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1 | Wiemer, Fritz | Ofw | 2/KG-26 | He 111 "1H + GK" (lost) | Bomber Operational Clasp | POW 3 February, 1940 after being shot down by two Hurricanes of RAF No. 43 Sq., piloted by Sgt Frank Carey and Sgt Peter Guy Ottewill, 15 miles E of Tynemouth, 15 miles off the Northumberland coast. With both engines out of commission, Wiemer had to ditch the AC. The AC remained afloat long enough for the crew to escape, but not long enough to inflate their dingy. Four crew were picked up by the trawler Harlech Castle, but Uffz Karl Ernst Thiede, gunner, disappeared beneath the waves before he could be rescued (later recovered and buried at Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby, Plot 116, Row I, Gr 1. Remaining crew: Fw Franz Schnee, Observer, POW, Uffz Alfred Dittrich, wireless operator, POW, Uffz Willi Wolff, mechanic, rescued but died of wounds before the trawler, Harlech Castle, reached shore. | |||||
2 | Pöhs, Joachim 'Joschi' aka 'Josef' | Oblt | 3/14/1912 | Altkettenhof bei Wien (Vienna) | 43 | Austrian Air Force, 4/JG-54 (8/40), 2/JG-76 then became 5/JG-54 (Russia), EKdo-16 (12/43) | Bf 109E-1 Werk # Unk "Red 13" (9/39) in 2/JG-76 & 4/JG-54, Bf 109E-4 Werk # Unk "Black 2" (3/41 France) in 5/JH-54, Bf 109F-2 "Black 9" (8/41 in 5/JG-54), Me 163 Werk # Unk (lost 12/30/43) | RK(8/6/41) Austrian Order Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/20/41) EP(8/9/41) EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold | KIA 30 December, 1943 in Bad Zwischenahn, testing the Me 163. 40 victories in the East (Operation Barbarossa). One known victory, his 1st, a Hawk-75A on 14 May, 1940, no location. His 2nd, a Fairey Battle on 20 May, 1940, no location. A 3rd, a Spitfire in the Dover-Lympne area on 12 August, 1940. A 4th, a Spitfire SW of Dover on 28 August, 1940. Nos.5 & 6 (referred to as 6 & 7 by OKL), both Spitfires near London on 27 September, 1940. About 300 combat missions. Photo Fritz Wendel - Pöhs - Jochen Marseille discuss Me 262 |
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3 | Marseille, Hans-Joachim 'Jochen' | Hptm | 12/13/1919 | Berlin - Charlottenburg | 158 | 1(J)/LG-2 (8/40 Calais-Marck), JG-52 (9/40 Pas de Calais), 3/JG-27 (4/41 Gazala), Stfkpt 3/JG-27 (6/42 | Bf 109E-4 Werk # 3579 "Wh 14" (50% dam, uninj aft crash at Calais aft combat), Bf 109E-4/B Werk # 2032 (25% dam 10/29/40; crashed at Wissant airfield after combat, pilot OK), Bf 109E-7 Wk# 5579 (75% dam Emer Land Wissant, pilot OK 9/11/40), Bf 109E-7 Werk # 5094 (shot down into Channel 9/23/40; rescued), Bf 109E-7/B Werk # 4091 "White 7" (9/28/40), Bf 109E-7/Trop Werk # 5160 "Yellow 6" (5/41), Bf 109F/Trop Werk# 8693 "Yellow 14", Bf 109F Werk# 8673 "Yellow 14" as Stfkpt., Bf 109F-4/Trop Wk#s 10059 & 10137 (6/17/42), both "Yellow 14"s, Bf 109G-2/Trop Werk # 14256 "Yellow 14" (lost 9/30/42) | RK(2/22/42) Br(9/2/42) Italian Gold Medal for Valor Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/1/41) EP(11/3/41) EK 1 & 2 Ftr Oper.Clasp w/"300" | "The Star of Afrika" Killed in a flying accident 30 Sept. 1942 at Sidi-Abid-el-Rahman. Returning from a mission, the new 109 G-2 #14256 he was flying had a fractured oil line and the AC caught fire. When he bailed out, he struck the horizontal stabilizer and failed to open his chute. He was buried 2 October, 1942 at Derna, N. Africa, later reinterred at Memorial Gardens in Tobruk. He flew 383 combat missions. His first victory, a Spitfire over southeast England on 8 September, 1940. 151 victories in the Desert. His 100th, a Hurricane shot down over Gambut airfield, the AC crashing in flames into an AA gun emplacement. EL(6/6/42), S(6/18/42). He shot down an unprecedented 17 AC in one day, 1 September, 1942! Gunther Rall referred to Marseille as the "best shot in the Luftwaffe, a brilliant marksman, using an average of only 15 bullets per kill". Flew 109 Werk # 5237 also. Most of the "F" models were F-4s. His three trusty wingmen were: Rainer Pöttgen, Karl Mentnich and Josef Schlang. Benito Mussolini conferred the Italian Gold Medal for Valor to Marseille for his 1941 Mediterranean service. Hoehler Personality Photo/Profile. Fritz Wendel - Pöhs - Jochen Marseille discuss Me 262 Marseille (L) with friend Mathew 'Matias' Letulu Rare photo of Marseille with Italian fighter pilots
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4 | Abel, Friedrich Wilhelm August 'Fritz' | Hptm. | 11/28/1919 | Wintenberg, Westfallen | Erg/JGr-2(7/40), 9/KG-3 (1/41), redesig 4/KG-3(11/43), Stfkpt 5/KG(J)-51 (2/45, 3/45 Essen-Mühlheim) | Do 17 "5K + MT" in KG-3, Ju 88 in KG-3, Me 262A-2a Werk # 110553 "9K + EN" (lost 3/2/45) | Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (9/9/42) EP (9/14/41) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant (8/25/41) | WIA by flak over England 18 January, 1941 along with his Observer, Uffz Karl Zunk in his Do 17. Wounded a second time by Russian flak on 16 November, 1941 along with his Observer, Fw August Benkle in "5K + MT". MIA 2 March, 1945; shot down in his Me 262 at Venlo Holland (Hagerhofweg). (LuftArchiv.de & Co DeSwart). His Luftwaffe career began as an FhjGefr in 1939 at LKS Fürstenfeldbrück. His EK 2 was awarded 9/3/1940 and the EK 1 awarded 11/15/1940. Source: Peter Kassak. Added: Probably buried as an unknown at Ysselsteyn (SGLO). | |||
5 | Abenhausen, Wolf | Oblt | 3/KG-26 | He 111H-3 Werk # 3157 "1H + ML" (lost 9/11/40) | Bomber Operational Clasp | POW 11 September, 1940 after his ac was hit by AA fire, and then further damaged by several fighters. His ac finally crashed at Dormansland, south of Lingfield, Surrey, where it exploded. Remaining crew (deceased buried CC): Fw Henry Westphalen, Obs (KIA, parachute accident, bur 1/7/242); Fw Heinz Hauswald, R/O (WIA/POW); Uffz Bruno Herms, Flt Engr (KIA, bur 9/7/40) and Gefr Fritz Zahle, Gnr (KIA, also bur 9/7/40). Oblt Abenhausen buried 1/7/242 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Abendhausen., | Cannock Chase | ||||
6 | Achenbach, Fritz Jochen | Oblt | 5/ZG-1 (Reich Def) | Bf 110G-2 Werk # 5410 "2N + NN" (lost 5/29/44) | Destroyer Operational Clasp | Reported lost 29 May, 1944 NE of Isper, no further detail. LW Loss Report & Bf 110 Loss List | |||||
7 | Ackermann, Helmut | Uffz | 1(H)/32 (Lappland) | Do 17P-1 Werk # 1079 "1R + DH" (lost 7/10/41) | Observer Operational Clasp | MIA 10 July, 1941 on an operational mission by Vioninnen (Norway ?), cause unknown. Remaining crew (all MIA): Ofw Fritz Lange, Observer and Uffz Edmund Kuberek, R/O. Source: SIG Norway. | |||||
8 | Adler, Bruno | Lt | 2/26/1921 | 4/KG-2 | Do 217E-2 Werk # 1123 "U5 + EM" (lost 11/1/41) | Bomber Operational Clasp | MIA 1 November, 1941; sd by a Beaufighter of No.307 Sq., piloted by Sgt Turzanski. The ac crashed at sea and believed downed SE of Sidmouth, Devon, although another source suggests N of Watchet, Somerset. Remaining crew: Uffz Fritz Bartol (or Partel) (MIA), Gefr Johann Egger (MIA) and Uffz Kurt Skiwrenneck (or Skowronnek) (KIA, his grave location unknown). Source: D.Drury | ||||
9 | Aechtner, Fritz | Ofw | 3/4/1916 | Nuremberg | 1(H)/5 (1/42), 2(H)/21 (2/43), Flugzeugführer 1/NAGr-5 ('43-7/44), Lechfeld ('45 for Me 262 trng) | Fw 189A-3 in 1(H)/5, Bf 109G-8 (Eastern Latvia mid '44) | RK(12/20/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/12/43) EK 1 & 2 EP (9/13/42), Observer Operational Clasp | Jason Pipes RK Holder List. Deceased Nuremberg, 1 May, 2007. Alternate spelling: Aechter
One of the most experienced pilots in 1/NAGr-5. Courtesy Christian König | | ||
10 | Albers, Walter Wilhelm "Fritz" | Lt | 1/17/1923 | Hohenstein | II/StG-2 | Ju 87D-5 Werk # 649 "T6 + CN" (lost 8/22/43) | Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43 Post.) EK 1 & 2 EP (9/13/43 Post.), Dive Bomber Operational Clasp | KIFA 22 August, 1943; a collision, no further detail. DK-G Awards List. Added: Collision reported 5km SW of Dolgenkaya (LOCS). | |||
11 | Albert, Fritz | Ogefr | 2(H)/41 | Fw 189A-3 Werk # 2254 (40% dam 9/4/42) | Observer Operational Clasp | KIA 4 September, 1942 after hit by flak in Russia, Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 48211. Remaining unnamed crew OK. Obs Loss List | |||||
12 | Albrecht, Fritz | Fw | 1(F)/121 (Greece) | Ju 88A-5 Werk # 684 (lost 8/26/41) | Observer Operational Clasp | KIC 26 August, 1941 when his ac struck an obstacle at or near Athens-Tatoi airfield. Remaining crew: Fw Julius Ernst Gerhardt, Obs (DOW 8/27/41); Uffz Kurt Knuschke, R/O (WIC) and Uffz Heinz Büttner, Gnr (KIC). Two of the deceased are buried in the Ger War Cem. at Dionyssos-Rapendoza, Crypt 3, Row 8 as follows: Fw Gerhardt, Platte 11; Uffz Büttner, Platte 8 (D.Drury). | |||||
13 | Altenähr, Fritz | Fw | 12/12/1913 | Allagen bei Arnsberg | Unk | He 111 (lost 4/16/45) | Bomber Operational Clasp | KIC with his entire crew 16 April, 1945 while on a return from La Rochelle France; crash location and cause not reported. Remaining crew (all buried Augsburg-Westfriedhof): Uffz Alfred Bockermann, Co-pilot (geb 8/27/21 Hamburg); Ofw Karl Kossmann, R/O (geb 5/15/12 Ankum/Bersenbrück); Ofw Helmut Henker, Gnr (geb 6/22/13 Zeitz) and Fw Fritz Tscharnke, Flt Engr? (geb 4/4/14 Weissing). Source: F.Braun. | |||
14 | Altendorf, Fritz | Uffz | 10/JG-54 (10/43 S.U.), II/JG-54 | Bf 109G-6 Werk # 17017 (lost 10/17/43), Fw 190D-9 "Red ?" (lost) | Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp | Died 16 December, 1945 of injuries sustained in a crash near Kruisdorp on 1 January, 1945. Injured in a force landing at the Siwerskaya airfield on 17 October, 1943, due to a fuel shortage. | |||||
15 | Althoff, Fritz | Uffz | II/KG-6 (Channel) | Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144362 "??" (lost 5/31/43) | Bomber Operational Clasp | KIC with unnamed crew 31 May, 1943; crashed near the Cormeilles airfield, cause not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). | |||||
16 | Altpeper, Fritz | Fw | 4/JG-2 (Ettingshausen) | Fw 190D-9 Werk # Unk "Yellow 4" (lost 1/1/45) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIC 1 January, 1945 when after becoming airborne, he developed engine trouble, belched black smoke, followed by flames. He crashed to his death near Dierdorf. He did not break radio silence, nor did he bail out (N.Franks book). | |||||
17 | Altpeter, Fritz | Fw | 2/2/1922 | 11/JG-2 | Fw 190D-9 Werk # 600145 "Yellow 4" (lost 1/1/45) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIFA 1 January, 1945. Taking off in his untested D-9, his plane spouted flames and crashed near Dierdorf. His companions wanted to warn him to bail, but could not break radio silence. They watched in horror, as the inexperienced pilot silently and without protest, crashed to his death. Buried Dierdorf, grave 1591. | ||||
18 | Amberg, Heinz | Uffz | 7/NJG-1 | Bf 110G-4 Werk # 740163 "G9 + GR" (lost 3/15/44) | Wound Badge Night Fighter Operational Clasp | His G-4 sd 15 March, 1944 at Grabenstetten by return fire from a Halifax LW 558 of RCAF No 427 Sq., piloted by F/O Harold B. Steeves (KIA). Amberg bailed safely, with injuries. The Halifax was also lost, crashing near Reutlingen, killing entire crew but one, a POW. Remaining Bf 110 crew: Uffz Josef Seiferling, R/O (KIA) and Gefr Kopperberg (bailed safely). Source: Fritz Braun. | |||||
19 | Amende, Fritz | Oblt | Stfkpt 2/SKG-210 (S.U.) | Bf 110E-2/N Werk # 3787 "S9 + MK" (lost 6/29/41 | Destroyer Operational Clasp | KIA with unnamed crew 29 June, 1941, cause and location not reported. Bf 110 Loss List | |||||
20 | Ammann, Fritz | Uffz | 4/JG-300 (8/43 Peenmünde) | Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15865 (lost 8/24/43, 25 km northeast of Kristianstadt Sweden) | Night Fighter Operational Clasp | The first Gustav to come down in Sweden on 24 August, 1943. During a routine evening flight at 10,000 meters, his radio suddenly went silent and his navigational system developed problems. He dropped to a lower altitude and fired flares, hoping an airfield would light up for him to land. With no response, he decided to bail out, breaking his upper left arm doing so. He came down in the south of Sweden and expressed his wish to be returned to Germany (Source: B.Widfeldt). | |||||
21 | Ammon, Hans | Uffz | 7/14/1922 | Fürth Bavaria | 6/JG-4 | Fw 190A-8/R2 Werk # 681331 "Black 11" (lost 9/11/44) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 11 September, 1944 during aerial combat at Hellingen, by Meldburg (JG-4 List). He recd his Pilot Certificate # 122128 on 14 April, 1943 per document copy provided by Fritz Braun. (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Page from Ammon's logbook |
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22 | Amschler, Hans | Uffz | 1/JG-5 | Fw 58 Werk# 023 "KB + HP" | Fighter Operational Clasp | MIA 9 July, 1943 along with pilot Uffz. Fritz Mühlberg; Aerial combat, Herdla-Lade. Mombeek MIA List. The FW 58 was a twin engine multi-purpose AC, used as a Trainer, Transport or Ambulance AC. | |||||
23 | Andreaus, Fritz | Fw | 1 | 11/JG-51 (1/44 S.U., 4/44 Lisiatycze, S.U.) | Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk (lost 4/18/44) | EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | MIA in the Ukraine 18 April, 1944; commemorated in the collective cemetery at Kyiv, Ukraine (D.Drury). His first known victory, a Soviet La-5 on 27 January, 1944. This may be the Franz Andreaus shown KIA in Ukraine in April, 1944 by VDK. Added: He is believed to be the wingman of Fw Helmut Holtz this date, when the Holtz ac became bogged down in mud during a rescue attempt of the wingman (D.Drury). | ||||
24 | Andres, Fritz | Oblt | Stfkpt 2/SKG-210 (S.U.) | Bf 110E Werk # 2376 "S9 + ??" (lost 8/14/41) | Destroyer Operational Clasp | KIA with unnamed crew 14 August, 1941 near Kaschjokoba after being hit by flak. Bf 110 Loss List | |||||
25 | Appel, Richard | Ofw | Fl.ü.G.-1, Gruppe Süd | Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470628 (lost 2/5/44) | Wound Badge Liason Operational Clasp (?) | This ac reported lost due to weather on 5 February, 1944 at Grüne Heide. The pilot was injured bailing from the ac. Source: Fritz Braun. This unit known as an aircraft delivery unit, factory to active squadrons. | |||||
26 | Arndt, Fritz | Uffz | 3/JG-1 | Fw 190A-8 Werk # 171662 "Yellow 6" (lost 7/30/44) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 30 July, 1944 during aerial combat with American fighters near St Lo. No known grave. Source: J. Geense. | |||||
27 | Arndt, Werner | Fw | III/KG-30 | Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140242 "4D + ED" (lost), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 142113 (lost 11/42) | Wound Badge Bomber Operational Clasp | KIC 5 November, 1942; takeoff accident at Nautsi Norway on a non-operational flight. Remaining crew (all KIC): Fw Franz Frei, Observer; Uffz Freidrich Steube, R/O and Ofw Fritz Reinike, Mech. Source: SIG Norway. WIA 15 June, 1942; shot down at the Kemi Bridge, an Uffz at the time. Remaining crew (all KIA): Uffz Alfred Rennel, Observer; Fw Kurt Andreas, R/O and Ogefr Hans Matthias, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway. | |||||
28 | Assel, Fritz | Uffz | I/JG-111 | Bf 109G-6 Werk # 161450 (dam 8/3/44) | This ac known to have crashed on 3 August, 1944 at Unterschlauersbach, near Roth, cause and pilot disposition not reported. Source: Klassiker der Luftfahrt 6/12 magazine article (H. Breuer). | ||||||
29 | Auerbach, Fritz | Uffz | 2 | 4/ZG-76 | Bf 110 | EK 2 Destroyer Operational Clasp | His first victory, a Spitfire 20 km south of Tunbridge Wells on 30 August, 1940. His second, a Spitfire S of London on 2 September, 1940. | ||||
30 | Aufhammer, Fritz | Obstlt | 11/28/1914 | 5 | II/KG-153 ('37), Adj II/KG-27 ('42), Kdr II/KG-100 (10/42-4/43), Kdr KG-100 (5/43-9/43), Kdr KG-3 (7/44), Kdr JG-301 (9/44 to end) | Do 217 in KG-100, Ju 88 in KG-3, Bf 109G, Fw 190A & Ta 152H | Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/12/43) EP (8/3/42), EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant | Two known victories, both P-51s in the Müritz Sea area on 5 December, 1944, opposing the Berlin-Münster Raid. Deceased 14 June, 2002 (OKL & LOCS). Alternate spelling: Auffhammer (OKL). |
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31 | Auinger, Fritz | Oblt | 3/ZG-26 (S.U.) | Bf 110E-2 Werk # 4387 "3U + UL" (lost 10/24/41) | Destroyer Operational Clasp | MIA with unnamed crew 24 October, 1941 at Kalinin after hit by flak. Bf 110 Loss List | |||||
32 | Awe, Fritz | Lt | 3 | Legion Condor 1.J/88 | Bf 109D | Spanish Cross Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 1939 in Spain. Found in the index of Caldwells 1st Vol., JG-26 War Diary, pg 83, but no mention! All three victories in Spain, I-15's | ||||
33 | Bachmann, Friedrich Wilhelm Fritz | Lt | 12/16/1919 | 31 | 1/JG-2 (5/42 S.U.), 9/JG-2 (12/43), 3/JG-2 (8/44), 1/JG-2 (12/44) | Bf 109F& G, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 173833 "Yellow 6" (lost 9/5/44; aerial combat w/P-51, bailed w/injuries) | Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp | His first known Soviet victory, two Pe-2s on 27 May, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 6 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 11 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 21 August, 1942. Two LaGG-3s on 22 August, 1942. An R-5 on 28 August, 1942. One known western victory, a P-47 10 km E of Chartres on 14 August, 1944. A 2nd, an Auster III at Acquigny, N of Evreux, on 26 August, 1944. A 3rd, a P-47 W of Köln on 8 December, 1944. | |||
34 | Backhaus, Hans Jürgen | Lt | 6/KG-4 | He 111H Werk # unk "5J + FP" (lost 6/19/40) | Bomber Operational Clasp | POW 19 June, 1940; sd by a Spitfire of No. 19 Sq., piloted by F/O George Ball, and crashed into the sea off Margate, Kent. Remaining crew: Fw Alfred Reitzig, Obs (KIA); Uffz Theodor Kühn, R/O (POW) and Uffz Fritz Boeck, Flt Engr (POW). Reitzig buried in Margate Cem., Sec 50, Gr 15030 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling Bachhaus. | |||||
35 | Bader, Hans | Obstlt | Kdr I/KG-3 (10/41), Kdr II/KG-53 (5/42) | Ju 88 in KG-3, He 111P & H in KG-53 | Bomber Operational Clasp | One known December, 1941 crew, Ofw Fritz Steudel, an R/O and RK recipient on 28 February, 1945. | |||||
36 | Baer, Fritz | Uffz | 8 | 9/JG-51 (2/42 S.U.) | Bf 109F-2 Werk # 5782 (40% dam 8/2/42) | EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp | WIA 2 August, 1942 due to enemy fire in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 47742. His first known Soviet victory, an R-Z on 15 November, 1941. A 2nd, an Il-2 W of Mosskrapanskaya on 21 February, 1942. A 3rd, an I-61 on 27 February, 1942. A 4th, a Pe-2 on 6 April, 1942. A 5th, a Pe-2 on 30 May, 1942. A 6th, a MiG-3 on 8 July, 1942. A 7th, a Pe-2 on 25 July, 1942. The spelling Baer came from the OKL Claims List. Alternate spelling: Bär (Bf 109 Loss List). | ||||
37 | Bahl, Fritz | Ofw | 2/JG-1 (3/41 Münster-Loddenheide), 1/JG-1 (10/43 Deelen) | Bf 109E & F, Fw 190A-5 Werk # 410055 (65% dam 10/19/43) | Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp | Injured in a crash 19 October, 1943 when he overturned on landing at Deelen Holland airfield. The A-5 was the usual AC of Bernard Kunze. Added: Ofw Bahl never flew again after is accident (C.König).
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38 | Baldauf, Fritz | Fw | 4/KG-26 (10/39 Lüneburg), 8/KG-26 (8/40) | He 111H Werk # Unk "1H + NM" (lost 10/9/39), He 111H-4 Werk # Unk "1H + FS" (lost 8/15/40) | Bomber Operational Clasp | POW 15 August, 1940; failed to return from a mission to the coast of Northumberland, County Durham, when they were sd into the sea east of Middlesbrough, and captured. Remaining crew (all POW); Lt Adolf Renner, Observer, Ogefr Wilhelm Rössinger, wireless operator, Gefr Walter Lorenz, mechanic and Uffz Christoph Schumann, gunner. Earlier, on 9 October, 1939, he and his crew were taken prisoner after making an emergency landing in a field in Nymindegab, Denmark due to low fuel. The crew were on an anti-shipping operation with five other He 111's. Before being captured, they were able to set the ac onfire. They remained POW's until the German occupation, 9 April, 1940. Remaining crew (all uninjured): Uffz Hermann Gutacker, Obs; Ofw Adolf Friedrich Düring, R/O and Uffz Erich Scheinert, Mech. Source: "Air War Over Denmark". Alternate spelling: Waldauf. | |||||
39 | Bardehle, Fritz | Uffz | KG-4 | He 111 | Bomber Operational Clasp | Jager Blatt 3. 1998. | |||||
40 | Bartak, Fritz | Lt | 9/JG-54 | Fw 190D-9 Werk # 210015 "White 2" (lost 10/15/44), Fw 190D-9 Werk # 210029 "TS+DC" "White 8" (lost) | Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 29 December, 1944 in aerial combat with Spitfire IXs of the RCAF No. 411 Sq. He fell to his death near the German border at Bentheim. WIA 15 October, 1944 during aerial combat, bailed safely at Hesepe. | |||||
41 | Bartens, Jürgen | Oblt | 1/30/1915 | Berlin | Stfkpt 8/KG-55 (10/40) | He 111P-2, He 111P-4 Werk # 2908 "G1 + LS" (lost 4/9/41) | Bomber Operational Clasp | KIA 9 April, 1941 on a mission over England, crashing at Farmhill Crossroads, Windsor Great Park, Berkshire. He was flying as Observer this date; pilot Ofw Franz Vonier, both buried in Brookwood Mil Cem, Plot 15, Row A Joint Grave 3. Remaining crew (WIA & POW): Fw Fritz Pons, R/O and Fw Hermann Hübler (or Kübler), Mech.. Source: D. Drury). Known to have flown missions against England in October, 1940, specifically one against Thorney Island airfield, Sussex, on 8 October, 1940. | |||
42 | Barthel, Fritz | Fw | Einsatz Gr. Ju 88 | Do 17 Werk # 2173 (lost 6/9/43) | Bomber Operational Clasp | KIA 9 June, 1943 over Yugoslavia, no cause reported. Also KIA, Uffz Heinz Rennecke. The pilot choice was made by me, as the pilot was not identified in the report. Source: Yugo crashes-Shrani. | |||||
43 | Bartl, Michael | Uffz | 1/Kü.Fl.Gr-506 (Küstenfliegergruppe) | Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1540 "S4 + MH" (lost 4/25/42) | Bomber Operational Clasp | MIA the night of 25/26 April, 1942 when he was shot down by F/Lt Neyder and Sft Wozney in a Beaufighter II, T3358 of RAF No. 307 Sq.. The AC crashed into the sea 15 miles south of Beer Head at approximately 22:20 hours. Four parachutes were seen before the AC went down in flames and its destruction was confirmed by the Royal Observer Corps and the convoy "Stencil". Remaining crew (all MIA): Lt Joachim Ritzmann, Observer; Uffz Fritz Schmidt, R/O and Fw Max Burdenski, Gunner. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny. | |||||
44 | Bäthge, | Lt | 1 | 10/ZG-26 | Bf 110F-2 & Bf 110G | EK 1 & 2 Destroyer Operational Clasp | One known victory, a B-24 on 3 October, 1944, no location given. This may be Fritz Bathge. | ||||
45 | Bäthge, Fritz | Fw | 1 | 13(Z)/JG-5 | Bf 110F-2 & G-2 | EK 2 Destroyer Operational Clasp | One known victory, a Beaufighter off Norway on 18 April, 1944. | ||||
46 | Baumann, Julius | Ofw | 1 | 7/ZG-26 (5/42), 8/ZG-26 (10/43 Reich Def) | Bf 110C in 7 Staffel, Bf 110G-2 Werk # 120048 (lost 10/10/43) in 8 Staffel | EP(1943) EK 1 & 2 Destroyer Operational Clasp | KIA 10 October, 1943, during aerial combat, opposing U. S. bombers during the Münster raid. One unnamed crewman was wounded (Bf 110 Loss List). One known victory, a Hurricane in North Africa on 12 May, 1942. He was shot down on this same mission, but was rescued by a motor torpedo boat. His EP date from the EP List provided by Fritz, Braun. | ||||
47 | Baumgartl, Erich | Hptm | 10/24/1918 | Braunsdorf | Stfkpt 3/KG-55 (7/43), Kdr I/KG-30 (2/44), Kdr I/KG-55 (7/44) | He 111H, Ju 88S-3 Werk # 330406 "4D + AH" (lost 7/12/44) | RK(7/31/43) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/27/42) EP(4/20/42) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp | KIA 12 July, 1944, sd by a British Mosquito night fighter. Remaining crew (KIA): Fw Fritz Pleger, Obs and Uffz Karl Cyrus, Gnr. The unnamed R/O managed to bail safely. (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Baumgartl with Ju88 after belly-landing | Courtesy Christian König | ||
48 | Beck, Fritz | Ofw | 9/4/1910 | 1/JG-3 (Paderborn) | Bf 109G-10 Werk # 490632 "White 14" (lost 12/2/44) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 2 December, 1944 during aerial combat with P-47's of 56FG at Kehna, buried Nördlingen. | ||||
49 | Beeck, Fritz | Ofw | 11/30/1910 | 4 | 6/JG-51 (8/40 Channel) | Bf 109E-4 Werk # 5587 "Yellow 10" (lost 8/24/40) | EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | POW 24 August, 1940 after being shot down over East Langdon, Kent, England, belly landing alongside the Dover-Deal Road. His one known victory, a Spitfire E of Dungeness on 7 July, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire W of Cape Gris Nez on 29 July, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire along the English coast on 15 August, 1940. His 4th, a Hurricane E of Margate on 24 August, 1940. Soldiers pose with Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 (W.Nr. 5587) ‘Yellow 10’ of 6./JG 51 ‘Molders’, which crash-landed at East Langdon in Kent, 24 August 1940. The pilot was captured unhurt. | |||
50 | Beek, Fritz | Ofw | 6/JG-51 | Bf 109E | Fighter Operational Clasp | POW 24 August, 1940 after making a force landing by Langdon, Dover, England. Jager Blatt 5/2003.
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51 | Beer, Fritz | Lt | 9/11/1923 | Regensburg | 2 | Stab I/JG-2 (6/6/44), 2/JG-2 (6/18/44 Creil) | Fw 190A-8/R6 Werk # 172688 (lost 6/23/44) | EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | One known victory, a P-51 in the Bernay area on 6 June, 1944. A 2nd victory, a P-51 off Luc-sur-Mer on 18 June, 1944 (OKL Claims List). Added: KIA 23 June, 1944, near Gace, 10km NW of Echauffour, Normandy, France; initially buried in an isolated (unknown?) corner grave in the local Echauffour Cemetery. His remains have been transferred to the German War Cemetery at Champigny-St.Andre; Blk 8, Row 9, Gr 808 (Death Registration Certificate dtd 3/12/45 per John Grewe, 2nd cousin to Ofhr Beer, translation by Traugott Vitz via Aircrew Remembered Team). | Echauffour Cemetery, France | |
52 | Bellaire, Ernst | Oblt | II/JG-2 (7/44), Stab III/JG-54 (12/44 Varrelbusch) | Ju 88 Werk # Unk (dam 7/25/44), Fw 190D-9 Werk# 210016 "TS+SP" "Black 3" (lost 12/29/44) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 29 December, 1944 in aerial combat with Tempests of RAF No. 56 Sq. (New Zealand) west of Rheine (Kockrlwiek). He was the wingman for Kdr Weiss, who was also killed this same day by the same Tempests. Fritz Ungar was the only survivor...and thus, witness to the carnage of III/JG-54 on "Black Friday". Earlier, he successfully belly landed the Ju 88 which belonged to JG-2 on 25 July, 1944, no further detail (LOCS). | |||||
53 | Bellmann, Fritz | Ofw | I/Schl.G-2 | Fw 190F-3 Werk # 424030 (lost 7/11/43) | Assault Operational Clasp | KIC 11 July, 1943 at Ladispoli (Med.) due to a servicing error. | |||||
54 | Benke, Helmut | Uffz | 1/LG-1 (Greece) | Ju 88A-5 Werk # 8198 "L1 + ZH" (lost 4/20/41) | Bomber Operational Clasp | KIA with unnamed crew 20 April, 1941, cause unknown. Added: The loss was due to aerial combat near Athens. Remaining crew (dispositions unknown, presumed KIA): Gefr Emmerich Döhndorfer, Obs; Ogefr Fritz Steckel, R/O and (rank unk) Josef Kalusa (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Behnke. | |||||
55 | Benscheidt, Edgar | Oblt | 6/KG-40 (2/42 Soesterberg), II/KG-40 (7/42) | Do 217E-4 Werk # 1142 "F8 + GP" (lost 2/26/42), Do 217E-4 Werk # 1198 "F8 + GP" (lost 7/24/42) | Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp | MIA during an operation on 24 July, 1942, crashing into the North Sea, cause not given. Remaining crew): Fw Ernst Klaus, Obs (MIA); Uffz Georg Senft, Mech (MIA) and Ofw Rudolf Gruner, R/O, (KIA, the only crewman to be recovered, washing ashore on 14 October, 1942 between the villages of Lokker and Blokhus Denmark. He was buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 16 October, 1942. Source: Air War over Denmark. Added: Benscheidt was injured 26 February, 1942 when his ac made an emergency landing at Veenendaal due to engine failure. Remaining crew: Lt H.Edinger, Obs (Surv); Uffz H.Prond, R/O (Surv) and Ofw Fritz Weinig (geb 7/30/1914), Mech (KIC, bur 1st in Amsterdam, then in 1948, Ysselsteyn CX-6-127) (Finf-A Grave by Fred). | Ysselstein, Holland | ||||
56 | Berg, Heinrich von "Fritz" | Uffz | 4/13/1920 | Schauben | 10(Jabo)/JG-26 (Channel) | Fw 190A-3/U3 Werk # 2240 (lost 8/19/42) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 19 August, 1942 after aerial combat with a Spitfire, after he had bombed a ship off Dieppe. He landed on Drucat, examined his damaged AC, # 2240, and took off again, and crashed 4 km N of Hesdin, before reaching Wizernes. Added: He is buried in the Ger War cem Bourdon France, Blk 32, Row 9, Gr 338 (D.Drury). | |||
57 | Berger, Fritz | Hptm | 5/25/1913 | 1 | Stab II/NJG-2 (10/44 Köln-Butzweilerhof) | Ju 88G-1 Werk # 713635 "4R + EC" (lost 10/19/44) | EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp | His G-1 sd by flak at Wiers 19 October, 1944. He, and his R/O Uffz herbert Anders bailed safely w/o injury. His Gnr Uffz Reinhold Leuze bailed with wounds (Lost Aircraft Report). One known victory, a "4 mot" at St Dizier on 19 July, 1944. | |||
58 | Bergmann, Georg | Fw | 1(F)/120 (vaernes) | He 111H-2 Werk # 2707 "A6 + ZH" (lost 5/24/40) | Observer Operational Clasp | KIC 24 May, 1940; crashed into a bog at Tensäsen Länke, 10 km NE of the Vaernes airfield due to engine failure. No mention of crew disposition. Wekusta Loss List. Added: The ac crashed shortly after takeoff, it's port engine on fire, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew: Reg Rat Dr Helmut Heinze, Uffz Herbert Deichert, Fw Fritz Hoch and Lt Hans Weichert, all buried at Havstein Cem., Trondheim (Flyvrak Norway). | |||||
59 | Berke, Herbert | Lt | 2/KGr-100 (Chartres) | He 111H-3 Werk # 3212 "6N + HK" (lost 7/6/41) | Bomber Operational Clasp | MIA with his entire crew 6 July, 1941; failed to return from an operation to Lowestoft, Suffolk, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Fw Johannes Hasnpf (or Hampf), Obs; Fw Herbert Schuster, R/O; Fw Walter Kryschak, Flt Engr and Uffz fritz Ritter, Gnr (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Betke. | |||||
60 | Bernau, Fritz | Uffz | 11/7/1922 | Fiddichow | 12/JG-300 | Bf 109G-14 Werk # 783869 (lost 11/27/44 in the Goslar area) | Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp | WIA 27 November, 1944 during aerial combat with fighters near Göslar (JG-300 Loss List). Bernau lost a 2nd AC at Kyffhausen in March, 1945, his disposition unknown. Added: MIA 3/45 per DRK MIA List/Ricardo Freitag 7/2021. | | ||
61 | Bernauer, Fritz | Fw | 4/JG-77 (S.U.) | Bf 109F-4 Werk # 8199 (lost 6/27/42) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 27 June, 1942; crashed and burned at Sevastopol. | |||||
62 | Berner, Fritz | Ofhr | 8/13/1923 | Friedrichshafen | 4/NJG-6 | Ju 88G-1 Werk # 714415 "2Z + JM" (lost 9/12/44) | Night Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 12 September, 1944; collided with LA143 (British Bomber?) at Niederwöllstadt. Remaining crew (KIA): R/O Gefr Günther Flegler (6/15/1924 Grosssachsen, Mannheim); R/O2 Fw Herbert Gerhard (10/2/1920) and Gnr Uffz Dietrich Will (10/24/1921 Königsberg). | |||
63 | Bernhard, Fritz | Ofw | 6/KG-51, 3/KG-77 (8/42 Med) | Ju 88A-4 Werk # 144144 "#Z + HL" (lost 8/21/42) | Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/10/42) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp | DK-G Awards List. MIA with unnamed crew 21 August, 1942, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). | |||||
64 | Betz, Fritz | Uffz | III/SKG-10 (Channel) | Fw 190A-5 Werk # 6016 "VF + NL" (lost 5/10/43) | Assault Operational Clasp | MIA 10 May, 1943, cause and location not reported. | |||||
65 | Beuker, Friedrich "Fritz" | Ofw | 4/19/1913 | Wilsum | 4(F)/122 (Schiphol) | Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0404 "F6 + BM" (lost 3/8/41) | Observer Operational Clasp | KIA with his Observer Lt Gustav Neumann (geb 3/11/1909, Kiel) and two other unnamed crew, crashing off Skegness 8 March, 1941 after being attacked by Spitfires of No. 266 Sq (P/O Frederick P. Ferris (KIA) & Sgt John Edward van Schaick). Source: Ju 88 Loss List. Added: Remaining crew (KIA): Lt Gustav Neumann, Obs; Uffz Alfons Schuler, R/O and Uffz Karl Lessmöllmann, Flt Engr. With the exception of Uffz Lessmöllmann, the deceased are commemorated on the Kiel-Laboe Naval Memorial. Uffz Lessmöllmann is buried in Great Bircham (St.Mary Churchyard, Blk 2, Row 1, Gr 3. His body was recovered 27 April, 1941 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Benker. | |||
66 | Bietteck, Fritz | Uffz | 3/KG-54 (S.U.) | Ju 88A-6 Werk # 2339 "B3 + FL" (lost 7/22/41) | Bomber Operational Clasp | KIA with unnamed crew 22 July, 1941, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). | |||||
67 | Bilfinger, Fritz | Oblt | 10/19/1920 | 19 | 9/JG-52 (8/42 S.U.), 4/JG-52 (3/44 S.U.), Stfkpt 7/JG-1 (7/44), Stfkpt 10/JG-1 (9/44 Reich Def) | Bf 109F in 42, Bf 109G-6 Werk # 411680 "White 7 + -" (dam 3/26/44; WIA cmbt, no loc), Bf 109G-6 in 7/JG-1, Bf 109G-10 in 10/JG-1, Bf 109G-14/AS Werk # 780760 "Black 17" (lost 12/25/44) | EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 25 December, 1944, during the Ardennes offensive. He was shot down by Mustangs of 352nd FG while attempting to close on a B-17. He crashed at Schönwaldhaus, in the area of Meckenheim. Buried Bonn-Duisdorf, Grave 9. His first known victory, a Soviet MiG-1 at Taranovka (Kharkov) on 17 May, 1942. An R-5 on 1 August, 1942. Two Il-2s on 6 August, 1942. An I-16 Rata on 19 August, 1942. An I-16 Rata on 1 September, 1942. A Soviet Boston on 8 September, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 13 September, 1942. A Soviet Boston on 25 September, 1942. A MiG-1 on 30 October, 1942. A Boston III on 6 November, 1942. A LaGG on 4 August, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 16 April, 1944. One known western victory, his 2nd (15th overall) , a P-51 near Caen (Lisieux) on 12 July, 1944. A Spitfire E of Caen on 19 July, 1944. A P-47 at Melun on 6 August, 1944. Another P-47 on 7 August, 1944. A 6th, a Spitfire on 8 August, 1944, over France. Magnus Report, 19 victories. | |||
68 | Birkner, Herbert | Hptm | Stfkpt 3/KG-54 (6/42) | Ju 88A-4 Werk # 301583 "B3 + KL" (lost 6/6/44) | Bomber Operational Clasp | MIA 6 June, 1944; sd over the Seine Estuary (LOCS). Opposed the Normandy landing attacking shipping with four others from KG-54. Added: Remaining crew (MIA): Fw Walter Köllmer, Obs; Uffz Arthur Hinterholzer, R/O and Uffz Fritz Sobiansky, Gnr (.Drury). | |||||
69 | Birnschein, Heinz | Hptm | 7/18/1913 | Teuchem/Weissenfels | 3 | 3/NJG-3 (7/44), Stfkpt 9/NJG-3 (8/44), Kdr II/NJG-3 (1/45) | Bf 110G-4, Ju 88G-1 "D5 + AT" (dam 8/26/44), Ju 88G-6 Werk # 621612 "D5 + AT" (lost 1/17/45) | EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 16/17 January, 1945, crashing after aerial combat with a Mosquito of RAF No. 157 Sq., piloted by F/Lt A McKinnon by Lüneburg (Boiten). His Mechanic, Uffz Kurt Barth was injured in the crash. One known victory, a "4 mot" at Vendome on 1 July, 1944. A 2nd, a "2 mot" (B-26 most likely) at Amiens on 8 July, 1944. A 3rd, a "4 mot" 25 km NW of Vechta on 13 August, 1944. His Ju 88G-1 was shot down w/o injuries near Frankfurt the night of 25/26 August, 1944. Remaining crew: Uffz Josef Scholten, R/O (WIA) and Uffz Fritz Wendland, Gunner. | ||
70 | Bisang, Lothar Dr. | Lt | 1 | 2/NJG-2 (7/41 Channel) | Ju 88C-4 Werk # 880724 "R4 + KK" (lost 7/28/41) | EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 28 July, 1941. One known victory, a Blenheim on 28 July, 1941, near Wivenhoe Essex England. His other crew, all KIA; Gefr Werner Ulbricht (bur CC, Blk 1, Gr 314) and Gefr Fritz Rosenstock. A Jager Blatt inquiry of 2/1998 implies that the crew was lost the day of this victory. A Jager Blatt response on 2/2001, Bisang reported that one engine had failed and that one of the crew was wounded. The British reported that the Ju 88 was being pursued by a Havoc, however, the Ju 88 fell before the Havoc began to shoot. The crew were all buried at Ipswich. Alternate spelling: Biesang. | Cannock Chase | |||
71 | Bittner, Manfred | Fw | 8/KG-53 (temp assign to TG-30) | He 111 Werk # Unk "S3 + AH" (lost 8/22/44) | Wound Badge Bomber Operational Clasp | WIA the night of 21/22 August, 1944 when he crashed at the Creil (Fr) airfield after combat with a British nightfighter. III/KG-53 was flying supply missions for TG-30 at the time. Remaining crew (WIA): Fw Fritz Fritsch, Flt Engr and Fw Franz Kordys, Gnr (no mention of observer). Source: Luftwaffe Discussion Forum. | |||||
72 | Blaurock, Friedrich Fritz | Ofw | 16 | 7/JG-77 (2/41) | Bf 109E-4/B Werk # 2012 "Yellow 5" (lost 7/25/41) | EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 25 July, 1941 (see Note) when he was hit by AA fire while attacking the fighter base at Mayaki S.U., the home of the 55th Fighter Aviation Regt.. His AC crashed on the runway, the cockpit squeezed together, killing the pilot. His first victory was a Beaufort 70 km W of Guernsey on 24 Feb., 1941 while in 7 Staffel. His first known Soviet victory, an I-153 on 9 March, 1942. His 15th, an unnamed Soviet AC on 9 June, 1942. Blaurock had two sunken ships to his credit also. Note: These 1942 Soviet victories are definately Friedrich Blaurocks! Therefore the reported deathdate, 1941, must be incorrect. 1942 would make sense | ||||
73 | Blechschmidt, Fritz | Fhr | III/KG-40, 15/JG-301 (3/45 Reich Defense) | He 177 in KG-40, Bf 109G-10 Werk # 151621 "Yellow 8" (lost 3/2/45) | Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp | This former bomber pilot, wounded, and bailed safely over Burg after aerial combat on his first Reich Defense flight (C.König). | |||||
74 | Bliesener, Fritz | Oblt | 1/24/1920 | Stettin | 5/KG-55 (1/40), II/KG-51 (11/41), Grp Adj KG-55 (11/42) | He 111H-8 Werk # 3930 "G1 + BN" (lost 6/18/41), Bf 108D-1 Werk # 3081 "G1 + YA" (lost 11/25/42) | RK(12/20/41) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp | KIFA 25 November, 1942; inadvertently struck the ground near Morozovskaya airfield, killing Lt Albert Betz and Fw Erich Hasselberg. He and Obs Uffz Wolfgang Specht bailed safely from their He 111 on 18 June, 1941 after being sd by enemy fighters near Lvov. Remaing crew (KIA): Fw Herbert Rudolph, R/O; Gefr Hubert Becke, Flt Engr and Sonderführer Karl Elend, Acting Gnr, were killed in the crash | |||
75 | Blind, Helmut | Ogefr | NSGr Unit (Störkampf Nuisance Raider) | Ar 66, Go 145, W.34 | EP (1943) EK 1 & 2 Ground Attack Operational Clasp | Source: EP List provided by Fritz Braun. | |||||
76 | Bockermann, Alfred | Uffz | 8/27/1921 | Hamburg | Unk | He 111 (lost 4/16/45) | Bomber Operational Clasp | KIC 16 April, 1945 while flying as Co-pilot with Fw Fritz Altenähr on a return flight from La Rochelle France, location and cause not reported. See Fw Altenähr for additional crew detail (F.Braun). | |||
77 | Boecker, Heinrich | Hptm | 4/14/1912 | Spenge | 3/LG-1 (5/41 Crete, 8/41/Med), Stfkpt 12/LG-1, numerous Staff positions | Ju 88A-5 Werk # 2262 "L1 + LL" (interned 5/22/41), Ju 88A-5 Werk # 6311 "L1 + SL" (lost 8/6/41) | RK(2/29/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/17/41) EP(7/6/41) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp | His Wk# 6311 was reported lost 6 August, 1941, fuel pump failure, landing near the shore at Fethiye. The remaining crew interned in Ankara. Boecker eventually repatriated and became Stfkpt in 12/LG-1. Remaining crew: Uffz Ernst Mössner, Obs; Gefr Kurt Hüttl, R/O and Gefr Horst Täsch (or Hans Tesch?, see below), Gnr. Wk# 2262 was reported lost (interned) 22 May, 1941, hit by AA fire over Crete, force landed in Turkey. Pilot and crew repatriated uninjured. Remaining crew: Uffz Ernst Mössner, Obs; Fw Fritz Jährling, R/O and Gefr Hans Tesch, Gnr (Özkan Türker). Deceased 2 February, 1987, Bielefeld. | |||
78 | Böhm, Erich | Ogefr | 10/31/1921 | 3/JG-106 (Laupheim-Trng Unit) | Bf 109G-6 Werk # 18084 (lost 7/28/44) | Pilot Badge? | KIC 28 July, 1944 near Dächingen due to a technical failure. Buried in the Laupheim Cemetery. Source: Friedrich "Fritz" Braun in Ulm. | ||||
79 | Bohnen, Fritz | Fw | 4(F)/14 | Do 17M Werk # 780 "5F + OM" (lost) | Wound Badge Observer Operational Clasp | POW 21 July, 1940 after being shot down with wounds by Hurricanes of RAF No.238 Sq., piloted by Sq/Ldr Harold Fenton, Flt/Lt Donald Turner, F/O C.T.Davies, P/O J.S. Wigglesworth and Flt/Sgt L.G.Batt, while on a reconnaissance mission over airfields in Bournemouth, Bristo, Oxford and Portsmouth. The AC was shot down and crash-landed at Nutford Farm, 1 mile north of Blandford, Dorset at 15:00 hours. The AC of C.T.Davies was damaged by the Dorniers return fire. Remaining crew: Oblt Georg Thiel, Observer (WIA) and Uffz Alfred Werner, R/O-Gunner (WIA). All were POWs. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny. | |||||
80 | Boldaun, Fritz | Lt | 2 | 3/JG-302 (2 July), 1/JG-302 (25 July) | Bf 109G-6 | EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | One known victory, his 1st, a B-24 W of Budapest on 2 July, 1944. His 2nd, a B-24(HSS) at Mariazell on 25 July, 1944. Alternate spelling: Bolduan. | ||||
81 | Bölling, Fritz | Ofw | 1 | Stab/SG-2 (11/44 S.U.) | Fw 190F | Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/1/44) EK 1 & 2 Assault Operational Clasp w/Pendant | His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 (m.H.) on 2 November, 1944. 492 combat missions, mostly escorting Ju 87s. | ||||
82 | Boltstern, Hans von | Hptm | Kdr Erpro-210 | Bf 110D/0 Werk # 3390 "S9 + AB" (lost 9/4/40) | Destroyer Operational Clasp | KIA 4 September, 1940 during aerial combat, crashing off Littlehampton. His unnamed gunner also KIA (Bf 110 Loss List). Added: His unnamed gunner, Fw Fritz Schneider (geb 3/8/1915) KIA, bur CC, Blk 4, Gr 46 (Luftwaffe Graves UK). | Cannock Chase | ||||
83 | Bolz, Fritz | Uffz | 10/14/1914 | 7/KG-53 | He 111H-2 Werk # 2632 "A1 + GR" (lost 9/5/40) | Bomber Operational Clasp | MIA 5 September, 1940 after his ac was sd by a number of fighters, and crashed into the sea off the Nore, a sandbank near the mouth of the Thames Estuary. Remaining crew: Uffz Karl Bickl, Uffz Rosenberger, Gefr Haack (or Haak) and Fw Hermann Bohn, Gnr (washed ashore 10/3/40, bur CC/1/11/415 (D.Drury). | Cannock Chase | |||
84 | Bomnüter, Fritz | Hptm | 6/10/1914 | IV/KG-27 (1/41), Stfkpt 10/KG-27 (5/42), Stfkt 6/KG-27 (5/43), Stfkpt 4/KG-27 (9/43) | He 111H-16 Werk # Unk "1G + BP" (lost 9/27/43) | Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43) EK 1 & 2 EP (? May 1941), Bomber Operational Clasp | MIA 27 September, 1943; shot down by AA fie south of Bolschoi-Tokmak (DK-G Awards List & LOCS). | ||||
85 | Boost, Fritz P. | Uffz | 11/25/1922 | Bitterfeld | Fliegerausbuldungs-63 (2/41), 7/TG-5 (8/44 Schleswig-Holstein) | Me 323 Ju 52, Fw 190A | HJ Pin Wound Badge Transport Operational Clasp | POW 6 May, 1945; captured by the British as he was sitting in his Fw 190 awaiting orders to escort Ju 88s to southern Germany and the Redoubt. Most of his duties were escort flights for supply drops. Injured in an emergency landing at Breslau. This information came from a You-Tube interview. His assignment may be an error. Help appreciated. (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Interview with Boost | |||
86 | Borchert, Fritz | Uffz | 9/JG-77 (Greece) | Bf 109E-7 Werk # 3282 "Black 10" (lost 4/20/41) | Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp | WIA 20 April, 1941; made a force landing at Larissa after being hit by flak. | |||||
87 | Borchert, Fritz | Fw | 2/JG-52 (S.U.) | Bf 109G-2 Werk # 13617 "Black 8" (lost 5/28/43) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 28 May, 1943 south of Krymskaja, cause unknown. | |||||
88 | Bornemann, Fritz | Lt | 9/StG-1 (S.U.) | Ju 87R-2 Werk # 5989 "J9 + FL" (lost 6/24/41) | Dive Bomber Operational Clasp | KIA with unnamed crew 24 June, 1941 during aerial combat with Soviet fighters at Minsk. Ju 87 Loss List | |||||
89 | Bornhöft, Fritz | Uffz | 1 | 7/JG-4 | Fw 190A-8 Werk # 681996 "Blue 9" (probably "Yellow 9") (lost 9/28/44) | EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 28 September, 1944 during aerial combat at Halberstadt, one day after his victory claim. One known victory, a B-24 (HSS) N of Bad Hersfeld on 27 September, 1944. | ||||
90 | Böse, Arthur | Oblt | 2/NAGr-13 | Bf 109G-8 Werk # 201765 "Black 11" (lost 11/27/44) | EP (6/5/43), EK 1 & 2, Observer Operational Clasp | His "Black 11" sd at Mühlhausen 27 November, 1944, his disposition unknown. Source: Fritz Braun. | |||||
91 | Bötker, Nikolas "Claus" | Lt | 12/11/1913 | Sonderburg | RLM Pool (4/37), K/88 (Barcelona Spain 1/39) | He 111 Werk # 2234 (lost 1/25/39) | Spanish Cross | KIA the night of 25 January, 1939; chased by fighters, he crossed into France, jettisoned his bombs, and flew into a mountain in the Arrens vicinity. Remaining crew (KIA): Uffz Fritz Seiler, Uffz Armin Möller and Uffz Otto Adler (Gilles Collaveri & LOCS). | |||
92 | Botzmann, Kurt | Ofw | 11/10/1911 | Kaiserslautern | 8/KG-40 | Fw 200C-4 (lost 12/11/43) | Bomber Operational Clasp | KIC 11 December, 1943; crashed at Saint Sulpice, near Limoges, during a delivery flight, when the AC struck a power line. Botzmann buried Ehrenfriedhof, Block H 23. Only one crewman, the Gunner, Ogefr Karl Oedzich (sp), geb 1/13/1922 survived with injuries. The others were buried in the Ehrenfriedhof, Cognac. Remaining crew (KIC): Uffz Horst Czerny, geb 2/9/1922, K.Obs; Uffz Hermann Bloos, geb 10/18/1920, Co-pilot; Gefr Karl Radmacher, geb 3/28/1923, Obs; Uffz Fritz Badenhoop, geb 7/3/1921, Mech. The two R/Os spelling blurred; looked like Iahlig and Xukasch. Source: B.Bines. | |||
93 | Bracher, Fritz | Oblt | 10/JG-26 | Bf 109G-6 Werk # 165157 "Black 18" (lost) | Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 17 July, 1944 in "Black 18" in aerial combat with a P-51 of 354FG at Dreux. | |||||
94 | Bradatsch, Toni | Uffz | 1 | 6/JG-27 | Bf 109G | EK 2 Wound Badge, Fighter Operational Clasp | One known victory, a P-47 at Nijmegen on 23 September, 1944. Comrade of Hermann Kässinger and Fritz Koal. Survived the war. Jager Blatt article. WIA in December 1944, he bailed out, receiving a concussion, and was pulled from service to recover (C,König).
Courtesy Christian König | ||||
95 | Brand, | Lt | 11/NJG-6 | Bf 110 Werk # Unk "2Z+EV" (lost 12/19/44) | Night Fighter Operational Clasp | Crashed north of Longwy Fr., and was killed 19 December, 1944 on a night harassing mission over Luxembourg, when he flew into a cloud bank and became disoriented, loosing control of his AC. He went down with the ship (listed MIA) while the other crew, Uffz Edwin Schnös (geb 5/5/1922 Werneck) & Ogefr Fritz Lägel (geb 5/3/1921 Rosswein, Döbeln), bailed out, and were picked up near Esch, Luxembourg. Added: NJG-6 Loss List indicates the crash date as 21 December. | |||||
96 | Brandt, Fritz | Oblt | 3/23/1918 | Blumenthal | 8 | III/NJG-2, 4/NJG-101, Stab II/NJG-3 (7/44), Stab IV/NJG-3 | Bf 110 | Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp | One known victory, Lancaster SE of Bremen on 9 October, 1943. A 2nd, another Lancaster at Frankfurt on 22 October, 1943; these first two as an Ofw in 4/NJG-101. A 3rd, a "4 mot" in the Epinal area on 29 July, 1944. A 4th and 5th, a Lancaster and a "4 mot" in the Königsberg area on 30 August, 1944. A 6th, a Halifax in the Deutsche Bucht area on 15 October, 1944. | ||
97 | Brandt, Fritz | Ofw | 3/KG-27 | He 111H-6 | Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/16/42) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp | DK-G Awards List | |||||
98 | Brandt, Fritz | Oblt | 1(F)/124 (Channel) | Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0760 "G2 + IH" (lost 5/17/41) | Observer Operational Clasp | MIA with his Observer Ofw Emil Schneider and two other unnamed crew at Aberdeen 17 May, 1941, cause unknown. Last radio message: "Return flight impossible, landing in England" (Ju 88 Loss List). | |||||
99 | Brandt, Hans | Uffz | 1 | 2/JG-1 | Bf 109E | EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 16 June, 1940 during a strafing attack on the French airfield at Chateauroux, when he collided with another Bf 109E flown by Fritz Stahn. Both pilots were killed. One known victory, his 1st, a LeO-451 at Beauvais, 6 June, 1940. | ||||
100 | Brandt, Helmut | Hptm | 1907 | Stfkpt 6/KG-55 (5/40) | He 111P Werk # 1525 "G1 + EP" (lost) | Wound Badge Bomber Operational Clasp | POW 25 September, 1940; sd with wounds on a Filton bombing raid after taking starboard engine hits and others from Spitfires of RAF No.152 Sq and Hurricanes from RAF No.238 Sq.. The Spitfires were piloted by F/O I.N.Bayles and F/Sgt K.C.Holland. The Hurricanes were piloted by P/O J.R.Urwin-Mann and F/Sgt R.Little. The AC crashed at Church Farm, Woolverton, near Frome, Somerset, at 12:02 hours. Remaining crew (KIA): Ofw Günter Wittkamp, Observer; Ofw Rudolf Kirchoff, R/O; Uffz Hans Fritz Mertz (or Merz), Mech and Gefr Rudolf Beck, Gunner. The deceased buried CC, Block 6, Graves 11 to 14.Source: Bristol Past, John Penny & D.Drury. | Cannock Chase |
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