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1 Asmus, HansHptmStab/JG-51 (7/40)Bf 109E-4/N Werk # 3737 (lost 10/25/40)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW; Shot down 25 October, 1940 over Marden England in Werk# 3737 by Hurricanes of RAF No. 501 Sq., piloted by F/Lt Eustace Holden and P/O Vivian Snell. This was Mölders old aircraft, the day he first flew the new Bf 109F-0. Asmus was unable to keep up with the faster F model, and was jumped by the Hurricanes.
2 Bartosch, Hironymus „Ronny“ 17/09/2210/JG-51 (1/44 S.U.)Bf 109G-6 Werk # ? "White 2" (lost 21/02/44)Shot down in flames on 21.02.1944 by a  La-5 Sources:B. Barbas; War diary of Heinz Marquardt of 10. / J.G. 51 Mölders January 1944;  Chronicle Jagdgeschwader 51 „Mölders“ (Courtesy Christian König)
3 Bartosch, Hironymus „Ronny“17/09/2210/JG-51 
(1/44 S.U.)Bf 109G-6 Werk # ? "White 2" (lost 21/02/44)Shot down in flames on 21.02.1944 by a  La-5

Sources:B. Barbas; War diary of Heinz Marquardt of 10. / J.G. 51 Mölders January 1944;  Chronicle Jagdgeschwader 51 „Mölders“		CKönig
4 Bauer, FriedrichLt.KilledInAction (KIA) by Jak-9 on his 1. mission with a Bf 109G-14

Sources:B. Barbas; War diary of Heinz Marquardt of 10. / J.G. 51 Mölders January 1944;  Chronicle Jagdgeschwader 51 „Mölders“		CKönig
5 Beckh, Friedrich Obstlt1/17/1908Nüremberg48



Kdr IV/JG-51 (3/41), Kdr JG-51 (7/41), Kdr JG-52 (6/42), RLM StaffBf 109F-4 Werk # 13362 "White 4" (lost 6/21/42) RK(9/18/41)
EP(5/11/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA June 21, 1942 after hit by flak on a low level mission by Waluiki (Valuyki), east of Kharkov, on the Russian side of the border between Russian and Ukraine, and subsequently forced landed. He was probably taken prisoner. Added: During a road construction project in 2004, his F-4 was found, his remains still inside. The VDK still shows him MIA, and he is commemorated in the German War Cem at Sologubowka, Russia (D.Drury). His first known victory, a Spitfire of RAF No.610 Sq. off Boulogne on 5 March, 1941, during the Battle of Britain. His 2nd, a Spitfire 20 km N of LeTouquet on 10 March, 1941. His 3rd, a Spitfire 20 km N of Cape Blanc Nez on 6 May, 1941. His 4th, a Hurricane 10 km N of Calais on 21 May, 1941. His 1st Soviet victory, a DJ-6 on 22 June, 1941. A DB-3 on 27 June, 1941. A DB-3 on 2 December, 1941. An I-18 on 24 February, 1942. An I-61 on 31 March, 1942. His last two victories, two LaGG-3's 21 June, 1942, prior to being shot down by flak. An additional 20 AC were destroyed on the ground. Scored JG-51s 2000th victory. Mölders successor as Kdr. JG-51. WIA 16 September, 1941, serious enough to be replaced by Günther Lützow.

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6 Beeck, FritzOfw11/30/191046/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.
7 Beust, Hans Henning, Fhr vonObst4/17/1913KarlsruheKdr III/KG-27 "Boelcke" (1/42), Kdr KG-27 (11/43)He 111H
RK(9/7/41)
EL(11/25/43)
Spanish Cross in Gold w/Swords

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/15/43)
EP(10/24/40)

EK 1 & 2
Rom. Pilot Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		The RK was awarded for the successful attack on enemy shipping at Odessa S.U.. Former member of Infantry Regt 17 in 1931. 411 missions, mostly in the East. He was commander of the unit carrying Mölders to Berlin when the He 111 crashed, killing Mölders. Mölders was returning to be amongst the Guard of Honor for the Udet funeral. Retired Bundeswehr officer in 1971. Deceased 27 March, 1991 Munich.

8 Bleidorn, GüntherFw1918/07/20 (CK)Anklam (CK)1./JG 53Bf 109 E-1 (lost)KilledInAction (KIA) 12 November, 1939 during aerial combat in the Saarbrücken area, crashing at Bruchhof-Sanddorf. He was a member of "Schwarm Mölders" and he and Lt Brandhuber were flying with Mölders on 20 September, 1939, when Mölders scored his first victory in the west, a Curtis. Source: Jochen Prien. Added: Buried Wiesbaden-Alt Südfriedhof Abteilung C1 Grave 11 (CK)
9 Brandhuber,LtI/JG-53 (1/40 Darmstadt)Bf 109E-3Pilot BadgeLt Brandhuber and Uffz Bleidorn were in Schwarm "Mölders" on 20 September 1939 when Mölders scored his first victory in the west, a Curtis. Pictured in the JG-53 Chronicles by Jochen Prien.
10 Brunotte, Erich „Fips“Sources:B. Barbas; War diary of Heinz Marquardt of 10. / J.G. 51 Mölders January 1944;  Chronicle Jagdgeschwader 51 „Mölders“CKönig
11 Claus, Georg 'Schorsch'Oblt9/15/1915Elze, Lower Saxony17
Erbenheim 1939



1/JG-51 (9/39), Stab III/JG-51 (11/39), Stab T.O.III/JG-53 (10/39; 4/40), Stfkpt 1/JG-51 (11/11/40)Bf 109E-1 Werk # 5635 "
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 11 November, 1940. Added: Presumably shot down by RAF fighters over the Thames Estuary while escorting Ju 87's; No VDK burial detail (D.Drury). One known victory, his 1st, a Morane south of Saarbrücken, 23 November, 1939. His 2nd, a Hurricane at Vouziers, 15 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Morane 406 at Fort de Compiegne on 25 May, 1940. His 4th, a LeO-451 30 km south of Abbeville, 31 May, 1940. His 5th, a Bloch west of Compiegne, 5 June, 1940. His 6th, a Morane 406 SW of Epernay on 11 June, 1940. His 7th, a Spitfire of RAF No.234 Sq, piloted by PO Hardy, on 15 August, 1940, at Cherbourg. His 8th, a Hurricane at Canterbury on 28 August, 1940. His 9th, a Hurricane NE of Folkestone on 31 August, 1940. His 10th, a Spitfire on 3 September, 1940, no location. His 11th, a Spitfire in the London area on 7 September, 1940. His 12th, a Spitfire near London on 15 September, 1940. His 13th, a Spitfire S of London on 16 September, 1940. His 14th, a Hurricane S of Dungeness on 12 October, 1940. Nos.15, 16 & 17, all Hurricanes in the Dungeness area on 8 November, 1940. A close personal friend to Werner Mölders, serving as his wingman and Adjutant ocassionally.
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)

Claus (R) with Werner Mölders Photo: Bundesarchiv

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12 Fleig, ErwinLt12/6/1912Freiburg Breisgau66

Courtesy Christian König

JG-54, 1/JG-51 (9/40), 3/JG-51, Stfkpt 2/JG-51 (5/42 S.U.)Bf 109F-2 Wk# 9802 "Yellow 7", Bf 109F-2 Werk # Unk "Black 1" (as Stfkpt 2/JG-51)
RK(8/12/41)

EK 1 & 2

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
POW 29 May, 1942; his AC was hit and he had to bail out of his F-2 near Szokoloje, south of Lake Ilmen, and was taken prisoner, returned many years later. 506 missions. Of his 66 victories, 9 were RAF. One such victory, his 1st, a Spitfire W of Dover on 11 August, 1940. His 2nd, a Hurricane at Canterbury on 18 August, 1940. A 3rd, a Spitfire 5 km E of Canterbury on 2 September, 1940. Nos. 5 & 6, both Spitfires over England on 18 September, 1940; one of thes was JG-51s 500th victory. His 7th, a Spitfire in the London area on 17 October, 1940. His 8th, a Hurricane near Ashford on 1 December, 1940. His 9th a Hurricane near Dungeness, 8 May, 1941. At times in 1940, he served as Mölders wingman. He was Hermann Joppiens wingman on 25 August, 1941, when Joppien was killed as they attacked Soviet bombers near Bryansk. Bowers/Lednicer, 66 victories. Deceased 1 March, 1986.


On left with Höfemeier.
Courtesy Christian König
13 Flügge, Karl Heinz „Nuggel“30/10/231310/JG-51  
(Staka 01.03.44 to 08.04.44)Bf109G-6 Werk # 18079 „White 5“ 
(lost 08/4/44) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold		Shot down on 08.04.1944 30 km E of Stanislau and POW

Sources:B. Barbas; War diary of Heinz Marquardt of 10. / J.G. 51 Mölders January 1944;  Chronicle Jagdgeschwader 51 „Mölders“		CKönig
14 Gobert, ?Fw13/JG-51 (04/45)Gobert presumably came from III / JG 54;
promoted to Fw on 08/05/45, survived the war

Source: Chronicle Jagdgeschwader 51 „Mölders“		CKönig
15 Jänisch, Franz "Fritz"Maj83J/88 (38),3/JG-2 (8/40 Beaumont-le-Roger), Stab III/JG-2 (8/41 as StbsFw), 3/JG-2 (7/42), Kdr I/JG-107 (1/44), Kdr II/JG-107 (10/44 to end)Ar 96, Bf 109D, Bf 109E-4 Wk # 1588 "Yellow 8" & F, Fw 190
Spanish Cross
EP

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One victory in Spain. He sported the Mickey Mouse emblem as a momento of his time in 3J/88 in Spain, where he served as Mölders wingman. His 1st victory was a Morane east of Diedenhöfen, 9 March, 1940. His 2nd, a Blenheim at Landrecies, 18 May, 1940. His 3rd, a LeO-451 at Cambrai-St Quentin on 20 May, 1940. His 4th, a Bloch 151 at Ham/Perrone on 6 June, 1940. His 5th, a Morane southwest of Soissons, 8 June, 1940. A 6th, a Spitfire on 11 August, 1940, no location. a 7th, a Spitfire east of Boulogne on 16 August, 1941, a Stbs/Fw at the time. An 8th, another Spitfire on 21 August, 1941, no location. This "Yellow 8" was lost 15 October, 1940, to his annoyance, by Fw Horst Hellriegel, when Hellriegel belly landed it on the Isle of Wight. A good friend of Rudi Pflanz. Alternate spelling: Jaenisch.


Franz
16 Kienzle, WalterMajII/JG-134 (4/36), Stab/JG-26, Kdr II/JG-103 (10/44 to end)Bf 109D, Bf 109E-4/N Werk # 5818 (lost 9/30/40), Ar 68, Bf 109G and Fw 190A with JG-103 Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		POW 30 September, 1940; he was shot down with severe wounds by a Hurricane of RAF No. 303 Sq. (Polish), serving as A. Gallands wingman. He had been flying as wingman since he was being considered for a Group Commanders position. Repatriated in a prisoner exchange due to his severe wounds after a leg amputation. A Pre-war pilot who served with Osterkamp and Mölders.
17 Kolbe, GeorgOblt12/6/1911GoldbergFormer Legion Condor pilot, 9/KG-27He 111H-6 Werk # 4513 "1G + BT" (lost)
Spanish Cross
Bomber Operational Clasp		He was piloting the aircraft in which he and Mölders were killed in the suburb of Schöngarten, near Breslau, on 22 November, 1941, going to Udets funeral. The cause was bad weather and engine failure on his third landing attempt. His R/O, Ofw Arthur Tenz, was one of two of the five occupants to survive the crash. The other survivor was Mölders Adjutant, Major Paul Wenzel. Added: The third crewman killed was Ofw Hobble. Pilot Kolbe believed buried in Zlotoryja Poland (D.Drury).
18 Kropfgans,Uffz13/JG-51 (10/44 Modlin, Poland)Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk (lost 10/24/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 24 October, 1944, no further detail; no VDK burial detail (Mölders War Diary/D.Drury).
19 Leppla, RichardMaj6/9/1914Matzenbach Pfalz68

1/JG-234, Stfkpt 3/JG-51(5/40), Kdr III/JG-51(8/42 S.U.), Kdr JG-105(2/43), Kdr JG-6(Final wks)Bf 109B w/ 1/ JG 234 in 38, Ar 96, Bf-109 E-4 3./ JG 51 'Yellow 3" (05/40) (ckonigxx), Bf 109 E-4 3./ JG 51 "Yellow 1" (belly landed 08/40) (ckonigxx), Bf 109F-2 Wk# 8185 "Black
RK(7/27/41)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/20/41)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant
One victory was the 1200th victory for Mölders JG-51 on 12 July, 1941 during Operation Barbarossa. His victim was an I-16 of the 168th Fighter Aviation Regt. A Yak-1 NW of Kasch-Boschowo on 3 March, 1942. Two Il-2s on 1 August, 1942. Over 500 combat missions, 13 victories in the West. His 1st victory, a Fokker G-1 over Zevenbergen, 10 May, 1940. His 2nd & 3rd, both Morane 406s at Abbeville on 21 May, 1940. His 4th, a Hurricane at Abbeville on 22 May, 1940. His 5th, a Spitfire at Dover on 28 July, 1940. His 10th, a Spitfire over England on 8 September, 1940. Belly landed the same day at St Inglevert on the beach (ckonigxx). Seriously wounded in Russia in Wk# 8185 on 2 August, 1942, losing an eye, but attempted to remain operational, only to taxi into a landing Ju 52/3m five days later. Served in school and staff positions before being assigned to JG-105 and JG-6. Began his Luftwaffe career as an instructor at Werneuchen, instructing Bulgarian pilot cadets. Bowers/Lednicer, 68 victories. Deceased 4 August, 1988 Matzenbach/Kusel.

Richard Leppla in his Messerschmitt Bf 109E4 3.JG51 'Yellow 3'



Leppla Site
20 Lützow, Günther 'Franzl'Obstlt9/4/1912Kiel103



2.J/88 Legion Condor, Kdr I/JG-3 (Colombert 8/40, Russia 8/41), Kdr JG-51 (41), JV-44 (4/45)He 51, Bf 109B, Bf 109E-4 "<<+" in I/JG-3, Bf 109F-2 Werk # 8117 "White <<<+" (30% dam 7/16/41, belly land Lilliers) as Kdr JG-3, Bf 109F-2 Werk # 9624 "White <<<+" (7/41), Bf 109F-2 Werk # 9704 "<<-+" in JG-51, Bf 109F-4, Me 262A-1a Werk # Unk (lost 4/24/45)
RK(9/18/40)
S(10/11/41)

Spanish Cross-Br

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp w/"300" hanger		MIA 24 April, 1945 after attacking American bombers in his Me 262 near Donauwörth. Last seen being chased by two P-47s. Neither he nor his aircraft have been recovered. 2 Bombers. EL conferred July 20,1941. 300+ combat missions. 5 victories in Spain. His 1st known victory, two Hawk 75s NW of Dinant on 14 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Hawk-75 SE of Charleroi on 15 May, 1940. His 4th, a Hurricane N of Arras on 19 May, 1940. His 5th & 6th, both Morane 406s south of Amiens, 31 May, 1940, while in I/JG-3. Under his command, JG-3 was the 4th Luft Sq. to achieve 1000 aerial victories, behind Mölders, von Maltzahn and Trautloft. His first known Soviet victory, an I-153 on 12 August, 1941. He scored five Soviet victories on 8 October, 1941; 3 Pe-2s and 3 DB-3s. Two I-18s on 10 October, 1941. Three I-16s on 24 October, 1941. His 102nd victory, an I-61 on 21 May, 1942. His 103rd, a LaGG-3 NE of Kalatsch on 29 July, 1942. No. 104, a B-26 near Augsburg on 24 April, 1945. Part of the inner circle called the "Fighter Pilot Conspiracy" towards the end of the war, he avoided execution, as their spokesman, by an outraged Göring. Their ac were painted with the Red Badge of Shame & tail swastikas blackened out. Lützow, the Son of Admiral Lützow, and W. Falck were cousins.


Lutzow (L) and Adolf Galland at München-Riem just before his disappearance on a mission

Courtesy Christian König
21 Mölders,Uffz28/JG-51 (6/44 S.U.), 10/JG-51 (9/44 S.U.)Bf 109G
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 (m.H.) on 24 June, 1944. A 2nd victory, a Boston III on 22 September, 1944. This may be Victor Mölders after release as a POW, if indeed, he was released.
22 Mölders, VictorObltGelsenkirchen, Westfalen9

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2/ZG-1 (Poland 39), NJG-1, Stfkpt 2/JG-51 (9/40 Channel))Bf 110, Bf 109E-4/B Werk # 4103 "Black 1" (lost 10/7/40)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 7 October, 1940 after a dogfight with Hurricanes over the southern coast of England. He force landed his Jabo Bf 109E at Winchelsea. He had flown the Bf 110 in the Polish, Scandinavian and French campaigns. His first known victory a Polish PZL-37 at Minsk/Mazowiecki on 5 September, 1939 (Perry Claims). Channel pilot. One known victory, his 8th, a Spitfire in the London area on 9 September, 1940. His 9th, a Hurricane in the Maidstone area on 27 September, 1940. I did not find any of his earlier victories in the OKL Claims. Jager Blatt article.

Courtesy Christian König
23 Mölders, Werner 'Vati' 'Daddy'Obst3/18/1913Gelsenkirchen Nordrhein, Westfalen101

Courtesy Christian König

3.J/88 Legion Condor Legion, IV/JG-132 (39), Stafkpt 3/JG-53, Kdr JG-51(7/40 Wissant)Bf 109B "Black 6x16", Bf 109D-1 "Black 6x79, Bf 109E-4 Werk #s 2804, 5915 "Red 2" & 3737 "Black <-+-" (all e-4s in JG-51), Bf 109F-1 Wk# 5628 "<<-+-" (1940)
RK(5/29/40)
Br(7/16/41)

Spanish Cross-Br

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Glider Badge
Fighter Oper.Clasp w/"400"		Joined the Luftwaffe in 1935. Plus 14 victories in Spain (Lufts top scorer), 68 in the West (Battle of Britain) and 73 in Russia. His 1st victory, a Hawk 75A near Sierek, 20 September, 1939. His 2nd, a Blenheim at Klusserath, NE of Trier on 30 October, 1939. His 3rd, a Hurricane 15 km NE of Metz on 22 December, 1939. His 5th, a Morane 12 km SE of Diedenhofen on 3 March, 1940. Escaped serious injury bailing from his burning Bf 109 at Chantilly on 5 June, 1940, being shot down by French Ace Lt. Rene Layragues, becoming a POW. He was released after two weeks when the French capitulated. Known to have flow Bf 109E-4s Wk#s 2404 & 3737. The later, flown by Hptm Asmus was lost over England on 25 October, 1940. He flew 300 Operational flights. EL conferred 9/21/40. S conferred 6/22/41. He was killed 22 Nov., 1941, in an He 111 crash from Crimea due to engine failure near Breslau, on the way to attend the funeral of Gen. Udet. Buried Berlin Invalidenfriedhof. Mölders was the first Fighter Pilot to receive the RK and the RK with Diamonds, the first pilot to achieve 50 & 100 victories, and his JG-51 was 1st to achieve 1000 aerial victories, . Hoehler Personality Photo/Profile



24 Osterkamp, Theo "Uncle"GenLt4/15/1892Düren Rheinland6
Osterkamp in WW1


Courtesy Christian König

Kdr IV/JG-132 (38), Kdr JG-51 (9/39), Kdr JFS-1 Wissant 8/40, Kdr Jafu-2, Staff Pos til 12/21/44Bf 109E RK(8/22/40)
Pour le Merite (WWI 9/2/18)

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		32 victories in WWI. 6 victories in WWII, all in the West (Magnus, states 2 victories). His first victory, a Fokker G-1 over Soesterberg, 12 May, 1940, the first of Stab/JG-51s victories in the West. He claimed a "damaged" Hurricane at Roubaix on 22 May, 1940. Other known victories during the Battle of Britain, two Hurricanes (one on 31 May, 1940), a Blenheim (on 1 June, 1940) and a Spitfire (7/12/40), all over Dunkirk. His last victory, an "unnamed" AC on 13 July, 1940. His WWII victory count may only be four. Sources differ. He was replaced by Mölders as Kdr of JG-51 before his Jafu assignment. Channel Kdr w/Jafu 2. Dismissed 21 December, 1944 for his criticism of the Luft. High Command. Bowers/Lednicer, 38 victories including 32 in WWI. Deceased 2 January, 1975 at Baden-Baden.

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25 Schellmann, WolfgangObstlt3/2/1911Kassel14


Stfkpt 1.J/88, IV/JG-132 (39), Kdr II/JG-2 (9/40-10/40 Beaumont le Roger), Kdr JG-27 (6/41 S.U.)Bf 109B-1 "6-51" & Bf 109C-1 "6x47" in Spain, Bf 109E-7 Werk # 4198 "< - +", Bf 109E-7 Werk # 4189 "<<" (lost 6/22/41)
RK(9/18/40)

Spanish Cross-Br

EK 1 & 2

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
MIA (and presumed killed) 22 June, 1941 in Wk# 4189 in the vicinity of Kamenki, near Grodno, S.U., after being rammed by an I-153 Chayka bi-plane of the 127th Fighter Aviation Regt., flown by Lt Petr Kuzmin. Kuzmin was killed and Schellmann bailed successfully, although his fate has remained a mystery. Obermaier suggests he was shot by the NKVD. 150 missions. Plus 12 victories in Spain, second only to the highest scorer in Spain, Werner Mölders. 12 victories in the West and 1 victory in the East, an I-16 on 22 June, 1941. His first victory, a Hurricane at Couly, 5 km east of Rethel, 15 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Lysander southeast of Brüssels, 17 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Lysander W of Tournai on 19 May, 1940. His 4th, a Spitfire at Furnes, E of Dunkirk on 31 May, 1940. His 5th, a Lysander at Dunkirk on 1 June, 1940. His 6th, a Spitfire at Dunkirk on 2 June, 1940. His 7th, a Morane 406 at Compiegne on 3 June, 1940. His 8th, a Blenheim N of Le Harve on 18 July, 1940. His 9th, a Spitfire at Warmwell on 25 August, 1940. No.10, a Spitfire at Wareham on 27 August, 1940. Barbarossa pilot. Also served in I/JG-77 in September, 1939, in Poland, prior to JG-2 assignment.



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26 Schneider,Ofhr1Stab IV/JG-51Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk (lost 4/14/44)EK 2, Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 April, 1944 when his ac was hit by flak, and shot down. He was seen to bail, but his chute was on fire. No VDK burial detail (Mentioned in Mölders War Diary via D.Drury).

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