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1 Adolf, KlausOfwFl.ü.G.-1Me 410A-1 Werk # 10193 (85% dam 9/14/43)Wound Badge
Pilot Badge		Injured with unnamed crew 14 September, 1943; emergency landing at Berck-Melsbroek due to engine trouble.
2 Adolf, MartinUffz1/9/1920Ober-Kauffung6/KG-1 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 0049 "V4 + ZP" (lost 7/13/43) .Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with two other unnamed crew over Sicily 13 July, 1943, cause unknown, one other MIA (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The precise location of the loss was Syracuse Harbor, Sicily. The ac was sd, buy the sources vary on whether this was attributable to Spitfires or shipping. Remaining crew (desig unk): Ogefr Bernhard Gomoll (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Günter Holzenburg (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Kurt Lenk (MIA or POW, sources inconsistent). The three deceased are buried in the German War Cem at Motta St Anastasia, Italy, among the unknowns (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Adolph.
3 Heckewerth, GustavHptm5/8/1915Leipzig2/KG-100He 177A-3 Werk # 332235 "6N + HK" (lost 4/27/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 27 April, 1944; crashed 8 km SW of Cloys on the return from a night mission over Portsmouth. Those killed were buried in the Chateaudun Friedhof. Remaining crew: Fw Adolf Fischer, geb 5/14/1921, (KilledInAction (KIA)), K.Obs; Uffz Alexander Leichenich, geb 5/25/1920, (KilledInAction (KIA)), R/O; Uffz Karl Petermann, geb 2/3/1920, (KilledInAction (KIA)), Wart; Uffz Alfred Reinsberger, geb 6/28/1921, (WIA), Gunner and Gefr Joseph Steirer, geb 5/28/1923, (WIA), Gunner. Source: B.Bines.


4 Altmann, AdolfFlg12/12/1920PragueFFS A/B 32Bü 131 Werk # 658 (lost 11/1/41)Student PilotKIFA 1 November, 1941 due to pilot error. Flying too low, he struck protruding rocks and crashed into the reservior at Sec, Cz.Rep.. The ac quickly sank, drowing the pilot and an unnamed second individual. The VDK was unable to move the bodies to a collective cemetery at Marianske Lazne, Cz (Marienbad in German), where they are remembered in a special place (D.Drury).
5 Andreas, AdolfUffzStab/StG-77Ju 87
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/29/44)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
6 Angerbauer, AdolfLtKGr.z.b.V.-800 (4/43)Ju 52 Werk # 5372 (lost 4/5/43)Transport Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 5 April, 1943; sd by fighters near Cape Bone. Remaining crew: Uffz Rudolf Braun, Obs (MIA); Fw Jakob Meier, Mech (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz (?) Klinger Gnr (Qu,Meister File).
7 Arnim, Karl Hasso vonFw8/14/19163/Kü.Fl.Gr-906BV 138C-1 Werk # 2003 "8L + EL" (lost) Air-Sea Rescue Operational Clasp KIC 15 May, 1942; crashed into the sea after takeoff at List at Sylt on a non-operational transfer flight to Tromsö, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Oblt.z.See Helmuth Bogumil, Observer [KIC, bur as "unknown" in the German War Cem. in Bartossen (Bartosze Poland)]; Fw Werner Geisser, R/O (WIC); Uffz Gerhard Schreck, Gunner (WIC) and Ofw Hans Eckstein, Mech (KIC). Source: SIG Norway. Added: Also onboard, three military passengers, all injured. Uffz Karl Klein, Uffz Adolf Selzner and Ogefr Hermann Voss (D.Drury).
8 Assmuth, AlbertUffz11/7/1915BochumStab IV/KG-27He 111H-2 Werk # 2799 "1G + AF" (lost 7/8/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 8 July, 1941 when his ac was sd by fighters, and crashed into the English Channel. Remaining crew: Uffz Heinz Tessmer, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Max Patry, R/O (POW); Gefr Adolf Blecha, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Gefr Walter Silkeit, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA)). Each of the deceased is listed by the VDK as "being in a sea grave" and commemorated on the Kiel-Laboe Naval Memorial (D.Drury).
9 Awater, Gustav AdolfHptm19081(F)/122He 111H Werk # 3156 "F6 + DH" (lost 10/22/39)Observer Operational ClaspPOW 22 October, 1939 when he was shot down over the sea off St Abbs Head by a fighter of RAF No. 603 Sq.. One of the crew was killed, the remaining were picked up by the HMS Ghurka. Wiki Luft data. Added: Remaining crew: Oblt Arndt Fischer (POW), Uffz Wilhelm Unger (POW) and Uffz Endorf (MIA). Their He 111 is believed sd by Spitfires, piloted by F/Lt Gifford, P/O Morton and P/O Robertson. There is some speculation that Oblt Fischer may have been the pilot. (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Awarter.
10 Baier, ErnstUffz1/26/1922Giengen7/KG-53He 111H-16 Werk # 161767 (lost 11/30/43)Bomber Operational ClaspSource: www.leteckabadatelna.cz, Luftwaffe losses in CzechoslovaKilledInAction (KIA) via P.Krejci & P.Bartosik. Pilot reported killed, Pradedem, 11/30/43. Remaining crew (KIC): Uffz Heinz Winkler, Gefr Gottfried Michel, Ogefr Paul Mlosch and Ogefr Günther Harbig. Ground crew: Ogefr Karl Vanek, Fw Adolf Steiner and Gefr Walter Eichhof. Added: Correct crash location is Zubri, Cz. Rep (Zubern in German). Known burials: Uffz Baier, the War Cem. at Giengen an der Brenz, Germany, Field N, Row III, Gr 39. Ogefr Vanek buried in Vienna Austria, Wien Zentralfriehof, Gruppe 97, Blk 5, Row 12, Gr 91. Ogefr Harbig's body was not recovered by the VDK, and is remembered in the War Cem. at Nadolice Wielkie, Poland (D.Drury).
11 Baldauf, FritzFw4/KG-26 (10/39 Lüneburg), 8/KG-26 (8/40)He 111H Werk # Unk "1H + NM" (lost 10/9/39), He 111H-4 Werk # Unk "1H + FS" (lost 8/15/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 15 August, 1940; failed to return from a mission to the coast of Northumberland, County Durham, when they were sd into the sea east of Middlesbrough, and captured. Remaining crew (all POW); Lt Adolf Renner, Observer, Ogefr Wilhelm Rössinger, wireless operator, Gefr Walter Lorenz, mechanic and Uffz Christoph Schumann, gunner. Earlier, on 9 October, 1939, he and his crew were taken prisoner after making an emergency landing in a field in Nymindegab, Denmark due to low fuel. The crew were on an anti-shipping operation with five other He 111's. Before being captured, they were able to set the ac onfire. They remained POW's until the German occupation, 9 April, 1940. Remaining crew (all uninjured): Uffz Hermann Gutacker, Obs; Ofw Adolf Friedrich Düring, R/O and Uffz Erich Scheinert, Mech. Source: "Air War Over Denmark". Alternate spelling: Waldauf.
12 Bandow, HeinzUffz4/3/19224/KG-66Ju 88A-4 Werk # 3550 Z6 + GP" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKIFA 15 April, 1944; Ground contact during a practice flight. Remaining crew (KIFA): Fw Hans Trummeter, geb 11/29/1919, Obs; Uffz Adolf Kohnhorst, geb 3/12/1920, R/O and Ogefr Hans Mutter, geb 3/14/1917, Gunner. Source: B.Bines.
13 Bankel, AdolfOfw4/KGzbV-700Ju 52
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/31/43)

EK 1 & 2
Transport Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
14 Barthel, AdolfUffz4(H)/23Hs 126B
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/29/43)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
15 Bäumer, AdolfOblt7/19/1915Bochum1/KG-3, 13/KG-3 (Germany)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 6534 "5E + JX" (lost 9/29/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(9/9/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA 29 September, 1943 when he crashed into the sea outside Kahlberg Sweden. No official reason is listed for the crash although Swedish AA fired upon numerous unidentified aircraft this date. Remaining crew (all KIC); Uffz Erich Gluch (born 11/5/1921, Buried Trelleborg Sweden), Uffz Han Horster (born 7/16/1917 Homberg, Buried in Germany), Flg Alfons Engemann (born 10/12/1924 Lünen, Buried in Germany). Source: B.Widfeldt
16 Bayer, AdolfFw29/06/16Augsburg


7./KG 30Ju-88MIA in June 1943 over Sicily. Probably not the pilot, rather the Mech (a learnt mechanic)CKönig
17 Becher, AdolfUffz8/StG-2 (S.U.)Ju 87D-3 Werk # 1373 "T6 + AS" (lost 8/1/43)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 1 August, 1943 east of Naschiwka after being hit by flak, his unnamed R/O returned. Ju 87 Loss List
18 Beck, MartinLt1/11/19204(H)/33 (S.U.)Bf 110E-3 Werk # unk "H8 + CM"
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/12/43)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List. His E-3 was fitted with rear firing fuselage MGs & periscope. His Obs, Oblt Adolf Keiner was also a DK-G recipient.
19 Becker, EwaldUffz16/08/197./KG 27 (12/43)Not known whether Becker was the pilot (put him in this position due to rank and age). Since 7 men were shot down on 27/12/43 near Andrushevka (or area Umani (DRK: Shitomir)) and died on that day in the 7. Staffel (and I found a picture of one of them) I put them all in here to remember them. OGefr Franz Adolf (22/12/23), Gefr Wilhelm "Willi" Appelt (14/10/23, see picture), Gefr Gerhard Heyer (30/05/24), OGefr Vinzens Müller (21/01/21), Gefr Helmut Namsel (23/08/20), Gefr Herbert Rossel (09/04/24)CKönig
20 Becker, Karl AdolfOFw13.(Z)/JG 5Bf 110 F-2 "LN + DR" Werknr 5096 (lost 23/06/43), Bf 110 F-2 (Trop) "1B + CX" Werknr 5073 (lost 12/11/43)Wound Badge
WIA 12 November, 1943; fire after an emergency landing at Svartnes Norway airfield after an operational flight. His Observer, Lt Georg Lisbe, was also wounded. Source: SIG Norway. Added: Wk# 5096 was shot down by a Russian P-39, piloted by Lt Borisov at Batsfjordnaringen Norway. Becker managed to make a belly landing offshore. The cockpit section was destroyed by the Germans. His R/O-Gnr, Uffz Ottmar Werz bailed and was picked up at sea by a German subchaser (added: commandeered by a former schoolmate of Werz named Kptlt Bebermeyer. The wreck was recovered by Norwegians and is currently not on public display though several sections are restored (CK).
21 Bellinghausen, AdolfUffz21/06/21 (CK)Hangelaar (CK)


11/JG-301 (11/44)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 682026 "Yellow 16" (lost 11/26/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 26 November, 1944; he collided with another Fw 190 while both were attacking a B24. The No.2 ac was that of Ofhr Hubert Ludwig, an A-8, Wk# 681966 "Yellow 7". Both were killed and buried in the Nordfriedhof, Hildesheim (Block 7 Row DLI Grave 87) (CK).
22 Karbe, Hans AdolfObstlt i.G. (postm)1905/02/01Celle


Courtesy CK

Grosse KFS Lechfeld (Obsv training 03/34), Adj KG 152 (03/36), Stfkpt III./KG 153 (04/38), Höh.Lw.-Schule Generalstab training Berlin-Gatow (-07/38-08/39), Generalstab d.Lw. FFS C 9 Altenburg (02/-03/41), Ib in Stab/Luftflotte 1 (04-12/41), Verbindungs-Offz. Heeresgruppe Nord (-05/42), FFS C 9 PretzschHe 111 B-3 "RF + NG" Werknr 1340 (dam 95%)KIFA on 05 July 1942 when crashed at Wirbenz (5 km W of Kemnath) during an airfield night flight practice. Crew (KIFA): Mech Uffz Meier. Buried in Altenburg (Thüringen).CKönig
23 Gross, AdolfFw1/ZG-1 (S.U.)Bf 110E-1 Werk # 4064 (lost 8/21/42)Destroyer Operational ClaspKIC with unnamed crew 21 August, 1942 in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 4964, cause not reported. Bf 110 Loss List
24 Berger, AdolfOblt
Cannock Chase		Stfkpt 5/Bo.Fl.Gr-196 (2/41) Bordfliegergr-196Ar 196A-2 Werk # 0129 "6W + ON" (lost 2/8/41)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 8 February, 1941; sd into the sea by a Whirlwind of No. 263 Sq., piloted by P/O K.A.G.Graham. The ac crashed SE of Dodman Point, Cornwall. His Observer, Lt .z.See, Hans Erich Hirtz (geb 7/23/1917) was KilledInAction (KIA) and buried at CC, Plot 7, Row 5, Grave 119. P/O Graham was killed by Ar 196 return fire. Stankey & DeZeng & D.Drury.
25 Bergmann, AdolfFhr10/JG-300 (3/45)Bf 109G-14 most likely (lost 3/14/45)Fighter Operational ClaspPilot reported KilledInAction (KIA), 14 March, 1945, no further detail (denkmalprojekt.org).
26 Bertram, AdolfOfw10/6/1916Elberfeld1/JG-134 (10/36), 1/JG-334 (3/37), 2/Fl.ü.G.-Jüterbog (11/42), 2/Ost Fl.ü.G.-1 (6/43 Krakau), 3/Ost Fl.ü.G.-1 (4/44), 4/SüdOst Fl.ü.G.-1 (9/44-4/45)Ju 52/3mWound Badge, Transport Operational ClaspDocuments found online at eMedals.
27 Besinski, HelmutLtII/KG-30 (3/43)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140424 (lost 3/27/43)Wound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspWIA 27 March, 1943; sd with woundss near Sfax. Remaining crew: Ogefr Adolf Schelling, Obs; Uffz Gerd Ulonsko, R/O and Ogefr Peter Weirich, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
28 Betz, AdolfUffz29/01/21Muschenried


2./Kü.Fl.Gr 506Ju-88 D
EK 1 & EK 2

Bomber Operational Clasp in Silver
Radop. MIA on 30 January 1942 crashed in the sea off Cromer during an attack on a convoy. Pilot and crew unknown.
29 Binder, AdolfGefrII/SG-1Fw 190F-8 Werk # 582745 "Yellow 6" (lost 1/23/45)Assault Operational ClaspMIA 23 January, 1945 in the Wormditt/Rahmel area, cause unknown.
30 Blievernicht, Hans GustavOblt3/18/1913Hamburg1(F)/122He 111H-3 (lost)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 21 March, 1940 when he ran out of fuel during a shipping reconnaissance mission for KG-26 in the Shetlands-Orkneys area. The AC force landed near Flensburg killing three of the crew and injuring one. Remaining crew: Lt Willi Kleuters (KilledInAction (KIA), buried Krefeld-Hauptfriedhof, Gr 470), Uffz Hermann Kriebel (KilledInAction (KIA), no known grave) and Adolf Vogel (WIA). Pilot buried at Hamburg-Ohlsdorf, Blk Y33 Gr 184 (Wiki Luft data & D.Drury).
31 Blutharsch, RudolfOfwNJG-2, 10/NJG-3 (Grove)Do 217J-1 Werk # 1269 "D5 + FV" (90% damaged)Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		WIC 10 November, 1942 when, during a Test Flight, the AC experienced engine failure after maintenance and made an emergency landing at the Grove airfield. He died of his injuries (broken ribs) on 13 November, 1942, and was buried in the Frederikshaven Cemetery. Remaining crew (WIC): Fw Gerhardt Böhm, R/O; Uffz Adolf Fleschner, Gunner and Uffz Theodor Krämer, Prüfmeister, all three taken to the hospital in Hald. Source: Air War over Denmark. Boiten suggests 5 victories.
32 Herrmann, HansUffz4/KG-54Ju 88A-6 Werk# 2428 "B3 + BM" Interned)Bomber Operational ClaspHerrmann defected 25 June, 1941, along with his crew, by landing in Kiev. They said they did not wish to fight against the Soviets. Navigator: Uffz. Hans Kratz; Ogefr. Gnr Adolf Appel; RO Uffz Wilhelm Schmid. Added: The place where Uffz Herrmann landed was Kiev-Brovary airfield. In the 1987 Radtke book, he states their ac sustained heavy fire damage, and was forced to make an emergency landing north of Kiev. Altho the crew was seen next to their crash-landed ac, they are MIA to this day (D.Drury).
33 Bode, Dr. GustavFw06/04/12OscherslebenIII./KG 53He-111MIA/ KIA on 23/10/41 near Orel. Crew (KIA) Gunr Uffz Adolf Hammann (born 13/03/16 in Esslingen), Radop Uffz Kurt Richter (born 20/02/18 in Berlin), Gunr Uffz Carl Heinrich/ Heinz Glaser (born 19/01/17 im Uelzen)CKönig
34 Bögeholz, Gustav (CK)Uffz1919/11/23 (CK)Grimmighausen, Herford (CK)


Courtesy CK

7./NJG 2 (12/44)Ju 88 G-6 "4R + GR" Werknr 620141 (lost 27/12/44)His ac reported crashed at St.Oedenrode, NL the night of 26/27 December, 1944, no further detail. Remaining crew (disp unk): Uffz Jansen, Uffz Bolle and Uffz Henning (Jaap Woortmann MIA List). Added: Code confirmed as "4R + GR" on Werknr 620141. Crew detail: Pilot Uffz Bögeholz (MIA), Radop Uffz Berhard Bolle (MIA, born 17/03/1922 in Davensberg, Lüdinghausen, CK); Mech Uffz Friedrich Hennig (MIA, born 16/09/1917 Gladbeck, CK) and Gunr Uffz Adolf Jansen (KIA, added: born 26/03/1919 in Baarle-Nassau, CK), bur Yssel BF-6-138) (SGLO).
35 Heuser, GerhardUffz2./LG 1 (Med)Ju 88 A-4 "L1 + QK" Werknr (lost 10/07/43)
at least Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze		MIA with his Observer Fw Adolf Erbacher and one other unnamed crew at Syrakus, near Augusta/Syracuse, 10 July, 1943, cause unknown, one other crew MIA (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Heuser taken prisoner. Remaining crew: Erbacher, Obs (POW); Uffz Kurt Hoffmann, R/O (MIA) and Uffz Gustav Mayer, Mech (POW, added CK: Gunr Mayer received the Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze in 8./LG 1 on 07/09/41). (R.Randall).
36 Hofmann, AdolfUffz3/KG-54 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Trop Werk # 140220 "B3 + UL" (lost 10/17/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with two other unnamed crew at Catania 17 October, 1942 after being attacked by an enemy fighter (Ju 88 Loss List).
37 Böttcher, AdolfUffz3/JG-4 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 410801 (lost 12/5/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 5 December, 1943 in an "accident" at Herlefeld; flew into the ground.
38 Graeve, Adolf Elder vonMajKdr Erg/Z Grp-210 (4/40), Kdr III/NJG-1 (2/41-6/42)Bf 110 & Bf 109E in bothDestroyer or Night Fighter Operational Clasp (or both)
39 Hackel, WaldemarOblt1/3/1915Breslau2/KG-40 (Sola)Fw 200C-4 Werk # 0140 "F8 + AK" (lost 12/27/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 27 December, 1942; failed to return to Sola from a mission crashing at Kvitanosi mountain in Stolsheimen Hordaland, Map Quadrant 06 East/50493. Remaining crew: Uffz Adolf Liebacher, Co-pilot (KilledInAction (KIA)); Fw Erwin Kopp, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Walter Schwartz, 2nd R/O (MIA); Fw Fritz Albrecht, Mech (WIA) and Gefr Karl Pech, Gunner (KilledInAction (KIA)). Source: SIG Norway. The Fw Losses book published in 1988, established the loss date as December 11, 1942.
40 Brehm, AdolfUnkIV/KG-76Ju 88A-4 Werk # Unk (dam 1/6/44)Bomber Operational ClaspHis ac damaged 6 January, 1944 near the Toulouse airfield by a Mosquito (?) Night Fighter. The extent of damage and crew dispositio unknown. Remaining crew: Uffz Leopold Wimmer, Obs; Ogefr Karl Geiger, R/O and Ogefr Gerhard Wieland, Gnr (12 O'clock High Forum).
41 Brehm, Friedrich "Fritz"Fw2/KGr-806 (5/41 France, 5/42 Malta)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 6229 (dam 5/13/41), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1601 "M7 + MK" (lost 5/28/42) Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp MIA with unnamed crew 28 May, 1942; failed to return from a mission at Luca (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: WIC 13 May, 1941 when his Wk# 6229 made contact with an He 111 of 1/KG-28 at the Nantes airfield, Loire Atlantique. Remaining crew (WIC): Gefr Rudolf Pannicke, Obs; Uffz Herbert Reckow, R/O and Gefr Adolf Rinne, Gnr (D.Drury). NOTE: Werk # 6229 is also attributed to Ofw Raimund Deisinger of 7/KG-51, lost 22 June, 1941. My source; Luftwaffe Loss Report, microfilm roll #3. This might suggest the May damage was repaired, and 6229 returned to service.
42 Härtl, AdolfUffz1911/09/033./Kü.Fl.Gr. 806Mech, KIFA on 7 May 1940 during crash at take-off at Uetersen


CKönig
43 Briedl, AdolfLt1920II/JG-3 (9/44)Bf 109G-14 Werk # Unk "Black < 1+ -" (lost 11/2/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 2 November, 1944; crashed N of Helfta, near Eisleben, cause unknown (LOCS).
44 Brixius, GüntherOblt1916/02/07

Courtesy Oleg Marin

6./KG 3 (07/41 CK), 12./KG 3 (Brussels-Evere, 1942)Ju 88 A-5 "5K + ??" Werknr 5282 (dam 22/07/41 CK), Ju 88 A-6 "5K + DW" Werknr 3459 (lost 25/04/42)
EK 1 & 2
Wound badge

probably Bomber Operational Clasp in Silver

KilledInAction (KIA) the night of 25/26 April, 1942; while intruding over British Night Fighter airfields in the Bath area, the crew became lost and was claimed damaged at 22:45 hours by Cardiff AA site 112 HAA Regt.. The crew then flew up the Wye Valley before being shot down by F/O Wyrill and Sgt Willins in Beaufighter X7933 of RAF No.255 Sq.. The AC crashed at Lan-Haylo Farm, Gwaunceste Hill, Builth Wells, Brecon at 23:50 hours. Remaining crew: Ofw Walter Kreinenbrock, Observer (POW); Gefr Paul Kochon, R/O (POW) and Fw Adolf Liedig, Mech (KilledInAction (KIA)). Brixius and Liedig were originally buried in Glascum Church Cemetery, and later moved to the German Military Cemetery at Cannock Chase. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny. Added: Brixius buried 7/4/103; Liedig buried 7/4/104 (D.Drury). Added: WIA on 22/07/41 when he crash-landed on Bojary airfield in Russia. Crew (WIA): Obsv Fw Walter Kreinbrock, Radop Gefr Rudolf Giesecke, Gunr Fw Hans Sachs (CK)


Brixius with crew
Courtesy CK

Courtesy Oleg Marin
45 Buchholz, FriedrichUffz3./Kü.Fl.Gr-106Ju-88 (?)KilledInAction (KIA) on 05/08/42 near Devon. Crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): R/O Ogfr Commes, Eduard, Obs Uffz Jaggy, Adolf, Gnr Gefr Sobotta, Günther.CKönig
46 Bucholz, FriedrichUffz
Cannock Chase		3/Kü.Fl.Gr.-106 (Channel)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1665 "M2 + HL" (lost 8/5/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 5 August, 1942; crashed at Molescombe Farm, Frogmore, Devon after being sd by a Beaufighter of No. 307 Sq. (Ranoszek & Trzaskowski). Source: Ju 88 Loss List. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Ogefr Eduard Commes, Uffz Adolf Jaggy and Gefr Günther Sobotta, all buried Cannock Chase, Block 9, Collective Grave 50 (Joe Potter Grave Search).
47 Budden, WalterOblt9/25/1912Nüremberg


1(F)/120 (Sola)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0746 "A6 + HH "(lost 8/18/41)
EK 1 & EK 2
KilledInAction (KIA) 18 August, 1941 during an operational flight, when he struck the Lokki Mountain near the village of Norddeble (Norddiple), on the Faroe Island of Bordoy due to poor weather. The AC, together with the remains of the crew, were spread over a large area. The human remains are buried at Grove Denmark. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Lt Bodo Möller, Observer; Uffz Herbert Schlichting, R/O and Fw Adolf Kühne, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway & Air War over Denmark. Added: Budden & Kühne buried in a collective grave, Blk 2, Row 2, Gr 75; Möller & Schlichting in a collective grave, Blk 2, Row 2, Gr 76 (D,Drury).
48 Held, AdolfOgefr6(Sturm)/JG-4 (2/45 Neuhausen)Fw 190A-8/R8 Werk # Unk (2/45)Assault Operational ClaspA Reich Defense pilot, he flew missions protecting Cottbus and the surrounding region against the advancing Soviets.
49 Chotka, AlfonsOfwII/KGr.z.b.V.-323 (4/43)Me 323D (Gigant) Werk # 1224 "C8 + EP" (lost 4/22/43) Added: Stammkennzeichen "DT + IX" (CKönig)Transport Operational ClaspMIA with his Co-Pilot, Ofw Herbert Maratzny, and seven other Flt Pers, 22 April, 1943. They were shot down by P-40's in the Cape Bone vicinity at the so-called "„Massaker vom Gründonnerstag“ (massacre on Holy Thursday) (Qu.Meister File). Added: 14 of the 16 Giganten were shot down that day. All but one of the other crew members were MIA: Radop Fw Werner Fritzsche (born 16/05/14 in Hohndorf/Glauchau), Mech OFw Walter Sengespeig, Mech OGefr Adolf Kalthoff, Gunr Flg Karl Reuß, Gunr Gefr Lorenz Wenk, Gunr OFw Walter Noak, Gunr Waldemar Breddin (found KIA) (CKönig)
50 Däumling, AdolfHptm2/12/19172(H)/12Fw 189A-1 (lost 5/10/40)Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp		WIA 10 May, 1940 during aerial combat with RAF fighters, sd near Hosingen, crew disposition unknown. Promoted to Hptm on 1 June 1942.
51 Dembeck, FranzOfw1(F)/120 (Sola)Ju 88D-5 Werk # 430009 "A6 + DH" (lost 8/27/43)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 27 August, 1943; crashed into the sea during an operational flight at Firth of Tay, near Lista-Vest Agder Norway, believed combat with British fighters. Remaining crew (all MIA); Lt Adolf Meder, Observer; Uffz Eberhard Albers/ R/O and Uffz Heinrich Löbig, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway. Alternate spelling: Bembeck.
52 Deuschle, WilhelmFw3/16/19159/KG-27He 111P-2 Werk # Unk "1G + ??" (lost 8/20/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew on 20 August, 1940; location "La Jouaudiere", cause unknown. Remaining crew (pos unk, all buried at Mont de Huisnes, Vault 9): Uffz Adolf Engelbrecht (geb 7/15/11) Gr 1943, Flg Heinz Schönwälder (geb 10/17/19) Gr 69, Prufer Evald Winterlich (geb 12/29/13) Gr 1944 and Flg Hans Mader (geb 3/16/20) Gr 92. Fw Deuschle buried in Gr 70 (absa3945).
53 Hegge, AdolfOfhr7/JG-300 (9/44)Fw 190A-8 Werk # Unk (lost 9/19/44)Fighter Operational ClaspPilot reported KilledInAction (KIA), 19 September, 1944, no further detail (denkmalprojekt.org).
54 Diefenbacher, AdolfUffz9/JG-54Bf 109G-6 Werk# 20078 "Yellow 11" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 17 March, 1944 over Lüneburg Germany.
55 Dielten, Günther (CK)Lt1923/08/23Niederstnegis, Dobeln (CK)7./NJG 2Ju 88 G-6 "4R + IR" Werknr 620545 (lost 27/12/44)MIA on the night of 26/27 December, 1944 in an unknown location. Remaining crew (dispo unk): Dielten was probably the Obsv, as Uffz Buchner was a FF (born 12/10/1916 in München-Neubiberg, participant in Nachtjagdlehrgang 13 in 1943? CK) & Uffz Adolf Schneider (born 02/10/1922 in Zautel-Neutitschein. Sudetengau, CK) and Fw Walter Stedtler (born 16/02/1917 in Ritzgerode, Mansfeld, CK).


Buchner
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CKönig
56 Dilg, AdolfFwFormer Fighter Pilot, Arado Plant Test/Ferry Pilot (Warnemünde 5/44 & Kolberg 3/45)Fw 190AWound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Too seriously wounded to return to fighter duties, he served as a Ferry pilot until wars end. Fled the oncoming Russians at Kolberg by flying an Fw 190A with a 12 year old girl anf her mother huddled behind the pilot seat, after removing Armor plating and radio equipment.
57 Grünenwald, AdolfOblt6/11/1916Esslingen?Adj I/NJG-2 (7/42), Stfkpt 1/NJG-2 (7/43), I/NJG-2 (5/44), JG-109 (10/44)Bf 110F-4 Werk # 4639 (dam 7/26/43) Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp 		Injured 26 July, 1943 making an emergency landing at Friedrichsruhe due to engine trouble, no mention of crew injuries (Bf 110 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew: Uffz Hermann Schömann, R/O and Uffz Johann Kläser, Mech* (document found online). Alternate spelling: Grünewald. NOTE: *Bf 110 normally has crew of two.
58 Hinrichs, Hans JoachimLt3(F)/33 (6/41 Borisov, Belarus)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0739 "8H + EL" (lost) EK 2
Observer Operational Clasp in Bronze		MIA 19 July, 1941, lost on a transfer flight between Shippenbeil and Borisov. Remaining Crew (MIA): Fw Adolf Klose, Observer; Uffz Heinrich Klein, R/O and Ogefr Walter Bigalke, Gunner (Ju 88 Loss List & D.Drury).
59 Dübra, Karl-HeinzLt1./JGr. 101Bf 109 E-1 (lost on 20/10/39)KilledInAction (KIA) on 20/10/39 on take-off when collided with Ju 88 of I./KG 30 at Westerland airfield. The crew of 2./KG 30 was Uffz. Reichel, Albert Paul (KilledInAction (KIA)), Uffz Kücking, Adolf (KilledInAction (KIA)), another crewman injured, another unhurtCKönig
60 Häring, AdolfMaj3/28/1903BabenhausenStfkpt 6/KG-54 (5/39), Kdr III/KG-54 (2/40-6/40), Staff Pos to 5/45He 111PBomber Operational ClaspNumerous commands after KG-54 assignment, to include LW Field & Paratroop units (LOCS).
61 Echtler, Albert AdolfUffz13/02/16Nordheim/ Donauwörth



KIFA on 13/07/39 at Lübeck/ Blankenfee.CKönig
62 Elster, ReinhardUffz6/19/1920Braunschweig

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6/KG-2 (7/43 Sosterberg, 2/44 Munster/Handorf FP)Do 217E-4 Werk # 1115 "U5 + DP" (90% dam 7/2/43), Ju 188E-1 Werk # 260312 "U5 + IP" (Lost 2/23/44)Wound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspHe was KilledInAction (KIA) the night of 22/23 February, 1944 after being hit by flak over London; three others were KilledInAction (KIA) and one POW, all unnamed (Ju 88 Loss List). His Do 217 crashed 2 July, 1943, location not given, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: The crash took place 2.5km NW of Utrecht due to technical problems, injuring Uffz Elster and his Gunner Uffz W.Laux. The two remaining crew, unnamed, were safe (SGLO). Added: Crash location: White House Farm, Stebbing, Essex, England. Crew (revised and excludes Uffz Laux): Ogefr Harry Dornio (geb 12/8/1925), Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Fw Adolf Heimann (12/8/1919, Dortmund), R/O (POW); Fw Bernhard Gronau (5/17/1920, Langenau), Gnr 1 (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Ernst Neu (4/20/1919, Wesel), Gnr 2 (KilledInAction (KIA)). Fw Heimann survived the crash by bailing at 500 meters (C.König).
63 Engel, HelmutUffz2/SKG-210 (Channel)Bf 110E-1/N Werk # 3459 "S9 + CK" (lost 5/12/41)Destroyer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 12 May, 1941 at Martlesham, Suffolk, cause not reported (Bf 110 Loss List). Added: A more precise location was a few miles SE of Martlesham. The ac was hit by AA fire during an attack on RAF Martlesham, after which it crashed into the North Sea, just east of Bawdsey. Remaining crew (MIA): Gefr Adolf Knöchel, R/O and Uffz Rolf Schilling, Gnr (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Engels.
64 Eschen, Hans Werner AdolfLt11/4/19239/JG-2 (9/44)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 173883 (lost 9/20/44)Pilot BadgeThe pilot was reported killed in a collision at Kynsperg 20 September, 1944; collided with Uffz Gerhard Schramm during a training flight, both buried at Chojna (Lost Aircraft Report).
65 Etthöfer, AdolfFhj-UffzFFS B 9 PretzschJu-88 A-7 "SA + WF" Werknr 8025 (lost)Student pilot KIFA on 20 February 1944 2km SE of airfield Pretzsch probably due to pilot error. Crew (KIFA): Mech Gefr Ernst Beier.CKönig
66 Faltings, AdolfOfw8/JG-27 (Greece)Bf 109E Werk # 5376 "Black 6" (lost 4/6/41)Fighter Operational ClaspUninjured 6 April, 1941 when he crashed at Gefyroudi Romania after aerial combat with a Hurricane.
67 Fedtke, WolfgangLt7/KG-40He 111H-3 Werk # 6857 "V4 + FH" (lost 4/13/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW with his entire crew, 13 April, 1941 after their ac was hit by fire from a ship, and ditched at sea off Boscastle, Cornwall. Remaining crew (POW): Lt Adolf Kolb, Obs; Uffz Garrett Wodtke, R/O and Ofw Friedrich Maier, Flt Engr. (D.Drury).
68 Feldmann, AdolfLt6/26/192211/NJG-5Bf 110G-4 Werk # 110125 "C9 + PV" (lost 2/1/45) Night Fighter Operational Clasp MIA with unnamed crew 1 February, 1945, cause unknown, location not reported. LW Loss Report & Bf 110 Loss List
69 Hempel, AdolfHptmStab I/JG-26 (12/42), Adj III/JG-26 (8/44)Bf 109G-6Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 20 August, 1944 when some of the III Group Staff were attacked by partasians as they were traveling on a road convoy through Paris.
70 Fernberg, AdolfFw5/KG-55He 111H-16 Werk # 160442 G1 + LN" (lost)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/20/44 Post.)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA 17 August, 1943, no further detail. DK-G Awards List.
71 Fischbach, AdolfHptm8/6/1920Ulm3/KG-28 (2/41), 6/KG-27 (2/42), Stfkpt 4/KG-27 (6/43), 2/EKG(J) in Nov 1944He 111H & Ju 88, Bf 109G
RK(2/29/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(9/24/42)
EP(12/20/41)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		In February 1945, he was transferred to an Infantry unit. Deceased 16 November, 1972, Hamburg.
(Added Pietrzak Youngs)
Adolf Fischbach achieved a total of 446 operational sorties. Career: October 1938: Luftwaffe; ?: Flieger-Ersatz-Abteilung 23; ?: LKS Regensburg; ?: Kampffliegerschule Tutow; ?: BFS 3; ?: Ergänzungs-Kampfgruppe 2; ?: Ergänzungsstaffel / Kampfgeschwader 28; February 1st, 1941: 3. / Kampfgeschwader 28; December 1941: III. / Kampfgeschwader 26; 1942: 6. / Kampfgeschwader 27; June 20th, 1942 - March 16th, 1944: Staffelkapitän 4. / Kampfgeschwader 27; March 17th, 1944 - August 1944: Staffelkapitän 11. / Kampfgeschwader 27; September 1944 - November 20th, 1944: Staffelkapitän 13. / Kampfgeschwader 27; November 21st, 1944: Staffelkapitän 2. / Ergänzungs-Kampfgeschwader (J); February 1945: Infantry. (tracesofwar.com)
72 Fischer, AdolfOfw1/5/1915HeilbronnFFS A/B Wels Austria (1941), Jagdfliegerschule 2 (Instructor 12/41), 2(Jabo)/JGr-Süd (France)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 5515 "Red 26" (lost 1/22/43)Pilot BadgeKIC 22 January, 1943, when his engine caught fire and he crashed near the Avignon/Pujaut airfield in southern France. First buried in the Military Cemetery Marseille-St Jerome, St Jerome France. Exhumed in 1963, and buried in the War Graves Cemetery, Dagneux, France. Adolf joined the Army in 1933. In the 1936/37 timeframe, he transferred to the Luftwaffe Technical area, before flight training in 1941. He flew no combat missions. Source: Klaus Fischer, nephew to Adolf Fischer.
73 Fornoff, Adam (Adolf ?)Fw3/9/1916Michelstadt, Erbach10/NJG-6 (9/43)Bf 110F-4 Werk # 4655 (lost 9/11/43) Night Fighter Operational Clasp KIC with unnamed crew 11 September, 1943 at Persunan, NW of Mizil due to an engine fire (Bf 110 Loss List). Added: Burial GWC Bucharest, F/3/36 (M.Krebbers).
74 Frädrich, WalterOfwStab II/KG-55He 111P-4 Werk # 3094 "G1 + AC" (lost 4/16/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 16 April, 1941, when their ac was believed sd by a Beaufighter of No.604 Sq., believed piloted by F/Lt Cosme L.Gomm, and crashed into the English Channel off Portland Bill, Dorset. Remaining crew: Oblt Erich Pawlak (or Pawlack), Obs; Ofw Adolf Burschik, R/O and Ofw Hans Volk (or Volg), Flt Engr (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Fradrich.
75 Franke, AdolfFwKG-30Ju 88A & Bf 109G
RK(9/30/44)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp
76 Frenzel, UlrichOblt10/9/1919





IV/KG-2 (7/44), Stab/KG-2 (9/44 Soesterberg, Test Flight Detachment)Do 217M-1 Werk # 723030 "U5 + ??" (lost 9/5/44)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		WIA 5 September, 1944; his Do 217 sd by a 353FG fighter 1km south of the Deelen Holland airfield, 8 km SE of Arnhem. Three unnamed crew KilledInAction (KIA), Gefr Ernst Hoyos (geb 5/23/1922, Horn Austria) MIA. (DeSwart & Find A Grave by Fred). Added: There were five additional persons onboard this date. Remaining crew: Ofw Adolf Morg, Co-pilot (born 29/09/16 in Bayreuth, CKönig) KilledInAction (KIA), bur Yssel BL-5-125); Uffz K.K.Kegel, Obs (WIA/Safe); Uffz E.Hoyos, R/O (MIA); StbsFw W.Schönermark, desig unk (born 13/09/12 in Melzow, CKönig) KilledInAction (KIA), bur Yssel BM-5-102) and Uffz R.Paul, desig unk (born 07/12/13 in Quierschied (CKönig) KilledInAction (KIA), bur Yssel BM-5-101) (SGLO). Another source (LOCS) states that Oblt Frenzel was uninjured when they were sd by a night fighter in the vicinity of Arnhem, on a transfer flight to Loddenheide.
77 Frey, AdolfGefr8/JG-5Bf 109G-6 Werk # 412213 "RX + MW" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspEmergency landing on 4 July, 1944 at Petsamo Norway, cause and injuries unknown. Source: SIG Norway.
78 Friedrich, HansLtFAGr.-5Ju 290A-3 Werk # 159 "9V + CK" (lost 11/20/43)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 20 November, 1943, cause and location not reported. His co-pilot, Lt Gottfried Sachse, and Observer, Lt Heinz Arnold, also MIA, and six remaining unnamed crew. (9 man crew; 1 KilledInAction (KIA), 8 MIA. Obs Loss List. Added: The ac was sd by a Mosquito of No.157 Sq, piloted by W/Cdr J.A.Mackie, and crashed 40 miles off Cape Ortegal, Corunna, Spain. Remaining crew: Uffz Friedrich Weber, R/O 1 (MIA); Fw Erwin Gerschwitz, Flt Engr (MIA); Uffz Adolf Martens, Gnr 1 (MIA); Ogefr Horst Bentke, Gnr 2 (MIA); Gefr Heinz Engellitner, Gnr 3 (MIA) and StbsFw Wilhelm Schief, R/O 2 (KilledInAction (KIA), bur Cuacos de Yuste, Row 1, Gr 5 (D.Drury).
79 Friedrichs, AdolfMajStfkpt 3(F)/123, Kdr FAGr-1 (6/44), Stfkpt 1(F)/122 (3/45-4/45)Ju 188, Me 410A & BObserver Operational ClaspWiki Luft data.
80 Frisch, HelmutUffzIV/KG-26He 111H-5 Werk # 3739 "1H + EV" (lost 10/20/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 20 October, 1942 when his ac was involved in a mid-air collision with another He 111 at Leba, Pomerania, piloted by Ofw Herbert Hasselbacher. Remaining crew: Oblt Gerhard Salecker, Obs (KIC, bur German War Cem., Hamburg-Ohlsdorf, no further detal); Oblt Georg Linge, Obs #2 (KIC, bur Berlin-Neuköln-Landeseigener Friedhof, Field D, Row 2, Gr 31); Gefr Hans Greve, R/O (KIC, no known grave) and Uffz Adolf Hager, Gnr (Missing). Uffz Fresch buried in a family grave in the War Cem. at Marianske Lazne/Marienbad, Cz Republic (D.Drury).
81 Fröbrich, HansLtIII/KG-6 (4/43)Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144360 "3E + KR" (lost 4/8/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 8 April, 1943; cause and location unknown. Remaining crew: Ogefr Adolf Wehowsky, Obs; Gefr Erwin Jäger, R/O and Uffz Willi Born, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
82 Fuchs, AdolfMaj9/24/1902SchulendorfKdr III/KG-2 (13 Aug. 40, repl Werner Kreipe at Cambrai France)Do 17Z Werk # Unk, "U5 + AD" (dam 8/13/40)Wound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspChannel pilot. Added: He was WIA when his ac was shot up by Hurricanes of either No.111 or No.19 Sqds. near Colchester (LOCS).
83 Führmann, AdolfLt10/25/1906JG-331 ?Bf 109B Werk # Unk (lost 12/15/38)Pilot BadgePilot reported KIC 15 December, 1938 when his ac crashed at Rymaroc, Cz., cause unknown (F.Braun).
84 Höfler, AdolfUffz4/JG-1Fw 190A-8 Werk # 680137 "White 7" (lost 5/29/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 29 May, 1944; overturned on landing at Cottbus. Source: L.Wiegels.
85 Göring, KarlUffzFlugzeug Führer Schule A 10 (FFS A 10) (Avno De.)Fw 58Student PilotInjured 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 Instructor Pilot, Ofw Adolf Steinhaus. Source: Air War over Denmark.
86 Gablenz, Franz-Heinrich Maximilian Adolf Freiherr vonLt1922/01/22Militsch/Silesia2.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 123 (10-12/41)Ju-88 D-1 "4U + JK" (lost 01/12/41)POW on 01/12/41when shot down 30 km SE of Fort Maddalena by P-40s of 3 Sqdn. SAAF. On 04/12/41 recaptured trying to escape. Post WWII became Chief Pilot for the new Lufthansa (retired 1982). 07.2017 still alive.CKönig
87 Gall, HelmutUffz
Cannock Chase		3/KG-53He 111H-2 Werk # 5532 "A1 + JL" (lost 8/30/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 30 August, 1940 after his ac was damaged by fighter attacks. He attempted a forced landing , but crashed and caught fire at Lifstan Way, Southend on Sea, Essex. Remaining crew: Lt Wulff Roessler, Obs (POW); Fw Ernst Erhard von Kuenheim, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Adolf Saam, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz otto Fischer, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA)). The pilot and the observer managed to bail out successfully. The deceased are buried at CC, Blk 1, Row 4; Fischer Gr 106, von Kuenheim Gr 107 and Saam Gr 108 (D.Drury).
88 Hernier, Adolf vonMajKdr KG-200 (4/45)Fw 200 & Ju 188Bomber Operational Clasp
89 Hauhoff, AdolfOfw1(F)/121 (Med)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430252 "7A + BH" (lost 9/2/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his Observer Oblt Günther Reif and two other unnamed crew 2 September, 1942, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Los List).
90 Harpering, AdolfOfwI/StG-2Ju 87D-3
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/18/43)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
91 Garbe, AdolfFwErg/JG-26 (7/41), 6/JG-26Bf 109F-2 Werk # 5783 (lost) EK 2 (as Tank Driver in Poland)
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 21 August, 1941 in aerial combat over Desvres, when he attempted to bail out, his chute caught on the AC tail section, and he died in the crash.
92 Gebauer, AdolfUffz9/10/1920NedarschFFS C-11 (3/42)Do 17 Werk # 3094 (lost 3/9/42)Student Pilot ?KIC with all onboard, 9 March, 1942, when their ac crashed at Kollnbrunn, Lower Austria, supposedly as a result of pilot error. Remaining crew: Uffz Rudolf Wenzel, R/O and Ogefr Josef Kerscher, Flt Engr. Uffz Gebauer buried among the unknowns in the War Cem. at Allentsteig, Austria. Uffz, Wenzel, a Czech, is believed buried at Kraasov Czech Rep. He is commemorated in the War Cem. at Marienbad/Marianske Lazne, Czech Reb. No burial detail on Ogefr Kerschner (D.Drury)
93 Geismann, Johannes 'Hans'Hptm1920/06/20Hattingen


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1./Kü.Fl.Gr.606 (02/42/Med), I./KG 77 (Med 12/42), IV./NJG 1Ju 88 A-4 "7T " FH" Werknr 1356 (lost 20/02/42), Ju 88 A-4 "3Z + DH" Werknr 141016 in I./KG 77
RK (21/12/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (27/10/42)
EP (10/08/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge (19/01/42 CK)

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		Injured 20 February, 1942 in a crash 9km NW of Corigliano due to engine trouble (Ju 88 Loss List). Remaining crew (all injured): Ofw Horst Knies, Obs; Uffz August Seemann, R/O; Fw Adolf Spindler, Gnr and Ogefr Alfred Haustein, Chief Mech.. Succeeded in sinking 98,000BRT of enemy tonnage. Was transferred to Night Fighters in late 1944, but flew only low level attacks. Deceased 15 August, 1994, Aurich. Added: Ritterkreuz awarded after his successes in sinking ships, particularly after he sunk a passenger ship (with 20.000 GRT) and a transport (with 7.000 GRT) in the port of Bougie, Algeria. By this he brought his total of sunk enemy shipping to 98.000 GRT.. After WW2 he joined the Bundeswehr and retired as an Oberst i.G. on 30/09/79: (CK)

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94 Genth, AdolfObst (Post)7/27/1894Braamfintain (Blackberry Fountain) Johannesburg, South AfricaKdr I/KG-76 (6/40), Kdr III/KG-76 (7/40 Cormeilles-en-Vexin)Do 17Z (lost 7/29/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 29 July, 1940; shot down over Dover by a Spitfire of RAF No.85 Sq., piloted by F/O Patrick Woods-Scawen (KilledInAction (KIA) 1 September, 1940). He was the Father of JG-26 pilot, Uffz Karl Georg Genth. WWI pilot. Channel pilot. Added: On 29 July, 1940, he was acting as Observer, the Do 17 being piloted by Ofw Edmund Riebl, who survived (D.Drury).
95 Gerecke, AdolfObltStfkpt 16/JG-53 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 460586 "Blue 16" (99% dam 12/26/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 26 December, 1944 during aerial combat, 1km east of Gärtringen/Herrenberg.
96 Gergs, HerbertFw
Cannock Chase		4/KG-40Do 217E-4 Werk # 1120 "F8 + EM" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) the night of 25/26 April, 1942 while on a bombing raid at Bath; the pilot was reportedly dazzled by the searchlight of a Pentridge Hill (Dorset) regiment and crashed at Bottlebush Down, Handley Cross, Dorset at 05:05 hours. This AC appears to have already been in difficulty, having first been called by Rennes, without reply, from 04:42 hours, and they continued calling until 07:58 hours, while Nantes also tried unsuccessfully between 06:57 and 07:10 hours. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Ogefr Helmut Tomschi, Observer; Uffz Karl Kainzinger, R/O and Uffz Adolf Lenz, Gunner. The crew were subsequently buried at Cranborne Cemetery. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny. They have since been moved to Cannock Chase, in a joint grave, Plot 9, Row 1, Gr 1 (D.Drury).
97 Gerhard, Gerhard AdolfOblt5/14/1910SulzburgUnkBf 109EPilot BadgeFrench POW. Pilot training in 1936/37. Jager Blatt 3/1998.
98 Gillet, AdolfLt3/9/1921Dortmund13/JG-5 (12/44 Norway), Stffüh 16/JG-5 (4/45 Stavanger)Bf 109G-14/AS Werk # Unk "Blue ??" (lost 4/11/45) Wound Badge, Fighter Operational Clasp WIA 11 April, 1945; sd with wounds by a P-51 of No.65 Sq., piloted by WO James Dennis Howells. He crashed into Skottebrygga in Larvik harbor (Porsgrunn). He was picked up from the sea by a Norwegian fisherman, and died Later (F.Braun & LOCS).
99 Gordon, Adolf vonLt1921/12/21III./JG 3 (S.U.)Bf 109 G-4 "Black << + I" Werknr 14946 (lost 04/04/43)This ac had belonged to Hptm Wolfgang Ewald before he went to JG-52. It was reported lost on 20 April, 1943 when being flown by von Gordon, after aerial combat near Noworossijsk



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100 Glunz, WilfriedFwAufkl.Gr.Me 410B, Ju 88D-1, Ju 188D-2
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/1/44)
EP(1943)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List. His EP date from the EP List provided by Fritz Braun.

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