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1 Zukunft, GerhardFw11/JG-5Bf 109G-6 Werk # 410750 (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspLanding accident at Sola Norway airfield, pilot disposition unknown. Source: SIG Norway.
2 Zschäbitz, Gerhard Fritz?Fw113/JG-52Bf 109GEP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 on 29 January, 1943. A 2nd, a Yak-9 on 15 January, 1944. A 3rd, a P-39 on 25 April, 1944. A 4th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 16 May, 1944. A 5th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 17 May, 1944. A 6th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 23 May, 1944. A 7th, a Pe-2 on 25 May, 1944. Nos. 8 & 9, both P-39s on 30 May, 1944. A 10th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 16 July, 1944. An 11th, a Yak-9 on 20 July, 1944.
3 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).
4 Zimmermann, HeinzUffz6/JG-27 ('42)Bf 109F-2 Werk # Unk "Yellow 2" (dam sometime in '42)Fighter Operational ClaspWhile on a "Frei Jagd" with Fw. Gerhard Keppler, he was hit (in '42?) during aerial combat, and made a force landing N of Tmimi on the Via Balbia.

Courtesy Christian Konig
5 Zimmermann, GerhardFhr2/JG-301Fw 190A-9 Werk # 207203 (lost 2/4/45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 4 February, 1945 in aerial combat near the East Front.
6 Zimmermann, Franz WilhelmLt3/7/1915Münstereifel1/KG-26He 111H-5 Werk # Unk, Code Unk (lost 11/19/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 19 November, 1940 when his ac made involuntary ground contact after takeoff in the vicinity of Beauvais France, and crashed. All four crew are buried in the War cemetery, Beauvais, Blk 2. Remaining crew: Ofw Wolfgang Hasebrink, bur Row 7, Gr 178; Fw Gerhard Schilling (WIA/DOW 12/5/40), bur Row 8, Gr 204 and Uffz Willi Burkamp, bur Row 8, Gr 203. Lt Zimmermann buried Row 8, Gr 208 (D.Drury). Added: In an earlier incident, Lt Zimmermann flew an He 111H-4, Wk# 6981 "1H + KH" back to France (landing near Dieppe) on 11 September, 1940, after it was damaged by fighters over England. The original pilot, Fw Wilhelm Jabusch, bailed out and was captured at Jarvis Brook, Sussex.
7 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.
8 Ziehm, GerhardLt7/KG-76 (S.U.)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 4241 "F1 + HR" (lost 7/27/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 27 July, 1941; crashed and burned after being rammed over Krasnogwardeisk by an I-16 of the 157th Fighter Aviation Regt. flown by Lt. Vladimir Zalevskiy. Zalevskiy survived. The Ju 88 Loss List reported the date to be 7/25/41.
9 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).
10 Zesp, GerhardHptmKdr III/KG-51 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 3612 "9K + AD" (lost 11/25/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 25 November, 1941, cause and location unknown. Source: A. Mebius.
11 Zerrgiebel, GerhardUffz5/JG-300Fw 190A-5 Werk # 410273 (lost 9/23/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 23 September, 1943 south of Husum, cause not reported.
12 Zepf, JohannUffz5/KG-6 (4/43)Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144514 "3E + FN" (lost 4/9/43)Bomber Operational ClaspHis Ju 88 crashed into the North Sea off the Dutch coast on 9 April, 1943, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: Cause still unknown; Uffz Zepf MIA. Remaining crew: Uffz M.Stieh, Obs (MIA); Ogefr Gerhard Kipping, R/O (born 20/05/22 in Glösa (CKönig) KilledInAction (KIA), bur Yssel BT-2-29) and Gefr O.Goritzka, Mech/Gnr (washed up Langeoog 1 July, 1943, bur Gleiwitz, Poland) (SGLO).
13 Zenner, WalterUffz8/KG-54He 111P "B3 + ?S" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 10 May, 1940; shot down by P/O Frank Carey. He managed to bail and was immediately taken prisoner by Belgian troops. His AC crashed near Hulste. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)- buried Lommel, loc unk): Gefr Gerhard Mühlenbrink, Obs; Gefr Heinz Karina, R/O and Gefr Paul Gross, Gunner (A. Rosseels & Wings to Victory)
Lommel, Belgium
14 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).
15 Zeissler, ChristianOblt16/09/14 (CK)Stammbach (CK)III/StG-77 (S.U.)Ju 87B-2 Werk # 5948 "S2 + AP" (lost 7/24/41)
at least Dive Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze		KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 24 July, 1941, cause unknown, location not reported. LW Loss Report & Ju 87 Loss List. Added: Lost near Dobra-Zibermanow. Buried at Kiev. KIA also Radop Fw E. Schmidt (CK)
16 Zeisler, GerhardFw7/15/1920Oetsch410/JG-301 (6/44 Romania)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 412255 "Black 6" (lost 6/6/44)EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 6 June, 1944 during aerial combat with a B-14 and a P-38, piloted by a Lt Langley of 14FG, and crashed near Matasaru, NW of Bucarest, after his victory (Bf 109 Loss List). Added: Burial GWC Bucharest, D/4/85 (M.Krebbers). One known victory over Romania, two B-24s on 5 April, 1944, an Uffz at the time. A 3rd, a B-24 in the Balkans on 21 April, 1944. A 2nd B-24 at Gaesti Romania on 6 June, 1944. Alternate spelling: Zeissler (OKL 1st two B-24s).
17 Zeep, GerhardHptmKdr III/KG-51 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 3612 "9K + AD" (lost 11/25/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 25 November, 1941, cause unknown.
18 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.
19 Zebnitz, GerhardOblt19/ZG-26 (10/42)Bf 110C EK 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Beaufighter over Malta on 25 October, 1942.
20 Zander, HelmutUffz1/7/19143(F)/121 (Nikolayev)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0411 "7A + GL" (lost 12/1/41)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 1 December, 1941, after they failed to return from a reconnaissance mission to south Ukraine, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Oblt Rudolf Gerhards, Obs; Uffz Gerhard Hartmann, R/O and Uffz Ignaz Hartmann, Gnr. Only the pilot and observer are confirmed missing in the VDK database, and commemorated in the War Cem at Sologubowka, Russia (D.Drury).
21 Wyludda, Eitel GerhardHptm11/22/1912IV/KG-55 (6/42), KGr.z.b.V.-300 (3/43), Stfkpt 9/KGr.z.b.V.-1 (4/43)Ju 52 Werk # Unk (lost 6/9/42), Ju 52 Werk # 10068 "1Z + MT" (lost 4/11/43)Transport Operational ClaspMIA 11 April, 1943, when acting as Observer for Uffz Kurt Trötschel, they were sd by fighters between Tunis and Trapani. While in KG-55, he crash landed a Ju 52 in the vicinity of the Dijon-Longvic airfield due to engine failure, no injuries reported (Qu.Meister File & LOCS). Alternate spelling: Wyludta.
22 Wutzig, GerhardFw8/KG-6 (France)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 710409 "3E + PS" (lost 2/24/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 24 February, 1944 ; shot down by a Mosquito of No. 29 Sq., piloted by P/O Pargeter; one other KilledInAction (KIA) and two POW, all unnamed. Added: The ac crashed on Hale Farm, Lyewood Common, Withyham, Sussex. Remaining crew: Uffz Albert Hessmann (KilledInAction (KIA))Uffz Eberhard Wulf (Bail/POW) and Ogefr Albert Grundler (Bail/POW) (C.König).

Courtesy Christian König
23 Wünsche, GerhardFw2/10/1916CunersdorfStab/KG-26 (Vaernes)He 111H-4 Werk # Unk "1H + FA" (lost 5/28/40)Bomber Operational ClaspThe crew made a force landing on the frozen Lake Gjömmervatnet at Misvaer due to damage received by a Gladiator of No. 263 Sq., piloted by F/Lt Alvin T.Williams, above the Ofot fjord. A rescue attempt was made by a second He 111 piloted By an Ofw Hackner. After picking up the Wünsche crew, Hackner was unable to get airborne when his He 111 was damaged due to drifting snow. After destroying their aircrafts, they walked over the mountain to Saltdal where they were reunited with German forces. Remaining Wünsche crew: Oblt Karl Georg Streng, Fw Erich Heinz and Fw Erich Fledermann. With the exception of Fledermann, the crew lost their lives in France on 19 November, 1940 (Flyvrak Norway). Added: The November, 1940 burials, are as follows at Beauvais, Block2: Oblt Streng, Row 8, Gr 206; Fw Heinz, Row 8, Gr 205 and pilot Wünsche, Row 7, Gr 179. Another source suggests the pilot may have been Oblt Streng (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Wunsche.
24 Wunicke, GerhardLt2Stab/JG-27Bf 109G
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 40 km NW of Schweinfurt on 12 May, 1944. His 2nd, a P-51 NNW of Colmar on 27 May, 1944.
25 Wunderlich, HorstHptm14/05/14BerlinKdo. des Flughafenbereichs 5/III, Ob.d.L. pool (Sch.Etat) (02/43), FFS C 16, 6./KG 40 (04/44)He-177 A-5KIFA on 29/04/44 near Blankenberg-Arlas, S of Bad Lobenstein (other source near Pottiga) when attempting to force land due to engine failure during a transfer flight Bordeaux Mérignac to Garz/ Usedom. Crew (all KIFA) 2nd pilot on board Oblt Willi Manner (born 03/05/11 in WBK Deutsch Krone), Radop OFw Rudolf Schmidt, Mech Fw Herbert Kunze, Mech OGefr Albert Aigner (born 12/07/22 in Schachen/ Bavaria see pic), motor Mech Gefr Karl Raff, Gnr OFw Karl Doß, Gunr Uffz Walter GarbeCKönig
26 Wülknitz, WalterOblt9/KG-30 (5/40 Marx)Ju 88A-2 Werk # unk "4D + FT" (Lost 5/10/40)Bomber Opaerational ClaspHis Ju 88 Crashed east of Soesterberg Holland on 10 May, 1940, cause and pilot/crew Disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: The crew of four crashed near Zevenhuizen, and were promptly captured by British troops, the cause still unknown. Remaining crew (pos unk): Ogefr Harry Willi Abt, Gefr Heinz Borchers and Gefr Gerhard Manthey (Inj) (DVL Loss List).
27 Wulfhorst, GerhardLt3/15/1924Berlin - Karlshorst9/KG-2Do 217K-1 Wrrk # 4509 "U5 + GT" (lost 11/6/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 6 November, 1943; sd by ground AA fire, crashing at Gillingham, Norfolk. Remaining crew: Geffr Wolfgang Geyer, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Alwin Körk, R/O (POW) and Ogefr Nikolaus Komp, Gnr (MIA, believed KilledInAction (KIA)). The two deceased are buried At CC, Blk 5, Row 14: Wulfhorst Gr 314, Geyer Gr 313. Ogefr Komp, although label MIA at sea, is immortalized on the Laboe Naval Memorial (D.Drury).
Cannock Chase
28 Wuetzig, GerhardFw7/16/1922Riesa8/KG-6Ju 88A-4 Werk # 710409 "3E + PS" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 24 February, 1944 when, durin an attack on London, he was shot down by a Mosquito of RAF No. 29 Sq., piloted by F/Lt R.L. Fell. The R/O and Gunner bailed out, while Wietzig and his Observer were killed in the crash on Hale Farm, Lyewood Common, Withyham, Sussex. Remaining crew: Uffz Albert Hessmann, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Eberhard Wolf, R/O (POW) and Ogefr Albert Greundler, Gunner (POW).


Courtesy Christian König


Courtesy Christian König
29 Wraage, HeinrichFw2/Ku.Fl.Gr.-906Do 18D-3 Werk # 819 "8L + HK" (lost 6/11/40)Observer Operational ClaspKIFA 11 June, 1940. The ac crashed into the sea off Bomlo Island (SW Norway). The reported cause was flying being undertaken by an unqualified crewman. Remaining crew: Lt.z.S. Max Altenkrüger, Obs (KIFA) ; Uffz Gerhard Krause, R/O (KIFA) and Uffz Walter Ernst, Flt Engr (rescued unhurt). Altenkrüger is remembered on the LaboeNaval Memorial; Krause buried at Trondheim-Havstein Cem. Row 18, Gr 45A (D.Drury). Added: unintentional water contact due to sun glare off the smooth water during low flight, sunk after recovery by towing in near Gardvik, Hiskjoe, 40 km N of Haugesund (CKönig)
30 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.


31 Wörner, GerhardOblt1917Frickenhofen1/NAGr-13Bf 109G (lost 11/18/44)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 18 November, 1944; sd by friendly flak, crashing near the Jeanhof farm, near Zweibrücken. He was buried at the Neustadt/Weinstrasse Cemetery, Blk 9, Row 16, Gr 7 (Andreas Rothhaar).
32 Wolpers, Heinrich HeinzOfw1/KG-2Do 217E-4 Werk # 4260 "U5 + IH" (lost)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/19/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA 21 July, 1942 off the east coast of England while on a reconnaissance mission and is believed to have been shot down by a night fighter of RAF No. 151 Sq. some 50 miles off Spurn Head. Remaining crew (all MIA): Hptm Walter Frank, Observer, Fw Karl Schmidt, wireless operator and Ofw Armin Eyrich, mechanic.
33 Wollank, Alfred Fritz OttoFw7/11/1920Berlin Unk Fighter Unit in East & West, trans to Erprobungskdo 335 "Arrow" (8/44 Oberpfaffenhofen) Ar 96B, Bf 109F & G, Do335v4 Werk # 23004 EK 1 & 2, Fighter Operaional Clasp in Gold KIA 24 December, 1944, when he is believed to have been sd by a fighter during a transfer flight from Oberpfaffenhofen to Rechlin. As a Fighter Pilot, he served in Russia and in the West (Reich Defense, Orly ?). At Rechlin, he joined Test Pilots Gerhard Vohl and Fridrich Schnier in the Ta154 development efforts. He is buried in Friedhof Rengsdorf, Gr 22 (John Shand, Family Relative 4/2026).


Courtesy John Shand

34 Wölfle, RudolfUffz13/KG-30 (Aalborg West)Ju 88A-7 Werk # 5190 "4D + DX" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKIFA 11 August, 1943 when during a training flight, he unintentionally hit the water Fornaes Lighthouse, 5 km south of Grena Denmark. The AC crashed in the sea 100 meters off the beach. Remaining crew: Fw Siegfried Stadermann (KIFA), Obs; Gefr Gerhard Leyer (WIFA), R/O and Gunr Gefr Jakob Adler (born 26/04/21 (CKönig) (KIFA), Gunner. Those killed were buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 17 August, 1943. Source: Air War over Denmark.
35 Wolff, GerhardOfwTransport unitFw 58 Werk # 58285 (lost 11/12/43)Transport Operational ClaspKIC 12 November, 1943; crashed and burned near Hünfeld due to bad weather.
36 Wolff, GerhardOfhrI/SG-4Fw 190F-8 Werk # 932889 (lost 1/23/45)Assault Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 23 January, 1945 during aerial combat with enemy fighters at Lippstadt.
37 Wolf, AlexisUffz3(F)/123 (6/44)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430876 "4U + IL" (lost 6/6/44)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 6 June, 1944 while on a reconnaissance mission of Allied shipping in the St Nazaire area. Presumably sd by a Mosquito of No.248 Sq., piloted by F/Sgt Stoddart. Their ac crashed into the North Sea off St Nazaire. Remaining crew: Ofhr Siegfried Fuhrmann, Ogefr Gerhard Roser and Gefr Rudolf Weidnitzer (C.König).
38 Wojahn, GerhardMajKdr II/NJG-102 (7/44)Bf 110Night Fighter Operational Clasp
39 Woerler, AlfredFwFreiburg BreisgauBomber Operational ClaspKilled in a crash by Offenthal, near Frankfurt, Main on 11 November, 1944, no further detail. Remaining crew: Uffz Gerhard Freese, Observer; Fw Johann Binder, R/O; Ofw Erich Schmidt, Gunner and Ofw Max Friton, Mechanic. The crews fate is unknown. Jager Blatt 2 & 6/2004.
40 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)

Courtesy Christian König
41 Wittig, GerhardOfw5/ZG-1Bf-110 C & F, Bf-110 E-1/N "S9 + IN" Werknr. 4043 (02/42) (ckonigxx)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/24/42)

EK 1 & 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		WIA on 28/02/42 in air combat near Suchinitschi (ckonigxx), DK-G Awards List
42 Witte, ErichFw3(F)/121Ju 88A-1 Werk # Unk "7A + ?L" (lost 7/14/40)Wound Badge, Observer Operational ClaspInjured in a crash at Paimpol on 14 July, 1940, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Oblt Gerhard Specht (geb 5/11/1917 Criewen Angermünde, KIC, bur Ploudaniel Blk 9, Row 50, Gr 1231), Obs; Uffz Wilhelm Behr, R/O (Inj) and Flg Walter Wild, Gnr (Inj) absa3945).
Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France
43 Witt, GerhardUffz12/JG-301 (3/44)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 161137 (lost 3/16/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) the night of 15/16 March, 1944 during aerial combat near Steinbronn (Bolten). One known victory, a "4 mot" NNW of Kassel on 22 October, 1943. This victory was recorded as #3, however I did not find the first two in either the OKL or Perry Claims.
44 Witt, GerhardOfw1/JG-1 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-1/R2Y Werk # 14112 "White 4" (lost 1/27/43)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 27 January, 1943 during aerial combat over the North Sea. No known grave.
45 Wissmann, HeinrichFw12/JG-301 (1/45 Stendal)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 682031 "Black 12" (dam 1/1/45)Wound Badge, Fighter Operational ClaspWIA 1 January, 1945; disposition unknown, however, he did not return to Stendal (C.König).

JG301 Shown L-R: Straub, Egon - Schrack Franz - Michaelis Rudolf - Fw Dörr, Heinrich - Dürr, Hermann - Scheller, Walter - Greiner, Willi - Prawitz- Wissmann,
Front: Warnecke, Heinz - Dederichs, Gerhard - Bäcker, Walter

Courtesy Christiam Kónig
46 Winterholler, JosefOfw9/14/1914Untertrinning5/KG-4 (2/43)He 111H-6 Werk # 7769 (lost 2/12/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA with his entire crew, 12 February, 1943, after making an emergency landing at Bychki (Pl.Qu.5684), Kursk Oblast, Russia, NW of Fatezh. All were killed by ground troops as they attempted to destroy their ac. Remaining crew (desig unk): Fw Alfred Bogutzki (or Bogutski), Ogefr Gerhard Krusch, Ogefr Paul Mertin and Gefr Otto Mittelstedt. With the exception of Gefr Mittelstedt, all are believed buried in Bychki or Fatezh, Russia. Their remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery. No VDK listing for Gefr Mittelstedt (D.Drury).davedrury
47 Winter, MartinOfwStab I/KG-53He 111H-3 Werk # 6912 "A1 + AB" (lost 9/7/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 7 September, 1940 when his ac was sd by fighter action and crashed into the sea off Harwich, Essex. Remaining crew: Oblt Albin Weber, Obs (POW); Ofw Gerhard Müller, R/O (MIA); Flg H.Hönig, Flt Engr (MIA) and Fw Friedrich Kempgens (or Kempgen), Gnr (POW) (D.Drury).
48 Winter, KurtUffz3/22/19211/KG-66Do 217K Werk # 4462 "3E + AZ" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 20 June, 1943; shot down during a night mission to Montdidier by a British fighter over the Montdidier airfield. The AC crashed by Mesnil St Gorge, 5 km WSW of Montdidier. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Otfried Pohl, geb 12/11/1920, Obs; Uffz Gerhard Luschner, geb 6/4/1920, R/O; Gefr Hipolyth Kestner, geb 8/1/1922, R/O and Ofw Herbert Winkler, geb 3/6/1916, Mechanic. Source: B. Bines.
49 Winter, GerhardOblt9/KG-53He 111H-2 Werk # Unk "A1 + LT" (lost 8/24/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW with his entire crew 24 August, 1940 after his ac was sd by a Hurricane of No.151 Sq., piloted by P/O John L.Wemyss Ellacombe. The ac crashed at Landwick, near Great Walkering, Essex. Remaining crew: Fw Adolf Engelhardt, Obs; Uffz hans Schmidt, R/O (WIA); Uffz Otto Wieck, Flt Engr and Gefr Willi Mauer (or Maurer, WIA) (D.Drury).
50 Winkler, GerhardOFw3./ZG 2 (Amiens)Bf 110 C-4 "3M + EL" Werknr 3113 (lost 03/09/40)POW 3 September, 1940 after aerial combat with Hurricanes of No.17 Sq. Both he and his Gnr Gefr Oscar Weiler bailed safely at Pudsey Hall Farm, Canewdon near Rayleigh, Essex. Bf 110 Loss List

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51 Winkler, GerhardObltKGz.b.V-1 (12/40), KGz.b.V - Frankfurt (12/42), Stab/XI Fl.Kps. (3/44)He 111H, DFS 230
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/20/44)

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Transport (?) Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List & LOCS
52 Windisch, GerhardOgefr4/JG-52 (S.U.)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 13084 "White 6" (lost 5/8/42)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 8 May, 1942 during takeoff from Zürichtal.
53 Windelbrand, KurtUffz2/6/19201/KG-66 (Channel)Ju 88S-1 Werk # 140609 "Z6 + KH" (lost 1/5/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 5 January, 1944 during an attack on London. Shot down by a Night Fighter 5 km south of Hastings. Remaining crew (MIA): Ogefr Heinrich Schwarz, geb 1/4/1922, Obs and Uffz Gerhard Jarolim, geb 11/10/1922, R/O. Source: B.Bines.
54 Willms, GerhardGefr5/28/1925Kappel/Hunsrück4/JG-104Bf 109G-14 Werk # 463188 "Yellow +499" (lost 12/22/44)Pilot Badge (Student ?)Shot down 22 December, 1944 by west of Rossendorf, 18km from the Fürth airfield. Pilot disposition unknown. Jager Blatt 2/2001 & 5/2001. Correction added: Gefr Willms was killed in a collision with another ac piloted by Gefr Edwin Vögele at a height of 3000m during a training exercise. Both were killed. Gefr Willms was completely burned in his ac, and his remains were buried in the Fürth Cemetery. His grave has been cared for over the years by his former friends. The remains of Gefr Vögele were transferred to his hometown, Kämpfelbach. This information provided by the Nephew of Gefr Willms, Harald Vogt.
55 Willmanns, GerhardLt7Stab/JG-52 (9/42 S.U.), 7/JG-52 (9/43 S.U.)Bf 109F in 42, Bf 109G-6 Werk # 19881 "White 10" (lost 9/14/43)
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Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 14 September, 1943, SW of Turkenowka, aerial combat with two Laggs; he was the Kdrs wingman. One known victory, a Soviet I-16 Rata on 23 September, 1942. Nos 2 & 3, both Il-5s on 20 April, 1943. A 4th, an Il-5 on 21 April, 1943. A 5th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 6 September, 1943. A 6th, a LaGG on 8 September, 1943. A 7th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 9 September, 1943.
56 Wille, GerhardFw1921138/JG-51 (2/42 S.U.)Bf 109F-2 Werk # 9723 "Black 5 + I (lost 2/10/42)EP


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Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 10 February, 1942. Last seen attacking three Il-2s and a DB-3 near Tscherbolino, in the Rzhev Sector.
57 Will, WilhelmOfw1/18/1914Ruttershausen1(F)/22 (S.U.)Ju 88D-2 Werk # 0800 "4N + EH" (lost 7/5/41)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with two other unnamed crew in the Ostrow-Pskow-Luga area 5 July, 1941, cause unknown, one other crew MIA (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew: Lt Gerhard Adams (geb 7/5/1916 Düsseldorf), Obs and pilot in his own right (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ofw P.Teupe, R/O (POW) and Uffz Kurt Otterbach, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA)). The three deceased are buried in the Ger War Cem at Sebesh, Russia in Blk 8, Row 13 as follows: Ofw Will Gr 1181, Lt Adams Gr 1179 and Uffz Otterbach Gr 1180. The VDK indicates the crash location as Pogosi (D.Drury).
58 Wilkening, HeinzOfw10. SeenotstaffelDo 24T-2 Werk # 0047 "CM + IM" (lost)Air-Sea Rescue Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 december, 1943; shot down by two Raf fighters from No.144 Squadron. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Ofw Gerhard Anders, Observer; Fw Fritz Juchelka, R/O; Ofw Rudolf Tölle, Mech; Ogefr Kurt May, 2nd Mech and Uffz Walter Schürhoff, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
59 Wilhelm, HelmutOGefr3./ JG 54Fw-190 A-5 “Yellow 2” Werknr 304719 (lost on 30/01/44)Shot down by Soviet fighters on 30/01/44 during a familiarisation flight over the front area of Vitebsk-Boburisk together with Fw Gerhard ProskeCKönig
60 Wilhelm, GerhardOfwIV/JG-3Fw 190Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 23 December, 1944 by return fire from a B-26 of the 322 BG, attacking rail bridges at Euskirchen.
61 Wilhelm, GerhardStabsGefr11/ZG-26Bf 110Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) in Mühlviertel Austria per a Jager Blatt inquiry 6/1997.
62 Wilhelm, GeorgHptmStab/KG-26 (Sola)He 111H-5 Werk # 883691 "1H + EA" (lost 8/23/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 23 August, 1941 after being hit by destroyer AA fire along the Northumberland coast. Their port engine was hit but continued to run. Thinking they could make it home, however, five minutes later, the engine failed. The AC was ditched just north of Holy Island. Remaining crew (all POW): Uffz Hans Hilpert, Observer, Uffz Otto Siedel, wireless operator and Ogefr Franz Schmidt, gunner.


L-R: Franz Schmidt, Hans Hilpert, Georg Wilhelm and Otto Siedel
63 Wiest, AntonOfw7/28/19115/KG-76 (6/40)Do 17Z Werk # Unk (lost 6/8/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 8 June, 1940, on a non-operational flight, when his ac crashed and caught fire near Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard,, Seine-Maritime, France, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Lt Dietrich Schmidt, Obs (KIC); Uffz N.Schwab, R/O (POW); Fw Josef Sättele, Flt Engr (KIC) and Uffz Hans Immel, Gnr (or passenger) (KIC). The four deceased are buried in the German War Cemetery at Champigny-St.Andre, Blk 17, Row 24, Gr 1310-1311 (D.Drury).
64 Wiesmüller, HansUffz10/1/1919Stettin8/KG-3Do 17 Werk # 3439 "5K + DS" (lost 4/23/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew 23 April, 1941when his ac was brought down by AA fire in the vicinity of Corinth Greece. Remaining crew: Gefr Willi Wruck, Obs; Gefr Joachim Otto, R/O and Ogefr Gerhard Herding, Gnr. The ac is believed to have come down into the Gulf of Corinth. The crew are buried in the War Cem., Dionyssos-Rapendoza. Uffz Wiesmüller, Crypt 3, Row 2, Platte 6; Gefr Wruck, Crypt 3, Row 2, Platte 6; Gefr Otto, Crypt 2, Row 3, Platte 10 and Ogefr Herding, Crypt 3, Row 2, Platte6 (D.Drury).
65 Wiese, Johannes 'Hannes'Maj3/7/1915Breslau Schlesien133Recon pilot, 2/JG-52 (8/42), 5/JG-52, Stafkpt 2/JG-52 (7/43), Kdr I/JG-52 (8/43 S.U.), Kdr JG-77 (44)Bf 109F "Black 3", Bf 109G-2/R6 "Black 3" & Bf 109G-4 Werk # 19510 "Balck 1" in 2/JG-52, Bf 109G-2 "White 1", "Bf 109G-6 "Black 5", Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15999 "Black <<+" in I/JG-52, Bf 109G-14 "Black <<"
RK(1/5/43)
EL(3/2/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/8/43)
Romanian Order
EP(11/6/42)

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Wound Badge
Ftr Oper Clasp		Plus 75 Unconfirmed. My "Pen Pal", "Hannes", NN "Kubanski Lion". Russian POW, 10 years. Shot down on 24 December, 1944 over Bottrop. His parachute was either burning or faulty, because he sustained a serious back injury when parachuting. Succeeded Johannes Steinhoff as Kdr of JG-77, and replaced by Maj Erich Leie after his injury. Turned over to the Russians after the war and confined until 1950. 480 missions. The Luftwaffe's 3rd highest Sturmovik killer with 70+ victories over the Il-2. Third only to Otto Kittel (94) and Joachim Brendel (88).His first known Soviet victory, A P-2 on 3 August, 1942. His 2nd, a LaGG-3 on 4 August, 1942. Four Il-2s on 25 October, 1942. Three Il-2s on 25 December, 1942. A Yak-1 and an Il-7 on 9 May, 1943. A Yak-1, a Pe-2, a Spitfire and a LaGG-3 on 26 May, 1943. An Il-7, a Yak-1 and a LaGG-5 on 28 May, 1943. Two Il-7s on 30 May, 1943. Probably his highest scoring day, on 5 July, 1943, he downed Eight Il-4s and four Il-2s, bringing his total to 88. Two Il-7s and two Il-2s on 17 July, 1943, equaling 100 victories. All victories in the East. NN "Kubanski Lion". His Wk# 19510 was flown to Turkey by Fw Gerhard Jüngel 25 July, 1943. Deceased 16 August, 1991. Photos & Autograph
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
Johannes Wiese (7 May 1915 – 16 August 1991) was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1935 until the end of World War II on 8 May 1945. After the war in 1956 he joined the Bundeswehr and attained the rank of Oberstleutnant . He retired on 30 November 1970. His most successful day was 5 July 1943 when he shot down twelve enemy aircraft in one mission. [1 ] Johannes Wiese was officially credited with 133 victories claimed in 480 combat missions. Additionally he had 75 more unconfirmed claims. [1 ] Among his claims are 70 Il-2 Stormoviks . Soviet fighter pilots therefore greatly respected Wiese, and referred to him as the "Lion of Kuban ." On December 1, 1944, Wiese became Geschwaderkommodore of the JG 77 . Only three weeks later he was severely injured when, following ejection at an altitude of more than 9000 meters after combat with British Spitfires, his parachute ruptured 80 meters above ground. He spent the rest of the winter in hospital, and was replaced as commander by Erich Leie . He surrendered to U.S. forces at the end of the war but was released from captivity only weeks later. However, Wiese spent over four years in Soviet POW camps from September 1945 onward, having been denounced by German communists. (Source: Wikipedia)







66 Wiersbitzky, PaulOfw1/KGr.-100 (5/40 Trondheim-Vaernes), 2/KGr.-100 (6/41 Vannes-Meucon) He 111H Werk # Unk "6N + FH" (5/40), He 111H-3 Werk # 5652 "6N + FK" (lost 6/14/41) Bomber Operational Clasp POW with his entire crew, 14 June, 1941, after their ac was sd by a Beaufighter of No.219 Sq., piloted by F/Lt John Groves Topham. The pilot crash landed the ac at Guestling, Sussex, after the remaining crew had bailed. Remaining crew: Lt Hilmar Schmidt, Obs; Fw Herbert Schick, R/O and Fw Kurt Braun, Flt Engr. This pilot is credited with the sinking of the Royal Navy light cruiser HMS Curlew on 26 May, 1940. THis occurred off Skutenes, Lavangenfjord, Ofotfjord, Norway when te ship was hit by bombs dropped by his ac. HMS Curlew sank at position 68° 33' 32" N, 16° 33' 29" E (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Wiersbitsky.
67 Wiens, GerhardGefr4/JG-11 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 161301 "Yellow 1" (lost 3/8/44)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 8 March, 1944, reason and place unknown. Mombeek MIA List.
68 Wiener, GerhardLt1/23/1923LKS-1, StG-77Ju 87Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) in Crimea on 8 January, 1943. Jager Blatt 1/2005.
69 Wieland, WilhelmOblt1/22/19156/KG-55He 111P Werk # unk "G1 + HP" (lost 8/16/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 16 August, 1940; sd by Hurricanes of No.1 & No.615 Sq's., piloted by S/L David Pemberton and P/O Keith Lofts, respectively. The ac force landed at Bramber, Sussex. Remaining crew: Fw Hans Langstrof, Obs (POW); Uffz Werner Appell, R/O (POW); Uffz Anton Hattendorf, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Gerhard Pulver, Gnr (WIA & DOW 8/19/40). The two deceased buried at CC, Plot 6, Row 4. Hattendorf Gr 80, Pulver Gr 81 (D.Drury).
Cannock Chase
70 Wiegand, Gerhard "Gerd"Lt3/30/192225Erg/JGr West, 8/JG-26 (11/42), 2/JG-1 (5/43), 4/JG-26 (10/43)Fw 190A-3 "Black 10" & Fw 190A-4 Wk# 682 Blk 4" (60% dam.11/14/42), A-6 Wk# 550718 "Blue 6" (Dam 3/8/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (3/29/44)
EP(4/17/44)


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Glider Badge
Wound Badge in Black (11/42), Wound Badge in Silver (03/44), Wound Badge in Gold (06/44)

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
Victories 1 and 2 came in 2/JG-1, both Spitfires on 14 May, 1943. On 2 September, 1943, he had 38 combat sorties. He had 25 victories in 106 missions. One of his victims was Joe Icard of the American 62FS, 56FG, a P-47 on 8 March. 1944. He was wounded in the left hand, in Blue 6", this same engagement. Although Oblt Wolfgang Neu was Kdr of 4/JG-26, he flew wing for Wiegand, the highest scorer in 4 Staffel at the time. He opposed the 6 March, 1944 raid (Ralphs) and downed a P-47, however he was downed/injured and out of combat for 3 months. One known bomber victory, a B-17 of 379BG west of Eupen on 30 July, 1943. A Ventura on 3 September, 1943. A Spitfire 5 km W of Dunkirk on 5 September, 1943. Two P-47s of 353FG credited 12/30/43. His 12th, a Spitfire at the Somme Mündung on 2 January, 1944. His 14th & 15th, a Spitfire and a B-26 near Gravelines, France on 21 January, 1944. His 20th, a P-38 S of Courtrai on 4 March, 1944. His combat ended 11 June, 1944 after aerial combat with P-38s of 55FG, he bailed out, uninjured, but shattered his thigh on landing. Bowers/Lednicer, 32 victories. Deceased: 23/05/93 (CK)

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71 Wiedenhöft, GerhardOblt9/20/19155/KG-27He 111P Werk # Unk (lost 7/30/40)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 30 July, 1940; failed to return from a mission near Chester. Believed to have crashed into the Channel, circumstances unknown. Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Karl Kieselbach, Uffz Josef Röhse and Gefr Günter Woromus. (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Wiedenhoft.
72 Wieden, GerhardUffz28/JG-54Fw 190A
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Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a B-17 at Zechlin on 24 May, 1944. A 2nd, a P-51 at St. Andre-de-lAure on 20 June, 1944.
73 Wieck, GerhardFw8/JG-301Bf 109G-6 Werk # 160798 (lost 12/2/43)Fighter Operational ClaspPilot reported killed at Hennef-Sieg 2 December, 1943, cause unknown.
74 Wickborn, ?Fw10./KG 30Ju-88KIFA on 27 February 1944 22km off Hals (Denmark, take-off from Aalborg-West) on a bomb training mission due to unknown reason. Crew (KIFA): Obsv OGefr Feihle, Gunr Gefr W. Schmidt, Radop OGefr Granzig (MIA). 3 of the crew were found lifeless due to hypothermia floating near their life saving boat which was supposedly damaged as the crew ignited a flare.CKönig
75 Wichborn, WalterFw10/KG-30 (Aalborg West)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 5868 "4D +FU" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 27 February, 1944 when the AC was reported to have crashed into the sea off Kattegat, 22 km east of Hals Denmark, killing the entire crew. The crew were on a training exercise, and no cause for the crash was given. Remaining crew (KIC): Ogefr Karl Feichte and Gefr Willi Schmidt. All were buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 6 March, 1944. Source: Air War over Denmark.
76 Weyl, GerhardOblt12/8/192027I/JG-77 (9/41 Norway), 4/JG-5 (8/43 S.U.), Eins/JG-108 (2/44), Stffüh 10/JG-6Bf 109E-7 Wk# 6308 (lost), Bf 109G , Fw 190A-8, Bf 109 G-14AS Werk # 785092 "Black 11" (lost 12/24/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


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Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 24 December, 1944; Shot down in the "Black 11" in aerial combat south of Lüttich (Liege), the Ardennes. Shot down with wounds on 14 September, 1941, crash landing in Wk# 6308, totally destroying the AC (Source: SIG Norway). Most of his 27 victories were obtained in Norway. His first known Soviet victory, a P-40 WNW of Cape Korabelnyj on 18 August, 1943. An Il-2 on 14 September, 1943. A P-40 on 24 September, 1943. A P-39 on 13 October, 1943. A Pe-2 at Kirkenes on 3 November, 1943. A LaGG-3 and an R-5 NE of Nevel on 8 December, 1943. One known victory, a B-24 60 km S of Jungfrau on 25 February, 1944. Magnus, 8 victories.
77 Weyert, GerhardMaj6/4/1913311/LG-1 (37), Legion Condor 5J/88(1/38 Sp), Kdr II/ZG-2 (3/42), Kdr II/ZG-1 (2/43), I./Sch.G. 2 (mid '43, CKönig). Kdr III/SG-4 (9/44 S.U.), Kdr II/SG-4 (1/45)Ju 87A-1 Werk # 29-3 (1/38 Spain), Bf 110in ZGs, Fw 190F-8 Werk # 586449 (90% dam 1/27/45) in SG-4
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45)

Spanish Cross in Gold

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EP (1/5/42), Wound Badge
Destroyer & Assault Operational Clasps		WIA 27 January, 1945 when he was wounded and crash landed at Geppersdorf due to enemy flak. Prior to his J/88 assignment, he was assigned to 11(St)/LG-1 at Barth w/Gnr Uffz Goller (Weal-Osprey). His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 on 17 February, 1943. A 2nd, another Il-2 on 20 September, 1944. A 3rd, an Il-2 on 23 September, 1944.
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
Source: 12 o'clock high forum: (no date) with J/88 of the Condor Legion in Spain and flew with the Ju 87 Kette. 1939 Oblt., appt Staka 11./LG 1 (to 06.11.39). c.18.05.40 re-appt Staka 11./LG 1 (to 06.06.41). 05.01.42 Hptm., awarded Ehrenpokal. 22.04.42 appt Kdr. II./ZG 2 (to 03.10.42). 13.11.42 Hptm., appt Kdr. II./ZG 1. 04.43 Hptm., acting Kdr. III./ZG 1. c. 08.06.43 Hptm., appt Kdr. I./Schl.G. 2 (to 18.10.43?). 01.10.43 promo to Maj. 10.01.44 appt Kdr. III./SG 4 (to 27.01.45). c. 01.45 Maj., appt Kdr. II./SG 4 (to 27.01.45). 01.01.45 Maj., awarded DKG, SG 4.
78 Westphal, Gerthard Gerhard?Lt6/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.
Cannock Chase
79 Westermann, ErichOblt11/16/1911Osnabrück3/KG-40Fw 200C-3 Werk # 0061 "F8 + KL" (lost 6/15/41)Bomber Operational ClaspAC lost in Portugal 15 June, 1941; crew of six MIA (Fw 200 Losses, 1988 Book per H. Breuer). Added: The ac is reported to have exploded in flight, and came down in Amareleja Portugal without survivors. The deceased are indicated as buried in Moura Portugal. Remaining crew: Gefr Günter Kunert, Co-pilot; Ofw Gerhard Singer, R/O 1; Gefr Erwin Hildenbrand, R/O 2; Ofw Walter Reiser, Flt Engr and Uffz Fritz Grotstollen, Gnr. (D.Drury).
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
The aircraft was involved in air fighting and was probably hit. There are news cuttings of the time referring to a combat between a RAF Catalina and four German airplanes. The pilot was probably searching for a place to land and Amareleja had a landing strip at the time, but the Condor exploded in the air killing the entire crew. The bodies were collected by the Beja Fire Brigade and transported to Moura where they received proper military honors before being buried in the local cemetery, where they still are. (Source: portugal1939-1945.org)
80 Werthner, Johann "Hans" Fw87/NJG-2 (9/43), 10/NJG-3 (3/44 Varrel, 1/45 Jever)Bf 110, Ju 88G-6 Werk # 620890 "D5 + NV" (lost 1/1/45)


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Night Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 1 January, 1945 after being shot down with wounds by a Mosquito of RAF No. 604 Sq., piloted by F/Lt Foster, and crashing by Dolphia, 3 km east of Enschede, Holland. His R/O and Mechanic, Uffz Gerhard Hoppe and Uffz Franz Ofenscheidt, were killed in the crash (Jager Blatt 2/2004). Added: Uffz Hoppe buried Yssel Q-1-18 and Uffz Ofenschiessl (sp) buried Yssel Q-1-17 (SGLO). One known victory, a "4 mot" NW of Hannover on 27 September, 1943. Another, a Lancaster 15 km NE of Frankfurt on 22 March, 1944. A 4th, a "4 mot" in the Amiens area on 13 June, 1944. A 5th, a "4 mot" in the Uden area on 22 June, 1944. A 6th, same day, another "4 mot" in the Dinslaken area. Added: A Lancaster downed SW of Thionville on 28 December, 1944 (C.König). Lived in Austria after the war. Magnus Report, 9 victories. Bolten 8 victories. Alternate spelling: Wethner.
81 Wernicke, GerhardOblt1916/02/162.(H)/Aufkl. Gr. 14 (-02/43), 4.(H)/Aufkl. Gr. 12Bf-110 "5F+VK/ UK" (07/41 CK), Bf-110 "5F+EK" (09/41 CK), Bf-109 G-2/R4 Trop "Black 14" Werknr 10605 (lost 20/02/43), Bf-109 G-6/R3
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (17/10/43)
EP (12/04/43)

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Recce Operational Clasp in Gold		DK-G Awards List. His Wk# 10605 made a force landing SW of Zarzis on 20 February, 1943 after being hit by Bren Gun fire. Pilot escaped on foot and returned to his unit.

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82 Werner, GerhardHptm3/Kü.Fl.Gr.-106 (Atlantic)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1538 "M2 + AL" (lost 3/14/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 14 March, 1942, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).
83 Werner, GerhardLt6/KG-3 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 300194 "??" (lost 9/11/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with one other unnamed crewNE of Seschtschinskaja 11 September, 1943 after being hit by flak, One other WIA and one returned (Ju 88 Loss List).
84 Werner, GerhardLtIII/StG-151 (Yugoslavia)Ju 87D-3 Werk # 2748 (lost 8/16/43)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with unnamed crew 16 August, 1943; crashed east of Skopice due to a servicing fault. Ju 87 Loss List.
85 Werkmeister, GerhardUffz2/KGzbV-107 (Sola, Stavanger)Ju 52/3m (lost 5/30/40)Transport Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 30 May, 1940; sd by British fighter in the early morning at Skotten, killing the crew and four unnamed passengers. Remaining crew: Johann Leikermoser, Gnr; Uffz Hermann Becker, R/O and Gefr Herbert Voigt, Mech (flyvrak Norway).
86 Werbelow, GerhardUffz2/JGr.Ost (9/44) Bf 109G-6 Werk # 162443 "Black 25" "BF + WS" (65% dam 9/6/44) Pilot Badge Injured 6 September, 1944 making an emergency landing in the Hochmühl area, 800 meters E of Ehrenhöde/Kosel. He became disorientd and ran out of fuel (G.Festi 11/2025).
87 Wentz, GerhardLt2/KG-6 (Channel)Ju 188A-2 Werk # 160069 "3E + LK" (lost 5/15/44)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW the night of 14/15 May, 1944 when he was shot down en-route to target Bristol. Shot down by a Mosquito of No.488 Sq., piloted by F/Lt J.A.S.Hall and F/O J.P.Cairns. The Ju 188 crashed in the grounds of Inwood House, Temple Combe, near Henstridge, Somerset at 02:00 hours. Remaining crew: Uffz Karl Fritsch, Observer (POW); Uffz Hilmar Korf, R/O (geb 8/29/1922, KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Karl Hoyer, Gunner (KilledInAction (KIA), CWGC burial not reported; Blitz T & N suggests he became POW after bailing) and Gefr Gerhard Büttner, Gunner (1/21/1923, KilledInAction (KIA)). Korf and Büttner are buried in Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, Graves Plot 51, Sec H, Row V, Gr 231 & Plot 39, Sec H, Row A, Gr 232, respectively. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny, Yenston News article via Caroline Rowland and D. Drury.
88 Wentz, G.Lt1(F)/122 (6/40)He 111H (lost)Observer Operational ClaspForce landed 2 June, 1940 near the Lofotens due to lack of fuel. The entire unnamed crew were rescued by a Luftwaffe ASR aircraft. Wiki Luft data. This could be Gerhard, next record.
89 Wenke, GerhardOfhrIII/SG-10Fw 190F-8 Werk # 583442 (lost 3/7/45)Assault Operational ClaspMIA 7 March, 1945, cause and location unknown.
90 Wengel, GerhardHptm1Stfkpt 4/JG-54 (2/42 S.U.), Kdr I/JG-5 (2/43 to 1/44)Bf 109F in JG-54, Fw 190A EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 10 January, 1944 in aerial combat with a P-38 east of Radomir, near Sofia Bulgaria, opposing American bombers. He was replaced by Oblt Robert Müller (Acting), who was wounded this same day. His first known victory, a Soviet Pe-2 on 5 February, 1942.
91 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).
92 Wendler, GerhardUffz13/JG-300Bf 109G-10 Werk # 491309 "White 15" (lost 1/23/45)Fighter Operational ClaspPilot disposition unknown on 23 January, 1945 when his ac was lost in the area of Rawitsch (now Rawicz, Poland). Added: He is listed as "killed or missing" in the Onlineprojekt Gefallenendenkmäler from 13 Staffel, but w/o a burial location in VDK (D.Drury).).
93 Wendland, HelmutOblt4/24/19171/KG-3 (Griwotschki FP, Dno)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 8640 (70% dam 4/8/42)DK-G (10/3/42), EP (6/18/42), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational ClaspLOCS & EP found online. Added: His Ju 88 damaged in a takeoff accident from the Dno airfield. His disposition is unknown. Remaining crew: Fw Gerhard Haugk (or Haugh), Obs (Disp Unk); Uffz Walter Staib, R/O (Disp Unk) and Ogefr Rudi Müller, Gnr (died of injuries). Source: D.Drury.
94 Weltermeyer,EM3/SG-1 (late war)Fw 190F-8 & F-9Assault Operational ClaspPictured and labeled KilledInAction (KIA) in a Gerhard Bergmann photo album.
95 Weller, GerhardUffzI/KG-26 (Sola)He 111H-5 Werk # 3741 "1H + CH" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 13 June, 1941 at sea near Peterhead during an operation, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all MIA): Oblt Werner Rohländer, Observer; Gefr Leopold Blaha, R/O and Gefr Friedrich Jarks, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway. Added: KG-26 Loss List suggests that Oblt Rohländer may have been the pilot.
96 Weithaas, GerhardHptmStfkpt 7/KG-1 (S.U.)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 4038 "V4 + GR" (lost 10/11/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 11 October, 1941, cause and location unknown. Source: A. Mebius.
97 Weissbach, HansFlg4/ZG-26 (12/40 Memmingen)Bf 110, Do 17E-3 Werk # 2085 "DL + SD" (lost 12/9/40)Student PilotOne of three KIC 9 December, 1940, when their ac of ZS-2, crashed and burned near Wurzburg, Bavaria, due to an engine malfunction. The two remaining students were: Uffz Friedrich Schmidt and Gefr Georg Schulmayr. No known graves for either airman (D.Drury)..
98 Weiss, GerhardObltStffüh 1/StG-2 (S.U.)Ju 87B-2 Werk # 0566 "T6 + LH" (lost 10/7/41)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 7 October, 1941 after being hit by flak at Iwaniki. Source: A. Mebius.
99 Weisel, GerhardLt10/29/1923KilledInAction (KIA) 28 March, 1943. Jager Blatt 6/2003.
100 Weinert, GerhardOblt2/NAGr-14 (Med)Bf109G-6 Werk # 15682 (90% dam 7/27/43)Night Observer Operational ClaspWIA 27 July, 1943 during aerial combat at Reggio.

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