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1 Ziesig, OskarOblt10/6/1919GelsenkirchenFFS-Neustadt-Gleve (39-40), JFS-Magdeburg-Ost, Erg/JG-2 (11/40 Le Harve), 8/JG-2 (3/41), redesig 10/NJG-1 (experimental 7/41), redesig 2/JG-1 (late 41), FW Werksstaffel (2/42), 6/JG-51 (11/42 Africa(11/42), Italy(3/43), Sardinia & Sicily(5/43)Bf 109E "Red 5" & F in 8/JG-2, Bf 109E-7 "White 8" & "White 13" (painted black in 10/NJG-1, in 7/41 as Lt), Bf 109G-2 Werk # 10855 (lost 9/25/42) & Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15310 (20% dam 5/14/43) in 6/JG-51Class "C" Glider Badge
HJ Badge in Gold
Sports Proficiency Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 25 April, 1945. Completed compulsory service in the RAD before joining the Luftwaffe. Shot down with minor injuries (no mention of the Wound Badge) on 7 September, 1941 by the rear gunner in a Wellington bomber, this while in 10/NJG-1. Hie engine quit and he bailed safely. He bailed a 2nd time on 25 September, 1942 from his Wk# 10855, SW of Wüstensachsen, 50 km SW of Thüringer Wald, due to poor visibility in bad weather. Promoted to Oblt in May 1943 at Comiso Sicily. Ziesig made a force landing in a field in the village of Villarios (Sardinia?) in Wk3 15310, after running out of fuel while over water, but having enough height to glide into the field. In October 1944, he was assigned to the paratrooper unit Hermann Göring Panzer Division. Sometime after this, he volunteered for the Rammtragers at Rosenheim, but no mention of any misions with them. He was captured by American troops in CzechoslovaKilledInAction (KIA) and released four months later. Lived in Australia after the war as commercial pilot. Deceased early 2000s. Source: Alan Scheckenbach (Au.)
2 Zema, HermannLt8/KG-26 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 3809 "1T + CS" (lost 11/8/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 8 November, 1942, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).
3 Zeitsen, HermannUffz2/Kü.Fl.Gr.-906 (North Sea)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1247 "8L + HK" (lost 9/5/41)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his Observer Lt zur See Walter Both and two unnamed crew 5 September, 1941 after flying into the side of a hill at Craiginour, west of Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
4 Zeitsch, HermannUffz6/17/19202/Ku.Fl.Gr. 906Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1247 "8L + HK" (lost 9/5/1941)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew on 5 September, 1941, lost to unknown cause off the SE coast of the UK. Remaining crew: Oblt.z.See Walter Bothe, Obs, geb 9/19/1921; Uffz Karl Löffler, R/O, geb 12/23/1917 and Uffz Werner Drexhage (or Drexhagen), geb 1/30/1917. All four deceased buried in the Dyce Churchyard, Aberdeen Scotland (LOCS & D.Masson). Added: The crash occurred at Craiginour Hill, at Fetteresso, just W of Stonehaven, Kincardinshire (Ju 88 Loss List). Alternate spelling: Zeitsen. NOTE: Walter Both's grave marker spelled correctly... to search for BOTH use BOTHE!

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5 Zankl, RudolfOfw5/22/1912Grafenau7/KG-76Do 17Z-2 Werk # 1136 "F1 + KR" (lost 10/4/40)
EK 1 & 2
4 Year Long Service Medal
Sports Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 4 October, 1940 over England. Veteran of the Poland & France Campaigns. Data found on Obituary Card on the internet. Added: The crew made it back to France, crashing at Henonville, killing the entire crew. The crew were buried in the German War Cemetery, Champigny St Andre, Block 17, Row 5. Ofw Zankl bur Gr 272. Remaining crew: Oblt Rudolf Friedrich Altenmüller, Obs, Gr 271; Uffz Fritz Schmelzle, R/O, Gr 270 and Uffz Hermann Hoffmann, Flt Engr, Gr 274 (D.Drury).
6 Wulff, HermannOfw5III/JG-51Bf 109G
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 10 September, 1944. Final victory count may be higher. Magnus Report.
7 Wulf, HermannUffzII/JG-27 (Med)Bf 109G-6 Trop Werk # 18654 "TN + IJ" (lost 7/16/43)Fighter Operational ClaspThis ac reported lost near noloetta on 16 July, 1943 due to enemy fire.
8 Wolter, HermannFw8/JG-11 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20323 (80% dam 7/30/43), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 18857 Black 12 + I" (lost 10/2/43)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 2 October, 1943 in aerial combat north of Juist. Mombeek MIA List. WIA 30 July, 1943 during aerial combat at Kranenburg.
9 Wölke, Hermann "Fritz"ObltStfkpt 3.Seenotstaffel (6/40), Seenotflugkdo-1 (8/40), Stfkpt 6.Seenotstaffel (3/41)He 59 Werk # Unk (dam 8/30/40), Do 24T-2 Werk # Unk "CM + IL" (lost 11/13/42)DK-G (8/21/42), EP (2/9/42), EK 1 & 2, Wound Bage, Air/Sea Rescue Operational ClaspMIA 13 November, 1942 when he was sd by a Beaufighter of No. 227 over the Sicilian Straits, Pl.Qu.1883, in the vicinity of Tunis. He was WIA on 30 August, 1940 when he was shot up in the Channel while attempting to rescue a downed pilot (LOCS).


10 Wolf, HermannLt6Stab I/JG-53 (9/43), 2/JG-53 (2/44)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 162352 "Black 4" (dam 2/25/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 25 February, 1944 during aerial combat with a B-24 50 km NE of Laibach, at Maniago (?) Italy. One known victory, his 1st, a B-25 10 km southeast of Sibari Italy, in the sea, 8 September, 1943. Magnus Report, 6 victories. Alternate spelling: Wolff.
11 Wolf, HermannLt12/27/1919Frankfurt am Main579/JG-52 (joins 10/42 Soldatskaya, S.U.), 6/JG-52(5/43 S.U.), 2/EJG-Ost(2/44), Stfkpt 4 & 8/JG-11(7/44), III/EJG-2(3/45), JG-7(3/45)Bf 109F in 9/JG-52, Bf 109G-2 Werk # 13447 (force land-engine, 7/8/42), Me 262 (trng only) RK(4/27/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/23/43)
EP(11/20/42)

EK 1 & 2

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant "500"
586 combat missions. 54 victories in the East. His first known Soviet victory, a MiG-1 on 5 August, 1942. Two Yak-1s on 15 August, 1942. An I-153 and a DB-3F on 17 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 23 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 24 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 27 August, 1942. Two Yak-1s on 2 September, 1942. An Il-2 and a Yak-1 on 8 September, 1942. An La-5 on 10 September, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 18 September, 1942. An I-153 on 7 November, 1942. An Il-2 on 9 January, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 22 March, 1943. A LaGG on 27 May, 1943. A LaGG-5 on 29 May, 1943. Two LaGGs on 5 July, 1943. Two Il-2s(m.H.) and a LaGG on 6 July, 1943. Two LaGGs on 4 August, 1943. A LaGG on 22 November, 1943. 6 victories in the West. One known western victory, his 54th, a Spitfire S of Corbeil-Essonnes on 14 August, 1944. His 55th, a P-38 at Deventer on 19 September, 1944. A B-26 at Diekirch on 23 December, 1944. Shot down twice; 14 August, 1944 and 1 January, 1945. His 57th, a P-39 on 20 February, 1945. Flugbuch (8/40 to 2/44). Graduated from flight training with Erich Hartmann and assigned to 9/JG-52. Deceased 21 October, 1996.


12 Wolf, HermannFw19/JG-51 (7/43 S.U.)Fw 190A EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG on 9 July, 1943.
13 Wolf, HermannUffz11/JG-76Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163563 "Yellow 7" (lost 10/11/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in an emergency landing 11 October, 1944 by Baldingen due to an engine fire. Source: F. Trendle.
14 Wohlfeil, HorstUffz7/KG-55He 111P-2 Werk # 1410 "G1 + MR" (lost 6/22/41 Oper Barbarossa)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew at Mlynow-Luck Poland, 22 June, 1941, circumstances unknown. Remaining crew: Uffz Eugen Moser, Obs (bur Zamlicze a.d. Luga); Uffz Werner Börngen, R/O (no known grave); Uffz Alfred Parplies, Flt Engr (may be bur Lutsk, Ukraine) and Gefr Hermann Bäringshausen, Gnr (also at Lutsk, Ukraine). Source: D.Drury. NOTE: Because there is no known grave for Horst Wohlfeil, he may have survived the 1941 crash. He may be the second Horst Wohlfeil KIC in the 1943 delivery flight.
15 Witt, HermannUffz95/JG-53 (2/43; 7/43 Italy)Bf 109G-6 (Trop) Werk # 18437 "Black 16 + -" (lost 7/6/43)EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 6 July, 1943 during aerial combat with heavy bombers, "rammed" (May have rammed his 9th victory). His first two victories were B-26s in the Desert Campaign on 3 February, 1943. His 3rd, a Spitfire 10 km south of Tebourba on 19 April, 1943. His 4th, a Spitfire on 21 May, 1943. His 5th, in Sicily, a Spitfire 40 km south southwest of Pozzallo on 8 June, 1943. His 6th, a Spitfire on 14 June, 1943. His 7th, a Spitfire 15 km south of Hafen Syracuse on 29 June, 1943. His 8th, a Spitfire 18 km east of Catannia on 4 July, 1943. His 9th, a B-17 on 6 July, 1943.
16 Wissmann, HeinrichFw12/JG-301 (1/45 Stendal)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 682031 "Black 12" (dam 1/1/45)Wound Badge, Fighter Operational ClaspWIA 1 January, 1945; disposition unknown, however, he did not return to Stendal (C.König).

JG301 Shown L-R: Straub, Egon - Schrack Franz - Michaelis Rudolf - Fw Dörr, Heinrich - Dürr, Hermann - Scheller, Walter - Greiner, Willi - Prawitz- Wissmann,
Front: Warnecke, Heinz - Dederichs, Gerhard - Bäcker, Walter

Courtesy Christiam Kónig
17 Wischüf, HermannLt6/KG-30 (Med?)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 144305 "??" (lost 4/3/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 3 April, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The unnamed crew (MIA): Uffz Hans Scheffler, Obs; Uffz Hans Fürdank, R/O and Uffz Walter Manitz, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
18 Wischnewski, HermannFhjOfw2/9/1917Rensefeld Holstein18KGzbV-700, 2/JG "Herrmann", 3/JG-300 (7/43), 1/JG-300 (5/44), 2/JG-300 (6/44), Stab I/JG-300Transports, Fw 190A, Bf 109G-6 /U2 "Red 2" (lost 7/29/44 at Gelbstädt) RK(12/16/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/10/44)
EP(5/26/43)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Transport Oper.Clasp w/Pendant
Ftr Oper.Clasp		WIA 29 July, 1944 when his G-6 was shot down by a P-51. He bailed safely at Gelbstadt/Apolda (Bolten). 500+ missions, 16 victories by Night, 2 by Day. One known victory, a B-17 W of Remscheid on 31 July, 1943. Another, a Halifax at Hannover on 22 September, 1943. A "shared" Halifax near Düsseldorf on 23 April, 1944. A "4 mot" at Dortmund on 23 May, 1944. A B-24 (HSS) at Rangsdorf on 21 June, 1944. A P-51 NE of Halle on 29 June, 1944. A B-17 (e.v.) at Buttstadt and a B-17 E of Apolda on 29 July, 1944. Deceased 28 November, 1993.
19 Wirxel, HermannUffz2/NSGr-5Ar 66, Fw 58, Go 145, Fw 190F-8
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/16/44)

EK 1 & 2
Assault Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
20 Wirth, Werner Hermann "Fritz"Ofw10/6/1913WeisbadenKG-51 (S.U), 3/KG-77 (7/42 Creil, Fr.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 144075 "3Z + BL" (95% damaged 7/29/42) Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		WIA 29 July, 1942; making an emergency landing, after flak and fighter attacks near Keiem, a village near Diksmuide, East Flanders, by Ghent, Belgium. Remaining crew(WIA): Fw Erich Lothar,Observer; Fw Otto Caro, R/O and Fw Franz Kübrich, Gunner. (Jager Blatt 4 & 5/2004 & Alain Rossseels). Added: Ofw Wirth and his crew survived the war, becoming POW's. After his release (date unknown), he immigrated to Canada where he met his wife, raised three daughters, and resided in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where he is buried (R.Pierce, Grandson, 8/2021).
21 Winkler, HelmutLt2/13/1921Aachen5/KG-53 (9/42)He 111H-6 Werk # 7713 "A1 + HN" (lost 9/29/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew, 29 September, 1942, when their ac crashed 1.5km E of Medvedovo, SE of Staraya, Russia, after being hit by AA fire, an burning on impact. Remaining crew: Gefr Georg Glossner, Bombadier; Uffz Hermann Muchow, R/O; Uffz Karl Müller, Flt Engr and Gefr Edmund Bieda, Gnr. Winkler, Müller and Bieda found in the VDK database, and commemorated in the War Cem at Korpovo, Russia. Bieda is believed buried there, probably as "Unknown" (D.Drury).
22 Winkler, HansLt6/10/1911Weigmannsdorf1/KG-40Fw 200C Werk # 0041 "SG + KQ" (lost 3/17/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 17 March, 1941 near Plogoff, Brittany, France; buried Ploudaniel-Lesneven, Block 9/1/8. Source: A. Rosseels. Added: Remaining crew (KIC, Bur same cem): Oblt Helmut Nitsch (geb 12/31/1911 Wuppertal-Barmen, bur 1/1/22), Co-Pilot; Uffz Nikolaus Kleinert (geb 11/29/1914 Charlottenthal, bur 10/6/135), R/O 1; Gefr Wilhelm Harting (geb 6/5/1920 Wülpke, bur 1/1/21), R/O 2; and Fw Anton Langer (geb 4/7/1915 Lilienfeld, bur 1/1/25), Mech. The Observer, Reg Rat Dr Hermann Erhard Haller (geb 12/11/1911 Schwenningen) was injured, and died of injuries in the hosp at Paris-Clichy, buried at the War Cem Champigny-St Andre, Blk 3, Row 22, Grave 1897 (absa3945).
Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France
23 Wilms, HermannFw4/KG-26He 111H-3 Werk # 2323 (or 3232) "1H + FM" (lost)POW 3 February, 1940 after being shot down by Hurricanes of RAF No. 43 Sq. (Flight Lt Peter Townsend, later ace, deceased 1995; Flying Officer Patrick Tiger-Folks, KIC April 1940 on a convoy escort; Sergeant Jim Hallows, later wing commander, deceased 1987), crashing at Bannial Flatt Farm, at the Sleights crossroads, four miles north of Whitby. Added: the first German aircraft brought down on English soil in WW2! (CK). Remaining crew: Uffz Rudolf Leushake, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA), born 24/04/13, CK), Uffz Karl Missy, wireless operator (POW) and Uffz Johann Meyer, mechanic (KilledInAction (KIA), born 08/10/14 CK). Leushake was killed on the first pass, in the nose of the AC, his Observer position. Meyer was mortally wounded in the stomach (died the next day (CK) and Missys right leg was nearly severed from MG fire which raked the fuselage (his foot was amputated, the other leg was also broken. He was returned to Germany in 1943 due to compassionate reasons (CK). The two KilledInAction (KIA) crew members are buried in the German Military Cemetery at Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. This was the first AC to crash on English soil in WWII. Added: Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Rudolf Leushake, bur CC, Blk 3, Row 14, Gr 417 and Johann Meyer, bur same, Gr 418 (D.Drury).

Courtesy Christian König
24 Wilm, HermannUffz3/KG-26 (Aalborg)He 111H-3 Werk # Unk (lost 6/26/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 26 June, 1940; sd by ground AA fire or an attack by a Spitfire of No.602 Sq. and crashed at sea near the Firth of Forth. Remaining crew: Gefr Ludwig Riede (POW), Flg Josef Schwehr (POW) and gefr Rudolf Wähner (or Wähmer) (KilledInAction (KIA)). No known grave for the deceased (D.Drury).
25 Wilke, HermannFw62/JG-27 (4/44), 4/JG-27 (12/44)Bf 109G
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, his 2nd, a B-24 (HSS) W of Graz on 2 April, 1944. His 3rd, a B-24 W of Raab on 23 April, 1944. His 4th, a P-51 NW of Magdeburg on 19 May, 1944. A P-47 at Bourguebus/Caen on 2 July, 1944. A 6th, a Spitfire at Hatter-Gladbeck on 5 December, 1944.
26 Wilhus, Hermann Fw1(H)/23Hs 126 Werk # 3442 "6K + AH" (lost 4/19/41)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 14 April, 1941; shot down in the Lamia-Furka area of Greece, by ac of RCAF F/O Vernon Woodward of No 33 Sq., led by S/L Thomas Pattle. The unnamed crew were also MIA. Obs Loss List
27 Wilde, AdolfGefr7/StG-2 (3/43)Ju 87 Werk # 1034 (lost 3/2/43)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his R/O, Gefr Hermann Schlüter, 2 March, 1943); hit by flak in Map Quad Pl.Qu.5066 (Qu.Meister File).
28 Wild, StefanUffz5/20/19205/KG-3 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 4639 "5K + FN" (lost 4/22/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 22 April, 1942 at Mjatlewskaja, Kaluga Oblast, Russia, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Hans Strössner, R/O and Gefr Hermann Schmid, Gnr. The name of the observer is unknown at this time. Uffz Wild and Gefr Schmid are confirmed MIA, and are commemorated in the German War Cem at Duchowschtschina, Russia. No VDK match for Uffz Strossner (D.Drury).
29 Wiese, OttoOfw10/12/191314/NJG-1, 1/NJG-2 (6/41 Channel)Bf 109E, Ju 88C-2 Werk # 0827 "R4 + JH" (lost 6/22/41) EK 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 21/22 June, 1941; shot down by an RAF No. 25 Sq. Beaufighter "R2277", piloted by F/O J.M. Herrick over Peterborough England (Bolten). He crashed at Deeping St James England (Rosseels). One other unnamed crew KilledInAction (KIA) and one POW (Ju 88 Loss List). His first victory, a Wellington 100 km W of Texel the night of 24 July, 1940. Appearing on a "Duplicate Claim", the unit is identified as 5/NJG-2. Added: The unnamed crewman KilledInAction (KIA) was Uffz Hermann Mandel, geb 1/1/1918, Bur CC, Blk 5, Gr 347. Ofw Wiese buried CC, Blk 5, Gr 346 (Luftwaffe Graves UK).



Courtesy Christian König
30 Wiese, HermannLt5/12/1924IV/KG-26Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2657 "1H + CW" (lost 10/15/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew in the eastern Baltic 15 October, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
31 Wieczorek, HermannKG-51 or JG-7Me 262 & Ar 234Bomber Operational ClaspSignor on Remagen painting by Robert Taylor.
32 Wich-Fähndrich, HermannUffz26/JG-77 (ItalyBf 109G-6 Werk # 410599 "Yellow 2 + -" (dam 3/30/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 30 March, 1944 during aerial combat, emergency landing at Magliano (Bf 109 Loss List). One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire on 27 January, 1944. His 2nd, a B-25 on 22 February, 1944, location not given.
33 Weyer, AlfredOfw8/29/1919Neubrunn3/KG-40Fw 200C-6 Werk # 0220 "F8 + GL" (lost 3/31/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 31 March, 1944; failed to return from a mission over the North Sea, approximately 400 km northwest of Lofoten Island. Remaining crew (MIA): Fw Hermann Küdon, geb 6/20/1919, Co-pilot; Ofw Erwin Löhr, geb 2/9/1915, R/O 1; Fw Albert Zielinski, geb 10/21/1919, R/O 2; Ofw Josef Glasstetter, geb 12/17/1917, Mech; Ogefr Rudolf Bringemeier, geb 4/40/1923, Gunner and Fw Hans Drescher, geb 4/5/1919, Obs. Source: B.Bines.
34 Weth, HermannOFhr2.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. Ob.d.L.Ju-88MIA on 29/03/44 in the area of Kiev. Could be the observer. Crew MIA: Uffz. Kober, Hermann, Uffz. Siegl, Franz, Gefr. Ruthe, WalterCKonig
35 Westdickenberg, HermannOblt1917/06/05Hamm1.(H)/Aufkl. Gr. 32 (Finland '41), Stfkpt 2./NAG 14 (04/44), Stfkpt 1./NAG 14 (Hungary 12/44-end)Hs-126, Bf 109G-6/R2 Werk # Unk "Black 6" (Bacau,Romania, Summer '44)
EK 1 & EK 2

probably Recce Operational Clasp in Gold		He survived the war. Deceased in 2010 (CK). His unit surrendered to the Americans, but was turned over to the Russians. He was released in 1949 and enjoyed a successful business career. Source: an online report via F. Braun. Added: Obsv in 1941. In 01/43 pilot training. (CK)


Courtesy CK
36 Werner, KurtUffzSeeTransportFliegerStaffel-3Ju 52 (Seaplane) Werk # 6987 "TE + DZ" (formerly "8A + GL")(lost 1/27/44)Transport Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 27 January, 1944 when his ac was sd by a Beaufighter of No.603 Sq., coming down into the Aegean Sea, W of Mykonos. Remaining crew (dispo & desig unknown): Uffz Philipp Beisel, Ofw Heinz Hieke, Ofw Erich Burkhardt (or Burckhardt) and Gefr Willi Hermann Nau. Gefr Nau found in the VDK, buried in the Ger War Cem. at Dionyssos-Rapendoza, Greece, Crypt 2, Row 16, Platte 4. Ofw Burkhardt was a passenger from 7. Seenotstaffel (D,Drury).
37 Werkmeister, GerhardUffz2/KGzbV-107 (Sola, Stavanger)Ju 52/3m (lost 5/30/40)Transport Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 30 May, 1940; sd by British fighter in the early morning at Skotten, killing the crew and four unnamed passengers. Remaining crew: Johann Leikermoser, Gnr; Uffz Hermann Becker, R/O and Gefr Herbert Voigt, Mech (flyvrak Norway).
38 Went, HermannOgefr3/9/1923Praest9/KG-2 (4/44)Do 217M-1 Werk # 6125 "U5 + CT" (lost 4/20/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew, 20 April, 1944 during an attack on Hull, England. Believed crashed into the North Sea. Remaining crew: Uffz Werner Fitjer (geb 12/16/1919, Hannover), Obs; Ogefr Friedrich Gehrke (geb 11/28/1919, Vinnhorst/Hannover), R/O and Gefr Alfred Reeh (geb 3/31/1923, Wissenbach), Gnr (C.König).

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39 Wellstein, WalterHptm4/KG-53 (5/40), Stfkpt 3/KG-26 (10/43)He 111H Werk # Unk (lost 5/11/40), He 111H-11 Werk # Unk "1H + AL" (lost 1/24/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 24 January, 1944 while attacking ships in he vicinity of Anzio, no mention of the crew. POW (briefly) 11 May, 1940; sd by three French H-75A fighters of GC I/5, and crashed at Buxieres-sous-les-Cotes (Dept Meuse, Fr.). The ac was destroyed by fire. Remaining crew (designations unk): Uffz Ernst Hermann (WIA/DOW 5/11/40), Uffz E.Landgraf (WIA/POW) and Uffz K.Kramer (POW) (D.Drury).
40 Weiss, Hermann2/12/1920JG-4Fw 190AFighter Operational ClaspDeceased 9 May, 1998. Jager Blatt Obit.
41 Weiroster, GottfriedLt12/25/1921Schwertberg, Upper Austria6Stabstf JGr Süd (8/43), Stabstf JGr-50 (Wiesbaden 9/43), Stab/JG-11 (11/43 Reich Def)Bf 109G-5/R6 Werk# 15912 "Green 3" in JGr-50, Bf 109G-5/Y4 Werk# 26112 "Black < + 0" (lost 11/26/43)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		KilledInAction (KIA) 26 November, 1943 in Wk# 26112 opposing a bomber raid over Jadebusen (Jade Bight). Added: As his death was at sea, and never recovered, he is commemorated at the Kiel-Laboe Naval Memorial (D/Drury). JGr-50 was led by Hermann Graf. It was established in Sept. 1943 to combat High Altitude Allied aircraft. Four vicories in JGr-50. 19 missions. One known victory, a B-17 S of Mainz and a 2nd B-17 near St, Goar, both on 17 August, 1943. Magnus, 6 victories.


42 Weiler, HermannFw2/StG-77 (S.U.)Ju 87D-3 Werk # 100057 "S2 + BK" (lost 6/9/43)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 9 June, 1943 in Map Quad Pl.Qu. 6121, cause unknown. Ju 87 Loss List
43 Weihe, Hermann (Waldemar?)Lt2/24/192271/NJG-100 (7/44 S.U.; 3/45 Reich Def)Ju 88G-6 Werk # Unk (lost 4/19/45)
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 19 April, 1945 near the Wittstock Austria airfield after an attack by an enemy Night Fighter. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Walter Arndt, R/O; Uffz Artur Wende, Mechanic and R/O & Mechanic Fw Reinhard Pfeifer. All the crew are buried at the War Cemetery at Wittstock (LOCS). His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 on 1 July, 1944 (OKL Claims List). Another source suggests the loss occurred on 17 April, 1945.
44 Wehke, WernerUffz6/KG-4 (9/43)He 111H-6 Werk # 7453n"5J + CP" (lost 9/10/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 10 September, 1943, when their ac was lost in Russia, cause and specific location, unknown. Remainig crew (desig unk); Uffz Hans G.Güllemann, Ogefr Hans Kieslich, Gefr Hermann Lechler and Ogefr Werner Rosin (D.Drury).
45 Wegmann, JohannOfw2/Nachtaufkl.St. (4/43)Do 217K Werk # 4507 (lost 4/25/43)Wound Badge, Observer Operational ClaspInjured 25 April, 1943 when he crashed at Schatalowka, cause not reported. Remaining crew: Uffz Hermann Kopf, Obs (Inj); Fw Fritz Straubel, R/O (KIC) and Ogefr Anrein (no Given name), Mech (KIC) (Qu.Meister File).
46 Wegmann, HermannUffz3(H)/12Fw 189A-2 Werk # 2322 "H1 + HL" (lost 8/14/42)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 August, 1942, with his unnamed crew, do to flak at Abgangerowo. Obs Loss List
47 Weber, HermannLt1915/08/17 (CK)Rattenbach, Rimbach, Rottal/Inn (CK)55./ZG 76 (05/40 CK), Stab II./ZG 76 (06/40 CK), Adj. II./ZG 76 (09/40 CK), 9./ZG 26Bf 110 C
probably Destroyer Operational Clasp in Bronze		KilledInAction (KIA) 8 December, 1941, along with gunner Fw Werner Wellendorf (born 1914/11/19 in Erfurt), during aerial combat with P-40s of SAAF No. 2 Sq. over the Gusier area in Africa. Buried German Military Cemetery Tobruk.

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48 Weber, HermannOblt5/29/1921Stendal1I/JG-4 (3/44 Italy), Stab III/JG-4 (12/44)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 410753 "Yellow 5" (dam 3/11/44) EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 11 March, 1944 during aerial combat with a Spitfire; emergency landed at Nettuno (JG-4 List). One known victory, a P-47 at St Vith-Billingen on 17 December, 1944.


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49 Weber, HermannOblt55/ZG-76 (5/40), Stab II/ZG-76 (6/40)Bf 109E, Bf 110C Werk # 3602 "M8 + AC" (lost 9/4/40)
EK 1 & 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		POW 4 September, 1940 after aerial combat over England, crashing at Little Butts Farm, Cousley Wood, near Wadhurst, Sussex. His unnamed gunner also POW (Magnus & Bf 110 Loss List). One known victory, a Hawk-75A on 17 May, 1940, no location. His 2nd, a Morane 406 on 7 June, 1940, no location. Nos.3 & 4, a Hurricane S of Aldershot and a Spitfire S of Worthing on 30 August, 1940. A 5th, a Spitfire SE of Cambridge on 31 August, 1940. Alternate spelling: Weeber (Magnus).
50 Weber, HermannUffz9/7/1912Blumenau10/LG-1Ju 87B "L1 + EV" (lost 8/15/40)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 15 August, 1940 during aerial combat, crashed into houses at Shorncliffe Crescent, Folkestone, Kent. Buried Hawkinge Cem., Kent, German Plot "O", Row 1, Gr 18. Source: M.Croft. Added: His R/O-Gnr, Uffz Franz Heinrich Kraus (geb 12/22/1918 Bonn) was wounded and died 18 August, 1940, although the grave marker reads 15 August. He is also buried at Hawkinge, Plot O, Row 1, Gr 17, next to his pilot (D.Drury).

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51 Weber, HermannOblt7/17/19173/SG-10 (2/44), III/SG-4Fw 190F-3 Werk # Unk "A" (dam 2/1/44), Fw 190F-9 Werk # 583644 (25% dam) Wound Badge
Assault Operational Clasp 		WIA 17 February, 1945 by enemy fire requiring a belly landing after aerial combat. Added: Injured in an earlier crash in the vicinity of Nowokrasnoje on 1 February, 1944, cause not reported (LOCS).
52 Warnecke, HeinzUffz112/JG-301 (10/44), 11/JG-301 (4/45)Fw 190A-8 Werk # Unk (lost 4/2/45)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 2 April, 1945 in aerial combat in the Thüringen area. Mombeek. One known victory, a B-24 S of Hannover on 26 November, 1944.

Heinz Warnecke (alternate spelling Warnicke), Heinrich Dorr and Walter Backer

JG301 Shown L-R: Straub, Egon - Schrack Franz - Michaelis Rudolf - Fw Dörr, Heinrich - Dürr, Hermann - Scheller, Walter - Greiner, Willi - Prawitz- Wissmann,
Front: Warnecke, Heinz - Dederichs, Gerhard - Bäcker, Walter



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53 Wanfried, J.Oblt3(F)/22Bf 110C-5, Do 17P, Ju 88D-1Observer Operational ClaspA known pilot stationed at the Dno airfield, along with then Oblt Hermann Fischer, when it was attacked by Soviet fighters on 30 January, 1942, his disposition unknown (D.Drury).
54 Walz, HermannFwI/SG-1Fw 190F-8 Werk # 582351 (lost 3/22/45)Assault Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 22 March, 1945 during aerial combat; crashed south of Trebussersee.
55 Walter, HermannLt1910/10/243./Erg.FAGrKIA/KIFA on14 July 1943CKönig
56 Waldmann, HermannFw1/2/19157(H)/32Fw 189A-2 Werk # 2279 "M4 + CR" (lost 9/18/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 18 September, 1942 at Kabardinka, Krasnodarskiy Kray, Russia, cause unknown. The remaining unnamed crew were also MIA (Obs Loss List). Added: Fw Waldmann is shown as MIA in the VDK, and is commemorated in the War Cem at Krasnodar-Apscheronsk, Russia. His Observer, Lt Karl Heinz Kohlschmidt (geb 10/29/1919), is also confirmed MIA, and is commemorated in the War Cem at Sevastopol-Gontscharnoje, Ukraine. No VDK match found for the Gunner, believed to be Uffz Richard Witt (D.Drury).
57 Wahlfeldt, Hermann Fw12/20/19243Sturmstaffel 1 (1/44)Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470208 "White 9" (lost 3/23/44)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 23 March, 1944 during aerial combat at Lippstadt and buried in the Ehrenfriedhof Hamburg-Harburg (Source: Darrell Besser). One known victory, his 1st, a B-24 on 30 January, 1944. His 2nd, a B-17 near Rotenburg on 4 March, 1944. His 3rd, a B-17 "My Darling Also" of 91BG, N of Hadersleben on 6 March, 1944. Alternate spelling: Wahlfeld. Added: One of the few pilots which survived ramming a bomber on purpose on 30/01/44. (CK)
58 Wagner,Fw 58C "DR + IC"Transport Operational ClaspThis AC, assigned to a top secret organization (Luftfahrt Forschungs Anstalt "Hermann Göring"), became lost on a flight from Braunschweig to Copenhagen, and being low on fuel landed at Saxtorp Sweden on 18 November, 1941. Three civilian passengers; Staff Engineer Voss, Dr of Engineering Theodor Schmidt and a mechanic named von Plotho. The AC was returned to the German authorities the day it landed. Source: B.Widfeldt.
59 Wagenmann, HermannUffzKG UnitJu 88EP (1943)

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Bomber Operational Clasp		Source: EP List provided by Fritz Braun.
60 Wagenhäuser, HermannGefrFlugzeugführerschule A 10 (FFS a 10) (Avno)Bü 181 Werk # 110238 (lost)Student PilotKIC 23 April, 1944 during a training exercise, when he collided with an Fw 58 Werk # 3643 near the Avno airfield. He suffered a broken skull, and was buried in the Kobenhavn Vestre Cemetery on 28 April, 1944. Source: Air War over Denmark.
61 Wagemann, HermannUffzKG unitJu 88A, He 111H
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/1/44)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
62 Wachholz, HugobertFhjFw1/30/1922Altvalm1/KG-100He 177A-3 Werk # 332241 "5J + DH" (lost 2/18/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 18 February, 1944; crashed at Ottmaring, by Augsburg, during a high altitude instrument flight, cause unknown. Remaining crew (KIC): Uffz Hermann Hofmeister, geb 4/7/1921, K.Obs; Uffz Franz Meckel, geb 1/2/1918, Gunner and Uffz Kurt Gustav Hankel, geb 2/15 1917, Gunner. Source: B.Bines.
63 Votel, Kurt "Ku Vo"Lt10/7/19179Erg.JSt.-3 (9/39), 3/JG-2 (3/40), 1/JG-2 (4/41)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 6471 (lost 5/3/41)EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in an in-flight collision 3 May, 1941 with another 109 piloted by Uffz Hermann Maier (KIFA) at Theville airfield near Cherbourg. Died of his injuries the next day, 4 May, 1941 (Magnus). He was buried at Marigny (LOCS). His first victory, a Wapiti at Calais, 29 May, 1940. His 2nd, a French Bloch 152 on 6 June, 1940. His 3rd, a Hurricane over England on 31 August, 1940. His 4th & 5th, both Spitfires in the Dover area later that same day, 31 August, 1940. His 6th, a Spitfire in the London/Ashford area on 6 September, 1940. His 7th, a Hurricane over England on 11 September, 1940. His 8th, a Hurricane S of Bournemouth on 5 October, 1940. His last victory, a Spitfire, on 21 April, 1941, 50 km south of the Isle of Wight. Magnus sets victories at 12.kuxx
64 Vorpahl, Hans HermannGefr7/JG-300 (11/44)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 681972 "White 5" (lost 11/27/44 in the Harz area) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		MIA 27 November, 1944 during aerial combat with fighters in the Harz area. Source: JG-300 Loss List
65 Vonier, FranzOFw1917/03/158./KG 55 (10/40)He 111 P-4 "G1 + LS" Werknr 2908 (lost 09/04/41)
at least EK 2		KilledInAction (KIA) 9 April, 1941; shot down by a Defiant of No. 151 Sq., piloted by F/Lt D. Darling & AA fire, crashing at Winsdor Great Park. Remaining crew: Stfkpt & Obsv Oblt Jürgen Bartens, Obs (born 30/01/1915 in Berlin (CK), KilledInAction (KIA)); Radop Fw Fritz Pons (Wound Badge, WIA & POW) and Mech Fw Hermann Kübler (born in Swabia, (CK)WIA & POW). The two KilledInAction (KIA) buried in Brookwood Militart Cem. Plot 15, Row A, Joint Grave 3 (D.Drury). Pilot. Known to have flown missions against England, one specific mission against Thorney Island airfield on 8 October, 1940. His Gunner at the time (1940) was OFw Fritz Pons who survived the war.


Pons left and Bartens


Kübler and Vonier (right)

Vonier (left)

Kübler

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"G1+LS" on combat mission

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66 Volz, HermannUffz11/3/1924Elsenz9/JG-1, 11/JG-1 (3/45 Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 452742 or 462742 (lost 3/1/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 1 March, 1945 during a takeoff from Stolp-Reitz airfield, for a mission at Rummelsburg. His 109 lost height and slammed into a nearby building, killing Volz, whose head hit the Revi sight. Buried Slupsk Poland.
67 Volkmar, NicolasLt11/NJG-3 (Grove De.)Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360271 "D5 + NV" (75% damaged), Ju 88C-6 Werk # 750354 (lost 9/30/43)Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA with unnamed crew 30 September, 1943 during aerial combat SE of Thyregod (Ju 88 Loss List). Injured in a crash (date unknown) in Wk# 0271 during a calibration flight when the left engine broke down and he lost power. Unable to continue flight, he made an emergency landing in a potato field near Timring Denmark. Remaining crew (WIC): Gefr Eric Mainz, R/O and Uffz Hermann Macding, Gunner. Source: Air War over Denmark.
68 Voigt, WolfgangOfwWekusta 5 Ob.d.L. (Vaernes)Ju 88 D-1 "D7 + HN"Werknr 1059 (lost 13/11/43)KilledInAction (KIA) 13 November, 1943; failed to return from a mission at Map Quadrant 06 East/083, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Wd.Insp.Erhard Hänsel, Observer; Ofw Hermann Schulz, R/O (DK-G 8/31/43) and Uffz Arthur Löw, Mech. Source: SIG Norway.
69 Vogl, AntonOblt11/14/1919IV/KG-54 (7/41 So. Russia), Adj I/KG-54 (9/41 England & Med. Area)He 111, Ju 88A-4 Werk # 142275 "B3 + BB" (lost 3/3/43)
EK 1 & 2
HJ Membership Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp in Silver		MIA 3 March, 1943 near Pozzalo, failing to return from a search for another comrade and crew (Lt Berge) lost the night before near Sicily. He is presumed to have been shot down by Spitfires as a transmission to Air Traffic Control reported Spitfires swarming in the area. Remaining crew: Uffz Klaus Unterecker, Observer; Uffz Georg Sareiter, R/O and Uffz Hermann Wessels, Gunner. Ironically, Vogl carried a four-leaf clover in his Soldbuch, which he failed to carry on this last fateful mission. 102 Missions. He entered service on 29 November, 1938 as a Hitler Youth in a Flak Battery. Entered flight training 21 July, 1940, certified in the Ju 52, He 111, Ju 88 and also Night Fighter Training, before being assigned to IV/KG-54. Source; Soldbuch, Wehrpass and Pilots License offered for sale by Collectors Guild. Alternate spelling: Vogel.
70 Virchow, HermannOfw43/SKG-10 (5/44)Fw 190G-3 most likely
EK 1 & 2
Assault Operational Clasp		Jager Blatt mention 5/2000. Boiten 3 Night and 1 Day victory. Added: One known victory, a Lancaster 12km S of Mailly-le-Camp, France, the night of 3/4 May, 1944 (C.König).

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71 Veith, HermannFw18/JG-53Bf 109E (lost 6/40) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 7 June, 1940 during aerial combat against superior odds, 40 Moranes, Hurricanes and Spitfires, near Compiegne (Prien). One known victory, his 1st, a Morane 406 at Compiegne, 5 June, 1940.
72 Van der Bruck, GüntherOblt1/20/1912Fluren6/StG-2 (S.U.)Ju 87D-1 Werk # 2174 "T6 + EP" (lost 4/10/42)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 10 April, 1942 at Makarjewskaja, cause unknown, no mention of R/O (Ju 87 Loss List). Added: Named Günter Herbert Wilhelm Franz den Bruck in the VDK. His remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is believed to exist at Makaryevskaya Pustyn. He is commemorated in the German War Cem at Sologubowka, Russia. His R/O, Fw Helmut Hermann Wilhelm Müller, declared dead, and rests as his does pilot (D.Drury).vanx
73 Vagts, Hermann Peter "Hans"Oblt6/19/1915Kiel3/KGr-126He 111H-4 Werk # unk "1T + EL" (lost 4/30/40)KilledInAction (KIA) 30 April, 1940: during a mine-laying operation at sea, the ac was hit by AA fire and crashed at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. The ac exploded on impact resulting from a parachute mine still onboard, killing the entire crew. Civilians were also killed and this incident may well have been the first civilian deaths in England due to enemy action. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Lt Hermann Wilhelm Sodtmann, Obs (age 24 from Travemünde, bur CC, Plot 5, Row 5, Gr 112); Uffz Karl Heinz Fresen, (age 26 from Hamburg (?), bur CC, 5/5/111) and Uffz Hans Günther Koch, ( age 20 from Neu Skalmirschütz, bur 5/5/113). Oblt Vagts buried CC, 5/5/114. Source: Dave Drury & Spencer Wilson.

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Above: Hermann Wilhelm Sodtmann

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74 Urban, HermannObltII/SG-4 (Italy)Fw 190G-3 Werk # 160003 (90% dam 12/19/43)Assault Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 19 December, 1943; belly landed at the Aquina airfield after enemy action.
75 Unterländer, ErichUffz2.(H)/ Aufkl.Gr. 14KIA on 17 May 1940 S of Plomion. Crew Obsv Uffz Hermann Gehrke (KIA)CKönig
76 Ulmer, EckartFw38/NJG-6Bf 110G-4 Werk # 730213 (dam 2/4/45)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in a crash 4/5 February, 1945 2 km NW of Besenberg, no further detail (Boiten). His R/O, Uffz Hermann Gerlach (11/8/1922 Bestwig, Amsberg), was KIC (Bf 110 Loss List). Two known victories, both B-25s the night of 9-10 August, 1944, no location given. A Halifax on 22 August, 1944, no location.
77 Ullmann, MartinFw42/NJG-4Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		Three known victories, all "4 mots" on 7 June, 1944; over the invasion front, no locations given. A 4th, a "4 mot" SE of Stuttgart on 29 July, 1944. Boiten; 5 victories and alternate spelling: Uhlmann.



L-R: Oger. Hermann Hartig (BM), Fw. Martin Ullmann and Uffz. Heinz Heitbrink (BF)

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78 Uhl, HermannStabsFwTG unitJu 52
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45)

EK 1 & 2
Transport Operational Clasp		 DK-G Awards List. uhlx
79 Tücher, HansUffz1./ KGrz.b.v. 106 (ckonigxx)Ju 52/3m "DC + SP" Werknr 6751 (ckonigxx) (lost)Transport Operational ClaspThis AC crashed into a mountainside in Sweden on 06/02/40 after flying over Sweden and being fired upon by Anti-Aircraft batteries. The intended destination was Bjornfjell Norway with 15 men onboard. Seven bailed successfully and one died when he had too little altitude for his chute to open. Added: Crew: Engr Fw Frans Reichard, Radop Gefr. Kramer (KIFA) (ckonigxx). The pilot and six men survived. The survivors were: Fw Frans Reichard, Ufw Hermann Bausen, Uffz Gustaf Mank, Fw Walter Himmrich, Ogefr Adolf Koch and Ogefr Arno Wolf. The eight killed were: Ofw Haase, Gefr Kramer, Fhj Hans Versteffel, Fhj Werner Fischer, Fhj Konrad Hot, Fhj Walter Schmitzer, Fhj Franz Langfeld and Fhj Bodo Westkamp. Source: B.Widfeldt
80 Tschorn, WalterFwKü.Fl.Gr-506Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1341 "S4 + LH" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 29 December, 1941 after aerial combat with a Beuafighter of RCAF No. 406 Sq., piloted by P/O J.R.B. Firth, 10 miles east of Blyth. After two short MG and cannon burst, the Ju 88 was in flames and disintegrating. It fell in three pieces hitting the sea three miles offshore from Cresswell. Remaining crew (all MIA): Lt z. See Heinrich Flick, Observer, Uffz Rudolf Hermann, wireless operator and Uffz Axel Reckweg, gunner.
81 Trueschler, Eberhard vonHptm4/J.88 (Spain), Stfkpt 5/ZG-26Bf 110C "3U + AN" (lost 5/18/40)
Spanish Cross
Wound Badge
Destroyer Operational Clasp		POW 18 May, 1940; sd with wounds during aerial combat with Hurricanes from Nos. 111 & 253 Sqds. His gunner, Uffz Hermann Roessler also POW. Both released after the Fall of France; Trueschler had an arm amputated and served in Staff positions until wars end. Source: J.Schadskaje.
82 Trenkmann, HansObltVerb.für Panzerbekämpfung (3/43 S.U.)Ju 87D-1 Werk# 2754, Ju 87G-1 Werk # 1097 "DJ + FT" (lost 3/18/43)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspSoviet POW afterr being shot down in Wk# 2754 (?) in the Spring of 1943 near Bryansk, during the Stalingrad offensive. He was a former expert Test pilot, flying the Bf 109, Ju 88 and Fw 190s at Rechlin. Per the Ju 87 Loss List, the Wk# was 1097; Trenkmann was KilledInAction (KIA) by flak near Lepeschino, his R/O, Uffz Hermann Gobien, MIA, and the source for the list was a LW LOss Report microfilm, roll 9, Vol 16. Added: The Wk# 1097 detail confirmed via Qu.Meister File docs.


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83 Tränkner, HermannOfhr7/SG-2Ju 87D-5 Werk # 141491 "T6 + AR" (lost 8/5/44)Groud Attack Operational ClaspMIA 5 August, 1944 when his ac made an emergency landing near Wilkowoski/Ostpr. following combat with fighters. His R/O-Gnr, Uffz Josef Albrecht was killed. His remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is understood to exist at Vilkaviskis, Lithuania, formerly Wilkowoski. He is commemorated in the War Cem. at Kaunas, Lithuania (D.Drury).
84 Töpfer, HeinzLtIII/SG-3, I/ SG-3 (Kdr 02/45). Added: Stfkpt 1./ SG 3 (03/44 CK)Ju-87 D (01-03/44 CK), Fw 190 F-8 "Green 1)" (02/45), Fw 190F-8 Werk # 931484 "Blk C + I" (Interned Sweden 5/8/45) believed a Mistel Prototype V33 EK 2
Assault Operational Clasp		One of two Fw 190s, fleeing Kurland, that pancaked in Sweden, at Allskogsgard (Ystad) on 8 May, 1945. Töpfer and two passengers intended to fly from Niklas (Kurland Pocket) to Bornholm Island, Denmark, but landed in Sweden due to a navigational error. The passengers were; StabsGefr Helmuth Böhm and Ofw Hermann Goldenbohm. Töpfer was interned until he escaped from camp on 28 November, 1945. Source: B.Widfeldt. Added: according to LOCS WIA on 18/02/45 as Kdr. Stab I./SG 3 Rauschen/Ost Preussen.



85 Thon, HermannFw1/Schl.G-1 (7/42 S.U.), SG unitBf 109E-7 Werk # 5014 "T" (lost 7/11/42), Fw 190F-8
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45)

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Assault Operational Clasp		His E-7 reported lost on 11 July, 1942, an Uffz at the time, cause unknown (Bf 109 Loss List). He evidently returned. DK-G Awards List
86 Thiessen, HermannLt8/JG-26Fw 190A-4 Werk # 674 "Black 6" (lost 2/26/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 26 February, 1943 during aerial combat in "Black 6" with a Typhoon of RAF No. 609 Sq.. He crashed into the Channel, SW of Cape Gris Nez.
87 Thiessen, Hans HermannOfhr1/LG-1He 111H (lost 5/10/40)Bomber Operational ClaspHis He 111 was sd 10 May, 1940 by Huricanes, possibly of Nos. 3, 85 or 607. He crashed near Lille. One KilledInAction (KIA), one MIA and two of the other unnamed crew, POW. Pilot disposition not reported. Source: J.Schadskaje.
88 Thiesen, HermannUffz3/KG-77 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 142327 "3Z + KL" (lost 1/3/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew at Biskra 3 January, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
89 Thielmann, HermannUffz5/KG4He 111 H-6 Werk# 4530, “5J+ON” (lost 08/19/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 19 August 1943 due to Flak during an operation to Mülsen, East Prussia. The place is now called Cholmy, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Remaining crew (all MIA): (observer) Lt Heribert Holl, (designations unknown) Uffz Ferdinand Berges, Ogefr Alois Demer, and Uffz Konrad Nowakowski. Alternate spelling: Tielmanndavedrury
90 Thiede, Otto HermannFw5/1/1921Usedom1/KG-1 (7/43)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 01114 "V4 + MH" (lost 7/27/43)Pilot Badge (3/20/42), EK 2 (7/21/43), Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entir crew, 27 July, 1943, after atacking Allied shipping at Gela Bay, Sicily, no further detail. Remaining crew: Uffz Wenzel Rohm, Obs; Ogefr Herbert Schaaf, R/O and Uffz Adelbert Wieser, Gnr (Otto's unnamed Nephew via C.König). Pilot Badge & EK online, "Weitze Docs".

Courtesy Christian König
91 Teschke, HelmutUffz6/KG-53He 111H-5 Werk # 4042 "A1 + CW" (lost 5/9/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 9 May, 1941 after being shot down by a Defiant of RAF No. 255 Sq., believed to be piloted by P/O Wynne-Wilson, with gunner Sgt J.Plant. The AC crashed one half mile east of Patrington station, exploding on impact. Teschke escaped by parachute. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Gefr Willi London, Observer, Gefr Johannes Kaminski, wireless operator, Gefr Hans Jacob Stieglitz, mechanic and Gefr Hermann Decker, gunner. All four of the remaining crew are buried in the War Graves Plot, Brandesburton (St Mary) Churchyard, near Hornsea. Gefr London Gr 4; Gefr Kaminski Gr 3, Gefr Stieglitz Gr 2 and Gefr Decker Gr 5 (D.Drury).
92 Tangerding, Hermann-GüntherOblt1918/09/18Bonn (CK)11Aufkl.Gr. 21 (07/39 CK), 7./JG 27 (06-10/41 S.U.), Stfkpt 7./JG 27 (10/41-08/42 CK)Bf 109 F-4/Trop Werknr. 7169 (lost 31/08/42)EP (01/07/42 CK

EK 1 & 2

possible Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver
KilledInAction (KIA) 31 August, 1942 after receiving a direct hit from British AA fire near El Alamein. Magnus. His first victory, a Soviet SB-2 SE of Grodno on 24 June, 1941. A double Soviet victory on 12 July, 1941, both DB-3s. Two SB-2s on 28 July, 1941. His 8th victory, a Soviet Pe-2 SW of Sytschewka on 5 October, 1941. Four Desert victories. One known victory, a P-40 over El Adem on 27 February, 1942. Another P-40 of SAAF No. 2 Sq., piloted by Lt Hopkins, on 31 March, 1942. Made a force landing after aerial combat at Tmimi on 7 April, 1942. Another P-40 recorded 16 June, 1942, 5 km east of El Adem.
93 Stute, HeinzOgefr11/30/1918Gevelsberg1/KG-27He 111H-6 Werk # 7005 (lost 4/26/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew, 26 April, 1942, when his ac collided with another He 111, piloted by Maj Johann Pichler, also of KG-27. The ac crashed 12km south of Kirovograd, Kirovograd Oblast, Ukraine, where their graves ar e understood to exist. Remaining crew: Fw Kurt Lehleiter, Obs; Ogefr Bernhard Weichinger, R/O; Ogefr Hans Hermann Wieler, Flt Engr and Gefr Hans Schneider, Gnr. They are all commemorated in Kirovograd collective cemetery (D.Drury).
94 Stürzer, JosefLt5/24/2012/KG-1 (12/41)He 111H-3 Werk # 5435 "V4 + NW" (lost 12/26/41)Bomber Operational ClaspHis He 111 crashed at Veulen, south of Venray, on 26 December, 1941, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: The cause of the crash was icing. The entire crew were killed and buried at Yssel, Blk L, Row 10. Remaining crew: Ogefr Hermann Strodl, Bombardier (bur Gr 235); Ogefr Erwin Günther, R/O (bur Gr 236) and Ogefr Helmut Kadner, Gnr (bur Gr 237). Lt Stürzer buried Gr 234 (D.Drury).
95 Strobel, HermannUffz2/Erpro-210 Channel)Bf 110E-2 Werk # 3465 "S9 + LK" (lost 11/17/40)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 17 November, 1940; ditched due to enemy fire. Bf 110 Loss List
96 Striebel, HermannLt6/17/191435/JG-51Bf 109E Werk # Unk (lost 7/9/40)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 9 July, 1940; sd into the English Channel SE of Dover, no VDK burial detail (D.Drury). One known victory, his 1st, a Hurricane NW of Etaples on 27 June, 1940. His 2nd, a Hurricane NW of Dover on 4 July, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire S of Hastings on 7 July, 1940.
97 Strickstrock, GeorgUffz1/KG-4He 111H-4 "5j + AH" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW the night of 25/26 July, 1940 when he was shot down with wounds during mine-laying operations in the Severn Estuary. Possibly shot down by AA fire, he crashed at Longfield Farm, Smeatharpe, near Honiton, Devon at 00:55 hours. Remaining crew (all KIC): Ofw Hermann Kessler, Observer; Uffz Gerhard Hähnel, R/O; Uffz Wilhelm Sommer, Mech. and Uffz Helmut Grabke, Gnr. Strickstrock parachuted and landed at Middle Luxton Farm, one half mile away. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny. The deceased buried at CC, Plot 6, Row 17: Kessler Gr 342; Hähnel Gr 340; Sommer Gr 341 and Grabke Gr 339. It is also noted that they may have been sd by a Hurricane of No. 87 Sq., piloted by P/O R.J. Cock (D.Drury).
Cannock Chase
98 Streit, HermannUffz712/JG-51Bf 109E, F & G
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first known victory, a Soviet Pe-2 on 2 December, 1941. A 2nd, a Yak-1 on 18 July, 1942. A 3rd, an Il-2 SW of Velish on 28 October, 1942. A 4th, a MiG-3 on 6 January, 1943. A 5th, an Il-2 on 6 May, 1943. A 6th, a LaGG-3 on 2 June, 1943. A LaGG-3 NE of Chotrojnez on 8 August, 1943.
99 Streibing, HermannUffz1(J)/LG-2 (Channel)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 2061 (lost 9/15/40)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 15 September, 1940 during aerial combat with F/O Wojciechowski of RAF No. 303 Sq., crashing at Hartlip Churchyard, near Rainham, Kent.
100 Strauschmid, HermannUffz4/KG-54 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 3734 "B3 + BM" (lost 11/11/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew at Hafen Bone 11 November, 1942, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).

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