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1501 Päler, HeinzFw2/NJG-5Bf 110G-4 Werk # 6103 (lost 10/22/43)Night Fighter Operational ClaspKIA 22 October, 1943 by enemy return fire SW of Lichtenau; his two unnamed crew were WIA. Bf 110 Loss List
1502 Panier, Karl HeinzUffz10(Jabo)/JG-27 (Africa)Bf 109F-4/Trop Werk # 10039 "Green 8" (lost 6/15/42)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 15 June, 1942 when he was shot down during an attack on the Gambut airfield. He was able to bail out, but was captured immediately.
1503 Panno, Heinrich "Heinz"UffzI/JG-301 Fw 190A-9 Werk # 202441 (85% dam 3/8/45) Wound Badge
Pilot Badge 		Injured in a crash 8 March, 1945 at Salzwedel due to engine failure. Added: Uffz Panna was a long time Transfer Pilot for I/JG-301, and while on a transfer of the A-9 from Braunschweig to Salzwedel, he was sd by fighters during his landing approach. Seriously wounded, he was hospitalized in Munsterlager, and released in September, 1945 (C.König).
1504 Pape, BrunoObltStab/KG-26 (Sola)He 111H-6 Werk # 4554 "1H + CA" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 23 November, 1941 during a mission at Firth of Forth, no further detail. Remaining crew (all MIA): Fw Edmund Rakowski, Observer; Uffz Heinz Engling, R/O and Uffz Kurt Rondtke, Mech. Source: SIG Norway.
1505 Papenberg, HeinzOgefr2JG-5 ('43), 6(Sturm)/JG-4 (Salzwedel 9/44)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 681288 "Black 13" (lost 9/24/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 24 September, 1944 during aerial combat opposing B-24s. One known victory, a B-17 (HSS) S of Chemnitz on 11 September, 1944. A 2nd, a B-24 at Gerstungen/Bad Hersfeld on 27 September, 1944, which he rammed, and bailed successfully. Alternate spelling: Papenburg.
1506 Papendick, HeinzOfw4/19/192018 9/JG-3 (5/43 S.U.; 3/44 Leipheim) Bf 109G-6 Werk # 409240 (lost 3/2/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45 Post.)
EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KIA 2 March, 1944 resulting from aerial combat with a P-47 of 364FS, at Michelbach, in the area of Giessen. His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 NE of Artemovka on 31 May, 1943. An R-10 S of Yeysk on 20 June, 1943. An Il-2 SE of Belgorod on 5 July, 1943. An Il-2 SE of Oboyan on 8 July, 1943. An Il-2 NE of Belgorod on 9 July, 1943. An Il-2 8 km W of Izyum on 18 July, 1943. An Il-2 21 km NW of Slavyansk on 21 July, 1943. A LaGG-3 1 km N of Kuybyshevo on 30 July, 1943. Two LaGG-3s on 31 July, 1943. One known western victory, his 11th, a P-47 1 km SE of Lüttich on 17 August, 1943. His 12th, a B-17 on 14 October, 1943. His 13th, a B-17 on 29 January, 1944. His 15th, a B-24 on 23 February, 1944, in the Steyr vicinity. His 17th & 18th victories, both B-17s on 25 February, 1944, no locations. Alternate spelling: Papendieck.
1507 Paschke, HeinzFw2/LG-1 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 141281 "L1 + NK" (lost 6/30/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew in the Bone harbor 30 June, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss list).
1508 Patry, WalterFw3(F)/22 (Reich Def Ost)Ju 188F-1 Werk # 282028 (1/22/45) RK(3/10/45 Post.)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/1/43)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		MIA with his Observer Oblt Heinz Ramm and two other unnamed crew 22 January, 1945, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).
1509 Patscheider, Heinz EckartLt4/KG-2 (2/41) Do 17Z-2 Werk # 1134 "U5 + PM" (lost 2/26/41) EP (6/25/41, EK 1 & 2, Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp in Brz POW/WIA the night of 25/26 February, 1941 when his ac was sd by a Hurricane of No.85 Sq., piloted by S/L Peter Townsend, in the Waldingfield vicinity, near Lavenham/Suffolk. Remaining crew: Ofw Martin Mummer, Obs (POW); Uffz Paul Schmidt (geb 7/20/1916), R/O1 (KIA) and Fw August Beysiegel, R/O2 (POW). All four bailed, but the chute of Uffz Schmidt, failed to open. He is buried in Cannock Chase Cem, Staffordshire England, Blk 1, Row 6, Gr 193 (A.Marden & LOCS).
1510 Pauli, StephanLt8/KG-54Ju 88A-4 "B3 + FS" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA the night of 23/24 April, 1944, failing to return from a bombing raid on Bristol England and crashed into the sea. Remaining crew: Uffz Werner Perlik, Observer (MIA); Uffz Karl Heinz Behling, R/O (MIA) and Uffz Walter Wickborn, Gunner (KIA). Source: Bristol Past, John Penny.
1511 Paulmann, HeinzOfw3/NAGr-14 (France)Bf 109G-8 Werk # 200256 (lost 8/8/44)Night Observer Operational ClaspKIA 8 August, 1944 at Chartres, no further detail.
1512 Pawlik, AloisOgefr7(H)/32Fw 189A-3 Werk # 213 "5D + AK" (lost 2/9/1944)Observer Operational ClaspPOW with his entire crew, 9 February,1944, after making an emergency landing east of Milcza, Poland, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Ofw Wilhelm Lange, Obs and Ogefr Karl Heinz Szydlowski, Gnr (D.Drury).
1513 Pax, HansFw12/25/19183/KG-6Ju 188A-2 Werk # 180411 "3E + ML" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA the night of 14/15 May, 1944, when on the Bristol bombing raid, he suffered engine failure over the Channel coast and crashed at St Helier, Jersey. His R/O, Uffz Heinz Schwöbel bailed out but was killed. The other crew members (unnamed) bailed out over France. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny. Added: The two known are buried in the German War Cem. at La Cambe (Fr), Blk 47; Pax in Gr 313, Schwöbel in Gr 314 (D.Drury).
1514 Penzel, HeinzFw7/JG-77 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-14/AS Werk# 784754 (lost 12/27/44)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 27 December, 1944; Unknown reason, near Olzheim. Mombeek MIA List.
1515 Perlich, HeinzUffz5/SG-10 (S.U.)Fw 190G-3 Werk # 160072 "Black C" (lost 12/20/43)Assault Operational ClaspMIA 20 December, 1943 after making a force landing due to enemy fire, Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 81261.
1516 Peter, HeinzUffz7/2/191410/KG-3Do 17Z Werk # 4239 (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA 7 March, 1941, crashing near Tienen, buried Lommel, Block 47/167. Source: A. Rosseels.
Lommel, Belgium
1517 Peter, HeinzUffz7/KG-54 (Germany)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1580 "B3 + KY" (lost 1/30/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with two other unnamed crew at Memmingen 30 January, 1944 during a training flight, cause unknown, one other crew injured (Ju 88 Loss List).
1518 Peterburs, HansOfw10/9/1912Herne Westfalen18 III/ZG-76 (2/41), 1/ZG-1 (8/42 S.U.), III/ZG-1, II/SKG-210, Erg/SKG-10, II/SG-4 Bf 110D Werk # 3584 "2N + DP" (9/27/40 Inj, force land), Bf 110D-3 Werk # 4267 "S9 + GP" (dam cmbt 6/22/41), Fw 190G-3 Werk # 160370 "Yellow C" (lost 1/44 in II/SG-4) RK(11/25/42)
For. Pilot wing

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/4/42)
EP(1/5/42)

EK 1 & 2
Destroyer & Assault Oper.Clasps 		KIA 11 January, 1944 near Salerno when his Fw 190 was shot down by Spitfires. Channel pilot. Destroyed an additional 26 AC on the ground, as well as, 19 tanks. 5 aerial victories against British AC. His 1st known western victory, a Beaufort near Lister on 9 February, 1941. His first known Soviet victory, an I-153 on 30 August, 1942. Two I-16 Ratas on 10 October, 1942. Obermaier states that his brother, Heinz Peterburs, also a "Jagdflieger" was killed in action, however I do not recognize him as a pilot.
1519 Petermann, Heinz WolfgangMaj11/7/1912Ronneburg IV/KG-1, 7/KG-1 (12/41), Stfkpt III/KG-1 (1/42), Adj Stab/KG-1 (8/42), var Staff Pos Ju 88A-5 Werk # Unk (dam 12/22/41) DK-G (3/10/1942, EK 1 & 2, Wound Badge, Bonmber Operational Clasp in Brz. WIA 22 December, 1941; wounded in the right arm, no further detail. POW 5/45, Lager Strub (DK-G Awards List & LOCS).
1520 Petersen, Karl HeinzOfw12/KG(J)-51Me 262A-2a Werk # Unk "9K + EK" (12/44)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp 		One known victory, a B-24 between Weert and Venlo on 3 December, 1944. Added: The B-24 may have in fact been a Lancaster of RAF No. 582 Sq. which crashed at Tongeren, Belgium, losing one crewman. The SGLO puts the Lancaster down more to the south and west of Venlo, and credited to Ofw Petersen (D.Drury).
1521 Petersen, Karl HeinzUffz8/JG-27Bf 109G-14/AS Werk # 785938 "Blue 10" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 26 December, 1944 in aerial combat with a fighter during a strafing mission near Trier. Mombeek.
1522 Petersen, Karl HeinzFwI/KG-55, III/LG-1He 111H-16, Ju 88A-4
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/23/43)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
1523 Pfannschmidt, Hans HeinzFw5/JG-53 (Channel0Bf 109E-1 "Gray 9 + -" (lost 8/13/40)Wound Badge(8/13/40)
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 13 August, 1940; shot down with wounds by a Spitfire, piloted by F/O Nowierski of RAF No. 609 Sq., crashing off Weymouth. Source: Jochen Prien
1524 Pfeffer, HeinzFw9/JG-2 (Channel)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 12958 (90% lost), Fw 190A-2 Werk # 5270 "Yellow 5 + I" (lost 8/19/42)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in a crash 29 December, 1941 in the F-2 due to engine failure at Jersey airfield. Wounded 19 August, 1942 in aerial combat with fighters near Petiot (Abbeville). Bailed successfully with wounds.
1525 Pfeifer, KurtUffz11/13/1921Desoendorf (Sudeten)5/KG-2 (Soesterberg Holland)Do 217E-4 Werk # 5489 "U5 + DN" (lost 7/25/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA the night of 24/25 July, 1943; failed to return from a mine-laying operation off the Humber. Believed to be shot down by AA fire north of Hull and crashed into the sea. Remaining crew: Ogefr Heinz Borcharding, Geb 9/5/1921, Obs (MIA); Uffz Robert Walz, Geb 3/30/1922, R/O (KIA) and Uffz Rudolf Schulte, Geb 3/8/1920, Gunner (MIA). Source: KG-2 Loss Report.
1526 Pfeiffer, HeinzFw29/JG-2Fw 190A EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire into the sea off Cherbourg on 3 June, 1942. His 2nd, a Spitfire on 19 August, 1942.
1527 Pfeiffer, MaxOfw10/TG-3 Ju 52/3m Wekr # 501130 "4V + NU" (lost 2/7/45) Transport Operational Clasp MIA 7 February, 1945 when his ac was lost due tounknown circumstances in the area of Budapest, Hungary. Remaining crew (all MIA, desig unk): Uffz Friedrich Kintsher, Uffz Julius Frank, Uffz Karl Heinz Kalinowski and Uffz Friedrich Sonnenleitner (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Pfeifer.
1528 Pfisterer, EmilHptmStfkpt 4(H)/33 (S.U.)Bf 110E-3 Werk # 2360 (20% dam 1/24/43), Bf 110G-3 Werk # 4895 "H8 + ??" (lost 3/5/43)Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp		KIA 5 March, 1943 by flak 11 miles N of Siwerskaja (Leningrad). Remaining crew (KIA): Uffz Heinz Besental, R/O and Oblt Helmuth Knapp, Observer (Bf 110 Loss List). WIA 24 January, 1943 during an enemy fighter attack and flak damage near the Krasnogwardeisk airfield, where he made an emergency landing, no mention of crew injuries. Bf 110 Loss List
1529 Pflanz, Rudolf 'Rudi'Hptm7/1/1914Ichenheim Baden52 3/JG-2 (4/40), 8/JG-2, Stfkpt 1/JG-2, Stfkpt 11(Hoehen)/JG-2 (Liegescourt 5/42) Bf 109D & E, Bf 109F-4(10/41), Bf 109F-4 Werk # 8338 (15% dam 2/12/42), BF 109G-1 Wk#10381 "White 1" (Hi Alt in 11/JG-2, lost 7/42) RK(8/1/41)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/27/42)
EP(7/24/41)

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KIA 31 July, 1942. Shot down in "White 1" by Spitfires at Monchaux (Berck-sur-Mer), near Abbeville, France. At the time, his Staffel was placed under JG-26 for the Summer, and began operations from Liegescourt, northeast of Abbeville. Rudi constantly circled Helmut Wick and radioed to the English Rescue ships, that a British flyer was down, in hopes they would rescue his wingman, Wick, from the Channel. At the time Rudi was KIA, he became separated from his wingman, Fw Heinz Grüber. His 1st victory, a Potez 63 northwest of Merzig, 30 April, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire near Portland on 11 August, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire near Canterbury on 5 September, 1940. His 4th, a Spitfire E of Portland on 27 September, 1940. His 5th, a Spitfire over England on 30 September, 1940. His 10th, a Spitfire SE of Calais on 25 June, 1941. His 15th, a Spitfire near Calais on 23 July, 1941. Nos.20 & 21, both Spitfires N of Gravelines, one into the sea, on 19 August, 1941. All victories in the West. Les Butler indicates Rudi served in JG-26 also. Bowers/Lednicer, 52 victories. Added: He was uninjured 12 February, 1942, when he crashed Wk# 8338 at Oude Bondijk Strijen, N.Brabant due to lack of fuel (SGLO).

1530 Pfüller, Helmut Karl HeinzOfw278/JG-51 (5/43 S.U.)Bf 109G
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 on 7 May, 1943. A 2nd & 3rd, an Il-2 and a MiG-3 on 11 June, 1943. Two MiG-3s and an Il-2 on 5 July, 1943. A MiG-3 on 6 July, 1943. An Il-2 on 7 July, 1943. A MiG-3 on 11 July, 1943. Two Il-2s (both m.H.) on 26 July, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 31 July, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 2 August, 1943. A LaGG-5 S of Wjasma on 7 August, 1943. Three Il-2s (m.H.) S of Jarzewo on 8 August, 1943. A LaGG-3 SE of Yelnya on 19 August, 1943. Three DB-3s and an Il-2 (m.H.) in the Dyatkovo area on 24 August, 1943. A Yak-7 60 km N of Vitebsk on 10 October, 1943. A Yak-9 at Gomel on 22 October, 1943. Two Yak-7s at Radul on 30 October, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 10 November, 1943. Bowers/Lednicer, 28 victories.
1531 Pichler, JohannMaj1/12/1908Friedbach2/KG-27 He 111-H-6 Werk # 7069 "1G + SK" (lost 4/26/42) Bomber Operational Clasp KIC with his entire crew, 26 April, 1942, when their ac collided with another ac from KG-27, piloted by Ogefr Heinz Stute. Both ac crashed 12km south of Kirovograd, Kirovograd Oblast, Ukraine, where they are all buried. Remaining crew: Obstlt Dr Karl Töpke, Obs; Ogefr Erwin Gerber, R/O and Fw Paul Lindberg, Flt Engr. Their graves are understood to exist at Kirovograd, not yet transferred to a military cemetery, and commemorated in the Kirovograd collective cemetery. No VDK burial match for Obstlt Töpke (D.Drury).
1532 Pietsch, HeinzUffzII/SG-151Fw 190F-8 Werk # 588056 (lost 2/1/45)Assault Operational ClaspKIC 1 February, 1945 at Liegnitz, cause not given.
1533 Pietzsch, HeinzLt47/JG-27 (12/41)Bf 109E & F (Trop)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 11 January, 1942 after being shot down by a Hurricane of RAF No. 94 Sq., piloted by Sgt Stone, and bailing over Allied territory near Agedabia-Agheila. His first victory, a Soviet Pe-2 SW of Mga on 20 September, 1941. A 2nd Soviet, another Pe-2, same day, S of Szarja. A North African victory, a Blenheim west of Barce on 20 December, 1941. His 4th, a P-40 east of Agedabia on 31 December, 1941.
1534 Pilz, HeinzOfw10/29/192010 6/JG-52 (4/43 S.U.), 8/JG-11 (9/44 Breitscheid) Bf 109G-6 Werk # 413552 " White 3" (lost 9/19/44) EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KIA 19 September, 1944 during aerial combat in the Enschede area, crashing his G-6 at Diepenveen (Snipperling) Holland (DeSwart). His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-3 on 30 April, 1943. A Yak-1 on 30 July, 1943. Two Il-2s (m.H.) on 17 August, 1943. A 5th, a Yak-1 on 1 September, 1943. A 6th, a Yak-1 on 8 September, 1943. A 7th, a Yak-9 on 23 October, 1943. An 8th, a Pe-2 on 10 January, 1944. A 9th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 11 January, 1944. A 10th, a Yak-1 on 21 January, 1944. Added: Buried Yssel R-10-228 (SGLO).
1535 Piotter, KurtOblt3/KG-100 (7/42), 2/KG-100 (7/42), 15/KG-6 (7/43), Stfkpt 1/KG-66 (6/44) He 111H-6, Do 217K-1 (75% dam 7/1/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/10/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge, EP (5/18/42), Bomber Operational Clasp 		Slighly injured in a crash 50 km ESE of Orleans due to engine failure on 1 July, 1943. Remaining crew: Fw Friedrich Jacobs, geb 9/6/1915, slightly insured, Obs; Uffz Kurt Dölker, geb 7/30/1921, injured, R/O; Ogrfr Horst Reis, geb 6/9/1921, KIA, R/O, and Uffz Heinz Dietrich, geb 7/24/1920, injured, Gunner. Source: B. Bines. DK-G Awards List . Added: He was injured 10 July 1942 when his ac collided with another ac over the Sea of Asov, no further detail (LOCS).
1536 Piper, Karl HeinzOfhr 3/NAGr-1 (Tactical Recon, Twente) Bf 109G-6 Werk # 230500 "Black 65" (lost 2/11/45) Observer Operational Clasp MIA after his G-6 crashed at Volkel Holland on 11 February, 1945, cause unknown (DeSwart & Bf 109 Loss List). Added: Killed when shot down by the 502nd AAA Battery, Se of Balgoij, N of the river Maas, across from Keent airfield. Buried Yssel TE-12-143 SGLO).
1537 Pitcairn, Douglas of PerthshireMaj2/15/1913Köln4 Stfkpt 1/JG-135 (7/38), Stfkpt 1/JG-238 (11/38), Stfkpt 1/JG-51 (9/39), JFS Magdeburg, Gen.Stab der Lutfwaffe (4/42), Stab JFF Romania (9/43), Stab JFF Balkan (2/44) Bf 109D, Bf 109E-4 "White 1" (lost 8/5/40; collided w/ an E-4 Wk # 6626 "White 8", piloted by Fw Willi Gasthaus, at Pihen-les-guines, 10km SW of Calais) Spanish Cross in Gold w/Sw
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp 		One known victory, his 1st, a Hawk-75A near Weissenburg-Lauterburg, 25 September, 1939. This victory, along with another by then, Uffz Heinz Bär, were the first two I/JG-51 victories of the war. Pitcairn was an Oblt at the time. His 2nd, a Hurricane at Montreuil, 21 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Dewoitine at Arras, 23 May, 1940. His 4th, a LeO-451 at Ham, 6 June, 1940. Deceased 12 October, 2008, Rimsting, Bavaria.
1538 Pitrement, HeinzFw6(H)/13Fw 189A-1 Werk # 2167 "4E + EP" (lost 7/19/42)Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp		WIA 19 July, 1942 at Millerowo-Grosgnoff Russia, cause unknown; remaining unnamed crew also returned WIA. Obs Loss List
1539 Pitzka, AlfredOfw5/KG-53He 111H-2 Werk # 2777 "A1 + DN" (lost 9/7/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 7 September, 1940 when his ac was sd by fighters and made a force landing on the Isle of Grain, Kent. The German crew destroyed the ac by setting fire to it. Remaining crew: Oblt Heinz Bräuer, Obs (POW); Ogefr Peter Neumann, R/O (KIA); Gefr Ernst Urich, Flt Engr (WIA/POW) and Uffz Friedrich Bergmann, Gnr (WIA/POW). Ogefr Neumann buried CC/1/2/61(D.Drury).
Cannock Chase
1540 Plettner, HeinzFw11/JG-53 (1/45 Reich Def)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 462797 "Black 3 + I" (lost 1/1/45) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		WIA 1 January, 1945 during aerial combat with a P-47 of 358FG in the Pirmasens area during Operation Bodenplatte, bailed safely.
1541 Plieth, HeinzOblt5/17/19175(H)/14 ('41), NAGr.-5 (12/43)Bf 109G-6
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45)

EK 1 & 2
Night Observer Operational Clasp 		DK-G Awards List & LOCS.
1542 Plitsch, Heinz GüntherLt6/20/1916StG-77, 13/KG-2 (9/43 Channel) Bf 110C-7 Werk # 2066 (dam 9/8/43) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze(8/21/44) 		Flew fighter escort for Stuka Dive bombers. His document signed by StG-77 Kdr and Knights Cross Holder, Georg Jakob. The ac detail following is from Bf 110 Loss List: the C-7 was damaged 8 September, 1943 when hitting an obstruction while landing at Fere-Champenoise, pilot and one other injured.
1543 Plücker, Karl-HeinzOblt5/9/192142 JG-1, 3/JG-52 (7/43), 2/JG-52 (1/44), 1/JG-52 (5/44) Bf 109G-6 Werk # 18598 "White 4" (lost 5/10/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/1/44 Post.)
EP(3/20/44)


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KIA 10 May, 1944; shot down by flak 4 km NNE of Grigoriopol, 130 km NW of Odessa. His first known victory, an Il-4 on 5 July, 1943. Two Yak-1s on 18 July, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 1 August, 1943. A LaGG-5 on 4 August, 1943. A Pe-2 on 20 August, 1943. Two LaGG-5s on 23 August, 1943. A Yak-1 on 24 August, 1943. A P-39 on 28 August, 1943. A Yak-1 on 13 September, 1943. A Yak-1 on 21 September, 1943. A Pe-2 and two Il-2s (m.H.) on 24 September, 1943. Two Il-2s (m.H.) on 27 September, 1943. A Pe-2 on 10 October, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 12 October, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) and two Yak-1s on 6 January, 1944. Two Yaks on 8 January, 1944. Two Il-2s (m.H.) on 16 January, 1944. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 26 January, 1944. A P-39 on 27 January, 1944. An R-5 on 11 February, 1944. An Il-2 on 13 February, 1944. An Il-2 on 10 March, 1944. An Il-2 on 20 March, 1944. An Il-2 on 23 March, 1944. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 24 March, 1944. A P-39, an Il-2 and a Pe-2 on 15 April, 1944. A P-39 on 17 April, 1944. A P-39 on 25 April, 1944. A P-39 on 29 April, 1944. A Pe-2 on 2 May, 1944. Bowers/Lednicer, 34 victories.
1544 Plume, HeinzLtIII/ZG-26Bf 110CDestroyer Operational ClaspKIA 21 August, 1941 during aerial combat with a P-40 of SAAF No 2 Sq., piloted by Lt. Pennell, near Tobruk. His gunner, Fw Weist, was also killed.
1545 Plundtke, Karl HeinzFwStab/KG-100 (7/41) He 111H-3 Werk # 6884 "6N + BA" (?) (lost 7/3/41) Bomber Operational Clasp His He 111 crashed into the North Sea off the Dutch coast on 3 July, 1941, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: The ac, believed sd by a fighter, was from Stab/KG-100; the crew from 2/KG-100. Remaining crew: Oblt Helmut Schmidt, Obs (MIA); Ofw Herbert Bothe, R/O (KIA, bur Yssel BQ/6/146); Ogefr Helmut Junge, Flt Engr (KIA, bur Westerland Blk V, Gr 133) and Ofw Friedrich Grass, Gnr (KIA, bur Yssel CT/1/25). Pilot Fw Plundtke MIA (D,Drury).
1546 Poherelski, HeinzUffz1/StG-5 (S.U.)Ju 87R-2 Werk # 5700 "L1 + Lu" (lost 6/19/42)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspHis Werk # 5700 was reported lost at Owjosere on 19 June, 1942 due to enemy fighter attack, pilot returned, his unnamed R/O MIA. Ju 87 Loss List
1547 Pohland, HeinzFw51(J)/LG-2Bf 109E
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIFA 20 February, 1941. One known victory, his 1st, a Hurricane at Le Ferte Milon, 18 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire near Dover on 24 August, 1940. Magnus.
1548 Pohle, HeinzOblt1/NSGr-4 (2/44 Radziwillow)Go 145 (Night Harassment)Long Range Night Fighter Operational Clasp in BronzeNF Award document found online at eMedals.
1549 Pohle, Karl HeinzObltStatzen2/KG-4 (1/42), 5/KG-4 (7/43), 5/NJG-4 (12/44)He 111H-16, He 111H-6 Werk # Unk "5J + HN" (lost 1/30/42), Ju 88G-1 Werk # Unk (lost 12/4/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/12/43)

EK 1 & 2
EP (10/26/42), Bomber Operational Clasp 		KIA 4 December, 1944; shot down at Hasewinkel, buried Gütersloh. He was MIA briefly, 30 January, 1942, reported lost in Pl.Qu. 13 Ost/5512, cause unknown. DK-G Awards List & LOCS.
1550 Pohlmann, Heinrich "Heinz"Ofhr8/22/1924DortmundII/EJG-1Fw 190A-7 Werk # 643711 (80% 2/14/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 14 February, 1945 making a belly landing northeast of Deiningen due to engine failure. No known grave.
1551 Pohlschmidt, KarlUffz8/KG-54Ju 88A-4 Werk # Unk "B3 + JS" (lost 7/31/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 31 July, 1944 at Le Mesnil, France (another source suggests the location was Gavre), cause unknown. Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Wolfgang Schubert, Obs; Uffz Heinz Wischers, R/O and Ogefr Wilhelm Möller, Gnr.. No knowngraves (D.Drury).
1552 Pohoreski, HeinzUffzI/StG-5Ju 87R-2 Werk # 5700 "L1 + LU" (lost)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspShot down 17 June, 1942 at Owjosero. Pohoreski returned unhurt, but his R/O, Gefr Otto Velz went missing. Source: SIG Norway.
1553 Polak, HeinzOfw78/JG-53 (8/43 Sicily), 11/JG-53 (9/44) (4/45 Kirrlach- Wiesenthal)Bf 109F, Bf 109G-4 Trop Werk # 10888 "Black 8 + I" (lost 6/7/43), Bf 109K-4 (dam 4/4/45)EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 7 June, 1943 during aerial combat with a P-40; emergency landing at Pantelleria (Bf 109 Loss List). One known victory, his 1st, a B-25 9 km north of Capri, 27 August, 1943. His 2nd, a B-24 in the Gulf of Venezia Italy on 9 June, 1944. His 3rd, a P-38 S of Dülmen on 26 September, 1944. His 6th & 7th, both P-47s on 22 February, 1945. On 4 April, 1945 he crashed his K-4 near Kirrlach after suffering engine damage during an intercept mission, his disposition not known (Klaus Deschner).
1554 Pollerer, HeinzOfwFl.ü.G.-1Bf 109F-5 Werk # 6142 (80% dam 7/26/43)Wound Badge
Pilot Badge		Pilot reported injured 26 July, 1943; overturned on landing at the Antwerp - Deurne airfield.
1555 Polterer, HeinzUffzFl.ü.G-1Bf 109G Werk # 8142 (lost)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 28 July, 1943; crashed near Turnhout. Source: A. Rosseels.
1556 Pomper, FranzFw4/15/1918Cranz - Königsburg3/KG-100He 177A-3 Werk # 332506 "6N + F?" (lost 4/26/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 26 April, 1944; failed to return from a night mission over Portsmouth. Remaining crew (MIA): Lt Hermann Friedauer, geb 11/4/1920, K.Obs; Fw Walters Peters, geb 8/11/1920, R/O; Uffz Heinz Hoffmann, geb 6/10/1922, Gunner; Uffz Fritz Jakobi, geb 4/26/1922, Gunner and Fw Günther Kocem, geb 11/30/1920, Mech?. Source: B.Bines.
1557 Ponec, Karl HeinzLt10/31/191994/JG-3 (Fr), Stab II/JG-3 (Med)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 5765 (lost 5/8/41), Bf 109F-4 Werk # 8571 "Black 3 + -" (lost 2/13/42)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 13 February, 1942 after being shot down by a Maryland of RAF No. 69 Sq and ditching 5km off Agrigento Sicily. Shot down by a Spitfire, with injuries, and ditches N of Gravelines on 8 May, 1941; pilot returned. He claimed 9 Russian victories. Alternate spelling: Ponez.
1558 Popp, LudwigFw9/KG-40He 111H-6 Werk # 4375 "F8 + ET" (lost 3/21/42)Bomber Operational ClaspInterned Ireland 21 March, 1942 after being sd by a Blenheim of No. 254 Sq., piloted by F/Sgt M.W.Shand. The ac crashed at sea, 32 miles SW of Bull Rock Lighthouse. Co. Cork. Remaining crew (Interned): Uffz Adolf Ölkers; Uffz Heinz Kapp and Gefr Rudolf Eppisch (or Ippisch), crew positions unknown (D.Drury).
1559 Porath, HeinzOfw2/KG-1 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 4171 "??" (80% dam 1/3/43)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		WIA with unnamed crew 3 January, 1943 after being hit by tank fire and making an emergency landing near Millerowo (Ju 88 Loss List).
1560 Porscher, HeinzUffz1919IV/JG-5 (Vaernes Norway)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 8146 (lost 6/29/42)Fighter Operational ClaspKIA 29 June, 1942; mid-air collision with Fw Jürgen Böttger during aerial combat at Trondheim. Source:SIG Norway. Added: While turning at low altitude, Böttger's wingtip slashed thru the rear of Porscher's ac causing the rudder to fall off. Porscher crashed nose first into a potato field at the Moksnes Farm (Flyvrak Norway). Alternate spelling: Poscher (Bf 109 Loss List) & Porcher (Flyvrak Norway).
1561 Pott, FriedrichUffzStab I/KG-26 (10/39 Lübeck-Blankenee)He 111H Werk # Unk (lost 10/17/39)Bomber Operational Clasp (?)KIC with his entire crew, 17 October, 1939, in a takeoff accident at the Lübeck-Blankensee airfield due to fog. Remaining crew (positions unknown): Fw Josef Ellmann (buried in a family plot, no detail), Uffz Hermann Falkenstein (buried hometown Wiesbaden-Alt Südfriedhof Dept C1, Gr 9), Fw Heinz Lutter (buried Lübeck-Travemünder Allee, Blk VI, Row C, Gr 36), Uffz Ernst Karstens (no known grave). No known grave for pilot Uffz Pott (D.Drury).
1562 Poxleitner, AlbertUffz11/LG-1 Ju 88A-4 Werk # 5649 "L1 + MV" (lost 7/9/43) Bomber Operational Clasp KIC with his entire crew, 9 July, 1943, when their ac was lost near Wiener-Neustadt, Austria, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Uffz Friedrich Neumann, Obs; Ogefr Heinz Vogel, R/O and Ogefr Erich Pichler, Gnr.. No VDK burial matches (D.Drury).
1563 Pracht, HeinzFw3(F)/33 (Med) Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430173 "8H + LL" (lost 8/6/43) Observer Operational Clasp in Bronze (8/5/43) MIA with unnamed crew 6 August, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: His Bronze document, found online, was dated one day before his loss! NOTE: Surely there is an explanation, how the document survived, while Fw Pracht was reported MIA!!

1564 Prager, KarlObstltKdr 5(F)/122 (S.U.)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1257 "F6 + VN" (lost 4/13/43)Observer Operational ClaspMIA while serving as Observer for pilot Fw Heinz Schuster 13 April, 1943; entire crew failed to return from a mission east of Lake Ilmen (Ju 88 Loss List & Wiki Luft Data).
1565 Pramesberger, Hans GeorgLt1919Bad Goisern, Upper Austria1/KG-1He 111H-3 Werk # 6897 "V4 + JH" (lost 11/16/40)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 16 November, 1940 when his ac was sd by AA fire and crashed at Woodensborough, Kent. His remains have not been identified. Remaining crew (KIA, bur CC): Fw Emil Mikeska, Obs (bur 1/7/270); Uffz Heinz Wendtland, R/O (bur 1/9/318) and Uffz Ludwig Muegge (or Mügge), Flt Engr (bur 1/9/319) (D.Drury). Alternate spelling" Pranesberger.
Cannock Chase
1566 Prang, Karl HeinzOblt2/14/1913Erg St./KG-30Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1088 (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKIFA 29 September, 1943; landing accident at Kemi. Source: D. Stankey.
1567 Praschl, Alfred KarlFw6/14/1919ViennaIII/KG-40Fw 200C-4 Werk # 0136 "CE + IA" (lost 7/22/42)Bomber Operational ClaspAC reported lost 22 July, 1942 at Bordeaux-Merignac, 8 KIA (Fw 200 Losses, 1988 Book, per H. Breuer). Added: He was killed when his ac collided with another Fw 200C-4, piloted by Hptm Karl Han Weymar, killing eleven airmen. Praschl is buried in the German War Cem., Berneuil (Fr), Blk 4, Row 19, Gr 931. Remaining crew (all buried Berneuil, Blk 4): Uffz Kurt Mayer, Co-pilot, Row 19, Gr 927; Uffz Herbert Gruber, R/O, Row 20, Gr 977; Uffz Fritz Pfortner, Flt Engr 1, Row 20, Gr 991; Flg Anton Steinmetz, Armorer, Row 19, Gr 913; Uffz Helmut Talke, Flt Engr 2, Row 20, Gr 970; Gefr Alexander von Winkler, Gnr 1, Row 17, Gr 803 and Gefr Heinz Weihbrauch, Gnr 2, Row 18, Gr 865 (D.Drury).
1568 Prawitz,Uffz12/JG-301 (11/44)Fw 190A-8 Fighter Operational ClaspPictured at Stendal (C.König).

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

Courtesy Christiam Kónig
1569 Prein, HeinzUffz5/JG-27 (Africa)Bf 109F-4 Trop Werk # 9665 "Red 4 + -" (lost 9/15/42)Fighter Operational ClaspKIA 15 September, 1942 when his AC was rammed accidentally during aerial combat, by Oblt Hoffmann in Bf 109F-4 Wk# 10059 of 3/JG-27, and was killed in the crash.
1570 Pressler, HeinzGefrLandau, Pfalz.II/LG-1 (8/42)DFS 230 Werk # 221216 (lost) in LLG-1Fighter Operational ClaspKIA the end of 44 or 1945 per Jager Blatt inquiry 2 & 3/2004. Jager Blatt 4/2004 is somewhat vague, stating Pressler crashed the 230 at Halberstadt on 31 August, 1942 with a passenger Uffz Arthur Hübner. From the article, I could not discern whether Pressler or Hübner (or both) were killed. The person submitting the request stated Pressler was a fighter pilot killed in 44 or 45.
1571 Preu, Karl Heinz BobLt3Stab/JG-53 (7/41 S.U.; 7/42 Comiso)Bf 109E, Bf 109F-2 (Trop) Werk # 6676 (10% dam 7/7/41), Bf 109F-4(Trop) Werk # 7525 "<3 - + -" (lost 7/27/42)EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge(7/7/41)
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIA 27 July, 1942 either by AA fire or RCAF No 249 Sq. pilot, P/O George Beurling at Lavalett, Malta. WIA 7 July, 1941 in the left arm by SB-2 Soviet bomber return fire, making an emergency landing at Dubno South (Prien). One known victory, a Hurricane northwest of Insel Malta on 26 December, 1941. Another was a Hurricane downed 4 February, 1942. Downed a Spitfire V over Malta on 7 July, 1942. Magnus, 8 victories.
1572 Preugschat, FritzOfw8/17/1914Schattlauken7/KG-1 (Channel) Ju 88A-5 Werk # 5230 "V4 + IR" (lost 5/17/41) Bomber Operational Clasp KIA with unnamed crew 17 May, 1941; shot down by a Beaufighter of No. 600 Sq., piloted by F/Lt Archibald "Archie" D.McNeill Boyd. Added: Remaining crew (KIA, bur Exeter Higher Cem., Sec Z, Row K): Uffz Georg Feus, Obs (Gr 190): Uffz Heinz Kretschmer, R/O (Gr 183) and Uffz Franz Mitzkath, Gnr (Gr 195). Pilot Ofw Preugschat buried in Grave 189 (D.Drury).
1573 Preusser, HeinzOblt1(F)/120 (Vaernes)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430277 "4N + EH" (lost 2/7/45)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 7 February, 1945, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: crashed into the Norwegian Sea, 450km NW of Trondheim, Central Norway (Observer Loss List).
1574 Priehäusser, HeinzUffz3/KGzbV-104Ju 52/3mTransport Operational ClaspKIA 14 April, 1940. One of three Ju 52s making emergency landings in Sweden on 14 April, 1940 due to navigational errors and running low on fuel. This one, however, was shot down by 40mm Bofors as it came in low over a Swedish military unit, not realizing the demise of the AC crew. This occurred during exercise Weserübung. The crew were killed in the crashat Uddevalla Sweden. Remaining crew: Uffz Ernst Lück and Uffz Reinhold Buchorn. The wreckage was returned to Germany. Source: B.Widfeldt
1575 Priller, Josef 'Pips'Obst6/27/1915Ingolstadt, Bayern101Stafkpt 6/JG-51 (10/39), Stafkpt 1/JG-26 (11/40), Kdr III/JG-26 (12/41), Kdr JG-26 (1/43)Bf 109E-1 "<+" (9/39), Bf 109E-4 Werk # 5057 "Yellow 1" (10/40), Bf 109E-4/N Werk # 1677 "White 8" Bf 109E-7 "White 8", Bf 109F-2 "White 1" w JG-26, Bf 109F-4 Werk # 7205 "White 1" in 1/JG-26, Fw 190A-1 Werk # 10054 & 10084 (March 1942), Fw 190A-2 (or A-3) Werk# 30552, 5310, & 20216 (an A-2) "<< + I", Fw 190A-6 Werk # 530120 "Black < - + -" (Winter 43), Fw 190A-5 "Black 13", May '43, as Kdr JG-26, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170346 (? % dam 8/15/44)
RK(10/19/40)
S(7/2/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/20/41)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Oper.Clasp w/"300" hgr		EL(7/20/41). 11 Bombers (one a B-24J of 492BG, his 100th victim). His first known victories, a Spitfire and a Hurricane NW of Dunkirk on 28 May, 1940. Nos.4 & 5, both Blenheims at Abbeville on 8 June, 1940. Downed the B-17 "Lil Abner of the 306BG flown by Lt Clarence Fischer on 4/5/43. On 9 October, 1942, he downed "Snoozy II" of the 367BS, flown by Capt. John Olsen (KIA). "Ace of Hearts" card & wifes name "Jutta", his AC emblems. Five other known AC; Bf 109F-4 "White 1" (Fr. 41), Fw 190A-4 Werk # 2386, Fw 190A-5 Werk# 7298 " Black 13" (Fr. 43), Fw 190A-6 Werk# 530120 and Fw 190A-8 Werk# 170346 "Black 13" (Fr. 44). He and wingman Fw. Heinz Wodarczyk were the only 2 Ger. AC to oppose the D-Day landing, strafing Sword beach. His 307 missions. All victories in the West. His 100th victory, a B-24 in the LAigle area on 15 June, 1944. His 101st, a P-51 E of Petershagen on 12 October, 1944. Appointed as Inspector of Fighters-East on January, 1945, the position he held until wars end. After the war, he managed the families brewery until his death. Deceased 20 May,1961 at Böbing, Oberbayern due to a heart attack.


June 1942: L-R: Borris - Phillip - Gruenliger - Priller - Aistleitner - Mietusch - Ruppert

Courtesy Christian König

Courtesy Christian König

Allied Losses Database Stanislav Fejfar
1576 Prinzen, HeinzUffz8/17/19204/JG-2Fw 190A-9 Werk # 750147 (dam 10/21/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 21 October, 1944 during aerial combat with several P-47s at Gut Hengersdorf.
1577 Pritzl, Heinz2II/JG-1 (4/44)Fw 190A-7 Werk # 431007 "Red 13" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspShot down in "Red 13" on 29 April, 1944, cause and location unknown. Believed to be Stfkpt in II Group, rank unknown.
1578 Prues, WalterOblt68/NJG-1 (3/44), 7/NJG-1 (6/44 Leuwaarden, NL)Bf 110G-4 Werk # 140317 "G9 + SR" (lost 8/4/44)EP


EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KIA 4 August, 1944; shot down during aerial combat by B-17 return fire over Maribo Denmark. His R/O this date, Fw Josef Peters(KIA) and Ogefr Heinz Aleit, Gunner, survived by parachuting. Prues was found 58 years later in his AC in the marshes at Maribo, and buried in the Soldiers Cemetery in Copenhagen. One known victory, a Lancaster III, JB736 "PM-N" of No 103 Sq., piloted by F/O James G. Johnston (KIA), N of Limburg/Lahn, Germany, the night of 30/31, 1944. Another, a Lancaster 18 km SW of Poix on 1 May, 1944. Another "4 mot" SW of Romilly on 4 May, 1944. Another "4 mot" at Ushant on 8 May, 1944. A Lancaster 26 km SE of Lisieux on 10 May, 1944. His 6th, a Lancaster on 23 June, 1944, no location given (Perry Claims). (see Archive Report) Operational Record
1579 Ptepanov, Martin HeinzUffz7/JG-300Fw 190A-8 (lost 12/17/44 in Upper Schlesia)Fighter Operational ClaspPilot disposition unknown.
1580 Pudenz, Günter HeinzUffzWekusta 3 (Oeysand)Ju 88D (surrendered 5/8/45)Meteorological Operational ClaspPilot and several other unnamed persons surrendered 8 May, 1945, landing at the Holtenau airfield (Wekusta Loss List).
1581 Pudwell, HeinzStabsFw11/TG-2Ju 52
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/15/44)
EP(1943)

EK 1 & 2
Transport Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List. His EP date from the EP List provided by Fritz Braun.
1582 Puff, OttoOfwBFS-5Ju 52 Werk # 5318 "SE + UW" (lost 1/2/43)Transport Operational ClaspKIC 2 January, 1943 during an instrument training flight. The Ju 52 crashed into a mountain at Vertestolna, near Belgrade-Becs. The student pilot, Arnold Burmeister, was also killed. Remaining Crew (all survived): Lt Hermann Stowasser, Student; Uffz Albert Reiche, Gunner; Uffz Gerhart Feindt, R/O; Uffz Heinz Gortzen, Gunner and Fw Gerhard Kluge, passenger. After the was, the survivors erected a monument to honor their fallen comrades. Source: Janos Bruckner.
1583 Puschstein, HeinzUffz8/KG-26He 111H-4 "1H + ?S" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 15 August, 1940: sd by British fighters, crashed at sea off the coast of County Durham or Northumberland (D.Durham). Remaining crew (all MIA): Lt Wolfgang Burck, Observer, Uffz Hans Karl Klug, wireless operator, Uffz Hans Hofmann, mechanic and Uffz Karl Lotz, gunner.
1584 Püster, HeinzGefr4/JG-102 Rammtrager Unit 4/45Bf 109G & KStudent pilot. Survived the war. Source: Arno Rose.
1585 Pütt, Karl HeinzFw7/13/1923Velbert, GermanyJG-106 (2/43), JGr-Süd, 2/JG-51, 15(Sturm)/JG-3 (44), 4/JG-3Bf 109G( 2 damaged in trng), Fw 190A-8 (lost 8/44), Fw 190D-9(last two weeks of the war) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		After HS graduation, he worked for one week in the FW factory at Bremen. Then drafted into the Signal Coprs before entering Luft training. Flew his first combat mission in 1944. During the Battle of the Bulge, 24 December, 1944, he made a force landing in another A-8 on the Autobahn south of Bonn. Forced to bail from his A-8 in August, 1944 when he lost oil pressure and his engine failed, suffering internal injuries. He was hospitalized for several months, during which time, his parents received his death notice! He was wingman for Wilhelm Moritz and Oskar Romm. Witnessed Oskar Romms fiery crash on 24 April, 1945. He also flew a few missions as wingman for Gunther Schack, Kdr of IV/JG-3 at the time, and Werner Schröer, also Kdr IV/JG-3 in February, 1945. His "Swartz Mann" (Mechanic), Ofw Hans Langenkamp. Ended the war by riding to Westerland in northern Germany, avoiding POW Camp. A Mechanical Engineer in Germany, he emigrated to America in 1954, retiring in 1986. A comrade of Emil Daniel, now living in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. Changed the spelling to the "Americanized" Puett in the U.S..
1586 Pütt, Karl HeinzUffz316/JG-3 (8/44), 13/JG-3 (3/45), 16/JG-3 (4/45)Bf 109G
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a B-24 over Austria on 22 August, 1944. His 2nd, a P-39 on 16 March, 1945. His 3rd, a Boston on 18 April, 1945. This is most likely Karl Heinz Pütt in the previous record, although he did not tell me of his three victories when I contacted him.
1587 Quaritsch, Karl HeinzLt98/JG-53 (4/42 Sicily; 6/42 Med)Bf 109F-4 (Trop) Werk # 10068 "Black 9 + I" (lost 6/14/42)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 14 June, 1942, when he failed to return from a mission between Tobruk and El Adem. They were attacking a convoy offshore, when they engaged in aerial combat with P-40s of SAAF No. 5. Magnus. His first victory was a Spitfire over Malta on 20 April, 1942. His second was another Spitfire 2 km south Ta-Venezia Malta on 24 April, 1942. A P-40 in the Sidi Rezegh vicinity on 30 May, 1942. Yet another Spitfire of RAF No. 112 Sq., piloted by P/O Wilson (POW), at Meitfel el Chebir on 1 June, 1942. Later this same day, he was shot down but managed the crash land in Axis territory. A Hurricane southwest of Fort Acroma on 5 June, 1942. Claimed two P-40s "seriously damaged" on 7 June, 1942. A Hurricane of RAF No. 73 Sq. near Bir Hacheim on 10 June, 1942. A P-40 on 14 June, 1942, his last victory. Alternate spelling: Quäritsch.
1588 Raddatz, HeinzII/ZG-101 (1/41 to 8/43)Bf 110Destroyer Operational ClaspFlugbuch.
1589 Radlauer, HeinzFw1513/JG-51 (10/44 Reich Defense)Bf 109G, Fw 190D-9EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-5 on 7 October, 1944. A 2nd, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 13 October, 1944. A 3rd, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 14 October, 1944. He was flying wingman for FhjOfw Heinz Marquardt on 1 May, 1945, when Marquardt was shot down by a Spitfire of RAF No.41 Sq, piloted by Flt/Lt Peter Cowell. Radlauer escaped by diving to tree top level. Magnus Report, 15 victories.
1590 Radloff, Heinz Harry?Fw11/JG-300Bf 109G-6 Werk # 27049 (lost 9/28/43)
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KIA 27/28 September, 1943 during aerial combat at Leisterviertel/Hannover (Boiten). One known victory, a Lancaster on 31 July, 1943. Given name "Harry" per Bf 109 Loss List.
1591 Raeder, HeinzGefr6/JG-2Bf 109G-6 Werk# 413718Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 18 August, 1944; Unknown reason, near Argentan. Mombeek MIA List.
1592 Rahardt, HeinzLt2 Erg/JG-26, 2/JG-26 (2/41 Channel, 8/42 St Omer-Arques) Bf 109F-4 Werk # 8346 (lost 7/19/41), Fw 190A-3 Werk # 5421 "Black 4" (lost 8/18/42) EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KIA 18 August, 1942 in aerial combat with Spitfires near Sangatte. He bailed out over water by Cape Gris Nez, but was not found. WIA 19 July, 1941 when he was shot down by a Spitfire. He bailed successfully, and landed near Beselare/Courtrai. One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire by Steenvorde on 27 April, 1942. His 2nd, a Spitfire 26 July, 1942. Added: Buried Yssel BQ-7-152 (SGLO).
1593 Rahlmeier, HeinzFw19/JG-53(11/39), 8/JG-53 (11/41 Holland; 3/42 Malta)Bf 109D & E, Bf 109F-4 Wk # 7344 (80% dam 11/10/41), Bf 109F-4 Wk # 7600 "Black 11 + I" (lost 3/10/42) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 10 March, 1942 during aerial combat with a Spitfire over Malta (Prien). WIC 10 November, 1941; emergency landing at Husum, no reason given (Prien). One known victory, his 1st, a Potez 63 west of Saarbrücken, 7 November, 1939.
1594 Raitmaier, HeinzFwUnknown Fw 58C Werk # 2023 "NG + EO" (or "EQ") (lost 3/3/42; ret'd 3/22/42) Transport Operational Clasp On a flight from Bergen to Trondheim, Fw Raitmaier and Uffz Hans Egger (R/O?), made an emergency landing in Sweden, 3 March, 1942 due to a compass error and bad weather, causing them to run low on fuel. Both were uninjured and permitted to return to Trondheim. Neither was identified as the pilot. I chose Raitmaier, as customarily, SIG listed the pilot first in their reporting. The ac was dismantled and returned to Norway, 22 March, 1942. (Source: SIG Norway & B.Widfeldt). Alternate spelling: Reitmaier (Widfeldt).
1595 Rakemann, ErichFw1(F)/22 (Banak)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 088 1101 "4N + LH" (lost 8/7/43)Observer Operational ClaspKIA 7 August, 1943; operational crash off the northern coast near Rolfsoe, Finland, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all KIA): Oblt Karl Scheitterlein, Observer; Ogefr Werner Heinz, R/O and Uffz Herbert Klaus, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway. Added: All are buried at Botn, Rognan (Flyvrak Norway).
1596 Rall, HeinzOblt 7/KG-54 (10/43), Stfkpt 8/KG(J)-54 (10/44-5/45) Ju 88, Me 262A-1a EK 2, Fighter Operational Clasp LuftArchiv.de. Added: Flying observer one time with Oblt Rall, was Uffz Anton Thorand (C.König).
1597 Ramin, Wilhelm2/KG-30Ju 88A-4 Werk # 300391 "4D + CK" (lost)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		Injured while making a force landing by Telgte, Münster on 21 January, 1944. Remaining crew: Ogefr Bruno Reetz, Observer (KIA); Gefr Heinz Saft, R/O (WIA; and Uffz Karl Hersperger, Gunner (WIA). Jager Blatt 2/2004.
1598 Ramm, Karl-HeinzEMJG-54 (8 May, 1945)Fw 190A-8Fighter Operational Clasp
1599 Rammelt, Karl HeinzMajor6/10/1914Nebra Sachsen464/JG-51 (5/42), Stfkpt 4/JG-51 (3/43 N.Africa), Kdr II/JG-51 (6/43)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 12808 (force land 9/3/42), Bf 109G, & G-2 (Trop in Africa) in 4 Staffel in 42, Bf 109G-6 Werk# 160717 "<<"(lost 12/28/43), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163356 (5/44 Italy), Bf 109G-14 Werk # 780887 "Black <<+" (WIA 12/23/44) RK(10/24/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/16/44)
EP(6/25/43)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Opposed the Schweinfurt Raid. On 28 December, 1943, he was forced to bail with wounds from Wk# 160717 after being hit by B-24 return fire over Padova. On 23 December, 1944, bailed for the 3rd time north of Sturovo, Hungary (now Slovakia, D .Drury), with serious wounds, from Bf 109G-14 Werk# 780887 "<<" over Hungary, after downing a B-24. After this incident, he did not return to combat duty. 450 missions including numerous low level attacks. 11 bombers. One known bomber victory, a B-17 35 km NNE of Frankfurt on 14 October, 1943. 18 victories in the East. His 1st known Soviet victory, a Yak-1 on 12 June, 1942. A double Soviet victory, both Il-2s on 5 July, 1942. A Soviet triple on 5 July; two Pe-2s and an Il-2. A Pe-2 on 10 August, 1942. A Yak-1 on 13 August, 1942. Numerous victories in N.Africa. One known Balkan victory, a B-24 100 km NE of Craiova on 5 April, 1944. A B-24 at Radomir on 24 June, 1944. Another B-24 on 15 July, 1944 at Stalati. Another Soviet victory, an Il-2 on 13 October, 1944. A B-24 on 6 December, 1944. A Boston III and an La-5 on 8 December, 1944. A Yak-9 and an Il-2 on 21 December, 1944. Deceased 13 May, 2009 Fürstenfeldbrück (P. Bastin).

Courtesy Christian König

Courtesy Christian König
1600 Rassloff, KarlUffz19182/KG-53He 111H-5 Werk # 3550 "A1 + CK" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 7 May, 1941 after being brought down by a Defiant Night Fighter of RAF No. 141 Sq. after their bombing attack against Glasgow and Clydeside. After shaking the Defiant, with his port engine damaged and the wing root on fire, Rassloff turned toward France, but seeing he could not make it, returned to England to make a force landing at Morpeth, where uninjured, they were captured. Remaining crew (all POW): Gefr Emmerich Lernbass, Observer, Uffz Karl Simon, wireless operator, Gefr Walter Schmidt, mechanic and Gefr Heinz Quittenbaum, gunner.

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