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SORT (↓)		PhotoUnitsAircraftAwards*************Notes*************LinksAuthorComments
1 Scharffenberg, UlrichHptmIV/KG-3, Erprobungs u.Lehrkdo 21 (1/43)Ju 88ABomber Operational ClaspSource: D.Stankey & L.DeZeng
2 Bartsch, UlrichUffzLegion CondorBf 109E
Spanish Cross
Fighter Operational Clasp		Jager Blatt 2/2001.
3 Basler, UlrichOfwKGr.z.b.V.-106 (4/43)Ju 52 Werk # 5512 "H2 + C" (lost 4/18/43)Transport Operational ClaspMIA 18 April, 1943 in the Tunis area, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Gefr Horst Braunsdorf, R/O (KIC); Ofw Alfred Berger, Mech (Inj) and Gefr Günther Flögel, Gnr (KIC) (Qu.Meister File).
4 Bensch, UlrichHptm1917 (CK)
Courtesy CK		I./JG 3 (09/39), Stab III./JG 3 (Evreux 03/43-06/44)Bf 109 G-6 Werknr 411408 "<1+ I" (lost 17/06/44)KIC 17 June, 1944 at Chateauneuf-en-Thymerais, cause unknown (Added: during emergency landing, CK)
5 Bierkandt, UlrichUffzErg.IV/KG-26 (Blankensee)He 111H Werk # Unk (lost 11/5/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKIFA with unnamed crew 5 November, 1941; no further detail (Stankey & DeZeng).
6 Bläse, Ulrich Walter JoachimLt6/9/1924Berlin-KöpenickSturmstaffel 1 (1/44), 5/JG-4 (1/45)Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550779 "White 17 (lost 1/30/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 961138 "White 8" (lost 1/26/45) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KIC 26 January, 1945 south of Neutomischel, no further detail. WIA 30 January, 1944 during aerial combat near Diepholz. Added: Neutomischel is today called Nowy Tomysl in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. His remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is understood to exist at Nowy Tomysl, and he is commemorated in the Ger War Cem at Poznan-Milostowo, Poland (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Blaese.
7 Schumann, UlrichLt2/JG-5 (Norway)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 1252 (lost 4/7/42)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 7 April, 1942; crashed at Lista Norway during an operations takeoff. Schuman spelled with one "n". Source: SIG Norway.

Courtesy Christian König
8 Brenner, UlrichLt1/13/1920Berlin2/JG-1Fw 190A-8 Werk # 172991 "Black 2" (90% dam 7/27/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 731439 "Black 2" (lost 8/11/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC 11 August, 1944; killed in a landing accident at Oysonville France. Buried Champigny-St Andre France, Block 17/21/1132. WIA 27 July, 1944 during aerial combat with American fighters near St Martin; bailed safely.
9 Buchholz, UlrichGenLt22/12/1893 (CKönig)Landsberg (CKönig)


Added: Bombengeschwader 2 (1915), FeldfliegerAbt. 60, Jasta 20. IIa/Luftkreiskdo. IV Münster (1935), Kdr FFS C 2 Neuruppin and Kdt air field Neuruppin Fl.H. (1937), Kdr. Höhere Fliegerausbildungskdr. 6 Prague (09/39-04/41), Kommodore Stab/KG .z.b.V. 3 or Kdr I./KG. z.b.V. 1 (05/41), Lufttransportführer Mittelmeer (01-03/43), Lufttransportführer I Südost (05/43-10/44), Kdr 1. Fliegerausbildungsdivision (12/44), Kdr 2. Fliegerschuldivision (01-02/45), Fhr.Res./OKL (02-05/45) (CKönig)Ju-52/3m "1Z + PL" (21/05/41, Crete)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/19/43)

EK 1 & 2
Wound badge
Transporter Operational Clasp
Royal Rumanian Order of the Star, with Swords		DK-G Awards List Added: WW1 Heer participant, than observer with Bombengeschwader 2 (1915), then pilot with FeldfliegerAbt. 60, then pilot with Jasta 20. In the Reichswehr after WW1. WIA as pilot on 21.05.41 due to artillery fire at Maleme airfield. Deceased 20/06/74 in Mölln. (CKönig)
10 Schultz, H.Lt4/KGzbV-12 (5/40 Störmede)Ju 52/3m Werk # unk "G6 + ?M (lost 5/10/40)Transport Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 near Ockenburg, hit by AA fire, pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: The fate of Lt Schultz is unknown. Remaining crew (WIA?Ret'd): Fw W.Tornow, R/O and Fw P.Ulrich, Mech/Gnr (SGLO).
11 Diesem, RudolfOblt1920/12/10 (CK)FAR 53 (-08/40 CK), IV/TG 3 (1942-43 CK), Stfkpt 7./JG 1 (1944)Ju-52, Fw 190 A-8 "Yellow 2" Werknr 960655 (lost 05/12/44)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (01/08/43 CK)
EP (08/05/43 CK)

EK 1 & 2

Transporter Operational Clasp in Gold		KilledInAction (KIA) 5 December, 1944 during aerial combat S of Waren/Müritz with P-51 escorts, opposing a Berlin raid. No known grave. Added: Flew beforehand as transporter and retrained. He was a flying school comrade of Ulrich Planck. (CK)
12 Schnez, ViktorOblt1922/04/05Vienna (CK)III./KG 255 (1937), 5./KG 51 (09/39-05/40), Leningrad area (11/41), 2./KGr. 806 (Med)Ju-88 A-1 (lost 05/40, CK), Ju 88 A-5 "M7+EK" (lost (29/06/41, CK), Ju-88 A-4 "M7+AK" (01/42 lost)
EK 1 & EK 2
Wound Badge

at least Bomber Operational Clasp in Silver		POW with unnamed crew 3 January, 1942; shot down by P/O Russell of No. 126 Sq., crew bailed safely. Added: He was attacked by Flak and Hurricances which shot the right engine in flames. Since he previously experienced a ditching in the N Baltic Sea ( off Hiiumaa island due to propeller failure on 29/06/41), following 85 hours in a rubber dinghy and a lucky save (returned from Sweden) he decided to turn back on a course for Malta and bail out over land. Crew: Obsv OFW Ulrich Arnold; Radop OGefr Gerhard Hoppe and Gunr Fw Heinrich Freese, both WIA/POW . Since June 1940 Schnez had made 9 emergency landings. However, 3 January 1942 was the only occasion when an entire crew survived after baling out onto Maltese soil. Schnez survived the war and visited Malta 58 years later (Clive Grech, CK) // POW on 19/05/40 when shot down by Hurricanes of 73 Sqdn. E of Reims (CK)


Courtesy CK
13 Disper, ErichLt

Courtesy Christian Konig

3/SKG-210 (S.U.)Bf 110E Werk # 4406 "S9 + CL" (lost 7/5/41)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew, 5 July, 1941 at Orsele, 15km S of Orscha, Russia, seen to crash and burn (Bf 110 Loss List). Added: Shot down by Russian AA fire. His R/O-Gnr, Uffz Ulrich Hermann, also KilledInAction (KIA) (C.König).
14 Drews, Claus UlrichFhjUffz1/JG-102 (Aalborg Ost)Ar 96B Werk # 0166 (lost)Student PilotKIC 20 September, 1944 when he was practicing precision landings, turned too slowly, stalled and crashed in the waters of the Limfjorden near the airfield. He was buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 29 September, 1944. Source: Air War over Denmark.
15 Dzialas, UlrichLt8/JG-26 (8/18/41)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 7161 (lost)Fighter Operational Clasp in BronzeKilledInAction (KIA) 21 September, 1941, a little over a month after joining JG-26. He was shot down by Spitfires near Berck, S of Boulogne.
16 Schmitt, Karl HeinzLt8/4/1920I(Lufttorpedostf)/KG-26 (Bardofuss)He 111H-6 Werk # 7596 "1H + HH" (lost 11/5/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 5 November, 1942; emergency landing at sea at Map Quadrant 47 East/5117 (Barents Sea) during an operational flight. Remaining crew (all MIA): Ogefr Helmut Waldschmit, Observer; Ogefr Karl Ulrich Thode, R/O and Gefr Kurt Schwenke, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
17 Ens, ErnstFw8/KG-55 (Villacoublay)He 111P-2 Werk # 1715 "G1 + MS" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspEns: (58246/237) KilledInAction (KIA) 8 October, 1940 after being shot down by ground fire, during a low-level attack on the Thorney Island airdrome, Sussex, exploding on impact and killing all onboard. The AC crashed at Stansted Park, Rowlands Castle, Hampshire. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Lt Ulrich Flügge (58246/212), Observer; Uffz Johannes Ehrensberger (58246/211), R/O, Uffz Ernst Herber (58246/214), Flt Engr and Gefr Hans Pawlik (58246/271), Gunner. Added: Ens is buried in West Thorney (St Nicholas) Churchyard, Plot C, Row 3, Gr 18 (D.Drury).
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)

Herber (L) Pawlik (C) Flügge (R)1940-10-08		ensx
18 Filipp, UlrichUffz5/JG-301Fw 190A-9 206148 "White 13" (lost 2/8/45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 8 February, 1945 in aerial combat on the East Front, location unknown. He and Uffz Heinz Fürste were probably together, both perished. Alternate spelling Pilipp (?) uncommon spelling!
19 Sowart, UlrichUnk1.Mitte/Fl.ü.G.. JG-4Bf 109G-14 Werk # Unk "White 4", Bf 109G-14 Werk # Unk "Black 8" in JG-4Pilot BadgeNew Pilot (C.König). Survived the war.


Courtesy Christian König
20 Förster, Max UlrichOgefr1922/09/21Hamburg (CK)


2./JG 1 (Lonrai)Fw 190 A-8 "Black 5"Werknr. 171612 (lost 28/07/44)KilledInAction (KIA) 28 July, 1944 making a force landing in "Black 5" at Normandy after aerial combat with American fighters. Buried La Cambe France, Block 43, Grave 279.


21 Frantz, Ulrich KarstenFhrII/JG-26 (joins 2/44), 5/JG-26, 4/JG-26 (6/44)Fw 190A-8 Werk# 170609 "White 4" (lost 6/14/44)Fighter Operational Clasp in BronzeKIFA 14 June, 1944 in "White 4" when he developed engine trouble on his third combat mission. He attempted an emergency landing at Evreux, but crashed, and his fighter exploded, killing Frantz.
22 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.
23 Friedl, ErichLt11/3/1920Horni Plana, Cz.6/KG-26He 111H-6 Werk # 4185 "1H + UU" (lost 9/19/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 19 September, 1943; the ac crashed into the Haugstein mountain in Upper Austria due to heavy fog. (The VDK website shows the location as 70km north of Wels). Remaining crew (KIC, desig unk): Uffz Alois Hindinger, Ogefr Anton Mörk, Ogefr Armand Ulrich, Ogefr Heinz Leidecker and Gefr Oswald Schulz. Pilot (pos uncertain) buried in a Family Cem. at Brno; Schulz (geb 11/3/1922) understood buried in Gdansk, formerly Danzig. The others grave locations, unknown, but there is a memorial plaque on a boulder at Haugstein bei Stadl (Gedenkstein) Upper Austria, commemorating all six (D.Drury).
24 Roth, UlrichOfw4/Stö.KGr.Lfl.-4Fw 58, Go 145, Fw 190F-8
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43)

EK 1 & 2
Assault Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
25 Schmidt, FranzLtFAR 53 (-08/40 CK), 9./KG 27 (03/43)He 111 H-16 "1G + DT" Werknr 8225 (lost 28/03/43)
probably EK 1 & 2

probably at least Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze		MIA with his entire crew, 28 March, 1943; lost to enemy fire in Map Quad 7176. Remaining crew: Fw Hans Kempe, Obs; Ogefr Richard Piecha, R/O; Uffz Erwin Cavada, Mech and Ogefr Heinz Kachel, Gnr (Qu.Meister File). Added: He was a flying school comrade of Ulrich Planck. (CK)
26 Gerx, ErichFw10/26/1911Quedlinburg4(F)/122 (9/39 Goslar)Do 17 Werk # Unk "F6 + JK" (lost 9/16/39)Observer Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew, 16 September, 1939, crashing at Ostel, Lower Saxony, following an engine fire. Remaining crew (desig unk): Uffz Robert Kanngiesser (geb 12/14/1913, Frankfurtam Main) and Uffz Ulrich Wirth (geb 6/4/1914, Ratzeburg). Burials as follows: Fw Gerx, Westerhausen Friedhof, now Saxony Anhalt. Uffz Kanngiesser, Hauptfriedhof, Frankfurt am Main, Row 2, Gr 195 and Uffz Wirth, Friedhof Ratzeburg, Plot C, Row 44/45, Gr 26 (D.Drury).
27 Göhler, SiegfriedOblt1913/10/25 (CK)


Uffz Ulrich Biechteler

1(F)/122 (Channel) (wrong: added: 2./KG 1)Ju 88A-1 Werknr 0328 "F6 + BH" (lost 10/3/40), added CK: He 111 H-3MIA with unnamed crew 3 October, 1940, believed shot down by fighters, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Wrong: Göhler flew in 2./KG 1and was KIFA/KIC on 3 October 1940 after take-off, 7 km N of Montdidier. His bomb aimer Uffz Ulrich Biechteler was also KIFA/KIC (born 02/09/15 in Seefeld bei Altusried, buried in Bourdon cemetery Block 35 Row 6 Grave 221). Biechtelers brother Georg was KIA in 1944. (CK)
28 Göhler, SiegfriedLt10/25/1913Dresden2/KG1He 111 H-3 Werk# 5647 (lost 10/03/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 3 October 1940 when his aircraft crashed on take-off from Montdidier airfield, France killing the entire crew. Remaining crew (all KIC): (observer) Uffz Ulrich Biechteler, (radio-operator) Fw Oskar Offenauer, and (flight engineer) Uffz Alfons Thome. The crew members are buried in Block 35, Row 6 of the German war cemetery at Bourdon, France with Göhler in Grave 220, Biechteler in Grave 221, Offenauer in Grave 219, and Thome in Grave 218.davedrury
29 Goll, UlrichUffz11/KG-200 (Mistel unit 3/45 Norway)Fw 190F-8 Werk # 584523 "Black 5" (lost)Assault Operational ClaspPOW 8 March, 1945 during aerial combat 2 miles W of Cleve.
30 Gravenreuth, Sigmund Ulrich Fhr v. Obstlt10/21/1909MunichLegion Condor, I/KG-30, Kdr II/KG-30 (4/42 Petsamo Fin.), Kdr KG-30, 1/JGr-Ost (10/44)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140171 "4D + AC" (8% damaged 4/42), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163667 "White 12" (lost 10/16/44)
RK(11/24/40)
EL(1/9/45 Post.)

Spanish Cross

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/31/42)
EP(3/14/42)
EK 1(6/21/40) & 2(5/18/40)
Silver Wound Badge(4/11/42)
Bomber Operational Clasp w/"200"		KIFA 16 October, 1944 during a training flight near Darmsdorf, in the Breslau district, due to altitude sickness WIA 11 April, 1942 by AA fire from a shipping convoy at Map Quadrant 37 East/62, near Kildin Island.
31 Schwarz, VincentUffz5/Bordflieger Gr-196 (Hommelvik See)Ar 196A-2 Werk # 0064 (lost 8/19/40)Observer Operational ClaspKIC 19 August, 1940; while flying his ship-borne ac and searching for another lost Ar 196 Wk# 0053 (pilot Uffz Martin Eichborn) from the same unit, he crashed into the mountainside at Midsundvatnet, Otröy. His Observer, Lt.z.See, Ulrich Burk, was also KIC (Flyvrak Norway).
32 Greinke, Hans UlrichUffz11/13/1917Babe

Courtesy Christian König

FFS AB 113 & C14 (9/41-10/43), Liason Pilot (10/43 to 10/44), 6/JG-300 (10/44-4/45)Fw 190A or Fw 190D-9 in JG-300Qualified Pilot Badge
No others known from Soldbuch (page missing)		Information found on Soldbuch dated 1 September, 1939, online. From March 1939 to September 1941, he served on with Operational Personnel at an airbase.
33 Gutteck, UlrichOblt3/Kü.Fl.Gr-406 (Norway)BV 138C-1 Werk # 0311006 (lost)EP (05/06/43)

EK 1 & 2
Air-Sea Rescue Operational Clasp		MIA 30 March, 1943; failed to return from a mission at Nordishavet. Remaining crew (all MIA): Lt Werner Pesch, Observer; Uffz Ludwig Göttert, R/O; Ofw Herbert Zirnstein, Mech and Fw Herbert Schubert, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
34 Sonnemann, UlrichFw9/KG-2 (5/42 Schiphol)Do 17Z Werk # Unk "U5 + BT" (lost 4/9/41), Do 217E-4 Werk # 1174 "U5 + ?T" (lost 5/5/42)Bomber Operational ClaspHis Do 217 crashed into the Het Canal, Holland on 5 May, 1942, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: Fw Sonnemann MIA 5 May, 1942 when he crashed into the Channel for an unknown reason. Remaining crew: Fw H.Wimmer, Obs (KIC, bur Yssel BD-7-162 after washing up 19 July, 1942); Uffz K.H.Westmar, R/O (MIA) and Uffz A.Kanther, Mech/Gnr (MIA) (SGLO). On 9 April, 1941, Uffz Sonnemann was sd by a Hurricane of No.33 Sq., piloted by S/L Thomas St.John Pattle in Greece. He is believed to have been captured, but released later in April, 1941.
35 Hansen, UlrichLtV/KG-40 (Atlantic)Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360399 (lost 8/23/43)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		WIA with unnamed crew 23 August, 1943; ditched at sea due to enemy fire (Ju 88 Loss List).
36 Rohr, UlrichOblt
Cannock Chase		9/KG-3Do 17Z-2 Werk # 3269 "5K + BT" (lost 9/2/40)Wound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspPOW/WIA 2 September, 1940 when his ac was sd by two Hurricanes of No.249 Sq., piloted by P/O James R.B.Meaker & F/Lt Robert A. Barton. The ac crashed at RAF Station Rochford, Essex. Remaining crew: Fw Otto Sprink, Obs (POW/WIA); Uffz Karl Seidel, R/O (POW/MIA) and Uffz Kurt Hilbrecht, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA), buried CC/1/10/369). Oblt Ulrich was promoted to Hptm while in captivity (D.Drury.
37 Hasse, Hans UlrichLt8/12/19193/SKG-210 (Channel)Bf 110E-1 Werk # 3483 "S9 + BL" (lost 5/19/41)Destroyer Operational ClaspPOW 19 May, 1941 after being shot down by flak off Corton, near Lowestoft Coast Guard Station. His Radio Operator/Gunner, Uffz W. Neumann KilledInAction (KIA). Bf 110 Loss List
38 Heidelauf, UlrichMajFührer Sondervermessungskdo/Flieger Führer Afrika (3/42), Bild Flieger Schule (BFS) -Hildesheim (11/42), Stfkpt Luftbildstaffel (10/43)Unknown
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/14/42)

EK 1 & 2		DK-G Awards List & LOCS.
39 Heinze, UlrichOblt12/21/1914Halle4(Stuka)/Tr.Gr.-186 (9/39), 3(St.)/Tr.Gr.-186 (6/40), Stfkpt 9/StG-1 (5/41 Med)Ju 87B-2 Werk # 3548 "J9 + GL" (lost 5/9/41)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 9 May, 1941 during aerial combat with fighters near Malta. His R/O, Uffz Anton Kummerhofe (geb 3/18/1916 in Essen, KilledInAction (KIA), bur St Michele Cem., Cagliari, Sardinia. (Ju 87 Lost List). Another source, D. Stankey, indicates the pilot was KilledInAction (KIA) during aerial combat with a Hurricane near Grand Harbour. His spelling: Heinz. Added: KilledInAction (KIA) 9 May, 1941 and buried in the St Michele Cem., Cagliari, Sardinia (German Losses Over Malta).
40 Herrmann, HansUffz11/22/1917SteinsbergIII/KG55He 111 H-11 Werk# 8060, “G1+MA” (lost 02/06/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 6 February 1943 when his aircraft crashed during a practice flight at Saki airfield, Crimea. The cause of this is not known. Remaining crew (all KIC): (observer) Lt Wilhelm Brannicker (maybe Bremicker), (designations unknown) Ogefr Oskar Burger and Uffz Ulrich Reinmund (maybe Reimund). The four crew members are buried in the war cemetery at Sevastopol-Goncharnoye, Ukraine in Block 9 among the unknowns.davedrury
41 Hintze, UlrichUffz1/NJG-3 (Schleswig)Bf 110G-4 Werk # 730112 (lost)Night Fighter Operational ClaspWIA 16 September, 1944 when on a bomber intercept, one engine caught fire and the crew was forced to bail just north of the Vejle airfield. Hintze broke his leg upon landing. Remaining crew unnamed and uninjured. Source: Air War over Denmark.
42 Hinze, KurtFwI/KG-40Fw 200C-4 Werk # 0102 "F8 + FL" (lost 2/13/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 13 February, 1942; he crashed at sea south or west of Ireland during an anti-shipping operation, cause not reported. Fw Dern and four unnamed crew were picked up by an outbound submarine, U-587 (Kptlt Ulrich Borcherdt) on 18 February, and transferred to an inbound submarine, U-130 that same day (this transfer proved to be their luck since U-587 did not return, added: (CKönig)). All returned safely,3 lightly WIA (Fw 200 Losses, 1988 Book, per H. Breuer & D.Drury). Added: rescued from a rubber dinghy in M.Qu. BE 6789 (approx. 45°39'N, 15°05'W, about 300 nautical miles NW of Cape Finisterre, Spain) at 0100hrs on 15 February 1942. The airmen stated that they made a strafing run on a three-masted sailing ship, but were hit during the approach by heavy AA fire that killed the pilot and forced the Fw200 to ditch (CKönig)
43 Hoffmann, Hans UlrichHptm(H)/12 (39), (H)/11, Stfkpt 11/AGr-11(5/45)Hs 126, Fw 189AObserver Operational ClaspSource: D.Stankey & L.DeZeng.
44 Hönsbröch, Wolfgang Graf vonLt13/KG-40 (Atlantic)Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360025 "F8 + GX" (lost 9/8/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 8 September, 1942, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The subject ac was sd over the Bay of Biscay, to the west of France, by Beaufighters of No.235 Sq.. Remaining crew (MIA): Gefr Ulrich Orte, R/O and Ogefr Artur Walter, Gnr (D.Drury).
45 Seubert, UlrichUffz9/KG-54 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1092 "M7 + HT" (60% dam 10/12/42)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		WIA with unnamed crew near Comiso 12 October, 1942; attacked by enemy fighters (Ju 88 Loss List).
46 Horst, Ulrich, Freiherr von derLt1/Erpro-210Bf 110D-0 Werk # 3384 "S9 + HH" (lost 9/24/40)
at least EK 2
MIA with unnamed crew 24 September, 1940 off Southampton Water. Bf 110 Loss list. Added: The actual target was the Supermarine Works at Woolston, Southampton. His crewman was Radop Ogefr Franz Ollers (or Oilers) (added: Öllers CK), also MIA (D.Drury).
47 Scheuffelen, Hans UlrichUffz4/15/1919Stuttgart6/KG-2Do 217E-4 Werk # 5587 "U5 + DP" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 29 August, 1943 after completing a reconnaissance mission over the North Sea, the crew perished when the AC mysteriously crashed into the sea off Sylt on the return flight to Soesterberg. Their bodies washed ashore on 19 September, 1943. Remaining crew (KIC): Ogefr Franz Schreiber, Observer; Ogefr Günther Prinz, R/O and Ogefr Fritz Gluege, Gunner.
48 Hübner, Hans UlrichOfhrStab I/JG-77 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 511865 "Black Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 24 December, 1944 during aerial combat with P-38s and P-47s in the Luxenburg area (Bf 109 Loss List).
49 Hückstadt, UlrichLt7/JG-6Fw 190A-8 Werk # 174856, Fw190A-8 Werk # 171487 "Yellow 3" (lost 9/19/44) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		WIA 19 September, 1944; enemy action in the area of Kleve in his "Yellow 3". He had also been injured flying Werk # 174856 per another source. Mombeek MIA List. Update; Injured in A-8 Werk # 174856 (E.Larger, note Werk # difference).
50 Seidel, PaulLt8/KG-51 (Channel)Ju 88A-1 Werk # 5072 "9K + FS" (lost 8/12/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew during a sortie to Portsmouth Harbor, 12 August, 1940, cause not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: He was sd by RAF fighters and crashed into the English Channel. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Ofw Fritz Lukoschuss, Obs; Uffz Heinrich Fischer, R/O and Sdrfüh Ulrich Bigalke, Gnr. Seidel buried Champigny St Andre, Blk 10, Row ?, Gr 1163; Lukoschuss & Fischer at Bourdon, Blk 32, Row 5, Graves 180 & 181 respectively and Bigalke at Champigny St Andre, Blk 17, Row 22, Gr 1183 (D.Drury).
51 Schwarz, Hans UlrichUffz4/JG-53 (Italy)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 26034 "White 8 + -" (lost 10/15/43)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 15 October, 1943; hit by flak during a low level attack SE of Calvi (Bf 109 Loss List).
52 Kachant, HansUffz


Courtesy Christian König

4/KG-6 (4/44 Le Culot)Ju 88A-$ Werk # Unk "3E +DM" (lost 4/29/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA the night of 28/29 April, 1944, while on a mine-laying mission in the Solent, and after relasing the mines, he touched the water and crashed, sinking immediately. Only the R/O survived. Remaining crew: Fw Ulrich Engelhardt, Obs (MIA); Fw Heinrich Schmitz, R/O (Rescued w/Inj/POW) and Uffz Rudolf Koehler, Grn (MIA) (C.König).
53 Kerber, UlrichObst5/19/1904Stfkpt Stab/KG-355 (5/38), KG-53 (4/39), 4(F)/121 (9/39-8/40), Kdr LKS-1Ju 88DObserver Operational ClaspSource: D.Stankey & L.DeZeng.
54 Kessler, UlrichGenMajKdr KG-152 (5/39), Kdr KG-1 (1939), Kdr Lfl.1, Kdr IX Fl.Kps.Ju 52, Do 23, Ju 86 & He 111
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/16/44)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp
55 Kessler, WolfgangUnk7/KG-26Ju 88A-14 Werk # (14?) 2294 "1H + HR" (lost 8/27/43*)Bomber Operational ClaspThis ac made an emergency landing at S'Avall Spain on 27 August, 1943*, due to a fuel shortage. Remaining crew (interned & repatriated 10/5/43): Alois Edhofer, R/O; Ulrich Zenke, bombardier and Franz Silvester, Gnr (D.Drury). *Another Spanish source suggests the date of loss was 2 April, 1943, however, the Spanish authorities repatriated the internees consistently shortly after their internment.
56 Kettling, Hans-UlrichObltLKS Berlin Gatow (CK), JFS Werneuchen (CK), 9./JG 132, 1./ZG 76Bf-110 C "M8 + CH" (dam 09/04/40, CK), Bf-110 D-0 Werk # 3155 "M8 + CH" (lost 15/08/40)
EK 1 & 2
POW 15 August, 1940 after being shot down by a Spitfire of RAF No. 41 Sq., piloted by P/O George Bennions. With both engines dead, the Bf 110D crash landed at Streatlam, near Barnard Castle. Also a POW, Ogefr Friedrich Wilhelm "Fritz" Volk, his wireless operator. He is known to have been in aerial combat near Oslo on 9 April, 1940, and the "M8 + CH" was indentified as Bf 110 C. I believe the "C" model is correct for this time period. Source: SIG Norway. Added: Force-landed on 09/04/40 unhurt at Fornebu due to Flak damage near Oslo. Deceased on 24/03/11 (CK)


57 Knauth, UlrichHptm5/21/1914Jena3.K/88 "CondIor Legion" (6/39), II/KG-4 (3/41), Stfkpt 10/KG-4 (5/42), Stfkpt 6/KG-4 (7/42), Stfkpt 10/KG-4 (2/43), LKS-1 (6/43), II/JG-101 (7/44), III(Erg)/JG-2 (11/44), III/JG-7 (3/45)He 111H, Fw 190Span Cr in Gold w/Bril., DK-G (7/15/44), EP (3/21/41), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold (12/24/41)One of two AC attacking the Newark Munitions factory on 8 March, 1941. Deceased 25 December, 1974 i Spain (LOCS).
58 Knichel, HansFw10.SeenotstaffelDo 24T-2 Werk # 0026 "CH + ER" (lost)Air-Sea Rescue Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 11 August, 1943; failed to return from a mission near Makkaur, Map Quadrant 37 East/014, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Franz Hofbauer, Observer; Lt Ulrich Spanz, R/O; Fw Siegfried Schellhase, Mech; Uffz Heinrich Lippegans, 2nd Mech and Ogefr Heinz Willems, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
59 Knobel, GüntherOFhr1920/11/16 (CK)3./KGr.506 (renamed III./KG 26), 9./KG 26 (Channel)Ju 88 A-4"1T + KT" Werknr 3810 (lost 30/07/42)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW with unnamed crew 30 July, 1942; crashed into the sea off Hemsby, Norfolk after being hit by flak (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: After crashing at sea, the crew were rescued by a small rescue craft and taken prisoner. Remaining crew: OGefr Erwin Schibor, Obs; OGefr Ulrich Calaminus, R/O and OGefr Horst Gronau, Gnr (D.Drury). Added: Knobel was promoted on 01/09/42 (CK)

Courtesy CK
60 Köhler, UlrichLt1/12/1920Danzig1/StG-77Ju 87D-3 Werk # 110012 (lost 7/6/43)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his R/O-Gnr, Uffz Hermann Tretter, on 6 July, 1943; sd by flak east of Yakovlevo, Russia. Neither buried in a VDK Cem., but the VDK indicates that Lt Köhler is believed buried at Yakovlevo, while Uffz Tretter is commemorated on a VDK memorial at Kursk-Besedino (D.Drury).
61 Segler, UlrichLt11/7/1919Nidzlin, Pommeren9/JG-26Fw 190A-2 Werk # 2343 "Yellow 6 + I" (lost 6/3/42)Fighter Operational ClaspKIFA 3 June, 1942 when he crashed at Izegem, Be., E of Ypes, for some unknown reason after an uneventful mission. Buried Bourdon France, Block 32/9/322 (Rosseels).
62 Kolwe, Hans UlrichUffz7/15/1921Greifswald5/KG-2 (Soesterberg, Holland)Do 217E-4 Werk # 4395 "U5 + AN" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) the night of 25/26 July, 1943 after taking a direct hit from AA fire during the attack on Hull port installations. The AC crashed at Criftens Farm, Long Riston, Beverley, and was almost completely buried in the crater it made on impact. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Fritz Pilger, Observer, Uffz Helmut Gabriel, wireless operator and Uffz Rudolf Trodler, gunner. The crew of four were buried in the churchyard at Brandesburton, near Hornsea. The pilot, Kolwe, (also spelled Kowle) is buried under the name "Cowle" at Brandesburton.
63 Scherret, EgonOblt1/17/1920Danzig7/KG-40 (Bordeaux - Merignac Fr)Fw 200C-6 Werk # 0237 "F8 + MR" (lost 12/13/1943)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 13 December, 1943; failed to return from a Radar Clearance flight, escorting west-going vessels over the Atlantic. Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Hans Meidel, geb 12/16/1920, Co-pilot; Uffz Karl Schwarzkopf, geb 6/4/1921, Obs; Fw Hans Rassek, geb 9/7/1920, R/O 1; Uffz Ulrich Finkler, geb 8/30, 1922; Ofw Willi Voll, geb 5/29/1916, Mech.; Fw Alfred Thiemt, geb 1/26/1920, Gunner 1 and Uffz bruno Arndt, geb 10/2/1922, Gunner 2. Source: B.Bines. The crew were taken POWs in Ireland after their AC force landed near Ballydrennan Village, NW of Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, cause two failed engines and low fuel. (Jager Blatt & D.Drury). Added: He was known to have participated in an attack on convoy Faith, which ultimately resulted in the sinking of SS Duchess of York & SS California by the RN, 11 July, 1943 (D.Drury).
64 Kronstädt, UlrichLt5/JG-27 (Med)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15378 "White 15 + -" (lost 6/7/43)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 7 June, 1943 at Pantelleria, cause unknown.
65 Kubik, HeinzUffz1(H)/41Hs 126B (lost 5/12/40)Observer Operational ClaspPOW (briefly) 12 May, 1940 during the French Campaign, crashing near Bas-Oha, no further detail. Source: A. Rosseels. Added: Kubik and his Observer, Oblt Ulrich Strohm, made a force landing near St Trond after combat with a Hurricane of No. 3 Sq., piloted by F/O Wilfred Adams. Strohm continued to fire upon Adams while on the ground. Both were taken prisoner by the Belgians but released later that month. Strohm was promoted to Hptm in April 1942 and known sill alive in August 1944 (R.Randall).
66 Kuhl, GüntherUffz6/KG-1 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1542 "V4 + BN" (lost 4/13/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 13 April, 1942 at Wolchow, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: He, and the entire crew MIA, failed to return from a mission to Volkhov (Ger. Wolchow), Leningrad Oblast, Russia. Remaining crew: Ogefr Heinz Röske, Obs; Ogefr Rudolf Rothaug (or Rotheug), R/O and Gefr Heinz Ulrich, Gnr. No VDK matches (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Kohl.
67 Kuhle, HorstUffz1/KG-6 (Grove De.)Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144346 (lost 2/26/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 26 February, 1943 when returning from a training exercise, the AC was circling the Grove tower, when the left wing struck the ground and the AC cartwheeled, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew: Ogefr Leo Przekwasinski, Obs; Uffz Friedrich Kumk, R/O and Gefr Ulrich Kau, Gunner. All were buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 3 March, 1943. Source: Air War over Denmark.
68 Kühn, Hans UlrichLt8/SG-2Fw 190F-8 Werk # Unk (lost 4/13/45)Assault Operational ClaspKIC 13 April, 1945 during a landing approach at Riesa-Leutewitz (LOCS).
69 Kyris, Heinz UlrichUnkTürkheim

Courtesy Fritz Braun

7/JG-3 (Wörishofen), JG-5 (Norway '45)Bf 109G & K in JG-3; Fw 190A in JG-5Fighter Operational Clasp"He was sd during the last days of the war, and survived an emergency landing in Bavaria. He lived there until his death in Amberg near Buchloe. His (eventual) wife (Jutta) was the one who pulled him from the wreckage. He always told us that he flew a "reconnaissance aircraft" (from Nephew, Bela Stark 6/2025).
70 Lehwess-Litzmann, WalterObst1907/06/05Bromberg

Kdr III./KG 1 (05/41), Kommodore KG 3 (01-09/43 S.U.)He 111 in KG 1, Ju 88 A-5 "V4 + AD" Werknr ??38 (lost 07/07/41, All safe), Ju 88 A-4 "5K + AA" Werknr 550202 (lost) RK (29/10/43 "postmortem")

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (16/09/42)
EP (03/11/41)

EK 1 & 2

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		POW with unnamed crew 7 September, 1943; crashed at Bulowka after being hit by flak. (Added: by detonation of an air mine that was places by Russian workers in the plane, which detonated at a specific height (CK) Remaining crew (MIA): StbsFw Stefan Rajek (DKiG, WIA/DOW)), Obs; Uffz Ulrich Göllner (KIA), R/O and Gefr Günther Herzog, Gnr (POW). Collaborated with his Soviet captors and released in December, 1945. Approx 160 combat missions. Deceased 16 September, 1986 at Waldau (D.Stankey & L. DeZeng)



71 Leissler, KurtGefr4/14/1905Barnsdorf2/Kü.Fl.Gr.-506He 115C Werk # 2790 (lost 7/19/41)Observer Operational ClaspKIC 19 July, 1941; crashed at Cape Sizun, Cleden, no further detail. Remaining crew (all Injured, pos unk): Fw Ulrich Doletzki, Fw Ewald Ulmer and Prüfer Herbert Eilhardt (absa3945).
72 Linke, UlrichUffz8/JG-27 (Channel)Bf 109E-4 Werk # 1558 "Black 2" (lost 10/24/40)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 24 October, 1940 after suffering engine damage during aerial combat. Crashed into the sea 30 km W of Cape Griz Nez. Mombeek.
73 Seel, WernerUffz2./Kü.Fl.Gr-406Do 18 D-2 "K6 + KD" Werknr. 0724Interned on 29/11/39 Do 18 D-2 WNr. 0724 K6+KD, when force landed in Pl.QU. 3819 (5 miles SW of Egersund) due to damaged by enemy fire. All crew rescued by the Norwegian steamer "Bruse" and interned in Lister/ Norway: Obsv Lt z. S. Ulrich Burk, Radop Fw Walter Stark, Mech Uffz Hans MallaschCKonig
74 Roch, UlrichHptmI/KG-76 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 300091 "??" (lost 9/13/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with two other unnamed crew 13 September, 1943 when his bombs exploded on takeoff from Tortorella, one other crew WIA (Ju 88 Loss List).
75 Mader, Johann HansMaj4/17/1915Pähl, Kreis WeilheimStfkpt 4/KG-54 (9/42), Kdr II/KG-6, Kdr II/KG-54 (7/44)He 111P & Ju 88A in KG-54, Ju 88A & Ju 188E-2 Werk # 180445 "3E + CB" (lost 7/3/44) in KG-6 RK(9/3/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/22/42)
EP(9/1/41)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 3 July, 1944; sd over the invasion area by an Allied Night Fighter 20km NW of Evreux. He and R/O Uffz Ulrich Schäfer were killed in the crash. His unnamed Observer & Flight Engr bailed safely. 225 combat missions. Entered Luftwaffe in July, 1936.
76 Mahn, UlrichUffz2/NAGr-5Bf 109G-6 Werk # 201513 "Black 13" (lost)Observer Operational ClaspKIC in "Black 13" when he accidentally struck the ground at Ahrendsburg on 31 October, 1944. Jager Blatt 1/2003.
77 Mahrenholtz, SiegfriedHptmKdr III/KG-30 (40)Ju 88A-1 (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 9 April, 1940 after suffering flak damage while attacking enemy shipping off the coast of Norway, crashing into the sea off Skagerak. His body washed ashore near Thyboron on 27 July, 1940, and he was buried in the Lindholm Cemetery. Remaining crew: Uffz Karl Heinz Ullrich; his body washed ashore near Thyboron on 31 May, 1940, and he was buried in the Lindholm Cemetery on 1 June, 1940. Lt Ulrich Zahn was found near Boubjerg on 18 June, 1940, and he was buried in the Lindholm Cemetery. Uffz Siegfried Constabel was buried 6 July, 1940 in the Lemvig Cemetery. All were later buried at the Cemetery in Grove Denmark. Source: Air War over Denmark.
78 Massenbach, Dieter Fhr vonObstlt2/12/1902Wreschen, OstpreussenStfkpt 2/KG-4 (9/39), Kdr II/KG-4 (6/40)He 111P-4 Werk # 2947 "5J + DC" (lost 6/19/40) RK(8/27/40)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze		His He 111 was shot down by a British Night Fighter on 19 June, 1940, he was Obs this date. Remaining crew: Oblt Erich Jordan, Pilot; Ofw max Leimer, R/O and Fw Karl Amberger, Gnr.. The ac was forced to put down in shallow water just off the southeast coast of England. All were taken prisoner. Deceased 22 July, 1973, Seeheim-Jugenheim.
Added by Stefan Pietrzak Ypoungs: Flight Lieutenant Duke-Woolley, of 23 Squadron, who reported that at 0050 hrs: –‘Whilst flying at 6,000 feet three miles north-east of Kings Lynn, I observed aircraft subsequently identified as a He 111 held in searchlights at 8,000 feet. Time 0045 hrs. Observed ball of fire which I took to be a Blenheim in flames break away from behind tail of enemy aircraft (E/A). Climbed to engage E/A and attacked from below tail after searchlights were no longer holding. Range 50 yards. E/A returned fire and appeared to throttle back suddenly. Own speed 130 – 140 mph. Estimated E/A slowed to 110 mph. Delivered five attacks. Air gunner (AC Derek Bell) fired several short bursts at varying ranges. After last front gun attack, Air Gunner reported port engine of E/A on fire. Returned to base and landed, starboard engine unserviceable. Several bullet holes in wings and fuselage of own aircraft including hit in starboard wing and fuselage by cannon’. The enemy raider, a He 111-H4 (fuselage code 5J + DM) of II/KG 4’s staff flight crash-landed in shallow water just offshore at Blakeney Point in Norfolk, a vast expense of flat beach, perfect for a forced-landing. The crew, the Gruppenkommander, Major Dietrich Freiherr von Massenbach, Oberleutnant Ulrich Jordan, Oberfeldwebel Max Leimer and Feldwebel Karl Amberger, swam and waded ashore, covered by auxiliary coastguard men from their nearby station. Sensibly, the Germans surrendered and were taken into custody, confirming having shot down Close’s Blenheim before being despatched by Duke-Woolley and Bell.

Massenbach's Heinkel at Blakeney Point, Norfolk (Courtesy Pen & Sword)

Duke-Woolley Battle of Britain Database
79 Mayer, UlrichObltStfkpt 3/NJG-2 (11/40)Bf 110C-4Night Fighter Operational ClaspReplaced Hülshoff as Stfkpt 3/NJG-2 after the death of Grp Kdr Heyse in November, 1940. Source: Weal-Osprey
80 Schucht, HeinzOfw
Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France		2/906He 115C Werk # 2773 "GA + CN" (lost 3/20/42) Air-Sea Rescue Operational Clasp MIA 20 March, 1942 while on a transfer flight from Brest to Hourtin, France. The ac went into the sea in the vicinity of Cap du Raz, Brittany due to operator error. Rmaining crew: Lt z S Ulrich Pörsch, Obs (MIA); Uffz Hans Dabringhausen, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Kurt Engelmann, Flt Engr (MIA). Uffz Dabringhausen is buried in the Ger War Cem at Ploudaniel-Lesneven, Blk 1, Row 2, Gr 41 (D.Drury).
81 Meierl, AntonUffz3/ZG-1Ju 88C-6 Werk # 750592 "2N + SL" (lost 12/1/43)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 1 December, 1943; sd by a Mosquito over the Bay of Biscay, possibly by F/Lt G.O.L.Dyke of No.157 Sq.. Added: All MIA (and presumed KilledInAction (KIA)) "at sea, Cape de la Chevre". Remaining crew: Fw herbert Nepomucky, Mech and Uffz Hans Ulrich Gruntz, Obs (absa3945).
82 Meyer, UlrichLt19171(F)/122 (Vaernes)He 111H Werk # unk "F6 + ?H" (lost 5/26/40)Observer Operational ClaspShot down 26 May, 1940, crashing at sea off Rombakken Norway following an attack by British Gladiators. Meyer and his crew (unnamed) were rescued by German forces. Wiki Luft data. Added: The two Gladiators were from No. 263 Sq., piloted by F/Lt Billy Williams and Sgt George Milligan. They were attacked as they were bombing the Skanland airstrip. The port engine caught fire and the wing fell off. The ac spun into the sea. Remaining crew (All KilledInAction (KIA)): Reg Rat Dr Friedrich Herzing, Ogefr Werner Pohl, Fw Paul Pattloch and Ogefr Heinrich Singendunk (Flyvrak Norway).
83 Meyer, UlrichHptm
Cannock Chase		Stfkpt 3/NJG-2 (Channel)Ju 88C-2 Werk # 0272 "R4 + KL" (lost 12/21/40) Night Fighter Operational Clasp KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 21 December, 1940; shot down by flak at Mill Hill, So. Cockerington, near Louth Lincolnshire (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Hptm Meyer buried CC, Blk 3, Gr 184. One unnamed crewman, Ogef Wilhelm Schneider (geb 8/29/1915), bur CC Blk 3, Gr 183. Another, Fw Fritz Schöttke (geb 7/2/1914), bur CC, Blk 3, Gr 185 (Luftwaffe Graves UK).
84 Michael, Hans UlrichHptm3(F)/33 (6/41 S.U.)Ju 88A EK 2
Observer Operational Clasp		He is known to have served as a pilot in this unit, yet no Observer Combat missions are recorded on the Mission Board.
85 Mundt, Ulrich "Tex"Ofw10/24/1915Berlin Lichtenberg5/StG-1, 10 (Pz)/SG-77, Instr 4/(Pz)/SG-152 & 5 & 6/SG-151, Pz.Jg.Stf./StG-1 (7/43 S.U.), 2(Pz)/SG-9 (1/45 Reich Def)Ju 87G-1 Werk # 1082 "DJ + FE" (lost 7/14/43), Ju 87G-1 Werk # 131108 (lost 1/29/45) RK(11/25/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/9/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge(7/14/43)
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		KIFA 29 January, 1945 when his Ju 87 ground-looped during an emergency landing during bad weather while on a ferry flight , south of Bütow Pomerania. He is buried at the Bütow Cemetery. WIA 14 July, 1943 by flak est of Kolodjarsy, his unnamed R/O also killed. 537 missions destroying 40 tanks, 25 bridges one supply ship and damaging a cruiser near Benghazi.texx
86 Nauck, UlrichOblt2(F)/122 (Frosinone)Me 410A-1 Werk # 0157 "F6 + XE" (lost)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 24 June, 1943; shot down by a Spitfire of RAF No. 111 Sq. south of Cape Passero. His R/O, Uffz Willi Weber, was also KilledInAction (KIA). Wiki Luft data.
87 Neitzke, UlrichLtIII/JG-54Fw 190A-8 Werk# 350858 "Black 5" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 3 February, 1945 in the area of Küstrin, cause not reported.
88 Pepke, UlrichUffz8/JG-53 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 464190 "Red 12 + -" (lost 11/21/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilled 21 November, 1944 in a crash during an emergency landing near Huchenfeld.
89 Schmidt, UlrichHptm1/26/1904Kdr II/StG-2 (9/39), transfered to RLM (10/39)Ju 87BDive Bomber Operational ClaspLOCS
90 Schmidt, RudolfHptm12/26/1915Halle

Courtesy Christian König

8/KG-76 (39), Stfkpt 5/KG-76 (S.U. 41)Ju 88A-5 Werk #3439 (dam 7/3/41; crew WIA), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 3686 "F1 + MN" (30% dam 9/5/42) RK(10/2/42 Post.)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/27/42)

EK 1 & 2
EP (9/15/41), Wound Badge(7/3/41)
Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		KilledInAction (KIA) (DOW) 5 September, 1942; hit, and seriously wounded a second time, by AA fire during a mission against Stalingrad. With the help of the crew, the wounded pilot was able to return to base and make a safe landing. Remaining crew: Ogefr Helmut Ulrich, Obs (WIA) and Ofw Wilhelm Seidl, Gnr. (WIA). Th unidentified R/O escaped injury. WIA 3 July, 1941 in Wk# 3439 in a running battle with Soviets fighters. Remaining crew (WIA): Fw Ludwig Sontheimer, Obs; Ofw Günter Waegner, R/O and Uffz Werner Fleig, Gnr.. 365 combat missions. Source: Kaiser RK book.
91 Pieplow, UlrichLt5/12/1914Berlin12/JG-300 (9/44 Jüterbog)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 166625 "Black 2" (lost 9/11/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 11 September, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-51 at Diedenhausen, where he was buried.
92 Pinaker, FritzLt2(F)/122 (Trapani Sicily 5/42)Ju 88D Werk # 0165 "F6 + MK" (lost)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 3 May, 1942; lost on a combat sortie. Remaining crew (MIA): Oblt August Pfab, R/O; Uffz Ulrich Fischer, 2nd R/O and Uffz August Fischer, Gunner. Wiki Luft data.
93 Planck, Ulrich "Uz"Oblt1922Stuttgart



FAR 11 Schönwalde (11/39-01/40), FAR 53 (01-07/40), FFS C2 Neuruppin (07/40-02/41), BFS 5 Wien (02-03/41), Aufklärerschule (F) 3 (05-12/41), Erg. Aufkl.Gr Ob. d. L. (01-04/42), 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 22 (04-05/42), 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 24 (05-12/42 Norway), Flugzeugführer-Überprüfungsschule ELF (12/42-02/43 Briest), FlÜG 1 Mitte (02-10/43), 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 120 (10/43-10/44 Norway), Nachtaufklärerstaffel Ju 388 (10-11/44 Briest), Kommando Falke 3 (11-12/44), 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 123 (01-03/454 Rheine), 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 33 (03-05/45)Ju-88 A, Ju-188, Ju-388, Ar-234EP (15/07/44)

EK 1 (02/10/42) & EK 2 (24/07/42)

Recce Operational Clasp in Gold (24/05/44)
Lapplandschild		Prof. Dr. Planck, the cousin of Nobel Prize winner in physics Max Planck, is still alive in 10/2025! Received his Pilot Badge on 15/07/40 and Combined Pilot/Obsv Badge on 21/10/42. Crew in 10/44: Fhj-Gefr Soltendieck, Fw Obermann, OFhr Marbach. There is a book written about him " Vom Fernaufklärer über Eismeer und Nordsee zum Jet-Piloten - Fliegen – mein verwirklichter Traum" (Adrian Matthes, Zeitzeugenversand). Promo excerpt of the book: "From 1942 onward, he flew aerial reconnaissance over the Karelian jungle and witnessed the great convoy battles in the Arctic Ocean. During the destruction of Convoy PQ17, he remained with the convoy for hours as a contact point and guided the U-boats toward it. He penetrated deep into northern Russian airspace, reaching the limits of his Ju 88's range. He flew through Flak fire over Murmansk, toward Archangelsk, observed rail traffic on the Murmansk Railway, and spied on a polar station in the Arctic. He traveled tens of thousands of kilometers over the North Cape, Spitsbergen, and the White Sea under the midnight sun or in the glow of the Northern Lights, providing vital recce data. Starting in 1943, he was deployed over the North Sea and North Atlantic, recce of Allied naval bases in the Orkney, Shetland, and Faroe Islands. Equipped with a Ju 188 and a ship-search radar, he searched the North Sea for the first signs of an impending invasion. Flying low, he snaked his way through the balloon barriers at Scapa Flow, spotting aircraft carriers and battleships. At the end of 1944, he was transferred to a newly formed night recce squadron and was to be trained on the Ju 388. Nothing came of it, and because of his dual qualifications as a pilot and observer, he was retrained in the Ar 234 in the winter of 1944, becoming one of the first jet recce pilots in aviation history. Based in Rheine, his squadron flew missions over the Netherlands, Belgium, and England to uncover Allied supply lines, provide target data for the Kriegsmarine, and observe the impact of V2 rockets. Lieutenant Planck ultimately became the second-to-last German pilot to fly a successful mission over England. The retreat in April 1945 swept him across northern Germany to Denmark, until he finally flew his jet to Norway on May 5, where he was taken prisoner by the British."


Picture Courtesy by Adrian Matthes, Zeitzeugenversand

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94 Plank, UlrichLt1(F)/124 (Kirkenes)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1290 "G2 + LH+ (35% dam 7/7/42), Ju 88A-5 Werk # 5142 "G2 + TH" (50% dam 7/24/42)Observer Operational ClaspPilot reported safe after an accident after departing the Kirkenes airfield on 7 July, 1942 due to technical difficulties (Observer Loss List). Pilot reported safe a second time on 24 July, 1942, when he was involved in some sort of a collision as he departed the Kirkenes airfield (Observer Loss List).
95 Plümecke, WernerHptm12/4/19131/KG-28 (1/41), Stfkpt in III/KG-26 (10/41), Stfkpt 2/KG-1 (10/42 S.U.)He 111H-3 Werk # 3501"1T + ?H" (75% dam 1/28/41), Ju 88A-5 Werk # 2377 "V4 + BK" (lost 10/3/42)Wound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew near Tschernentschizy 3 October, 1942 after being hit by flak (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: He was injured in a crash at Vannes airfield on 28 January, 1941, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Lt Hans Ulrich, Obs (Inj); Uffz Helmuth Kaletta (MIA) and Fw Kurt Gross (Inj) (absa3945).
96 Poggensee, ErwinUffz8/9/1917Hamburg



Courtesy his son, Ulrich Poggensee August 2025

4/LG-1 (Channel)Ju 88A-1 Werk # unk "L1 + BM" (lost 8/15/40) Class "C" Glider Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp POW with unnamed crew 15 August, 1940; shot down by Hurricanes piloted by F/O William Clyde and F/O Michael Doulton, of No 601 Sq.. The ac crashed neat Twyford, Winchester, Hampshire (Ju 88 Loss List & D.Drury). Added: Remaining crew (POW): Uffz Erwin Kusche, Obs; Uffz Horst Burkhardt, R/O and Uffz Rudolf Müller, Gnr (D.Drury). Added: Interned in Canada, and released about 1947, after working on a farm in Scotland. Post war, a Lufthansa pilot and instructor. He and a student, killed in a mid-air collision after takeoff from the Bremen airport, 16 January, 1968 (Son, Ulrich Poggensee 8/2025)
97 Rastetter, A. DrFw3/KGzbV-12 (5/40 Störmede)Ju 52/3m Werk # unk "G6 + ?L" (lost 5/10/40)Transport Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost 10 May, 1940; damaged on landing at Ockenburg airfield, collided with another Ju 52, destroyed by groundfire, pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: Fw Rastetter and his Mech/Gnr, Fw W.Baganz, were taken prisoner and sent to the UK. R/O Fw W.Ulrich ws KIC, no burial detail provided (SGLO).
98 Rebensburg, SiegfriedOblt8/7/1914Neustettin10/KG-1He 177A-3 Werk # 332147 "V4 + IV" (lost)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		Injured in a non-operational flight on 26 June, 1944, crashing at Leidling, near Neuburg/Donau due to technical problems. Remaining crew: Uffz Ulrich Mielke, geb 5/18/1923, (WIC), R/O; Uffz Paul Machate, geb 4/24/1920, (WIC), Wart and Gefr Werner Goerz, geb 1/25/1924, (KIC), Gunner. Source: B.Bines.
99 Rehm, UlrichGefr01/02/17Dillingen


KIFA (Fliegertod) on 15 October 1938 near Dillingen. Reason and further unknownCKönig
100 Reinl, UlrichUffzFlugzeug Führer Schule B-34 (FFS B 34) (Kastrup)Ju 88A-12Student PilotKIC 6 March, 1944 on takeoff, during a training exercise, when the AC struck a building that housed the canteen and burst into flames, killing the entire crew. See Instructor Pilot Richard Wilms for further details. He was buried in the Kobenhavn Bispebjerg Cemetery on 10 March, 1944, then transferred to Kobenhavn Vestre Cemetery by the Wehrmacht on 18 March, 1944. Source: Air War over Denmark.

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