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1 Wolter, HorstLt114/JG-77Bf 109E-7 Werk # 4912 (lost) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 9 August, 1941 in aerial combat by Warlamowo with a Soviet fighter of the 72nd Fighter Aviation Regt. flown by Lt VladimirPokrovskiy. Only seconds earlier, Wolter had downed the one known victory, the I-16 of Lt. Viktor Alagurov of 72 IAP also. Magnus, 11 victories. AC identification by SIG Norway.
2 Widmaier, ViktorFlg87 (10/43), 8 & 9/JG-11 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-5 Werk # 26082 ""White 12" (flown 10/43), Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470066 "White 7 + I" (lost 2/10/44)EP


EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a B-17 10 km N of Langeoog on 2 October, 1943. Another, his 2nd, a B-17 by Telge on 8 October, 1943. His 3rd, a B-17 on 26 November, 1943. His 4th, a B-17 into the sea off Spiekeroog on 20 December, 1943. His 5th, a P-38 on 5 January, 1944. His 6th, a B-17 on 11 January, 1944. His 7th & 8th, a B-17 in the Rheine-Nordhorn area, and a P-47 near Hannover, on 10 February, 1944. WIA 10 February, 1944 during aerial combat with P-47s near Bentheim/Oldenburg.



3 Wedemeyer, FwI/KGr.z.b.V.-323 (3/43)Me 323D-6 (Gigant) Werk # 1130 (70% dam 3/30/43)Glider Pilot Badge, Wound Badge, Transport Operational ClaspInjured with his entire crew, 30 March, 1943, when they crash landed at Castell Vetrano, no cause reported. Remaing crew: Ofw Ried, Co-Pilot; Ogefr Schönemann, Obs: Uffz Clausen, R/O; Ogefr Bauer, Gnr 1: Ogefr Lubing, Gnr 2; Ogefr Löbert, Mech 1 and Ofw Nikol, Mech 2 (Qu.Meister File).
4 Weber, HeinzLt3(F)/123 (Channel)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430325 (lost 10/4/42)Observer Operational ClaspKIC with unnamed crew near Rennes 4 October, 1942; accidentally flew into the ground (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Roman Gastager and Radop OFw Bauer (shot down 2 Blenheim on 30/06/40 over Guernsey) flew with him from 04/41 (CKönig)
5 Weber, HansLt11/24/19153.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 123Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430325 (lost 10/4/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/27/42)
EP (01/12/41)(CKönig)
EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		KIC with his entire crew, 4 October, 1942, when they crashed in the vicinity of Coudray Vilboux, cause unknown. Remaining crew (pos unk, all bur Mont de Huisnes, Vault 10): OFw Otto Bauer (geb 9/4/1915), Gr 115;OFw Martin Bachmann (geb 9/28/1915), Gr 98 and Uffz Kurt Wilke (geb 3/15/1919), Gr 82. Lt Weber buried in Grave 132 (DK-G Awards List, absa3945 & LOCS). Added: Roman Gastager and Radop OFw Bauer (shot down 2 Blenheim on 30/06/40 over Guernsey) flew with him from 05/41-02/42 (CKönig)
6 Warmbier, EginhardtUffzFluglehrerschule der LWBü-181 Werknr 18100 (lost)KIFA on 25 May 1943 due to a collision in the air with another Bü-181 of Uffz Franz Bauer near Quedlinburg. Crew (KIFA): Pupil Gefr Rolf Engelhardt.CKönig
7 Wahrenburg, Viktor Erich MaxHptm12/30/1915RügenwaldeStfkpt 1(H)/21 (Krasnodar I)Fw 189A-2 Werk # 2312 "P2 + AH" (lost 9/23/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 23 September, 1942 at Besyminoje due to flak, no mention of remaining crew (Obs Loss List). Added: The Gunner, believed to be based on a VDK entry, Ogefr Heinrich Strasser, was also MIA. He and Hptm Wahrenburg are confirmed MIA, and commemorated in the German War Cem at Krasnodar-Apscheronsk, Russia. No mention of an Observer (D.Drury).
8 Voelmle, DieterLt9/JG-26Bf 109G-6 (lost 7/18/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Flew wing for Oblt Viktor Hilgendorff. Both were shot down over Dreux on 18 July, 1944, by P-47s of the 373rd FG. Dieter suffered slight shrapnel wounds to the face. Hilgendorff was shot while hanging in his chute.
9 Torngrind, HerbertFw9/StG-1Ju 87R (lost 8/8/40)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspFailed to return from a mission over the Channel 8 August, 1940 during the Battle of Britain. Added: His R/O-Gnr this date was Gefr Heinrich Bauer. They were shot down at sea SW of the Isle of Wight while attacking shipping, their dispositions uncertain (D.Drury).
10 Tocha, GerhardLt1916/11/21DirschauGKFS Lechfeld (1939 CK)I./KG 28He 111 H-4 "1T + HL" Werknr 3286 (80% dam 30/04/41 CK)Tocha (no) belly-landed his ac at Nantes airfield on 30 April, 1941, after a raid on Plymouth and Devonport. He may have been struck by mines dropped from a Havoc piloted by F/Lt McLennahan of No. 93 Sq. Source: J.Schadskaje. Added: Lt Tocha was killed in the crash. Burial at Pornichet Cem, Blk 3, Row 14, Gr 431. No crew detail reported (absa3945). Added: Crew Obsv OFw Bauer, Gunr OFw Krautzig, Radop Uffz Lübberding. They first attacked successfully a merchant ship of 5000 BRT. Tocha was seriously WIA and seemingly DOW later. During the flight back OFw Bauer who had no flying licence managed to bring the a/c to an airfield and crashlanded it with the help of the crew and via radio (CK)

Lt Tocha
Courtesy CK



OFw Bauer

OFw Krautzig



Uffz Lübberding
Courtesy CK
11 Thomanek, ViktorGefrIII/StG-151 (Med)Ju 87D-3 Werk # 2371 (lost 9/12/43)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 12 September, 1943 when he collided in-flight with another Ju 87, Wk# 0279 (crew not identified) north of the Rann Bahnhof \. His unnamed R/O was OK/ Ju 87 Loss List
12 Sy, Erwin PaulMaj8/21/1915Angermünde4(K)/LG-1 (9/39), Stab II/LG-1 (Med 2/41), Stfkpt 4/LG-1 (Africa)Ju 86, He 111H Werk # Unk "L1 + EM" (dam 5/10/40), Ju 88A-5 Werk # 2203 (50% dam 2/4/41), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 8610 "L1 +BA" (lost 12/2/42) RK(5/22/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/2/42)
EP(4/8/41)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		Shortly after receiving his RK, he and his crew were sd during an attack on the fortress of Tobruk on 2 December, 1942 in Wk# 8610, buried Derna Cem.. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)):his Commander, Obstlt Franz von Benda, Obs; Fw Ernst Neumeister, R/O and Fw Ewald Bauer, Gnr.. Sy and his Gunner, Uffz Ewald Bauer were WIA when attacked by Hurricanes near Malta on 4 February, 1941. 300 combat missions. Source: Kaiser RK book. Added: On 10 May, 1940, his He 111 made a forced landing on the beach near Calais-Marck after being attacked by an MS 406 of GC III/1, piloted by Sgt Albert Durand and a Bloch 152 of GC II/8, piloted by SC jean Honorat, Sy, the observer on this flight, was captured unhurt. Remaining crew (POW): Oblt Horst Merkwitz, Pilot; Fw Bruno Falkenhagen, R/O and Fw Rudolf Martin, Flt Engr (WIA). All POW's repatriated soon after (D.Drury).syxx
13 Süß, ErnstOblt8/31/1912Possessern/ East Prussia (today Pozezdrze, Poland)687/JG-52, 9/JG-52 (2/42 Russia), 1/JGr-50 (10/43), Stfkpt 9/JG-11Bf 109G-5 Werk # 15709 (lost 12/20/43) RK(9/4/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/29/42)
EP(5/4/42)

EK 1 & 2

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with star pendant
KilledInAction (KIA) 20 December, 1943 near Wardenburg in Oldenburg after downing a P-38. He had to bale out of his G-6 and his chute failed to open, as witnessed by Flg Viktor Widmaier. Added: His remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is understood to exist at Swinoujscie, Poland. He is commemorated in the German War Cem. at Stare Czarnowo, Poland (D.Drury). Barbarossa pilot with 68 victories as of late 1943, 60 in the East. His first known Soviet victory, an Su-2 on 16 February, 1942. Two Il-2s on 6 August, 1942. An I-16 Rata on 12 August, 1942. A Yak-1 on 15 August, 1942. Two Yak-1s on 31 August, 1942. Two LaGG-3s on 1 November, 1942. An La-5 and a Boston III on 5 December, 1942. A Soviet B-25 on 30 May, 1943. Numerous multiple victories. Served with Grislawski (as wingman), Graf and Füllgrabe. Süß is known as the person responsible for 9/JG-52 being referred to as "Karaya". He brought a record player from home after a leave, but only found a Crimean Tartar recording with the words "Karaya", thus the nickname. Bowers/Lednicer, 70 victories. Name is also written as Süss.
14 Strutz, JohannesUffz7/KG-30 (Norway)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 3503 "4D + NR" (lost 3/20/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 20 March, 1942; failed to return from a mission, cause and location unknown. Remaining crew: Uffz Walter Gayk, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Viktor Schumacher, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Kurt Grebe, Gunner (MIA). Source: SIG Norway.
15 Ströhmer, WilliOfw5/KG-51 (S.U.)Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144627 "9K + IN" (lost 7/6/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/16/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		POW 6 July, 1943; shot down by Soviet fighters, crashing north of Olchowatka. One other unnamed crew OK, one unnamed MIA and Fw Viktor Schleicher, KilledInAction (KIA) (Dierich) (Ju 88 & KG-51 Loss Lists). DK-G Awards List
16 Stockbauer, Ludwig R?Lt1(F)/123 (Channel)Ju 88D-2 Werk # 0396 "4U + HH" (lost 8/26/41)Observer Operational ClaspPOW 26 August, 1941when he was shot down during a reconnaissance mission over Bristol and Birmingham England. He was the victim of two Hurricanes of RAF No.615 Sq., piloted by F/O R.G.O.J.Mouchette and Sgt Hamilton. The AC crashed at 18:34 hours at Belgooly, Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, where the entire crew were interned. Remaining crew: Lt Rudolf Bauer, Observer; Gefr Herbert Schulze, R/O and Gefr Gerhard Grechsel, Gunner. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny.
17 Stitz, H.Uffz9/KG-6 (9/44)Ju 88A-2 Werk # unk (lost 9/2/44)Wound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost the night of 1/2 September, 1944 southeast of Zwolle, cause and pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: Cause still unknown. Pilot Uffz Stitz injured in a crash. His Observer, Ogefr M.Bauer also injured. His R/O, Ogefr R.Stinner Safe. Two other unnamed,also safe (SGLO).
18 Steputat, KurtOfw3(F)/10 (S.U.)Ju 88D Werk # 2832 "T1 + BL" (lost 5/20/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew at Kastomoje-Lipecz-Liwny 20 May, 1942, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Their ac was attacked, while on a reconnaissance mission, over Yelets Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, by an I-153 of IAP 591, piloted by Jr/Lt Viktor Antonovich Barkovskiy. The Soviet pilot expended his ammunition and then rammed the German machine, resulting in his own death. He was later posthumously made a Hero of the Soviet Union. Remaining crew (MIA): Fw Karl Maurer, Obs; Fw Helmut Franzke, R/O and Uffz Rudi Schröder, Gnr. Ofw Steputat believed buried in the War Cem at Charkow, Ukraine among the unknown (D.Drury).
19 Speigl, MartinOfw1/20/1915AmbergFlight Instructor Sch.Kp./Blindflugschule-4 (Kastrup)Ju 52/3m Werk # 4039 (lost at sea)Transport Operational ClaspKIC 14 July, 1941, crashing into the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Sweden, near Kögebukten, during a training mission. Swedish AA guns did fire at a German AC at Trelleborg on this date, and Speigls AC may have been the one on the receiving end, and causing the crash. His body washed ashore 6 August, 1941 at Kögebukten, near Ystad, and was buried at Trelleborg Sweden on 9 August, 1941. Two other crewmen from this flight were buried in the Kobenhavn Vestre Cemetery in Denmark; Uffz Heinz Rutenberg, a student R/O (born 1/18/1917 Güstrow) and Uffz Hans Thalec, R/O Instr (born 10/28/1916 Leoben/Steiermark). Two others remain MIA, both student pilots; Uffz Helmut Wirth (born 11/4/1917 Orteisburg) and Gefr Viktor Lechner (born 1/19/1920 Senzenberg). Source: B.Widfeldt
20 Sosner, HeinzObltStfkpt 10/JG-54Fw 190A-8 Werk# 172678 (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 23 July, 1944 west of Lublin. This Wk# may be incorrect as it has been attributed to Fw Gerhard Bauer, 13/JG-54, KilledInAction (KIA) 21 September, 1944 near Almelo. Alternate spelling: Sosna (Stankey & DeZeng)
21 Sorko, ViktorOblt01/10/21 (ckonigxx)Graz (ckonigxx)4II/NJG-3, 1/NJG-1 (6/43), 4/NJG-5 (3/44)Bf-110 G-4 "C9 + GM" Werknr. 5444 (lost 06/06/44) (CK)EP


EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 6 March, 1944 during aerial combat with American fighters,opposing the Berlin Raid, at Ladeburg, near Berlin. Both crew killed. The AC crashed just north of Bernau. One known victory, a Stirling 12 km south of Karlshult on 21 April, 1943. Two victories on 23 June, 1943; a Stirling and a Halifax. A 4th, a Lancaster on 29 June, 1943. Added: Radop Uffz Franz Hucke (KIA) (CK)


HuckeC
22 Sigmund, RudolfHptm1915/03/05Hardheim Baden291./NJG 1, Stab II./NJG 2, 10./NJG 1 (02/43), Stfkpt 10. & 11./NJG 1 (07/43), Kdr III./NJG 3 (08/43)Bf 110 G-4 "G9 + AX" Werknr 5380 (dam 25/07/43), Bf 110 G-4 "D5 + AD" Werknr 5560 (lost 03/10/43) RK (08/08/43)

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

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

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

Courtesy CK
23 Seebauer, ViktorObstKdr II/KG-153 (5/39), Kdr II/KG-3 (7/39)Ju 52 & Ju 86 in KG-153, Do 17Z in KG-3Bomber Operational Clasp
24 Schwenke, Walter ? or Hans Viktor ?ObltKüstenfliegergruppe Kü.Fl.Gr -406, Stab/KG-40 (8/40 Brest-Guipavas)Fw 200C-1, He 111H-5 Werk # 3515 "1T + HH" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 7 September, 1940 during a mission over England. They were shoy down by flak over the sea. Remaining crew: Oblt Hans Giesse, Fw Köpplin, Fw Csesny and Uffz Lerique. These latter two were from 3/KGr-126. Jager Blatt 6/2001. His given name, Walter, may be a Jager Blatt error. His given name may be Hans Viktor per D.Stankey & L.DeZeng.
25 Schwärzel, Gerhard "Gerd"Fw4/3/1921Brunsbrüttel8/KG-3 (7/44)He 111H-16 Werk # 160980 "5K + HS" (lost 7/29/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 29 July, 1944 when his ac crashed W of Amiens, Somme, France due to unknown circomstances. Remaining crew: Ogefr Willi Bauer, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Alfred Schneider, R/O (WIA); Ogefr Karl Heinz Benua, Flt Engr (WIA) and Ogefr Waldemar Naujoks, Gnr (WIA). The pilot is buried in the German War Cem. at Bourdon, France, Blk 31, Row 17, Gr 645. No grave found for Ogefr Bauer (D.Drury).
26 Schumann, AlfredMaj1912/02/12GrimmaStfkpt 1./DFS 230 (06-10/42), Stfkpt 1./KG.z.b.V. 323 (11/42), Stfkpt 1./TG 5, Stfkpt 3./TG 5 (06/43-10/44)DFS-230, Me-323 E-1 "C8 + GG" Werknr 130038 (dam 85%)
EK 1 & EK 2

at least Transporter Operational Clasp in Silver		Uninjured in a crash-landing of a Gigant on 09/05/44 on airfield of Balomir on a return supply flight to Kecskemet/ Hungary due to engine failure. Crew mostly uninjured: 2. pilot Fw Bauer, Radop Uffz Zipfinger, Mech OFw Beck, Mech Uffz Geisler, Gunr OGefr Greiner, Gunr OGefr Hanenberg, Gunr OGefr Faulland, Gunr Gefr Przybilski (slightly WIFA), Mech OGefr Rosenbaum Gunr (slightly WIFA)CKönig
27 Schulz, ErichFw9/KG-53 (1/45)He 111H-16 Werk # 8187 "A1 + CT" (lost 1/5/45)Wound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspInjured 5 January, 1945, when his ac crashed at Wester Landsted t, Schleswig due to an engine malfunction. Remaining crew (only two pos known): Uffz Robert Bauer (WIA); Uffz Emil Rydwal, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz ErichPiechottka (WIA) and Ofw Richard Mann (KilledInAction (KIA)). Uffz Rydwal and Ofw Mann are buried in the German War Cem at Husum Ostfriedhof, Blk III, Row B; Mann in Gr 7, Rydwal in Gr 8 (D.Drury).
28 Schröder, ViktorUffz6/StG-1Ju 87B-1 (lost 7/25/40)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 25 July, 1940; sd over the English Channel by Hurricanes of No. 56 Sq. off Dover, Kent. Another source places the crash at "mid-Channel between Folkestone and Cap Gris Nez". His R/O-Gnr, Gefr Herbert Lipsius also MIA (D.Drury).
29 Schnez, ViktorOblt1922/04/05Vienna (CK)III./KG 255 (1937), 5./KG 51 (09/39-05/40), Leningrad area (11/41), 2./KGr. 806 (Med)Ju-88 A-1 (lost 05/40, CK), Ju 88 A-5 "M7+EK" (lost (29/06/41, CK), Ju-88 A-4 "M7+AK" (01/42 lost)
EK 1 & EK 2
Wound Badge

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


Courtesy CK
30 Schmedl, ViktorFwSG-102Ju 87R-2 Werk # 5852 (lost 6/19/44)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 19 June, 1944 when he collided with another Ju 87, Wk# 5997, over the village of Adamov, Cz. The second ac was piloted by Uffz Gerhard Daubner, who escaped injury by bailing. No mention of an R/O from either ac (F.Braun).
31 Schittke, ViktorGefr9/JG-54Bf 109G-6 Werk# 160639 "Yellow 9" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 29 March, 1944 over Nordwohlde/Bassum.
32 Schilling, AlbertUffz8./KG 26Ju-88 (lost)Schilling might not be the pilot of the crew which were all KIC on 11 May 1944 in Etang de Meugio, Montpellier. Crew: OGefr Karl Bauer (born 06/06/23 in Regensburg, buried in Dagneux war cemetery block 34 row 15 grave 523), Uffz Wilhelm Treue, Gefr Franz Mayrhuber.


Bauer

CKönig
33 Schierling, RudolfFw8/KG-3Do 17Z-3 Werk # 4227 "5K + HR" (lost 9/30/40)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 30 September, 1940 after his ac was attacked and sd by fighters during a raid on London. The ac crashed into the Thames Estuary. Remaining crew: Fw Otto Bauer, Obs (MIA); Uffz Ludwig Schroff, R/O (MIA) and Fw Alfred Salomo, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC Blk 5, Row 7, Gr 149 (D.Drury).
Cannock Chase
34 Schick, RudolfFwIII/KG-26 (6/41), 7/KG26 (8/41)He 111H-5 Werk # 3915 (dam 6/21/41), He 111H (lost 8/7/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 27 August, 1941 after being sd 7 August, 1941 and evading capture; after being rammed by a Soviet fighter piloted by Jr/Lt Viktor V.Talalikhin (survived by chute) of 177 Jager Regt.. Remaining crew(KilledInAction (KIA)): Lt Josef Taschner, Observer; Lt Hans Joachim Goetz, X-Gerat Sys Oper; Uffz Hans Franke, R/O; and Fw Gottfried Purschke, Mechanic. Schick died of TB in 1942 in a POW camp.(Jager Blatt 6/2003 & D.Drury). Added: Earlier, on 21 June, 1941, two of his unnamed crew members were injured when he crashed his Werk # 3915 at St. Germain, no further detail (D.Drury).davedrury
35 Schiberth, Viktor H.Fw13/NJG-5BF 110 EK 2
Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 11 January, 1944 during aerial combat with American fighters at Helmstedt. Source: T. Boiten.
36 Scheurich, KasparHptm5/20/1912Berlin3(F)/121 (10/40 Channel)He 111P Werk # Unk (lost 5/10/40)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 10 May, 1940; sd while on a reconnaissance mission by a Spitfire of No.73 Sq., piloted by S/Ldr J.W.C.More. The ac crashed near Chambley-Bussieres, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew (desig unk): Oblt Erich Horn, Fw Heinrich Klein and Uffz Herbert Baur. They are buried in the German War Cem. at Niederbronn-les-Bains, France, in Block 33. Hptm Scheurich Row 13, Gr 409; Oblt Horn Row 13, Gr 410; Fw Klein Row12, Gr 408 and Uffz Bauer Row 13, Gr 411 (D.Drury).
37 Schede, WernerUffz9./ KG 53He-111 H-16KIA/KIC on 11 June 1944 at Sitno 5 km NE Zamosc/Poland. Crew: Obsv Uffz Arnold Wandzik, Radop Uffz Ernst Bauer (09/05/19 in Lichtenau), Gunr OGefr Günter Neuhaus, Gunr Gefr Franz Wenzel.


CKönig
38 Schäfer, GerhardLt3/14/1924Lufttorpedostaffel 1/KG-26 (2/45 Stavanger Norway)Ju 88A-17 Werk # 883924 "1H + LH" (lost 2/10/45), Ju 88A-17 (lost 4/21/45) Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		MIA 21 April, 1945; sd by a Mosquito over the North Sea, Map Quadrant 3807/05 Ost. Remaing crew (MIA): Bomb Uffz Otto Bauer; R/O Fw Hubert Hoppe (12/2/1918) and Gnr Ogefr Richard Gattner (12/28/1924). WIA with unnamed crew 10 February, 1945, shot down by flak, crash landed at Andenes Norway. Source: SIG Norway & Ju 88 Loss List. Added: the unnamed crew are those mentioned in the April 1945 loss (Flyvrak Norway).
39 Sadewasser, Rolf ViktorLtStab III/JG-5 (Finland)Bf 109F-4 Werk# 10153 "<3 +" (lost 5/8/43)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 8 May, 1943; Aerial combat with a Soviet P-39 near Ura Guba, 20 km west of Murmansk. Mombeek MIA List.
40 Rudek, ErichGefr4/KG-55He 111P-2 Werk # 2643 "G1 + CM" (lost 9/30/40)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 30 September, 1940; sd by Hurricanes of Nos. 238 & 504 Sqs. during an operation to Yeovil, Somerset. The ac crashed into the sea off Portland, Dorset. Remaining crew: Ofw Helmut Guttler (or Güttler), Obs (MIA); Gefr Karl Bauer, R/O (MIA); Gefr Fritz Strauss, Flt Engr (MIA) and Ogefr Willi Schocke, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA)). The body of Gefr Schocke washed ashore on 14 October, 1940, and was buried at Gosport (Ann's Hill) Cem., Plot 189, Gr 24 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Rudeck.
41 Rosenfeldt, HorstOblt5/KG-77 (Med)Ju 88A-5 (dam in a 1941 trng accident), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 0883641 "3Z + KN" (lost 4/19/42)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW (in Canada) with R/O Ogefr Rudolf Krizek 19 April, 1942; shot down by flak at La Valetta Malta; Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Willi Feige, Obs and Ogefr Josef Bauer, Gnr (Ju 88 Loss List & 12 Oclock Forum). Per a relative of the pilot, Rosenfeldt was able to bail thru the front bubble which had been destroyed. Oblt Rosenfeldt deceased in 2002. Added: Of the two deceased, Ogefr's Feige and Bauer, only Ogefr Bauer is listed in the VDK. His remains were transferred from Malta to the Cagliari (St Michele) Communal Cem., Sardinia, Blk 1, Gr 166 (D.Drury).
42 Rigterink, EgbertLt4/3/1924Nordhorn-Frensdorf6/KG-30 (6/44)Ju 88 S-3 Werk # 330413 "4D +CP" (lost 7/18/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 18 July, 1944, Shot down by ships flak during an attack on the allied landing fleet. The ac crashed 1km SW of Marcelet, St Manvieu-Norrey, W of Caen. Remaining crew: Uffz Kurt Voigt (MIA), Uffz Anton Recht (Bail/POW) and Ogefr Viktor Reil (KilledInAction (KIA), buried German War Cem at St Desir-de-Lisieux (LOCS & C.König).
43 Reper, Karl HeinzLt11/30/1914Friedrichsort/KielTO Stab I/KG-100He 177A-3 Werk # 332224 "6N + TL" (lost 3/22/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 22 March, 1944; shot down by enemy fighters south of Rheine during a transfer flight. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Heinz Dittmann, geb 9/10/1920, K.Obs; Uffz Erich Bauer, geb 3/4/1921, R/O; Ofw Heinrich Karl Zarzitzky, geb 10/23/1915, Wart; Uffz Heinz Winter, geb 9/8/1920, Gunner; Uffz Karl Bierbrauer, geb 4/9/1922, Gunner; Uffz Richard Kristen, geb 1/30/1919, Elect; Ogefr Viktor van Kuil, geb 11/3/1922, Mech; Gefr Erwin Grönner, geb 7/12/1923, Wart and Gefr Kurt Schwarz, geb 9/26/1923, Wart. Sources: B.Bines & Jager Blatt 6/2003.
44 Pyötsiä, Viktor VikkiOffz Cand1909Finland224/LeLv-24, 3/LeLv-24(VFokker D.XXI "FR-110" "Blue 7" (4/40), B-239 "BW-376" "Wh 6" (7/41), Bf 109G-6 (Suulaj
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		437 missions (H. Breuer)
45 Preusker, ViktorLt1III/JG-7 (3/45)Me 262 EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first known victory, a P-51 on 25 March, 1945, most likely a bomber escort in the Lüneburg area.
46 Pollitz, ViktorOblt7/KG-4 (5/40 Delmenhorst)He 111P-6 Werk # 2633 "5J + PR" (lost 5/10/40)Bomber Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 at Zwanenburg, cause and pilot and crew disposition unknown. Netherland Loss Registry. Added: He and his crew were taken prisoner by the Dutch after their ac was hit by AA fire, and force landed at Zwanenhurg. Remaining crew: Uffz Bernhard Hintze, Obs; Ogefr Helmut Röthig, R/O and Uffz Edmund Schubert, Flt Engr. Unlike most Luftwaffe crews in Dutch captivity, released after the Dutch surrender, this crew was transported to England (D.Drury).
47 Petermann, ViktorOblt5/26/1916Weipert Sudetenland64Stab/JG-52(8/42 S.U.), 5/JG-52(3/43), 6JG-52(9/43), Stab/ JG 52 (07/44), Stfkpt 10/JG-52 (1/45), II/JG-52(2/45), III/JG-7(3/45) ,Bf 109F in 42, Bf 109G-2 Werk # 14186 "Black <4 + -4" (force land 8/15/42), Bf 109G-4 Wk# 19257 (lost 6/6/43), Bf 109G-6 Wk# 15851 (lost 10/1/43), Me 262 RK(2/29/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/23/43)
EP(9/9/43)

EK 1 & 2

Wound Badge in Silver

Fighter Clasp in Gold with pendant
Plus 6 unconfirmed. 550 combat missions. While in III/JG-52 in Russia, he sank one gun boat and 50 Troop ferries. On 6 June, 1943, he was shot down behind Russian lines in Wk# 19257, but evaded and returned three days later. Added: On 15/08/43 he rammed a I-153 but managed to fly home (CKönig). On 1 October, 1943 in Wk# 15851, he lost his left arm and a toe from German AA fire, returning from an escort mission. He returned to active duty in July of 1944, with Stab III & II/JG-52, achieving another 4 victories with an artificial limb. All his victories were in the East. His first known Soviet victory, an I-153 on 15 August, 1942. An Su-2 on 17 September, 1942. A MiG-1 on 29 September, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 4 October, 1942. An I-16 on 11 February, 1943. An I-153 on 12 February, 1943. An I-153 on 13 February, 1943. An R-5 on 12 March, 1943. A Yak-1 on 19 March, 1943. An Il-5 on 18 April, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 20 April, 1943. A LaGG-5 on 21 April, 1943. Two Yak-1s on 23 April, 1943. Two R-5s on 25 April, 1943. Numerous Soviet multiple victories. Three Il-5s on 26 July, 1943. A Yak-1 and four Il-2s on 25 September, 1943. He was credited with two B-17 victories in March, 1945 in the Me 262. He furtermore managed to sink a Sowjet gun boat and 50 landing boats. Bowers, 64 victories. Deceased 19 May, 2001 in Freiburg.




48 Parisius, HeinrichFwStfkpt NAGr.-10 (9/43 S.U.), 12(H)/13Fw 189A Werk # 125196 (lost 9/9/43) RK(11/18/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/31/43)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
EP (11/30/42), Night Observer Operational Clasp		WIA 9 September, 1943; shot down by flak NW of Shotstoka. His Observer, Hptm Viktor Samwer, was KilledInAction (KIA) and the 3rd unnamed crewmember was also WIA (Obs Loss List). KilledInAction (KIA) 11 February, 1945.
49 Panhans, ReinholdLt5/29/1916Königsberg3(F)/22Do 17P (crashed at sea off the Swedish coast)Observer Operational ClaspKIC 13 August, 1940 off the Swedish coastline, cause unknown. His body was found on the Swedish west coast and he was buried at Grebbestad Sweden on 11 October, 1940. The remaining two crewmembers, Fw Helmut Otto (born 6/1/1913) and Uffz Hans Bauer (born 6/29/1917) are still MIA. Source: B.Widfeldt
50 Orend, ViktorUffz9/JG-1 (France)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163968 "Yellow 16" (lost 7/14/44)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 14 July, 1944 after being shot down by Allied fighters near Caen. Source: J. Geensen.
51 Oehm, Hans DieterLt9/5/19241LKS-1 (school 11/42), 5(Sturm)/JG-300 (7/44), 8(Sturm)/JG-300 (12/44)Fw 190A-8 EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a P-38 in the Rosenheim area on 18 July, 1944. Shot down twice, once with serious wounds from B-24 return fire. After recovering in a Hungarian hospital, he returned to active duty. Added: Occasional wingman for Konrad Bauer; deceased December 2016 (falkeeins-blog).

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52 Nies, WalterOFwDo 24 "KK + ON" Werknr. 019 (lost on 05/01/41)KilledInAction (KIA) on 05/01/41 when aircraft 019 crashed near Caen, cause unknown. Crew (all WIA): Radop Uffz Karl Tubbesing, Mech Ogfr. Wilhelm Bauer, Gunr Fw. Josef Haas


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CKonig
53 Nadelkien, ViktorGefrBFS 7He-111 P-5 "VD +YG" Werknr. 1740 (55& dam 21/04/43)Pilot student WIFA on 21/04/43 due to failure of one engine S of Radom airfield. On board was instr. Oblt Pusch and 5 other uninjured crew/studentsCKönig
54 Müller, Karl ViktorLt4/JG-77 (S.U.)Bf 109F-4 Werk# 8473 "White 14 + -" (lost 3/20/42)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 20 March, 1942; Shot down by AA fire while escorting Ju 87s near Sevastopol. Mombeek MIA List.
55 Moller, Viktor vonMajStfkpt 5(F)/122 (3/43-9/43)JU 88A & DObserver Operational ClaspWiki Luft data.
56 Mihelcic, ViktorOfwSlovenia2FFS A/B Prenzlau (1941 CK) , JFS 4 Fürth, 15. (Kroat)/JG 52 (joins 10/42 to Lovo 02/43)Bf 109E, Bf 109 G-2 "Green 9" Werk # 13516 (lost 04/05/43) EK 2

at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze
MIA 4 May, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported. Alternate spelling: Mehelic. MIA status & spelling source: Bf 109 Loss List.
57 Meyer, ViktorUffz5/KG-3 S.U.)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 4304 "5K + CN" (lost 7/1/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 1 July, 1941 at Oroyzheso, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
58 Meyer, PeterOblt1/25/1912WerdenBFS-5 (5/42 Belgrade-Semlin, Yugoslavia) He 111P-4 Werk # 2912 (lost 5/22/42) Pilot Badge KIC with his entire crew and students, 22 May, 1942, when they crashed near Dinias, Timis County, Romania, while on a training flight out of Fliegerhorst Belgrade-Semlin, Yugoslavia,cause unknown. Remaining crew: Uffz Rudolf Burian, R/O; Ofw Erwin Kaiser, Flt Engr; Fw Karl Weckerle, Student Pilot; Lt Fritz Kurt Hans Kahl, Student Pilot; Uffz Heinz Werner, Stusent R/O and Uffz Hans Bauer, Student R/O. The remains of the decease have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but graves are believed to exist at Peciu Nou (Ger = Ulmbach), Timis County, Romania, about 1.5 km SE of the crashsite. The crew are commemorated in the War Cemetery at Iasi (Jasi), Romania (D.Drury).
59 Matthieu, ViktorUffzKG 4Ju 52KIFA on 20/07/36 at the Rennsteig (Thuringia) during an exercise in the night. Crew: Obsv Lt Kurt Kirsch (KIFA), RadOp Uffz Friedl Delvo (WIFA), Mech Ogefr Frey (WIFA)CKonig
60 Lossberg, Viktor vonObst3/14/1904PosenStfkpt 2/KG-76 (9/39), Kdr III/KG-26 (8/40 Stavanger-Sola), Kdr II/KG-26 (3/43), I/NJG-1 (10/43), Tech Amt des RLM (4/43)He 111H in III Grp, Ju 88S in II Grp RK(10/17/41)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp
Narvik Shield		Channel pilot. Assigned to the Reich Ministry of Aviation, helped develop the "Wilde Sau" concept. When this concept petered out, he and Hajo Hermann developed the "Infiltration " concept where Night Fighters infiltrated the British bomber formations, inbound and outbound, once in the stream, each fighter could attack the bombers at will. This tactic was to prove the most successfulday or night victory of WWII, when 94 heavies were downed and another 13 heavily damaged the night of 30-31 March, 1944.39 Night Fighter missions. Deceased 24 May, 1983 Garmisch-Partenkirchen (P. Bastin).
61 Loseke, HaroldUffz3(F)/22Fw 200C-3/U1 "F8 + MS"Observer Operational ClaspThis Fw 200C, belonging to 8/Transportstaffel "Condor", and at the disposal of 3(F)/22, was on its way from Gardemoen FP outside Oslo to Windau, when it experienced an internal armament explosion. With damage to the tail and the left wing, Loseke managed to reach the Swedish coast with only meters of altitude, and made a perfect emergency landing at the Torslanda Airport outside of Gothenburg Sweden on 8 May, 1945. Remaining crew: Lt Albert Zepf, Uffz Christian Timm, Co-pilot, Ogefr Alois Bauer, Ogefr Eduard Schott, Uffz Paul Schweitzer, and Uffz Walter Träger. Lt Zepf may have been the Co-pilot, but was not identified as such by the author. Another report suggests that one of the crew fired the damaging shots in an act of mutiny, and may have been thrown out in mid-air. No confirmation on this story. Source: Widfeldt Note: The call sign "F8" is attributed to KG-40, which also flew courier flights over Sweden.
62 Lorra, ViktorOfwIII/KG-30Ju 88A-4
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/28/43)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
63 Linke, WalterOfw3/27/1920Frankenstein ThüringenI/StG-2, 3/StG-2, 3/SG-2, II/SG-103Ju 87 Radio Operator RK(12/16/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/15/42)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		R/O mostly for RK-EL Holder Maj. Herbert Bauer. 950 missions, mostly with Major Bauer.
64 Lechner, ViktorGefr1/19/1920SenzenbergBFS-4 (Kastrup)Ju 52/3mStudent PilotMIA 14 July, 1941 during a training mission over the Baltic Sea. The Ju 52 was piloted by Instructor Martin Speigl, and crashed into the Baltic 5-6 km east of St Heddinge. Source: Air War over Denmark. See Martin Speigl Record for further detail.
65 Lamotte, A.Uffz2/Kü.Fl.Gr-606 (9/41)Ju 88A-6 Werk # 4385 "7T + GK"(lost 9/12/41)Observer Operational ClaspHis Ju 88 crashed at Aalsmeer Holland (Bennebroekseweg 53, Rijenhout) on 12 September, 1941, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: The cause of the crash is still unknown. The entire crew of four were killed and buried at Ysselsteyn. The Pilot, Uffz Lamotte buried CW-7-167. Remaining crew: Gefr W.Klotz, Obs (bur CW-7-169); Ogefr G.Kohn, R/O (bur CW-7-170) and Gefr F.Bauer, Gnr (bur CW-7-168) (SGLO).
66 Kühhorn, GeorgStbsFw1(F)/123Ju 88A Werk # Unk (lost 5/9/40)Observer Operational ClaspPOW 9 May, 1940 after his ac developed engine trouble (or was hit by ground fire), and made an emergency landing at Azy, Cher, France. Remaining crew (all POW briefly): Lt Franz Oswald, Obs (later Hptm); Uffz Ewald Stratmnn, R/O and Uffz Franz Bauer, Gnr (D.Drury).



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67 Krockow, Graf Hans Kaspar vonLt6/5/19183/KG-55He 111P-4 Werk # 2946 "G1 + EL" (lost 4/11/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 11 April, 1941 on an operation to Birmingham, cause unknown. The ac returned to France, but crashed at Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados. Remaining crew: Ofw Rudi Mondrey (or Mandrey), Obs (KilledInAction (KIA), no known grave); Fw Siegfried Gebhardt, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA), bur Champigny-St Andre, Blk 17, Row 13, Gr 722); Fw Franz Huhmann, Flt Engr ( survived) and Uffz Christian Bauer, Gnr ( survived). Lt Krockow buried Champigny-St Andre, Blk 17, Row 13, Ge 724 (D.Drury).
68 Krafft, ViktorObltStab II(Schlacht)/LG-2Bf 109E-7 Werk # 5941 "Green D" (lost 12/11/40)Assault Operational ClaspPOW 11 December, 1940; shot down by F/O Allen of No. 66 Sq. He bailed safely, landing at Forge Farm, Badlesmere, Kent. Source: D. Stankey. Alternate spelling: Kraft.
69 Kogler, JohannObstlt1911/06/30Vienna4Kdr Erg./ZG 26 (07/41), Kdr ZG 101 (43), Kdr III./ZG 26 (02/44), Kdr JG 6 (12/44 Quackenbrück)Bf 110 D in ZG 26, Fw 190 A-9; Bf 110 & Me 410 G in ZG 26, Fw 190 A-8 "<- + -" Werknr 980543 (lost 01/01/45)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (07/44 CK)

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EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Destroyer Operational Clasp in Silver		POW 1/1/45. He and his R/O Uffz Adolf Bauer crashed with injuries into the Channel off Felixstone on 11 August, 1940 and were rescued. They were in 1/ZG-26 at the time. Opposed the 6 March, 1944 Berlin Raid while serving as Kdr III/ZG-26. Although badly damaged by a P-51 of 357FG, piloted by F/O Tom Mc Kinney, he, and R/O Fw Kluepfel, made a single engine landing at Magdeburg. Shot down in his A-8 on 1 January, 1945 by AA fire on the way to his assigned target, Volkel airfield. He belly landed his AC four miles west of Severum, northwest of Venlo. Soon after, he was captured by Allied troops. 90+ missions. One known victory, a B-24 on 24 February, 1944, no location. Another, a B-17 at Magdeburg on 8 March, 1944. A 2nd B-17 10 km N of Bammicke on 11 April, 1944. Deceased 24 October, 1982.


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70 Kleebauer, Fw38/NJG-4Bf 110EP


EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a "4 mot" in the Kola Bauer District on 31 March, 1944. His 2nd, a "4 mot" at Westrand Paris on 8 June, 1944. A 3rd (recorded in 8/NJG-2??), a Stirling at St Armand on 13 July, 1944.
71 Klecha, Hans9/12/1926Lauter/ErzgebirgeJG-11Fw 190A-8Fighter Operational ClaspModern day friend of Viktor Petermann and still a flight instructor! Jager Blatt 2/2001. Added: POW in December 1944, on his first mission, after being sd by a P-47 near Epinoy. A flight instructor until shortly before his death, 3 October, 2014 at Aue (Archic J.Mückler).
72 Kibele, PaulOblt4/17/19141/KG-51Ju 88A-1 (lost 6/2/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with crew 2 June 1940 at Haute Maurienne in the French Alps, case unknown. Remaining crew: Fw Georg Köppl, geb 11/30/1911; Ofw Max Schultzki, geb 10/29/1911 and Uffz Robert Bauer, geb 4/18/1915. All were buried in the Dagneux Cemetery. The crew positions were not identified, I selected Oblt Kibele. Source: French Crash Report online, thanks to F. Braun. Kibele & Köppl believed reburied by their parents.
73 Kempf, Karl HeinzLt2/2/1920Niederwihl, Baden652/JG-21(5/40), 9/JG-54(40), 7/JG-54(41-2 in S.U.), 11/JG-54(5/43),11/JG-26(12/43 Reich Def), 9& 2/JG-26Bf 109E "White 11" Werk# 972 (20%) 9/54, Bf 109F-2 "White 3 & White 5", Bf 109F-4 Werk # 13143 (White 9" (force land 6/11/42), Bf 109G-2 Werk # 10474 "White 3 + ~" (8/42), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 440012 Yellow 9 + I" (lost 12/22/43), Bf 109G-6 "Yellow 9" w/ JG-26(444), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 171739 "Black 9" (lost 9/3/44)
RK(2/4/42)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/1/41)
EP(8/7/41)

EK 1 & 2
Gldr Bdg
Wnd Bdg
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 3 September, 1944 w 2/JG-26 during a disastrous transfer flight takeoff in A-8 Wk# 171739 "Blk 9" near Bael Belgium. He was surprised by P-51s of the American 55th FG, 38FS as he was taking off. Buried Waldshut-Tiengen Bergfriedhof, Grave Q-1 (Rosseels). 445 missions. 2 bombers. 16 victories in the West. One known victory, his 1st, a Hurricane over Brussels, 12 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire near Ashford on 5 September, 1940. His 4th, a Spitfire on 9 September, 1940, no location. His 5th, a Hurricane in the London area on 14 September, 1940. His first known Soviet victory, a SB-2 on 23 June, 1941. Four SB-2s on 26 June, 1941. Five I-18s on 17 September, 1941. A triple victory on 25 May, 1942; two P-40s and a Yak-1. On 11 June, 1942 Karls 109F-4 Werk# 13154 was destroyed in combat 15 km north of Nowgorod, S.U.. Also known to have flown F-2 Wk# 8228 "White 3" in 7/JG-54. Shot down with wounds 22 December, 1943 by B-17 return fire at Ems-Weser Canal in Bf 109G-6/U4 Werk # 440012 "Yellow 9". His 60th victory, a P-47 S of Meulan-les-Mureaux on 7 June, 1944. His 62nd, a P-51 at Maule, W of Paris on 21 June, 1944. Shot down at least 5 times. Eight victories in JG-26.

Viktor Hilgendorf in bed after his acc on June 15 1944. right is KH Kempf




74 Kemmer, ViktorOfwStab/KG-53He 111H-16 Werk # 161221 (dam 8/5/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/7/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp		Injured 5 August, 1943 when he crashed in his H-16, no further detail (LOCS & DK-G Awards List).
75 Karwik, ViktorFwI/JG-26 (joins 4/17/45)Fw 190D-9Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze
76 Karpf, FritzLt14/Kü.Fl.Gr-406Do 18D, BV 138C-1 Werk # 310044 "K6 + GL" (lost 2/21/42)
EK 1 & 2		KilledInAction (KIA) 21 February, 1942 when he was flying as Observer with Uffz Fritz Dornauf during an operation. The reconnaissance flying boat entered the wrong fjord and crashed in the hillside above Baltsfjordvatnet due to bad weather See Uffz Fritz Dornauf for the remaining crew names and disposition (Fritz Bauer). One known victory, a Sunderland at Map Quadrant 3465/16 West on 21 August, 1941. Added: Remaining crew: Uffz Fritz Dornauf, pilot (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Kurt Haager (WIA); Ogefr Helmut Rende (WIA) and Ogefr Winter (unhurt (Flyvrak Norway).
77 Hülsmann, JuliusOblt03/01/12Blindflugschule 5Ju 52 3m "G6+AS" Werknr. 6764KIFA on 29/01/41 in mid air collision with another Ju 52 of Ofw Erwin Bauer near Landsberg/Warthe. Buried at Hagen-Remberg. Crew on board (all KIFA): Obsv Uffz Herbert Geidel, Obs. OGfr Anton Lucke, RadOp Gefr Johann Grutza, Mech OFw Johann Nebeck.


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78 Holz, HerbertOfw110/NJG-3 Aalborg West (De. 4/43)Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360200 "D5 + AV" (95% damaged 4/28/43)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		WIC 28 April, 1943 when he crash landed at Aalborg West airfield returning from a mission, cause pilot error. Also injured were his R/O Uffz Kurt Schilcher and Mechanic Hermann Bremicker (born 1923, both EK, Nightfighter Op Clasp Silver, CKönig) (Source: Air War over Denmark. One known victory, a Halifax on 17 January, 1943.
79 Hilscher, ViktorUffz42/JG-51 (9/43 S.U.)Bf 109G
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first known victory, a Soviet Pe-2 NNW of Yelnya on 2 September, 1943. One known western victory, a B-17 (HSS) near Kempten on 18 July, 1944. A 2nd, his 4th victory per OKL, a B-17 at Zwickau-Plauen on 20 July, 1944.
80 Hilgendorf, ViktorOblt19151Stab/JG-26 (6/42 Channel), Stfkpt 9/JG-26 (5/44)Fw 190A-2 Werk# 20453 "Black VH" (lost 6/8/42), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 410689 "White 6 + I" (lost 6/15/44), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 413482 "White 3 + I" (lost 7/18/44) EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 18 July, 1944 in aerial combat in a Bf 109G-6 Werk # 413482 "White 3" with P-47s of 373rd FG north of Dreux France. He was seen bailing successfully, but was reportedly shot in his chute. On 8 June, 1942, after aerial combat with a Spitfire of RAF No. 121 (Eagle Sq.) Sq., he bailed out with severe injuries near Arques airfield, which ultimately cost him his right leg above the knee. After 18 months, returned to active duty in 1944. On 15 June, 1944, he was shot down by B-24 return fire in his "White 6", and bailed successfully, landing in a French field 6 km W of Brou, in Euret-Loir. His one victory, a P-51 of 354FG at Rugles, NW of Le Perron, on 17 July, 1944. A prewar fighter pilot since 1934, joined JG-26 in 41 to be Gallands wingman.

Viktor Hilgendorf in bed after his acc on June 15 1944. right is KH Kempf

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81 Hildebrandt, EmilUffz4/26/1912Martinsdorf5/KG-1He 111H-2 Werk # 5586 "V4 + FW" (lost 10/4/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 4 October, 1940 when his ac was brought down by AA fire. Uffz Hildebrandt was buried at CC/4/14/193. The Observer, Gefr Fritz Zuckriegl bailed successfully, and was promptly captured. The ac crashed at Mountfield, Sussex. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Gefr Willibald Tschöp, R/O (Bur CC/4/14/196) and Uffz heinz Bauer, Flt Engr (Bur CC/4/14/194) D.Drury).
Cannock Chase
82 Hesse, JosefOblt.z.See9/20/19151(F)/22 (Banak)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430287 "4N + FH" (lost 9/25/42)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 25 September, 1942; crashed at sea during a mission near the Isle of Tamsö, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Oblt Olf Bauer, Observer; Uffz Herbert Winkler, R/O and Uffz Karl Müller, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway. Added: He was sd by a British ac (CATA ..Caatalina?) of No.210 Sq. and crashed west of the Tamsoya Island, 35km S of Honningsvag (Observer Loss List).
83 Heintzer, HermannUffz9/KG-1He 111H Werk # Unknown (lost 5/10/40) Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp WIA 10 May, 1940 when his ac was attacked by Hurricanes of Nos.85 & 607 Sqds; and also hit by AA fire. The ac crashed near Curchy, Somme, France. Remaining crew: Fw Helmut Niemeyer, Obs (WIA); Ogefr Viktor Eisenbach, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Rudolf Naumann, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Ofw Fritz Schlotter, Gnr (WIA). The deceased are buried in the German War Cem., Bourdon, Blk 35, Row 5: Ogefr Eisenbach Gr 173, Uffz Naumann, Gr 172 (D.Drury).
84 Heimann, Viktor "Viki"Lt6/21/1924Köln11/ZG-101 (5/44), 5 & 2/JG-110 (9/44), 8/JG-300 (joins 10/44, 1/45 Finsterwalde Ger.)Bf 110, Fw 190A-8 "Black 4" w/ Blue & White Home Defense Band in JG-300, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 960315 "Red 17" (lost 12/24/44) EK 2
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Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 24 December, 1944, he lost his A-8 at Ziegenhain, near Lobnitz, bailed safely with injuries (JG-300 Loss List). One known victory, a P-51 SE of Kassel on 24 December, 1944, the same day he lost his A-8.

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85 Heilmeier, KarlFw7/KG-30 (10/40 Schiphol)Ju 88A-1 Werk # 7024 "4D + AR" (lost 10/3/40)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 3 October, 1940; His Ju 88 made an emergency landing into the North Sea by Schouwen Holland due to engine damage. Remaining crew (MIA): Oblt O.Bieger, Obs; Gefr Dietrich Bauer, R/O and Gefr Johann Herndeck (or Herudek), Gnr. (DeSwart, SGLO & Wings to Victory)
86 Hans, KarlUffz1/31/1920BaabeUnk Ju 88 Werk # Unk (lost 6/22/44) Bomber Operational Clasp KIC 22 June, 1944 when his ac crashed into Forest Perseigne at St Paterne, no further detail. Also killed, Gefr Viktor Jank. Both are buried at Mont de Huisnes: Uffz Hans Vault 26, Gr146 and Gefr Jank Vault 29, Gr 136 (absa3945). Added: A Report from Mr. Paganet de Cerise'; "On June 22, 1944, around 2:30PM, a dogfight occurred over the Malefre Woods,following which, a German ac fell in flames over the Perseigne Forest, a place called Le Fourolet." The pilot parachuted, but was accidentally shot by his German colleagues during his descent, before crashing at the Fontaine Pesse crossroads (Nigel Dobbie 5/2025).
87 Hahn, GüntherOblt1915/01/06Hirschberg1./NJG 6Bf 110 G-4 (lost 12/12/44)
at least Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		KIFA 12 December, 1944; accidental ground contact with a high voltage line 4 km from Marienbad/ Sudetenland, where all are buried (B/37-38). Added: Crew (KIFA): OFw Oswald Bauer (born 07/06/1914 in Gmünd, Niederdonau, buried A/39-40), OFw Paul Ogorzelski (born 26/04/1917 at Ziegra/ Leipzig, grave B/39-40) (CK)




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88 Hahn, AlfredLt.1/19/191814(EIS)/KG-55He 111H-16 (lost 8/29/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 29 August, 1944; crashed into Riga Bay from a height of 20 meters due to his port engine failing while on a maintenance test flight. Also killed was hos Obs, Fw Viktor König, See Koning for greater detail. König & Hahn buried in the military cemetery in Riga.
89 Hager, ViktorUffz4Erg/JG-26, 7/JG-26 (10/41)Bf 109E & F, Fw 190A-4 Werk # 7043 "White 2" (lost 10/9/42)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 9 October, 1942 by B-17 return fire in his A-4 at Chemin de Mesnine, in the Lille area. He was badly wounded and could not open his chute, and fell to his death. He was the wingman of Hptm Klaus Mietusch. One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire on 29 June, 1942. His 2nd, a Spitfire on 27 August, 1942 15 km northwest of Cape Gris Nez. His 3rd, a Spitfire 15 km northwest of Cape Gris Nez on 27 August, 1942. His 4th, a Spitfire on 2 October, 1942.
90 Haddenhorst, HelmutOFw5./KG 54Ju-88MIA on 08 August 1942 at Southend on Sea (other source: Dutch coast). Might not be the pilot. Crew (MIA): OGefr Johann Bauer, OGefr Karl-Heinz Bischuer (born 24/07/19 in Langenöls), OGefr Karl Schmitz


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91 Haas, WilliLt6/24/19183/KGr-806 (Channel)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 2198 "M7 + DL" (lost 4/2/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 2 April, 1941 with two other unnamed crew on 2 April, 1941, location "channel", cause unknown, one KilledInAction (KIA) (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The location described as "at sea, sector Perros-Guirec". Remaining crew (pos unk): Uffz Richard Woytossek (geb 8/9/1917 Kochelsdorf, (KIC, bur Ploudaniel-Lesneven, Blk 11, Row 2, Gr 35); Gefr Herwig Panitz (MIA) and Fw Viktor Stecke (MIA) (absa3945).
Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France
92 Günther, NikolausLt1/6/19209/KG-40Fw 200C-4/U3 Werk # 0178 "F8 + NT" (lost 7/9/43)Bomber Operational ClaspAC reported lost 9 July, 1943, no further detail (Fw 200 Losses, 1988 Book, H. Breuer). Added: The entire crew were KilledInAction (KIA) after being attacked by Beaufighters of No.248 Sq., and badly damaged, they crashed into cliffs near Vale da Telha, W of Aljezur, Portugal. Remaining crew: Uffz Hans Weigert, Co-pilot; Ogefr Ernst Herppich, Obs; Uffz Werner Riecke, R/O 1; Uffz Walter Beck, R/O 2; Uffz Martin Angermann, Flt Engr and Fw Johann Bauer, Gnr. The deceased are buried in what appears to be a municipal (civilian) cemetery in Aljezur Portugal (D.Drury).
93 Gstrein, ViktorFw2/JG-301 (11/44)Fw 190A-9/R11 Werk # 202419 (lost 11/21/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 21 November, 1944, near Langensalza, during aerial combat with a P-51 (C.König).
94 Gruber, ViktorFw108/JG-27 (9/40 Battle of Britain), 7/JG-27 (3/42)Bf 109E in 8 Staffel, Bf 109F & G (Trop.)EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first victory, a Hurricane SE of London on 20 September, 1940. 9 victories in the Desert. One known victory, a SAAF P-40 south of Tobruk on 26 March, 1942. Another, a P-40 west of Gadd-el-Ahmar on 26 April, 1942. A P-40 in the Acroma area on 28 May, 1942. His 5th victory was a P-40 of SAAF No. 4 Sq., piloted by Lt. Mackenzie, southeast of El Alamein on 23 July, 1942. On 3 September, 1942, he downed another P-40 south of El-Hammam.
95 Görlich, JosefUffz12/KG-30 (Aalborg West)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1738 "D4 + DW" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 14 July, 1943 during a bombing practice run, when he pulled up too late after the drop and hit an Observation Bunker at the north end of the range near Dokkedal Denmark. The entire crew were killed. Remaining crew (KIC): Gefr Karl Karner, Obs; Uffz Karl Riegel, R/O and Ogefr Hermann Bauer, Gunner. Source: Air War over Denmark.

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96 Godry, ViktorUffzSchulungslehrgang "Elbe"Bf 109G "Jagoda"Missing 7 April, 1945 on a flight from Delitzsch to Holzkirchen. Jager Blatt 3/1999.
97 Gartmann, GerhardUffzI/KG-26 (3/43)He 111H-6 Werk # 7234 "1H + AL" (lost 3/14/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 14 March, 1943, cause and location unknown. Remaining crew: Gefr Eduard Ranz, Obs; Ogefr Franz Bauer, R/O and Fw Siegfried Schindler, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
98 Ganslmayr, RudolfLt1/8/1919Munich3/KG-54 (Channel)Ju 88A-1 Werk # 2152 "B3 + OL" (lost 9/17/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 17 September, 1940 when his AC was attacked over Maidstone by a Defiant of RAF No. 141 Sq., piloted by Sgt George Laurence & Sgt Wilfred Chard, and broke apart in mid-air, coming down at St Andrews Close, Maidstone. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Ogefr Will Fachinger, Observer (geb 4/30/1919; Uffz Ernst Bauer, R/O (Geb 5/17/1917 and Uffz Karl Schlössler, Gunner. Added: The deceased are buried in Maidstone Cem. Plot CC, Div 1 as follows: Uffz Schlössler in Gr 280, Lt Ganslmayr in Gr 281, Ogefr Fachinger in Gr 282, and Uffz Bauer in Gr 283 (cwgc.org via S.Horton)
99 Fröse, HeinzUffz15/JG-77 (S.U.)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 13011 "Black 7 + -" (lost 3/23/42) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 23 March, 1942, same day as his 1st victory, being shot down by his victims comrade, Lt Viktor Radkevich. Fröse bellies his finished AC and makes a run for it, followed by Radkevich (who landed nearby), and chased Fröse for 2 miles before capturing him! His 1st victory, an I-16 of 36 IAP, piloted by Lt Mikhail Fedoseyev on 23 March, 1942, the same day of his capture.
100 Forster, EdmundHptm22/09/13WürzburgAufkl.St. (F) A/88 (-06/39), 3.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 123, 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. Ob.d.L. (10/42, Staka)Ju-88 D "T1+AL" (lost on 06/10/42)
EK 1 & 2
Recce Operational Clasp
Ehrenpokal (EP, 19/10/42, postmortem)		MIA on 06/10/42 in the area of Stalingrad - Halhutta. The DRK MIA list mentioned the area of Smolensk. Acc. Möbius mentioned that he was shot down over Moscow. On the picture to the right is Radop Uffz Otto Bauer (DKiG)


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