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#Pilot (↑)RankBornPlaceScore (↑)UnitsAircraftAwards*************Notes*************Photo
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1 Angeli, Hans EberhardLt7/10/1917Fulda13/JG-54Bf 109E-4 "Yellow?" (lost)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KIA 14 June, 1940 over Evreux France. One known victory, his 1st, a Morane 406 20 km southwest of Peronne, 7 June, 1940. Added: Probably sd during aerial combat with Hurricanes of No.17 Sq. Burial in the German War Cem at Champigny St Andre, 9/23/1572 (D.Drury).
2 Balthasar, WilhelmMaj2/2/1914Fulda401 & 2. J/88 Leg.Condor, Stfkpt 1/JG-1(6/38), Stfkpt 7/JG-27, Kdr III/JG-3(8/40 Desvres), Kdr JG-2 (2/41-7/41)Bf 109C "6x16" in J/88, Bf 109D, Bf 109E-4 Werk # 1486 (5/40), Bf 109E-4 Wk# 1559 "Green 1" (or "Wh 1" ? on cowling) in 7/JG-27 (5/40), Bf 109F-4 Wk# 7066 "<+" (lost 7/3/41)
RK(6/14/40)
EL(7/2/41)

Spanish Cross

EK 1 & 2
Wound Bdg
Ftr Oper.Clasp		KIA 3 July, 1941 during aerial combat with Spitfires near Aire (St. Omer). He crashed into a home on the Aire-St. Omer Rd. at Wittes, 8 km north of St. Omer, and was killed when one wing broke off his F-4, like the accident which took Gustav Spricks life. Buried Illies Nord France, Block 2, Grave 78 (Rosseels). He had been seriously wounded 4 September 1940 over Canterbury by a Spitfire of RAF No. 222 Sq.. 6 victories in Spain. 21 victories during the French Campaign. Nos 1 thru 4; three Gladiators near Maastricht and a Morane W of Maastricht on 11 May, 1940. His 5th, a Hurricane near Jodoigne, SSW of Tienen, 13 May, 1940, while in 1/JG-1. Victories 8, 9 & 10, all Hurricanes at Douai on 23 May, 1940. Nos.13-17 in one day near Nesle/Roye on 5 June, 1940. Nos.18-21, all LeO-451s at Roye on 6 June, 1940. He was the 2nd Fighter Pilot to receive the Knights Cross, havig 23 victories at the time, plus 13 destroyed on the ground. He is known to have flown Bf 109E-4 Werk # 1486 "White 1" as Stfkpt 1/JG-1 in May, 1940. He is buried at the WWI Cemetary in Flanders, next to his Father, who died in the earlier conflict. His last victory, Nos.39 & 40 a Spitfire & a Blenheim on 27 June, 1941 in the Dunkirk-St Omer area.

See link for one of his victories <>p

Courtesy Christian König



Archive Report on loss
3 Deichmann, PaulObstlt8/27/1898Fulda Kdr I/KG-253 (1/39), II Luftflotte (Flying Corps?) Chief of Staff (8/40) He 111P in both unitsBomber Operational ClaspSee Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries for further detail.
4 Fulda, WilhelmHptm5/21/1909Antwerp, Belgium1Kdr II/JG-301 (11/43), Stfkpt 5 (Sturm)/JG-4 (8/44), Kdr I/JG-302 (8/44), Kdr III/JG-301 (9/44), I/JG-400(11/44)Fw 190A in III Grp, Fw 190A-8/R2 in JG-4, Bf 109G in II Grp 301, Bf 109G-6 in I/JG-302, Me 163
RK(6/14/41)

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Fulda commanded I/JG-400 in November, 1944, flying the Me 163. One known victory, a four engine bomber. No other detail. Deceased 8 August, 1977.

Courtesy Christian König
5 Hanke, GeorgOfw12/11/1914HindenburgStab/KG-51 (9/39), 6 & 10/KG-76 (4/41-10/43), II/KG-76 (10/44)Do 17Z, Ju 88 in 6/KG-76, Ar 234 in II/KG-76
RK(3/26/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/24/42)
EP(2/16/42)
EK 1(7/28/41) & 2(6/20/41)
Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		413 combat missions. Deceased 16 March, 1993, Fulda.
6 Holzmann, Josef "Bert"Uffz72/ZG-1 (10/43 Lippspringe), renamed 2/ZG-26 (12/43; Königsberg 5/44)Bf 110G-2 in ZG-1, Me 410 (lost 5/30/44)EP


EK 1 & 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		KIA 30 May, 1944 opposing a Münster raid by American bombers. One known victory, a B-17 20 km SW of Osnabrück on 10 October, 1943. A 2nd B-17, same day, 2 km N of Vassen, by Apeldoorn. A 3rd, a B-24 at Bolsward on 22 December, 1943. A 4th, a B-17 at Steinhuder on 10 February, 1944. A 5th, a B-24 N of Nidda-Bad Soden on 24 February, 1944. A 6th, a B-24 SW of Fulda on 24 February, 1944. A 7th, a B-24 "PS-4" on 12 May, 1944, no location.
7 Hörschelmann, JürgenOblt1/21/1918Katherinenstadt18 7/JG-3 (3/43 S.U.), Stab III/JG-3 (2/44), Stfkpt 7/JG-3 (4/44) Bf 109G-6 Werk # 440306 "White 10 + I" (lost 5/12/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/1/44 Post.)
EP (5/15/44)


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KIA 12 May, 1944 at Dorfborn, by Fulda, in aerial combat with P-51s escorting B-17s. 12 bombers. One known victory, a B-17 this same day, before being attacked by the Mustangs. His first known Soviet victory, two Pe-2s NE of Rogan on 15 March, 1943. A Boston on 17 March, 1943. A Soviet DC-3 NE of Staro-Belsk on 24 April, 1943. An Il-2 E of Tomarewka on 5 July, 1943. Although this appears to be his 5th victory, one of his other Soviet victories must have been unconfirmed. His 5th, a B-17 at the Kitzingen airfield on 14 October, 1943. His 6th victory, a B-17 south of Innsbruck, 19 December, 1943. His 7th, a B-17 on 29 January, 1944. His 8th, a B-24 on 20 February, 1944. His 10th, a P-51 at Kroberkopf, NE of Esslingen, on 25 February, 1944. A B-17 on 18 March, 1944; he makes emergency landing w/o inj. His 15th, a B-24 5 km W of Halberstadt on 11 April, 1944. His 17th, a B-17 (HSS) 10 km NE of Augsburg on 13 April, 1944. His 18th, and last, a P-51 on 12 May, 1944 in the Wetzlar area. Alternate spelling; Horschelmann or Hoerschelmann. The Frost Report states his victories as 44. Bowers/Lednicer, 44 victories.
8 Meyer,Uffz23/JG-5Bf 109G & Fw 190A
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a B-24 near Börnberg, S of Fulda, on 11 April, 1944. A 2nd, a B-17 at S of Memmingen on 24 April, 1944.
9 Möller, KlausOfw1212/NJG-3, 7/NJG-2 (3/45) Bf 110, Ju 88G-6 Werk # 621800 "4R + LR" (5/45)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp 		One known victory, a "4 mot" in the Fulda District on 31 March, 1944. Another "4 mot", same day, at Kalenbrück-Erlangen. A "4 mot" 60 km N of Thisted on 8 May, 1944. A "4 mot" N of Krefeld on 21 July, 1944. A 5th, a "4 mot" 40 km W of Hamburg on 29 July, 1944. A 6th, Lancaster "KB751" off the Danish Island of Sejero, 17 August, 1944. A 7th, a "4 mot" SW of Rostock on 12 September, 1944. A Wellington on 2 October, 1944, no location given. Magnus Report, 14 victories. Boiten 12 victories. Added: At least one source has reported that Möller was the pilot of Wk# 621800 which deserted to Porto Portugal on 1 May, 1945 with Oblt Walter Briegleb (D.Drury). Allied Losses Database MZ645
10 Puchwein, RichardFw5/8/19197/JG-3Bf 109G-6 Werk # 410214 "White 6 + I" (lost 5/12/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKIA 12 May, 1944 during aerial combat at Dorfborn/Fulda.
11 Schmid, KarlOblt4/4/1916Hettenhausen / Fulda8/KG-27 (9/40), 14(Eins)/KG-27 (12/42)He 111H-16 Werk # 160277 "1G + HY" (lost 8/9/43) RK(8/19/43)

Spanish Cross, Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/24/42)
EP(9/9/41)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		A few days after receiving the RK, he failed to return from a mission. Soviet POW 9 August, 1943; sd by flak while making a low-level attack against railway targets in the Belgorod-Kursk area. Remaining crew: Uffz Hannes Humpe, Obs (KIA); Fw Johan n Hofmann, R/O (POW) and Uffz Otto Derfert, Flt Engr (KIA). Schmid and Hofmann were releasd from captivity in December 1949 (Kaiser RK book). 375 combat missions. Among his victories, 12 locomotives and 13 AC on the ground. Deceased 21 July, 2006 Bad Wörishofen (P. Bastin).
12 Schmitt, HermannHptm7/9/1911FuldaIII/KG-77 (9/39), 8/KG-77 (7/41), 1/KG-77 (9/42), Kdr Stab II/KG-77 (8/43 Med) Ju 88A-5 Werk # Unk "3Z + BS" (lost 7/14/41), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 550022 "3Z + AC" (lost 8/11/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/9/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp 		MIA with unnamed crew 11 August, 1943, lost to AA fire during a mission to Lentini (DK-G Awards List & Ju 88 Loss List). Added: WIA 14 July, 1941 when his A-5 was sd by AA fire in the Opochka-Barsuki area, SE of Pskov (LOCS).
13 Seuss, WilhelmLt53/NJG-4 (7/43), II/NJG-5 (1/44), 10 & 11/NJG-5 (3/44)Do 217 in NJG-4 then the Bf 110, Bf 110G in NJG-5EP


EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		He scored his 1st victory on 2 Jan., 1944. His 2nd, a "4 mot" at Mönchen on 26 March, 1944, opposing a night raid on Essen. A "4 mot" N of Fulda on 31 March, 1944. A Halifax 18 km N of Mielec on 5 May, 1944. An Li-2 the night of 17-18 October, 1944. His R/O was Bruno Zakrzewski. Magnus Report, 8 victories. Boiten 7-8 victories.
14 Sprung, Helmuth Lt11/27/1921Hilders / Fulda7/KG-1 (1/42), Grp Adj III/KG-1 (12/42), 10/KG-1 (5/43), Stfkpt 11/KG-1 (12/43), Erg/KG-He 177, 10/KG-40 (10/44), Stfkpt 3/KG-40 (11/44)Ju 88A-4 RK(11/12/43)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/27/42)
EP(6/29/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		Sprung became a POW by the British at a flak command post in Hamburg at wars end. Deceased 14 October, 1955 Bonn (P. Bastin).
15 Staufenbiel, ErichLt3/16/1913Fulda III/NJG-1 (9/43), 5/NJG-6 (4/44) Bf 110G-4 Werk # 4337 (80% dam 9/29/43), Bf 110G-4 Werk # Unk (lost 4/7/44) Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp 		Injured with unnamed crew 29 September, 1943 making an emergency landing at Deelen Holland due to an engine fire (Bf 110 Loss List). Added: Lt Staufenbiel and his R/O-Gnr, Fw G.Hennrich, were both injured (SGLO). His 2nd G-4 reported lost in an accident at Hirschland, Zabern, Elsass 7 April, 1944, his disposition unknown (NJG-6 Loss List).
16 Wolf, Robert H.E.Lt3/18/1923Beuchte/Goslar2112/NJG-5 (7/43), 3/NJG-5 (9/43), 2/NJG-5 (2/44), 3/NJG-5 (3/44), 2NJG-5 (4/44)Bf 110G-4 Werk # Unk "C9 + AK" (lost 4/24/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KIA the night of 23/24 April, 1944 during aerial combat at Achim, near Börssum (Bolten). One known victory, a "4 mot" at Heading on 20 February, 1944. A 2nd "4 mot" same day SW of Frankfut am Oder. Another "4 mot" in the Berlin District on 24 March, 1944. Another, same day, a Lancaster in the Berlin area. A "4 mot" in the vicinity of Fulda on 31 March, 1944. A B-26 at Amiens on 8 July, 1944. Magnus, 21 victories. Bowers/Lednicer, 21 victories. Bolten, 15 to 21 victories.This may be the Lt. Wolf previously in 3/NJG-5. Buried in Beuchte (LOCS).

Courtesy Theo Boiten

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