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1 Assmy, ManfredLt8/17/1920Schwarzenberg2/JG-5Bf 109G-2 Werk # 14715 "Black 3" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 13 October, 1943; operational aerial collision south of Mandal with a BV 138C-1 of 2(F)/131, piloted by Oblt Dietrich Forke (KilledInAction (KIA)). Forkes entire crew was killed. Source: SIG Norway.

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2 Bauer, PeterUffzBlindflugschule BFS-4 (Kastrup)Ju 88CPilot BadgeKIC 11 September, 1943 while undergoing Instrument Training, and the Instructors Ju 88 hit a Ju 86 and crashed into the sea off Kobenhavns southern harbor, 200 meters from shore. He was buried in the Kobenhavn Vestre Cemetery. See Instructor Pilot Uffz Manfred Eppel for further details.
3 Bittner, ManfredFw8/KG-53 (temp assign to TG-30)He 111 Werk # Unk "S3 + AH" (lost 8/22/44) Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		WIA the night of 21/22 August, 1944 when he crashed at the Creil (Fr) airfield after combat with a British nightfighter. III/KG-53 was flying supply missions for TG-30 at the time. Remaining crew (WIA): Fw Fritz Fritsch, Flt Engr and Fw Franz Kordys, Gnr (no mention of observer). Source: Luftwaffe Discussion Forum.
4 Blank, ManfredOfhr3/NAGr-14 (Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 230319 (90% dam 2/17/45)Night Observer Operational ClaspMIA 17 February, 1945, cause unknown, location not reported (Bf 109 Loss List).
5 Brünglemann, ManfredLt7/KG-6Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144545 "3E + DR" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspThis AC is listed as "Lost" the night of 24 May, 1943 on a raid against dock installations at Sunderland. Cause, location and crew disposition unknown.
6 Burow, ManfredFw4/JG-2 (France)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20175 (lost 9/27/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 23 September, 1943 during aerial combat at Molliens-Vidame.
7 Büttner, ManfredLt3/8/1924Flugzeugführer as of 7/16/43, 1/JG-1 (5/44), Ferry Pilot (3/45 Halle)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 730330 "White 14" (lost 5/25/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 350857 "White 14" (dam 12/5/44), He 162 Werk # 310006 delivered to 1/JG-1 on 4/1/45 Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		WIA 5 December, 1944 during aerial combat with P-51s, belly landed at Schonwalde. WIA 25 May, 1944 during aerial combat with fighters NW of Kornwestheim. In a Jager Blatt article 1/2001; he is said to have crashed a jet aircraft on 3 April, 1945. This may be Wk # 310006 delivered 1 April, 1945.
8 Cossart, Manfred vonMaj11/2/19115/KG-1 ('40), 7/KG-1 (9/41), Stfkpt 10/KG-1 (4/42), Kdr III/KG-1 (8/42), Kdr IV/KG-1 (11/42), Kdr I/KG-1 (2/44), IV/JG-301 (8/44), Erg/JGr.Ost (9/44), JG-7 (11/44)Ju 88A-5 Werk # Unk (dam 9/9/41), Ju 88 in IV Grp, He 177 in I GrpDK-G (2/14/42), EK 1 & 2, Wound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspWhile in 7/KG-1, he was injured in his Ju 88 on 9 September, 1941, crash landing at the Saborowka airfield, cause not reported (LOCS)
9 Dahlschmidt, ManfredLt5/JG-5 (Finland)Bf 109G-2 Werk # 14190 "Black 4 + -" (lost 6/5/43)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 5 June, 1943; shot down near Alakurtti Norway airfield by a Soviet fighter; MIA briefly, returned later to his unit. Source: SIG Norway.
10 Dähne, ManfredFw5/ZG-1 (Speyer 6/40), 8/ZG-76 (8/40)Bf 110C-1 Werk # 2831 "2N + GN" (20% dam 6/8/40; interned Switzerland briefly), Bf 110C-2 Werk # 3532 "2N + AN" (lost 8/25/40)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 25 August, 1940 in Wk# 3532; sd and crashed at Buckland Ripers, Dorset, following combat with fighters over Portland. He and his R/O-Gnr, Ogefr Fritz Müller, were killed when the ac exploded on impact at the Tatton House Farm. Their few remains were buried at the edge of the Tatton House field (BOBT&N via D. Drury). Werk # 2831 crashed at Oberkirch, S of Basel, after combat with a Swiss Bf 109E of the Swiss AF, Fl.Kp.15, piloted by Lt Rudolf Homberger on 8 June, 1940, after entering Swiss airspace. The R/O, Ogefr Herbert Klinke was WIA, pilot OK. Klinke after severak months in hospitalization later flew in Russia in ZG 76. Deceased 04/02, aged 83. (Bf 110 Loss List & D.Drury). Profile Courtesy Vasco + Estanislaus
Dähne left and Klinke right
11 Derp, ManfredFhrJG-26, Sturmstaffel 1 (1/44 Dortmund)Bf 109G-6, Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550920 "White 11" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 30 January, 1944 during aerial combat with American bombers, crashing at Nordel, by Esser (L. Wiegels). Transferred out of JG-26 in November, 1943.
12 Diederich, WernerLt1/KG-30 (Channel)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 7195 "4D +CH" (lost 7/24/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW with unnamed crew after a crash landing at Culver Down, Bembridge, Isle of Wight on 24 July, 1941, after running out of fuel (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew (POW): Uffz Hans Wiedemann, Obs; Gefr Manfred Riecke, R/O and Gefr Wilhelm Wildemann, Gnr.. The crew managed to destroy the ac before being taken prisoner (D.Drury).
13 Trümpelmann, ManfredLt2/3/19227/KG-6 (5/43 Soesterberg)Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144645 "3E + DR" (lost 5/24/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 24 May, 1943. His Ju 88 crashed at Ijsselmeer Holland, south of Flevoland, after aerial combat (DeSwart & Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew: Ogefr Willi Maier, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Flg Franz Thomas, R/O (MIA) and Uffz Karl Schmidt, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA)). The deceased are buried at Ysselsteyn, Blk CW, Row 1 as follows: Lt Trümpelmann, Gr 1; Uffz Schmidt, Gr 2 and Ogefr Maier, Gr 3 (D.Drury).
Ysselstein, Holland
14 Rutter, HeinzUffz9/12/19211(F)/123 (Bergamo, It.)Ju 88T-1 Werk # 430913 "4U + GH (lost)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 8 June, 1944 during aerial combat near Pistoia Italy with two Spitfires of RAAF No. 451 Sq.. The three remaining crew members, unnamed, were also KilledInAction (KIA). Wiki Luft data. Added: The Spitfire pilots may have been W/Cdr E.J.Morris & F/Lt R.H.Sutton. Ju 88 Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Lt Heinz Arnold Scherpf, Obs; Uffz Manfred Malachow, R/O and Uffz Paul Hoffmann, Gnr?. Uffz Rutter & Uffz Hoffmann are buried in the German War Cem. at Pomezia, Italy Blk T; Graves 1202 & 1200 respectively. Lt Scherpf (WIA/DOW 4 July, 1944); buried in a different cemetery at Pordoi, Italy, Gr 908. No known grave for Uffz Malachow (D.Drury).
Pomezia, Italy
15 Schlögel, ManfredLt5/24/19246(Lufttorpedostf)/KG-26 (Bardufoss)Ju 88A-17 Werk # 886752 "1H + FP" (lost 10/2/45)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew, 10 February, 1945; sd by British ship fire, crashed into the Barents Sea, SE of Is. Bjornoya (KG-26 Loss List).
16 Ehrig, ManfredUffz12/20/1921Erfurt2/JG-4Bf 109G-6 Werk # 410847 "VP + GN" (dam 1/11/44), Bf 109G-14 Werk # 413688 "Black 5" (lost 8/19/44) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KIC 19 August, 1944; crashed at Ziegenhain during a transfer flight (JG-4 List). Added: He is buried in the Weimar Hauptfriedhof, Blk 2, Gr 20 (D.Drury). Ehrig injured in an emergency landing on 11 January, 1944, at Osa Italy, cause unknown.
17 Straube, ManfredUffz2/JG-5 (Finland)Bf 109G-6 "Black 12" (lost 7/17/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 17 July, 1944 during aerial combat, no further detail. Source: SIG Norway.
18 Eisermann, ManfredUffz5./ JG 52Found on a group picture



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19 Enderlein, ManfredLt6/20/1917Dresden6/KG-27He 111P-2 Werk # 1415 "1G + BP" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 6/7 December, 1940; Failed to return from the bombing raid on Bristol. The AC was later found, crashed at Champagnale. The crew deaths were not confirmed until 2 February, 1941. Remaining crew: Fw Günther Erwin, Observer (MIA); Fw Paul Tappe, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Werner Pattke, Mech (KilledInAction (KIA)). Source: Bristol Past, John Penny.
20 Engzmann, ManfredLt6/SG-77 (S.U.)Ju 87D-3 Werk # 110838 (lost 10/26/43)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 26 October, 1943; hit by flak in Map Quad Pl.Qu. 10123. Ju 87 Loss List
21 Eppel, ManfredUffzInstructor Blindflugschule BFS-4 (Kastrup De.)Ju 88A-12 Werk # 2080 "VA + FA" (lost)Bomber Operational Claspwhen he collided with Ju 86 Werk # 0037 "TA + KY" (10% damaged) and crashed into the water off Kobenhavn southern harbor, 200 meters from shore. All Crew members killed. Remaining crew: Uffz Emil Grass, Instr. R/O, Student Pilot Uffz Peter Bauer and Student R/O Uffz Franz Exner. All were buried in the Kobenhavn Vestre Cemetery. Despite its damage, the Ju 86 was able to land safely back at Kastrup. Source: Air War over Denmark.
22 Ernst, ManfredUffzStab II/FAG-101 (Fernaufklärungsgeschwader Perleberg)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0437 (lost 4/4/44)Observer Operational ClaspKIC 4 April, 1944 with his entire unnamed crew, when their ac crashed near Neuruppin, Brandenburg, cause not reported (D.Drury).
23 Satine, Manfred vonLt9/26/19219/JG-77 (Tunisia) Bf 109G-6 Werk # 16575 "Yellow 1" (lost 4/28/43) Fighter Operational Clasp KilledInAction (KIA) 28 April, 1943 during aerial combat in the Mateur/Tebourba area (Bf 109 Loss List). Added: Buried Bordj - Cedria (LOCS).
24 Fliegel, FritzMaj11/30/1907Berlin Wilmersdorf 2/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 Johann Kothe, 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)


25 Forke, DietrichOblt9/14/1911Geestemünde2(F)/131BV 138C-1 Werk # 0310162 (lost 10/13/43)EP (8/23/43), EK 1 & 2, Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 13 October, 1943; operational aerial collision 10km south of Mandal Norway with a Bf 109G-2 of 2/JG-5, piloted by Lt Manfred Assmy (KilledInAction (KIA)). Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Lt Horst Nickel, Observer; Uffz Fritz Rabe, R/O; Fw Fritz Beermann, Mech and Ogefr Peter Schneider, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
26 Fraass, WernerFw1/28/1922EldenaII/JG-26 (joins 11/44), 8/JG-26 (12/44)Fw 190D-9 Werk # 210146 (or 600164 "White 1") (lost 12/23/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 23 December, 1944; aerial combat with a P-51 of 364FG west of Köln. He is buried in the Köln-Südfriedhof, Row 62c, Gr 89 (Thank You Manfred Weichert, Köln, 2/2022).
27 Frank, PaulFw1921FFS B 1 (11/43)He 111P-5 Werk # 2459 (lost 11/25/43) Instructor Pilot with KVK with swords Reported killed 25 November, 1943 (Obit Card via F.Braun). Added: Killed on a training flight due to operator error, who was at the controls at the time, is unknown. The ac crashed at Wonfurt bei Hassberge killing all six onboard. Remaining crew: Ogefr Werner Thieme (Student pilot); Gefr Kurt Wetzel (Student pilot); Uffz Joachim Horch, R/O; Gefr Manfred Hafner (Student R/O) and Uffz Friedrich Boedeker, Flt Engr. Only two burial located by VDK; Ogefr Thieme in a single grave, in the German War Cem at Meissen-Friedhof Frauenkirche. Gefr Wetzel in a single grave at Tucheim-Gemeindefriedhof (D.Drury).
28 Franke, ManfredFwFl.Erg.Gr (See) KampAr 196A-3 Werk # 0214 (lost)Observer Operational ClaspKIC 30 December, 1941 during a non-operational flight, crashing near Stavanger Norway, cause unknown. His R/O, Ogefr Gregor Bongards, was also killed. Source: SIG Norway.
29 Göbel, ManfredGefr4/8/19244/JG-300Bf 109G-14/AS (lost 9/28/44 near Halle/Nietleben)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 28 September, 1944 during aerial combat at Halle/Nietleben (JG-300 Loss List).
30 Godde, Heinrich Aloys Heinz Oblt1/31/1918HochlarI/KG-40 (on loan to 1(F)/120 Vaernes,for this fateful mission)Fw 200C-4/U3 Werk # 0131 "F8 + EK" (lost 10/24/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 24 October, 1942; shot down on a mission to Iceland by an American P-39 of 33FS. The Fw 200 was borrowed from I/KG-40. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA), buried Fossvogur (Reykjavik) Iceland Cem, Blk G, Plot 1, Gr 1-36): Fw Mathias Franzen (or Frantzen), Co-pilot; Ofw Horst Kroos (or Kross), R/O; Uffz Manfred Unger, 2nd R/O; Uffz Alois Schwab, Gunner;Uffz Helmut Engelmann, Mech; all from I/KG-40. In addition, an Uffz Hans Todtenhofer (or Todtdenhöfer), Mech (KilledInAction (KIA)) was from 1(F)/120. Source: SIG Norway & D.Drury.
31 Ugrics, Karl HeinzUffz9/KG-26Ju 88A Werk # 801595 "H + FT" (lost 7/31/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 31 July, 1944 while attacking a convoy off the coast of North Africa. The pilots body was recovered by a fisherman off the coast of Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain, where he was initially buried. After re-internment, he has an IM grave marker at Cuacos de Yuste. Remaining crew (MIA, most likely at sea): Uffz Bernhard Oehl, Obs; Ogefr Johannes Hohnke, R/O and Gefr Manfred Erler, Gnr (D.Drury).
32 Greinert, FritzOfw5/MSG-1 (Vaerlose De.)Ju 52/3m Werk # 3436 (lost)Transport Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 April, 1944 during a Mine Detection mission when attacked by two Mosquitos of RAF No. 418 Sq., piloted by F/O Caine and S/L Kipp, and were shot down over the sea off Kattegat Denmark. The entire crew perished in the crash. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Ofw Franz Puchstein, Obs; his body was recovered on 19 April, 1944 and he was buried in the Kobenhavn Vestre Cemetery on 21 April, 1944. Gunners Uffz Karl Braunbarth and Uffz Manfred Hertung were buried in Kobenhavn Vestre Cemetery, date unknown. Pilot Greinert was also buried in the Kobenhavn Vestre Cemetery on 8 May, 1944. The graves of Mechanics Fw Willy Zahn and Flg Walter Kuhl, are unknown. Source: Air War over Denmark.
33 Stolpe, ManfredFhr6/JG-52 (S.U.)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 760298 "Yellow 12 + -" (dam 2/22/44), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20066 "Yellow 9 + -" (lost 5/7/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 7 May, 1944 during aerial combat in "Yellow 9", location not reported. Injured in a crash during takeoff on 22 February, 1944, location not reported.
34 Steinhoff, WalterLt3/29/1920Pattensen2(F)/Aufkl.Gr. Ob.d.L.Do 215 Werk # 0071 "L2 + OS" (lost 1/13/41)Observer Operational ClaspKIC 13 January, 1941 when his ac made involuntary ground contact near Elbing (now Elblag) Poland. Remainig crew (KIC): Lt Günther Jürgen Trompke, Obs; Gefr Manfred Kirchhoff, R/O and Fw Ernst Witschen, Flt Engr (no VDK listing). The other three deceased are commemorated in the collective cemetery at Bartosze (D.Drury).
35 Happel, VolkerFhjFw8/29/19247/KG-53 (10/44)He 111H-20 Werk # 700245 "5K + ER" (lost 10/9/44)Bomber Operational ClaspHis He 111 crashed at Nyemirdum/Kippenburg Holland on 9 October, 1944, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: His ac crashed with another of his squadron, piloted by Fw Anton Schmid. Ten airmen were killed in the two ac; one known grave, that of Fw Schmid at Ysselsteyn, AT/9/224. The remaining crew of the Happel, all KilledInAction (KIA) and buried at Yesselsteyn, AT/10: Happel Gr 229, Uffz Werner Friedmann, Obs, Gr 228; Uffz Alfred Rutscho, R/O. Gr 226; Ogefr Manfred Thoelke, R/O 2, Gr 227 and Gefr Waldemar Winkel, Gnr, Gr 223 (D.Drury).
Ysselstein, Holland
36 Hark, Karl ManfredOfhrIII/JG-26 (joins 10/44), 10/JG-26Fw 190D-9 Werk # 600122 "Black 7" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 12 March, 1945 when he was shot down by his own flak E of Arnhem.
37 Hauer, ManfredLt5/1/1922KG unitHe 111H-20
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45)

EK 1 & 2
EP (10/11/43), Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
38 Speck von Sternburg, Manfred FreiherrMaj11/27/1905Schlittkehmen (Zytkiejmy Poland)Kdr III/KG-27 (5/40 Rennes-St Jacques)He 111P-2 Werk # 2626 "1G + IT" (lost 10/20/40)KIC 22 October, 1940 when his Heinkel caught fire in flight and he crashed at Rennes airfield (D.Stankey & L.DeZeng). Channel Pilot. Added: Although a pilot, Sternburg was an observer on this date. Remaining crew (deceased buried Vault 9, in the War Cem., Mont-de-Huisnes): Lt Rudolf Josef Jansen, pilot (KIC, Bur Gr 52); Lt Max Kramwinkel, 2nd Obs (KIC, Bur Gr 1940); Fw Georg Hobbie, R/O (Injured) and Uffz Erwin Oskar Schmidt, Flt Engr (KIC, Bur Gr 51). Maj Sternburg buried Bur Gr 31. The ac came down in a pond or small lake at Goven, 11 miles SW of Rennes (D.Drury).
39 Seidel, ManfredUffz10/20/1920III/KG-6 (Channel)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 3992 (lost 9/4/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC the night of 3/4 September, 1943 near Thuin Belgium, no further detail. Buried Lommel, Block 54/229. Source: A. Rosseels. Added: Crash location between Gosselies and Thuin Belgium. Remaining crew (desig Unk; buried Lommel): Uffz Otto Bartl, bur 54/228; Ogefr Hans Geschull, bur 54/230 and Ogefr Gerhard Pahl, bur 54/227 (D.Drury).
Lommel, Belgium
40 Herrmann, WalterUffz2/ZG-1Ju 88C-6 Werk # 750942 "2N + TK" (lost 6/6/44)Destroyer Operational ClaspMIA 6 June, 1944 with his observer, Gefr Manfred Unger, after their ac was sd north of Caen, Calvados France. His R/O, Gefr Lothar Rams was KilledInAction (KIA), and buried as "Unknown" in the German War Cem. at La Cambe, France (D.Drury).
41 Vogel, ErichLt12/4/1922Marktsteft7/KG-27 (8/43 Mirgorod, Ukraine)He 111H-6 Werk # 7830 "1G + KR" (lost 8/13/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA with his entire crew, 13 August, 1943, when, during a war flight, their ac was involved in a mid-air collision with another 7/KG-27 ac (Fw Alwin Pfauch), and crashed at the Mirgorod airfield, and caught fire. Remaining crew: Ogefr Egon Kaussner, Obs; Uffz Manfred Harald Kaiser, R/O; Ogefr Heinrich fromm, Flt Engr and Gefr Kurt Otto Band, Gnr. The deceased are buried in Blk 12, Row 18, in the German War Cemetery at Kharkhiv, Ukraine as follows: Lt Vogel in Gr 3348, Ogefr Kaussner in Gr 3350 and Gefr Band in Gr 3349. Uffz Kaiser probably buried among the unknowns. Ogefr Fromm's remains not yet recovered, however he is listed in the Kharkhiv memorial book (D.Drury).
42 Höna, ManfredOgefr6/JG-6Fw 190A-8 Werk # 738117 "Black 5" (dam 11/9/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in a crash at Lüneburg on 9 November, 1944, no further detail (JG-6 List).
43 Jansen, Josef-RudolfLt1914/11/07Legion Condor, 9./KG 27He 111 P-2 "1G + IT" (lost)
Spanish Cross

EK 1 & EK 2
Wound Badge
Medalla de la Campaña de España 1936-39		KIA on 22 October 1940 when attempted to land at Rennes in ground fog as his his Heinkel caught fire in flight but struck a tree and crashed in a lake, at Goven "Lampatre", 11 miles SW of Rennes. Buried in Vault 9, Grave 52, War Cem, Mont-de-Huisnes. Crew: Obsv Maj Manfred Freiherr Speck von Sternburg (born 27/11/05 in Schlittkehmen, buried at Mont-de-Huisnes Vault 9), Radop Lt Max Krahnwinkel or Kramwinkel (born 30/01/16, (W.B.K. Oldenburg/O. II), Mech Uffz Erwin-Oskar Schmidt (born 03/12/16). Gunr Fw Georg Hobbie (born 17/05/24) was WIA when he jumped without a parachute).CKönig
44 Jungbeck, MaxUffz191710./KG 76Ju 88 A-5 "F1 + DU" Werknr 880166 (lost 07/01/44)KilledInAction (KIA) the night of 6/7 January, 1944; sd over Toulouse by a Mosquito HJ788 "YP-F" of No.23 Sq, piloted by S/L Alexander Lawson, navigator Gordon Robertson (Gilles Collaveri 11/2021). Added: SD while approaching the Francazal airfield by the prowling Mosquito. Crash location 2km NE of Pechbusque, 8km SE of Francazal airfield. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): OGefr Manfred Schäfer, Obs (born 03/09/1923 in Staffel, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, CK); Uffz Helmut Diegmüller, R/O and Uffz Bernhard Andresen (geb 12/16/1919, Ostenfeld), Gnr. The VDK lists Uffz Andresen's place of death as Pechbusque/Toulouse. He is buried in the German War Cem. at Dagneux, France, Blk 37, Row 10, Gr 319 (12 O'clock High Forum & D.Drury). Additional: Per VDK, buried Dagneux, Blk 37, Row 10: Schäfer (one "F"), Gr 313 and Diegmöller (sp), Gr 318. (Added: cant find Diegmüller or Diegmöller at Dagneux, CK). No known grave for Uffz Jungbeck (D.Drury). Added: Jungbeck might be buried at Waldfriedhof München. (CK)


Andresen
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Jungbecks grave?


Schäfer
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45 Jungke, ManfredLt5/7/1923NAGr-15 (or 4(H)/12?) (7/43 Med)Bf 109G-4 Werk # 14779 "White 1" (lost 7/5/43)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 5 July, 1943, cause and location not reported. Added: Pilot captured after being sd near the Bone Algeria airfield (R.Randall). There is a question as to which unit he was assigned.
46 Kadelke, Wolff DietrichLt.5/21/19212/KG-40 (Channel)Fw 200C-3 Werk # 0043 "F8 + AB" (lost 7/18/41)Bomber Operational ClaspCo-Pilot Kadelke MIA 18 July, 1941; failed to return from a mission over the Atlantic NW of Ireland while attacking Convoy OB346. Remaining crew (MIA): Maj Fritz Fliegel, Pilot; Ofw Johannes Rottke, 1st R/O; Gefr Karl Becker, 2nd R/O; Uffz Johann Kothe, Flt Engr and Uffz Karl Meurer, Gnr.. Source: Kaiser RK book.
47 Stahlschmidt, Manfred "Martin"Lt5/JG-5 (6/43), Stab II/JG-5 (8/43), Stfkpt in 5/JG-5 (9/43 Finland)Bf 109G-2 Werk # 13926 (55% dam 8/14/43), Bf 109G-2 Werk # 13504 "Blk <" (lost 9/20/43) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KilledInAction (KIA) 20 September, 1943; shot down by Soviet fighters at Kongsoyfjorden near Varde. WIC/ MIA briefly 14 August, 1943; non-operational landing accident at Salmijärvi Norway airfield. Source: SIG Norway. He has been referred to as Martin and Manfred by SIG Norway.
48 Buhl, WilhelmHptm1913/10/16Weil, Krs. LeonbergIV./KG 2 (04/43), 5./KG 55He-111 H-6" G1 + MM" (lost)MIA on 7 August 1943 in vicinity of Beevka (Beewka). Crew (MIA): Gefr Manfred Hoppe, Uffz Heinrich Möhlmann, OFw Wilhelm Neumann, Fw Heinrich Niemeyer.CKönig
49 Keul, ManfredLt8/2/19223(F)/123Ju 88H-1/T Werk # 430898 (lost 4/6/44)Observer Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew 6 April, 1944; crash "St Jacques de la Lande, Mivoie", cause not reported. Remaining crew (pos unk, all bur Mont de Huisnes, Vault 14): Lt Felix Przymuszala [geb 5/15/1920, bur Gr 11944 (may be 1944)]; Prufmeister Johann Briel (geb 12/12/1912, bur Gr 120) and Fw August Gessner (geb 11/26/1909, bur Gr 124. Pilot Lt Keul buried Grave 122 (absa3945).
50 Kimmel, ManfredOfhrIV/JG-27 (Med)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 19896 (lost 7/7/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 7 July, 1943 at the Malemes airfield, cause not reported.
51 Knauthe, JoachimOblt7/9/1915Leipzig8/KG-40Fw 200C-5 Werk # 0207 "F8 + LS" (lost 12/1/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 1 December, 1943; failed to return from a Radar Clearance flight over the North Atlantic. Remaining crew (MIA): Lt Manfred Brieger, geb 5/5/1917, R/O; Ofw Karl Gerhards, geb 10/22/1913, Co-pilot; Ogefr Gert Vogel, geb 6/23/1919, Obs; Uffz Karl Wallbraun, geb 2/20/1920, R/O 1; Uffz Wilfrid Wiedenhöft, geb 4/1/1923, R/O 2; Ofw Kurt Schreiber, geb 9/10/1916, Mech and Uffz Ernst Eckel, geb 9/16/1920, Gunner. Source: B.Bines.
52 Knorr, KarlHptm1/13/19134/KG-53 (5/40), Stfkpt 8/KG-55 (5/41)He 111H Werk # Unk (lost 5/12/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW (briefly) 12 May, 1940; sd by French Curtiss H-75 A fighters of GC II/5 & GC I/5, and crashed at Thonnelle (Dept Meuse, Fr). Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Manfred Siegle, Obs; Uffz Paul Andreae, R/O; Uffz Heinrich Moosbrugger, Flt Engr and Flg Hermann Schien, Gnr. The four deceased are buried in the War Cem., Andilly (Fr): Siegle 10/10/703, Andreae 10/10/702, Moosbrugger 34/11/771 and Schien 10/10/705. Pilot Knorr released from captivity after France capitulated (D.Drury).
53 Zapka, Johannes "Hans"Uffz3/L.V.Gr (Swiss designation)Ju 52/3m Werk # 3021 "BJ + YV" (lost 6/6/44)Transport Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 6 June, 1944: sd by Swiss fighters when he entered Swiss airspace in his armed transport, at Baulmes, and ignored their directions to land. After 45 minutes in Switzerland, the fighters were given the order to shot the Ju 52 dowm, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew: Ogefr Karl Unertl, Ogefr Kurt Grindel, Uffz Manfred Graupner and Ogefr Otto Graf, crew positions unknown. All are buried in the War Cem. Kehl Germany, Blk A, Row 17, Graves 90-93 (D.Drury). NOTE: See Unertl listed as pilot (Flugzeugführer), another entry.
54 Schöpke, ManfredLt6/24/19208/KG-30 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2365 "4D + CS" (lost 5/16/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew at Bone harbor 16 May, 1943 after being hit by enemy fire (Ju 88 Loss List).
55 Kreutzer, ManfredUffz9/3/1924JG-108, JG-5Fw 190A
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Deceased 17 October, 2001. Jager Blatt 4/2003.
56 Kudell, ManfredUffz9/2/1924BreslauEJG-1 (2/45 Berlin-Gatow), II(Sturm)/JG-4 (3/45), Stffüh 8/JG-4 (4/45 Rechlin)Fw 190A "White 13" in EJG-1, Fw 190A-8 Werk # Unk "Blue 8" (lost 4/29/45)Wound Badge, Fighter Operational ClaspA comrade and wingman with Helmuth Ziegler, he was shot down by Yak's, with severe burns, on 29 April, 1945, during an attack on Soviet tanks near the Reich Chancellory, and taken prisoner by the Russians. Jager Blatt article. Flugbuch (45). Added: He had flown 29 combat sorties over Berlin between 14 and 29 April (falkeeins-blogspot).


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57 Kühn, HattoOblt12/10/1915Rabaul, Papua, New Guinea2/KG-26 (Aalborg West)He 111H-5 Werk # 3774 "1H + BK" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 1 March, 1941 as a result of an emergency landing at sea, 1.5 km off Melrose Head, Banffshire, due to an engine fire. Remaining crew (all POW): Uffz Friedrich Grosshardt, Observer; Gefr Manfred Hänel, R/O and Uffz Ferdinand Mänling, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
58 Labmayer, KarlUffz11/8/1923 Niederham, Pfarre, St Marienkirchen, Austria Flugzeugführer in Wekusta 2He 177A-3 Werk # Unk "D7 + ??" (lost 7/22/44) Pilot Badge KIC 22 July, 1944 on the Western Front, 5km NW of the airfield Mont de Marsan due to engine fire. Buried Kriegsgräberstätte Berneuil, Blk 6, Row 18, Gr 811. Data found on Obituary Card on the internet. Added: He flew his first combat mission on 18 July, 1944, just 4 days before his death (falkeeins-blogspot). Added: Shortly after takeoff, the ac crashed into a forest near the airfield as Uffz Labmayer attempted to return to base. The ac was engulfed in flames killing the entire crew. Remaining crew: Gefr Siegfried Mattausch, Gefr Heinz Lehmann, Siegfried Tritschler, Manfred Rehm and Reg. Rat. Walter Kuspert, meteorologist (Gilles Collaveri).
59 Lachenmaier, ManfredUffz1/14/19201/TG-30 (Zellhausen)He 111H-20 Werk # 701231 "S3 + AH" (lost 1/7/45)Transport Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew 7 January, 1945. He crashed into a forest in Tiefenbronn due to engine failure. All are buried in Tiefenbronn. Remaining crew: R/O Fw Adolf White (8/4/1920); Engr Uffz Günther König (3/24/1923); Gnr Ogefr Fritz Latsch (12/17/1921) and Passenger Uffz Helmut Wagner.
60 Langer, ManfredUffz1919/11/03Zopten9./JG 53 (Channel)Bf 109 E-1 Werknr 3177 (lost 17/09/40)KilledInAction (KIA) 17 September, 1940 during aerial combat over the Thames Estuary, crashing at Bishopden Wood, Dunkirk, near Faversham, near Canterbury, Kent. Source: Jochen Prien. Buried Cannock Chase, Block 1, Gr 181 (M.Croft).


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61 Lattner, ManfredLt2/14/19221/NJG-102 (Kitzingen)Bf 110E-3 Werk # 2451 "DI + LB" Night Fighter Operational Clasp This ac reported damaged or lost at Hattenhofen while on a training flight on 31 December, 1943, cause and crew disposition unknown. His R/O was Uffz Martin Scholz.
62 Vukits, ManfredLt11/3/1915GrazBFS 5 (5/40), 5(F)/122 (Channel)Bf 110C-5 Werk # 2289 "F6 + FN" (lost 3/12/41)EK 1(3/12/41), EK 2, Observer Operational ClaspMIA with one other unnamed crew 12 March, 1941 at Portsmouth (Bf 110 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew: Uffz Leo Braun, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA), bur War Cem. Marigny, Blk 5, Row 47, Gr 2336 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Vukitz.
63 Lekschat, ArthurOblt8/23/19168/KG-6 (Channel)Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144369 "3E + AT" (lost 3/4/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/12/42)

EK 1 & 2
EP (8/31/42), Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List & LOCS. POW/WIA 4 March, 1943; shot down by a Beaufighter of No. 29 Sq., piloted by P/O Wood; two others KilledInAction (KIA) and one POW, all unnamed. Added: Remaining crew: Fw Erhard Unger, Obs (POW/WIA); Fw Manfred Badstübner, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Ofw Ernst Bunkenburg, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA)) (C.König).
64 Lenke, Manfred1920/02/25BautzenFAR 62 Quedlinburg+Bad Vöslau (02/40-1941), Erg.JGr Märkisch Friedland (04/41, Vaernes/Trondheim 05/41), Sanitäts-Flugbereitschaft 6 (04/42- Italy), Sanitäts-Flugbereitschaft 2 Tripolis (-01/43 Tripolis)Ju-52, Fi-156
EK 2

at least probably Transporter Operational Clasp in Bronze		KIA on 6 January 1943 in Tripolis. He flew medical transports in Italy and Libya.


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65 Lesska, HeinzStbsFw6(H)/41Fw 189A-2 Werk # 2302 (lost 9/18/42)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 18 September, 1942 at Stalingrad after being hit by flak. The remaining unnamed crew also perished (Obs Loss List). Added: The unnamed Observer is believed to be Ofw Manfred Klöhe (or Klöhn), who died on 18 September, 1942, N of Stalingrad. His remains have not been moved to a military cemetery, but a grave is understood to exist at Schischljanka. He is commemorated at Rossoschka, Russia. No VDK burial detail for StbsFw Lesska (D.Drury). NOTE: The crew designations unknown; Lesska may not have been the pilot.
66 Lieddert, ManfredLtIV/KG-2 (6/43), 2/KG-2 (7/43)Do 217E-3 Werk # Unk "U5 + EW" (dam 6/7/43), Do 217M-1 Werk # 6046 "U5 + KL" (lost7/26/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) the night of 25/26 July, 1943 when he was shot down by a night fighter intruder as he prepared to land at Soesterberg on his return from mine-laying operations off the Humber. His Observer took to his chute and survived; the other three crew members did not. Added: Pilot uninjured on 7 June, 1943 when his landing gear failed at Villaroche (LOCS).
67 Wimpff, ManfredUffz1/NJG-1 (Schleissheim), JG-400, 4/JG-102 Rammtrager UnitFw 190A, Bf 109G (Reich Defense), Me 163 in JG-400, Bf 109G in JG-102Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Participated in the 7 April, 1945 Ram-Attack on US bombers. Survived the war (Arno Rose). Shot down twice, once with wounds. At wars end, he flew to Denmark in his 109 with his mechanic onboard. Jager Blatt 5/2003.
68 Schulz, ManfredFlg3/KG-54 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 3553 "B3 + AL" (lost 11/23/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with one other unnamed crew at Hafen Bone 23 November, 1942, two other crew MIA (Ju 88 Loss List).
69 Ludwig, ManfredOgefr7/31/1925Görlitz1/JG-2Fw 190D-9 Werk# 210252 (lost 3/9/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 9 March, 1945; Combat with a B-26, area of Wiesbaden-Giessen, buried Sinzig-Bodendorf (Fw 190 Loss List).
70 Ludwig, ManfredOFw16/03/07Groß WartenburgII./NJG1, 9./NJG4 (12/44)Ju-88 G-1 "3C + OT" Werknr. 714132 (lost 24-25/12/44)KIA on 24-25 December 1944, shot down at Scharmede, near Salzkotten W of Paderborn. Crew (KIA): Fw. Hans Fischl (06/08/20 in Nöchling, Melk Donau), Uffz. Alois Gorges (21/08/20 in KIerdorf/ Euskirchen), Ogefr Erwin Ledig (14/01/22 in Enkenbach) Kaiserslautern)

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71 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).
72 Thomas, ManfredFhrI/SG-3Fw 190F-8 Werk # 932547 (lost 2/19/45)Assault Operational ClaspMIA 19 February, 1945 due to flak.
73 Mänhardt, ManfredOblt11/25/19094(F)/122 (Observer)Do 17 P & F, He 111H and Ju 88A & D RK(7/19/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/12/43)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		Deceased 27 September, 1950 Augsburg (P. Bastin).
74 Menzel, Werner G.Uffz2/Kü.Fl.Gr. 406 (Hörnum)Do 18D-3 Werk # 767 (or 787) "G" (lost)Observer Operational ClaspPOW 29 November, 1939 after making an emergency landing at sea, 4-5 miles off Sudero Island Denmark due to low fuel. With fuel for one engine, he taxiied to Tveraa, where he and the unharmed crew were interned until the German occupation of Denmark on 9 April, 1940. Remaining seaplane crew: Oblt z.S Manfred Kinzel, Obs; Oberfunkmeister (Naval Rate) Karl Naumann, R/O and Uffz Heinrich Rotte, Flt Engr. Source: Air War over Denmark. Added: Pilot identified as Uffz Werner Menzel after erroneously identified as Oblt z.S Kinzel. The crew members were moved from the Faroe Islands to the Danish mainland (D.Drury).
75 Siegmund, ManfredObltSonderbildkdo. Afrikaunknown
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/17/42)

EK 1 & 2		DK-G Awards List (listed as pilot)
76 Meurer, WendelinUffzIV/JG-51 (8/44)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 185470 (lost 8/7/44)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 7 August, 1944 after being attacked by Soviet flak, and making an emergency landing NW of Mariampol (C.König).
77 Mischner, ManfredGefr9/JG-27 (Reich Def)Bf 109K-4 Werk # 330126 "White 4 + I" (lost 11/26/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 26 November, 1944 during aerial combat near Sögeln.
78 Mitsch, HermannLt5/JG-77 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-14/AS Werk# 490275 (lost 12/27/44) Note this ac may have been a G-10.Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 27 December, 1944, 1530 hours; Aerial combat with P-47s of the 366th FG, 389th FS, 20 km north of St. Vith. Buried Daleiden Germany, Grave Block "C", Grave Nr. 1940, per Manfred Klein.
79 Mössinger, ManfredObstlt3/16/1914Kdr JG-302 "Wilde Sau" (7/43), Kdr JG-301 (11/43), Kdr SG-77 (5/45)Fw 190A-4 Night Fighter Equipped, Bf 109G, Ta 152H, Fw 190F-8 in SG-77 Fighter and/or Assault Operational Clasps
80 Wienkotter-Wolf, ManfredUnterFwRammkdo "Elbe" (3/45)Bf 109GFighter Operational ClaspParticipated in the Ramm-Attack against American bombers on 7 April, 1945.
81 Müller, ManfredUffz2/2/19216/JG-11 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 780652 "Yellow 5" (lost 9/26/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 26 September, 1944 during aerial combat, crashed near Wesel (L. Wiegels). Added: VDK burial; Hamminkeln-Bislich Gemeindefriedhof (today Friedhof Wesel Bislich), Grave 3 (D.Drury).
82 Münz, ManfredOblt3/26/192112/KG-27 (3/41)He 111P, He 111H-2 Werk # Unk "1G + GU" (lost 10/25/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 25 October, 1941 when his ac experienced an engine fire on takeoff. He crashed in flames at Avord (LOCS). Attacked British airfields on the southern coast, destroying 24 on the ground, on 2 April, 1941.
83 Neumann, ManfredUffz11/12/192111/JG-2Fw 190A-8 Werk # 175023 (lost 10/21/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 21 October, 1944; the ac reported lost at Bad Nauheim, no cause for the wounds or ac loss. Source" Lost Aircraft Report.
84 Niessen, ManfredOgefr3/JG-26 (1/45 Fürstenau)Fw 190D-9 Werk # 400233 "Yellow 5" (lost 1/1/45), Fw 190D-9 Wk# 210951 "Yel 11", (lost) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KilledInAction (KIA) 17 April, 1945 when an RAF fighter strafed the train in which he was returning to Sülte. He had recovered from from the 25 March crash. Shot down in Wk# 400233 1 January, 1945 by "friendly" AA fire on the way to his target. He was forced to make a belly landing at Blokland-Utrecht, southeast of Montfoort, west of Rotterdam, and was uninjured. He made his way back to Fürstenau on 5 January. Crashed a 2nd D-9 N of Lingen on 13 February, 1945. WIC 24 February, 1945 in "Yellow 11" when his enigine caught fire on takeoff, and he crashed N of Kirchhellen airfield. Shot down 25 March, 1945 by a Tempest NE of Drope. Alternate spelling: Nieszen
85 Peschke, ManfredOgefr5/JG-54 (S.U.)Fw 190A-5 Werk# (150)1328 "Black 5" (lost 90% dam 11/23/43)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Shot down with wounds 23 November, 1943 over Map Quadrant 0199.
86 Peter, ManfredHptm06/02/12 (CKönig)Stfkpt 1/Kü.Fl.Gr-125BV 138C-1 Werk # 031130 "7R + EH" (lost)EP (05/06/43, postm.)

EK 1 & 2
Air-Sea Rescue Operational Clasp		MIA 2 May, 1943; failed to return from a mission at Mellom Tromso/Jan Mayen. Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Georg Reichart, Co-pilot; Lt Wolf Bösel, Observer; Uffz Rudolf Thiem, R/O; Fw Siegfried Pahlitzsch, Mech and Ogefr Johannes Graf, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
87 Pilatzki, ManfredUffzI/SG-4 (S.U.)Fw 190F-3 Werk # 670490 (lost 10/14/43)Assault Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 October, 1943 at Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 10154, cause unknown.
88 Pockieser, ManfredLtIV/LG-1 (4/43)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 5246 (lost 4/14/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew, 14 April, 1943, when they crashed at Saleniki, no cause reported. Remaining crew: Uffz Rudi Kalöher, Obs; Uffz Johann Riegler, R/O and Ogefr Walter Hörning, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
89 Popp, AlfredUffz2/24/1920Konradsreuth1/KG-6 (Channel)Ju 188E-1 Werk # 260168 "3E + EH" (lost 12/2/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 2 December, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Ogefr Ewald Scherff (geb 6/16/1920, Sandbochum), Obs; Ogef Manfred Forst (geb 4/4/1921, Schoeneberg), R/O and Ogefr Helmut Kunze (geb 4/29/1920, Mutschau), Gnr. Their ac believed sd by a Typhoon of No.181 Sq., piloted by F/Sgt Kenneth Hanna (C.König).

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90 Postelt, ManfredObltStfkpt II/StG-1 (S.U.)Ju 87D-1 Werk # 2334 (lost 8/6/42)Dive Bomber Operational Clasp KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 6 August, 1942 making an emergency landing in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 4706 due to groundfire. Ju 87 Loss List
91 Redecker, Manfred vonOblt7(H)/32 (S.U.)Fw 189A-3 (Trop) Werk # Unk (lost 4/30/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/17/43)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 30 April, 1943; sd by a fighter over Krymskaya (DK-G Awards List & LOCS).
92 Reichart, GeorgUffz1/Kü.Fl.Gr-125BV 138C-1Air-Sea Rescue Operational ClaspMIA 2 May, 1943; failed to return from a mission at Mellom Tromso/Jan Mayen. Flying Co-pilot this date with Hptm Peter Manfred. See Manfred for further details. Source: SIG Norway.
93 Reichert, GeorgUffz1(F)/125BV 138C-1 Werk # 310033 "7R + AH" (lost)Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp		WIC (injured) 17 November, 1942; sank at Skjorrafjord during non-operational flight, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Lt Lansdberg-Velen, Observer (KIC); Fw Siegfrid Pahlitzen, Mech (WIC) and Fw Heinrich Wiese, 2nd Mech (WIC). Source: SIG Norway. Added: MIA as co-pilot of Hptm Peter Manfred (CKönig)
94 Reinhald, ManfredLt6/StG-2 (S.U.)Ju 87D-3 Werk # 0337 "T6 + GN" (lost 6/11/43)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 11 June, 1943 in Map Auad Pl.Qu. 75451 due to flak. Ju 87 Loss List. Alternate spelling: Reinhold.
95 Weber, ManfredMajJG-51 (S.U.)Bf 109F or G (lost 5/43)Fighter Operational Clasp ?POW end of May, 1943, after being shot down by Soviet pilot, Lt Lily Litviak, the "Rose of Stalingrad". Weber was her 10th victory. Source: "Rose of Stalingrad" by Benaim & Halle and "Night Witches" by Bruce Myles.
96 Walden, FritzOgefrBomber unit (Zellhausen 12/44)He 111H-20 (lost 12/4/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 4 December, 1944; sd at Michelbach by a P-61 of 422 Sq, piloted by Capt Raymond A.Anderson. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): all Ogefrs. no crew assignments given. Horst Alexander, Werner Bredemeier, Kurt Timm and Manfred Vesper. Lost Aircraft Report.
97 Riegel, ManfredHptm2/5/1915EssenI/JG-132 (39 Oldenburg), I/ZG-76 (7/41), Kdr I/NJG-2, EJG-1 (4/45)He 51, Ju 88Destroyer and Night Fighter Operational ClaspJager Blatt 1/2000. Deceased 11 July, 2000.
98 Burckhardt, GottfriedUffz2/26/19201II/JG-26 (joins 8/44), 8/JG-26 (1/45)Fw 190D-9 Werk # 500123 ""Black 5" (lost 1/14/45) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 14 January, 1945 in aerial combat with P-51s of 78FG (LOCS). Added: He crashed in Waldorf, 5km from Bornheim, about 25km west of Cologne, on the other side of the Rhine. He is buried in the War Cemetery, Bornheim-Walberberg (German War Graves Comm. via Manfred Weichert, 1/2022). His one victory, a Spitfire of RAF No. 416 Sq. over Brussels on 1 January, 1945 (OKL Claims List).
99 Buschbeck, ManfredFw12/SG-77 (10/44 S.U.)Fw 190F-8 Werk # 932250 (lost 1/22/45) EK 2
Assault Operational Clasp		KIC 22 January, 1945 after hitting an obstruction. His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-5 SW of Dukla on 26 October, 1944.
100 Draheim, ManfredLt7/7/1921Letschin1Stab I/JG-26 (1/43), 1/JG-26 (3/43), 8/JG-26 (9/43)Fw 190A-4, Fw 190A-5 Werk # 157315 "Black 8" (lost 9/21/43) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 21 September, 1943 in aerial combat with a Spitfire of RAF No. 331 Sq. 8 km NW of Albert, near Arras, in the Municipality of Warloy-Baillon, France, buried at Bourdon. Another source says the Spitfire was from 81 Sq.. His one victory, a LaGG-3 in Russia on 9 March, 1943.

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