritzMaj11/30/1907Berlin Wilmersdorf2/KG-40 (5/40), Stfkpt 2/KG-40 (10/40), Kdr I/KG-40 (4/41)He 111H, Fw 200C-3/U2 Werk # 0043 "F8 + AB" (lost 7/18/41)
RK(3/25/41)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		His Fw 200 reported lost over the Atlantic, northwest of Ireland on18 July, 1941, all 6 crew MIA. The ac crashed at sea after its starboard wing was shot off by ships AA fire. They were attacking the British freighter "Pilar de Larrinaga" of Convoy OB346 (D.Drury). Remaining crew: Lt Wolf Dietrich Kadelke, Co-pilot; Ofw Johannes Rottke, 1st R/O; Gefr Karl Becker, 2nd R/O; Uffz JohannKothe, Flt Engr and Uffz Karl Meurer, Gnr.. Sank seven ships.
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
Fliegel flew combat missions over Poland and received the Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse) on 15 September 1939. In early May 1940 when I. Gruppe (1st group) of Kampfgeschwader 40 (KG 40—40th Bomber Wing), a unit equipped with the long-range Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor reconnaissance and anti-shipping/maritime patrol bomber aircraft, Fliegel was transferred to the 2. Staffel (2nd squadron) of KG 40. The unit initially operated against enemy shipping from airbases in Denmark. There he was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse) on 13 May 1940.

Courtesy Christian König

In mid-1940, I. Gruppe relocated to the airbase Bordeaux-Mérignac at the Atlantic coast near Bordeaux in France. In October 1940, he was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 2. Staffel of KG 40. Flying the Fw 200 to its maximum range, I. Gruppe was credited with the destruction of 39 enemy merchant ships totaling 206,000 gross register tons (GRT), further damaging 20 ships of 115,000 GRT. On 6 February 1941, U-37 under the command of Kapitänleutnant (Captain Lieutenant) Nicolai Clausen, spotted convoy HG 53, 19 merchant ships escorted by HMS Velox and Deptford, heading for Liverpool. Clausen reported the sighting, which was relayed to KG 40 by Fliegerführer Atlantik. On 9 February, KG 40 sent five Fw 200s to attack the convoy which was spotted at 4 pm roughly 640 kilometers (400 miles; 350 nautical miles) southwest of Lisbon. In the attack at 35°42′N 14°38′W, the Fw 200's managed to sink five ships (Britannic, Dagmar I, Jura, Tejo and Varna), and Deptford damaged the Fw 200 piloted by Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) Erich Adam, who managed to fly his aircraft to Spain. U-37 sank three further ships from HG 53. This achievement earned him his first mention in the Wehrmachtbericht, an information bulletin and element of Nazi propaganda issued by the headquarters of the Wehrmacht. Fliegel was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) on 25 March 1941. In mid-April 1941 he was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of I. Gruppe of KG 40, replacing Major Edgar Petersen. He was mentioned a second time in the Wehrmachtbericht on 20 June 1941 after the number of enemy shipping destroyed by his Gruppe increased by a further 24 ships, reaching 109 enemy ships sunk. By early 1941 I. Gruppe of KG 40 had five holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross reflecting the success of the Condors in Atlantic Ocean operations. (Source: Wikipedia)
508 Floerke, Karl (Heinrich?)Oblt1/JG-3 (Channel)Bf 109E-3 Werk # 1166 (lost 8/29/40)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 29 August, 1940, believed shot down over the sea, no further detail provided. Added: He is buried in the Ger War Cem at Bourdon, Blk 25, Row 6, Gr 212 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Flörke.
509 Floitgraf, KarlHptm8/19/1913Soest311/NJG-4 (4/43),Kdr III/NJG-101 (10/43), Kdr III/NJG-102, Kdr III/NJG-6 (3/45 to end)Bf 110F-2 Werk # 4744 (80% dam 4/15/43), Bf 110 & Do 217 in NJG-101; Bf 110 in NJG-102, Bf 110 & Ju 88G in NJG-6EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		While in 11/NJG-4, he was injured in a crash at Mainz-Finthen on 14/15 April, 1943 as a result of enemy fire. One known victory, a Stirling at Bibles by Worms on 15 April, 1943. A 2nd known victory, a Halifax at Mannheim-Sandhofen on 6 September, 1943, while in 2/NJG-6. Was Kdr II/NJG-102 in December, 1943. A 3rd, a Halifax near Bernhausen on 15 March, 1944. Alternate spelling: Floidgraf (Qu.Meister File).


Floitgraf shown on left
Courtesy Christian König
510 Flügge, Karl HeinzLt1110/JG-51 (8/43 S.U.)Bf 109GEP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 (m.H.) on 4 August, 1943. A LaGG-5 S of Suniyev on 28 August, 1943. A 3rd, a Yak-9 NW of Dumbrova on 20 September, 1943. A 4th, a Yak-9 at Novo-Stepnyansky on 21 September, 1943. A 5th, a LaGG-5 SW of Vassiljevka on 27 September, 1943. A 6th, a Yak-4 on 15 January, 1944. A 7th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 24 January, 1944. An 8th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 27 January, 1944. A 9th, an La-5 on 28 January, 1944. A 10th, a Yak-9 on 4 March, 1944. An 11th, a U-2 on 8 April, 1944. Magnus Report.
511 Flügge, Karl Heinz „Nuggel“30/10/231310/JG-51  
(Staka 01.03.44 to 08.04.44)Bf109G-6 Werk # 18079 „White 5“ 
(lost 08/4/44) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold		Shot down on 08.04.1944 30 km E of Stanislau and POW

Sources:B. Barbas; War diary of Heinz Marquardt of 10. / J.G. 51 Mölders January 1944;  Chronicle Jagdgeschwader 51 „Mölders“		CKönig
512 Fortmann, RudolfFw6/KG-54 (Channel)JU 88A-1 Werk # unk "B3 + GP" (lost 7/16/40)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		POW with wounds, 16 July, 1940; shot down by Blue Section Hurricanes, piloted by F/O William Rhodes-Moorehouse, F/Lt Thomas Hubbard & F/O Thomas Grier of No. 601 Sq. off St Catherines Point, one other POW, two KilledInAction (KIA) (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew: Gefr Otto Karl Marb, Obs (MIA); Ogefr Herbert Vetter, R/O (MIA) and Gefr H. Augustin, Flt Engr (POW-WIA) per D.Drury.
513 Foucar, KarlFw7/15/19202/KG-66Ju 88S-3 Werk # 330289 "Z6 + GK" (lost)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		WIA 22 January, 1945; the crew bailed when their navigational equipment failed on the return from a mission. Low on fuel, they bailed over Quedlinburg. The R/O, Uffz Alois Lechner, geb 7/13/1920 was reported KilledInAction (KIA). Remaining crew (Uninjured): Fw Willy Romahn, geb 2/1/1920, Obs and Uffz Heinz Jährisch, geb 9/5/1923, Gunner. Source: B.Bines.
514 Fraas, AlfredFw9/KG-53He 111H-3 Werk # Unk "A1 + KT" (lost 8/24/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 24 August, 1940 when his ac was damaged by AA fire and then sd by Hurricanes of No.615 Sq., piloted by S/L Joseph Kayll and P/O John McClintock. The ac crashed at Clay Tye Hill, Bulphan, Essex. Remaining crew (POW): Lt Willi Luttigen, Obs; Uffz Oskar Lackner, R/O; Uffz Karl Platzer, Gnr and Uffz Herbert Hernaus, Gnr (WIA) (D.Drury).
515 Fracke, KarlOfw1(F)/100 (S.U.)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1537 "T5 + GH" (lost 2/9/43)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 53574 9 February, 1943; made an emergency landing due to a fuel shortage (Ju 88 Loss List).
516 Franck, Karl HeinzLt5/27/19204/KG-2 (1/42 Soesterberg)Do 217E-2 Werk # 1155 "U5 + MM" (lost 1/17/42)Bomber Operational ClaspHis Do 217 crashed at the Soesterberg Holland airfield on 17 January, 1942, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Alternate spelling: Franck (Netherland Loss Registry). He and crew were killed in the crash while conducting a factory test. Remaining crew (KIC, bur Ysselsteyn): Uffz Kurt Sawitzki (geb 5/17/1915, bur CX-8-186), Gefr Arno Freytag (geb 4/1/1921, bur CX-8-184) and Uffz Hermann Seeger (Geb 1/10/1916, bur CX-8-188). Pilot Franck buried CX-8-189 (F.Munckhof).
Ysselstein, Holland
517 Francke, KarlOgefrBomber pilotJu 88, Ju 177V-1 Werk # 00001 "CB + RP" (11/39)
EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		He flew one of the four Ju 88s making the first operational flight of WWII,. Attacked the British carrier "Ark Royal" on Sept. 26, 1939 as an Ogefr.. Göring credited Francke with hitting the carrier, although he did not, promoted him to Lt., and awarded him with the Iron Cross 1st & 2nd Class. He later became Director of Testing at Rechlin.
518 Frank, Friedrich KarlFw2/22/1921Dirschau (CKönig)17(Sturm)/JG-4Fw 190A-8/R2 Werk # 681323 "Yellow 8" (lost 9/11/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 682206 "Yellow 7" (lost 11/2/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 2 November, 1944 when he crashed at Welzow during an Alarmstart (JG-4 List). WIA 11 September, 1944 during aerial combat at Kovarska, by Weipert, bailed safely (JG-4 List). One known victory, a B-17 S of Chemnitz on 11 September, 1944.
519 Frank, HelmutHptm4/17/1914Eylau6/Luft Signal Regt Flg. Versuchs KpHe 111H-5 Werk # 3548 "GD + LL" (lost 4/8/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 8 April, 1942; crashed into the side of a mountain (cliff) at Lindasen, killing the entire crew, no cause reported. Remaining crew: Fw Erich John, Ofw Kurt Jennewein, Uffz Karl Heinz Kunert (R/O) and Uffz Herman Lorenz (Mech) (Flyvrak Norway).
520 Frank, KarlUffzIII/JG-26 (joins 3/44), 10/JG-26Bf 109G-6 Werk # 410707 "Black 16" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKIFA 20 March, 1944 when he lost control of his "Black 16" in the clouds, and crashed 15 km E of Hirson, dying before he ever flew his first combat mission.
521 Franke,Fw15/JG-3 (7/45 Heide Germany)Fw 190DFighter Operational ClaspPictured with Emil Daniel and Karl Puett at wars end, identified by the latter.
522 Franke, RudolfFwI/NAGr-5Fw 189A-2 "U2 + RB" (interned in Sweden)Observer Operational ClaspOriginating out of Latvia, this AC was the second of two Fw 189s belonging to I/NAGr-5 to defect on 8 May, 1945, landing at Bulltofta Sweden. This AC had four passengers; Fw Karl Grabner, Uffz Harmann Vicktor, Ogefr Hans Merchel and Ogefr Werner Heuschkel. These passengers may have been pilots also. Note: the pilot was note identified by the author ; the selection of Franke is mine. The second Fw 189 was piloted by Ofw Gerhard Frenzel who had been a fighter pilot in JG-54. Source: B.Widfeldt


Courtesy hristian König


523 Franken, Karl HeinzUffz4/1/19202/NJG-5Bf 110F-2 Werk # 5088 "C9 + BK" (lost 3/27/43)Night Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 27 March, 1943 near he Stendal airfield, cause not reported, buried Wetter - Wengern Evangelical Cemetery. His R/O Gefr Georg Haase was also KIC. Bf 110 Loss List & Lost Aircraft Report.
524 Franz, KarlUffz5/JG-6Fw 190A-8 Werk # 584313 (lost 1/21/45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 21 January, 1945, reason unknown, in the area of Gnesen. Mombeek MIA List.. The JG-6 List suggests the Wk# is 584213.
525 Franz, Karl RobertUffz110/NJG-5 (Channel)Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360114 "C9 + FU" (lost 3/13/43) EK 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 13/14 March, 1943; shot down by return fire from a Wellington BK516 of RAF No. 300 Sq.. He crashed into the Channel 50 km north of Morlaix-Bretagne. Source: T. Boiten.
526 Franze, KarlUffzFl.ü.G.-1Bf 110G-4 Werk # 140206 (85% dam 5/20/44)Observer Operational ClaspKIC 20 May, 1944 5km south of Munich in the Perlacher Forest due to engine failure. His R/O Uffz Anton Mittermeier was also killed.
527 Frech, Hans GerhardLt12/15/19219/KG-26 (1/44 Italy)Ju 88A-17 Werk # 822901 "1H + LT" (lost 1/23/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 23 January, 1944; while attacking the landing fleet at Anzio, he was sd by fighters, and possibly flak, and crashed into the Tyrrhenic Sea off Nettuno, Lazio, Italy. Remaining crew (all MIA): Fw Wilhelm Römer, Uffz Willi Podhaisky and Uffz Karl Schüler (C.König).
528 Freeden, Günther vonUffz8/10/1922Bad Blankenburg3/KG-6Ju 188A-2 Werk # 160058 "3E + AL" (lost 6/23/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 23 June, 1944, circumstances and location unknown. Using German Gefallenendenmäler & VDK records, the Remaining crew: Uffz Karl Werner Augustin (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Friedo Hansen (MIA); Gefr Heinrich Ohlemeyer (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Fw Günther Tietz (MIA). The deceased are buried in the Ger. War Cem. at Bayeux, Fr., Blk 13, as follows: Uffz von Freeden, Row C, Gr 25; Uffz Augustin, Row C, Gr 26 and Gefr Ohlemeyer, Row D, Gr 2 (D.Drury).
529 Freimuth, KarlFwIII/TG-1 (4/43)Ju 52 Werk # 7728 (lost 4/28/43)Transport Operational ClaspKIC 28 April, 1943 when he made accidental ground contact near Vesuv. Remaining crew: Uffz Eduard Rath, Obs (KIC); Uffz Johann Polmanns, R/O (KIC) and Ogefr Helmut Zeitler, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
530 Freisewinkel, Heinrich Wilhelm Karl Uffz2/6/1913Winz bei Hattingen1/KG-51 (Lechfeld)Ju 88A Werk # Unk (lost 6/19/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 19 June, 1940, when flying as observer for Fw A.Vischer (WIA), their ac suffered an engine fire during the return from a mission, and crashed at Weilheim an der Teck, Baden-Württemberg. The two remaining crew, designations unknown, were Fw Kurt Swoboda (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Fw K.Stölzle (WIA) (D.Drury).
531 Frenzel-Beyme, KarlOblt10/31/1902Baugskorallen91/JG-21, 7/JG-54 (7/41 S.U.), Erg/JG-54, Stfkpt Erg/JGr-Ost (Channel 1/43)Bf 109E & F w/ 7 Staffel, Bf 109F-4 Werk # 13101 (lost 1/20/43)EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 20 January, 1943 during aerial combat in Wk# 13101 in Dover-Folkstone area. His 1st victory, an MS-406 # 767 of French Group de Chasse 6/3 on 13 May, 1940. Another, a Hawk-75A east of Löwen, 13 May, 1940. Wounded 26 May, 1940 in his 109E during an Alarm Launch at the Cambrai France airfield. His first known Soviet victory, two SB-3s on 5 July, 1941. A 4th & 5th, an I-15 and a NDR-6 on 2 August, 1941. A 6th, an Il-2 on 23 July, 1942. A 7th, a MiG-3 on 7 September, 1942. An 8th, a P-2 on 11 September, 1942. A 9th, a MiG-3 on 16 September, 1942. Alternate spelling: Frentzel-Beyme.
532 Frenzel, KartUffz20/07/21KönigsbergMIA in 12/44 or 01/45 near Wormditt. Could be also just a crew member and one of the others the pilot. Other crew members all MIA: Fw Georg Hildebrandt (15/03/17 in Kassel, Uffz Suitberg Schallinger (12/02/20 in Munich)


Frenzel
Courtesy hristian König


Hildebrandt

Schallinger
Courtesy Christian König

CKonig
533 Freund, Georg Wilhelm AugustOblt8/5/19181/KG-55 (Rothenbergen)He 111P "56-G24" (lost 6/7/39)KIC 7 June, 1939; crashed at Gelnhausen due to a technical problem while on a training flight. Remaining crew (KIC): Co-pilot Uffz Karl Hemesath (1/10/1918) and R/O Gefr Karl Fritz Heilmann (5/3/1915). Source: Lost Aircraft Report.
534 Frey, HerbertOfwII/KG-27 (8/40 Dinard)He 111H-3 Werk # Unk "1G + ??" (50% dam 8/10/40), He 111H-3 "1G + AC" (lost 8/12/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW the night of 11/12 August, 1940; sd by a Hurricane of No. 87 Sq. while returning from an attack on the Bristol docks. The crew bailed safely and the ac crashed at Sturminster Marshall, near Wimborne, Dorset. Frey was co-pilot for Maj Friedrich Karl Schlichting, the Kdr of II/KG-27. See Schlichting for remaining crew (all POWs). Source: Bristol Past & D. Drury. Added: On 10 August, 1940, his ac was 50% damaged making an emergency landing at the Dinard airfield due to combat with British fighters. Maj Schlichting, Obs this date, R/O Ofw Günther Löhning and Mech Ofw Willi Bendrich (absa3945).
535 Frey, Karl ErichHptm02/02/15 (CKönig)Düsseldorf (CKönig)Stab II/NJG-1 (T.O.)Bf 110G-4 Werk # 440267 "G9 + EC" (lost)Night Fighter Operational ClaspMIA the night of 6/7 October, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-61 night fighter piloted by Capt Tadas Spelis and F/O Kleftherien, by Gembloux Belgium. Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Gerhard Schulze, R/O (see pic) and Uffz Bernard Schaaf, Gunner. Jager Blatt 5/2003.


Gerhard Schulze

536 Freytag, KarlUffz22/JG-11Fw 190A-7 Werk # 643906 "Black 5" (dam 5/23/44) EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in a crash at Verden on 23 May, 1944, cause unknown. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 (HSS) at Limburg on 12 May, 1944. His 2nd, a Yak-9 on 18 April, 1945. Believed KilledInAction (KIA) during aerial combat with a Spitfire on 1 May, 1945, location unknown (L. Wiegels)
537 Fricke, Karl HeinzUffz2/JG-77 (Italy)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163213 (lost 5/25/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 25 May, 1944 during aerial combat at Tuscania (Bf 109 Loss List).
538 Friedel, KarlUffz8/StG-2 (S.U.)Ju 87D-3 Werk # 2626 "T6 + ER" (lost 8/15/42)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspHis Wk# 2626 reported lost 15 August, 1942 near Temkino due to flak, crew returned after making an emergency landing. Ju 87 Loss List
539 Friedl, KarlUffz8/StG-2 (S.U.)Ju 87D-3 Werk # 2761 "T6 + GS" (lost 8/30/42)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspHis Wk# 2761 reported lost 30 August, 1942 near Rshew, crashing after hit by flak; he returned, his unnamed R/O KilledInAction (KIA). Ju 87 Loss List
540 Friedrich, K. HeinzJG-26Bf 109, Fw 190AFighter Operational ClaspButler Pilot List (in addition to Karl Heinz & a Karl)
541 Friedrich, KarlFw11/JG-26 (Channel)Bf 109G-4 Werk # 16103 "Red 10" (lost 2/10/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 10 February, 1943 during aerial combat with a Typhoon of RAF No. 609 Sq. N of Cape Blanc Nez. He ditched in the water and was thought to have exited his "Red 10", but drowned.
542 Friedrich, KarlJG-26Bf 109, Fw 190AFighter Operational ClaspButler Pilot List. This Karl may have been the same Karl in JG-54, however earlier than his JG-54 assignment. On the other hand, it may be a totally different Karl Friedrich.
543 Friedrich, Karl HeinzFw110/JG-26 (6/44)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 412538 "Black 15" (lost 7/44), Bf 109G-14 Werk # 462701 "Black 4" (lost) EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA a 3rd time in Fw 190D-9 Werk # 500090 "Black 9" during aerial combat with a P-51 SW of Oberhausen. WIA a 2nd time, 28 October, 1944 during aerial combat with a Spitfire of RAF No. 412 Sq. Krefeld airfield. He made a successful force landing in his "Black 4". WIA 17 July, 1944 during aerial combat with a Spitfire of RAF No. 411 or 602 Sq. at Chartres. One known victory, a Spitfire over the Normandy beachhead on 30 June, 1944.
544 Fries, KarlUffz5/9/19214/JG-6 (1/45 Delmenhorst)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 737405 "Blue 13" (lost 1/1/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 1 January, 1945 when his "Blue 13" was shot down by Flt. Lt. R.J "Dick" Audet of RCAF No. 412 Squadron. His AC plowed into the ground at Vinkenpeel, northwest of Venray, near Nijmegen. Fries was one of many who failed to find his target, Volkel, and wound up at Eindhoven. Added: Initially buried in a mass grave at De Rips Holland, he was re-buried August 1959 in a single grave at Ysselsteyn, TD-4-45 (Manrho/Putz publ. & Find-A-Grave by Fred).




545 Frisch, GerhardOfhr9/21/19242/JG-2 (12/44-3/45), JV-44, 10/JG-7 (4/45)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 738120 (dam 12/3/44), Fw 190D-9 "Black 11" (lost 3/25/45),Me 262A-1aWound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Bailed w/o injury from his D-9 25 March, 1945, cause not reported. Injured in a landing accident hit, an obstruction, in his A-8 at the Merzhausen airfield 3 December, 1944. His last known flight, an Me 262 to Prag-Ruszn on 29 April, 1945, together with Karl Heinz Engert. Jager Blatt 5/2002.
546 Frisch, KarlOfhrIV/KG-51 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 5731 ""??" (lost 6/21/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with one other unnamed crew NW of Bobruisk 21 June, 1943, cause not reported, two other unnamed crew OK (Ju 88 Loss List).
547 Fritsch, Karl7/22/1924Reichenberg SudetenlandJG-3Bf 109GFighter Operational ClaspDeceased 22 October, 1995 in Vienna Austria. Jager Blatt Obit.
548 Fritz, KarlOfwLuftdienstkdo-Holland, 6/Fl.G.-2 (5/44 Chartres), 13/Geschwader Bongart (7/44 Lissay-Lochy)Bf 109G, Ital. Reggiane 2002Ground Attack Operational ClaspServed in the same unit as Otto Schild. He survived an attack by French partisans on 30 July, 1944 near Bourges France (G.Skaggs).
549 Fröb, KarlUffz12/JG-26 (Germany 45)Fw 190D-9 Werk # 210968 "Black 8" (lost) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 17 April, 1945 during aerial combat with a Spitfire. Crashed into the waters of Lake Schwerin (Schweriner See). His one victory, a Tempest of RAF No. 438 Sq. 6 km E of Diepholz on 4 April, 1945. The "Black 8" recovery began in November 1990, and is currently being restored at the Luft Museum Bundeswehr, Berlin-Gatow.
550 Fröhlich, KarlOblt7/16/19153/JG-2 (10/44)Fw 190A-9 Werk # 750144 "Yellow 2" (lost 10/13/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 13 October, 1944 during aerial combat with P-38s of 474FG at Ruppichteroth- Winterscheid, buried Winterscheid.
551 Frohs, Karl HeinzUffz3/JG-4 (Italy)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 165523 "Yellow 5" (lost 4/25/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 25 April, 1944 during aerial combat at Loi_no (?), bailed safely (JG-4 List).
552 Fronius, KarlOfhr8/JG-300 (7/44)Fw 190A-8 most likely (lost 7/7/44)Fighter Operational ClaspPilot reported KilledInAction (KIA), 7 July, 1944, no further detail (denkmalprojekt.org).
553 Froschek, Karl HeinzLt10/15/191714(Jabo)/JG-5 (3/43 Norway)Fw 190A-3 Werk # 0132 179 "Black 2" (lost)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 14 February, 1944; Crash, Kiesti-Louhi. Mombeek MIA List. JG-5 records indicate he was wounded, not MIA this date, crashing east of Kiestinki. Alternate spelling: Froscheck (A.Breeken).

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554 Fuchs, KarlOfw672/JG-54 (9/40 Battle of Briatain), 2/JG-54 (7/41 S.U.), 3/JG-54 (6/43)Bf 109E in 40, Bf 109F & G-2 w/ 2 Staffel, Fw 190A-6 Werk# 550546 "Yel 10" (lost 10/10/43) w/ 3 Staffel
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/24/42)
EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 10 October, 1943 in Werk# 550546, location and detail unknown. His 1st victory, a Spitfire over England on 18 September, 1940. His first known Soviet victory, a SB-3 on 6 July, 1941. An I-26 on 7 July, 1941. An SB-3 on 18 July, 1941. An I-18 on 11 September, 1941. An I-18 on 5 October, 1941. A triple victory on 13 October, 1941; an I-18, a Pe-2 and a DB-3. An I-26 on 5 November, 1941. An I-18 on 3 February, 1942. An I-16 on 9 March, 1942. An I-15 on 4 April, 1942. A MiG-3 on 11 May, 1942. A Pe-2 on 2 June, 1942. An Il-2 on 21 July, 1942. A MiG-3 on 25 July, 1942. A Yak-1 and an I-16 Rata on 20 August, 1942. A LaGG-5 on 23 February, 1943. An Il-2 on 7 March, 1943. An Il-2 on 30 March, 1943. An Il-2 and a LaGG-3 on 8 April, 1943. An Il-2 on 9 June, 1943. Two Yak-1s on 24 June, 1943. A LaGG-5 on 5 July, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 11 July, 1943. Two Yak-1s and a Yak-9 and a LaGG-3 on 20 July, 1943. An Il-2 and a LaGG-3 on 4 August, 1943. An Il-2 and an La-5 on 14 September, 1943. Bowers/Lednicer, 67 victories.
555 Fuchs, Karl Friedrich AugustOblt5/23/1914Minden3/ZG-26 (Channel)Bf 110C Werk # 3526 (or 3369) "3U + L?" (lost 8/13/40)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 13 August, 1940 during aerial combat at Warden Bay, Sheppey, UK, by F/O Percy Weaver in a Hurricane of No. 56 Sq.. His R/O, Uffz Willi Ebben (geb 1/11/1915 Oberhausen), also KilledInAction (KIA). Bf 110 Loss List. Added: Both buried at CC, Blk 1, Row 11; Fuchs in Gr 442, Ebben in Gr 443 (D.Drury & Luftwaffe Graves UK).
Cannock Chase
556 Fuchs, Karl HeinzUffz9/JG-5Bf 109G-6 Werk # 782162 "White 4" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 17 October, 1944 at Ekeroy Norway, no further detail. Source: SIG Norway.
557 Fuchs, OttoStbsFw2(F)/22 (S.U.)Ju 88D-5 Werk # 430046 (lost 9/30/43)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his Observer Lt Karl Schmidt and two other unnamed crew at Zaporozhye, Ukraine on 30 September, 1943 due to enemy return fire (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The two MIA: Uffz A.Schulz, R/O and Ogefr K.Stadler, Gnr. No VDK burial detail (D.Drury).
558 Führing, KarlOblt7Stab I/JG-77 (5/40), Stab IV/JG-51 (6/41 S.U.)Bf 109E in 40, Bf 109F in Russia
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, his 1st, a LeO-451 south of Gerpinne, 15 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Hurricane during the Battle of Britain on 27 September, 1940, no location. His 3rd, a Hurricane S of Tunbridge Wells on 17 October, 1940. His 4th, a Hurricane at Le Portel-Boulogne on 26 April, 1941. His first Soviet victory, a DJ-6 on 22 June, 1941. An SB-2 on 1 July, 1941. An R-10 on 12 July, 1941. Magnus Report.
559 Fuhrmann, Karl HeinzUffz4/14/1920Hochheim am Main (CKönig)1(Erg)/JG-3Bf 109E-7 Werk # 3187 (lost 8/20/41)Fighter Operational ClaspHis 109 crashed at Bergen op Zoom Holland on 20 August, 1941, cause and pilot disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: KilledInAction (KIA) aerial combat; Crashed into the North Sea, 8km W of Bergen. Buried Yssel CL-1-20 (SGLO).

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560 Fuhrmann, Karl PaulOfw3/12/1914Gleiwitz, Pommern3/LG-1 (Africa, Crete)He 111H, Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140030 "L1 + HL" (lost 7/4/42)EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA with unnamed crew at Bir el Abid on 4 July, 1942, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: He was sd by fighters during an attack on the Suez Canal. The official German WASt claims he was sd "near Suez Roads, or Anchorage" (Fritz Gaede via Kelvin Youngs).
561 Füllgrabe, AlfredFwStab/KG-26He 111H-3 Werk # Unk (lost 2/20/40) Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		Injured in a fiery crash 20 February, 1940 after taking off from the Weimar-Nohra airfield in Thüringen, cause unknown. Remaining crew (KIC): Uffz Kurt Heine, buried War Cem at Calbe (Saxony-Anhalt), Plot 1 Field 3 and Uffz Karl Klein. buried in the Weimar-Hauptfriedhof (Thütingen), Blk 2, Gr 19 (D.Drury). Note: the positions were not identified. I named Füllgrabe as pilot.
562 Fulte, ArthurUffz2/KGzbV-1Ju 52/3m Werk # 6533 (lost 5/10/40)Transport Operational ClaspHis Ju 52 crashed at Ochten-Ijzendoorn Holland on 10 May, 1940, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: His low-flying ac was hit at Ochten where an explosion in the tail was observed. Debris fell on the Van Riemsdijk in Ochten, on the Linge, where the ac burned. Remaining crew (pos unk): Uffz Wilhelm Buchholz (MIA); Gefr Walter Handel (MIA); Gefr Wilhelm Losch (POW) and Ofw Karl or Johan Poeser (MIA). Pilot reported killed and buried at Ysselsteyn CC-180 (DVL Loss List).
Ysselstein, Holland
563 Funk, Karl HeinzFw124/JG-51 (S.U.)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 5553 "White 11" (lost 9/17/41)EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Reported shot down 17 September, 1941, no location reported; pilot returned. Magnus thinks this is Waldemar Funk.
564 Funke, KarlUffz5/KG-54 (Channel)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 5122 "B3 +GN" (lost 4/12/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA the night of 11/12 April, 1941 when he failed to return from the Bristol bombing raid, probably sd by S/L Chisholm of No. 604 Sq.. He and the entire crew are presumed to have crashed into the sea following the mission. Remaining crew (all MIA): Gefr Horst Heller, Observer; Fw Josef Höhnhorst, R/O and Gefr Heinz Bretschneider, Gunner. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny.
565 Furchmann, KarlOblt112/NJG-6Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a B-17 by Salcioara Romania on 5 April, 1944.
566 Fürstenau, KarlUffz1/JG-1Fw 190A-8 Werk# 739371 "White 9" (lost 12/23/44)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 23 December, 1944; shot down while attempting to repulse Allied bombers. He went down near Wesel/Köln area. Mombeek MIA List.
567 Furthmann, RichardFw5/KG-53He 111H-5 Werk # 3976 "A1 + JN" (lost 5/10/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 10 May, 1941 after being shot down by British Night Fighters. His AC belly-landed on a farm at Kennington, near Ashford, Kent. Added: Remaining crew (POW): Oblt Albert Hufenreuter, Obs; Uffz Karl Gerhardt, R/O; Gefr Josef Berzbach, Flt Engr and Gefr Edgar (or Eggert) Weber, Gnr. Hufenreuter captured in France in the crew of OFW Josef Schimpl, but released after the French armistace (D.Drury).

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568 Füssel, ErhardtLt7/KG-40He 111H-5 Werk # 3909 "V4 + JH" (lost 5/12/41)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		WIA/POW 12 May, 1941; believed sd by a destroyer, crashing at sea off Lundy Island. There is a second claim on this same ac; destroyed three hours later by a Defiant of No.307 Sq., piloted by F/Sgt J. Malinowski, crashing at sea off Exmouth or Dawlish, The two locations are 70 miles apart, suggesting the ac was only damaged by the destroyer fire. Remaining crew: Fw Gustav Koch, Obs (WIA/POW); Uffz Karl Böger, R/O (POW) and Uffz Erhardt Trenkler, Mech (POW). Source: D. Drury.
569 Fütterer, Karl FriedrichOfhr9/JG-6Bf 109G-6 Werk # 18587 (Dam 12/18/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 18 December, 1944 at Andernach, no further detail (JG-6 List). Alternate spelling: Füttorer.
570 Gabriel, KarlOfw11/JG-77 (Reich Def)Bf 109K-4 Werk # 330221 (or 330231) "Yellow 3" (lost 11/30/44)KIC 30 November, 1944; collided with another K-4, WK3 330176, piloted by Lt Ottmar Zieher, near Neuruppin, during a training flight (Bf 109 Loss List). Both differing Werk #s reported by Bf 109 Loss List.
571 Gabriel, Paul Karl?OgefrJGr. Drontheim (JFS-3) (Grove Denmark)Ar 96 Werk # 1196 (60% damaged)Wound Badge
Student Pilot		Injured on 20 August, 1941 in a non-operational landing accident at the Grove airfield. Source: SIG Norway & Air War over Denmark (where he is named Karl).
572 Gaffke, Johann Hans.Uffz2/KG-6 (1/44 Chievres)Ju 188 Werk # 260325 "3E + PK" (lost 1/30/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA the night of 29/30 January, 1944 when his Ju 188 crashed into the North Sea off the Dutch coast, cause unknown (DeSwart). Remaining crew: Uffz Karl-Heinz Damaschke (KIC), Obs (born 15/11/21, (CKönig); Ogefr Günther Dietrich (MIA), R/O and Gefr Franz Berger (MIA), Gunner. Wings to Victory. Added: Uffz Damaschke washed up 27 March, 1944, eventually buried Yssel BB-11-255 (SGLO).
573 Gagstätter, KarlUffzJGr.-Süd (4/43)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 1946 (80% dam 4/13/43)Fighter Operational ClaspInjured during takeoff from the Nimes airfield, 13 April, 1943, due to engine trouble (Qu.Meister File).
574 Gagstetter, KarlFw4/JG-53 (8/43 Med), Eins.Gr. Erg/JG-1 (4/44 Reich Def-Ost)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 160047 (dam 8/31/43), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 440675 (lost 4/13/44), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 440639 (lost 2/1/45) EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in an emergency landing at Reitwein/Frankfurt on 1 February, 1945. WIA 13 April, 1944 during aerial combat with B-17s and US fighter escorts near Heidelberg. One known "unconfirmed" victory, a B-24 at Golfo de Venezia on 30 January, 1944. Uninjured in an emergency landing 31 August, 1943 SE of Vasto due to a fuel shortage.
575 Gairing, KarlFw4/KGzbV-108Ju 52/3m "7U + AM" (interned in Sweden)Transport Operational ClaspThis AC was enroute from Denmark to Pori Finland when it developed engine trouble and made a forced landing at Rommehed Sweden on 19 July, 1943. It carried a crew of five and two passengers. Remaining crew: Ofw Phillip Walter, Fw Karl Friedrich Muhme, Ofw Karl Düssel and Uffz Josef Neumann. The pilots were not positively identified by the author. The pilot and co-pilot selections are mine. Source: B.Widfeldt
576 Gallo, KarlUffzAussenst.Lfl.-2 (3/43)Ju 87D-3 Werk # 100045 (95% dam 3/31/43)Destroyer Operational ClaspKIC 31 March, 1943 at Vincenza due to engine trouble (Qu.Meister File).
577 Ganslmayr, RudolfLt1/8/1919Munich3/KG-54 (Channel)Ju 88A-1 Werk # 2152 "B3 + OL" (lost 9/17/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 17 September, 1940 when his AC was attacked over Maidstone by a Defiant of RAF No. 141 Sq., piloted by Sgt George Laurence & Sgt Wilfred Chard, and broke apart in mid-air, coming down at St Andrews Close, Maidstone. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Ogefr Will Fachinger, Observer (geb 4/30/1919; Uffz Ernst Bauer, R/O (Geb 5/17/1917 and Uffz Karl Schlössler, Gunner. Added: The deceased are buried in Maidstone Cem. Plot CC, Div 1 as follows: Uffz Schlössler in Gr 280, Lt Ganslmayr in Gr 281, Ogefr Fachinger in Gr 282, and Uffz Bauer in Gr 283 (cwgc.org via S.Horton)
578 Gartenfeldt, Karl EdmundMaj7/27/1899AachenKdr "Versuchsverband Ob.d.L. (Athens 1943), KG-200, Stfkpt in Aufkl.Gr, Ob.d.L.Do 17P & F, He 111H and Ju 88A & D
RK(2/3/43)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/4/42)

EK 1 & 2
Falschirmjager Abz.
Observer Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List & LOCS. AKA Gartenfeld, Eduard or Edgar (seen elsewhere).

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579 Gassel, Helmut Uffz4(F)/121 (S.U.)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 880402 (50% dam 6/30/41), Ju 88D-3 Werk # 430184 "7A + CM" (lost 6/3/42) Wound Badge, Observer Operational Clasp MIA with his Observer Lt Karl Barth and two other unnamed crew at Sagorsk-Rybinsk 3 June, 1942, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew (Wk# 430184): Fw A.Grundmann, R/O and Uffz W.Nissel, Gnr, no VDK matches. In an earlier incident, 30 June, 1941, Uffz Gassel's Wk# 880402 was 50% damaged making a force landing at Klemensow airfield after being attacked by Soviet fighters. Uffz Gassel was wounded in the encounter. Remaining crew (Wk# 0402): Ofw K.Ulscht, Obs (WIA) and Uffz Udo-Botho von Valtier, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA), commemorated in the Ger War Cem, Przemysl, Poland). The fourth member id unknown (D.Drury). Added: His D-3 was sd by Soviet fighters, and crashed on the shore of Rybinsk (D.Drury).
580 Gastager, RomanOFw31/07/18Freilassing3(F)/123Added: Do-17 "4U + OL" + "4U + BL" (04/40), Ju-88 "4U + EL", "4U + OL" , "4U+ BL" (07/42), Ju-88 "4U + KL", "4U + EL", "4U + CL" (08/42) , Ju-88 H (08/42), Ju-88 "4U + KL", "4U + AL" (10/42), Ju-88 "4U + FL", "4U + HL" (12/42), Ju-88 "4U + AL" (09/43), Ju-88 H-1 (06/44), Ju-188 (08/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (18/11/44)
EP (31/08/43)

EK 1(03/09/42) & 2 (09/05/41)
Observer Operational Clasp in Gold (25/01/43) with pendant "200" (10/10/44)		First German airman to step on English soil (Guernsey). Added: According to himself he flew 143-6 Feindflüge/ combat missions and 231 (other source 290) Frontflüge (long distance flights (over 4h were counted double), his last was combat mission was on 28/07/44. His first flight was on 22/04/40, his 100th Feindflug/ 150 Frontflug on 24/05/43. He flew missions with the following pilots: Fw Karl-Heinz Herbst and later Gerd Hoffmann. His experienced crew from 1942-44 was due to the exceptional flying skills of the pilot Gerd Hoffmann and the gunners they survived many attacks by Allied air forces . He was the last man of the flying personnel starting with the 3. Staffel at the beginning of the war (loss rate was 1200%). Nominated for the Knights Cross. Afterwards testing and checking for weapon development. Deceased 10/05/09 (CKönig).



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CKönig
581 Gathof, KarlUffzII/JG-26 (joins 1/44), 6/JG-26Fw 190A-7 Werk # 430484 "Brown 1" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 12 April, 1944 during aerial combat with a p-47 of 78 or 366FG 5 km S of Malmedy.
582 Gauchel, Karl GustianOblt1/20/1916 (?)Stffüh 7/JG-105 (11/40 Hildesheim)Bf 109G, Fw 190AFighter Operational ClaspJager Blatt 6/2003 & LOCS.
583 Gauert, KarlUffz9/KG-54Ju 88A-4 Werk # Unk "B3 + KT" (lost 6/21/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 21 June, 1944, during a minelaying operation over Seine Bay, France, cause unknown. Remaining crew (MIA, desig unk): Ogefr Johann Düngel, Ogefr Heinz Heller and Ogefr Gerhard Kroll. No known graves (D.Drury).
584 Gaykow, Karl HeinzUffz10(Jabo)/JG-26Bf 109F-4/R1 Werk # 8353 "White 6 + bomb" (65% damaged) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		Injured 10 April, 1942 when he made a forced landing on Arques due to engine failure during an operational sortie.
585 Gebhardt, KarlHptm1/16/19174/KG-1 (4/42 Pskov aka Pleskau), 6/KG-1 (11/42), Stffüh IV/KG-1 (6/43)Ju 88A-4 Werk # (88)6722 (90% dam 4/30/42)EK 1 & 2, EP(8/24/42), DK-G (11/10/42), Wound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspWIA 30 April, 1942 when his ac suffered engine damage/failure, and made an emergency landing at Pskov airfield, Pskov Oblast, Russia. Remaining crew (dispo unk): Gefr Fritz Eisenmann, Obs; Uffz Hermann Häusler, R/O and Uffz Werner Jünemann, Gnr (D.Drury).
586 Gebhardt, Karl Heinz5/16/1923JG-2Fw 190AFighter Operational ClaspDeceased 19 August, 1998. Jager Blatt Obit.
587 Gehrke, HeinzUffz511/JG-26 (12/44)Bf 109G-6 "Yellow 1" (lost), Bf 109G-6 Wk# 441481 "Yel 20" (lost 9/11/44), Fw 190D-9 #500096 "Yel 1" (lost 2/22/45)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

probably/ at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze
WIA 14 December, 1944 in his Bf 109G-14 Werk # 463111 "Yellow 23" during aerial combat with a Tempest of RAF No. 56 Sq. S of Rheine. His "Yellow 1" was destroyed on the ground during a B-17 raid on Villacoublay. "Yellow 20 destroyed when it overturned during a landing in Bönninghardt; Gehrke only slightly injured. A replacement pilot, he flew his first combat mission on 16 March, 1944. He flew wingman for Fw. Karl Laub. Also, for Major Mietusch on 17 July, 1944 when Mietusch was shot down, through no fault of Gehrkes. On this mission, he scored his first victory, a Liberator, # 41-29331 "Blondies Folly" of the 458BG, 755BS, flown by 2/Lt Neil AJ Peters, but was subsequently shot down by four Thunderbolts of the 356th FG. His 2nd, a B-17 in the Saar-Hünsruck area on 13 April, 1944. His 3rd, a B-17 at Meitingen on 24 April, 1944. A 4th, a Lancaster at Taverny on 6 August, 1944. His 5th, a Spitfire (RAF No 416 Sq) near the Brussels-Evere airfield on 1 January, 1945. Shot down 4 times, the last, in "Yellow 1", 22 Feb., 1945. Hospitalized w/burns until 11/45. Flew Bf 109K-4 in December, 1944. "Bodenplatte" pilot. His personal emblem: "Pikus the Tomcat".
588 Geier, Karlo Friedrich FranzFw5/KG-76Ju 88A Werk # unk (lost 8/18/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 18 August, 1940; sd by RAF fighters. The ac broke up and crashed at Ide Hill, near Sevenoaks, Kent. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Ofw Albert Eichhorn, StabsFw Hans Johannes Vetter and Gefr Karl Skuthan. The four deceased are buried at CC, Blk 9, Row 8, Gr 47 (D.Drury).
Cannock Chase
589 Geilert, WernerLt11/25/1916Freiburg1(F)/131Ar 196A-3 Werk # 0222 "8L + WH" (lost)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 18 October, 1943; non-operational crash near Alesund Norway, cause unknown. His R/O, Ogefr Karl Hesse, was also killed. Source: SIG Norway. Added: The cause of the crash was involuntary ground contact due to rudder trouble; buried Trondheim-Havstein (LOCS).
590 Geisler, BernhardLt4/KG-4 (7/41)He 111P-4 Werk # 2918 "5J + CM" (lost 7/21/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 21 July, 1941; their ac was reported lost due to an unknown cause in the area of Moscow. Remaining crew: Uffz Johann Pewe, Obs; Ogefr Williband Niedenzu/ R/O and Gefr Karl König, gnr. (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Geissler.davedrury
591 Geisler, Kurt KarlHptm1/28/1914Hennersdorf SchlesienKdr Air Transport Group "Don", Kdr I/SKG-210Ju 52, Fw 190A-5 Wk# 840006 (lost 9/6/43) in SKG-10
RK(1/24/43)
EP(2/1/43)
Transport & Assault Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 7 September, 1943 in his A-5 in aerial combat with a British Mosquito Night Fighter of RAF No. 85 Sq, piloted by F/O Houghton, near Cambridge England after over 300 missions. He crashed at Hawstead, Bury, St Edmunds, Suffolk and buried at Cannock Chase, Block 1, Gr 465 (M.Croft). Photo
Cannock Chase


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592 Geissler, GerhardOfw7/KG-55He 111P "G1 + IR" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) the night of 3/4 August, 1940 during a bombing raid in the Bristol area, when he was shot down by flak over the English coast. Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Karl Ohmann, Observer; Uffz Walter Weber, R/O; Uffz Werner Thieme, Mechanic and Uffz Friedrich Westphal, Gunner. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny.
593 Geisswinkler, KarlUffz6/JG-53 (Channel)Bf 109E-1 Werk # 6391 "Yellow 8 + -" (lost 10/26/40)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 26 October, 1940 during aerial combat with a Spitfire, crashing at Chalket Farm, Pembury, Tunbridge-Wells. Source: Jochen Prien
594 Gelbke, Karl Martin1927FFS A/B 8 Pretzsch (11-12/44)Bü-181Pupil of instructor Loeffler. Approx. 7 flight hours. Probably went to the paratroopers. Survived the war.


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595 Gemke, WilhelmUffz12/12/1916HannoverI/KG-4 (Perleberg)He 111P-2 Werk # Unk (lost 4/6/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIFA 6 April, 1940; the ac was destroyed in a crash at Perleberg, killing the entire crew, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Lt Karl Lamert, Obs (1 Staffel); Uffz Helmut Winkler, Flt Engr (1 Staffel) and Gefr Walter Holdgrün, R/O (2 Staffel). Gemke was a member of 2 Staffel also. Two known graves: Gemke buried at Alfeld/Leine Stadtfriedhof, Gr 35; Winkler buried at Crimmitschau, Row 10, Gr 13 (D.Drury).
596 Gendner, KarlOfw3/KG-40Fw 200C-3 Werk # 0086 "F8 + IH" (lost 12/19/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 19 December, 1941 while flying as Co-pilot for Oblt Hans Joachim Hase. They were sd into the Atlantic by Grumann Martlets (Wildcats) of FAA 802 Sq., off the RN carrier, HMS Audacity. See Oblt Hans Joachim Hase for further detail (D.Drury).
597 Genicke, HelmutFhjFw3/ZG-76Me 410B-2/U2 Werk # 470126 "M8 + ?8" (lost 6/26/44)Destroyer Operational ClaspPilot reported KIC 26 June, 1944 when his ac crashed at Breclav, CZ., cause unknown. His R/O, Uffz Karl Heinz Schuldt, was also killed (F.Braun).
598 Genth, AdolfObst (Post)7/27/1894Braamfintain (Blackberry Fountain) Johannesburg, South AfricaKdr I/KG-76 (6/40), Kdr III/KG-76 (7/40 Cormeilles-en-Vexin)Do 17Z (lost 7/29/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 29 July, 1940; shot down over Dover by a Spitfire of RAF No.85 Sq., piloted by F/O Patrick Woods-Scawen (KilledInAction (KIA) 1 September, 1940). He was the Father of JG-26 pilot, Uffz Karl Georg Genth. WWI pilot. Channel pilot. Added: On 29 July, 1940, he was acting as Observer, the Do 17 being piloted by Ofw Edmund Riebl, who survived (D.Drury).
599 Genth, Karl GeorgUffzNaumburg, Germany2Erg/JG-26, 12/JG-26 (8/44), 11/JG-26 (3/45 Plantlünne)Bf 109G-10, Bf 109G-14, Bf 109K-4, Fw 190D-9 Werk # 500118 "Yellow 15 + I" (lost 3/7/45) EK 2
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Fighter Operational Clasp		Shot down with wounds in "Yellow 15" 7 March, 1945 during aerial combat east of Enschede/Glanerbrook with a Tempest of RAF No 3 (Greek) Sq, piloted by F/Lt Basilios M. Vassiliades (KilledInAction (KIA) 21 March, 1945) near Enschede. Uffz Genth bailed, but broke his arm leaving the ac. His first victim, a Spitfire of RAF No. 412 Sq. over Nijmegen on 27 September, 1944, on his first mission. His 2nd, Genth shot down the highest scoring Tempest pilot, Sq. Ldr. D.C. "Foob" Fairbanks of RAF No. 274 Squadron on 28 February, 1945. This victory has also been credited to Theobold Kraus. The "Old Hares" were a little jealous of him for his flying abilities, as recognized by the Ground Crews. He witnessed the crash of Hptm Wollnitz and Uffz Dachmann on 28 February, 1945, in which they were both killed. He became a POW 4 April, 1945 when Americans took over the hospital at Naumburg.
600 Georg, KarlLt6/JG-77Bf 109G-14 Werk # 785607 "Red 2" (lost 12/27/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in a crash at St Vith while on a recon mission 27 December, 1944, cause not reported.

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