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1801 Selbach, Karl HeinzUffz4/Fl.ü.G.-1 SüdBf 109G-6 Werk # 441513 (lost 7/4/44)Liason Operational Clasp (?)Pilot reported killed 4 July, 1944 at Wüstensachsen, no further detail (Lost Aircraft Report).
1802 Selck, KarlOblt8/KG-6 (Channel)Ju 88S-1 Werk # 140585 "3E + AS" (lost 10/30/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 30 October, 1943; shot down by a mosquito of No. 85 Sq., piloted by P/O Robb; one other MIA and one KIA, all unnamed.
1803 Sensburg, HugoOblt8/12/1911MunichKG-200He 111H-20 Werk # 701467 (lost 7/22/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA 22 July, 1944, northeast of Deblin Poland, circumstances unknown. Remaining crew (KIA): Fw Gerhard Heiermann, bur Pulawy, Blk 4 as "unknown"; Uffz Karl Schmid, bur Pulawy, Blk 4 as "unknown" and Fhj Fritz Bernhardt, no known grave. Sensburg bur Pulawy, Blk 4, Row 28, Gr 1835 (D.Drury).
1804 Serwottka, RichardUffz7/StG-2Ju 87B-1 (lost 8/16/40)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 16 August, 1940 after his ac was attacked by fighters over Selsey Bill, Sussex, and probably crashed into the sea. His R/O-Gnr, Gefr Karl Wagner, was also MIA (D.Drury).
1805 Setzepfandt, Karl GüntherLt89/JG-3 (3/42 S.U.)Bf 109FEP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first known Victory, a Soviet I-61 on 8 March, 1942. A 2nd, an I-301 on 17 March, 1942. A 3rd, an I-301 on 28 March, 1942. A 4th, an I-61 on 6 April, 1942. An I-61 on 22 May, 1942. A 6th & 7th, a Pe-2 and a MiG-1 on 26 May, 1942. An 8th, an R-10 on 29 May, 1942. Magnus, 10 victories.
1806 Seumenicht, KarlFw4/18/19208/JG-6Fw 190A-8 Werk # 171492 "Blue 3" (lost 8/25/44)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 25 August, 1944 after aerial combat with a P-36 around Travecy, near La Fere. Mombeek MIA List.
1807 Sewcz, Karl Heinz WilliLt6/NJG-1Bf 110G-4 Werk # 74076 (lost)Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		Sewcz was injured after bailing from his G-4 due to lack of fuel and bad weather. He and his Bordschütze, Gefr Gerhard Ignatowitz were hospitalized. It is unknown what happened to the Bordfunker Walter Schneider.
1808 Seyfried, WilliOfwFl.ü.G-1Ju 88S-3 Werk # 330278 "BP + SM" (lost 6/7/44)Liason Operational Clasp (?)This ac was reported lost at Zellhausen 7 June, 1944, no cause given, and no injuries to the crew. Remaining crew: Ofw Joachim Postier and Fw Karl Glock. Lost Aircraft Report.
1809 Sichart von Sichartshoff, Frithjof Oblt9/18/19134.K/88 Legion Condor, 2/KG-30Ju 88A-1 Werk # unk (lost 3/8/40)
Spanish Cross
Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA 8 March, 1940: sd by a Hurricane of No.111 Sq., piloted by F/O Roy Gilbert Dutton. He crashed into the North Sea abt 65km east of the Orkney Islands. Remaining crew (MIA): Fw Paul Marheineke, Bomb Aimer; Uffz JosefSeverin, R/o and Gefr Karl Rothe, Gnr (D.Drury).
1810 Siebert, Hermann Wilhelm "Hans" Uffz4/2/1920Cuxhaven9/KG-1 (S.U.) Ju 88A-5 Werk # 2187 "V4 + FT" (lost 6/28/41) Bomber Operational Clasp KIA with unnamed crew 28 June, 1941 at Riga-Mitau, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew (KIA): Uffz Otto Arndt, Bomb Aimer; Ogefr Franz Metrich, R/O and Gefr Karl Otto Leisner (aka Paul), Gnr. Three of the four, excluding Gefr Leisner, were initially buried at Riga-Ost, and their burial lost. They are now commemorated at the German Mil Cem at Riga-Beberbeki. No VDK listing for Gefr Leisner (D.Drury).
1811 Siegel, WilhelmLtFliegerzielgeschwader-1 (Ferrying unit) Ju 88 Werk # 184 (?) (lost 3/8/44) KIC 8 March, 1944, crashing at Eischott, near Fallersleben, cause unknown. Remaining crew (KIC); Fw Karl Krebs (geb 12/25/1918 @ Weisenau), EK 1 & 2, R/O and Fw Otto Schmidt, Mech/Gunner. Source: Krebs Obit card provided by Matti Salonen, via Jaap Geensen.
1812 Siegmund, KarlOgefrII/EJG-1 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 412414 (35% dam 2/9/45)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured 9 February, 1945 in an accident at the Grossenhain airfield due to a servicing fault.
1813 Simon, KarlFw4/StG-2 (S.U.)Ju 87D-3 Werk # 1253 "T6 + BM" (lost 4/1/43)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 1 April, 1943 when he collided with Ju 87 Wk# 1059, piloted by Hptm Kurt Hamman (MIA w/crew), in Map Quad Pl.Qu. 98853. Ju 87 Loss List
1814 Singer, KarlFw12/JG-27 (Reich Def)Bf 109K-4 Werk # 331404 "Blue 2 + I" (lost 12/26/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKIA 26 December, 1944 during aerila combat area west of Bonn.
1815 Single, KarlOfw6/KG-55 (3/41 Avord Fr.)He 111P-4A Werk # 2989 "G1 + CP" (lost 3/12/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 12 March, 1941; sd by a Hurricane of No. 96 Sq, piloted by Sgt Robert John McNair during a mission at Liverpool, after releasing their bombs at Birkenhead. The attack killed the Flt Engr & Gunner and disabled both engines. The remaining crew bailed safely and the ac crashed in a field at Widnes. Remaining crew: Hptm Wolfgang Berlin, Obs & Stfkpt (POW); Uffz Xavier Diem, R/O (POW); Fw Leonard Kuznik, Flt Engr (KIA, bur Cannock Chase Blk 3, Gr 153) and Fw Heinrich Ludwinski, Gnr (KIA, bur CC Blk 3, Gr 152). Source: Lancaster Aircraft Investigation Team via D. Drury.
Cannock Chase
1816 Sistenich, Karl-HeinzOgefr1/JG-11Fw 190A-8 Werk # 738231 "Yellow 6" (lost 1/1/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKIA 1 January, 1945 in aerial combat with Allied fighters during the attack on the Asch airfield. Another source suggests he was MIA on 1/1/45. No further detail, no known grave.
1817 Skopnik, Hans JürgenUffz11/KG-30 (Aalborg West)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2167 "4D + HV" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 4 June, 1943 when his AC collided with another Ju 88 "4D + IV" in the formation, and his tail assembly was severed. Both AC fell to the ground killing three of the crew of "4D + IV" except for the Gunner, Uffz Erich Träger, who bailed safely, and the entire crew of "4D + HV". Remaining crew (KIC): Ogefr Karl Heinz Müller, Obs; Gefr Heinz Günther Kaltenhausen, R/O and Flg Hans Sontopski, Gunner. All four were buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 10 June, 1943. Source: Air War over Denmark.
1818 Sodbersen, Karl HeinzHptm3/NJG-2 (Reich Def)Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360181 "??" (50% dam 1/29/43)Night Fighter Operational ClaspPilot injured when he crash landed at Staaken 29 January, 1943 due to a servicing fault (Ju 88 Loss List).
1819 Sommer, WilliOfwSeenot-Aussen Kdo-7 (10/42 Crete)Do 24T-1 "CM + IX"Air-Sea Rescue Operational ClaspRemaining crew: Lt Karl Heinz Daehn, Observer, Ogefr Möller, mechanic. Jager Blatt 1/2002.
1820 Sommern, Karl HeinzHptm7/KG-30 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2427 "4D + DR" (lost 6/30/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew at the Bone harbor 30 June, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
1821 Sonnemann, KarlLt7/KG-76 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140435 "F1 + AC" (lost 4/6/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 6 April, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).
1822 Sonnleitner, HeinrichOblt4/Aufkl.Gr.Ob.d.L.Do 215 Werk # 0036 "G2 + JH" (lost)Observer Operational ClaspKIA 30 August, 1940 during a reconnaissance mission over England. He was shot down off the Norfolk Coast by a Sptifire of RAF No. 66 Sq.. Remaining crew(MIA): Ofw Karl Heinz Weise, Fw Neubauer and Ogefr Hefmann. Wiki Luft data. Added: Weiss buried Ysselsteyn, BQ/6/135; no other known graves (D.Drury).
1823 Sonntag, HeinzObltStab II/StG-77Ju 87B-1 (lost 8/18/40)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 18 August, 1940; sd by Spitfires of No. 602 Sq. while attacking the Naval Air Station at Ford, Sussex. Crashed at sea. His R/O-Gnr, Uffz Karl Witton, believed buried at Bourdon, Blk 32, Row 5, Gr 167, dated 15 September, 1940, believed to be the date his body recovered from the sea. (D.Drury).
1824 Sowinsky, KarlGefr12/4/19216/JG-53 (France) Bf 109G-6 Werk # 412489 "Yellow 20 + -" (lost 6/7/44) Fighter Operational Clasp KIA 7 June, 1944; shot down by a P-51 as he was landing at Le Mans. Added: Buried at Mont de Huisnes Cem, Vault 29, Grave 97 (Pertes de la Sarthe-ABSA 39-45).
1825 Specht, Karl HeinzOfw9/JG-300Bf 109G-10 (lost 3/2/45 near Bergholz/Belzig)Fighter Operational ClaspPilot disposition unknown.
1826 Speck, Karl HeinzOfhrIII/JG-300 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-10 Werk # 151005 (lost 3/2/45)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 2 March, 1945 during aerial combat near Jüterbog (Bf 109 Loss List)
1827 Spengler, KarlOfwII/KG-6 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Trop Werk # 144321 "??" (lost 12/10/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with two other unnamed crew at Catonanueva 10 December, 1942, cause not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).
1828 Spenst, KarlLt4/3/1919Berlin2 7/JG-3 (5/44), 10/JG-3 (9/44), Stfkpt 8/JG-300 (10/44), Stfkpt 8(Sturm)/JG-300 (1/45 Löbnitz) Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk (lost 5/3/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # Unk "Black 10" (1/45)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge, Fighter Operational Clasp 		WIA 3 May, 1944; sd by P-51's at Zörbig (LOCS). One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 5 km SSE of Kritwitz on 30 May, 1944. A 2nd, another B-17 on 14 January, 1945.
1829 Sperling, KarlHptm5/NJG-4Bf 110, Ju 88G-1 Werk # 712292 (lost 2/13/45)Night Fighter Operational ClaspKIA with one other unnamed crew 13/14 February, 1945; crashing at Lehrte after aerial combat, no further detail. Source: M. Balss. The Ju 88 Loss List states the crash was due to a technical failure.
1830 Spielmann, KarlKGzbV-108 (11/40 to 8/44)Transport Operational ClaspFlugbuch.
1831 Spreitzer, KarlLt1/26/1918Freiberg Steirmark AustriaI/StG-76 (rear gun), I/StG-1, I/SG-2, 10(Pz)/SG-2Ju 87 RK(4/1/45)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		652 missions destroying 11 tanks and 8000 BRT supply ships sunk. Wounded 3 times, shot down 3 times with bail outs. Deceased 2 February, 2009 Ranten/Steiermark Austria (P. Bastin).
1832 Spreitzer, KarlUffz97/JG-52Bf 109F & G
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 8 May, 1943 (Magnus). One known victory, a Soviet LaGG-3 on 27 November, 1942. A 2nd, a Yak-1 on 13 December, 1942. A 3rd, a U-2 on 27 January, 1943. Nos 4 & 5, both I-153s on 4 February, 1943. A 6th, a LaGG on 21 April, 1943. A LaGG on 23 April, 1943. An 8th, a LaGG on 27 April, 1943. A 9th, a LaGG-3 on 6 May, 1943.
1833 Sprenger, Gerhard "Gerd"Oblt61/JG-3 (5/40), Stfkpt 1/JG-3Bf 109E in 40, Bf 109F-2 Werk# 5446 "White 4" (lost 5/16/41) as Stfkpt
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 16 May, 1941; Combat with a Hurricane of No. 1 Sq. off Folkstone, while searching for Lt Karl von Lück, downed on the same sweep. One known victory, his 1st, a Blenheim "P-4913" northwest of Charleroi, 15 May, 1940. Mombeek MIA List. On 17 May, 1940, Sprenger downed four Blenheim bombers west of St. Quentin, making him an Ace with five victories. His 6th, a Spitfire SE of London on 2 September, 1940.
1834 Spring, KarlUffz9/JG-6Bf 109G-14 "Fighter Oprational ClaspKIA 26 November, 1944 at Gross Wismar, no further detail (JG-6 List).
1835 Stadeck, KarlOfw82/JG-51 (10/41 S.U.), 3/JG-51 (Demjansk)Bf 109F-2 "Yellow 7" in 3/JG-51, Fw 190A-3 Werk # 2265 "Black 9" (lost 2/23/43)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIA 23 February, 1943; shot down by enemy fighters northwest of Chisdra. His first known Soviet victory, a "Trainer AC" on 24 October, 1941. An R-5 on 16 February, 1942. A MiG-3 on 30 October, 1942. A P-40 and an Il-2 5 km E of Peravez on 4 December, 1942. A MiG-3 on 6 Janaury, 1943. A MiG-3 on 8 January, 1943. Two LaGG-5s on 22 February, 1943. Alternate spelling: Stadek. Magnus, 29 victories. Bowers/Lednicer, 25 victories.
1836 Staffeldt, Heinrich "Hans"Ofw3/12/1914Genskow6/KG-26He 111H-3 Werk # 3258 "1H + HP" (lost 9/7/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA the night of 6/7 September, 1940, failed to return from a mission over England, believed to be near the coast of County Durham. Crew designations not reported; pilot assignment arbitrary. Remaining crew (all KIA, bur War Cemetery Werl-Waldfriedhof, Germany): Uffz Karl Heinz Bartels, Gr 2; Fw Gerhard Markuse, Gr 4; Gefr Josef Maier, Gr 6 and Uffz Franz Schweizer, Gr 5. Ofw Staffeldt bur Gr 3 (D.Drury).
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
On 07 September 1940 at 03:15 minutes a Heinkel He 111 H-3 of 6./KG 26 crashed near Küstelberg in Sauerland. Küstelberg is today part of 59964 Medebach. The crew: Corporal Karl-Heinz Bartels, pilot, b. 18.06.1917 in Hamburg Oberfeldwebel Heinrich Staffeldt, observer, born March 12, 1914 in Genskow Sergeant Gerh. (Gerhard) Markuse, radio operator, b. 26.07.1920 in Königsberg Private Josef Maier, board mechanic, born. 22.10.1910 in Cologne Corporal Franz Schweizer, gunner, b. 27.05.1918 in Ochsenhausen The crew was buried on September 11, 1940 at the Forest Cemetery in Werl with all military honors. (source Luftwaffe Forum)
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
Chronik des Berufssoldaten Heinrich Staffeldt
1837 Stahl, Karl Heinz Dr.Oblt11/KG-51, Stab/KG-51Bf 109E, Ju 88A-4
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/27/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		His one known victory, a Spitfire 25 km NE of Portsmouth on 19 August, 1940.
1838 Stahnke, Karl HeinzHptm11/6/1918Altenhagen / Bielefeld4/KGzbV-500 (41), Stfkpt 3/KG-40, III/KG-40, 14/TG-4 (9/44)Ju 52 "Da + DE", Fw 200 "F8 + FL" in KG-40, Fw 200 "F8 + RL" (7/44), Fw 200 "G6 + AY" (12/44) RK(10/24/44)
EL(3/27/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/12/43)
EP(10/20/42)

EK 1 & 2
Class "C" Glider Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp w/600 Pendant		Fled the advancing Americans on 5 May, 1945 in a Fi 156 from Micheldorf, by Linz, heading north. His friend, Ingrid was flown out in an Fw 200 by Uffz Friebel. Known crew: Fw Reinhold Wechsler, R/O and Uffz Max Resler, Gnr. in July 1944. Deceased 3 November, 1957, a DC-4 crash at Düsseldorf airport (P. Bastin).
1839 Stänglen, Hans DietrichFw5/NJG-4Ju 88G-1 Werk # 711299 "3C + GN" (lost 12/23/44) Night Fighter Operational Clasp MIA the night of 23/24 December, 1944, Staenglen and crew failing to return from a mission over the western front (Ardennes). Jager Blatt 3/2003. Remaiming crew (MIA): R/O Uffz Karl heinz Krumbiegel and Engr Ogefr Ferdinand Diessner (Lost Aircraft Report). Added: The location reported as Meijel Holland per the Netherland Loss Registry.
1840 Stark, KarlOfw4(H)/32Hs 126Observer Operational Clasp in Bronze (7/17/41)His Observer Clasp document found online.
1841 Stech, ArturUffz2/12/1922Neu Isenburg 6 or 7/NJG-102 (3/44), 2/NJG-6 (9/44) Bf 110C-4 Werk # 3020 (lost 3/19/44, Bf 110G-4 Werk # 730233 "2Z + GK" (95% dam 9/12/44), Bf 110G-4 Werk # 140663 "2Z + PK" (lost 9/30/44) Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp 		KIC 30 September, 1944; crashed at Tamm, by Ludigsburg, due to engine failure, buried Sachsenheim. Remaining crew: R/O Ogefr Kurt Zamis (Injured) and Gnr Uffz Josef Rusicka (injured). WIA 12 September, 1944 after being attacked by an RAF night fighter by Langen, SE of Frankfurt. Remaining crew (WIA): R/O Ogefr Kurt Zamis and Gnr Gefr Richard Dünnbier (Lost Aircraft Report). Injured in a crash at Mauer, 19 March, 1944, cause not reported. Remaining crew (WIC): Gefr Karl Heinz Ibach. Source: Klaus Deschner.
1842 Stefanink, KarlLt127/JG-77 (S.U.)Bf 109F-4/R1 Werk# 13308 (lost 5/19/42)EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 19 May, 1942; Aerial combat east of Isjum. Mombeek MIA List. Magnus Report, 12 victories.
1843 Steffen, KarlOfw3/10/1918Weesow Mark Brandenburg598/JG-52 (5/42 S.U.), 9/JG-52 (8/43)Bf 109F, Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15640 "Yellow 8" (lost 8/8/43) RK(7/1/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/25/42)
EP(3/16/42)

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 8 August, 1943 after a forced landing in "Yellow 8", southwest of Belgorod, on Russian territory. In Russia, he distinguished himself especially by daring low level sorties during the fighting in Crimea, in Rostov, Charkov and Poltava. All victories in Russia. His first known Soviet victory, a MiG-1 10 km N of Izyum on 26 May, 1942. Three LaGGs and two Il-2s (m.H.) on 3 August, 1943. A LaGG on 4 August, 1943. A LaGG and two Il-2s (m.H.) on 4 August, 1943. Bowers/Lednicer, 59 victories. Photo
1844 Steffen, KarlLt19/JG-52 (7/40)Bf 109E EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first victory, a Spitfire at Dover on 29 July, 1940. Seems to be a different Karl Steffen than the Ofw on JG-52, with all victories in Russia.
1845 Stegmeier, KarlOfw11(H)/13Hs 126B-1
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/29/43)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
1846 Steinberg, FritzFw5/KG-53He 111H "A1 + HN" (lost 5/10/40), He 111H-2 Werk # 3142 "A1 + BN" (lost 8/30/40)Wound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 10 May, 1940 during the French Campaign, crashing at Bastogne, in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. Source: A. Rosseels. Added: The He 111 was sd by Hurricanes of No.87 Sq.. Remaining crew (POW): Ofw Thomas Dietrich, Obs; Uffz Alfred Görtz, R/O; Uffz Karl Beutel, Flt Engr and Gefr Otto Kielwein, Gnr. Following their release from French captivity after the armistice, Steinberg and Dietrich flew once again in 5/KG-53. They were sd by fighters and crashed at Colne Engaine, Essex. Ofw Thomas Dietrich was KIA, bur CC/5/14/325; Steinberg was wounded in the encounter. Remaining crew (POW): Fw Alois Hummel, R/O (WIA); Fw Andreas Fellner, Flt Engr (WIA) and Uffz Theodor Hugen Schütz, Gnr (D.Drury).
Cannock Chase
1847 Steinbrecher, KarlUffz2/SAGr.126Ar 196A-3 Werk # 1015 "D1 + MK" (lost 12/4/43) Wound Badge, Observer Operational Clasp WIA 4 December, 1943 after his ac came down into the Aegean Sea, off the island of Levitha, Greece. His ac was believed attacked by a Beaufighter of No.47 Sq., piloted by F/O Robert Willis. Uffz Steinbrecher escaped by dinghy and F/O Willis took no further action, sparing Steinbrecher's life. These Two did meet in 2002. The observer, Lt Eberhard Ahrends was KIA after being rescued by another Ar 196 (D.Drury).
1848 Steinecke, KarlOfwNSGr unitAr 66, Fw 58, Go 145, Fw 190F-8
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/1/44)

EK 1 & 2
Night Assault Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
1849 Steinecke, KarlUffz6/JG-3 (S.U.)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 7152 "Yellow 10" (lost 9/23/41)Fighter Operational ClaspShot down at Poltawa on 23 September, 1941; pilot returned.
1850 Steinen, Karl Heinz von derLt311/JG-3Bf 109G
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Two known victories, both B-24s (an HSS & an e.v.) in the Oschersleben area on 7 July, 1944. His 3rd, a B-24 at Lechtaler Alpen on 3 August, 1944.
1851 Steinhaus, AdolfOfwInstructor, Flugzeug Führer Schule A 10 (FFS A 10) (Avno De.)Fw 58 Werk #Transport Operational ClaspInjured in a crash during a training exercise on 28 December, 1943. The AC accidentally touched the ground and crashed near the Avno airfield. Also injured was Student Pilot, Uffz Karl Göring. Source: Air War over Denmark.
1852 Steinhausen, KarlLt8/JG-2 (1/44)Bf 109GFighter Operational Clasp
1853 Steinicke, Karl HeinzFw156/JG-3 (6/42 S.U.)Bf 109F & GEP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Magnus Report. His first known victories, two Soviet Il-2s on 11 June, 1942. Two MiG-1s at Voronezh on 8 July, 1942. A 5th, an Il-2 on 21 July, 1942. His 8th, an unnamed Soviet AC on 26 January, 1943. A 9th, a LaGG-3 on 28 January, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 30 January, 1943. A Boston III on 31 January, 1943. Two LaGG-3s and an I-180 on 22 February, 1943. His 15th, a LaGG-3 on 15 April, 1943.
1854 Steinkegler, KarlOfhr1/NAGr-2 (Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-8 Werk # 201119 (lost 2/12/45)Night Observer Operational ClaspMIA 12 February, 1945 in the Ratibor area, cuase unknown.
1855 Steinmann, KarlUffzI/StG-1 (Africa)Ju 87R-2 Werk # 6047 (lost 6/16/42)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 16 June, 1942 near Sollum due to flak. Ju 87 Loss List
1856 Stephan, Karl Frank H.Oblt14/NJG-1Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC 9/10 November, 1944; crashing near Grevenbroich, probably due to aircraft icing up (Boiten). One known victory, a "4 mot" SW of Stuttgart on 29 July, 1944.
1857 Stephan, Karl HeinzUffzNAGr.-3Fw 189A-3 Werk # 2102 (lost 11/5/43)Night Observer Operational ClaspKIA 5 November, 1943 east of Weliditschi Russia after being hit by flak. No mention of crew. Obs Loss List
1858 Stepp, Karl HeinzObstlt9/2/1914Giessen a.d. LahnI/StG-3, Stfkpt 7/StG-2, Kdr I/StG-5, Kdr II/StG-2 (9/43), Kdr SG-2 (10/43)Fw 190F, Ju 87B, R & D in StG-5, Ju 87D in 43
RK(2/4/42)
EL(4/25/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/41)
EP(9/9/41)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Oper.Clasp w/Pendant		900 missions, several with the Fw 190. He was Kdr I/StG-5 in July, 1942. Last few months of the war, he served with the Air Ministry. Deceased 12 December, 2006 Leipzig (P. Bastin). RK: 4-2-42 Staffelkapitän 7./StukaG 2 "Immelmann"; Eich(462): 27-4-44 Kommodore SG 2 "Immelmann"
1859 Steputat, KurtOfw3(F)/10 (S.U.) Ju 88D Werk # 2832 "T1 + BL" (lost 5/20/42) Observer Operational Clasp MIA with unnamed crew at Kastomoje-Lipecz-Liwny 20 May, 1942, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Their ac was attacked, while on a reconnaissance mission, over Yelets Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, by an I-153 of IAP 591, piloted by Jr/Lt Viktor Antonovich Barkovskiy. The Soviet pilot expended his ammunition and then rammed the German machine, resulting in his own death. He was later posthumously made a Hero of the Soviet Union. Remaining crew (MIA): Fw Karl Maurer, Obs; Fw Helmut Franzke, R/O and Uffz Rudi Schröder, Gnr. Ofw Steputat believed buried in the War Cem at Charkow, Ukraine among the unknown (D.Drury).
1860 Sterzl, KarlFw4/26/19205/KG-66Ju 88S-3 Werk # 330847 "L1 + UP" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKIFA 3 August, 1944; killed during a practice flight at Montdidier, cause unknown. Remaining crew (KIFA): Uffz Johannes Roth, geb 10/22/1919, Obs and Uffz Paul Jacobs, geb 6/25/1923, R/O. Source: B.Bines. Note: This AC seems to be on loan from LG-1 with the "L1 + UP" designation.
1861 Sterzl, KarlFw5/KG-54 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Trop Werk # 141043 "B3 + AN" (lost 10/23/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 23 October, 1943, reported lost at Neapel harbor, cause unknown, two other unnamed crew KIA and one WIA (Ju 88 Loss List). Seems as if these two are different persons unless this Karl returned after this incident.
1862 Steurich, WernerUffz11/21/1920Dresden213/KG-40 (9/42), 14/KG-40 (3/43)Bf 110 in 13 Staffel, Ju 88C-6 Werk #360352 "F8 + HY" (lost 3/22/43)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known shared victory, AC type not listed, on 16 September, 1942 with Meister and Harms. His 2nd, a Wellington of RAF No. 304 Sq. at the Bay of Biscay on 16 October, 1942. Added: Pilot killed in a crash in Spain 22 March, 1943. He was buried at Cuacos de Yuste, Patio A, Tomb 042, the grave marker spelled as "Steurich". Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Karl Bass, R/O and Ogefr Alfred Hössel, Gnr (SGM, Incidents in Spain). The spelling "Streurich" appears on the LW Loss Report. Added: The ac was sd into the Bay of Biscay by a Mosquito of No.264 Sq.. The body of the pilot washed ashore later; his grave marker dated 8 April, 1943 (D.Drury).
1863 Stieg, KarlLt4/KG-76 (S.U.)Ju 88C-6 Werk # 0360 "F1 + WM" (lost 3/26/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 26 March, 1942 at Wolokoje-Kalinin, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
1864 Stieler, Hans KarlOblt2/SAGr-130Bv 138C
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/12/43)

EK 1 & 2
Air-Sea Rescue Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
1865 Stix, KarlOblt1918Güben4/ZG-2 Bf 110D/0 Werk # 3328 "A2 + JH" (lost 9/7/40) Destroyer Operational Clasp POW; Shot down over England on 7 September, 1940, crashing at Bullers Farm, Little Burstead, Essex. His Gunner, Gefr Heinrich Hetz, KIA (Jager Blatt 6/2004 & Bf 110 Loss List). Added: Gefr Hetz buried CC, Blk 1, Gr 459 (Luftwaffe Graves UK).
Cannock Chase
1866 Stockmann, KarlObstKdr Kü.Fl.Gr-406 (11/39-2/40 & 7/40-7/41), Kdr KG-26 (12/42-2/43)He 111HBomber Operational ClaspStockmann was an Oblt when he was Kdr Kü.Fl.Gr-406.
1867 Stöffler, KarlLt1Stab IV/KG-40 (Atlantic)Bf 109F Escort for Fw 200, Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360015 "F8 + KD" (lost 7/20/42)
EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Wellington "HX518" 10 km NNW of La Corüna on 20 July, 1942. The Ju 88 Loss List states he was flying Ju 88C-6 this date and was KIA at La Corüna, one unnamed crew returned. Added: His ac was sd by a Wellington of 15 OTU and crashed 30km off Sisargas Island, Spain. Two crewmen reported as Ofw August Möller, killed, bur Cuacos de Yuste, Row 1, Gr 6, and August Werner, survived. Added: The ac crashed into the sea, and a fishing vessel went to give assistance. Werner was WIA and rescued; Möller's body was recovered; Lt Stöffler slipped into the sea during the rescue, and is listed as missing at sea. One other unnamed crewman was KIA (D.Drury).
1868 Stoffregen, KarlLt3/KG-76 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 4258 "F1 + IL" (lost 9/21/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew at Ramuschewo 21 September, 1942, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
1869 Stoll, KarlUffz6/KG-76 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 5540 (lost 8/25/42), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 4021 "F1 + BP" (lost 9/3/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA with unnamed crew at Stalingrad 3 September, 1942 after being hit by flak. MIA (briefly) with unnamed crew at Stalingrad 25 August, 1942 after an enemy fighter attack (Ju 88 Loss List).
1870 Stommer, KarlUffzDestroyer unitBf 110, Ju 88Destroyer Operational ClaspKIA 13 April, 1944, no further detail. Jager Blatt 1/2005.
1871 Storch, KarlUffzIII/NJG-4Bf 110F-4 Werk # 4497 (lost 11/7/43)Night Fighter Operational ClaspKIC with unnamed crew 7 November, 1943 at St Goarshausen, cause not reported. Bf 110 Loss List
1872 Storm, Karl HeinzUffz2/11/1922Hamburg1(F)/122 (Africa)Ju 88D-1 Trop Werk # 430492 "F6 + LH (or IH)" (lost 2/21/43)Observer Operational ClaspKIA with unnamed crew at Oran-Bone 21 February, 1943 after suffering engine damage (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew (KIC, bur Cuacos de Yuste, Row 7): Fw Hans Ueffing (or Uffing), Obs; Uffz Hermann Scherp, R/O and Ogefr Sigmund Peters, Gnr. No known grave for pilot, labeled "Missing at Sea", surname spelled Stern! (SGM, Incidents in Spain). Added: Burials: Ueffing Gr 134, Scherp Gr 132 and Peters Gr 133 (D.Drury).
1873 Störmer, PaulLt8/6/1920Hamburg / Bergedorf1(F)/123 (Atlantic)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1688 "4U + KH" (lost 8/23/42)Observer Operational ClaspInterned (POW) 23 August, 1942 on a recon mission over Belfast, when they crash landed at Carriglong, near Tramore Co., Waterford, Ireland after being severely damaged by Spitfires of Nos. 152, 315 & 504 Sqds. Remaining crew (POW): Hptm Gottfried Berndt, Obs (geb 12/19/16 Linz); Ofw Karl Hund, R/O (geb 3/31/14 Landstuhl) and Uffz Josef Reiser, Gnr (5/31/19 Wasserborg). (Ju 88 Loss List).
1874 Strass, KarlUffzI/JG-26Fw 190D-9 Werk # 210929 (lost 3/12/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 12 March, 1945 near Fürstenau, cause not given.
1875 Straub, KarlFw17/JG-26 (Channel)Bf 109E-4 Werk # 1353 "White 13 + I" (lost 8/28/40) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 28 August, 1940 when he and his Rotteführer, Oblt Georg Beyer, were shot down by Hurricanes of RAF No. 79 Sq. over Canterbury. Straub made an emergency landing at Goodnestone House Farm, Goodnestone. Both survived the war as POWs. His one victory, a Spitfire of RAF No. 54 Sq. N of Margate on 24 July, 1940.
1876 Straub, KarlFw7/JG-77 (Kreta)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 1255 "White 6" (lost 5/20/41)Fighter Operational ClaspKIA 20 May, 1941 by flak over Crete.
1877 Strauhs, KarlUffzI/JG-26 (joins 2/45 after abbreviated trng), 1/JG-26Fw 190D-9 Werk # 210929 "White 12" (lost)Fighter Operational Clasp in BronzeKIA 12 March, 1945 during aerial combat in "White 12" in the Arnhem area, near Fürstenau. Although the reason is unknown, Spitfires were in the Arnhem area this date, and Kiefner, the leader, carried out the mission alone.
1878 Strauss, KarlUffzStab/JG-26 (joins 9/44),Fw 190A-8Fighter Operational Clasp
1879 Streckert, UffzIII/JG-51 (S.U.)Fw 190A-3 Werk # 20080 (80% dam 12/12/42)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in a crash near the Insterburg airfield on 12 December, 1942, force landed due to engine trouble. This could be Karl Streckert, becoming a delivery pilot after his injuries.
1880 Streckert, KarlUffzFl.ü.G.-1Klemm 35B Werk # 1555 (90% dam 4/26/44)Wound Badge
Pilot Badge 		Injured in a crash at Straussfurt 26 April, 1944 due to pilot error, while on a delivery flight.
1881 Streubel, HeinrichOblt10/2/1915Leipzig (or Hamburg)I/KG-26 (12/39), 1/KG-26 (9/40)He 111 (dam 12/7/39), He 111H-4 Werk # 6985 "1H + IH" (lost 9/15/40)
EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		POW with unnamed crew 15 September, 1940 after being damaged by fighters (which included the famous S/Ldr Ernest McNab of 1 Sqd RCAF) and making a force landing on the UK coast. Earlier, on 7 December, 1939, he was uninjured when his He 111 was damaged after being attacked by 9 Spitfires east of Bell Rock Bay, near Firth of Forth (LOCS). Added: While engaged in an air battle over Essex & East London, they were attacked by six British fighters, damaging their starboard engine. After dumping their bombs on the Thames, they made a force landing at Asplins Head, Foulness Island, on the east coast of Essex. Three of the crew were injured and required hospital treatment. Remaining crew (POW): Fw Wilhelm Marnbach, R/O (Inj); Fw Hans Schwarz, Obs; Fw Karl Potenburg, Flt Engr (Inj) and Gefr Erich Domes, Gnr (Inj). Source: Photos courtesy britishguardian.blogspot.
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)

Streubel's wrecked 111


Added: Pilot personal information provided by his Son, Bjorn Streubel. Streubel was a Lufthansa pilot in Spain. He was discharged from the military as a Major. After the war he was an architect in Montreal, passing away in 1971, and buried in the Mt Royal Cem., Montreal.
1882 Stricker, Karl HeinzHptm3/22/1913Küstrin-Neustadt OderKdr I/SKG-210 (4/41)Bf 110E-2 Wk# 4014 "S9 + AB" (lost 9/13/41) RK(10/2/42 Post.)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		KIA 13 September, 1941; crashed and burned near Akulitchi S.U. returning from a mission in his Bf 110E-2. His RO, Ofw Reiche was severly injured and hospitalized. Presumably no aerial victories.
1883 Stritter, Karl FriedrichOblt4/3/19224/StG-2 (S.U.) Ju 87D-1 Werk # 2245 (dam 4/24/42), Ju 87D-3 Werk # 2656 "T6 + DM" (80% dam 9/26/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/17/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
EP (9/28/42), Dive Bomber Operational Clasp 		DK-G Awards List. WIA 26 September, 1942 by flak in Map Quad Pl.Qu. 49142, no mention of crew injuries (Ju 87 Loss List). Added: In an earlier incident, on 24 April, 1942, he was wounded, when his Wk# 2245 was damaged by AA fire near Leningrad. His R/O-Gnr was Uffz Erich Petthast, dispoition unknown. Deceased 13 December, 2002 (D.Drury).
1884 Strohecker, KarlOfw8NJG-3 (10/41), 12/NJG-5 (8/43 S.U.), 2 & 3/NJG-100 (11/43), 1/NJG-100Bf 110C-2, Ju 88EP


EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		His first known victory, a Soviet DB-3 on the night of 3-4 August, 1943. A 2nd, a DB-3F ESE of Velish the night of 5-6 November, 1943. A Soviet U-2 N of Polotsk on the night of 7-8 February, 1944. Two SB-2s SSW of Polotsk the night of 9-10 March, 1944. Two Il-2s and an Il-4 (all i.z.Arb.) on 13 June, 1944. Magnus Report, 14 victories. Bowers/Lednicer, 10 victories.
1885 Strohmeyer, Karl AugustLtIII/KG-1, II/JG-7, 8/JG-301Ju 88A-4, Fw 190A-3 & Bf 109G-14 in JG-7, Fw 190A-9 Werk # 207171 "Blue 10" (lost 1/45)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43)

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIFA 13 January, 1945. DK-G Awards List
1886 Struck, KarlFw8/KG-26Ju 88A-17 Werk # 801705 "1H + AS" (lost 5/30/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA 30 May, 1944; his ac crashed at Malgrat Barcelona, Spain, killing the entire crew, believed lost at sea, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Ofw Heinz Kühn, Obs; Uffz Josef Swoboda, R/O and Uffz Martin Wagenknecht, Flt Engr (bur IM at Cuacos de Yuste). Source: D.Drury.
1887 Strunz, KarlUffz11/6/19194/NJG-1Bf 110G-4 Werk # 740068 (lost 1/2/44)Night Fighter Operational ClaspHe is reported killed after bailing from his ac on 2 January, 1944, no cause reported. The ac crashed at Niederroden.
1888 Stubbe, KarlFw9/JG-54 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-4 Werk# 16110 "CD+WF" "Yellow ?" (lost 5/22/43)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Shot down with wounds 22 May, 1943 over Zwischenahn-Oldenburg. Alternate spelling: Struppe (Bf 109 Loss List).
1889 Stumpf, KarlUffzIII/JG-27 (Med)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 140014 (lost 10/22/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKIA 22 October, 1943; crashed south of Tenagra after aerial combat.
1890 Stütz, KarlUffz2/LG-1 (Greece)Ju 88A Werk # 0620 "L1 + SK" (lost 4/15/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with two other unnamed crew 15 April, 1941, probably shot down by a Blenheim of No. 30 Sq., one other crew KIA (Ju 88 Loss List).
1891 Stützt, KarlOfw1/SKG-210 (S.U.)Bf 110E Werk # unk "S9 + JH" (lost 7/30/41)Destroyer Operational ClaspKIA with unnamed crew 30 July, 1941 near Schatalowka, cause unknown. Bf 110 Loss List
1892 Such, Wilhelm AugustFw7/14/1917KönigsbergKG-1He 111H-2 Werk # 3148 "V4 + D?" (lost 4/10/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA the night of 9/10 April, 1941 during an attack on Coventry, cause unknown. The ac crashed into the English Channel. The pilot's body washed ashore on the Goodwin Sands off Kent, and he was buried at sea. He is memorialized at the Laboe Naval Memorial. Remaining crew (all MIA): Lt Konrad Martin, Obs; Uffz Karl Pauly, R/O and Fw Willi Leisegang, Flt Engr. One source identifies the Observer as Martin Konrad (D.Drury).
1893 Sucker, Kurt Karl?Uffz2(Erg)/JG-26Bf 109E-7 Werk # 6145 (lost)Fighter Operational Clasp in BronzeKIA 2 September, 1941 when he was shot down into the sea NE of Ostende by a Spitfire of RAF No. 452 (Australian) Sq., piloted by Sgt Stuart.
1894 Sundermeier, Karl HeinzLt7/23/19238/JG-1 (9/44 Reinsehlen), Incorp into 5/JG-11 at Gymnich, back to III/JG-1 (10/44 Reich Def), 11/JG-1 (5/45)Bf 109G-6, G-10 & Bf 109G-14/AS "Yellow 17" (lost 12/23/43)Fighter Operational ClaspHis "Yellow 17" was reported crashed near Meckenheim on 23 December, 1944 after combat with a B-17. The youngest pilot in the Staffel in September, 1944. Based at Anklam in March, 1945. Deceased 28 October, 2003.
1895 Svata, KarlLt5/KG-53He 111H-2 Werk # 5509 "A1 + LN" (lost 11/16/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 16 November,1940 after his ac iced up while returning from a raid on Birmingham, his secondary target. The ac crashed around Derrington, Shropshire, the wreckage scattered in a wide area. The pilot and observer, Fw Alfred Achstaller (POW), bailed successfully, the remaining crew perished in the crash and are buried at CC/5/17/as follows: Uffz Josef Metzl, R/O, Gr 397 and Fw Heinrich Engelken, Flt Engr, Gr 396 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling" Swata.
Cannock Chase
1896 Syringhaus, KarlLt2/JG-54Fw 190A-5 Werk# (15)5887 "Black ?" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKIA 3 May, 1943 at Kronstädter Bucht. The Klein Report says "Meer" or "at Sea".
1897 Sythen, Karl WernerLt9/JG-300Bf 109G-6/AS (lost 9/26/44 5 km east of Haltern by Schloss)Fighter Operational ClaspPilot disposition unknown.
1898 Szesny, KarlFw9/ZG-26 (Med)Bf 110G-2 Werk # 6205 "3U + KT" (lost 4/17/43)Destroyer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 17 April, 1943 due to enemy fire, location not reported. Bf 110 Loss List
1899 Szymonski, Karl Joachim vonHptmStfkpt 8/LG-1 (11/38-3/40), Kdr Erg/KGr-5 (3/40-9/40), Kdr II/KG-30 (10/40 Channel)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 4164 "4D + EP" (lost 10/8/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with unnamed crew at Dörenberg 8 October, 1940, crashing due to a mechanical fault. Source: D.Stankey & L.DeZeng & JU 88 Loss List. Alternate spelling: Symonski (Ju 88 Loss List/BoB T&N).
1900 Tamoschus, KarlLt3(H)/11 (S.U.)Bf 110E-3 Werk # 2506 ^M + AL" (lost 9/6/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List. MIA with unnamed crew 6 September, 1942, cause unknown. Bf 110 Loss List

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