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1 Wolk,StabsFw3/KG-2 (7/43 Eindhoven)Do 217M-1 Werk # 56122 "U5 + IL" (60% dam 7/14/43)Bomber Operational ClaspDuring the night of 13/14 July, 1943, Wolk's AC collided with an unknown Night Fighter at Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire and wireless operator, Uffz Hugo Pankuweit, was killed when he was thrown out of the AC from the force of the impact. He is buried in Hulls Northern Cemetery, Compartment 202, Gr 86 (D.Drury). The rest of the unnamed crew aborted their mission and returned safely to base.
2 Wolff, Franz GeorgUffz
Cannock Chase		8/KG-30 (Aalborg Denmark)Ju 88A-1 "4D + IS" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 20 August, 1940 after repeated attacks by 3 Hurricanes of RAF (Polish) No. 302 Sq.. When Wolff realized he was too low to bail, with the starboard engine disabled and the port engine and the cockpit on fire, he made a force landing on the main road alongside Westlands Plantation, at Ottringham, near Hull. Remaining crew: Fw Hugo Keller, Observer (POW), Uffz Wilhelm Rautenberg, rear gunner (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Werner Hans Kruczinski, wireless operator (KilledInAction (KIA)). Kruczinski and Rautenberg were wounded during the attacks. Wolff, Keller and Kruczinski managed to clear the fiery wreck. Rautenberg had fallen clear of the wreckage before it came to rest, badly injured. He and Kruczinski died of their wounds at the Hull Infirmary on 21 and 22 August, respectively, and were buried in the German Military Cemetery at Cannock Chase, Staffordshire.
3 Wittmer, MaxLt10/5/1921Wenningsstedt/Sylt12/ZG-1 (8/2/43), V/KG-40 (Atlantic 8/8/43)Bf 110, Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360367 "??" (lost 8/8/43) EK 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 8 August, 1943 during aerial combat over the sea (Ju 88 Loss List). One known vcitory, a Hampden on 2 August, 1943. Added: Believed sd by a B-24 of the USAAF 479th Anti-submarine Group over the sea NW of Spain. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Georg Kurschatke, Obs and Uffz Hugo Frank, R/O (D.Drury). Alternate spelling Wittmer-Eigenbrodt.
4 Witt, Hans HugoObstlt

Courtesy Christian König

Stfkpt in Fl.Grp. Döbernitz (34), Kdr I/JG-334 (11/38), Kdr JG-26 (12/39 to 6/40), Oper Offz Jafu 2Ar 65 in 34, Ar 68E & Bf 109 B & D in JG-334, Bf 109E-1 & E-3 in JG-26Fighter Operational ClaspWWI pilot. Served on the dirigible "Hindenburg" and suffered serious burns in its crash. Personal emblem; Knight on horseback. After serving as Operations Officer of Jafu 2 at Le Touquet in July, 1940, he served in various staff positions in Africa, Norway, Silesia and Italy.
5 Wiskandt, HugoMaj1./KGr.z.b.V. 172 (05/40 Paderborn), KGr.z.b.V. 200 (01/43 CK), Lufttransportstaffel 290 (04/43 CK)Ju 52/3m "4V + ?H" (lost 10/05/40), Ju-290 A-1 "SB+QB" (01/43 and 04/43 dam CK),
EK 1 & EK 2

at least Transporter Operational Clasp in Bronze		His ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 at Waalhaven airfield, "destroyed by bombs", pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: Hptm Wiskandt and his two-man crew all returned to their unit. Remaining crew: OGef E.Löhr, R/O and Fw H.Ehlers, Mech/Gnr (SGLO). Added: on 13/01/43 he landed in a badly dam Ju 290 at Pitomnik and returned. On 07/04/43 he crash-landed at Megrine/Tunisia after suffering combat damage (CK).
6 Winter, FritzUffz4/8/1917Breslau
Cannock Chase		3/KG-26He 111H-3 Werk # 5609 "1H + EL" (lost 10/4/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 4 October, 1940, with his entire crew, when he crashed into the North Sea, cause unknown. The bodies of the crew washed ashore at Hollesley Bay, Suffolk on 30 October, 1940, the date shown on three of the four grave markers. Remaining crew (all buried CC/1/6): Lt Hans Hugo Zingel, Obs (bur Gr 205); Uffz Kurt Blasius, Pos Unk (bur Gr 206) and Uffz Walter Reinelt, Pos Unk (bur Gr 208). Uffz Winter buried Gr 207 (D.Drury).
7 Westphal, Gerthard Gerhard?Lt
Cannock Chase		6/KG-40Do 217E-3 Werk # 0063 "F8 + KP" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 27 March, 1942 after being hit by AA fire during a sortie to Sunderland. The body of Lt Westphal was found in the sea 25 miles northeast of Tynemouth on 30 March, 1942. His body now lies in the German War Cemetery at Cannock Chase. Remaining crew (all MIA): Ogefr Rudolf Bobceck, Observer, Uffz Hugo Esslinger, wireless operator and Fw Ilgnaz Hard, mechanic.
8 Wendler, Gerhart (Gerhard?) "Hans"Lt3/27/1914Munich1(H)/14 (Pz)Hs 126B-1 Werk # Unk (lost 6/11/40), Hs 126 Werk # 3154 "5F + AH" (lost 4/14/41)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 April, 1941; shot down by a Greek PZL piloted by F/Sgt Periklis Koutroumbas, crashing at Platamon, in the Elasson-Larissa area of Greece. His unnamed Observer was listed as MIA. Obs Loss List. Added: He was uninjured 11 June, 1940 when he was sd at Annelles, SE of Rethel, Ardennes, by Curtiss H-75A fighters of GC II/4 during an observation mission. His Observer, Lt Karl Heinz Schreiber, was seriously wounded. Re the April 1941 incident: Lt Wendler is buried in the Ger War Cem at Dionyssos-Rapendoza, in Crypt 1, Row 13, Platte 2. His unnamed observer, was Ofw Hugo Scharf, also KilledInAction (KIA), buried in Crypt 1, Row 2, Platte 12 (D.Drury).
9 Welsch, HugoFw6/6/1922283/JG-54 (3/44 S.U.), 2/JG-54 (10/44)Fw 190A-9 Werk# 205233 "Black 13" (lost)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 29 October, 1944 12 km northwest of Vainoda. His first known victory, a Soviet Pe-2 on 10 March, 1944. A 2nd, a Yak-9 on 16 May, 1944. A 3rd, an Il-2 on 29 May, 1944. Nos. 4, 5, 6 & 7, two Yak-9s a P-39 and an Il-2 on 30 June, 1944. Nos. 8 & 9, both Il-2s on 16 July, 1944. Nos. 10-12, an Il-2, an La-5 and a Yak-9 on 21 July, 1944. A 13th, a Yak-9 at Daugavpils on 23 July, 1944. A 14th, a Yak-9 at Daugavpils on 24 July, 1944. A 15th, a Yak-9T NE of Kreutsburg on 7 August, 1944. A 16th, an Il-2 on 15 August, 1944. Nos 17, 18 & 19, all three Il-2s on 16 August, 1944. Nos. 20-22, all Yak-9s on 15 September, 1944. Nos. 23 & 24, a Yak-9 and an La-5 on 16 September, 1944. Nos. 25 & 26, a Yak-9 and a Pe-2 on 30 September, 1944. Nos. 27 & 28, a P-39 and an Il-2 on 27 October, 1944.
10 Weber, LotharFwStab/KG 4He 111 H-6 & H-11; He 111 H-16 Werknr. 161417 “5J+DC” (lost 17/09/43)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (31/08/43)
EP (01/06/42 CK)

EK 1 & 2


most probably Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold
or

at least Destroyer Operational Clasp in Bronze		DK-G Awards List. Added: MIA on 17 September 1943, lost to unknown cause in the area of Suchinitschi - Kirow - Spas - Wjasma. Crew (MIA): Gefr Hugo Baumann, Uffz Egon Bernshausen, Fw Rudolf Fisahn (CK)
11 Wanivenhaus, Hugo vonFw9/KG-4He 111H-16
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
12 Wagner, HugoLtHis leather flight jacket found for sale online.
13 Voss, HugoUffz3/10/1924Harburg3/JG-4 (5/44 Italy, 12/44 Reich Defense)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 162751 (?) "Yellow 8" (lost 5/13/44), Bf 109G-14 Werk # 464215 "Yellow )" (lost 12/3/44) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KilledInAction (KIA) 3 December, 1944 near the Kerpen, on the Eifelsteig Walking Trail in Germany. He is now buried in Kerpen, Germeindefriedhof, Grave 2 (JG-4 List & D.Drury). WIA 13 May, 1944 during aerial combat at Palestrina, bailed safely (JG-4 List).
14 Vogg, Hugo GeorgOFw19/07/16Ludwigshafen am Rhein


6./ KG? (18/05/40). 12./KG 55 (31/07/43)He-111 (lost)
EK 1 (30/09/40) & EK 2 (01/11/39)
br>Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze		He was an Obsv to an unknown crew. Obviously KIFA in the night of 31/07/41when crashed at Brognon, 20 Km NW of Dijon, France. (probably a night training flight. Since he was buried in Dijon it might have been the airfield at Dijon-Longvic where the Reserve Training & Replacement Unit of IV./KG 55 was stationed from 03/41 – 05/44 (found the evidence!), probably involuntary ground contact in the dark near the air field. 3 crew members were KIFA, the pilot, the Obsv and the Radop. The Gunr in the back was thrown out and survived WIA. The 3 dead were found in the cockpit at the crash site. Vogg was at the Obscv school in Lechfeld in 08/38. Poland, France and England campaign. In April 41 instructor at the Kriegsfliegerschule in Dijon. Was initially buried in war cemetery Dijon. Now he rests at Andilly German Military Cemetery Block 6 Row 3 Grave 154CKönig
15 Ucks, HugoUffz5/JG-3 (S.U.)Bf 109G-4 Werk # 16652 (60% dam 7/14/43)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in a crash landing in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 51645 on 14 July, 1943, no cause reported.
16 Tremel, MartinUffz10/6/1918Altöting

Courtesy Christian König

Erg/StG-77Ju 87R-1 Werk # 5444 "DK + RS" (lost)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 20 April, 1943; crashed during a practice bombing run at Godorochowka, Ukraine, pulling out too late and hitting the ground. His R/O-Gunner, Uffz Hugo Mayer, was also killed. Originally buried in Nikolajew Russia, the Soviets later destroyed the cemetery, so his resting place is unknown
17 Stückler, AlfonsUffz2.(F)/ Aufkl.Gr. 122Me-410 A-1 Werknr 100107 (lost)not knownKilledInAction (KIA) 4 November, 1943; shot down in the vicinity of Guidonia by a fighter of 523FS, 27FG, piloted by 1/Lt E.D. Griffin Jr, His R/O, Ofw Hugo Knetsch (see his own entry) was also killed. Wiki Luft data.
18 Storp, Sigmund HansOblt8/21/1914LautenthalCondor Legion, Stfkpt 1/KG-30 (North Sea)Ju 88A-1 "4D + DH" (lost 10/16/39)
Spanish Cross in Gold w/Swords

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		POW 16 October, 1939; shot down north of Port Seton, Firth of Forth, by fighters of No. 603 Sq.. Two other unnamed crew MIA (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew: Ofw Hugo Köhnke, Obs (POW); Ofw Hans Hielscher, R/O (POW) and Ogefr Friedrich Krämer, Gnr (MIA). He was interned in a Canadian POW camp. The pilots credited with the victory were F/Lt P.Gifford, F/O K.MacDonald and F/O C.Robertson. He served in Spain, was the brother of Walter Storp, and became a well-known music composer after the war (D.Drury).
19 Stöhr, HansObltIV(StG)/LG-1Ju 87R-4 Werk # 6312 (lost)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 22 October, 1941; crashed 1.5km northeast of Kaunispaa, near Kirkenes, in Finland, on a non-operational flight, cause unknown. His R/O, Gefr Hugo Diekschneider, was also killed. Source: Stöhr buried Botn Cem., Rognan. SIG Norway & Aircraft Wrecks-Norway.
20 Steiger, HugoOfw1Stab/ZG-26 (12/43), 2/ZG-26 (6/44)Bf 110C & G, Me 410A-1 Werk # 2270 (dam 6/29/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/5/44)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge, Destroyer Operational Clasp		WIA 29 June, 1944 during aerial combat over Zörnitz, NW of Halle (Saale). His R/O, Uffz Rolf Franz Burghardt, was KilledInAction (KIA), and his remains have not ben transferred to a military cemetery. He is commemorated at Marianske Lazne (Marienbad), Czech Republic (D.Drury). One known victory, a B-24 in the Aachen area on 1 December, 1943.
21 Stehle, HugoOfw4(H)/23Hs 126B-1 Werk # 3420 (60% dam 4/23/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/12/43)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		The pilot was involved in an incident on 23 April, 1942, when his ac made a crash landing at Szolzy airfield, Russia. His observer was Lt Friedrich Ippich. DK-G Awards List & D.Drury
22 Sonnberg, KurtOblt1/31/191611(StG)/LG-1 (lost 7/14/40)Ju 87B-1 (lost 7/14/40)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 July, 1940; sd by Hurricanes of No. 615 Sq., piloted by Flt Lt John Gayner, F/O Peter Collard & P/O Petrus Hugo, while attacking shipping over the Strait of Dover. His body washed ashore on the French side of the English Channel, and he is buried at the War Cemetery at Bourdon France, Blk 19, Row 3, gr 89. His R/O-Gnr, Uffz Fritz Donath is still MIA (D.Drury).
23 Simon, ErichMaj (postmortem)1915/04/04Bayreuth8Erg./NJG 2 (05/42), Stafkpt 8./NJG 2 (05/42 CK), Stab III./NJG 2 (08/42), Kdr IV./NJG 3 (11/42-10/43)Ju 88 C-6 Werknr. 360181 (10% dam 28/08/42; pilot & crew WIA/Safe, enemy fire), Ju 88 C-1 "D5 + EV" Werknr. 360286 (75% dam 03/43), Ju 88 C-6 "D5 + CF" Werknr. 360372 (lost 10/8/43)EP (19/10/42 CK)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

at least Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		KilledInAction (KIA) 7/8 October, 1943 while attacking a Stirling, EF 140, over the sea, 15 km N of Tversted, off Skagerak Denmark. The Ju 88 was seen to take hits and then caught fire, turning away, and crashed into the sea below, burning for some time. Only Mechanic OGefr Erwin Schröder survived by bailing and entering his dinghy. Gruppenkommandeur Simon and Radop Uffz Hans Vogel (born 27/05/1920 in Dresden, CK) went down with the AC (Air War over Denmark). Added: Buried at Esbjerg/Denmark (CK). WIC 1 March, 1943 when, on a non-operational flight, his right engine caught fire and he made an emergency landing on the beach area north of Blaavand Denmark. He and Mech Fw Erwin Schröder were taken to a hospital in Esbjerg for treatment. R/O Uffz Hugo Borgbömer was killed and buried in the Fovrfelt Cemetery on 4 March, 1943 (Source: Air War over Denmark). One known victory, a Stirling on 20 May, 1942. Another, a Wellington on 31 May, 1942. Two victories on 2 June, 1942; a Halifax and a Wellington. Two more victories on 9 June, 1942; a Halifax and a B-24. Another, a Blenheim on 26 June, 1942. A Stirling on 27 August, 1942. Boiten 10 victories. Magnus, victory count may be as high as 17. Added: 28 August, 1942 crew: Hptm Simon, Radop Uffz H. Borgböhmer and Gunr Fw E. Schröder (SGLO).Operational Record

Archive Report BF327
24 Sigmund, RudolfHptm1915/03/05Hardheim Baden29


1./NJG 1, Stab II./NJG 2, 10./NJG 1 (02/43), Stfkpt 10. & 11./NJG 1 (07/43), Kdr III./NJG 3 (08/43)Bf 110 G-4 "G9 + AX" Werknr 5380 (dam 25/07/43), Bf 110 G-4 "D5 + AD" Werknr 5560 (lost 03/10/43) RK (08/08/43)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (30/08/43)
EP (29/03/43)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver		KilledInAction (KIA) 3 October, 1943 over Kassel in "D5 + AD" after being hit by German AA guns and crashing near Göttingen. The other crew, Fw Hugo Bauer and Uffz Johannes Dittrich also perished. All three buried at Reichenbrüch. Made a belly landing on 25 July, 1943 in "G9 + AX" after aerial combat near Leuwarden, injuring Bauer & Sigmund. 26 of his victories were Night victories. 150 combat missions. His first victory, a Halifax on 4 January, 1943. Another, a Wellington into the sea on 20 February, 1943. Another, a B-24D into the sea, of 44BG during the Emden raid on 26 February, 1943. A B-24 on 26 March, 1943. A B-17 on 17 April, 1943. A Wellington near Metz on 13 May, 1943. A Lancaster at Grafhorst and another at Ijsselmeer on 13 June, 1943. Two Stirlings and a Wellington and a Lancaster on 26 June, 1943. Alternate spelling: Siegmund (Jager Blatt).

Courtesy CK
25 Sieck, Friedrich HugoLt43/JG-27 (2/44), 9/JG-27 (5/44-7/44), 12/JG-27 (10/44 Reich Def)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20497 "Yellow 3 + I" (lost 5/19/44), Bf 109G-14 Werk # 464169 "Blue 9 + I" (lost 10/12/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 12 October, 1944 during aerial combat in the Hannover area. WIA 19 May, 1944 during aerial combat at Königslutter, bailed safely. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 W of St. Lambrecht, near Klagenfurt, on 25 February, 1944. A 2nd, a P-47 SW of Pont Audemer on 8 July, 1944. A 3rd, a P-51 at Creil-Beauvais on 18 August, 1944. A P-47 over northern France on 19 August, 1944.
26 Sensburg, HugoOblt d1911/08/12Munich


Courtesy CK

KG 200He 111 H-20 Werknr 701467 (lost 22/07/44)KilledInAction (KIA) 22 July, 1944, northeast of Deblin Poland, circumstances unknown. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Gerhard Heiermann, bur Pulawy, Blk 4 as "unknown"; Uffz Karl Schmid, bur Pulawy, Blk 4 as "unknown" and Fhj Fritz Bernhardt, no known grave. Sensburg bur Pulawy, Blk 4, Row 28, Gr 1835 (D.Drury). Added: On 11/12/39 he received a strong reprimand for a landing operational error which caused severe damage to his and a parking a/c .Memorial at St Ulrichskapelle in Heimstetten. (CK)
27 Senft, HugoUffzStab/KG-54He 111 (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 19 May, 1940 when his 111 crashed near Mons during the French Campaign. Source: A. Rosseels.
28 Seefried, HugoLt1920/03/04Straubing



Burner
Courtesy Christian König

6./KG 53 (11/40 Lille-Nord)He 111 H-3 "A1 + GP" Werknr 5675 (lost 22/11/40)KilledInAction (KIA) the night of 21/22 November, 1940 when his ac crashed into the North Sea, no cause reported. Added: The ac crashed after being damaged by AA return fire while attacking a convoy off Harwich. Only three crew members washed up on the Dutch coast (D.Drury). Lt Seefried buried Ysselsteyn BK-3-57 with the other deceased. Remaining crew: Gefr Franz Schumacher, Obs (MIA); Uffz Gerhard Burger, R/O (MIA); Ogefr Karl Burner, Mech/Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA), bur BW-10-230) and Hptm Franz Clemens Schiffer, Kriegsberichter (KilledInAction (KIA), bur BK-3-61) (SGLO).


Seefried
29 Schwenk, HugoLt1(F)/123 (Med)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430440 (lost 12/24/43)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew at Adria 24 December, 1943, probably due to enemy fighters (Ju 88 Loss List).
30 Schwarz, HugoUffz1/NJG-1Do 17Z-3 Werk # Unk "G9 + GK" (dam 6/22/40)Wound Badge, Night Fighter Operational ClaspWIA 22 June, 1940; crash landed at Mönchen Gladbach after being hit by return fire from a No.58 Whitley, piloted by F/O Bill Espley. Remaining crew: Fw Gerhard Palm, R/O (WIA) and Fw Ludwig Born, Flt Engr (WIA/DOW). Source: Author C.Goss.
31 Schwarz, EmilUffz1(F)/122 (Catania Sicily 6/42)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1089 "F6 + EH" (lost 6/14/42)Observer Operational ClaspBelieved POW 14 June, 1942 when he was shot down over the sea by British Sea Hurricanes of No. 813 Sq. (Lt King-Joyce & Sub Lt Crosley) off the carrier HMS "Eagle", as he was shadowing the relief convoy "Harpoon" headed for Malta. Schwarz and two other unnamed crewmen were rescued by a British warship, two later died. Wiki Luft data. Although not clear in the Ju 88 Loss List, it seems his Observer, Lt Hugo Vogel may have gone MIA, as only three were rescued.
32 Schuhmacher, HugoUffz7/KG-55 (2/43)He 111HWound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspWIA 22 February, 1943; injured during a bombing attack on Taganrog, no further deail (Qu.Meister File).
33 Schneider, HugoOblt91/JG-1 (6/40), Stfkpt 1/JG-27 (6/41)Bf 109E in JG-1, Bf 109E-7 Werk # 6428 in JG-27, Bf 109F-4/B (Trop.) Werk # 8488 (lost 1/11/42)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 11 January, 1942 during aerial combat, over Agedabia-Agheila, with a P-40 of RAAF No. 3 Sq., piloted by F/O "Nicky" Barr, DFC. Schneider had just downed Sgt Allan Cameron (POW) of the same RAAF Sq., when Barr was successful. His F-4 crashed SW of Marsa-el-Brega. He was shot down 16 June, 1941 near Bardia, and later returned. Schneiders 1st victory, a Potez 63 at Romilly, 14 June, 1940. Most victories in the Desert. One known Desert victory, a Hurricane of SAAF No. 1 Sq. over Rabia N. Africa on 14 June, 1941. Another, a P-40 south of Bir Hacheim on 22 November, 1941.
34 Schneider, HeinzOblt (Post)7/21/19201/KG-55 (3/42)He 111H-6 Werk # Unk "G1 + AB" (lost 3/18/42) [a Stab I ac]EP (11/3/41), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational ClaspKIA with his entire crew,18 March, 1942, when they were sd by AA fire about 10 km NE of Sloviansk, eastern Ukraine. Remaining crew (desig unk): Uffz Erich Flemming, Fw Heinz Meck, Ogefr Walter Voigt and Ofw Hugo Will (D.Drury).
35 Schneider, AdolfUffz4/NJG-101 (3/44 München-Riem)Do 217J-1 Werk # 1288 (lost 3/5/44)Night Fighter Operatonal ClaspKIC 5 March, 1944 when he crashed into a slope, while circling low over Busanovice, possibly looking for a place to land at night, due to low fuel. Remaining crew: Uffz Hugo Roth, R/O (Injured) and Gefr Alfred Otto, Mech (KIC) (F.Braun).
36 Schmitz, GustavFwIV/NJG-3Ju 88G-6 Werk # 620028 "D5 + AX" (lost 3/45)Night Fighter Operational ClaspAC destroyed 3/4 March, 1945 during Operation Gisela, crashing at Sutton on Derwent, near Elvington, Yorkshire. Remaining crew (disposition not given): Ofw Hugo Böker and Fw Martin Bechter. Source: A. Rosseels.
37 Schmidt, Heinz HugoUffz10/13/19122/KGzbV-1 (5/40 Werl)Ju 52/3m Werk # unk "1Z + ?K" (lost 5/10/40)Transport Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 at Leiden, cause and pilot and crew disposition unknown. Netherland Loss Registry. Added: The target this date was Moerdijk; the ac was sd by a Fokker T-V near Wassenaar, Netherlands. Uffz Schmidt was KilledInAction (KIA), buried Ysselsteyn BH-7-166. Remaining crew (Survived): Lt F.Ebert, Obs; Ofw K.Scherfling, R/O and Uffz H.Müller, Mech (Find-A-Grave by Fred).
38 Sander, HugoLt12/31/1919Munich15/ZG-1 (1/42 S.U.), 8/ZG-1 (S.U.)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 0890 (lost 7/21/42) EK 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		KIC 21 July, 1942 at Kutejnikowow, no cause reported (C. Mathis-Huber). His first known victory, a Soviet Seversky on 23 January, 1942.
39 Salz, RudolfFw9/12/1919Gross Wirschleben

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6/KG-2 (Eindhoven)Do 217E-4 Werk # 5315 "U5 + GP" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 7 February, 1943; While on a minelaying operation between the Isle of Wight and Selsey Bill, the AC was flying low over Cowes and hit the top of a hill on the Wroxall Farm, St Martins Down, near Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Walter Jendis, Observer; Gefr Hugo Gröschel, R/O and Gefr Fritz Teubner, Gunner.

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40 Roth, JoachimHptm10/24/1912Stfkpt 9/KG-76Do 17Z-2 Werk # unk "F1 + DT" (lost 8/18/40) Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		POW 18 August, 1940; sd with wounds after being hit and set afire by AA fire at the Kenley RAF station, then attacked by Hurricanes of No. 111Sq., piloted by Sgt's Ronald Brown and William Dymond. The ac crashed at Leaves Green, Kent, just north of RAF Biggin Hill. Roth was flying as Observer this date. Remaining crew (POW/WIA): Oblt Rudolf Lamberty, Pilot: Hptm Gustav Peters, (pos unk); Ofw Valentin Geier (pos unk); and Fw Hugo Eberhard, R/O. Roth promoted to Major 1 July, 1942, while in captivity (D.Drury).
41 Reitz, HugoHptm11/04/13Judenburg WBKIII./TG 2 (01-07/44)Ju-52Possibly was Oblt and instructor on a flight with Lt Eberhard Kuhnt in 08/40. Volunteered for conversion training to day fighters in 1944. Also Radop in III./TG 2 in 07/44.CKönig
42 Pick, HugoFw



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Grosskampffliegerschule (GKFS)-4 (5/42 Thotn)He 111P Werk # 2503 (lost 5/4/42)Pilot Badge, Student?KIC with his entire crew, 4 May, 1942 when they crashed near Schönwalde, close to Fliegerhorst Thorn (aka Torun), Poland, due to an engine malfunction. Remaining crew: Uffz Georg Haubner, Obs; Uffz Josef Gievert, Gnr and Uffz Heinz Miram, Flt Engr. Fw Pick believed buried in the Kommunalfriedhof in Salzburg Austrai, confirmed by grave marker Rank & Death date. Only other VDK burial: Uffz Miram, whose remains have not been transferred to a war cem, but a grave is believed to exist at Stregiel (Ger., Gross Strengeln), Poland. He is commemorated in the German War Cem at Bartossen/Bartosze, Poland (D.Drury).
43 Pape, HugoUffz9/KG-26 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2357 "1H + DT" (lost 5/1/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with two other unnamed crew at Bengasi 1 May, 1943, cause unknown, one other crew KilledInAction (KIA) (Ju 88 Loss List).
44 Ostermann, HugoHptm11/13/1915HagenFFS C-Perleberg (6/38), BFS II, Luftkreiskdo (6/39 Berlin), Luftgaukdo (7/40 Hannover), 5/LG-1 (3/43), Stfkpt 1/NSGr.-10 (9/44 Franzfeld)Bu 131, Fw 189, Hs 126 & Ju 87 (all in NSGr)Night Ground Attack Operational ClaspA licensed pilot as of 29 June, 1938, he served in Luftkreiss assignments before the demonstration unit. Seems to have been pressed into combat service late in the war. Little known of this pilot (LOCS & Lorne Bohn 7/2021).
45 Oppermann, HugoUffz18/NJG-2, 1/NJG-1Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a "4 mot" N of Stuttgart on 15 March, 1944. Boiten 2 victories.
46 Nau, HeinzOblt2(F)/122 (Perugia, It.)Me 410A-1 Werk # 170040 "F6 + NK" (lost)Observer Operational ClaspKIC 18 April, 1944; Crashed at Lago di Bolsena, cause not given. R/O Ogefr Hugo Potthof also KIC. Wiki Luft data.naux
47 Müller, HugoUffz5JG-102, JG-300, Sonnderkommando "Elbe" (3/45)Fw 190A, Bf 109G
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		He was unable to participate in the Ramm-Attack on American bombers on 7 April, 1945 after he and Hptm Ernst Sorge were overwhelmed by US escorts.
48 Müller, HugoUffz9/3/19218/JG-53 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 165557 "Black 19 + I" (lost 8/3/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 3 August, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-51 of 355FG near Simmersfeld, buried Wörgl/Tirol.
49 Molzhahn, HansLt7/KG-30 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # Unk "4D + CR" (lost 10/9/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 9 October, 1942; crashed at Warlamowo due to engine failure during an operational flight. Remaining crew (all MIA): Ogefr Hugo Hebelt, Observer; Uffz Hans Paulus, R/O and Gefr Herbert Umlauf, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
50 Meyer, HeinrichOFw d.R.1912/09/25Bremen-VegesackFFS Burg, 6./KG 2Do-217 K-1 "U5 + IP" Werknr. 4583 (lost)KIA on 5 May 1943 during combat mission near Hilversum due to unknown reason. Buried cemetery Bremen-Vegesack. Crew (all WIA/DOW in Res.-Kriegslazarett Amersfoort): Obsv (KB) Fw d.R. Jacob Wehner (born 25/10/1905 in Niederwalluf/Nassau), Radop OGefr Hugo Krotz (born 07/11/1920 in Aussig), Gunr OGefr Alfred Ottawa (born 28/12/1919 in Kattowitz).CKönig
51 Menzel, Hugo HansUffz21/04/231.(F)/Ob.d.L.MIA in 11/42 near SmolenskCKonig
52 Meissner, HermannGefr1915/05/01 (CK)Germersheim (CK)Courtesy CK2.Aufkl. Gr. (H)/13Hs-126 "4E + BK" Werknr 3027 (lost 19/04/40)KIA 19 April, 1940; sd by Moranes of GC II/7 during a recon for the German 16th Armee S of Neu-Breisach. Alternate spelling may be Meisner. Added: Crew: Obsv Lt Wilhelm Hellmann (KIA), born 1919/03/01 in Grevenhagen, Krs. Höxter/Westfalen).Buried in war cemetery Bergheim /Alsace. 5 French pilots (Capt Henri Hugo, Adjudant-chef Denis Ponteins, Sgt-chef Robert de Fraville, Sgt Amédée Passemard and Sgt Georges Catois) shot it down in Bakgau area and it was awarded to all 5 as a shared victory. The aircraft crashed near Dessenheim, France (CK)
53 Mayer, HugoFw12/20/1916Stogenwa3/JG-3 (Paderborn)Bf 109G-14/AS Werk # 166322 (lost 8/29/44 Vizovicw,Cz), Bf 109G-14 Werk # 165689 "Yellow 19" (lost 12/2/44), Bf 109G-10 Werk# 490191 "Yellow 2" (lost 12/26/44) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		MIA 26 December, 1944; Aerial combat, location unknown. Mombeek MIA List. WIA 2 December, 1944 during aerial combat at Ruckersfeld after aerial combat with 56FG. He was able to bail despite his wounds. Added: On 29 August, 1944, he was sd by 15th AAF fighters south of Vizovice, Cz., and hospitalized in a Luftwaffe hospital at Zlin (F.Braun).
54 Marten, HugoOfw5/KG-76 (Med)JU 88A-4 Werk # 142423 "F1 + DN" (lost 3/31/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 31 March, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The unnamed crew (MIA): Uffz Franz Bögel, Obs; Fw Helmut Reidinger, R/O and Uffz Oskar Gehrmann, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
55 Mack, HugoOblt2(F)/122 (Heraklion)Ju 88D-1 1565 "F6 + CK" (lost 11/15/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 15 November, 1942; failed to return from a mission over the western Mediterranean. Three remaining crew (unnamed) were also MIA. Wiki Luft data.
56 Luzian, HugoFw4(H)/10 (12/43)Fw 189AObserver Operational ClaspFw Luzian was reported lost at Stalingrad, 19 December, 1943, cause and ac detail not reported (Qu.Meister File).
57 Löhr, Hugo or Heinz?Oblt10/26/1910Stffüh inAufklar Gr.-122 (8/42 Norway), 1(F)/120, 1(F)/124, 5(F)/Erg.Gr.Ju 88D-1, Bf 109G-2
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/12/43)

EK 1 & 2
EP (11/30/42), Observer Operational Clasp		 The signature on a letter to the Hasso Mündel Family looks like "Hügo". He was explaining the return of their sons wrist watch and service pistol subsequent to the death of Lt. Mündel.
58 Liesche, OttoOfw12/15/1915Wolfen1/Tr.Gr.-30Ju 252Werk # V11 "DF + BW' (lost 4/4/45)Transport Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew, 4 April, 1945, whenhe crashed on takeoff from the Reichenbach, Germany airfield. An engine malfunctioned, and he crashed into a hill due to insufficient clearance. Remaining crew (KIC): Lt Heinrich Meininghaus, Obs; Fw Josef Kenzian, R/O 1; Ofw Philipp Merle, R/O 2 and Ofw Hugo Vorwerk (DK-G 3/20/44), Flt Engr. They are buried in the War Cem. at Bad Schussenried-Stadtgem Friedhof, St Martin, Germany; Ofw Liesche Gr 25, Lt Meininghaus Gr 26, Fw Kenzian Gr 27, Ofw Merle Gr 28 and Ofw Vorwerk Gr 24 (D.Drury).
59 Lawatscheck, GerhardOblt2/KG-51, 2/FKG-50 (Zaporozhye, Ukraine)He 177A-1 Werk # 15241 "E8 + AH" (lost 1/20/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 20 January, 1943 making a crash landing while evaluating the He 177 at Zaporozhye (Ger trans Saporoshje), Ukraine, cause not reported. Remaining crew: Ofw Hugo Hoppe, Obs (KIC); Hptm Horst Roering, R/O (KIC); Ofw Heinrich Fillies, Flt Engr (KIC); Uffz Erich Esche, Gnr 1 (Inj) and Uffz Heinz Kuhlmann, Gnr 2 (Inj). No VDK listing for the pilot; the three deceased are commemorated in the War Cem at Charkow, Ukraine (D.Drury).
60 Langer, HugoFw1/JG-77 (S.U.), 2/JG-77 (8/42 Med)Bf 109E-7 Werk # 1536 "Red 5" (35% dam 3/1/42), Bf 109F-4 Werk # 13190 (lot 8/13/42)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 13 August, 1942 at Pantelleria, no cause reported. Plane damaged 1 March, 1942 at Alexandrowka during aerial combat, pilot OK.
61 Langelotz, Hubert HugoOfw43/JG-302 (8/43), 11/JG-301 (4/45)Fw 190A-9 (in JG-302), Fw 190A-8 Werk # Unk (lost 4/45)


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge, Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC the end of April, 1945 when he crashed on takeoff for a mission at Hagenow, no further detail. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 on 11 January, 1944. His 2nd, another B-17 (e.V.) W of Seesen/Hara on 20 February, 1944. His 3rd, a B-24 (HSS) SE of Landshut on 9 June, 1944. A 4th, a B-24 1 km N of Weidenbach on 13 June, 1944. Added: Between assignments, he had been wounded (no date), and hospitalized for a long time, before returning to 11/JG-301 (C.König).
62 Lange, EugenOfw
Cannock Chase		2(F)/122He 111H-1 "F6 + PK" (lost)Observer Operational ClaspPOW 17 October, 1939 after aerial combat with three Spitfires of RAF No. 41 Sq.. piloted by F/O Peter Blatchford, Sgt Ted Shipman and Sgt Albert Harris (KilledInAction (KIA) 18 October, 1939 (D.Drury). Lange was forced to ditch in the North Sea 25 miles east of Whitby. Remaining crew: Lt Joachim Kretschmer, Observer (MIA), Uffz Bernhard Hochstuhl, wireless operator (POW) and Iffz Hugo Sauer, mechanic (KilledInAction (KIA)). Kretschmer and Sauer were killed early in the attack and Hochstuhl was wounded in the leg and barely escaped death when bullets scarred his flight helmet. Hochstuhl and Lange were picked up by ASR 43 hours after ditching, Lange suffering from exposure. Sauers body washed ashore near Whitby on 30 October, 1939 and he lies in the German Military Cemetery at Cannock Chase, Blk 3, Row 12, Gr364. Although Lange is said to be an Ofw, he appears to be wearing a Navy uniform in a picture of he and Hochstuhl in captivity. The photo may be applied to the wrong crew or the identifications on the photo (pg 22 Broken Eagles I) are reversed. Lange and Hochstuhl were the first German fliers captured on British soil during WWII.
63 Lamberty, RudolfHptm9/KG-76Do 17Z-2 Werk # unk "F1 + DT" (lost 8/18/40)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		POW 18 August, 1940; sd with wounds after his ac was hit and set onfire by AA fire at RAF Kenley and then attacked by Hurricanes of No. 111 Sq., piloted by Sgt's Ronald Brown and William Dymond. The ac crashed at Leaves Green, Kent, just north of Biggin Hill. Remaining crew (POW/WIA): Hptm Joachim Roth, Stfkpt & Obs; Hptm Gustav Peters (pos unk), Ofw Valentin Geier (pos unk) and Fw Hugo Eberhard, R.O. Lamberty was promoted to Hptm on 1 April, 1942, Roth was promoted Major on 1 July, 1942, both while in captivity (D.Drury)

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64 Kunde, DietrichUffz1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 124 (Bardufoss)Ju 88 D-1 "G2 + OH" Werknr 088 1631 (lost 12/12/44)KIC 12 December, 1944: crashed at Matvatnet (into on the Northern slope of the mountain Veijdfjellet (Mount Istindan), 12 km SW of Bardufoss airfield due to bad visibility,, killing the entire crew. Remaing crew: Obsv Oblt Kurt Weinert (born 19/12/1914), OGefr Hugo Windorf and Gefr Fritz Dietl (Flyvrak Norway). Buried at Botn-Rognan. (CK)
65 Kraas, EwaldLt18/JG-77 (11/42 N. Africa), Stab III/JG-4 (7/44 to 4/45)Bf 109F, Bf 109G-2 Werk # 10642 "Black 3" (lost 11/4/42) in JG-77, Fw 190A & D-9, Bf 109G & K-4 "Yellow 9" EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 4 November, 1942; shot down with wounds during aerial combat with Allied fighters in the Benghazi area. Seems as tho his one victory was also on 4 November, 1942, a Flg at the time. He was medically repatriated a year later and joined JG-4 in 1944. Flugbuch. He was the brother of RK Holder Hugo Kraas (Heeres).
66 Körper, HugoFw3/KG-26 (Sola)He 111H-5 Werk # 883676 "1H + AL" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 13 September, 1941; failed to return from a mission, location (North Sea?) and cause unknown. Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Georg Schulz, Observer; Gefr Eberhard Willamowski, R/O and Ofw König, Mech. Source: SIG Norway.
67 Kohlus, HugoUffzI/KG-30 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 550096 "??" (lost 10/21/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with two other unnamed crew at Neapel 21 October, 1943, cause unknown, one other KilledInAction (KIA) (Ju 88 Loss List).
68 Köder, KarlOfw4(F)/11Ju 88 Werk # 1239 "6M + HM" (lost 1/17/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 17 January, 1942, when they failed to return from a reconnaissance mission between Kaluga and Mozhaisk, W of Moscaw, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Oblt Anton Sutter, Obs; Ogefr Erich Sehmann. R/O and Ogefr Hugo Reimer, Gnr. No VDK burial matches (D.Drury).
69 Knupfer, HugoLt3/KG-1 (Med)Ju 88A04 Werk # 4655 "??" (lost 7/18/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew along the southern coast of Sicily 18 July, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
70 Knöbel, HugoFw210/NJG-6Bf 110 EK 2
Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 12/13 December, 1944 during aerial combat, crashing at Tattenzoll, near Arnstein. Both victories were Day victories. Source: T. Boiten.
71 Knetsch, HugoOFw23/09/19Koblenz1?


2.(F)/ Aufkl.Gr. 122Me-410 A-1 Werknr 100107 (lost)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (24/06/43)
EP

EK 1 & EK 2

Recce Operational Clasp in Gold		KilledInAction (KIA) 4 November, 1943; shot down in the vicinity of Guidonia by a fighter of 523FS, 27FG, piloted by 1/Lt E.D. Griffin Jr, His pilot was Alfons Stückler(see his own entry) was also killed. In the obituary it is stated that he managed to shoot down one of his adversaries in the combat.CKönig
72 Kleinknecht, WilliOfw6/KG-26He 111H-5 Werk # 3850 "1H + AP" (lost 5/8/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 8 May, 1941 when his ac was forced to land on the sea as a result of a fighter attack by Fairey Fulmars of FAA Nos.803 & 806 Sqs.. This took place while returning from a raid on the Suez Canal. Remaining crew: Oblt z.S. Alois Sporkmann, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Gefr Hugo Kappes, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Rolf Wienecke, Flt Engr (MIA). Gefr Kappes is buried in the War Cem at El Alamein, in a single grave, no detail. Oblt Sporkmann has been declared dead, but he is not listed in the VDK (D.Drury).
73 Klein, WalterOFw6./KG 2Do-217 E-4 "U5 + GP" Werknr. 5459 (lost) (CK)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (27/07/42)

EK 1 & 2

probably Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		Added: MIA on 19 August 1942, shot down by Flak 40 km NNW of Dieppe. Crew: Obsv OFw Hugo Lemser (DKIG, EK 1+2, bailed, umharmed), Radop Fw Wilhelm Fritsch (KIA during his parachute descent by an Allied fighter), Mech OGefr Siegfried SchirokyCKönig
74 Klein, WalterFw1./KG 54 (Bergamo)Ju 88 A-5 "B3 + EH" Werknr 300267 (lost 02/12/43)MIA with unnamed crew in the Bari Harbor 2 December, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Brought down by AA fire. Remaining crew (MIA): Ofw Hugo Hinsch, Obs; Uffz Julius Rübel, R/O and Gefr Paul Höfler, Gnr (D.Drury). Added: This A-5, assembled at Bernburg, bore Ser # 4079, and was one of only 36 built, for use by the Gestapo. It was an A-1 with a larger wing (F.Bisciotti).
75 Kirchmeyer, HeinzFw7/8/1920Bremen8/KG-55He 111H-6 Werk # 4401 "A1 + BN" (lost 10/15/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIFA 15 October, 1944 during a delivery flight; accidentally struck the ground or an osbtruction at Kesselbach. Remaining crew (KIFA): Obs Fw Karl Krupitza (2/14/1919); R/O Uffz Josef Schillings (8/4/1918); Engr Ogefr Fritz Schollmeyer (1/5/1924) and Gnr Uffz Hugo Friedrich (6/29/1920). All buried in Arnsburg Abbey, Kloster Arnsburg. Added: Witnesses indicated that the ac crashed into a forest, cause unknown. Initially, the crew were buried in Kesselbach until the new War Cemetery in Arnsburg was opened in 1960. Graves as follows: Kirchmayer Gr 62, Krupitza Gr 61, Schillings Gr 64, Schollmeyer Gr 63 and Friedrich Gr60 (D.Drury).



76 Kessler, HugoJV-44 (4/45)Me 262A-1a or Fw 190D-9Fighter Operational ClaspFound on JV-44 pilot list on-line.
77 Kahl, WalterUffz1/SeeAufkl.Gr-125BV 138C-1 Werk # 0310119 "7R + HH" (lost)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 4 July, 1942: failed to return from a recon mission on Convoy PQ 17, Map Quadrant East/9634, cause unknown, mot likely fog. Remaining crew (all MIA): Lt Hugo Siegl, Observer; Uffz Herbert Jakob, R/O; Uffz Helmut Zellner, Mech and Ogefr Helmut Berhardt, 2nd Mech. Source: SIG Norway.
78 Jacobi, HansOblt10/24/1913Brieg


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3(F)/10 (Tazinskaja, Russia)Ju 88D Werk # Unk (lost 12/3/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 3 December, 1942 at Tazinskaja-Kasanskaja (Millerovo), cause unknown. Remaining crew (all MIA): Oblt Hugo Oechsle, Observer, Ofw Walter Schäfer, wireless operator and Ofw Gustav Passow, gunner (LOCS). Added: The VDK confirms that Oblt Jacobi is missing, and he is commemorated in the War Cem at Duchowschtschina, Russia. The VDK indicates that Oblt Oechsle (or Dechsle) is commemorated in the War Cem at Rossoschka, Russia, Cube 12, Plate 14. No mention of the two remaining crew (D.Drury).
79 Hüter, WolfgangUffz1(F)/123 (Med)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430614 "4U + DH" (lost 8/17/43)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his Observer Oblt Hugo Diebold and two other unnamed crew at Algier 17 August, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
80 Huber, SebastianUffz1917/12/30Siboling, Traunstein (CK)

11.(StG)/LG 1Ju 87 B-1 (lost)KilledInAction (KIA) 14 July, 1940; shot down over the Strait of Dover by Hurricanes of No 615 Sq., piloted by Flt Lt John Gayner, F/O Peter Collard & P/O Petrus Hugo. Huber's body washed ashore on the Dutch coast and is buried at Ysselsteyn, Blk BK, Row 2, Gr 49. His R/O-Gnr, Uffz Heinz Hecke is listed as MIA (D.Drury).
81 Huber, HugoLt1922/11/18 (CK)Straubing (CK)


2./JG 4 (Italy)Bf 109 G-6 "Black 2" Werknr 162731 (lost 07/05/44)
at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		KilledInAction (KIA) 7 May, 1944 during aerial combat at Fabrica (JG-4 List). Added: Buried Pomezia German War Cemetery Block U Grab 902 (CK)
82 Hoppen, HugoFw4/S Fl.ü.G.-1 (12/44)Fw 190A-8 Werk # Unk (dam 12/17/44)Transport Operational ClaspUninjured 17 December, 1944, when he crash landed near Eckolstädt during a transfer flight, cause unknown (C.König).
83 Höhle, HugoUffzTraining Unit ? (Langendiebach)DFS 230 (?) Werk # 122096 (70% dam 10/12/43)Pilot BadgeUninjured 12 October, 1943 when he struck trees as he approached the Langendiebach airfield (pilot error). His student, Uffz Theo Henne was uninjured.
84 Hoffmann, G.Oblt
Cannock Chase		1(F)/123 (Channel)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0291 "4U + DH" (lost 9/25/41)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with three other unnamed crew 25 September, 1941; sd by Spitfires of No. 66 Sq., off Lands End, two remaining crew KilledInAction (KIA), one other MIA (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew: Gefr E. Wurst (MIA), Uffz Günther Nitz (KilledInAction (KIA), bur Ft George Military Cem, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Gr # 154) and Uffz Hugo Ekrowski (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC, 2/4/66). Source: D.Drury.
85 Hermetter, HugoGefr3/JGr. Drontheim (JFS-3) (Grove De.)Bf 109D Werk # 465 (lost)Student PilotKIC 14 January, 1942; crashed at Ulbjerg, near Viborg Denmark on a non-operational flight, cause unknown. Source: SIG Norway. Per "Air War over Denmark", he was part of a seven aircraft flight flying high altitude, when suddenly, his AC was seen to leave the formation and dive vertically into a farmers field in Ulbjerg Denmark.
86 Hemmrlein, GeorgFw1921TG-30He 111H-16 Werk # 162450 "S3 + BH" (lost 1/15/45)Transport Operational ClaspKIC the night of 14/15 January, 1945. With an engine burning during the return from St Nazaire, he crashed east of Bremelau, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew: Fw Ernst Fahrenwald, age 25; Uffz Helmut Adam, age 21; Ofw Hugo Reppin, Mech, ago 32 and Uffz Wilhelm Hubert, age 24. Fahrenwald, Adam & Reppin buried in the Bremelauer Cemetery. Source: F.Braun.
87 Heimke, Paul Hugo Hans Julius (CK)Lt1920/09/19Wipperfürth

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Erg.Stf./NJG 2 (03/42 Venlo)Ju 88 C-6 "R4 + TR" Werknr 360178 (lost 28/03/42)KIC 28 March, 1942 when his Ju 88 crashed at Kleverskerke Holland, S of Veere, cause unknown (DeSwart). Remaining crew (KIC): Radop Uffz Karl Engels (born 18/08/1919 in Lüttringhausen, CK) and Gunr OGefr Ernst Vitt (EK 1+2, Op Clasp Night fighter Bronze, born 01/10/1919 in Siegen, CK) All three are buried at Heldenfriedhof, Prinsenhagen, near Breda (Wings to Victory). Vitt buried Block AZ, Grave 6-144 (Fred Munckhof, NL.). Added: Uffz Engels buried Yssel AZ-6-142. Lt Heimke buried AZ-6-143 (SGLO).

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Engels

Vitt
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88 Heilig, HugoOfwWekusta 26Ju 88D-1/Ho Werk # 430559 (lost 5/2/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43 Post.)

EK 1 & 2
Meteorological Operational Clasp		MIA 2 May, 1943. DK-G Awards List
89 Heideklang, Rolf HugoLt11/13/1919Dresden1/NJG-6Bf 110 G-4 Werk # 5564 (90% dam 8/17/43) Night Fighter Operational Clasp KilledInAction (KIA) 17 August, 1943 at Bingenheim, crashed due to a strafing attack. His R/O Uffz Heinz Krause (1/10/1920) was WIA.
90 Havighorst, LudwigOfwOstbevern, GermanyIII/KG-26 (7/40 Scapa Flow Raid participant), I/KG-26 (9/40) redesignated III/KG-27 in July, 1941, 5/KG-27 (12/41)He 111H-3 "TI +K1" with Gericke, He 111 "1G + NN" with Denz
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/16/43)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		Although not a pilot, his record is as noteworthy as that of Schnaufers crew, all bestowed with the Knights Cross. Originally in the 26th Infantry Regt., he transferred into the Luftwaffe in January, 1940. He graduated from Bombardier school and served with notable pilots such as Fw Becker over England, Uffz Hugo Greeven over England, Uffz Dries along the French Coast, Heinz Gericke (where Ludwig was designated as AC Commander, even tho he was not a pilot) over England, the French Coast and Russia, Lt Heinz Bussemer in Russia, Oblt Plümecke in Russia, and the most numerous (251) with Uffz Ludwig Denz in Russia. Altho nominated three times for the RK after his 400th mission, 4 October, 1943, his recommendations kept getting overlooked, even tho 400 was the acceptable number for bomber crews. 427 combat missions. In November, 1944, he was promoted to Oblt., and served in the 9th Paratrooper Regt, 15th Combat Engineer Company. A 4th RK recommendation was submitted by his Paratrooper Commander. Captured on 4 March, 1945, by American troops, he was released from captivity on 12 September, 1945.
91 Hausotter, HugoFw38/JG-1 (7/44), 11/JG-1 (3/45 Anklam), 5/JG-27 (4/45 to end)Bf 109G-6/AS "Black 14" (lost 7/25/44) & "Black 17" (Wk# not reported, lost 8/10/44), Bf 109G-10 & Bf 109G-14/AS "Yellow 16" (lost 12/5/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		HIs "Yellow 16" was reported lost during aerial combat at Müritzsee on 5 December, 1944. One known victory, his 1st, a Typhoon E of Caen on 19 July, 1944. His 2nd, a Spitfire 5 km W of Beauvais, near Caen, on 25 July, 1944. Shortly after, he was hit and his AC burst into flames, and he bailed safely with facial burns. His 3rd, a Typhoon 15 km NNW of Vire on 10 August, 1944. He had to bail out again, shortly after this victory, as he did after his 2nd. A 4th, perhaps unconfirmed, a P-51 escort on 5 December, 1944 during a Berlin raid.
92 Hauck, HugoOblt1923/07/03


EJG (St Jean d'Angely (CK), 9./JG 77 (01/43 Tunisia)Bf 109G-2 Werk # 10756 "Yellow 8" (lost 2/26/43)Joined the Luftwaffe in 1940. Joined his Staffel in January, 1943. After 10 or 12 combat missions, he was shot down by a Spitfire NW of Medenine and taken prisoner on 26 February, 1943. He was the victim of F/Lt Ian Shand of RAF No 145 Sq. Released from captivity (in Canada and Britain) in April, 1947, he and Shand were post-war friends.
93 Harms, HugoOgefrRammkdo "Elbe" (3/45 Sachau)Bf 109G (lost 4/7/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 7 April, 1945 during the Ramm-Attack against American bombers. He was attacked by American fighters SW of Schwarmstedt. He was found in his crashed AC near Gilten.
94 Harbauer, HelmutUffz3/19/1921Hof Saale6/KG-6 (Le Culot Fr.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2537 "3E + BP" (lost 4/19/44)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 19 April, 1944 when, on a London raid, he was shot down by a Mosquito of RAF No. 96 Sq., piloted by P/O Allen. The AC was caught in a searchlight beam and then hit by the Mosquito fire. The pilot and Observer bailed safely, but the R/O and the Gunner died in the crash at Coursehome, near Cranbrook, Kent. Remaining crew: Uffz Friedrich Schork, Observer (POW); Uffz Hugo Mühlbauer, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Fritz Götze, Gunner (KilledInAction (KIA)).


Uffz. Harbauer, Uffz. Götze, Uffz. Mühlbauer and Uffz. Schork
Courtesy Christian König
95 Hagspiel, ArturGefr



4./KG 53He 111 H-2 "A1 + GM" Werknr 3145 (lost 21/10/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 21 November, 1940 following aerial combat with Spitfires of No.603 Sq.. One of the Spitfires, piloted by Sgt Ronald E.Plant, collided with the German machine, severing one of it's wings. The Heinkel crashed and exploded at Teynham, Kent, killing the entire crew. Sgt Plant was also killed when his ac crashed at Widdenham, Kent. Remaining crew: Gefr Wilhelm Stieger, Obs; Ogefr Bruno Volkmann, R/O; Gefr Rudolf Hubert Deutsch, Flt Engr (bur CC/1/5/171) and Gefr Hugo Löffler, Gnr (bur CC/1/5/172). One of either Hagspiel, Stieger or Volkmann, is believed buried in CC/1/5/173 under the name Franz Huber, due to misidentification resulting from the explosion (D.Drury).
96 Haack, Erich Hugo "Harry"Ofw3/1/1914Lippusch

Courtesy Christian König

5/StG-2Ju 87B (lost)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 13 August, 1940 during aerial combat, crashing near the Grimstone Viaduct, near Dorchester, Dorset. Buried Brookwood Military Cem., Plot 15, Row A, Gr 5. Source: M.Croft. His gunner, Uffz Heinrich Haselmeyer (geb 6/17/1915, Oberhausen, KilledInAction (KIA)) also buried in Brookwood, Plot 15, Row A, Gr.6. Source: D. Drury.
97 Greiff, Kurt vonMaj5/18/1910Berlin-CharlottenburgI/KG-51 (2/41), Stab/Lw.Kdo.OstDo 17M, He 111H & Ju 88A-4
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/6/43)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		See Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries for further detail.

Captain Kurt von Greiff adjutant Hugo Sperrle inspection

Courtesy Christian König
98 Greeven, HugoUffz1/KGr-126 (10/40), III/KG-26 (11/40), Erg/KG-28, 1/KG-28, 2/KG-28, 1/KG-27, 12/KG-27 (6/43), 3/KG(J)/27 (11/44)He 111H-3, He 111H-4 Werk # 6948 "1T + KH" (Dam 10/2/40) & He 111P, He 111H-16 in KG(J)/27
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(9/24/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		Flugbuch (12/39 to 6/43). Ludwig Havighorst served as his Bombardier in 1940. Added: His work #6948 sustained damage over London 2 October, 1940, causing the crew to ditch in the North Sea off Norfolk, cause unknown. Remaining crew (MIA): Lt z S Günther Grünwald, Obs; Uffz Otto Plenert, R/O; Lt Karl Fritz Schreyer, 2nd Obs and Gefr Richard Weber, Flt Engr. Although all were spotted in a dinghy, only the pilot survived due to a long delay before their rescue. He is known to have served in units up to 29 April, 1945 (D.Drury).
99 Gäbler, HugoUffzIV/KG-3 (France)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 4245 (lost 10/4/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with unnamed crew near the Bourges airfield 4 October, 1942, probably due to a servicing fault while on a non-combat flight (Ju 88 Loss List).
100 Fütscher, HugoFw7

Courtesy Oleg Marin

NJG 2, 11./NJG 3, 7./NJG 3Bf 110, Ju 88 G-1 "D5 + CR (or CL)" Werknr 712276 (lost)

EK 1 & 2

at least Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		POW 1 January, 1945 after being shot down by ack ack near Huy during a ground attack against road and rail targets in Belgium (Boiten). Remaining crew: Lt Ulrich Fiedler (POW) R/O; Ogefr Friede Heuke (MIA) Gunner and Uffz Heinrich Bode (KilledInAction (KIA)) Engr. (Rosseels). One known victory, his 6th, a B-17 4 km NW of Plantlünne on 11 January, 1944. His 7th, a B-24 NW of Helgoland on 10 February, 1944. A "4 mot" north of Ebsjerg on 7 May, 1944 (Perry Claims). Alternate spelling: Fuetscher (Magnus with 13 victories). Boiten, 10 victories, 7 night, 3 day.

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