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1 Albert, Georg JohannGefr04/04/22PüttlingenFFS A 9KIFA on 08/04/44 in Voigtsdorf (now Poland)



CKönig
2 Amersberger, JakobUffz30/11/12Trostberg an der Alz (CK)I/KG-30 (6/41 Eindhoven) (Added: 1./KG 30 CK)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 5961 "4D + ??" (lost 6/23/41)Bomber Operational ClaspHis Ju 88 crashed at Steensel Holland, SW of Eindhoven, on 23 June, 1941, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: Crashed after takeoff, cause not reported but no enemy action (CK). The entire crew were KIC, and buried at Ysselsteyn. Pilot Uffz Amersberger buried AA-1-25. Remaining crew: Fw Wilhelm Linka, Obs (01/05/14 in Poland, bur Z-2-50); Ogefr Hans Karkuschke, R/O (24/05/18, bur Z-2-49) and Ogefr Götz Max Schrödter, Gnr (12/02/16 in Calbe, bur Z-2-48) (SGLO). Alternate spelling: Armersberger per VDK. Added: Amersberger in official obituary (CK)


Amersberger


chrödter
3 Anders, RichardOblt1/3/1915Martinwaldau1(H)/11 (11/42), (H)/12 (4/43), Stab/NAG-6 (5/44), 6(F)/132 (6/44), 1/JG-110 (1/45), Stab/8 Flakdiv.Fw 189A-2, Hs 126B-1
RK(7/27/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/12/43)
EP(8/10/42)

EK 1 & 2
Silver Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp w/Pendant		370 combat missions. DK-G Awards List & aufhimmelzuhause.com
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
Oberleutnant Richard Anders (January 3, 1915 - September 9, 1993) had participated in the invasion of Poland in 1939 with the Aufklärungsgruppe 21 when his reconnaissance plane was shot down by an enemy hunter plane which left him and Hauptmann wounded. Anders then changed units to Ergänzungs-Aufklärungsgruppe (6 August 1942) and Aufklärungsgruppe 12 (1 September 1942). He was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 27 July 1944 as Oberleutnant and Flugzeugführer at 11. Staffel (H) / Nahaufklärungsgruppe 12 / Fliegerführer Kroatien / Luftwaffenkommando Südost after completing many reconnaissance missions and directing artillery fire. At the end of the war Anders joined Staff 8. Flak-Division. In total he has completed 370 feindflug (combat missions), most of which take place on the Eastern Front. Other medals and awards he received: Flugzeugführerabzeichen; Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (November 26, 1939) and in Silber (January 21, 1944); Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht IV. Klasse (1939); Eisernes Kreuz II. Class (December 13, 1939) and I. Classe (July 25, 1940); Frontflugspange für Auklärer in Bronze (21 April 1941), in Silber (22 February 1942), in Gold (30 November 1942) and mit Anhänger (19 July 1943); Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für Besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg (10 August 1942); Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten 1942/42 (December 31, 1942); and the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (April 12, 1943). He also got one foreign medal namely the Ehrenzeichen der Slowakisches Schnellen Division XLII (Slovakien Honor award for service against the Soviet Union) which he got on 23 May 1942. What was unusual about Richard Anders's Oberleutnant photo was the absence of the Luftwaffe eagle logo on his hat! Post-war photos taken?
4 Angst, PaulLt5/19/1923512/JG-3 (1/44), Stffüh 10/JG-3 (1/45), Later Stfkpt 10/JG-3Bf 109G, Bf 109K-4 Werk # 332559 "White 7 + I" (lost 1/26/45)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, his 1st, a P-38 on 31 January, 1944. His 2nd, a P-39 on 19 February, 1945. His 3rd, a Yak-9 on 11 March, 1945. His 4th, an La-5 on 20 April, 1945. His 5th, a Yak-9 on 24 April, 1945 (Magnus Report). Added: He was uninjured 26 January, 1945 when he was sd by Soviet flak near Schneidermühl (German name for Pila Poland). Source: D.Drury.


Courtesy Christian König
5 Antrup, Wilhelm 'Willi'Obstlt2/1/1910Leeden, WestfalenStfkpt 5/KG-55 (11/42), Kdr III/KG-55 (8/43), Kdr KG-55 (11/44)He 111H in III Grp, Bf 109G as Kdr KG-55
RK(11/13/42)
EL(11/18/44)

Spanish Cross

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/2/42)

EK 1 & 2
Romanian Pilot Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp		Over 500 combat missions. Retired Bundeswehr General in 1968. Deceased 24 November, 1984, Munich. Wilhelm Antrup was born in Leeden on Febraury 1st, 1910. After his school he entered the Deutschen Verkehrsfliegerschule in Cottbus in 1934. After his pilot training het joined the Luftwaffe in 1935. Wilhelm Antrup took part in the Spanish Civil war as Leutnant with the Kondor Legion. Took part in fightings in Poland, the western campaign in May/June 1940 and the Battle of Britain. During this last battle was Staffelkapitän 5. / Kampfgeschwader 55 with the rank of Hauptmann. After this, Antrup and his unit sent to eastern front. Fought over Caucasus and at Stalingrad. December 1942 temporary Kommandeur III. / Kampfgeschwader 55 to be appointed in that function formally on May 6th, 1943. At the ending of the War, Antrup was taken prisoner by American troops. During the War he flew a total of 612 operational sorties. After the war he joined the Bundeswehr and was appointed Leiter der Technischen Schule der Luftwaffe 1 (Flugsicherung) as Oberst in 1956. On December 1st, 1956 he became Leiter der Technischen Schule der Luftwaffe 3 (Technik), which occupation he held until June 30th, 1962. Wilhelm Antrup retired as Brigade General on March 31st, 1968. Deceased 14 November, 1984, Neubiberg, Bavaria, Germany.

Courtesy Christian Konig
6 Arnim, Karl Hasso vonFw8/14/19163/Kü.Fl.Gr-906BV 138C-1 Werk # 2003 "8L + EL" (lost) Air-Sea Rescue Operational Clasp KIC 15 May, 1942; crashed into the sea after takeoff at List at Sylt on a non-operational transfer flight to Tromsö, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Oblt.z.See Helmuth Bogumil, Observer [KIC, bur as "unknown" in the German War Cem. in Bartossen (Bartosze Poland)]; Fw Werner Geisser, R/O (WIC); Uffz Gerhard Schreck, Gunner (WIC) and Ofw Hans Eckstein, Mech (KIC). Source: SIG Norway. Added: Also onboard, three military passengers, all injured. Uffz Karl Klein, Uffz Adolf Selzner and Ogefr Hermann Voss (D.Drury).
7 Bach, WilliUffz3/7/1912Sonnenberg4/SKG-210Bf 110D-3 Werk # 4291 "S9 + LM" (lost 6/22/41)Assault Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 22 June, 1941 at Zambrow Poland after being hit by flak. His unnamed gunner also KilledInAction (KIA) (Bf 110 Loss List). Added: His R/O-Gnr, Ogefr Gerhard Kretschmann, was also KilledInAction (KIA). Both men are listed on the VDK database, believed buried at Dmochy-Wochy, Poland (D.Drury).
8 Bacher, GerhardUffz9/11/1921GammelbergFFS A/B 9 (Grottkau)Fw 58C-2 Werk # 1253 "NG + LF" (lost 1/15/44)Pilot Badge (Instructor)KIC with four student pilots, 15 January, 1944 during a training flight, crashing at Heidelberg bei Bad Landeck, Lower Silesia (now Voivodeship, Poland), after accidental ground contact. The four students (KIC): Gefr Walter Brecht (geb 10/13/23 Speyer), Uffz Walter Christ (geb 12/13/23 Olbersdorf), Uffz Gerhard Friese (geb 9/24/23 Aussig) and Flg Kurt Thurau (geb 10/22/24 Lindenau). Pilot Uffz Bacher, Gefr Brecht, and Uffz Christ are believed buried in Grodkow Poland. Uffz Friese is commemorated in the collective cemetery at Marianske Lanze. Flg Thurau is beleived buried at Wrzosowka, Poland (D.Drury).
9 Bachnick, HerbertLt2/9/1920Mannheim809/JG-52 (12/42), 2/JGr Ost (4/44), 9/JG-52 (7/44 Romania)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 27013 "Black 33" (lost 7/44), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 166065 "Yellow 4" (lost 8/7/44)
RK(7/27/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/5/44)
EP(12/13/43)

EK 1 (9/7/43)& 2 (8/6/43)
Wound Badge

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold (31/07/43)
KilledInAction (KIA) 7 August, 1944 in "Yellow 4"; shot down by a P-51 after flying a mission against American bombers, where he achieved his last victory. He tried to force land his damaged AC, when he lost control and crashed into a railway embankment in the vicinity of Birkental, near Myslowitz Upper Silesia. He was shot down with wounds in "Black 33" on 7 July, 1944 and made an emergency landing at Moran. 373 missions, 79 victories in the East. His first known victory, a Soviet Pe-2, an Il-5 and aLaGG on 5 July, 1943. A LaGG and an Il-2 (m.H.) on 4 August, 1943. A LaGG on 5 August, 1943. A LaGG on 19 August, 1943. Two Il-2s on 20 August, 1943. Three Il-2s on 21 August, 1943. Two Il-2s on 22 August, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 11 September, 1943. An Il-2 and a P-39 on 20 September, 1943. Two LaGGs and two Il-2s (m.H.) on 27 November, 1943. A LaGG and three Il-2s (m.H.) on 28 November, 1943. A LaGG and an Il-2 on 19 December, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) N of Kamenka on 25 December, 1943. Five Il-2s on 7 January, 1944. Four LaGGs and an Il-2 on 13 March, 1944. Bowers/Lednicer, 80 victories. Died 1944-08-07 Olesnow, Poland. Alternate spelling: Bachnik. Added: Knights Cross awarded after 79 aerial victories (CKönig).

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10 Bäcker, KarlUffz7/3/1915Witten (Netherlands?)3/Kü.Fl.Gr.-506He 59D Werk # 2000 "M7 + XL" (lost 9/6/39)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 6 (or 4) September, 1939, when their ac was brought down by AA fire near Hel, Poland. Remaining crew: Lt z.S. Claus Munscher (or Klaus Münscher), Obs; Uffz Hermann Fuchs, R/O and Uffz Karl Mux, Mech. The deceased are said to have died at Südspitze Hela and could not be recovered for burial. They are commemorated in the War Cem. at Stare Czarnowo, Poland (D.Drury).
11 Badorrek, EmilMaj5/6/1910FlammenbergStfkpt 4(F)/11 (11/44), Kdr Aufkl.Gr. 3 (12/44)Ju 188D-2, Ju 188F-1
RK (22/11/43)
EL (18/11/44)

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (14/04/42 CK)
EP (29/12/41)

EK 1 (18/07/41 CK) & EK 2 (04/05/41 CK)

Recce Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant		KilledInAction (KIA) 26 December, 1944. One of two known Recon pilots to be awarded the Oak Leaves to the RK. The other was Hptm. Erwin Fischer.
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
Major Emil Badorrek (6 May 1910 - 26 December 1944) had participated in World War II from the invasion of Poland to Russia as a scout pilot using the Junkers Ju 88 aircraft. In September 1943 his plane was converted to Junkers Ju 188. He was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes # 947 dated 22 November 1943 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän 4. (Fern) Staffel / Aufklärungsgruppe 11 / Stab Fernaufklärungsgruppe 2 / Luftflotte 6, and Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes # 652 dated 18 November 1944 as Major and Staffelkapitän 4. ( Fern) Staffel / Aufklärungsgruppe 11 / Stab Fernaufklärungsgruppe 2 / Luftflotte 6. These prestigious medals were received for their extraordinary dedication as scout pilots who always displayed courage in any difficult situation so they were able to carry out their duties well and bring valuable enemy position reports. Not only that, he also added a record of his achievements by destroying a number of vehicles and the position of land defense using his aircraft. The Junkers Ju 188D-2 "T5 + LK" (Werknummer 150492) which he piloted was shot down along with his crew (Leutnant Josef Reinardy, Oberfeldwebel Gerhard Siller and Oberfeldwebel Franz Felician) at 12:54 a.m. above Tomaszowice near Krakow (Poland) at the end in 1944. No one survived the incident. During his career Badorrek was noted to have participated in 580 combat missions.
12 Baier, ErnstUffz1/26/1922Giengen7/KG-53He 111H-16 Werk # 161767 (lost 11/30/43)Bomber Operational ClaspSource: www.leteckabadatelna.cz, Luftwaffe losses in CzechoslovaKilledInAction (KIA) via P.Krejci & P.Bartosik. Pilot reported killed, Pradedem, 11/30/43. Remaining crew (KIC): Uffz Heinz Winkler, Gefr Gottfried Michel, Ogefr Paul Mlosch and Ogefr Günther Harbig. Ground crew: Ogefr Karl Vanek, Fw Adolf Steiner and Gefr Walter Eichhof. Added: Correct crash location is Zubri, Cz. Rep (Zubern in German). Known burials: Uffz Baier, the War Cem. at Giengen an der Brenz, Germany, Field N, Row III, Gr 39. Ogefr Vanek buried in Vienna Austria, Wien Zentralfriehof, Gruppe 97, Blk 5, Row 12, Gr 91. Ogefr Harbig's body was not recovered by the VDK, and is remembered in the War Cem. at Nadolice Wielkie, Poland (D.Drury).
13 Bauer, FriedrichLt5/29/1923Vienna13/JG-51 (Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 512142 (lost 1/12/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 12 January, 1945 during aerial combat near Modlin, buried Pulawy Poland.
14 Bäuerle, PeterOblt4/24/1922HeidelbergStab/NSGr-4Si 204E-0 Werk # Unk "1K + EL" (lost 12/23/44)Transport Operational ClaspKIC 24 December, 1944; crashed on takeoff from the Krakow-Balice airfield, Poland, due to an engine malfunction. Crew member and passengers, if any, unknown. The VDK indicates that Oblt Bäuerle is buried in the War Cem at Krakow, and he is commemorated in the memorial book there (D.Drury).
15 Bauhuber, JohannUffz30/03/22Moos/ Lower BavariaIII./ JG 52Fw-58 B-2 Werknr 2184
EK 2

Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze
Bord mechanic. KIA on 31 December 1941 3 km SE of Merkutschewa. Participated in the campaigns against Poland, France, England and Russia. Buried probably among the unknown in Duchowschtschina.CKönig
16 Baumann, HorstUffz11/19/1924Rummelsburg3/JG-51 (Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 465303 (lost 2/16/45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 16 February, 1945 northwest of Graudenz (now Grudziadz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland), cause unknown. Added: His remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is believed to exist at Plochocinek, Poland. He is commemorated in the German War Cem at Bartossen/Bartosze, Poland (D.Drury).
17 Baumbach, Hans JoachimLt8/21/1923Magdeburg41/JG-51 (1/44 Okecie then Kroszewo, Poland)Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk (lost 8/14/44)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 14 August, 1944 near Warka, Poland, no further detail. Lt Baumbach buried in the German War Cem at Pulawy, Poland, BLK 2, Row 4, Gr 210 (D.Drury). His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-5 on 12 January, 1944. A Boston III on 27 March, 1944. A 3rd, a Yak-1 on 5 April, 1944. A 4th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 20 July, 1944.
18 Baumgart, ErnstLt04/09/1919Swakopmund, German South West Africa (now Namibia)7/JG-300, II(Sturm)/JG-300Fw 190A-8 Werk # 682973 "White 5+" or "Yellow 5+" (90% dam 2/1/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 1 February, 1945; crashed at Küstrin due to enemy fire. The place is now called Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland. Lt Baumgart’s remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery but a grave is believed to exist at Kostrzyn nad Odrą. The subject is commemorated in the German war cemetery at Stare Czarnowo, Poland.davedrury
19 Beck, AlbertUffz3/18/1924211/JG-51 (5/44 S.U.), 14/JG-51 (10/44; 2/45 Reich Def Ost))Bf 109G-14 Werk # 785026 (lost 2/23/45) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 23 February, 1945 after colliding with another G-14 during aerial combat, Wk# 441802, piloted by Ofw Willi Golob (MIA) in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 84227. His first known victory, a Soviet P-39 on 10 May, 1944. A 2nd, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 13 October, 1944. Added: The collision took place 3km E of Pelplin, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. Uffz Beck has not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is understood to exist at Pelplin, Poland. He is commemorated in the German War Cem at Stare Czarnowo, Poland.
20 Becker-Ross, Helmut GottfriedOblt06/09/1914Bartschin (now Barcin, Poland)5/KG3 (Antwerp-Deume)Do 17 Z-3 Werk# 3458, “5K+GN” (lost 09/15/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA 15 September 1940 after his aircraft collided with a Hurricane of RAF 607 Squadron (probably F/O Thomas P M Cooper-Slipper) prior to reaching the target and crashed at Wilden Wood, near Marden Thorn, Kent. On this flight Oblt Becker-Ross was the observer and flight commander. The identity of the pilot is not established. The remaining crew comprised Ofw G Brückner, Fw Wilhelm Brinkmann, and Fw Alfred Hansen and one of these was the pilot. After the crash the aircraft exploded following which the remains of the crew could not be properly identified. They were initially buried as three unknowns but currently no known graves. Interestingly the VDK lists Oblt Becker-Ross as buried in the German war cemetery at Bourdon, France in Block 7, Row 16, Grave 324.davedrury
21 Beckmann, LudwigObst10/26/1895Dortmund8FFS C-3 (9/40), III/KG.z.b.V.- 1 (3/41), III/KG.z.b.V. Catania (Africa), Kdr KG.z.b.V.- 500 (3/43), Kdr FFS A-3 Güben and othersJu 52RK (3/14/43), Honor Cup (10/19/42), DK-G (7/16/42), EK 1 & 2, Wound Badge, Transport Operational Clap in GoldWWI flyer with 7 victories, and one in 1/Jagdstaffel. Served in Poland, Africa and Rusia (C.König & LOCS).

Courtesy Christian König
22 Beeger, HorstMaj6/8/1913BautzenStfkpt 3/LG-1 (4/41 Med), Kdr III/KG-101 (8/43)He 111H in LG-1, JU 88A-5 Werk # 4255 "L1 + HL" (lost 4/16/41), Ju 88A in both
RK(11/23/41)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/18/41)
EP(4/4/41)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA (briefly) with crew 16 April, 1941 off Chalkis, cause not reported, crew returned (Ju 88 Loss List). He is credited with sinking the British Cruiser "York" in May 1941. He flew his first missions over Poland on the He 111 (Iron Cross, Second Class on 31/10/1939). Converted to Ju 88. Early1940 Beeger in action in the Norway and Western Campaigns. From July 1940 to March 1941 he flew against targets in the south of England and enemy shipping in the Channel. On 1/10/1940, Oberleutnant Beeger named Staffelkapitän of 3./LG 1. 1941-04-16, in Balkans Campaign, Beeger’s Ju 88 A-5, WerkNr. 4255, L1 + HL shot down by anti-aircraft fire north of Chalkis. After a forced landing behind enemy lines, Beeger and his crew made their way to the German lines. In May 1941 he and his Staffel played a major role in the Geschwader’s successful operations against British warships in the waters around Crete. Staffel had sunk 17 merchant vessels in the Mediterranean. In addition to these anti-shipping operations, Beeger and his Staffel also mined the Suez Canal and bombed targets in North Africa. On 1943-02-01 took over III./KG 101, a training unit based at Cognac in the south of France, and served as Kommandeur until 14/8/1943. Attached to HQ of KG 101 until the beginning of March 1944, then assigned to the staff of the General der Kampfflieger. In October 1944 he was named supply officer in the Geschwaderstab of KG 53 and was responsible for the delivery of V1 flying bombs to the unit. From December 1944 until the end of the war, Beeger was attached to Stab KG 200. He was promoted to Major March 1945. Deceased 6 November, 2005, Almunecar, Spain.

Courtesy Christian König
23 Behrend, Bernhard JohannesUffz9/7/1917Sande Aufklarungsschule-1 (4/42 Grossenhain) Do 17E Werk # 1016 (lost 4/22/42) Pilot Badge KIC with his entire crew, 22 April, 1942, when their ac crashed at Grossenborau, Silesia (today Borow Wielki, Poland), supposedly a result of pilot error. Remaining crew: Uffz Kurt Marschner, Obs and Uffz Herbert Liewald, R/O. The VDK states the deceased are most likely buried among the unknowns in the War Cem. at Stare Czarnowo (D.Drury).
24 Benkard, GeorgUffz19/02/22Burghausen3./Erg.ZS Deblin-Irena (Poland)KIFA on 15 July 1942. Buried on cemetery Ulez/ Deblin-


CKönig
25 Bever, Roland DietrichUffz2/21/1919Coburg2/JG-302Bf 109G-6 Werk # 412400 "Red 25" (lost 5/29/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 29 May, 1944 during aerial combat near Sankt Pölten, Lower Austria. He is believed buried in Kolobrzeg (Kolberg in English), Poland (D.Drury).
26 Bienk, WilhelmFw12(StG)/LG-1Ju 87B-1 Werk # 5513 (lost 5/13/40), Ju 87R-4 Werk # 6261(30% dam)Wound Badge
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp		His Ju 87 crashed at Werkendam Holland (Polder Bogers) on 13 May, 1940, sd by a Moraine, pilot/crew disposition unknown, an Uffz at the time (DeSwart). Added: Uffz Bienk was wounded, and taken prisoner. His R/O-Gnr, Gefr Günther Langner (geb 2/28/20 Wroclaw, Poland) was KilledInAction (KIA) and buried Yssel AZ-2-27 (SGLO). On 11 August, 1941, Fw Bienk was injured in a takeoff accident at the Bodo Norway airfield, damaging his Wk# 6261 30%, on a non-operational flight (Source: SIG Norway).
27 Binzer, JohannUffz5/5/1916RiedIII/KG-53 (12/39 Giebelstadt) He 111H Werk # Unk (lost 12/7/39) Bomber Operational Clasp KIC 7 December, 1939, when his ac stalled on takeoff from Giebelstadt airfield. He took off too steeply and stalled. Also killed, was Oblt Kurt Hülse (geb 4/4/1915, Jarocin Poland), believed to be either the AC Kdr or the Observer. The two unnamed remaining crew were uninjured in the crash. It is unknown if Uffz Binzer was the pilot. Uffz Binzer is buried in the German War Cem. at Treuchtlingen am Nagelberg, Field 1, Grave 12. Oblt Hülse is now buried in Cmentarz Komunalny (Community Cem.), Krosno Odrzanskie, Powiat Krosnienski, Lubuskie, Poland, no further grave location provided (D.Drury).
28 Bläse, Ulrich Walter JoachimLt6/9/1924Berlin-KöpenickSturmstaffel 1 (1/44), 5/JG-4 (1/45)Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550779 "White 17 (lost 1/30/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 961138 "White 8" (lost 1/26/45) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KIC 26 January, 1945 south of Neutomischel, no further detail. WIA 30 January, 1944 during aerial combat near Diepholz. Added: Neutomischel is today called Nowy Tomysl in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. His remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is understood to exist at Nowy Tomysl, and he is commemorated in the Ger War Cem at Poznan-Milostowo, Poland (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Blaese.
29 Blasig, Arnulf 'Blasmich'Maj12/30/1913BerlinStG-165, I/StG-77, Stfkpt 10/LG-1 & StG-5 (10/42), StG-51, Kdr III/SG-10Ju 87B, R & G in StG-5
RK(9/4/41)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp		180 missions. His Luftwaffe career began in 1936. A veteran of Poland, France and the English Channel before Russia. Commanded IV (St)/LG-1 in Russia. Survived the war. Added: Retired as a Bundeswehr Oberst 31 March, 1972; deceased 13 November, 1998 in Herborn - Schönbach (D.Drury).

Courtesy Christian König
30 Bock, GerhardHptm18/12/171.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 21 (03-07/43), 2./Erg.FAGr. (09-11/43), 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 100 (11/43-07/44), Stfkpt 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 100Ju-88 D-1 "T5 + JH"
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (01/10/44 postm)
EP (15/05/44)

EK 1 & EK 2

Recce Operational Clasp in Bronze		Obsv, MIA on 4 July 1944, lost in the Mozyr-Ovruch-Sarny-Łuniniec area in eastern Poland, reasons unknown. Shot down on 1 May 1944 seemingly uninjured behind the lines but walked back.CKönig
31 Böhmke, Karl HeinzUffz12/31/1918Altenessen Fliegerwaffenschule (See), Parow Ju 88A-4 Werk # 3760 (lost 11/14/43)Maritime Operational ClaspKIC 14 November, 1943 when his ac made involuntary ground contact at Dedelow, Brandenburg, Germany. The crew of this ac were from Kampfbeobachterschule 4. Remaining crew (KIC): Gefr Horst Eisen, Obs student; Uffz Walter Johann Slopianka, R/O and Uffz Wilhelm Schulenburg. Uffz Böhmke is buried in a single grave, Wuppertal-Vohwinkel Katholischer Friedhof. Gefr Eisen is buried in Stuttgart Waldfriedhof, Blk 32G, Gr 16787. Uffz Slopianka has not yet been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is understood to exist at Ruciane Nida, Warmian-Masurian, Voivodeship, Poland. No burial listing for Uffz Schulenburg (D.Drury & Erik Mombeek).
32 Börnicke, HartmutLt5/5/1922Berlin4/SG-2Fw 190F-8 Werk # 930827 "White 6" (lost 8/16/44)Assault Operational ClaspKIC 16 August, 1944 when his ac crashed at Bielice, Poland during a test flight. His remains could not be recovered for transfer to the collective cemetery at Pulawy, Poland, and his name is recorded in the memorial book there (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Börnick.
33 Bornschein, WalterHptm4/7/1914Obergreisslau4/KG-2, Stfkpt II/KG-2, Führer Kurier Staffel (5/43)Do 17Z "U5 + GM" (lost 7/11/40), Do 217E & K, Do 217N-1 (lost 4/27/44)
RK(9/24/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/7/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 27 April, 1944 over Schweinfurt, probably shot down by return fire from a RAF No. 106 Sq. Lancaster (Boiten). Remaining crew 7/11/40 incident: Ofw Johannes Bredtmeyer, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA) 8 July, 1942), Fw Heinrich Suschake, wireless operator and Ofw Friedrich Lohrer, mechanic. 225 combat missions.


L-R: Bornschein, Bredtmeyer, Lohrer and Suschake

(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
Initially trained as a bomber observer and assigned to I./KG 153 at Merseburg. Observer with 4./KG 2 in 1939. Flew in Poland campaign, destroying three trains. In France campaign his crew shot down two Morane 406 fighters and took part in low-level strikes. On an early mission over England, 1940-07-11 his Dornier 17 was shot up by Hurricanes near Harwich. Bornschein, radio operator Ofw. Werner Borner and flight engineer Fw. Friedrich Lohrer were all wounded. The bomber’s pilot, Joachim Genzow, who later won the Knight’s Cross, escaped injury. After recovering from his wounds, Bornschein was sent to Flight Training School A/B 3 at Guben, where he trained as a pilot. Promoted to Oberleutnant in November 1940. Late 1941 he returned to 4./KG 2 on Dornier 217 E. Bornschein attacked industrial targets, port facilities and shipping, sinking two merchant ships totaling 9,000 tons. Led 4./KG 2 as Staffelkapitän from June 1942 to February1943. Promoted to Hauptmann. In early 1943 Bornschein assigned to Flight Training School A/B 3 as a company commander. May 1943 he was transferred to the Führer-Kurierstaffel as Staffelkapitän. In April 1944 the unit was based in southern Germany, as nighfighters. On the night of 26-27 April 1944 Bornschein intercepted British bombers attacking Schweinfurt. he shot down a Lancaster III of 106 Sq., ND853 "ZN-J", 15km WSW of Schweinfurt, but was then shot down himself. Bornschein was killed, along with his radio operator Stbfw. Wilhelm Steurer (who had been a member of Bornschein’s crew in KG 2) and flight engineer Fw. Josef Schmitz, hit by return fire from the Lancaster. He shot down at least 3 enemy aircraft.

Courtesy Christian König
34 Bosch, HansHptm6/27/1915Steinau1Stab II/JG-27 (7/40), Stfkpt 14/EJG-1 (1/45)Bf 109E & F (Trop), Bf 109G-14 Werk # 464488 "Brown 44" (lost 1/26/45)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 26 January, 1945; shot down by AA fire at Wirsitz (today Wyrzysk), Poland. He is believed to be buried in Wyrzysk, and is commemorated in the German War Cem at Poznan-Milostowo, Poland (D.Drury). One known victory, his first, a Blenheim at Texel on 29 July, 1940, a Lt at the time. A P-40 near Hamman-Quasaba, south of Haggag-el-Quasaba N. Africa, on 13 July, 1942.
35 Boxhammer, Georg (Jorg?)Oblt7/11/1918Schlossberg1I/SKG-210, 3/ZG-1 (5/42 Poland)Bf 110F-2 Werk # 4610 (lost 5/29/42)DG-G(3/6/42)

EK 1 & 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		He and two unnamed crew KIC 29 May, 1942 when he crashed at Krakau airfield during a transfer flight, due to engine failure. He may have had one daytime victory also. Source: T. Boiten. Buried in Krakow (LOCS).
36 Braasch, Hans OttoUffz12/NJG-2 (Reich Def)Ju 88G-6 Werk # 620814 "4R + NW" (lost 2/1/45) Night Fighter Operational Clasp MIA with unnamed crew 1 February, 1945 in the Küstrin area, cause unknown. Source: A. Rosseels & Ju 88 Loss List. Added: Küstrin today, is in Poland, and named Kostrzyn, nad Odra. The Remaining crew, all shown as MIA, believed to be Uffz Rudolf Abel and Fw Eugen Pieper (D.Drury).
37 Brandt, GunterFw1/TG-3Ju 52/3m Werk # 6500 "4V + PH" (dam 1/27/45)Wound Badge, Transport Operational ClaspInjured 27 January, 1945 when his ac made a night crash landing at Langenfeld, N of Liegnitz (now Legnica, Poland) due to bad weather. Remaining crew (all Inj): Uffz Helmut Schroder, R/O and Ofw heinz Rudiger, Mech (D.Drury).
38 Brauns, WilhelmOblt61(Z)/KG-40, 1/NJG-2 (Med)Ju 88C-4 Werk # 0564 "R4 + HH" (lost 12/19/41)
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 19 December, 1941 after being shot down by a Hurricane of RAF No.126 Sq. over Malta. He may have been the victim of P/O Edw. "Pete" Steele, an American, who was also KilledInAction (KIA) later this date. Source: Weal-Osprey. The JU 88 Loss List claims Braun MIA and one crew WIA. Added: 60+ missions over Poland, Norway, England, Africa & Malta. Known victories, two Hamdens 14 November, 1940; a Blenheim 11 December, 1940 and an unidentified on 27 December, 1940. He was sd by a Skua over Norway in April, 1940, but unhurt. His two Ju 88 crew were Matuschka & Heese (R.Randall).
39 Bressler, OskarLt11/2/1920Ludwigshafen am Rhein14(Pz)/SG-9 (7/44), SG-151 (1/45)Hs 129B-2 Werk # 141858 (dam 7/27/44)Wound Badge, Ground Assault Operational ClaspInjured in an emergengy landing at Przemysl, Poland 27 July, 1944, caused by AA fire (D.Drury).
40 Breu, Peter PaulMaj6/13/1915Schwabhausen bei Gotha3Stfkpt 6/KG-3 (1/41), Kdr II/KG-3 (6/42), Kdr II/KG-76 (45)Ju 88C-6 (destroyer), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1264 "5K + AP" (lost 2/3/42), Ar 234 in KG-76
RK(10/2/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/24/41)
EP(9/8/41)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant "300"
Werk # 1264 was lost in a landing accident which killed Uffz Gerhard Richter, his R/O and injured Breu, Fw August Fredericksen, Obs and Uffz Gerhard Walz, Gnr.. Deceased 2 August, 2001, Weingarten.
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
Signed cover Luftwaffe signed cover - Peter Paul Breu / Wilhelm Antrup / Peter Broich / Wolfgang Bechtle - No. 42 from the Hans Rossbach series of 80

Major Peter Paul Breu (1915-2001) from Schwabhausen / Thuringia from Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow" Peter Paul Breu was born on June 13, 1915 in Schwabhausen near Gotha. Already in 1939 he flew in Poland, over France and England as captain of the 6th Squadron of the combat squadron 3 "Lützow". During the Eastern campaign he took command of the II/KG-3. As such, he destroyed 34 transport trains, bombed recognized enemy positions and recognized an enemy tank breakthrough during a reconnaissance flight in the Kirov area. Breu went on the attack and destroyed no less than 26 tanks. On 02.10.1942 Breu received the Knight's Cross for the three aircraft, which were still shot down by his crew. After the war, Breu established a successful petroleum wholesale business. Peter Paul Breu died on 02.08.2001 in Weingarten near Biberach.


41 Bruckmeier, JosefOblt1911KilledInAction (KIA) 22 September, 1939 in Poland. Information found on his Obituary Card, naming him a pilot.
42 Bumen, RobertFw1918/10/12Freiburg im Breisgau1. & 3./StG 77 (10/41-), Stabsstaffel I./SG 77Ju 87 D-5 "S2 + ED" Werknr 731303 (lost on 25/07/44)
RK (29/10/44 postmortem)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (09/01/43)
EP (07/12/42. 28/11/42 on EP engraved)

EK 1 & 2

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with Star pendant
Ostmedaille /Winterschlacht 1941-42		MIA (presumed KilledInAction (KIA)) 25 July, 1944 when his AC was attacked and downed by Soviet fighters in the area of Przemysl Poland. About 600 combat missions. Added: Crew Radop Uffz Josef Stampfer. His 350th combat mission was on 03/06/43. On his EP the date of 28 November 1942 is engraved (Courtesy Rainer) (CK)
43 Camehl, HeinrichFw12/14/1918Barwedel5/JG-4Fw 190A-8 Werk # 961095 (or 960695) "White 6" (lost 1/27/45)Fighter Operational Clasp27 January, 1945 when he was rammed by an enemy aircraft during a low-level attack NW of Grätz. Added: The crash location was on the road between Gratz to Neutomischel (today Grodzisk Wielkopolski to Nowy Tomysl), Poland. His remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is understood to exist at Nowy Tomysl. He is commemorated in the German War Cem at Poznan-Milostowo, Poland (D.Drury).
44 Chalupka, SiegfriedLt5/LG-2 (9/39 Poland)Hs 123Assault Operational ClaspHaving served as wingman for Hptm Otto Weiss on 7 September, 1939, he was instrumental in the rescue of his Hptm from advancing Polish soldiers after Weiss was shot down near Bielcze. Source: "Luftwaffe Aces" Stackpole Series
45 Charisius, EberhardOblt10/2/1916WiesbadenStab II/KG-55He 111P-4 Werk # 2814 "G1 + DC" (lost 6/22/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 22 June, 1941 after his ac suffered an engine malfunction and he crashed behind enemy lines NW of Kamionka, in Soviet-controlled Poland. No information on the remaining crew. After the war, he was released from captivity and serves as police officer, military historian and teacher. Deceased 29 March, 1980 (D.Drury).
46 Clemens, CurtFw2/17/1923Saarbrücken68/JG-3 (Reich Def), redesignated 11/JG-3 on 8/15/44Bf 109G-14 Werk # 464156 (lost 1/27/45)EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 27 January, 1945 by flak NW of Scharnikau. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 (HSS) on 29 January, 1944. Added: After being hit by fire from the Clemens ac, the B-17, piloted by Darrell C.Sisler (KilledInAction (KIA)), veered out of formation, and slammed into another B-17, piloted by Louis C.Kandl (KilledInAction (KIA)). Sisler crashed near Gusenburg; Kandl came down near Hermeskeil (C.König). His 2nd, a P-38 on 23 February, 1944, no location. His 3rd, a B-17 of 381BG, 532BS, piloted by 2/Lt D. Henderson, 15 km SE of Reutlingen on 25 February, 1944. His 4th, a B-17 E of Augsburg on 24 April, 1944. His 5th, a B-17 (HSS) on 12 May, 1944, no location. His 6th, a P-51 opposing the Magdeburg Raid on 5 August, 1944 (Magnus). Added: He has not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is believed to exist at Czarnkow, Poland. This is the same place as Scharnikau, now completely in Poland, whereas formerly it was on both sides of the German-Polish border. Fw Clemens is commemorated in the German War Cem at Poznan-Milostowo, Poland (D.Drury).

Christian König
47 Cryns, WilliOblt1/24/19147/KG-27 (12/40), 10/KG-27 (4/44)He 111P-2 Werk # 2864 "1G + HR" (dam 12/13/40), He 111H-6 Werk # 7570 "1G + FU" (lost 4/8/44)DK-G (12/23/42 as a R/O), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational ClaspAt the time of the 13 December, 1940 flight, he was an Ofw R/O for Oblt Ottmat Dold. He escaped injury and went on to flight training, serving in 10/KG-27. KIC 8 April, 1944 when his ac crashed during a training mission due to an engine malfunction. The ac came down west of Kulm an der Weichsel River (Poland). Remaining crew: Uffz Erwin Schilling, Obs (KIC); Uffz Alwin Brandt, R/O (KIC); Ogefr Hubert Gabbert, Flt Engr (KIC) and Ogefr Fritz Böttcher, Gnr (WIC) (D.Drury).
48 Dammeier, KonradLtJG-6 (12/39 to 8/43), 5/JG-6 (1/45)Bf 109 & Fw 190A-8, Fw 190D-9 Werk # 211052 "White 10" (dam 1/29/45) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		Flugbuch (39-43). WIA 29 January, 1945 at Grottkau, Poland, no further detail (JG-6 List). Added: A Bodenplatte pilot assigned to hold off enemy ac during the Volkel airfield attack (N.Franks book). NOTE: This seems to be Ofw Konrad Sammeler as reported on the Fw 190 Loss List
49 Davids, Bruno RudolfOblt12/04/13Münster/Westfalen (CKönig)1.K/88 Condor Legion, Stfkpt 9/KG-2 (3/40), 1/KG-200 (5/44)Do 17Z (dam 5/12/40), Do 17Z (dam 7/20/40), Ar 232A-08 Werk # 0100010 "L5 + FR" (dam 5/31/44)Spanish Cross, Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		WIA 20 July, 1940; aerial combat with a Spitfire of No. 54 Sq., piloted by P/O Leathart, 10km E of Aldeburgh, crash landing at Zuyenkerke. Another crewman was killed. On 1 March, 1940, his other ac was damaged by AA fire near Poix-Terron, and they belly landed at Biblis (LOCS). Added: Seriously wounded on 20 July, he was hospitalized at Brugges, Be. When recovered, he joined 1/KG-200, flying the old Ar 232 ac of Lt Lothar Sieber. His was the first mission to assassinate Stalin on 31 May, 1944 with Lt Paul Goldstein as Team Commander. The mission failed due to dense fog, and the ac was damaged when a landing gear collapsed while landing at Zareby Poland (H.D.Zemke). Added: Deceased on 15/09/98 in Hinte, buried in Westerhusen/Ostfriesland (CKönig)
50 Dettler, RainerLtErg/JG-Ost (Poland)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 3353 (lost 8/28/42)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 28 August, 1942 when he crashed near Krakau due to engine trouble while on a non-operational flight.
51 Deubel, RudolfUffzErg/JG-Ost (Poland), I/JG-27 (Reich Def)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 8235 (60% dam 9/3/42), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20455 (lost 12/2/43)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIFA 2 December, 1943 NE of Zorndorf, when he collided with Wk# 15662 (this pilot not identified in the Loss List). Injured in a force landing attempt at Kleinstein on 3 September, 1942 as a result of engine trouble on a non-operational flight.
52 Dieckfoss, ErnstUffz11/27/1921Lauenburg11/JG-3 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 464181 "Yellow 7" (or Yellow 15) (lost 1/27/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 27 January, 1945 near Scharnikau, cause unknown. Added: Scharnikau is now called Czarnkow, and located in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. No DK burial match (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Deckfoss.
53 Dochtermann, Hans Joachim E.Maj3/4/1912Augsburg, Bavaria, GermanyLegion Condor (36), II/KG-355(37), 3/KG-53(5/39), 5/KG-53(4/40), RLM, 15/KG-40(12/41)He 111 in KG-53, Fw 200C in KG-40, He 177 in KG-50, Fw 190F(Mistel)
Spanish Cross

EK 1 & 2
EP

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/12/44)
Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		POW 31 May, 1945. Approximately 2000 missions. Interned in Great Britain. He served as a translator during his captivity, and was released on 23 May, 1946. Assignments Contd.: Stfkpt 2/KG-50(7/42), Kdr I/KG-50, II/KG-40(10/43), Kdr II/KG-40(2/44), 6/KG-200(2/45). Hans began his flying career in the German Civil Air Patrol in 1934 and then flew for a brief time with Lufthansa. He was selected as one of the first three pilots in the newly formed German Luftwaffe. Subsequently, he joined the Legion Condor flying in Spain. On 23 November, 1943, his aircraft released an Hs 293 glider bomb that hit MHT Rhona, killing nearly 1200 American servicemen, the greatest American loss at sea in Naval history. His Group Commander, Major Rudolph Mons, was killed during this operation. Hans took over as temporary Group commander until his official appointment in February, 1944. Besides the action in Spain, he served in Poland, the Low cCountries, the Battle of Britain, France and Russia. Source: K.C. Dochtermann.
54 Dombrowsky, Hans vonHptm3/6/1915Duisburg4(F)/122Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0699 (lost 7/10/41)Observer Operational ClaspKIC 10 July, 1941 when his ac crashed at Brody in occupied Poland (now Ukraine) due to an engine malfunction. Remaining crew (KIC): Ofw Schirmer, Obs; Fw Becker, R/O and Uffz Hartmann, Gnr. Only the pilot listed in the VDK, and believed buried among the "unknown" in the Ger War Cem at Potelitsch, Ukraine (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Dombrowski.
55 Dönch, HerbertFhr5/25/1925Siegen9/JG-1 (Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-14/AS Werk # 785109 "White 9" (60% dam 2/9/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 9 February, 1945; overturned during an emergency landing at Stlop-Reitz Poland, cause not given. Buried Slupsk Poland. Source: J. Geensen.
56 Dreger, Kurt GustavUffz9/18/1921Danzig11/KG-3 (7/43 Heiligenbeil, E.Pruss.)Do 17Z, Ju 88A-4 (most likely) Werk # Unk (lost 7/23/43)Bomber Operational ClaspReported killed 23 July, 1943 in the vicinity of Himmelforth, south of Mohrungen, circumstances unknown. The Uffz's Sister seems to believe that his ac was sabotaged. Buried Heldenfriedhof (Hero's Cem.) in Mohrungen, E.Prussia (Death Cert Image via J.Eppich, 11/2022). Added: His remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is believed to exist at Morag, Poland, the current Polish name for the former, German-named, Mohrungen, in E.Prussia. Uffz Dreger is commemorated in the German War Cem. at Bartosze/Bartossen in Poland (D.Drury).


57 Dymek, WalterGefr1/KG-4He 111P Werk # 1575 "5J + GH" (lost 9/3/39)Bomber Operational ClaspEvaded capture 3 September, 1939 after being sd by Polish PZL fighters of the 122nd Fighter Escadrille, piloted by Lance Sgts Wladyslaw Majchrzyk and Antoni Markiewicz. The ac crash landed near the ruins of Castle Ogrodzieniec. Remaining crew: Uffz Walter Pfeiffer, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Gefr Heinz Haibach, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Ogefr Paul Kania, Flight Engr (evaded capture). Haibach believed buried in Goluchowice Poland; no known grave for Pfeiffer (D.Drury).
58 Eckelmann, WernerUffz2/JG-6Fw 190A-8 Werk # 586421 "Red 2" (lost 1/29/45)Assault Operational ClaspMIA 29 January, 1945 at Wollstein (German for Wolsztyn Poland), near Moschinkosten, cause unknown. JG-6 List suggests the Wk# as 566421, and questions the 586421. Added: Four sources support the Wk# as 586421. No VDK burial match (D.Drury). The 190 may have been an F-8 since the pilot was labeled an assault pilot (TK).
59 Eckstein, HeinzFw3/JG-52 (Poland)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 461318 "Yellow 1" (40% dam 1/15/45)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 15 January, 1945 during aerial combat, crash landed 8km WSW of Tarnow.
60 Eggers, HansObltStfkpt 13 (Panzerjägerstaffel)/JG-51 (8/42 S.U.)Hs 129Assault Operational ClaspEggers commanded a special unit assigned to JG-51 to help relieve Soviet armored pressure in the Vyazma salient. They were trained at Deblin-Irena Poland for this task. Note: I believe this to be Herbert.
61 Ehle, LudwigOfw8/11/1912II/KG-40 (1/42 Soesterberg)Do 217E-2 Werk # 1160 (lost 1/14/42)Bomber Operational ClaspHis Do 217 crashed at the Driebergen-Zeist RR Station, Holland, on 14 January, 1942, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: His ac crashed at the RR Station shortly after TO, killing the entire crew. The four deceased were initially buried in Amsterdam, then in 1948, were buried at Ysselsteyn. Pilot, Ofw Ehle, was buried location CX-8-192. Remaining crew: Flg Paul Heinz Wettin (geb 11/22/1906 Szczecin, Poland), Obs (bur CX-8-193); Gefr Helmut Möller (geb 10/20/1919), R/O (bur CX-8-191) and Ogefr Ernst Schmacher (geb9/30/1919), Mech (bur CX-8-190) (Find-A-Grave by Fred).
Ysselstein, Holland
62 Ehmke, OttoUffz9/28/1911Hohennecker58/JG-3 (2/42 Chuguev, Ukraine) Bf 109F-4 Werk # 13290 (lost 5/23/42)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KIFA 23 May, 1942 while making a force landing at Dresden-Hellerau due to engine trouble on a non-operational flight in Germany. Added: It appears he survived the crash, as the location of his death is a Reserve Lazareth in Dresden. His remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is believed to exist at Slupsk, Poland, (Stolp, Germany in 1942, 200+ miles away!) (D.Drury). One known Soviet victory, his 5th victory, an R-5 on 26 February, 1942.
63 Eisenlohr, PeterLt6/8/19241/JG-51 (Wormditt 1/45)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 785017 "White 15" (lost 1/23/45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 23 January, 1945 during a transfer flight from Wormditt to Danzig, today called Orneta and Gdansk, Poland, cause unknown. Wormditt was being evacuated by the Luftwaffe upon the approach of Soviet forces (D.Drury).
64 Eissele, HerbertOblt1923Oberndorf/Stuttgart1Erg.ZGr. ('43), trnsf to III/SKG-10 (5/11/43), 9/SKG-10 (5/21/43, 1st mission), III/SG-4 (7/44), Stffüh in III/SG-4 (9/44 S.U.), Stfkpt 7/SG-4 (12/44)JU 87, Fw 190F-8 Werk # 588819 (lost 3/24/45)
EK 2
Assault Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 24 March, 1945 after being hit by flak, and exploded in flight, east of Chrostno, Poland (German Saliswalde). His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 (m.H.) on 23 September, 1944, no location. (LOCS & Olivier de Ipanema Moreira (nephew) 9/2021- also for image). Another source states this Wk# was 586819.
65 Ertel, OttoOblt8/13/1914Ebersheide115/JG-77 (4/40), 6/JG-77 (6/40), 5/JG-77 (2/41), Stab II/JG-300 ("Kdo Herrmann" 7/43), 5/JG-300 (8/43)Bf 109E (4/12/40 lost), F & G, Fw 190A, Fi 156C-3 (lost 11/26/43 at Jünkerath)EP(9/1/42)

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 26 November, 1943 when he crashed in his Fi 156 at Jünkerath during a transit flight (Boiten). Probably buried as "unknown" at Siemianowice/Sammelfriedhof, Poland (Rosseels). One known victory, his 1st, a Hampden southwest of Kristiansand, 12 April, 1940. As a result of this combat, he crashed his Bf 109E west of Kristiansand Norway, his E model was 100% destroyed. His disposition unknown. Source: SIG Norway. His 2nd, a Hudson on 24 April, 1940, no location. His 3rd, a Blenheim Mk IV of No.254 Sq., west of Stavanger, 24 June, 1940 (H.Wheeler). His 4th, a Beaufort of No. 217 Sq. at Lannilis on 15 Feb., 1941, no location. Two Lancasters at Hamburg on 30 July, 1943. A "4 mot" at Nürnburg on 28 August, 1943. Boiten, 4 victories.
66 Faath, G.Fw2(F)/22Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0722 "4N + GK" (lost 8/6/41)Observer Operational ClaspDisposition unknown 6 August, 1941 following engine damage and a resultant crash in the area of Balta/Kajetanowka/Lipetzkoje/Zardekowo, eastern Poland or western Ukraine. Remaining crew: Lt Siegfried Hörmann, Obs (MIA); Gefr Ernst Hinkel, R/O (MIA) and Fw K.Kurzrock, Gnr (disp unk). The two MIA's are commemorated in Kirowograd Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine (D.Drury).
67 Fassner, FranzUffz101/JG-52 (Poland)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 442046 "White 10" (dam 10/12/44)EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		injured when he made a force landing in his G-6 at Auschwitz, 27km SE of Kattowitz, on 12 October, 1944, while on a transfer flight, no cause reported.
68 Fenzl, WalterLt7/31/1921Würzburg5/KG-1 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 6735 "V4 + HN" (lost 5/5/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/5/42)

EK 1 & 2
EP, (3/16/42), Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List. KilledInAction (KIA) with one other unnamed crew on a flight, Seschke-Medowo-Proti, on 5 May, 1942 while making an emergency landing due to a flak hit, two other crew WIA (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The VDK specifies the place of death as 2km W of Brody, Tarnopol Voivodeship, Poland (now Lviv Oblast, Ukraine). Lt Fenzl and R/O, Uffz Rolf Dunemann, were both KilledInAction (KIA). Neither has been transferred to the War Cem at Potelitsch, Ukraine, but both are commemorated in the memorial book there. No detail on the remaining crew (D.Drury).
69 Fiebig, Martin GenObst1891/05/07Rösnitz, Kreis Lobschütz, OSKdr KG 253 (05/39), Kdr KG 4 "General Wever" (05/40), Stab/1 Fl.Div. & other CommandsHe 111 P "5J + DA" (05/40)
RK (No. 9, CK, 08/05/40)
EL (No. 168, CK, 23/12/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (04/05/42)

EK 1 (03/05/40 WKI Spange) & EK 2 (18/09/39 WKI Spange)

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold
Combined Pilot & Observer Badge (CK)		POW 10 May, 1940; sd and captured by the Dutch during the initial attack on Rotterdam, an Oberst at the time. (his crew members were: pilot OFw Oswald Hlubek (POW), Obsv Oblt Klaus Born (POW), Radop OFw Otto Blank (POW), Gnr OFw Ewald Frotscher (KIA). He was released after the Dutch surrender. A British POW at wars end, he was turned over to the Yugoslav authorities and executed 23 October, 1947, for war crimes. Added: Remaining crew 5/10/40 (pos unk): Oblt Klaus Born (POW), Ofw Otto Blank (POW), Ofw Oswald Hiubek (POW) and Ofw Ewald Frotscher (KilledInAction (KIA), bur Yssel BU-230). Their ac was sd between Rockanje and Nieuwenhoorn in St Anna Polder (DVL Loss List). Added: Knights Cross awarded for the achievements of his Geschwader during the operations in Poland and the Norwegian campaign, the Oak Leafs for his achievements as a Luftwaffe general on the Eastern front. (CK).





70 Fleddermann, HansOfw10(Pz)/SG-9Hs 129B-2 Werk # 141738 "White 4" (lost 1/14/45)Ground Assault Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 January, 1945 when his ac was hit by AA fire, and crashed NW of Motkowice, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland. No VDK burial detail found (D.Drury).
71 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)


72 Förster,OfwStab/LG-2 (9/39 Poland)Hs 123Assault Operational Clasp
73 Frantzius, Gerhard vonObstlt6/28/1897StendalStfkpt 1(H)/10 (9/39 Oschen Poland), Kdr (H)/21 (7/40), Kdr Gruppenfliegerstab 32 (4/41), Act Kdr NAGr-12 (10/42), var. Staff pos.Hs 126Observer Operational ClaspPolish Campaign participant. Source: Wiki Luft data
74 Freudenthaler, GünterLt8/29/1923Tiefurt4/KG-4 (3/44 Bialystok)He 111H-16 Werk # 161440 "5J + FM" (lost 3/27/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIFA with his entire crew, 27 March, 1944, when they collided with another He 111H-20, Wk# 700010 (no detail), on takeoff from the Bialystok airfield in German occupied Poland. Remaining crew: Flg.Obernautiker Wilhelm Gripp, Obs; Uffz Alfons Wältl, R/O; Gefr Johann Peter, Mech and Ogefr Alfred Schulte, Gnr. Flieger-Obernautiker was in the Luftwaffe Nautikerkorps. In each case, the VDK observes that the remains of the deceased have not been recovered for reburial. Each of them is commemorated in the memorial book at Bartossen/Bartosze War Cem., Poland (D.Drury).
75 Frey, HugoHptm4/14/1919Heilbronn Neckar321(J)/LG-2 (9/39), 2/JG-1 (12/40), 10/JG-1 (9/42), Stfkpt 7/JG-11 (4/43, 3/44 Oldenburg)Bf 109D in LG-2, Fw 190A-3 "Red 1" in 10/JG-1, Bf 109G-6/R6 "White 1" (Oldenburg late '43), Fw 190A-6 Wk# 470083 "White 1" (lost 3/6/44)
RK(04/05/44 Post.)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(25/11/43)

EK 1 & 2

probably Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
KilledInAction (KIA) 6 March, 1944 near Erm-Sleen Holland, after shooting down 4 four-engined bombers himself, when his A-6 was hit by return fire from 452 BG gunners, and crashing at Sleen, near Erm and Coevorden, Holland. His first victory, a P-24 in the Poczalkowo Poland area, 4 September, 1939. His 2nd, a Potez 63 SW of Amiens on 27 may, 1940. He was one of the Home Defenses most successful four engined killers, with 32. His victories were all in the West. His 5th, a B-17 20 km northwest of Tossens on 27 January, 1943. His 14th, a Beaufighter N of Langeoog on 4 October, 1943. His 15th, a B-17 SE of Wangerooge on 8 October, 1943. A triple victory, Nos 19, 20 & 21 on 26 November, 1943; a B-17 at Cloppenburg, a B-17 SE of Oldenburg and a P-47 in the Leeuwarden area. His last four victories, 29th, 30th, 31st & 32nd, on 6 March, 1944, all B-17s, no locations. Burial: Ysselsteyn Block AX, Row 9, Grave 210. Added: In an outstanding performance Frey shot down 4 B-17s before return fire from a 5th sent his Fw 190 down to crash near Coevorden, Holland. He was posthumously awarded the Ritterkreuz on 04-05-1944. (CK)
76 Friebel, HerbertLt7/20/1915Berlin58JG-53, 12/JG-51 (6/41 Shatalovka S.U.), 10/JG-51 (9/41 S.U.), Stabstaffel/JG-51 (2/44 S.U.), Stfkpt 10/JG-51 (5/44)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 9648 50% dam 9/9/41; WIA by flak Novgorod-Siwerski), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163132 (lost 5/15/44)
RK(1/24/43)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(9/21/42)
EP(10/20/41)

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 15 May, 1944 near Tarnopol Poland when pursuing a Russian La-5 fighter, he crashed his G-6 into the ground. Added: The specific location of Lt Friebel's death was 3km SE of Horodyszcze, in the area of Tarnopol (today Ternopil, located in Ternopil Oblast Ukraine). His remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is believed to exist in Tarnopol/Ternopil, Ukraine. He is commemorated in the German War Cem in Potelytsch, Ukraine (D.Drury). All victories in the East. His first known Soviet victory, a DB-3 on 28 June, 1941. Another DB-3 on 29 June, 1941. An I-17 on 2 July, 1941. A DB-3 on 6 July, 1941. Another DB-3 on 14 July, 1941. An I-15 Rata on 27 July, 1941. Two MiG-3s on 26 June, 1942. A Pe-2 9 km NE of Mosalsk on 27 July, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 3 August, 1942. An Il-2 on 4 August, 1942. A MiG-3 on 6 August, 1942. An Il-2 on 23 August, 1942. A MiG-3 on 9 September, 1942. An Il-2 10 km NE of Manowokobinski on 3 December, 1942. An Il-2 at Velikiye Luki and a 2nd Il-2 23 km NE of Velikiye Luki on 8 December, 1942. An Il-2 20 km SE of Velikiye Luki on 9 December, 1942. Two MiG-3s and two Il-2s in the Velikiye Luki area on 16 December, 1942. Two Il-2s on 29 December, 1942. A Pe-2, an Il-2 and a MiG-3 on 6 January, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 15 December, 1943. An Il-2 on 22 February, 1944. A Yak-9 on 15 May, 1944. Bowers/Lednicer, 58 victories.
77 Fritz, WalterOblt6/1/1914Dar es Salaam, German East Africa1/KG-55He 111P Werk # 2680 "G1 + FH" (lost 9/15/39)Pilot BadgeKilledInAction (KIA) 15 September, 1939 when his ac crashed in a mountainous area while on a bombing operation, circumstances unknown. The crash location reported as Libuchowa, S of Chyrov, SW of Lvov. The unnamed crew also reported as KilledInAction (KIA). Oblt Fritz buried in Siemianowice-Sammelfriedhof (Poland), Blk 2, Row 21, Gr 1999 (D.Drury).
78 Garbe, AdolfFwErg/JG-26 (7/41), 6/JG-26Bf 109F-2 Werk # 5783 (lost) EK 2 (as Tank Driver in Poland)
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 21 August, 1941 in aerial combat over Desvres, when he attempted to bail out, his chute caught on the AC tail section, and he died in the crash.
79 Gassel, Helmut Uffz4(F)/121 (S.U.)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 880402 (50% dam 6/30/41), Ju 88D-3 Werk # 430184 "7A + CM" (lost 6/3/42) Wound Badge, Observer Operational Clasp MIA with his Observer Lt Karl Barth and two other unnamed crew at Sagorsk-Rybinsk 3 June, 1942, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew (Wk# 430184): Fw A.Grundmann, R/O and Uffz W.Nissel, Gnr, no VDK matches. In an earlier incident, 30 June, 1941, Uffz Gassel's Wk# 880402 was 50% damaged making a force landing at Klemensow airfield after being attacked by Soviet fighters. Uffz Gassel was wounded in the encounter. Remaining crew (Wk# 0402): Ofw K.Ulscht, Obs (WIA) and Uffz Udo-Botho von Valtier, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA), commemorated in the Ger War Cem, Przemysl, Poland). The fourth member id unknown (D.Drury). Added: His D-3 was sd by Soviet fighters, and crashed on the shore of Rybinsk (D.Drury).
80 Gemmer, WernerFw07/28/19222/JG-301 (1/45)Bf 109G Werk # Unk (lost 1/22/45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 21 January, 1945 in aerial combat near Schroda. Added: The VDK says the place of death was Obornik. Fw Gemmer is confirmed missing, and commemorated at Poznan-Milostowo, Poland (D.Drury). Added: Fw Gemmer and Lt Erich Reinke, were killed in an infantry mission against the Russians while retreating from Schroda. Due to damaged aircraft shortages, they were caught between the lines, and were not able to leave the airfield (C.König). Alternate spelling: Germer.davedrury
81 Gesch, BrunoOfw2/TG-3Ju 52/3m Werk # 6712 "4V + CK" (lost 1/20/45)Wound Badge, Transport Operational ClaspWIA 20 January, 1945 when his ac crashed due to enemy fire W of Hohensalza (now called Inowroclaw, Poland, captured by the Soviets 21 January, 1945). Remaining crew (all WIA): Uffz Peter Mullenhelz, Obs; Ofw Georg Hoffmann, R/O and Uffz Walter Hartmann, Flt Engr (D.Drury).
82 Gesche, SiegfriedUffz3/JG-52 (Poland)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 782006 "Yellow 14" (lost 10/14/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 October, 1944 during aerial combat at Radzymin, 25km NE of Warsaw.
83 Goetting, WernerUffz1(J)/LG-2 (Poland 10/39-Channel 9/40)Bf 109E-1 "White 13 + x" (10/39), Bf 109E-7 Werk # 5798 "White 11" (lost 9/7/40)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 7 September, 1940 after being shot down by F/O Furst of RAF No. 310., force landing at Little Stour River, Wickhambreux.
84 Göhring,Uffz1/KG-54 (Lublin-Swidnik)Ju 88A-6 Werk # 2405 "B3 + MH" (40% dam 6/25/41)Bomber Operational ClaspDisposition unknown 25 June, 1941 after making an emergency landing near Zamosc, Poland, following combat with Soviet fighters. No further detail (D.Drury). This may be Helmut, an Ofw in February, 1945.
85 Goldack, HorstUffz7/1/1918ElbingNAGr-102Bf 109B Werk # 296 (lost 8/30/43)Observer Operational ClaspSource: www.leteckabadatelna.cz, Luftwaffe losses in CzechoslovaKilledInAction (KIA) via Pavel Krejci. Pilot reported killed, Pradedem, 8/30/43. Added: KIC, crashed into a forest to the west of Vrbno pod Pradedem due to an engine malfunction. His remains could not be recovered for transfer to the collective cemetery at Bartossen/Bartosze, Poland, where he is commemorated in the memorial book (D.Drury).
86 Goldstein, PaulLt1/KG-200 (5/44)Ar 232A-08 Werk # 0100010 "L5 + FR" (dam 5/31/44)Transport Operational ClaspLt Goldstein was the Team Leader in KG-200 charged with the mission to assassinate Stalin. The first attempt on 31 May, 1944, with Uffz Bruno Davids piloting "LR + FR", failed due to dense fog, and a rough force landing at Zareby Poland. A second attempt on 4 September, 1944 also failed, when Oblt Veirus, in Ar 232B-05 # 0110017 "L5 + ER", landed in a field near Karmanovo, where his crew and two assassins were captured (H.D.Zemke).
87 Gollob, Gordon MacGenMaj1912/16/06Vienna, Austria1601./ZG 76 (09/39 CK), 3./ZG 76 (06/40), Stfkpt 4./JG 3 (10/40), Kdr II./JG 3 (-05-09/41-), Kdr JG 77 (05/42), EKdo 162, JV 44Bf 110 in ZG-76, Bf 109F-4 Werk # 8412 in JG-77, Bf 109F Werk# 10253 (6/42 Krim), Bf 109G-2 "Black <2", Me 262, He 162M-3
RK (18/09/41)
EL (No. 38, 26/10/41 CK)
Sw (No. 13, 23/06/42 CK)
Br (No.3, 30/08/42 CK)
EP (21/07/41)

EK 1 (13/06/40 CK) & EK 2 (21/09/39 CK)

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold (11/05/41 CK) with pendant "300"
Narvikschild in Silber (30/01/41 CK)
Hungarian Honor Pilot Badge (11/42 CK)
Krimschild (15/03/43 CK)
Medalia "Cruciada Impotriua Comunismului" (06/43 CK)		First Luft pilot to score 150 victories while Kdr JG-77 in August, 1942. EL 10/26/41. S 6/24/42. 340 combat missions. An instructor in he Austrian Air Force before the war. Joined the Luft and served in Poland, Norway, Britain and Russia. His first known western victory, a Polish PZL P-24 in the Lodz area on 2 September, 1939. A Tiefdecker at Deblin on 5 September, 1939. (Perry Claims). A Wellington (n.b.) N of Langeoog on 18 December, 1939 (Perry Claims). His 6th, a Spitfire at Gravelines on 7 May, 1941. In December, 1941, he was assigned to Rechlin to evaluate improvements on the Bf 109. Also heavily involved in the developement of jet and rocket powered AC at Rechlin. Scored nine victories in one day on the Eastern Front. His 1st Eastern victory, his 7th victory, a Rata 25 km NW of Lemberg. He fell out of favor with Galland, and ironically, replaced Galland briefly as Gen der Jagdflieger before going on Sick Leave near wars end. Deceased 7 September, 1987 in Sulingen. Hoehler Personality Photo/Profile.




88 Golob, WillyOfw2/26/1917Sterkrade14/JG-51 (Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 441802 (lost 2/23/45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 23 February, 1945 after colliding with another G-14 during aerial combat, a Wk# 785026, piloted by Uffz Albert Beck (MIA) in Map Quadreant Pl.Qu. 84227. Added: The collision took place 3km E of Pelplin, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. Ofw Golob has not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is understood to exist at Pelplin, Poland. He is commemorated in the German War Cem at Stare Czarnowo, Poland (D.Drury).
89 Görbig, KurtOfw7/28/1913KaiserhagenErg/JG-26, 6/JG-26 (8/41), 5/JG-26 (12/41 Wevelghem)Fw 190A-1 Werk# 0110033 "Black 1" (lost 12/22/41) EK 2 (as ex-Infantry in Poland)
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIFA 22 December, 1941 during a transfer flight from Weveljhem to Abbeville-Drucat in a weather-related crash near Boulogne. Buried Bourdon Fr., 32/11/405 (A. Rosseels). Wk# 033 may have been a "Black 1". Alternate spelling: Goerbig & Gorbig.


Courtesy Christian König
90 Götz, EmilUffzErg/JGr-Ost (Poland)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 8948 (95% dam 6/1/42)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in a non-operational crash near Krakau on 1 June, 1942 due to engine trouble. Source: Bf 109 Loss List
91 Gramberg, Heinz Dieter "Hans"Oblt10/1/1923Wangerooge25/Bo.Fl.Gr.-196, 8/JG-300 (11/44), Stfkpt 5/JG-300 (1/45 Löbnitz)Fw 190A-8 "Black 2" (? color) (dam 11/7/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 960310 "Red 6" (lost 12/24/44 at Ziegenhain), a 2nd A-8 Werk # 739431 "Red 2" (lost 1/24/45 Trachenberg)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 24 January, 1945 during a fighter-bomber mission over Trachenberg. He bailed but was too low for his chute to deploy. He was with Victor Heimann on this mission. Both lost their A-8s. WIA 24 December, 1944 during aerial combat at Ziegenheim (JG-300 Loss List). Uninjured 27 November, 1944 when his Blk 2 was shot up by a P-51 in the vicinity of Schonebeck; bailed safely. One known victory, a B-24 at Prossnitz (Olomouc) on 17 December, 1944. His 2nd, a B-17 on 14 January, 1945. Added: Bo.Fl.Gr. = Bordfliegergruppe (Onboard flying group?). Trachenberg is today Zmigrod, Poland. His remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is believed to exist at Zmigrod. He is commemorated in the German War Cem at Nadolice Wielkie, Poland (D.Drury).



92 Granderath, JakobOFw2/21/1916Wanlo (CKönig)FFS A/B 111 in Roth/ Nuremberg ('42) (CKönig), 5./NJG 3Ju-52/3m (11/42 Africa, CKönig), Ju-88 G-1 Werk # 714393 "D5 + FN" (lost 27/12/44)
EK 1 & 2
at least Transport Operational Clasp in Bronze		KilledInAction (KIA) 27 December, 1944 when his Ju 88 crashed in the Bastogne area of Belgium, no cause given. Buried as "unknown" in Lommel (A. Rosseels). Added: Remaining crew (desig unk): Fw Johannes Wieseler (MIA, buried as unknown at the German War Cemetery at Lommel); Ogefr Hans Ziegler (still MIA) and Ogefr Emil Piontek (still MIA). Ogefr Ziegler is also buried among the unknowns. A Fw Wieseler is also among the unknowns with an unspecified date (D.Drury). Added: Enlisted 1936, transfer to the Luftwaffe in 1939, missions in Poland and France (as crew), received the pilots badge in 1942. From 11/42 he flew transporters from Italy to Africa and earned the Operational Clasp. Afterward he was retrained to night flying in Denmark. During the Allied invasion in France he flew night mission over Holland and Belgium. On one of these missions he was MIA with his crew. (CKönig)
93 Grape, JoachimHptm5/1/19141/KG-4 (4/41 Soesterberg), Stab I/KG-4 (3/42), Stfkpt 9/KG-4 (3/44 - 6/44 Bialystok Poland)He 111H-5 Werk # 3533 (40% dam 4/16/41), He 111H-20 Werk # Unk (lost 6/26/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp in Silver		MIA 26 June, 1944 in Smolensk/Chmost area per VDK. Hptm Grape commemorated in the German War Cem.at Dukhovshchina, Smolensk Oblast, Russia, no crew detail (D.Drury). aughimmelzuhause.com Added: He was injured 16 April, 1941, an Oblt at the time, when he had a collision while rolling on takeoff from Soesterberg. No mention of the crew (SGLO). Added: The collision was with an He 111H-4 Werk # 3278 of 1/KG-4; no crew detail D.Drury).
94 Grauer, OttoLt2/10/1915Stuttgart, Unknown Bomber Unit, 3(H)/11Do 17 (9/40 BOB), Bf 110, Ju 88,
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/9/43)
EP(3/23/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold
Reconnaissance Oper.Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 13 November, 1943 while serving as a reconnaissance pilot. Entered the Luftwaffe on 9 September, 1939. Channel pilot in September, 1940, an Ofw at the time. In addition to the Battle of Britain, he served in Poland, Russia and France, flying 1747 missions, of which 201 were combat missions. Honor Goblet found for sale online at Leisure Galleries.
95 Grenzel, GerhardLt1915/05/13Brandenburg/ Havel2./StG 1 (09/39 Poland, 01/41 Med)Ju 87 R-1 Werk # 5854 "A5 + DK" (lost 10/01/41)
RK (08/05/40)

EK 1 & 2
MIA 10 January, 1941when his AC crashed in the area between Pantellaria and Malta, after attacking a British convoy. The first NCO Stuka pilot to receive the RK. Total number of missions, unknown. Participated in the first mission against Poland with Bruno Dilley. Channel pilot.


96 Grigo, KurtOfw7/KG-3 ('42), 9/KG-3 ('43)Ju 88A-4 "5K + RT"
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (7/27/42)

EK 1 & 2

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant
DK-G Awards List Added: Grigo was both pilot and observer. Flew over France, Balkans, Crete, England. Crew: Radop OFw Kurt Martin Ulbricht (DKiG, Flying Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant, 1916-1988, see picture), Gunr Uffz Rudolf Wetzel (DKiG, Flying Operational Clasp in Gold, born 1920, WIA/ DOW on 25 April 45 by a belly shot from an Italian Partisan ambush, he served from 1940 over France, Balkans, Crete, UK, Russia, Poland, Italy), OFw Fritz Schwede (see pilot). Crew had to bail out several times, also over enemy territory.


Martin Ulbric


Ulbricht


Rudolf Wetzel
97 Gromotka, FritzLt6/2/1915Kronschkow, Poland281/JG-27 (11/41), 6/JG-27 (6/41 S.U., 5/42 Tmimi Libya), Stfkpt 9/JG-27 (3/44 Greece)Bf 109E-3 "Yellow 10" (1940), Bf 109E-8 Werk # 4890 "Yellow 2" (lost 6/25/41-MIA), Bf 109F-4 "Yellow 8" & Bf 109F-4/Trop Werk # 8548 "Yellow 4 + -" (lost 5/31/42 @ Amut, combat w./Brit P-40s) in 6 Staffel, Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk "Yellow 1" in Greece
RK(1/28/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/25/44)
EP(1/19/44)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA (briefly) on 25 June, 1941 after being shot down near Minsk; returned OK. With JG-27 the entire war except for interruptions caused by injuries and fighter training schools. Had to bail out five times. 438 combat missions. 9 bombers. His first known Soviet victory, two DB-3s on 25 June, 1941. One known Desert victory, a Hurricane of RAF No. 208 Sq. near Tobruk on 29 November, 1941. 2 victories in the East. His 15th victory, a Beaufighter west southwest of Karpathos Greece, 10 November, 1943. His 20th, a B-17 NW of Neusiedler on 12 April, 1944. A HSS on 12/05/44.His 25th, a P-47 NE of Lisieux on 10 June, 1944. His 26th, a P-47 at Stadt Gr. Paris on 12 June, 1944. A 27th, a Typhoon S of Evreux on 17 August, 1944. A 28th, a P-47 at Mantes-Meulan on 19 August, 1944. Deceased 2 November, 1979.


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Operational Record
98 Grosse, Hans WernerOblt11/28/1922Swinemünde (now Swinoujscie, Poland)I/KG-77 (7/43), 3/KG-77 (6/44 France)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140129 "3Z + LK" (lost 7/23/43), Ju 88A-17 Werk # Unk "3Z + MK" (lost 6/6/44), Ju 88A-17 Werk # Unk "1H + NL" (lost 2/1/45) Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		Pilot and one other unnamed crew injured when they crashed at sea north of Kolberg 23 July, 1943 due to engine trouble, Two other unnamed crew MIA (Ju 88 Loss List). Injured a second time, 6 June, 1944 when he ditched 50m S of Marseille due to engine failure. Uninjured 1 February, 1945 when he made water contact over the Barents Sea (LOCS).

Courtesy Christian König
99 Groth, Erich Max "Grotze"Maj1/4/1907Wesermünde152/JGr-102 (39), Stfkpt 2/ZG-2, Kdr II/ZG-76 (8/40 Abbeville-Drucat), Kdr ZG-76 (8/41 Pori, Finland)Bf 110D-1 "M8 + TC", Bf 110E-1 Werk # 3863 (or 6863 transposed) "M8 + KC" (lost 8/12/41)
RK(10/1/40)

EK 1 & 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		KIC 12 August, 1941 in Wk# 3863 by Kirkenes, at Fodalen, Al Buskerud, near Stavanger Norway, during instrument flying in bad weather. His R/O, Ofw Herbert Muche, was also killed in the crash. Poland Campaign (ZG-2). One known victory, his 1st, a Curtis Hawk at Weissenburg on 25 September, 1939. A Fesselballon near Weissenburg, 7 November, 1939. Another known victory, a Morane 406, 11 May, 1940. On 17 May, 1940, he downed two Hawk-75as, no location given. His 8th victory, a Spitfire in the Calais area on 23 May, 1940. Nos.9, 10 & 11, a Hurricane and two Spitfires near Aldershot on 30 August, 1940. Nos.12 to 15, all Spitfires S of London on 4 September, 1940. Channel pilot. Magnus, 13 victories. Bowers/Lednicer, 18 victories. AKA Walter Groth (SIG Norway).

Courtesy Christian König
100 Guilleaume, ArnoldOgefr10/10/1921Marl Hüls11/JG-3 (Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 785923 (lost 2/7/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 7 February, 1945 due to enemy fire, location not reported. Added: The location of his death was Fliegerhorst Pyritz which was in Pomerania (today called Pyrzyce, situated in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland). He is buried as an unknown in the German War Cem at Poznan-Milostowo, Poland (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Guineaume.

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