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601 Wilde, HorstUffz2/KG-54Ju 88A-4 Werk # 35780 "B3 + HK" (lost 6/18/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his unnamed crew, 18 June, 1944, after being attacked by night fighters during a minelaying operation in Seine Bay, France. The crash location is specified near Saint-Lo, Manche, France, away from the Bay. Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Heinrich Holt Sträter and Uffz Eberhard Schichhold (D.Drury).
602 Willeke, Karl HeinzLt5/11/1918Stfkpt 11/JG-3 (Schachten)Bf 109G-14/AS "Black 1" (50% damaged), Bf 109K-4 Werk # 330455 (lost 12/2/44) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		WIA 2 December, 1944 during aerial combat in the Remagen area during an Alarm Start with a P-47 of 56FG, 63FS between Lumda, Stangenrod and Atzenhain. He was severely burned during the emergency landing near Giessen. He died in a Giessen hospital on 11 December, 1944 (Source: Horst Jeckel). Buried in Essen. His "Black 1" was damaged during an emergency landing at Erndtebrück.
603 Wimmer, WilliFw8/KG-55He 111P-2 Werk # 2858 "G1 + ES" (lost 5/12/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA 12 May, 1941; sd by AA fire during an attacking a target in Poole Harbor, Dorset. The ac crashed into the harbor mud and exploded. Remaining crew: Oblt Horst Gündel (or Guendel), Obs (KIA); Uffz Heinrich Neuber, R/O (KIA); Uffz Karl Scheuringer, Mech (WIA and Gefr Karl Röhl, Gnr (WIA). All three deceased buried in Cannock Chase. Wimmer; Plot 7/10/239. Gündel; Plot 7/4/101 and Neuber; Plot 7/4/102. Source: D. Drury.
Cannock Chase
604 Winkelmann, KarlFw3/KG-2Do 17Z Werk # unk "U5 + FL" (lost 7/10/40)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 10 July, 1940 after colliding with a Hurricane of No. 111 Sq., piloted by F/O Thomas Higgs. Both ac lost a wing and crashed into the sea off Dungeness, Kent. At the time of the collision, the Hurricane was under attack by Oblt Walter Oesau of 7/JG-51. Remaining crew: Hptm Walter Krieger, Obs & Stfkpt 3/KG-2 (POW); Ofw Walter Thalmann, R/O (POW) and Fw Horst Orsinsky, Flt Engr (MIA at sea). F/O Higgs was killed and buried at Noordwijk General Cem. (Netherlands), Plot 1, Joint Gr 8 (D.Drury).
605 Winter, Horst GüntherJG-26Bf 109, Fw 190AFighter Operational ClaspButler Pilot List
606 Wittstock, HorstUffz9/KG-77 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1062 "3Z + WT" (lost 3/22/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew at Gabes 22 March, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
607 Witzler, Horst Uffz110/JG-3Bf 109G-14
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Shot down 18 December, 1944 by P-51s as he attempted to intercept bombers converging on Cologne. Although wounded, he managed to jump to safety. One known victory, his 1st, as a Gefr, a B-17 NE of Wittenberg on 8 March, 1944.
608 Wohlfeil, HorstUffzFl.ü.G.-1 Fw 190A-4 Werk # 160810? (lost 11/29/43) Pilot Badge KIC 29 November, 1943 at Seifhennersdorf while on a delivery flight, crashed into the slope of a hill called Finkenkoppe in the Decin Region, for unknown reasons.
609 Wohlfeil, HorstUffz7/KG-55He 111P-2 Werk # 1410 "G1 + MR" (lost 6/22/41 Oper Barbarossa)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA with his entire crew at Mlynow-Luck Poland, 22 June, 1941, circumstances unknown. Remaining crew: Uffz Eugen Moser, Obs (bur Zamlicze a.d. Luga); Uffz Werner Börngen, R/O (no known grave); Uffz Alfred Parplies, Flt Engr (may be bur Lutsk, Ukraine) and Gefr Hermann Bäringshausen, Gnr (also at Lutsk, Ukraine). Source: D.Drury. NOTE: Because there is no known grave for Horst Wohlfeil, he may have survived the 1941 crash. He may be the second Horst Wohlfeil KIC in the 1943 delivery flight.
610 Wohlfiel, HorstUffzFFS-1Fw 190A Werk # 160810 (lost 11/29/43)Pilot Badge (Student ?)Pilot reported KIC 29 November, 1943 as a result of an accident at Dolni Podluzi, Decin, CZ. (F.Braun).
611 Wolff, HorstUffz10/JG-53 (9/44 Reich Def)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 781170 "White 10 + I" (lost 9/26/44), Bf 109K-4 Werk # 332251 (lost 2/23/45)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIA 23 February, 1945, cause and location not reported. WIA 26 September, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-51 at Emsdetten, bailed safely.
612 Wollmann, HorstOfhr6(Schl)/LG-2 (S.U.)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 4182 "Yellow L" (lost 8/20/41)Fighter Operational ClaspKIA 20 August, 1941 most likely during aerial combat, location Tschudowo.
613 Wolter, HorstLt114/JG-77Bf 109E-7 Werk # 4912 (lost) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIA 9 August, 1941 in aerial combat by Warlamowo with a Soviet fighter of the 72nd Fighter Aviation Regt. flown by Lt VladimirPokrovskiy. Only seconds earlier, Wolter had downed the one known victory, the I-16 of Lt. Viktor Alagurov of 72 IAP also. Magnus, 11 victories. AC identification by SIG Norway.
614 Wunderlich, HorstLt2/7/1920106/JG-51 (10/41 S.U.), 5/JG-51 (11/42 Tunisia)Bf 109E & F, Bf 109G-2 Werk # 13977 "Yellow 7" (lost 11/30/42)EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 30 November, 1942 in "Yellow 7" in the Bizerte area. Magnus. His first known Soviet victory, a DB-3 on 5 November, 1941. A DB-3a on 25 January, 1942. A 3rd, an R-Z on 27 February, 1942. A 4th & 5th, a Pe-2 and a U-2 on 31 March, 1942. A 6th, a DC-3 on 6 April, 1942. A 7th, an R-5 on 20 May, 1942. An 8th, an Il-2 on 5 July, 1942. A 9th, a MiG-1 on 13 August, 1942. A 10th, an Il-2 on 21 August, 1942.
615 Zauter, HorstFhjFw16/JG-1Fw 190A-5 Werk # 2577 "Yellow 9" (lost 2/24/44) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIA 24 February, 1944 during aerial combat with a B-17, crashing south of Mnden (Wiegels). No known grave. One known victory, his 1sy, a B-17 (e.V.) in the Wesel area on 22 February, 1944.
616 Zeisberger, AdolfUffz13/JGr-Süd (5/43), 8/ZG-26 (10/43), 9/ZG-26 (12/43)Bf 109E-1 Wk# 3451 "Yel 27"(70%), Bf 110G-2 Wk# 6369(lost), Bf 110G-2 Wk#6364(lost 12/1/43)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Destroyer Operational Clasp		KIA during aerial combat by Kausen-Hachenburg in Wk# 6364 on 1 December, 1943 along with his R/O-Gunner Gefr Horst Harnisch (Jager Blatt 6/2004). Injured 8 October, 1943 in Werk # 6369 during aerial combat west of Bremen when he and Harnisch crashed, total destroying the AC. While in JGr-Süd, he made a force landing in his Bf 109E-1. One known victory, a B-17 on 14 October, 1943. Jager Blatt 1/2005.
617 Zell, WernerUffz13/JG-102, II/EJG-1, Rammkommando (or SonderKdo) "Elbe" (3/45 Delitzsch)Bf 109G, Bf 109K-4 (lost 4/7/45)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		British POW held in Belgium until his release 18 January, 1946. WIA 7 April, 1945 during the Ram-Attack on US bombers over Schwarmstedt (Arno Rose). His one victory, a B-17 of 452BG by ramming on 7 April, 1945. After ramming the B-17, his canopy would not release. An attacking P-51 of 352FG, 353FS, piloted by Capt Harrison Tordoff, hit the canopy with 50 cal, and dislodged it, allowing Zell to bail and immediately taken prisoner. The AC crashed into a barn in Grindau. It was many years later before he learned the fate of his friend and wingman this date, Ogefr Horst Siedel. Alternate spelling: Zel.
618 Zettel, HorstLt9/10/191831/JG-2 (10/42), Stab I/JG-2 (7/43)Fw 190A-6 Werk # 530139 (lost 7/27/43)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIA 27 July, 1943 during aerial combat near Pont LEveque France. Channel pilot. One known victory, a Spitfire 45 km southeast of Insel Wight on 24 October, 1942. A 2nd, a B-17 near St. Nazaire on 29 May, 1943. A 3rd, a B-17 10 km NW of Evreux on 14 July, 1943.
619 Ziehm, OttoUffz1/Kü.Fl.Gr-606Do 17Z Werk # 2676 (lost 8/26/40)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 25 or 26 August, 1940; failed to return from an armed reconnaissance mission over St George's Channel, between Wales and Ireland, cause unknown. Remaining crew (MIA): Lt.z.S. Horst Diedrich, Obs; Hgefr Otto Blüthgen, R/O and Uffz Heinz Homann (or Hornann), Flt Engr. Only known grave registry, that of Diedrich remembered in the U-Boat Mem at Möltenort of the Laboe Naval Mem (D.Drury).
620 Ziller, HorstOfw110/JG-27Bf 109G
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, his 1st, a P-38 southeast of Kalamaki Greece, 15 November, 1943. Magnus Report, 8 victories.
621 Zilz, HorstFw4(F)/122 (Reich Def-Ost)Ju 188D-2 Werk # 150990 (lost 3/10/45)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/26/43)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		MIA with his R/O Lt Uwe Lüthje and two other unnamed crew 10 March, 1945, cause unknown, location not reported. DK-G Awards List & Ju 88 Loss List.
622 Zimmermann, HeinzUffz6/KG-27 Achmer)He 111H "1G + GP" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA 10 May, 1940 shot down by P/O Tony Dini of RAF No. 607 Sq. during the French Campaign, crashing near Munkzwalm. Remaining crew (KIA): Uffz Günther Wackerhagen, Obs; Uffz Horst Börnicke, Mechanic and Gefr Felix Beinhoff, R/O. Source: A. Rosseels & Wings to Victory.
623 Zumsande, HorstUffz2/9/1924Hamburg15/JG-27 (reich Def)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 781145 "White 12 + ~" (lost 12/25/44)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 25 December, 1944 failed to return from a mission near the front line (Bastogne), reason unknown. Mombeek.
624 Zwingmann, HorstFhjUffz4/JG-4Bf 109G-14 Werk # 413774 "Blue 9" (dam 9/19/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 19 September, 1944 at Nancy, no further detail (JG-4 List).

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