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1 Zöllner, HansOblt2/11/1915


Amode Alber

9/KG-27He 111P-2 Werk # 1482 "1G + IT" (lost 5/3/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 3 May, 1941; sd by a Beaufighter of No. 604 Sq., piloted by S/Ldr John Cunningham & F/Sgt C.F.Rawnsley. The ac crashed at Wheatsheaf, Corton Denham, near Yeovil, Somerset. Remaining crew: Uffz Erwin Ehlers, Obs (POW); Fw Florian Piechota (or Pichota), R/O (POW) and Fw Albert Amode (geb 1/8/1918, see picture), Mech+Gunr (KilledInAction (KIA); buried Cannock Chase 6/11/236 (D.Drury & S.Lee). Block 6 Row 11 Grave 236 (CKönig)
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
2 Zöllner, Erwin Otto "Fritz"Hptm1/26/1913III/LG-1 (11/41), 8/KG-6 (1/43), Stfkpt 10/KG-6 (11/43), Stfkpt 4/KG(J)-6 (10/44)Ju 88A-4 (lost 11/23/41), Bf 109K-4 Werk # Unk (lost 3/31/45)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/10/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 31 March, 1945 during aerial combat with a P-51 over Dollan-Kralup at Zalov. His Ju 88A-4 was damaged when it crashed at Benina due to a service error, pilot disposition unknown. DK-G Awards List, Luft Offz Career Summaries & F.Braun.
3 Zimmermann, WilliUffz1/KG-26 (Kjevik)He 111H-4 Werk # Unk "1H + GH" (lost 8/15/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 15 August, 1940 after being shot down by three Hurricanes of RAF No. 605 Sq. as the bombers approached the Acklington-Tyneside area. Both engines damaged, the He 11 spiralled down into the sea at Druridge Bay. The aircraft remained afloat for about 15 minutes, thus all five crew members were able to get into their dingy, benefiting from their training earlier in the month at Kristainsand Norway. Remaining crew: Oblt Rudolf Roch, Observer (POW), Gefr Erwin Kulick, wireless operator (POW), Gefr Alwin Machalett, mechanic (POW) and Flgr Ernst Henrichsen, rear gunner (POW). Henrichsen, Kulick and Machalett were wounded in the encounter, Machalett most serious with a severe left leg wound.
4 Ziller, ErwinObltLuft.Test Center, Rechlin (6/43)Fw 190A-5 Werk # 1083 "GE + LA", H.IX.V2 (Horten lost 2/18/45)Fighter Operational ClaspInjured 18 February, 1945; died of injuries 20 March, 1945, after crashing the Horten V2 just outside the airfield perimeter due to engine failure. This second Horten prototype was the only powered Horten IX to fly (1945 Accidents List/S.Youngs). Took part in the testing of this A-5 as a Night Ground Attack aircraft, 22 June, 1943.


Courtesy Christian König
5 Ziglarsch, AlbertFw8/2/1921Zuckmantel
1(F)/123 (Italy 43)Ju 88A-4Observer Operational ClaspPOW May 1945 to 1947. Joined the Luftwaffe in 1941. 46 reconnaissance missions and 15 map-charting missions over the Mediterranean Sea, Southern Italy, Sicily, Malta and Sardinia. Remaining crew: Lt Goetz and Ofhr Kramer (DK-G), Observers; Uffz Helmut Fischer and Uffz Pieper, R/Os and Uffz Harald Homer, Gunner.

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6 Ziegler, ErwinUffz4/SKG-10 (Channel)Fw 190A-4 Werk # 47153 "White E" (lost 3/13/43)Assault Operational ClaspMIA 13 March, 1943, cause and location not reported.
7 Zeuschel, ErwinUffz4/JG-5 (Finland)Bf 109E-7 Werk# 4910 "White 18" (lost 11/9/42)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 9 November, 1942; Aerial combat, Rutshi-Chupa, northeast of Alakurtti. Mombeek MIA List.
8 Zeuner, ErwinUffz1/KG-54 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1599 "B3 + MH" (lost 11/23/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with one other unnamed crew at Hafen Algiers 23 November, 1942, cause unknown, two other crew MIA (Ju 88 Loss List).
9 Zahn, ErwinOfw11/23/1910HamburgI/Luftlandesgeschwader-2, Luftflotte 4 (11/43)DFS 230 & Go 242Glider Pilot Badge
EK 2 & Transport Operational Clasp in Brz (11/19/43)		 Cz Occupation participant (aufhimmelzuhause).
10 Zadiak, ErwinUffz2/ZG-2 (S.U.)Bf 110E Werk # 3929 "2S + EK" (lost 6/29/42)Destroyer Operational ClaspMIA 29 June, 1942 at Jeletz, cause unknown. Bf 110 Loss List
11 Wolter, ErwinOfw8/6/1916Buchwald Neustettin8/KG-1He 177A-3 Werk # 332495 "V4 + IS" (lost 8/1/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 1 August, 1944; crashed at Buchwald/Pommern while on a transfer flight, cause not given. Remaining crew (KIC): Gefr Herbert Lienau, geb 3/29/1923, K.Obs; Uffz Reinhold Klein, geb 11/1/1919, R/O; Uffz Helmut Gross, geb 10/28/1921, Wart; Ogefr Siegfried Selig, geb 10/6/1920, Gunner; Gefr Rudolf Reimann, geb 1/4/1924, Gunner and Fw Georg Jesdinski, geb 10/15/1912, Mech. Source: B.Bines
12 Wollny, ErwinOblt10/8/1921Beuthen, ObSch.Erg(F), Erg/Nacht, 4(F)/Nacht (10/42-3/44)Do 17P, Do 217M
EK 1 & 2
Night Observer Operational Clasp in Gold		aufhimmelzuhause.com
13 Wölke, ErwinGefrII/JG-11 (3/45)Bf 109G-14 most likely (lost 3/??/45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA in March 1945, precise date and circumstances not reported. It is not known if he was flying at the time he went missing. The loss is reported as Chomutov, Sudetenland, Cz. (D.Drury).
14 Wolfinger, ErwinStbsFw1/18/19113/NJG-4 (Langendiebach)Bf 110F-4 Werk # 4698 (dam 12/21/43), Ju 88G-1 (lost 9/28/44)Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 28 September, 1944; sd by a Mosquito at Mittelgründau. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): R/O Fw Walter Tornow (6/19/1916) and Gnr Ogefr Werner Krausse (10/8/1924) All three buried in the Hauptfriedhof, Hanau. Source: Lost Aircraft Report. Injured in a crash near Ami-Fontaine on 21 December, 1943, no cause reported, nor crew injuries. Bf 110 Loss List
15 Wolf, ErwinLt8/KG-76 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 4060 "F1 + BS" (lost 8/5/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 4074 5 August, 1942, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
16 Witt, HeinzOfwI/KGr.z.b.V.-172 (3/43)Ju 52 Werk # 5187 "1Z + KR" (lost 3/26/43)Transport Operational ClaspKIC 26 March, 1943; reported lost due to an unknown cause at Charkow-Pavlaegrad. Remaining crew: Uffz Erwin Richard, R/O (KIC); Fw Fritz Müller, Mech (KIC) and Ogefr Karl Firbas, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
17 Winterfeld, GertLt5/21/1923Königstein2/LG-1 (12/43)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 550456 "L1 + CK" (lost 12/13/43)Bomber Operational ClaspLt Winterfeld returned from this 13 December mission, a raid on Bari Harbor (Italy), when his ac suffered a fuel shortage, and ditched into the Aegean Sea. He swam ashore, finding a German garrison at Kokkinopoulo lighthouse. Remaining crew: Lt Samland (no desig or fate); Fw Franz Resch, Obs (survived); Uffz Erwin Kielhorn, R/O (KIA) and Gefr Alfred Raidt, Gnr (KIA) (D.Drury).
18 Wientgen, Alfred KarlUffz9/7/1914EssenStab II/KG-4He 111H-6 Werk # 4638 "5J + BC" (lost 3/22/42)KIC 22 March, 1942 when his ac was lost making an emergency landing SE of Staraya Russia, cause not reported. Remaining crew: Hptm Ernst Thiemann, Obs (dispo unk); Fw Erwin Günther Witting, R/O (KIC) and Gefr Adolf Jockisch, Gnr (dispo unk). Uffz Wientgen and Fw Witting are believed buried at Staraya Russia (D.Drury).
19 Weyer, AlfredOfw8/29/1919Neubrunn3/KG-40Fw 200C-6 Werk # 0220 "F8 + GL" (lost 3/31/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 31 March, 1944; failed to return from a mission over the North Sea, approximately 400 km northwest of Lofoten Island. Remaining crew (MIA): Fw Hermann Küdon, geb 6/20/1919, Co-pilot; Ofw Erwin Löhr, geb 2/9/1915, R/O 1; Fw Albert Zielinski, geb 10/21/1919, R/O 2; Ofw Josef Glasstetter, geb 12/17/1917, Mech; Ogefr Rudolf Bringemeier, geb 4/40/1923, Gunner and Fw Hans Drescher, geb 4/5/1919, Obs. Source: B.Bines.
20 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)
21 Wessely, ErwinUffz10/11/1916Söhle/Zilna CZ.15/JG-1 (6/43 Woensdrecht)Fw 190A-4 Werk # 5701 "Black 14" (20% dam 6/17/43), Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550883 "Black 4" (lost 11/11/43) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 11 November, 1943 during aerial combat with a P-47 at Limbergen. No known grave (Geensen). Uninjured 17 June, 1943 in a landing accident at the Woensdrecht airfield, returning from a mission againts Spitfires of RAF Nos. 331 & 332 Sqs. (Wings to Victory). One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 (HSS) W of Tholen on 5 November, 1943.
22 Wesemann, ErnstLt1916/12/31

Courtesy CK		4./KG 26 (09/40)He 111 H-5 "1H + BC" Werknr 3545 (lost 11/09/40) ac from Stab II./KG 26MIA 11 September, 1940 when his ac failed to return from a mission to London. One of the crew, Uffz Erwin Meusel (born 29/01/14, CK), washed ashore in the Netherlands, and it is presumed the subject ac was lost due to fighters over the North Sea. Uffz Meusel is buried in the German War Cem. at Ysselsteyn, Blk BF, Row 4, Gr 80. Lt Wesemann was known to be the Observer on this mission, the other crew designations are unknown. Remaining crew (MIA): Fw H.Gutacker and Fw H.Giess (D.Drury).
23 Weniger, ErwinUffz1/StG-77Ju 87B-1 (lost 8/18/40)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 18 August, 1940 after his ac was attacked over the sea by fightersfollowing an attack on Thorney Island. His R/O-Gnr, Uffz Werner Möbes, was also MIA (D.Drury).
24 Weiss, ErwinFw4/30/19164/JG-53 (10/39 Mannheim-Sandhofen)Bf 109D, Bf 109E-1 "White 4" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 7 April, 1940 during aerial combat in "White 4" with an RAF Hurricane of No.73 Sq., piloted by P/O Ayerston, by Hams-sous-Varsberg, 10 km SE of Thionville. He was the first JG-53 pilot to fall victim to the RAF. He was buried at Niederbronn-les-Baines, France. Jager Blatt 1/2005.

Courtesy Christian Konig
25 Weische, HelmutLt6/9/1922III/KG-40 (10/41)He 111H-5 Werk # 3906 (lost 10/1/41)Bomber Operational ClaspHis He 111 crashed at Geervliet Holland, west of Spijkenisse, on 1 October, 1941, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: The entire crew were killed in the crash while returning from a mission. Remaining crew ( all bur Yssel, Blk BV, Row 11): Fw Helmuth Straden, Obs (bur Gr 272); Ofw Peter Rohwedder, R/O (bur Gr 271) and Uffz Günter Fischer, Gnr (bur Gr 273). Pilot Weische bur Gr 270 (D.Drury).
26 Weighardt, ErwinOblt3KG-27 (5/42), 2/KG-27 (7/42), TO I/KG(J)-27 (4/44-5/45)He 111H-6 Werk # Unk "1G + QK" (dam 5/8/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/28/43)

EK 1 & 2
EP (2/1/43), Bomber Operational Clasp		Uninjured 8 May, 1942 when his H-6 was hit by AA fire over Grammatikovo, losing an engine, and making an emergencylanding at Kursk (DK-G Awards List & LOCS).
27 Waterbeck, KarlOblt1/1/1915Coesfeld
Cannock Chase		Kr.O.Fl (6/43 Kr?.Oberkommando der Luftwaffe.Flieger), 3/KG-40 (4/41), Stfkpt 3/KG-40 (11/43-1/44)Fw 200 (Norway?), He 177A-3 Werk # 535747 "F8 + HH" (lost 1/22/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (11/25/43)
EP (2/15/43)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) the night of 21/22 January, 1944; sd at Whitmore Vale near Hindhead, Surrey, England by a Mosquito NF.XII of No. 151 Sq., piloted by W/O Howard K. Kemp (later KilledInAction (KIA)). Waterbeck buried CC 1/234, and a second known crewman, Gefr Johannes Conrad, 2nd Gnr, also KilledInAction (KIA), buried CC 1/235. Four remaining unnamed crew taken prisoner. DK-G & Andrew Hall. Added: Ogefr Jann Bikker, Obs; Ofw Erwin Mirbach,R/O; Ofw Georg Six, Flt Engr and Ogefr Werner Doge, Gnr (Andrew Hall). Added: His was the 1st He 177 to crash in England. He crashed attempting to make a belly landing (LOCS).
28 Wanfried, J.Oblt3(F)/22Bf 110C-5, Do 17P, Ju 88D-1Observer Operational ClaspA known pilot stationed at the Dno airfield, along with then Oblt Hermann Fischer, when it was attacked by Soviet fighters on 30 January, 1942, his disposition unknown (D.Drury).
29 Wahler, WilhelmLt
Cannock Chase		3(F)/123 (Atlantic)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1679 "4U + FL" (lost 5/18/42)Observer Operational ClaspPOW with one other unnamed crew 18 May, 1942, both rescued by the SS Loch Fischer; sd by a Beaufighter of No. 456 Sq. (Wills & Lowther) at Cardigan Bay, Wales, two other crew KilledInAction (KIA) (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The crewman rescued with Lt Wahler was Uffz Wolfgang Dill. The two deceased were Fw Herwart Blome and Gefr Wilhelm Spengler, both buried at CC. Spengler Plot 4, Row 2, Gr 27; Blome Plot 3, Row 9, Gr 257 (D.Drury).
30 Votaya, ErwinLt20/12/22NAG 102 (06/43), 2./NAGr. 14 (10/43)Bf-109 G-6 "Black 14"KIC on 6 October 1943 near Borghetto-Magliana, cause unknown.CKönig
31 Votavo, ErwinLt2/NAGr-14 (Med)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15190 "Black 14" (lost 10/6/43)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 6 October, 1943 at Borghetto-Magliana, cause unknown.
32 Votava, ErwinLt1922/12/20NAG 102 (06/43), 2./NAGr. 14 (10/43)Bf-109 G-6 "Black 14"KIA on 06 October 1943 near Borghetto-Magliana, cause unknown.


Courtesy CK

CKönig
33 Vollertsen, ErwinFw1/Kü.Fl.Gr-406He 115B Werk # 2751 "K6 + AH" (lost)Air-Sea Rescue Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 26 January, 1942; crashed during an operational flight near Vadsö, cuase unknown. Remaining crew: Lt Martin Immenroth, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Karl Heinz Köhler, R/O (MIA). Source: SIG Norway.
34 Völkel, Erwin (Peter?)Uffz17/JG-302 (Oldenburg)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 411709 "White 7 + I" (lost 3/30/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 30 March, 1944 during aerial combat at Oldenburg, near Hildburghausen, opposing the Nuremburg raid.
35 Veil, ErwinOfw9/30/1913VillingenI/NJG-2 (Channel)JU 88C-4 Werk # 0839 "R4 + NH" (lost 9/16/41)Night Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 16 September, 1941 after being shot down by a Havoc of RAF No. 85 Sq., piloted by S/L G.L. Raphael, crasing into the sea off Clacton-on-Sea England. Remaining crew (POW); Uffz Engelbert Wegener (geb 5/9/1920 Hindenburg) R/O and Ofw Heinrich Welker (geb 3/20/1914 Regensberg) Gunner. Source: A. Rosseels. Alternate spelling: Viel (Ju 88 Loss List).
36 Ungerer, H.Lt6/KG-40 (12/41 Soesterberg)Do 217K-2 Werk # 9304 "F8 + CP" (lost 12/23/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 23 December, 1941 when he crashed into the North Sea off Schouwen, no cause reported. Lt Ungerer buried Yssel BS-1-7. Remaining crew: Gefr R.Fischer, Obs (bur BS-3-75, washed uup at Haamstede); Ogefr R.Schwab, R/O (MIA) and Ogefr R.Bookschulte, Gnr (bur BF-4-76, washed up at Haamstede) (SGLO).
37 Uhrig, HelmutUffz7/23/1921Essen2(F)/123 (Med)Ju 88D-1 Trop Werk # 430777 (lost 7/6/43)Observer Operational ClaspKIC with his Observer Lt Albert Götz and two other unnamed crew 6 July, 1943; crashed east of Athen-Tatoi due to engine trouble (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: All four were killed in the crash, and buried in the Ger War Cem. at Dionyssos-Rapendoza, Crypt 3, Row 3, Platte 6. Remaining crew: Uffz Otto Erwin Bechtold, R/O and Uffz Ludwig Kock, Gnr. (D.Drury).
38 Tücher, HansUffz1./ KGrz.b.v. 106 (ckonigxx)Ju 52/3m "DC + SP" Werknr 6751 (ckonigxx) (lost)Transport Operational ClaspThis AC crashed into a mountainside in Sweden on 06/02/40 after flying over Sweden and being fired upon by Anti-Aircraft batteries. The intended destination was Bjornfjell Norway with 15 men onboard. Seven bailed successfully and one died when he had too little altitude for his chute to open. Added: Crew: Engr Fw Frans Reichard, Radop Gefr. Kramer (KIFA) (ckonigxx). The pilot and six men survived. The survivors were: Fw Frans Reichard, Ufw Hermann Bausen, Uffz Gustaf Mank, Fw Walter Himmrich, Ogefr Adolf Koch and Ogefr Arno Wolf. The eight killed were: Ofw Haase, Gefr Kramer, Fhj Hans Versteffel, Fhj Werner Fischer, Fhj Konrad Hot, Fhj Walter Schmitzer, Fhj Franz Langfeld and Fhj Bodo Westkamp. Source: B.Widfeldt
39 Truschel, OttoUffz8/KG-77 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140464 "3Z + ??" (lost 2/11/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with unnamed crew south of Piacenza 11 February, 1943; collided with another A-4, Wk# 142351, piloted by Fw Erwin Rauchensteiner (KIC) (Ju 88 Loss List).
40 Trummer, Johann 'Hans'Ofw10/23/1920Braunau Inn AustriaErg/StG-1, 9/StG-1, III/SG-1, 1/SG-5Ju 87D-5
RK(5/4/44)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		Radio operator mostly for Hptm Erwin Diekwisch (650 missions out of 710). Had begun pilot training, but spent the last few weeks of the war in a Flak unit.
41 Trüber, JustusHptm5/1/1912Stfkpt 6/KG-53 (3/42)He 111H-5 Werk # 3989 (lost 3/30/42)EP(3/2/42), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational ClaspKIA with his entire crew, 30 March, 1942, when their ac crashed 22km east of Spas Demensk, Kaluga Oblast, Russia, in the Gorelevskiy, after being hit by AA fire. Remaining crew: Fw Heinrich Zeiss, Obs; Fw Erwin Schober, R/O; Ofw Christian Kühnemund, Flt Engr and Uffz Anton Reithner, Gnr (D.Drury).
42 Trottmann, FriedrichOblt (postmortem)7/29/1915


OGefr Adolf Hofmann

4/KG 40 (10/41 Soesterberg)Do 217E-2 Werk # 0114 (lost 10/21/41)His Do 217 crashed at Mheer Holland, east of Eijsden, on 21 October, 1941, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: The entire crew were KilledInAction (KIA) when their ac crashed in the vicinity of Mheer, 10km SE of Maastricht, due to fuel starvation. Remaining crew (all bur Ysselsteyn): Uffz Karl Fischer (geb 12/6/1915, bur L-10-231), Obs; Uffz Winfried Kleinat (geb 4/29/1921, bur L-10-232), R/O and OGefr Adolf Hofmann (geb 17/06/1922 Bayerbach., bur L-10-233), Gnr. Pilot Oblt Trottmann buried L-10-230 (Find-A-Grave by Fred & LOCS).
43 Thurz, HerbertLt1/LG-1Bf 109E Werk # 5895 (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 17 May, 1940 after a mid-air collision with another squadron 109, Werk # 5950, piloted by Oblt Hans Erwin Jäger (KIFA), crashing near Boussu. This could be the Oblt Thurz, in JG-77 after repatriation from French captivity.
44 Thormählen, ErwinUffz13/JG-27 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 461395 "White 7 + ~" (lost 12/29/44) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		WIA 29 December, 1944 during aerial combat near Alstätte.
45 Thiede, AlfredOfw2/28/1915


Courtesy Christian König

3/KG-27 (6/41)He 111H-5 Werk # 4027 "1G + FL" (lost 6/6/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew the night of 5/6 June, 1941; sd over West Runton by a Beaufighter of No. 25 Sq., piloted by Sgt K.B. Hollowell. Source: J.Schadskaje. Added: While Sgt Hollowell did down an He 111 this night, it was not Ofw Thiede. The Thiede ac was sd by a Beaufighter of No. 604 Sq., piloted by F/O Keith I.Geddes. The ac crashed into the sea off Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Thiede buried at Ysselsteyn, BK/4/89. Remaining crew (MIA): Oblt Albrecht Wallenstein, Obs; Ofw Rudolf Engel, R/O and Ogefr Erwin Fehlau, Flt Engr (D.Drury).
46 Teske, ErwinOblt3Signal Offz EJG-1 (12/39 Jever), 2/ERG-1 (2/45 Berlin-Gatow), 8/JG-4 (4/45)Bf 109D & E in JG-1, Fw 190A & FW 190D in ERG-1 at Gatow, Fw 190A in JG-4
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Two known victories, both Yak-9s in the Schönewald area on 29 April, 1945. His 3rd and last victory, a Yak-9 on 1 May, 1945. Flugbuch (11/43 to 5/45).
47 Teichmann, WilhelmUffz1/KG-30 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 143062 "4D + LH" (lost 5/17/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 17 May, 1942; failed to return from a mission to Murmansk, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all MIA): Fw Jakob Mack, Observer; Uffz Herbert Fischer, R/O and Uffz Heinz Zgerede, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway. The Ju 88 Loss List identifies the Wk# as 142062.
48 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
49 Stute, Bernhard (Hans?)Oblt4/KG-54, I./ TG 3, TGr. 30He 111P-2 Werk # 2443 "B3 + JM" (interned Sweden 4/21/40), Ju-52
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (23/05/43 or 26/07/43)
EP (22/02/43)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber or Transport Operational Clasp		Interned in Sweden 21 April, 1940, when, during an attack on shipping at Namsfjord, he strayed into Swedish airspace in bad weather, making a force landing at Mästermyr. He was one of three He 111s to stray into Swedish territory on this date. Source: KG-54 Archive. This AC was returned to Germany in exchange for a Swedish Ju 86 that made an emergency landing in northern Germany on 19 May, 1940. Three German pilots were permitted to return with the AC; Oblt Alfred Kiefer, Oblt von Rabeneau and Oblt Gerhard Grosse. Added: Remaining crew (Interned): Ogefr Hans Vaessen (or Vässen), Obs; Ogefr Ludwig Glock, R/O and Flg Erwin Weinandt. The Swedish website www.tjelvar.se lists the pilot as Bernhard Stute, who eventually went on to win the EP & DK-G (D.Drury). According to LOCS, Tracesofwar and Patzwall Oblt Bernhard Stute was awarded the EP on 22/02/43 and the DKiG 23/05/43 in I./ TG 3 or on on 26.07.43 in TGr. 30 (CKönig)
50 Stürzer, JosefLt5/24/2012/KG-1 (12/41)He 111H-3 Werk # 5435 "V4 + NW" (lost 12/26/41)Bomber Operational ClaspHis He 111 crashed at Veulen, south of Venray, on 26 December, 1941, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: The cause of the crash was icing. The entire crew were killed and buried at Yssel, Blk L, Row 10. Remaining crew: Ogefr Hermann Strodl, Bombardier (bur Gr 235); Ogefr Erwin Günther, R/O (bur Gr 236) and Ogefr Helmut Kadner, Gnr (bur Gr 237). Lt Stürzer buried Gr 234 (D.Drury).
51 Stuhler, ErwinFw9/26/1919Kirchheim-Teck (?)


Courtesy of his niece, Christina Torres.

KG-51 (2/43), 5/NJG-6Ju 88A-4 (2/43), Ju 88G-6 in NJG-6Class "C" Glider Badge, EK 1 & 2, Wound Badge, Bomber Operational ClaspHe was OK and his crew were killed 24 December, 1944, when their Essen-Mühlheim airbase was bombed (Manrho/Putz publ.). Added: Erwin was a superb Glider pilot before and after the war. He lost a leg and walked home on one leg when the war ended (Niece Christina Torres 9/2020).
52 Strobel, ErwinHptm4/NJG-4Bf 110, Ju 88Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 25/26 November, 1944 during aerial combat over Giesenkirchen. WIA a second time, 4/5/December, 1944 during aerial combat west of Paderborn. Source: M. Balss.
53 Streib, WernerObst6/13/1911Pforzheim Baden65
With Radop Uffz Lingen (CK)


2/ZG-1, 4/NJG-1, Stfkpt 2/NJG-1 (7/40), Kdr I/NJG-1 (10/40, 6/43 Venlo,-7/43), Kdr NJG-1 (7/43-3/44)Do 17Z-7, Bf 110G-4 Werk # 5317 "G9 + ??" (lost 5/5/43), He 219A-0 Wk# 190009 "G9 + FB" (lost 6/12/43) RK(10/7/40)-EL (2/26/43)-S(3/11/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/9/42)

EK 1 & 2

Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold		Approximately 150 combat missions. 65 Night victories, 1 Day victory. One known victory, an RAF Whitley V bomber on 20 July, 1940, flying the only Do 17Z-7 built. His RO/Gunner, Uffz Lingen. Another Whitley and perhaps a Wellington on the night of 22 July, 1940. A Hampden the night of 30-31 August, 1940, no location. Two Wellingtons and a Hampden over England the night of 30 September, 1940. A Hampden the night of 14-15 October, 1940, no location. Another, a Hampden at Venlo, 10 March, 1941. Two Wellingtons at Panningen, southeast of Eindhoven the night of 13-14 March, 1941. Two Hampdens in the Roer/Limburg vicinity the night of 10-11 April, 1941. Another victory, a Whitley V on 1 July, 1941, no location. A Lancaster and a Whitley V on 17 August, 1941, no location. A Wellington and a Whitley V the night of 27-28 December, 1941, no location. He crashed his Bf 110G-4 at Hegelsom Holland, SW of Horst, NW of Venlo, on 5 May, 1943, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: Cause, engine fire. Pilot safe, R/O, Uffz H.Fischer injured (SGLO). Crashed his He 219 at the Venlo Holland airfield on 6/12/43, cause "vision obstruction", pilot safe (DeSwart). Added: His R/O this date, Uffz H.Fischer, WIA (SGLO). Deceased 15 June, 1986 München.
54 Straznicky, ErwinOblt1/16/1916Vienna403(J)/LG-2 (6/40), JG-77, 1/JG-3 (6/42 S.U.), Stfkpt 2/JG-3 (7/42 S.U.)Bf 109E in LG-2, Bf 109F-4/R1 Werk # 13388 (force land-Ftr 8/24/42), Bf 109G-2 Werk# 13663 "Black 16" (lost 10/3/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP(10/30/42)

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 3 October, 1942; Combat with a Yak-1, 50 km north northwest of Stalingrad. One known victory, his 1st, a Hurricane northwest of Calais, 23 June, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire in the Maidstone/Rochester area on 7 September, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire in mid-Channel on 13 March, 1941. Mombeek MIA List. His first known Soviet victory, his 13th overall, an Il-2 on 28 June, 1942. His 14th, an R-5 on 1 July, 1942. His 15th, a MiG-1 on 2 July, 1942. His 18th, an Il-2 on 18 July, 1942. His 19th, a MiG-1 on 29 July, 1942. His 20th, a Yak-1 on 31 July, 1942. Nos. 21, 22 & 23, all Il-2s on 1 August, 1942. An Il-2 (said to be #23? on OKL list) on 8 August, 1942. A MiG-1 on 12 August, 1942. Two MiG-1s on 16 August, 1942. Two MiG-1s on 2 September, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 3 September, 1942. His 40th, and last, a MiG-1 on 2 October, 1942, one day before his death. Also spelled Stratznicky (with a "t").
55 Strasser, OttoFw1/TG-30He 111 Werk # 701478 "S3 + PH" (lost)Transport Operational ClaspPOW 9 September, 1944 when he crashed SW of Liege Belgium area, cause not given. Source: A. Rosseels. Added: Remaining crew: Uffz Wilhelm Grosz (KilledInAction (KIA)), Uffz Erwin Witte (POW), Uffz Kurt Kochan (POW and one other unnamed crewman (KilledInAction (KIA)) (R. Randall).
56 Stork, ErwinFw11/NJG-2Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 12/13 June, 1944 during aerial combat in the Normandy battle area (Boiten). One known victory, a "4 mot" at Zuid Beveland on 12 May, 1944.
57 Stolz, ErwinFw15/JG-26 (5/40)Bf 109E-1 EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		KilledInAction (KIA) 16 May, 1940, just 16 days after joining the Sq., He was in aerial combat with a Hurricane E of Lille. One known victory, his 1st, a Defiant near Dordrecht, 13 May, 1940.
58 Stoll, RudolfFw11/12/1916Hernburg9/KG-100 (Toulouse-Francazal)Do 217K-3 Werk # 4749 "6N + HR" (lost 6/15/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 15 June, 1944, when he crashed into the Pyrenees mountain, W of Toulouse, while returning from a raid on Allied shipping at Cherbourg. Remaining crew (MIA): Lt Rudolf Sühnel, (geb 7/25/22 Alany) Obs; Uffz Erwin Welte, (geb 6/18/23 Engon?) R/O and Ogefr Johann Wettermann, (geb 11/20/17 Lugendorf) Flt Engr (D.Drury). Added: This crew crashed the same night as the crew of Ofw Kurt Faust in Wk# 4555 (G.Collaveri).
59 Stöhr, ErwinOblt6/KG-51 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2262 9K + HP" (lost 1/8/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his Observer Oberst Heinrich Conrady (commander of KG-51) and remaining unnamed crew at Bolschejmetschnej 8 January, 1943 after being hit by flak (Ju 88 Loss List).
60 Stobbe, ErwinUffz3/24/1916
Lommel, Belgium		5/KG-54He 111 (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 27 May, 1940 during the French Campaign, when his Heinkel crashed near Nieuwpoort, buried Lommel, Block 63/219. Source: A. Rosseels.
61 Stephan, HermannFwI/KG-26 (Aalborg West)Bf 108 Werk # 2151 (70% damaged)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		WIC (Injured) 28 March, 1942 when his 108 made an emergency landing at Aalborg Norway, during a non-operational flight, due to engine failure. Remaining crew (all WIC): Lt Erwin Burghof, Observer; Ofw Maibohm, R/O and Uffz Siegfried Zöls, Mech. Source: SIG Norway.
62 Stelzer, Johannes 'Hannes'Ofw6/20/1910Graz, Austria
Kriegsberichter Ersatz Komp-Potsdam (6/41), FFS-11 (Schönwalde), 3/NSGr-5 (Felso-Abramy, Hungary)Ju 87, Go 145 Werk # Unk (lost 12/28/44)
EK 1 & 2
Assault Operational Clasp		KIFA 28 December, 1944 when he crashed in the village of Zemne, SlovaKilledInAction (KIA) during a snowstorm. His Flt Mech was Uffz Philipp Fischer, also killed (D.Drury). Born Heinz Heinrich Eduard Stelzer, he was an accomplished film star, and an active pilot in the Luftwaffe, flying night harassment missions in Russia, to what extent, unknown. He made 19 feature films between 1935-1943, including 'Stuka' and his last, a propaganda film, 'Besatzung Dora'. His Flight School commander said Stelzer 'was very gifted, with dynamic flying skills'. Source: www.germanfilms.net/W.Gillespie.
63 Steinecke, HerbertUffz3/KG-1He 111H-3 Werk # 3233 "V4 + KL" (lost 9/11/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 11 September, 1940 after his ac was damaged by AA fire, and further damaged by three Hurricanes of No.249 Sq.. The ac finally made a force landing at Hildenborough, Kent. All crew members were captured after an unsuccessful attempt at destroying their ac. Remaining crew: Uffz Walter Hirsch, Obs; Uffz Erwin Kramer, R/O (WIA); Gefr Willi Pfeiffer, Flt Engr (WIA) and Gefr Heinrich Pümpel, Gnr (WIA) (D.Drury).
64 Steeb, Erwin SeppeUffz5/26/1922Blaubeuren2EJGr-Süd, 6/JG-1 (5/44), Acting Stfkpt 5/JG-1 (3/45)Fw 190A-7 Werk # 340282 "Yellow 16" (lost 5/29/44), Fw 190A-8, He 162
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 SW of Magdeburg on 28 May, 1944. He was wounded in aerial combat the next day in "Yellow 16". His 2nd victory, a Yak-9 on 19 January, 1945. After the death of Stfkpt Hubert Swoboda, Steeb became the Acting Stfkpt of 5 Staffel for the remainder of its operations, although Lt Alfred Dürr, who arrived the end of January, was the "Official" Stfkpt.. Steeb had been a pilot for only a year.
65 Stark, ErwinOfw8/25/1918Munich


Courtesy Christian König

3/JG-3 (Bönninghardt)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15768 (lost 10/8/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 8 October, 1943, in aerial combat in his G-6, opposing U.S. bombers during the Münster raids, crashing at Ruinerwold Holland, NE of Meppel. Added: His remains were recovered in December, 1978, and buried at Yssel C-3-60 SGLO).
66 Stark, ErwinFw29/JG-2Fw 190A EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Spitfire on 11 August, 1942. Another Spitfire on 19 August, 1942. This may be the Erwin in JG-3 at a later date.
67 Stalp, ErichUffz6/JG-54Bf 109F-2 Werk# 5543 "Black ?" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 31 July, 1941 by return fire from Martin Bombers near Gostizy. Magnus lists his Given Name as Erwin with 5 victories.
68 Stahlberg, ErwinOblt1917/01/03Neuruppin (CK)9

8./JG 3 (02-10/43 S.U.), act Stfkpt 7./JG 3(10/43-01/44 CK) Stab III./JG 3 (01/44), 7./JG 3 (02-03/44), Stflkpt 1./JG 300 (07-12/44), Stfkpt 11./JG 7 (04/45)Bf 109 G-6 (dam 01/44 CK), Bf 109 G-6 (dam 03/44 CK), Bf 109 G (dam 09/44), Me 262 A-1aEP


EK 1 & 2
Wound badge

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
His first known Soviet victory, two R-5s on 28 February, 1943. An Il-5 NE of Krassny-Liman on 6 May, 1943. One known western victory, his 5th, a B-17 at Bad Neuenahr on 12 August, 1943. A B-17 over Wiener Neustadt, 1 October, 1943. Another B-17 on 14 October, 1943. His 6th victory, a B-17 on 29 January, 1944. His 7th, a B-17 at Burgkirchen on 24 February, 1944. An 8th, and possibly "unconfirmed", a B-17 (HSS) on 16 March, 1944 (Perry Claims). His 9th, a B-24 over the Normandy countryside on 27 June, 1944. 136 combat missions. Added: Died in a truck crash, 15 April, 1945 (falkeeins-blogspot). Added: WIA on 29/01/44 when force-landed between Mannheim and Ludwigshafen. WIA again on 16/03/44 when belly-landed in the area of Kirchheim after combat. Uninjured in crash landing on 28/09/44 near Köthen. (CK)
69 Speyer, ErwinFw3/NAGr-14Bf 109G-8 Werk # 200050 (lost 8/3/44)Observer Operational ClaspWIA 3 August, 1944 at Breal Sous Vitre, no further detail (absa3945).
70 Speck von Sternburg, Manfred FreiherrMaj11/27/1905Schlittkehmen (Zytkiejmy Poland)Kdr III/KG-27 (5/40 Rennes-St Jacques)He 111P-2 Werk # 2626 "1G + IT" (lost 10/20/40)KIC 22 October, 1940 when his Heinkel caught fire in flight and he crashed at Rennes airfield (D.Stankey & L.DeZeng). Channel Pilot. Added: Although a pilot, Sternburg was an observer on this date. Remaining crew (deceased buried Vault 9, in the War Cem., Mont-de-Huisnes): Lt Rudolf Josef Jansen, pilot (KIC, Bur Gr 52); Lt Max Kramwinkel, 2nd Obs (KIC, Bur Gr 1940); Fw Georg Hobbie, R/O (Injured) and Uffz Erwin Oskar Schmidt, Flt Engr (KIC, Bur Gr 51). Maj Sternburg buried Bur Gr 31. The ac came down in a pond or small lake at Goven, 11 miles SW of Rennes (D.Drury).
71 Solter, SeppOfw2/NJG-6Bf 110F-4 Werk # 4820 (lost 11/18/43) Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp 		WIA 17/18 November, 1943 during aerial combat while on an intercept mission, crashing at Ziegelhausen, by Heidelberg. Remaining crew (WIA): Ofw Erwin Huber and Uffz Willi Griffel (geb 4/26/1921 Ehrichshagen, Nienburg). Source: Klaus Dreschner.
72 Skuballa, GerhardLt1(F)/120 (Sola)Ju 88D-5 Werk # 430001 "A6 + RH" (lost 10/27/42)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 27 October, 1942; crashed at sea off Rogaland, Norway, after being attacked by RAF fighters, during an operation at Iceland. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Uwe Göddecke, Observer and Fw Herbert Fischer, R/O. Source: SIG Norway. Although not confirmed, the crash location is beleived to be in the Hvalfjord in the west of Iceland (D.Drury).
73 Sjuts, WalterUffz4/8/1923Duisburg










Herbert Schmidt

11/NJG-1 (9/44 Dortmund)Bf 110G-4 Werk # 740358 [140358 per Find-A-Grave & SGLO] "G9 + MY" (lost 9/18/44)Night Fighter Operational ClaspHis G-4 crashed at Landhorst Holland (gem. Wanroij) the night of 17/18 September, 1944, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: Crash location reported as St Anthonis, Netherlands. Shot down by a Mosquito XIX of No.85 Sq., piloted by F/O Alan J.Owen. Uffz Sjuts was killed, and he is buried at Ysselsteyn AA-10-244. Remaining crew (also buried Ysselsteyn as "ein Deutscher Soldat", nearby Uffz Sjuts): Mech Ernst Fischer geb 8/15/1920 Wurzbach), AA-10-243 and R/O Herbert Schmidt (geb 2/2/25 Thüringen, see picture), common grave w/Uffz Sjuts, AA-10-244. (Find-A-Grave by Fred). Note: 740358 seems to be a better match for G-4's in NJG-1.
74 Simon, ErichMaj (postmortem)1915/04/04Bayreuth8Erg./NJG 2 (05/42), Stafkpt 8./NJG 2 (05/42 CK), Stab III./NJG 2 (08/42), Kdr IV./NJG 3 (11/42-10/43)Ju 88 C-6 Werknr. 360181 (10% dam 28/08/42; pilot & crew WIA/Safe, enemy fire), Ju 88 C-1 "D5 + EV" Werknr. 360286 (75% dam 03/43), Ju 88 C-6 "D5 + CF" Werknr. 360372 (lost 10/8/43)EP (19/10/42 CK)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

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

Archive Report BF327
75 Siewert, Bernhard (aka Alfred?) Ofw32/NJG-2 (7/42), 11/NJG-6, 4/NJG-6 (2/45)Bf 110, Ju 88G-6 Werk # 621422 "2Z + DM" (lost 2/2/45)EK 1 &
Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 2/3 February, 1945 in Wk# 621422 at Düren, by Eschelbroon, near Sinsheim, in a Mosquito attack (Boiten). Remaining crew: Ofw Heinz Fischer (WIA); Ofw D. Burkhard; Fw Bernhard Mlotek (geb 3/21/1921 Berlin) (KilledInAction (KIA)); and Flg Albert Schach (WIA). One known Desert victory, a Wellington on 27 July, 1942. A P-61 Night Fighter over Luxembourg on 25 December, 1944. A 3rd, a Mosquito the night of 2/3 February, 1945, the same night he was wounded.
76 Siescher,Lt6/KG-54Ju 88A-1 "B3 + TP" (40% dam)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW (See additions below) 13 August, 1940 during a raid on RAF Farnborough, when he was attacked by Hurricanes of RAF Nos 43 & 601 Sqs., and although relatively undamaged, he made a force landing nearby. Remaining crew (POW): Gefr G. Niessl (bailed), Gefr Handelmeier, and Ogefr Hosport. Source: KG-54 Archive. Added: Remaining crew: Gefr Handelmeier, Obs; Ogefr Hosport, R/O and Gefr Georg Niessl, Gnr. This source suggests that only Niessl was taken prisoner after bailing, and the ac, with the others, returned to France, making a wheels-up landing (D.Drury). NOTE: Another source, Siegfried Radke book on KG-54 War Diary, suggests the pilots Family name was Fischer, and assigned to this ac B3 + TP. Both engines quit over the Isle of Wight, but restarted during a nose dive. Fischer managed to belly land at Evreux. I believe the name Siescher to be in error! I believe this is Lt Wilhelm Fischer of II/KG-54, KIC 10 September, 1940.
77 Siegert, ErwinOfw8/JG-54 (S.U.)Bf 109G-2 Werk# 10405 "Black ?" (lost 1/21/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 21 January, 1943 after hitting an obstruction and burning during a landing north of Mga S.U.. Another source suggested the date was 1 September, 1942.
78 Siber, Walther Baron vonLt1915Austria
Cannock Chase		KG 4 (1940), 3./KG 53 (05/41 Vitry-en-Artois)He 111 P, He 111 H-5 "A1 + CL" Werknr 4002 (lost 11/05/41)
EK 1 & EK 2
POW 11 May, 1941 after his ac was sd on the way to the target by a Defiant nightfighter of No.151 Sq., piloted by Sgt Percy Copeland. The ac crashed in the vicinity of the Gore Farm, at Upchurch, Kent after midnight. The crew were able to bail, but three were killed, detail unknown. (Added: probably due to speed and low height, CK) Remaining crew: Fw Josef Fischer, Obs (POW); Uffz Adolf Schurff, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ofw Helmut Meister, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Fw Edmund Wylezol, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA)). The deceased are buried at CC/Blk 5, Row 1 as follows: Uffz Schurff Gr 14, Ofw Meister Gr 13 and Fw Wylezol Gr 15 (D.Drury & LOCS). Alternate spelling: Sieber.
79 Seyffert, FritzFw9./StG 77 (01/44)Ju 87 D-3 "S2 + DT" Werknr 110456 (lost 09/01/44)MIA 9 January, 1944; failed to return from a mission 5 km E of Ljubar. His Radop-Gnr, Uffz Erwin Skoda, also MIA (C.König).


Skoda
Courtesy CK
80 Seller, ErwinFw4/KG-51 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 5539 "9K + BM" (lost 6/3/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with two other unnamed crew on 3 June, 1942, cause unknown, location not reported, one other crew KilledInAction (KIA) (Ju 88 Loss List).
81 Seifert, ErwinFw3/JG-301 (11/44)Fw 190A-9/R11 Werk # 202373 (lost 11/26/44))Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 26 November, 1944; aerial combat with a P-51 at Hessisch-Oldendorf; buried Wunstorf Cem., no detail (C.König).
82 Seidel, PaulLt8/KG-51 (Channel)Ju 88A-1 Werk # 5072 "9K + FS" (lost 8/12/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew during a sortie to Portsmouth Harbor, 12 August, 1940, cause not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: He was sd by RAF fighters and crashed into the English Channel. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Ofw Fritz Lukoschuss, Obs; Uffz Heinrich Fischer, R/O and Sdrfüh Ulrich Bigalke, Gnr. Seidel buried Champigny St Andre, Blk 10, Row ?, Gr 1163; Lukoschuss & Fischer at Bourdon, Blk 32, Row 5, Graves 180 & 181 respectively and Bigalke at Champigny St Andre, Blk 17, Row 22, Gr 1183 (D.Drury).
83 Seelow, ErwinOgefr1/19/19138/JG-300Fw 190A-8 Werk # 682254 "Black 15" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 27 November, 1944, in the Benzigrode/Halberstadt/Wernigerode area. Source: JG-300 Loss List

Courtesy Christian König
84 Seeliger, ErwinUffz9/ZG-26 (Med)Bf 110E Werk # 4412 "3U + NT" (lost 11/14/42)Destroyer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 14 November, 1942 in the Crete-Griechenland area, cause unknown (Bf 110 Loss List). This may be Erwin Seeliger, later in a dive bomber unit, after his return?
85 Seeliger, ErwinUffzI/StG-5 (S.U.)Ju 87D-5 Werk # 130547 (lost 10/13/43)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 13 October, 1943; non-operational crash at the Nautsi Norway airfield, cause unknown. His R/O, Uffz Anton Merk, was also killed. Source: SIG Norway.
86 Schwarz, ErwinUffz6/JG-53 (3/44 Reich Def)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 440144 (lost 3/8/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 8 March, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-47 near Wittenberge, bailed safely.
87 Schwarz, ErwinUffz5/LG-1He 111H Werk # Unk "L1 + KN" (lost 9/1/39)Pilot BadgeKilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew 1 September, 1939 when they were shot down by Polish fighters while on a raid to bomb Warsaw. They crashed at Mieszki-Kuligi, Poland. Remaining crew: Uffz Knebel, Obs; Uffz Siegfried Weber, R/O and Fw Hubert Hinzke, Flt Engr. Only Uffz Weber could be found in the VDK listing, and he is buried in the German War Cem. at Mlawka, Poland, Grave 250 (D.Drury).
88 Schwanitz, ErwinUffz13/JG-3Bf 109G EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a P-38 at Büxtehüde on 5 August, 1944.
89 Schumyk, ErwinUffz1/KG-76 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 3825 "F1 + IH" (lost 6/14/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 14 June, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).
90 Schulz, WernerUffz3/KG-26 (10/43)He 111H-11 Werk # 110299 "1H + PH" (lost 10/21/430Bomber Operational ClaspWhile Uffz Schulz is MIA 21 October, 1943, his ac was reported lost over SE France, most likely St Mitre-les-Ramparts, which is immediately SE of Istres. Remaining crew (all KIA, desig unk): Uffz Willi Braun, Ogefr Erwin Meier and Uffz Richard Wagner. A match for Uffz Schulz in the VDK, not found; however a match for Uffz Braun found in the German War Cem at Dagneux, France (D.Drury).
91 Schulz, HerbertFw4/27/1919Gassen6/KG-53 (7/44)He 111H-20 Werk # 700876 "A1 + GP" (lost 7/5/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew, 5 July, 1944, when they crashed at Krychaw, Mogilev Region, Belarus, cause nknown. Remaining crew: Gefr Josef Salvenmoser, Obs; Ogefr Heinrich Friedrich Hermann Meyer, R/O; Uffz Julius Gaukler, Ft Engr and Uffz Alfred Erwin Speer, Gnr. With the exception of Ogefr Meyer, the VDK shows the others have not been transferred to a military cemetery, and believed to have a grave in Smolensk. Meyer's remains could not be recovered, and is commenorated at Berjosa, Belarus (D.Drury).
92 Schulz, FriedhelmOfw1/Kü.Fl.Gr -406 (Coastal Flieger Group)He 115B/C Werk # 1866 "K6 + MH" (lost)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 4 October, 1943 after being attacked by a Navy F-4F off the carrier Ranger, piloted by Lt.D.Laird. After the second attack, Schulz attempted to make a force landing on the water, 85 nautical miles west of Bodö, however the crew were unable to escape. Remaining crew(MIA): Hptm Christian Fischer, Observer and Fw Heinz Geyer, R/O-Gunner. Jager Blatt 5/2004.
93 Schulz, ErwinMajKdr I/StG-5 (11/42), Kdr IV/LG-1 (11/19/42)Ju 87B, R & D, Ju 88A-4 (Trop) Werk # 885631 "L1 + AF" in LG-1(lost)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 21 November, 1942 after being damaged by P-40s of SAAF No. 4 Sq., he fled but was caught and shot down by a British fighter from RAF No. 260 Sq over Derna. He was flying as Observer on the date. The Flugzeugführer was Lt Heinz Paech. Two remaining crew were MIA.
94 Schulte, KarlOblt6/11/1914
Lommel, Belgium		II/KG-76Do 17 Z, Ju 88 (believed lost 8/24/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 24 August, 1940; sd during a combat mission over Manston and crashed into the English Channel off the Kent coast. The bodies of Schulte and his observer, Maj Friedrich Möricke, washed ashore later on the Belgian side and were buried in Lommel Cem, Blk 42; Schulte Gr 535 and Möricke Gr 387. An unnamed R/O reported as rescued and a gunner, a War Correspondent, Lt Erwin Bleeck Wagner, no disposition (D.Drury). Added: Lt Bleeck Wagner was KilledInAction (KIA). His body washed ashore near Vlissingen, where he was 1st buried. In 1948, he was re-bur at Ysselsteyn BB-4-84 (Find-A-Grave by Fred).
95 Schulte, HelmuthHptm2/23/1915Hiessen Hessen253(H)/21, II/NJG-5 T/O, 4/NJG-5 (2/44), Stafkpt 7/NJG-5, 7/NJG-6(5/44), Kdr II/NJG-5, Kdr II/NJG-6 (7/44 to end)Bf 110, Ju 88G Werk # 620139 "2Z + CC" (lost 11/30/44 in NJG-6, sd at Altenkirhen) RK(4/17/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/23/44)
EP(7/29/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge(2/3/45)
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 2/3 February, 1945; hit by bomber return fire over Heilbronn (Balss). 180+ combat missions. All victories were Night victories. One known victory, a "4 mot" NNW of Kassel on 22 October, 1943. His 21st victory, a B-17 in the Magdeburg-Fallersleben area on 11 January, 1944. He scored a triple victory on 15 February, 1944; three Lancasters, two near Berlin, the other NE of Fehmarn Is. A triple victory on 20 February, 1944; a Lancaster at Stendal and two other "4 mot" near Braunschweig and Leipzig. A double victory on 31 March, 1944, both "4 mots"; one, a Lanc III of 101 Sq., piloted by P/O John Batten-Smith (KilledInAction (KIA) w/entire crew), 40 km NW of Nürnberg, the other between Stuttgart and Augsburg. A "4 mot" at Strasbourg on 27 April, 1944. Two "4 mots" 20 km E of Aachen on 25 May, 1944, while in 7/NJG-6. A Wellington at Mariazell on 30 June, 1944, while in 7/NJG-6. A Wellington at St Polten on 7 July, 1944. Two "4 mots"; one at Chateauneuf, the other at St Sauveur, on 26 July, 1944. A Lancaster 70 km W of Russelheim on 26 August, 1944. His crew: Lt Boehme, Obs; Ofw Herbert Meyer, RO and Ofw Friedrich Fischer, Gunner. Deceased 9 July, 1982. Added: This last claim (8/26/44) believed to be a No.100 Lancaster ND995 "HW-K" which crashed at Ellern, Hunsrück, 25 miles S. of Koblenz (J.Jones).
96 Schul, ErwinFw3/KG-100He 111H-1 Werk # 5441 "6N + CL" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA the night of 16/17/January, 1941 failing to return from the bombing raid on Avonmouth England. The AC last reported at 20:46 hours on the return flight, that it was estimating radio beacon Max near Caen in ten minutes. Presumed crashed into the sea, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Heinz Bolle, Observer; Fw Engelbert Buck, R/O; and Gefr Karl Heinz Kayser, Gunner. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny.
97 Schuirer, RudolfLt7/KG-26 (9/41 Bobruisk, Belarus)He 111H-5 Werk # Unk (lost 9/6/41) Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp WIA 6 September, 1941 when his ac crashed near the Bobruisk airfield, no cause reported. Remaining crew (KIC, desig unk): Gefr Rolf Czopp, Gefr Wolfgang Beigel, Gefr Hermann Wilmsen and Uffz Aloys Regulski. Also found, a Lt Rudolf Schuirer POW 3 May, 1942, flying He 111H-6 Wk# 4995 "6N + DJ", on an operation to Alexandria, Egypt. This was with 5/KG-100, then based at Athens-Kalamaki (on 12/15/41 III/KG-26 was renamed II/KG-100, thus the possible connection!). The Remaining known crew of Wk# 4995, both KIA (desig unk), were Gefr Fritz Fischer and Uffz Gerhart Köllner (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Schwierer.
98 Schrott, Erwin UffzBobingen14/JG-27 (Reich Def)Bf 109K-4 Werk # ? "Red 15 + ~" (lost 3/19/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 19 March, 1945 during aerial combat with P-51s on the border between Belm and Gretesch. Jager Blatt 1/2003 & 3/2003.
99 Schreyer, HerbertOblt7/5/1912Glogau1/KG-40Fw 200C-3/U4 Werk # 0073 "F8 + FH" (lost 12/19/41)Bomber Operational ClaspAC reported lost 19 December, 1941, location not reported, all 6 crew KilledInAction (KIA) (Fw 200 Losses, 1988 Book, per H. Breuer). Added: His crew of six, all reported KilledInAction (KIA) when their ac crashed into the Soba Valley, Cantabria, Spain while on a reconnaissance mission, 21 December, 1941, cause unknown. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA), bur Cuacos de Yuste, Row 6): Uffz Hans Scharer, Co-pilot, Gr 118; Ofw Albert Meessen, Bomb, Gr 119; Fw Michael Obermeyer, R/O, Gr 115; Fw Erwin Rigwalski, Flt Engr, Gr 117 and Ogefr Wolfgang Watkinson, Gnr, Gr 116 (D.Drury).
100 Schott, KonradFw7/6/1916
Pomezia, Italy		8/TG-2Ju 52/3m Werk # 500115 "8T + CN" (lost 10/5/43)Transport Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 5 October, 1943 due to fighter action at Nocera Umbra, Perugia, Italy. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA), buried Ger. War Cem. Pomezia, It.): Gefr Rudolf Steinkogler, R/O (Blk T, Gr 1676); Ogefr Erwin Höhner, Flt Engr (no known grave) and Gefr Günther Hafeneth, Gnr (Blk A, Gr 1057). Pilot Fw Schott buried Blk A, Gr 940 (D.Drury).

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