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SORT (↑)		UnitsAircraftAwards*************Notes*************PhotoLinksAuthorComments
1 Zwick, Hans JoachimLt3/15/19232JFS-1 (11/42), Erg/JGr.-Ost (1/43), 3/JG-3 (5/43), 10/JG-3 (7/43), TO 11/JG-3 (4/44), JG-105 (Instr), 11/JG-3Bf 109G, Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known Sicilian campaign victory, his 1st, a B-24 10 km southeast of Lecce on 2 July, 1943. Another known victory, a B-24 N of Rügen on 9 April, 1944.
2 Zutz, Hans JoachimUffz7/JG-26 (10/44), 8/JG-26 (11/44)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170989 "Blue 10" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKIFA 5 November, 1944 in "Blue 10" when he collided with his element leader, Lt Bruno Mischkot, when landing at Kirchhellen airfield after a mission.
3 Zsckelmayer, GeorgFw2/KG-2 (Gilze-Rijen)Do 217E-4 Werk # 4242 "U5 + TK" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 10 August, 1942 during an attack on Birmingham England, when he was attacked by a Beaufighter of RAF No. 29 Sq., piloted by Sq/Ldr Barham, 65 km northeast of Happisburgh-Light and crashed into the North Sea. Remaining crew: Uffz Johann Ferne, Observer and Uffz Günther Schröter, R/O, both MIA-No known graves. Uffz Hans Ulrich Lossack (geb 12/26/20), Mech., was found at sea on 10 October, 1942 and buried at Lemvig Cemetery, Grave 70, on 16 October, 1942. Source: Air War over Denmark.
4 Zöllner, HansOblt2/11/19159/KG-27He 111P-2 Werk # 1482 "1G + IT" (lost 5/3/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 3 May, 1941; sd by a Beaufighter of No. 604 Sq., piloted by S/Ldr John Cunningham & F/Sgt C.F.Rawnsley. The ac crashed at Wheatsheaf, Corton Denham, near Yeovil, Somerset. Remaining crew: Uffz Erwin Ehlers, Obs (POW); Fw Florian Piechota (or Pichota), R/O (POW) and Fw Albert Amode (geb 1/8/1918, see picture), Mech+Gunr (KilledInAction (KIA); buried Cannock Chase 6/11/236 (D.Drury & S.Lee). Block 6 Row 11 Grave 236 (CKönig)
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)


Amode Alber
5 Zöke, OttoOfw25/12/13 (CKönig)Brandenburg (CKönig)8/KG-2 (5/42 Schiphol)Do 217E-4 Werk # 5445 "U5 + ?S" (lost 5/25/42). Added: "U5 + KS" (CKönig)Bomber Operational ClaspHis Do 217 crashed 14km NE of Montdidier Holland on 25 May, 1942, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: Still no cause known but it looks as though it may have been a test flight with mechanics onboard. A total of six killed in the crash, al buried Yssel CX-7. Pilot Ofw Zöke buried CX-7-166. Remaining crew: Hptm Hubertus Piper, Obs (born 11/05/14 in Poland (CKönig), Gr 167); Fw Ewald Popken, Mech (born 04/05/18 in Schonebeck (CKönig), Gr 164); Fw Hans Hofmann, Mech (born 30/12/18 in Dittersdorf (CKönig), Gr 163); Ogefr Otto Postulka, Wart (born 13/03/19 in Bremen (CKönig), Gr 162) and Fw Gerhard Hahn, Oberwerkmeister (born 18/08/14 (CKönig), Gr 165) (SGLO).
6 Zoche, HansObltStfkpt 9/KG-1 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 3241 "V4 + BT" (lost 12/19/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 19 December, 1941 with remaining unnamed crew and the pilot, Uffz Walter Lautze. Zoche was acting as Observer this date (Ju 88 Loss List).
7 Zobelitz, Hans-Henning v.Ofhr7/JG-54Bf 109G-6 Werk# 162546 "White 10" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 29 March, 1944 over Bassum.
8 Zirngibl, HansUffz21/05/20Pfaffenberg9./ZG 26Bf-110 F-2 Werknr.5087 (loss)He was the Radop of an unknown pilot and KIA on 1 April 1943 15km E off the island of Maritimo during ditching due to engine trouble. He drowned with his plane (death card)

CKönig
9 Zipse, HansFhrEisingen/ Pforzheim (CKönig)21/JG-3 (2/45 Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-10 Werk # 490650 (lost 2/2/45)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 2 February, 1945 due to enemy fire, location not reported. Added: shot down by Soviet flak while flying a low attack of Soviet advancement roads near Landsberg at the Warthe river (CKönig). One known victory, his 1st, a P-47 at Diepholz on 8 December, 1944. His 2nd, a Lancaster at Bottrop-Recklinghausen on 12 December, 1944. Added: On 13/09/44 he flew on a mission with Fhj-Uffz Wilfried Schindler (KIA), Uffz Wolfram Horbach (KIA) Fw Johann Luthardt (KIA), Gefr Willi Stuber (KIA), Fhj-Uffz Herbert Zimmermann (KIA), Staffelführer was Oblt Ludwig Zwittnig (bailed out). Zipse managed to bail out uninjured though he was attacked on his chute by US fighters. He landed at the train station at Mecklar. According to a letter from the parents of Herbert Zimmermann Zipse was arrested by the Wehrmacht at first because he left the aircraft. He wrote twice to the parents after the air combat (CKönig).
10 Zippert, HansUffz12/JG-27 (2/44 Skoplje)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20230 "Yellow 9" (lost 2/4/44)Wound Badge, Fighter Operational ClaspSuffered severe injuries in a crash 15km SE of Skoplje on 4 February, 1944, due to engine failure (F.Braun).
11 Zinner, KurtOfw1/KG-53He 111H-5 Werk # 3554 "A1 + CH" (lost 10/2/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 2 October, 1940 after his ac was sd by a Hurricane of No.151 Sq., piloted by P/O Irving S. Smith. The ac crashed into the sea off Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire. The ac came to rest close to shore, and the crew were able to swim in to be captured. Remaining crew (POW): Oblt Hans Seidel, Obs; Ofw Wilhelm Zickler, R/O; Ofw Valentin Weidner, Flt Engr and Uffz Adolf Kreuzer, Gnr (D.Drury).
12 Zimmermann, LeoOfw4/16/19155/NJG-4Ju 88G-6 Werk # 621805 "3C + KN" (lost 3/4/45) Night Fighter Operational Clasp KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 4 March, 1945; AC destroyed during Operation Gisela at Metfield Airbase, Linstead Parva, Suffolk; flew into the ground during an attack on a B-24. Source: A. Rosseels & Ju 88 Loss List. Added: The entire crew buried at Cannock Chase, Plot 1, Row 8. Ofw Zimmermann, Gr 299. Remaining crew: Ofw Paul Vey, Gr 296; Uffz Hans Wende (geb 5/1/1922), Gr 298 and Uffz Heinz Paul Pitan (geb 12/10/1920), Gr 297 (D.Drury).
Cannock Chase
13 Zimmermann, Herbert (aka Heribert)FhjUffz3/27/1924Bonn1/JG-3Bf 109G-14 Werk # 782301 "White 4" (lost 9/13/44)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 13 September, 1944 during aerial combat in the Bad Hersfeld area. Added: He was KilledInAction (KIA), and now buried at Bad Hersfeld, Germany, Blk F, Gr 7 (D.Drury). Flew on his last mission with Fhj-Uffz Wilfried Schindler (KIA), Fw Johann Luthardt (KIA), Gefr Willi Stuber (KIA), Uffz Wolfram Horbach (KIA), Fhr Hans Zipse (bailed out), Staffelführer was Oblt Ludwig Zwittnig (bailed out). A letter from 1955 written by his parents states that he died due to the recklessness of his Staffelführer Zwittnig who urged his pilot to attack nevertheless - 60 US fighters scattered the Staffel and pursued them. The letter further mentioned that he tried to escape with Zipse and Schindler South while the other 4 planes flew North - all pursued by US fighters. His plane caught fire as a result of the enemy attack and went from 10.000m to 1.000m when the flames were extinguished. He tried to make an emergency landing behind a wooded mountain but 2 Salvos were shot him again, when a big part of the wing broke off and his 109 exploded in approx. 1000m height. The parents were first told he was MIA. His father made investigations are found the wooden cross and were told that Herberts remains were already buried 14 days earlier. Without his investigations they wouldnt have known the fate and burial site of their son (CKönig)
14 Zimmermann, Hans JörgOblt18/JG-52 (5/40), Stfkpt 7/JG-52 (7/41)Bf 109E
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 1 September, 1941 in aerial combat with Soviet fighters. One known victory, his 1st, a Hawk-75A in the Reims/Epernay area, 3 June, 1940. The Magnus Report, 7 victories.
15 Zimmermann, HansUffz9/25/192216/JG-53 (4/44), 8/JG-53 (12/44 Malmsheim)Bf 109G-14/AS Werk # 785613 "Blue 3 + -" (lost 12/23/44)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 23 December, 1944 in aerial combat with a P-47, piloted by Lt Wm. White of 50FG, 313FS, over Sasbach, near Rastatt. He was able to bail out, but his chute failed to open. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 SSE of Darmstadt on 13 April, 1944. Buried Baiersbronn.
16 Zimmermann, HansOblt9/24/19191/TG-3Ju 52/3m
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/14/43)

EK 1 & 2
EP (7/1/42), Transport Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List & LOCS.
17 Zimmermann, HansFhjFw18/JG-26Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170379 "Blue 7" (lost) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 17 June, 1944 during aerial combat in "Blue 7" with Allied fighters at Vire, SW of Bateux. His one victory, a P-51 of RAF No. 129 Sq. SE of Caen on 7 June, 1944.
18 Zimmermann, HansLt8/KG-77 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140149 "3Z + ES" (lost 1/9/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) at Piacenza_Foggia 9 January, 1943, cause unknown, three other unnamed crew MIA (Ju 88 Loss List).
19 Zierner, HansUffz6/SG-2Fw 190F-8 Werk # 580690 "Yellow 3" (lost 7/22/44)Wound Badge, Assault Operational ClaspWIA 22 July, 1944 when his ac was sd by P-38's near Buzau, Romania (D.Drury).
20 Ziems, HansLtII/KG-2Do 217E-4 Werk # 4217 (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 31 December, 1942 north of the Avord airfield, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all KIC): Uffz Heinz Droese, Observer, Gefr Leopold Bachler, wireless operator and Uffz Gerhard Weber, gunner.
21 Ziegler, WilhelmFw11/KG-30 (Aalborg)Ju 88A-4 (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 10 January, 1944 when he collided with another Ju 88 over the dispersal area northwest of the Aalborg airfield during a training exercise. The AC crashed in a small forest southeast of Biersted Denmark, killing the crew of four. Remaining crew (KIC): Uffz Johann Uciechowski, Obs; Gefr Hans Möhlenberg, R/O and Gefr Dietrich Spannowski, Mech. All were buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 14 January, 1944. Source: Air War over Denmark.
22 Ziegler, WernerLt10/22/19192/LG-1 (4/41 Greece; 3/42 Africa)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 5235 "L1 + UK" (lost 4/20/41), Ju 88A-4 Trop Werk # 5548 "L1 + FK" (lost 3/5/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 5 March, 1942 at Fuka, three other unnamed crew MIA, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Shot down on 20 April, 1941 by RAF fighters, crew returned except for one KilledInAction (KIA), who was unnamed. Ziegler an Ofhr at the time, was uninjured. Added: Shot down north of Karies Greece 20 April, 1941. Remaining crew this date: Gefr Heinrich Baumgartner, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA), no known grave); Gefr Gerhard Baumann, R/O (WIA) and Uffz Hans Köppel, Gnr (WIA). Lt. Ziegler buried in the War Cem., El Alamein, in Crypt 4 (D.Drury).
23 Ziegler, Rudolf "Rudi"Oblt12/7/19166Stab I/JG-76 (9/39), 9/JG-54, Stab II/JG-54 (8/40 Channel)Bf 109E-4 Werk# 1643 "White 5" (lost 8/30/40)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 30 August, 1940 after colliding with a Bf 109E, Werk# 6072, flown by Oblt Hans Roth of 2/JG-54, over London/ Oxted Surrey. Both bailed safely from 20,000 feet. One known victory, his 1st, a Polish P-23, light bomber, at Klomnice on 3 September, 1939. On 14 May, 1940, he was shot down by F/O E.J. "Cobber" Kain of RAF No. 73 Sq.. He crashed into a field north of Sedan. His 2nd known victory, his 5th per the OKL Report, a Spitfire in the Dover-Canterbury area on 28 August, 1940. His 6th (per OKL), a Hurricane on 30 August, 1940, no location.
24 Ziegler, HansUffz2/2/19145/KG-55 (3/41)He 111P-4 Werk # 2954 (lost 3/17/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 17 March, 1941, with a passenger, Flt Engr Uffz Hans Johannes Czapp, when they crashed, and caught fire, at Flugplatz Avord, Cher, France. The two airmen are buried in Blk 24 of the War cem. at Dagneux, France, Uffz Ziegler in Gr 575, and Uffz Czapp in Gr 576 (D.Drury).
25 Zettel, HansLt22/NJG-6 (3/44)Bf 110G-4 Werk # Unk "2Z + LK" (lost 4/25/44)
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC 24/25 April, 1944 in a collision with trees on landing at Halle-Nietleben airfield (Boiten). One known victory, a Stirling at FF "Otto", Montabaur on 31 March, 1944. A "shared" Halifax during an attack on Düsseldorf on 23 April, 1944. The Halifax, Werk # MZ518 "LK-C" crashed at Eppinghoven, 2 km W of Dinslaken.
26 Zepuntke, HansOblt15/JG-4Fw 190A "White 15" EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		His combat took place during the Ardennes Offensive and Bodenplatte, up to his last mission on 16 April, 1945, when he was shot down with wounds and suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns before bailing out. During this combat, he was credited with a P-51(w.b.) in the Küstrin area. The Perry Claims indicate his rank as "Uffz".
27 Zenker, ErichHptm22/07/10 (CK)Prestewitz/ Lebenwerda (CK)9/NJG-1(02/45). Added: III./NJG 1(10/41-02/42) (CK)Bf 110, Ju 88. Added: Bf-110 G-4 "G9 + DT" (lost 22/02/45) (CK)
EK 1 & EK 2
Wound badge

at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze
KilledInAction (KIA) 21/22 February, 1945 during aerial combat with a Canadian night fighter, piloted by F/L D.A. McFayden of No. 406 Sq., 3 km SE of Störmede. Source: M. Balss & RCAF Claims List. This may be the Lt Zender (above) in 10 (Jabo)/JG-2 in 1940. Added: Buried at Geseke. WIA on 12/12/44 when though a pilot acting as gunner in the ship of Fhr Hans Apel. (CK)
28 Zemke, Hans DieterLt10/14/1923RendsburgFFS C-6 (6/43), 2/Nachtaufklärungsstaffel (NSt, Long Range Recon, 6/44)Do 217M-1 Werk # Unk "K7 + ??" Night Observer Operational Clasp Known to have flown with Lt Gerhard Ehlert over the invasion front on his first mission (LOCS & C.König).
29 Zeluskowski, HansUffz5/KG-77 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140282 "3Z + PC" (lost 4/17/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 17 April, 1943, probably due to enemy fighters, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Johann Schirschnitz, Obs; Ogefr Karl Kästner, R/O; Uffz Heinrich Claser, Gnr and Uffz Richard Abele, Mech (Qu.Meister File).
30 Zellner, Johann HansOfw6/19/1918Rosenheim Oberbayern6/StG-77, 3/StG-77, 4/SG-151Ju 87D, Fw 190F-8 Werk # 586844 (lost 2/27/45) RK(7/20/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/31/43)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber w/Pend & Bronze Assault Operational Clasps		KIFA 27 February, 1945 when his Fw 190 crashed at St Reitzenstein on a ferry flight from Finsterwalde to Ingolstadt, about 15 km northwest of Hof/Saale, burning on impact. 650 missions, 630 with the Ju 87.
31 Zeis, AlfredLt51/JG-53 (5/40 Douzy)Bf 109E-3, Bf 109E-4 Werk # 1564 "White 3" (lost 10/5/40)EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 5 October, 1940 after aerial combat with a Hurricane, crashing at Sheerlands Farm, Pluckley. He bailed safely without injury (Prien). One known victory, his 1st, a Hawk-75A at Brie Compte Robert, 3 June, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire over the Isle of Wight on 24 August, 1940. His 3rd, a Hurricane S of Portland on 25 August, 1940. His 4th, a Spitfire NE of Portsmouth on 26 August, 1940. His 5th, a Blenheim 35 km N of Le Harve on 12 September, 1940. Victories may be as high as 10.


Pilots of 1./JG53 taken in September 1940 - L to R: Uffz. Ludwig Reibel, Lt. Alfred Zeis, Uffz. H. Ruehl, Hptn. Hans-Karl Mayer, Uffz. Willi Ghesla, Oblt. Hans Ohly, Lt. Ernst-Albrecht Schulz.


Courtesy Christian König
32 Zeidler, HansOFw1919/07/20 (CK)Rehau (CK)27./NJG 1 (05/44 Bergen)Bf 110 G-4 "G9 + BR" Werknr 730096 (lost 22/05/44)
EK 1 & 2
KIC 22 May, 1944; his G-4 crashed 2 km W of the Bergen Holland airfield, cause unknown (DeSwart & Boiten). Added: The crash killed all 3 crew, buried Ysselsteyn. OFw Zeidler AR-1-15, R/O Uffz Leonard Vogel (born 24/12/21 in Horneck, CK) AR-1-14 and Gnr OGefr Adolf Schmelzer (born 16/09/21 in Olpe, CK) AR-1-13 (SGLO). One known victory, a Lancaster at Chimay on 31 March, 1944. A Halifax at Rouvroy on 11 April, 1944.


33 Zehbe, RobertOblt1913/12/04Kiel1./KG 76Do 17 Z-2 "F1 + FH" Werknr. 2361 (lost15/09/40)Battle of Britain pilot WIA 15 September, 1940 over England and buried there. Wartime Grave outside of London, seen on Military Channel. Added: During a raid on London, he had already been damaged and on fire as a result of earlier combat. Hurricane pilot, Sgt Raymond Holmes, of No.504 Sq., rammed the Dornier when his guns jammed. The Dornier tail section separated, and the bomber crashed at Victoria Railway Station, Central London, near Buckingham Palace. Both Zehbe and Holmes bailed, but Zehbe died of his wounds later (You Tube News video). Added: He had been set onfire during combat with 4 to 6 Spitfires over London during a noontime raid. He crashed at Oval cricket grounds about a half mile from Buckingham Palace. This source suggests he was beaten by civilians, but a witness claims he had been wounded. He died of his wounds on 16 September, 1940, and was buried in the Brookwood Cem., Woking, Surrey (Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, spelled as Zehbe. His grave marker is clearly Zehbe). MORE: Zehbe buried Brookwood, 15/A/2. Remaining crew: Uffz Hans Goschenhofer (geb 14/04/1912 in Nördlingen (CK), Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Ludwig Armbruster, R/O (POW); Uffz Leo Hammermeister, Flt Engr (WIA & POW) and Uffz Gustav Hubel, Gnr (born 17/07/18 in Georgsmarienhütte (CK)=KilledInAction (KIA)). The two addition deceased crew buried CC; Goschenhofer 5/14/333 and Hubel 1/4/132 (D.Drury).


Zehbe's Dornier falls on Victoria Station, London



34 Zedlitz, Hans Freiherr vonOblt8(Lufttorpedostf)/KG-26 (Gardemoen)Ju 188A-3 Werk # 190317 "1H + HS" (dam 1/12/45)Bomber Operational ClaspPilot uninjured in a landing accident 12 January, 1945 2km NW of Sor Flatanger, W of Namos Norway due to fuel shortage (KG-26 Loss List).
35 Zeche, HansObltStfkpt 9/KG-1 (S.U.)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 3241 "V4 + BT" (lost 12/19/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 19 December, 1941 at Schum, cause unknown. Source: A. Mebius.
36 Zech, HansFw11/NJG-1 (3/42)Bf 110C-7 Werk # 3601 (lost 3/15/42) EK 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC 15 March, 1942 at Bruxten Germany, NE of Venlo, after hitting hign tension wires immediately after takeoff from Venlo airfield (Boiten). Added: His R/O, Ogefr M.Brain, was also killed in the crash. Both are buried next to each other at Ijsselstein/Ysselsteyn, no detail (Andre Bergsma 12/2021). Added: Fw Zech buried L-10-240, Ogefr Braun buried L-10-241 (SGLO).
Ysselstein, Holland
37 Zech, GerhardUffz4/25/1920Nürnberg4/NJG-6Bf 110G-4 Werk # 720052 "2Z + GM" (lost 4/25/44) Night Fighter Operational Clasp Pilot and crew reported killed 25 April, 1945 by Hof im Westerwald for unknown reason, buried Hamm. Remaining crew: R/O Uffz Hans Weyerstrass (2/21/1922 Neuss), bur Gravenbroich- Elsen-Allrath and Gnr Gefr Friedrich Henn (12/1/1924 Bendorf), bur Bendorf. NOTE: His birthdate per NJG-6 Loss List is reported as 2/29/1920.
38 Zebel, ErnstLtIV/KG-2 (4/43)Do 217E-4 Werk # 1147 (lost 4/5/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew, 5 April, 1943, when they crashed and burned on impact by Villaroche, cause not reported. Remaining crew: Uffz Jürgen Böhmer, Obs; Uffz Herbert Kunke, R/O and Ogefr Hans Roozen, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
39 Zauner, FranzMaj9/4/1916Hallein, Salzburger Land6/KG-54 (9/41), Stfkpt 6/KG-54 (12/41), Stfkpt 10/KG-54 ( 10/42), Kdr III/KG-54 (4/43 Med-9/44), Kdr III/KG-76 (2/45)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 141242 "B3 + GD" (lost 6/12/43 Med),Me 262A in III/KG-54 in 44 RK(2/5/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/7/42)
EP(5/25/42)

EK 1 (17/02/42) & 2
Wound Badge

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant
Injured in a crash with R/O Uffz Hans Joachim Hogrefe 12 June, 1943; crashed into the sea near Pantelleria due to engine failure. The two remaining crew, Ofw Franz Müller, Obs and Fw Herbert Ebert, Gnr., went (MIA). 212 combat missions. Deceased 29 July, 2008, Munich (Kaiser RK book). Added: Knights Cross Awarded for his successes on the Eastern front, where he and his crew destroyed 3 munitions, 3 goods and 2 fuel trains, 110 trucks, 5 tanks and 6 aircraft (on the ground). Moreover for leading the III./KG 54 in missions against the Allied landings in southern Italy. Over the course of these operations the Gruppe destroyed 35 landing craft and 14 ships totalling 70,000 GRT (of which Zauner personally sank 2) (CKönig)
40 Zarm, HansUffz12/26/1920Königsberg11/JG-301Fw 190A-9/R11 Werk # 202375 (lost 11/27/44)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 27 November, 1944 during aerial combat near Wetteborn a.d. Leine with US fighters (Boiten). Added: He was able to bail, but he was too low for his chute to deploy (C.König). One known victory, a "4 mot" 6 km W of St Leu d Esserent (Orleans) on 5 July, 1944. Boiten 2 victories. Alternate spelling: Zaren (A. Rosseels).
41 Zapka, Johannes "Hans"Uffz3/L.V.Gr (Swiss designation)Ju 52/3m Werk # 3021 "BJ + YV" (lost 6/6/44)Transport Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 6 June, 1944: sd by Swiss fighters when he entered Swiss airspace in his armed transport, at Baulmes, and ignored their directions to land. After 45 minutes in Switzerland, the fighters were given the order to shot the Ju 52 dowm, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew: Ogefr Karl Unertl, Ogefr Kurt Grindel, Uffz Manfred Graupner and Ogefr Otto Graf, crew positions unknown. All are buried in the War Cem. Kehl Germany, Blk A, Row 17, Graves 90-93 (D.Drury). NOTE: See Unertl listed as pilot (Flugzeugführer), another entry.
42 Zanjonz, Hans WernerLt5/27/1923Löwenberg19/JG-2 (Channel)Fw 190A-5 Werk # 155851 "<< + I" (lost 6/28/43)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 28 June, 1943 during aerial combat at Kergallie. He was flying Kdr Mayers AC this date. One known victory, a B-17 near St. Nazaire on 29 May, 1943. Added: Burial at Mont de Huisnes, Vault 2, Grave 176 (absa3945). Alternate spelling: Zajons or Zajonz.
43 Zandt, Hans RichardOblt14(Eis)/KG-55 (6/43)Ju 88A, He 111H-16 Werk # Unl "G1 + LY" (lost 4/8/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/1/44)

EK 1 & 2
EP (10/11/43), Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA 8 April, 1944; sd by AA fire west of Korosten (DK-G Awards List & LOCS).
44 Zander, Hans JoachimObltIII/StG-2 (3/39 FFS 42 A/B Langensalza)Ju 87B-1 Werk # Unk (dam 3/2/39)Student Pilot ?KIFA 2 March, 1939 at the Langensalza airfield, no further detail (C.König).
45 Zacher, HansFw73/JG-51 (3/44 S.U.)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 413858 "Brown 1" (lost 10/17/44)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 17 October, 1944 at Ebenrode* (Magnus & H. Breuer). His first known victory, a Soviet Yak-7 on 26 March, 1944. A 2nd, a Pe-2 on 2 May, 1944. A 3rd, a Pe-2 on 2 June, 1944. A 4th, a Yak-7 on 25 June, 1944. A 5th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 20 August, 1944. A 6th, a Yak-7 on 21 August, 1944. A 7th, an Il-2 on 25 August, 1944. Added: There is a Hans Zacher shown in the VDK Record, however there is no rank, and the death date is stated a 1 October, 1944. The location, Königsberg, is a location match, and zacher is listed as MIA (D.Drury). *Today, Ebenrode is named Nesterov, and is located in the Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.
46 Ypsenbäuer, HansLtIV/KG-26 (Germany)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1444 "??" (lost 9/7/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIFA with unnamed crew 7 September, 1943; crashed after flying into the ground near Drengfurt (Ju 88 Loss List).
47 Yahle, HansUffzII/JG-5Bf 109G-2 Werk # 13618 (30% dam)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIC (injured) 28 August, 1943; non-operational landing accident at Petsamo Norway airfield, cause unknown. Source: SIG Norway.
48 Wyssola, HansUffz3/1/19222/JG-2 (Merzhausen)Fw 190A-8, Fw 190D-9 Werk # 210244 "Black 8" (lost 1/1/45)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 1 January, 1945 after being hit and wounded by AA fire over the St. Trond airfield. He bailed out and was captured in Eupen Belgium.
49 Wyschka, HansUffz2/JG-2Fw 190D-9 Werk # 210244 "Black 8" (lost 1/1/45)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 1 January, 1945 after being shot down near Eupen during Operation Bodenplatte. I believe this may be Uffz Wyssola (just a hunch!)
50 Wüstholz, Hans LudwigLt4/9/19144/Aufkl.Gr. Ob.d.L.Ju 88 Werk # 0672 "K9 + WH" (lost 1/31/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew 31 January, 1942, while on a reconnaissance mission covering Baku, Azerbaijan, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Oblt Ernst Ottmann, Obs; the R/O name unknown, and Ofw A.Erdmann, Flt Engr. The VDK confirms the pilot is MIA and commemorated in the memorial book at Kirowograd-Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine (D.Drury).

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51 Wurth, FriedrichFw3/KG-51Ju 88A-1 Werk # 4008 "9K + EL" (lost 5/14/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 14 May, 1940 after being shot down at Preigney by French fighters of GC III/6. Remaining crew (POW); Fw Richard Buck, Obs; Uffz Hans Seidel, Mech and Uffz Gottfried Pfeuffer, R/O. Source: French Report provided by Friedrich Braun.
52 Wurst, MoritzOfw3/KG-4 (12/40 Eindhoven)He 111H-4 Werk # 3229 "5J + ?L" (lost 12/5/40)Bomber Operational ClaspHis He 111 crashed at Amersfoort Holland the night of 4/5 December, 1940, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Oblt Joachim Post, Obs; Uffz Hans Kronawetter, R/O and Uffz Heinz Klinkert, Gnr.. All buried at Ysselsteyn, CW/8: Wurst Gr 191; Post Gr 193; Kronawetter Gr 189 and Klinkert Gr187 (D.Drury).
53 Würschinger, HansFw16/JG-27 (7/42), 4/JG-27 (Africa)Bf 109F-4 (Trop) Werk # 7404 "Yellow 4" (lost 7/6/42), Bf 109F-4 Trop Werk # 8598 "White 9 + -" (lost EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 9 October, 1942 during a strafing mission against Daba and Fuka airfields. He was shot down by flak hits on his radiator, over the sea, and killed. One known victory, a Hurricane II south of Bir-el-Mukheisin N. Africa on 21 July, 1942. Würschinger had one Bf 109F written off, after making a force landing on 6 July, 1942, after his AC was hit in the cooling system by a P-40 of RCAF No. 260 Sq., piloted by F/Sgt James F. Edwards.
54 Wurm, HansLt3/JG-2 (6/43), 9/JG-2 (7/44)Fw 190A-4 Werk # 2296 (90% dam 6/30/43), Fw 190A-8 Werk# 731022 in 3 Staffel, Bf 109G in 9 Staffel Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		MIA 16 July, 1944; Aerial combat near Caen. Mombeek MIA List. Injured in a force landing at Cabourg 30 June, 1943, due to a technical failure.
55 Wünsche, HeinzGefr11/KG-30 (Aalborg De.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1066 "4D + KV" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 27 November, 1943 during a training exercise, when it was seen approaching from the east and hit some trees in the hills 3 km south of Gravlev Denmark. It crashed to the ground and was engulfed in flames, killing the crew of four. Remaining Crew (KIC): Ogefr Otto Amme, Obs; Gefr Herbert Schelling, R/O and Gefr Hans Wegner, Mech. All were buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 3 December, 1943. Source: Air War over Denmark.
56 Wunderlich, HansGefr7/22/1925Neusorg, Bav.1/JG-102 (most likely @ Aalborg Ost)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 165196 "NI + XZ" (lost 10/10/44)Pilot BadgeKIC 10 October, 1944: crashed in a marsh at Birkelse Denmark, reason unknown. His remains and the ac were excavated in 2014 after being discovered by a Danish schoolboy, Daniel Kristiansen. Source: Newspaper article via Stefan Youngs. Added: Unit, Werk # and burial detail at Ger War Cem Aalborg, Denmark, Blk 42, Row 4, Gr 184, by D.Drury.
SY
57 Wunderlich, HansOfw1/NAGr-12 (Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-8 Werk # 200699 (lost 2/20/45)Night Observer Operational ClaspKIC 20 February, 1945; overturned on landing at the Agram/Pleso airfield.
58 Wunder, HansFw9/JG-52 (Austria)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 511487 "White 11" (lost 2/8/45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 8 February, 1945, cause unknown, location not reported.
59 Wunder, HansUffz6/JG-51 (Med)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 16341 "Yellow 7" (lost 4/15/43)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 15 April, 1943, cause and location not reported, pilot returned with wounds.
60 Wüllenweber, EkkehardLt7/KG-27He 111H-5 Werk # 2513 "1G + BR" (lost 5/7/41)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		WIA 7 May, 1941; sd by a Beaufighter of No. 600 Sq., piloted by S/Ldr Pritchard. The ac came down at Oborne, near Sherborne, Dorset. Pilot bailed safely with wounds; the crew did not survive. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Emil Ebert, Obs; Uffz Theo Kowolik, R/O and Fw Hans Ottlik, Mech. The crew buried in CC, Plot 7, Row 5, Graves 123 to 125 (D. Drury).
Cannock Chase
61 Wulff, Hans PeterLt2/22/19231KG-53 (Russia), ZG-26 (6/44 Königsberg), 8/JG-6 (12/44 Quakenbrück)He 111 in KG-53, Me 410 in ZG-26, Fw 190A-9 Werk # 960224 "Blue 4" (lost 1/1/45) in JG-6 EK 2
Glider Badge
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 1 January, 1945 by the British. Unable to locate Volkel airfield, he selected highway transport to strafe, but was hit by a British Tempests of RNZAF No 486 Sq., piloted by Sq Ldr "Spike" Umbers(KilledInAction (KIA) 2/14/45). He shot down one Spitfire before he was hit by the New Zealander and forced to bail out with injuries, and be captured 24 miles east of Eindhoven, at Rouwkuilenweg, Venray. Peter was released from captivity in 1948 and settled in Wales. He died suddenly on 2 June, 1997, at age 74, while on a pilgrimage to St Petersburg Russia.
62 Wulff, Hans HerbertOblt26(J)/TrGr-186 (5/40), Stab I/JG-3Bf 109E EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, his 1st, a Hudson on 19 May, 1940 while in TrGr-186. A 2nd, a Hurricane northwest of St. Omer, 5 Feb., 1941.

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63 Wülfers, HansFw12/16/19175Erg/JG-54, II/JG-54, 8/JG-54 (8/42 S.U.), III/JG-54 (5/43 Reich Def)Bf 109F-4s; #s 13093 & 13099, G-4 #16116 "Blk 7", G-6 # 20554 "Blk 1" (lost 12/22/43)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 22 December, 1943 in Werk# 20554 "NL+WR" over Herzlake near Quakenbrück. Prior, rammed 5/15/42 in his F-4/R1 Wk# 13093 by an F-4 Wk# 13109 over the Siwerskaja airfield. Downed 6/1/42 in Wk# 13099 over Siwerskaja S.U. airfield. Shot down with wounds on 5/19/43 in Wk# 16116 "CD+WL" over Kiel-Holtenau. One known Soviet victory, an Il-2 on 30 August, 1942. A 2nd Soviet, an I-16 Rata on 1 September, 1942. Three known western victories; a P-47 at Haarlem-Ijmuiden and another P-47 off Ijmuiden on 29 July, 1943. A 3rd, a B-24 10 km W of Quackenbrück on 22 December, 1943, the day he died.
64 Wühle, HansOblt1/KG(J)-6Bf 109G-6 Werk # 782167 "Red 13" (lost 1/2/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 2 January, 1945, making an emergency landing in the vicinity of Beneschau, Cz. (F.Braun).
65 Wowereit, WilhelmFw8/KG-30 (Gilze-Rijen, Holland)Ju 88A-1 Werk # 7089 "4D + TS" (lost 11/1/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 1 November, 1940 when the Ju 88 crashed into the hillside at Glaisdale Head, 13 miles west of Whitby, enroute to bomb the Linton-on-Ouse airfield. The AC burst into flames on impact. The cause has not been determined, but misty conditions did exist this evening. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Ofw Hans Schulte-Mäter, Observer, Uffz Alfred Rodermond, wireless operator and Uffz Gerhard Pohling (geb. 12/20/1914), gunner. All four crew members were buried with full military honors at Acklam Road Cemetery, where they still lie.


66 Worthmann, Heinz HansUffzII/JG-26 (joins 5/44), 8/JG-26Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170730 "Blue 8" (lost)Fighter Operational Clasp in BronzeKilledInAction (KIA) 17 June, 1944 during aerial combat in "Blue 8" with Allied fighters SW of Caen.
67 Wörner, ErnstOblt10/29/1916Köln12/ZG-26 (7/41 Bziszna, S.U.), 1/NJG-1 (3/42), Stfkpt 2/ZG-101 (3/43 to 1944), Ep.Kdo.262 (5/44), Stfkpt 10(Erg)/JG-2 (11/44 - 1/45), 9/JG-7 (1/45 - 3/45)Bf 110C, Bf 110E-1 Werk # Unk "3U + GK" (lost 7/7/41), Bf 110E-3 Werk # 4335 "3U + CM" (lost 7/8/41) in 2/ZG-26, Me 262 V5 Werk # Unk "VI + AB" (lost 5/19/44), Me 262A-1a Werk # Unk "Yellow ??" (lost 3/24/45)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/19/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Destroyer
Night & Day Fighter Operational Clasps		Uninjured 7 July, 1941 when he crashed his E-1 in the Bziszna vicinity. Uninjured 8 July, 1941 when he went MIA briefly with unnamed crew after aerial combat at Volyniec in his E-3, pilot returned (Bf 110 Loss List). He was injured when his Me 262 V5 crashed at Lechfeld due to engine trouble. He bailed with wounds from his Me 262A-1a over Northheim after combat with American fighters in the Dessau vicinity (LOCS & C.Sundin). Two other experienced pilots from JG-7 were sd this same day; Oblt Kelp and Lt Amos. One known victory, a B-17 (HSS) S of Berlin on 24 March, 1945. Wörner was one of three Messerschmidt Experimental Test pilots (with Oblt Ernst Tesch and Uffz Hans Flachs).
68 Wooge, Harro (Hans?)Lt3/KG-27 (7/42), Adj I/KG-27 (5/44)He 111H-6 Werk # UnK "1G +FL" (dam 7/5/42; 8/31/42 & 9/12/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(9/24/42)

EK 1 & 2
EP (4/13/42), Bomber Operational Clasp		He was uninjured in all three incidents that damaged his H-6. 5 July: no detail; 31 August: belly land near Bolscho due to ground fire; and 12 September: debris from an exploding He 111, 20 km N of Kororotojak (DK-G Awards List & LOCS).
69 Wolters, HansOgefrHis Pilot Qualification (Flugzeugführer) Document, dated 24 December, 1942, found for sale online.
70 Wolter, KarlFw3/25/1915Wilhelmsburg8/KG-76Ju 88A-4 Werk # 888520 "F1 + AS" (lost 9/14/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew 14 September, 1941 when he collided with another Ju 88, same unit, piloted by Lt Werner Schanze (KIC). The ac crashed at Legnitten b. Heiligenbeil, East Prussia. Remaining crew: Fw Johann Friedrich Martin "Hans" Lörcher, Bomb Aimer; Uffz Martin Faulstich, R/O; Uffz Xaver Hirblinger, Mech and Ogefr Karl Folgmann, Gnr. Neither crew could be recovered for VDK burial, but are listed as commemorated in the EV. Friedhof, Mamonovo, Russia (D.Drury).
71 Wolschinski, Eugen (Eusebius?)Fw5Erg/JGr-West (France 5/42), 6/JG-1Bf 109F-2 Werk # 9155 (lost 5/18/42), Fw 190A-4 Werk # 605 "Yellow 1" (30% dam 4/23/43), Fw 190A-5 Werk # 157337 (lost 10/4/43)EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 4 October, 1943 during aerial combat in the Ahrweiler area. No known grave (Geensen). Injured in a crash near Bourdeaux on 18 May, 1942, no cause reported (Bf 109 Loss List). Uninjured in a crash landing at Woensdrecht on 23 April, 1943 due to a servicing error. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 on 6 December, 1942 flying with Ofw (later Major) Hans Ehlers. His 2nd, a Spitfire 40 km northwest of Schouwen on 18 March, 1943. A 3rd, a B-17 (e.V.) on 25 July, 1943. A 4th, a B-17 (e.V.) at Reckbergen, 5 km NE of Rintelen on 26 July, 1943. A 5th, a B-17 at Hildesheim on 28 July, 1943.
72 Wölki, HansUffz7/KG-3 (Germany)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1355 (lost 11/17/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew northwest of Münster 17 November, 1943; killed by return fire from enemy aircraft (Ju 88 Loss List).
73 Wolgast, ErnstUffz(F)/Aufkl. StfKIA on 27 Juli 1944 near Mittenwald. Crew (KIA): Obsv Fhr Hans Dieter Wolff, Radop Uffz Peter Zechner, Gunr Gefr Albert Mutter.


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74 Wolff, JürgenLt3/26/1920Kolberg9./KG 1Ju 88 A-5 Werk # 3223 (lost 11/28/40)KilledInAction (KIA) 28 November, 1940 when his ac crashed on an operational flight, at Bihucourt, Pas-de-Calais, France, cause unknown. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA), bur Ger War Cem. at Bourdon, Blk 4, Row 17): Uffz Alfons Baueregger, Obs (born 29/03/18 in Kirchanschöring, EK 2, see picture (CK), bur Gr 648); Uffz Richard Schwarz, R/O (bur Gr 650) and Uffz Hans Girod, Gnr (bur Gr 649). Pilot Lt Wolff buried in Gr 657 (D.Drury).


Uffz Alfons Baueregger
75 Wolff, HansOblt6/KG-2 (5/40 Ober-Olm; 8/42 Eindhoven)Do 17Z "U5 + ??" (15% dam 5/27/40), Do 17 (lost 7/4/40), Do 217E-4 Werk # 1152 "U5 + LP" (lost 8/22/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/3/42 in absentia)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		POW 22 August, 1942; shot down at Worlingsworth Suffolk by a Mosquito of No 157 Sq., piloted by W/C Slade. Remaining crew (POW): Obs Uffz Eduard Niesser; R/O Uffz Willi Schlegel and Engr Uffz Anton Mang. His Do 17 damaged 27 May, 1940 making an emergency landing at Giessen due to fuel shortage after a mission to Dunkirk, no injuries reported. A 2nd emergency at St Omer airfield on 4 July, 1940, attacked by Hurricanes, wounding two and damaging the ac. Observer Oblt Dörwaldt and R/O Uffz Krehl the wounded crew members, Wolff was an Ofw at the time. 154 missions. DK-G Awards List

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76 Wolff, HansObstlt4/7/1912Salzkotten/ BürenAuf.Kl.Gr.14 (Münster), Stfkpt 1(F)/124 (02/40-10/41, CK), Ia Fliegerführer Nord (Ost) (02/42-07/43, CK), Aufkl.Gr. 123 (08/43), Kdr Aufkl.Gr. 123 (-08/44), LKS 5 Breslau (-01/45, CK), Kdr LKS 11 Straubing (-04/45), Kdr Fsch.Jg.Rgt. 30 (04/45)Ju 88A, He 111H, Fw 189A RK(1/12/42)
EP (31/07/41)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Recce Operational Clasp in Gold		WIA 28 April, 1945 during combat over St.Pölten with the 30th Fallschirm Regt.. Service over England and France; in Norway, Denmark and Russia; then Reich Defense. Deceased 5 May, 2003 in Hannover. Added: WIA on 28/04/45 WIA near St.Pölten (CK)
77 Wolff, Franz GeorgUffz8/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.
Cannock Chase
78 Wölfert, Klaus Hans?LtII/JG-26 (joins 7/43), 7/JG-26Fw 190A-6 Werk # 530927 "Brown 12" (lost 10/20/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 20 October, 1943 in aerial combat with a P-47 of the 78th FG over Monschau-Eifel. He bailed out at high altitude and froze to death in his chute. His Given Name also reported as Hans.
79 Wolf, Hans-JoachimLt1922/10/30Zerbst/Anhalt6./KG 40Do 217 E-4 "F8 + DP" Werknr.5588MIA on 11 May 1943 on a mine-laying mission off Cromer, Norfolk, believed shot down into the sea by R.A.F night fighter.. Crew (MIA): Fw Werner Augustin (born 09/08/20 in Beuthen), Radop Uffz Willy Hartung (born 24/08/20 in Erfurt), Gunr Uffz Günther Anders (born 14/10/19 in Dresden)


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80 Wolf, HansLtIV/KG-30 (12/42 Aalborg)Ju 88A-5 Werk # Unk (dam 12/31/42)Wound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspBrekken identified pilot. Added: Injured in a crash on 31 December, 1942 at Aalborg West (LOCS).
81 Wolf, HansUffz5/KG-30 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 822190 "4D + FN" (lost 9/12/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew north of Ischia 12 September, 1943 when attacked by a night fighter (Ju 88 Loss List).
82 Wolf, HansUffz2/JG-4 (Italy)Bf 109G (lost 1/14/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 14 January, 1944; mid-air collision at Piedimonte, no further detail. JG-4 Report.
83 Wolf, HansHptm1917/07/244./ZG 76 (Athens 06/41), 2./ZG 76 (12/43), Stfkpt 5./JG 4 (02/44), Kdr II.(Sturm)/JG 4 (04/45)Bf 110, Fw 190A
EK 1 & EK 2

Wound Badge
Destroyer Operational Clasp in Gold		Celebrated his 100th combat mission while serving in ZG 76 in the Winter of 1942-43. Added: WIA on 25/02/44 when shot down by a B-17 near Wiesbach, near Neumarkt-St.Veith. WIA on 16/04/45 when he bailed out after combat in area of Bad Freienwalde (Oder) Küstrin (CK)
84 Wolf, HansOblt7/24/1917Stab/StG-1 (S.U.)Bf 110E, Bf 110D-3 Werk # 4371 (lost 5/7/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/31/43)

EK 1 & 2
EP (6/5/43), Wound Badge
Destroyer Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List. WIA with unnamed crew 7 May, 1942 after enemy fighter attack near Vereskovo. Bf 110 Loss List
85 Wolf, ErichLt1914/07/24Backnang9./KG 2 (-08/42)Do 217 E-4 "U5 + DT" Werknr 4263 (lost)
EK 1 & 2

at least Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze		KIA on 11/12 August 1942, probably shot down over the North Sea in Pl.Qu. WF 4690 (other source: Zuider See, Ijsselmeer) by F/Sgt Thomas in a Bristol Beaufighter VI of 409 Sqdn. during raid on Derby. Crew (KIA): Obsv Fw Hans Grundmann (EK 1+2, born 25/03/1916 in Castrop-Rauxel), Radop Uffz Heinrich Feigenbutz (EK 1+2, born 05/02/1920 in Jestetten), Mech Uffz Fritz Holzhausen (EK 1+2, born 28/12/1915 in Rogatz). Crew buried at Ysselsteyn AR-6-126, AR-6-127, AR-6-130, AR-6-131


Feigenbutz
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86 Wolf, AlbinOblt10/28/1920Neuhaus, Oberfranken1442/JG-1 (9/42), 6/JG-54 (8/42 S.U.), Stfkpt 6/JG-54Bf 109F-4 in 2/JG-1, Fw 190A-6 Wk# 531087 "Yel 4 + -" (dam 12/29/43), Fw 190A-6 Wk# 551142 "Yel 4 + -" (lost 4/2/44) RK(11/22/43)-EL(4/25/44 Post.)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/10/44)
EP(4/30/43)

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 2 April, 1944, in Werk# 551142, by a direct hit from AA fire while engaging a Yak 9 near Pleskau Russia. Wounded 29 December, 1943 in "Yellow 4", the AC damage and combat location unknown. For some time, he was the wingman of Hans Beisswenger. All his victories were in the East. His first know Soviet victory, an Il-2 on 6 August, 1942. A Yak-1 on 23 August, 1942. A P-2 on 5 September, 1942. An Il-2 on 30 September, 1942. A Soviet P-39 on 29 December, 1942. A LaGG-3 and an Il-2 on 30 December, 1942. An Il-2 on 14 January, 1943. A LaGG-5 on 11 February, 1943. Two Il-2s and a LaGG-5 on 5 March, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 18 June, 1943. A Yak-7, a Pe-2 and an Il-2 on 13 July, 1943. Three Yak-7s and an Il-2 on 2 August, 1943. Three La-5s and two Yak-9s on 6 November, 1943. Two La-5s and an Il-2 on 15 January, 1944. Three Yak-9s on 19 March, 1944. He scored the 500th victory for 6 Staffel/JG-54. His 135th, JG-54s 7000th victory, a Yak-1 on 23 March, 1944. His last victory, the day he was KilledInAction (KIA), a Yak-9 at Pleskau on 2 April, 1944.

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87 Wojan, PaulUffz1(F)/121 (2/43 Tunisia; 11/43 Channel)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1361 (lost 2/26/43, inj in crash landing at Gabes FP), Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430652 "7A + CH" (lost 11/15/43) Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp 		MIA 15 November, 1943; Shot down by flak on a night mission over southeast England. His Ju 88 crashed into the North Sea, west of Schouwen Holland (DeSwart). Mosquitos were also active this night. Remaining crew: Lt Werner Illmann, Obs, buried Ysselsteyn BB-11-268; Ogefr Hans Kampe, R/O (MIA) and Ogefr Adolf Judas, Gunner (MIA) Wings to Victory
Ysselstein, Holland
88 Wöhlbier, Hans F.Lt4/11/1923StG-101 (S.U. 43-45)Ju 87D, Fw 190F-8
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/1/44)

EK 1 & 2
Assault Operational Clasp w/"400" hanger		405 Combat missions (LOCS).

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89 Wohlatz, Hans JoachimUffz1/SG-102 (7/44)Fw 190F-3 Werk # 670054 "Yellow 17" (lost 7/5/44)Ground Assault Operational ClaspKIC 5 July, 1944; crashed near Kladno, CZ, cause unknown. Uffz Wohlatz was found inside the wreckage (F.Braun).
90 Wobst, HansUffz1921/06/21Leer6./JG 53 (Padua 9/43, Eschborn 04/44)Bf 109 G-6 "White 2" Werknr110360 (lost 13/04/44)
possibly Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		Killed on 13 April, 1944 while on an intercept mission against B-17s and P-51s, crashing in a forest area near Kirrlach. Source: Klaus Deschner & Bf 109 Loss List. Another source suggests he crashed after combat with a P-47 of 354FG. Buried Bruchsal. Added: VBK (Volksbund.de) states his burial in the Military Cem. in Geestemünde, Row 142, place of death, Bruchsal. From his logbook, this was an 'Alarmstart' (scramble) on his 12th combat mission, his second of the day. His first combat mission was against B-24s w/o fighter contact on 30 January, 1944, lasting 2 hrs & 9 mins. Logbook detail and photos courtesy of Karla Kirchner (Hans' fiancée) via Carol Peak and her Father, Jack C. Bolton.


91 Witzleb, Hans JoachimOblt7I/NJG-3, 7/NJG-1 (4/45)Bf 110G-4
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		Magnus Report. One known victory, a Mosquito the night of 16/17 April, 1945. Bolten 6 victories.
92 Witzke, HansLt (Ing.)1923/09/01Papenhagen/Franzburg (CK)24./NJG 1Do 217 N-1 "G9 + EM" Werknr 1464 (lost)
EK 1 & 2
KIC/KIFA on 30/31 August, 1943 at Veulen, 15 km SE of the St Trond airfield, cause unknown (Bolten). Added: it was apparently an accident during take-off. (CK) Buried Lommel German Military Cemetery, Block 21/217 (Rosseels). One known victory, a B-17 near Montzen, SW of Aachen, on 17 August, 1943. A 2nd, a Halifax 5 km W of Tongeren on 23 August, 1943. Added: Crew (KIA): Mech Fw Franz Wutz (born 10/09/1913 in Bavaria, buried Block 21 Grab 234), Uffz Walter Heise.


Fw Wutzke
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93 Witzel, Hans KarlLt1910/07/28Bebra (CK)146./JG 27 (05/40), 5./JG 27 (06/41 S.U.), Stab I./JG 26 (07/41), 1./JG 26 (08/41)Bf 109 E, Bf 109 F-2, Bf 109 F-4 Werknr. 8345 (20% dam 12/08/41), Bf 109 F-4 Werknr. 8339 (lost 17/09/41)EP (02/02/43)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Wound Badge
at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		KilledInAction (KIA) 17 September, 1941 when Wk # 8339 was hit by Spitfies near Hillebrugge, in the fuel tank, and his AC exploded near Dunkirk. Buried in Bourdon France, Block 21/2/53 (Rosseels). WIA 12 August, 1941 when he was hit by Blenheim return fire over the Scheldt Estuary, and force landed at Antwerp-Deurne airfield (added: he couldnt lower the gear due to a shoulder wound,CK). One known victory, his 1st, a Lysander at Dunkirk, 31 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Morane 406 at Montdidier, 6 June, 1940. His 3rd, a Morane at Forte de Villers, 9 June, 1940. A "damaged" Spitfire SE of London on 15 September, 1940. His 1st victories in the Soviet Union, a triple victory, two I-15s and a "Schulflug" on 22 June, 1941. Another triple Soviet victory, three Martin B-26s on 25 June, 1941. His 13th & 14th, both Spitfires; one 15 km northwest of Ijzendijke, the 14th near Groede, both on 12 August, 1941. His 13th & 14th victories were in JG-26. Magnus.
94 Wittmer, HeinrichObstlt2/28/1910Bordeaux7(K)/LG-1 (11/38), Stfkpt 8/KG-55 ( 8/40), Kdr III/KG-55 (10/40), Numerous Staff Positions as Oberst aft 2/43Ju 88, He 111H "G1 + AS" (dam 7/28/41; AA fire, belly land, no injuries) RK(11/12/41)
EP( end June 1941)

EK 1 & 2

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold
His crew on 28 July, 1941: Ofw Hans Achatz, Obs; StbsFw Schmidt, R/O; Uffz Konrad Knössl, Flt Engr; Gefr Nitschke, Gnr.. 184 combat missions. Deceased 27 June, 1992, Neuhaus. Kaiser RK book. Added: 184 combat missions). His Knight’s Cross largely resulted from heavy damage the unit inflicted on the Westland Aircraft Factory in Yeovil, Somerset in 1940, as part of its wider participation in the Blitz, followed by actions against the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa.(CKönig)

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95 Wittland, HansFw12/LG-1 (Africa)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 8617 "L1 + EW" (lost 5/26/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew near Bir el Hanassia 26 May, 1942, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
96 Wittig, HansOfw4/KG-77Ju 88A-4/B
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/19/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
97 Wittgen, HansUffz29/ZG-26Me 410
EK 1 & 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		One known victory, a B-17 on 8 March, 1944, no location. A 2nd B-17, same day, by Magdeburg.
98 Wittenau, Siegfried Graf vonOblt9/KGbV-108 (See)Do 26V-2A "Seefalke" Werk # 792 "P5 + BH" (lost 5/8/40)Wound Badge
Transport Operational Clasp 		Shot down with wounds 9 May, 1940; sd on route to Narvik and were attacked by Skuas of No. 803 Sq. (HMS Ark Royal) in Bogen area. Badly damaged, they made a force landing at Tepkilen. The crew attempted to get to Sweden, but were captured on 15 May, 1940. Remaining crew (POW): Hptm Joachim Fehling, Ofw Wilhelm Kuppers, Uffz Herbert Peukert and Uffz Hans Brettschneider. In addition, there were 12 passengers of 3 Komp, GJR-138, all unhurt but the pilot (Flyvrak Norway).
99 Witt, Hans HugoObstltStfkpt 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.

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100 Witt, Hans GeorgLt3/29/1919Berlin4/LG-1 (Malta)JU 88A-4 Werk # 5717 "L1 + GM" (lost 4/27/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with two other unnamed crew 27 April, 1942 over Malta, due to flak, one other crew KilledInAction (KIA) (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Pilot KilledInAction (KIA), buried in the St Michele Cem., Cagliari, Sardinia (German Losses Over Malta).

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