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#	Pilot/Crew SORT (↑)	Rank	Born	Place	Score SORT (↑)	Photo	Units	Aircraft	Awards	***********Notes***********	Links	AuthorComments
1	Koch, Erwin	Oblt			9		Stfkpt 8/JG-3 (5/44)	Bf 109G-6	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	Bowers/Lednicer, 9 victories.
2	Riechey, Erwin	Ofw	10/7/1916	Arpke	9	Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France	3/JG-2 (8/40)	Bf 109E-7 Werk # 6457 "Yellow 12" (lost 7/24/41)	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 24 July, 1941 attacking British Hampdens attacking Brest. He downed one before being shot down and killed by Hampden return fire, 1.5 km west of Bourg-Blanc (Brest). One known victory, his 1st, a Hurricane near Dover on 31 August, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire at the Thames Estuary on 7 September, 1940. His 3rd, a Hurricane at Selsey Bill on 28 September, 1940. His 4th, a Hurricane 23 km N of Bournemouth on 5 October, 1940. His 5th, a Hurricane at Portsmouth on 15 October, 1940. His 6th, a Hurricane at Southampton on 5 November, 1940. His 7th, a Spitfire on 30 June, 1941, no location. His 8th, a Spitfire on 4 July, 1941, no location. His 9th, a Hampden near Brest on 24 July, 1941. Added: Burial; Ploudaniel-Lesneven, Blk 14, Row 11, Gr 687 (absa3945). Alternate spelling: Rieckey
3	Rudel, Hans-Ulrich	Obst	7/2/1916	Konradswaldau Schlesien	9	Rudel on left presenting RK to Helmut Fickel (on right) Courtesy Christian König	III/StG-2 (9/41 S.U.), 8/ZG-2 (7/42 S.U.), StG-3, Stfkpt 1/StG-2, Kdr III/SG-2 (10/43; Romania 6/44), Kdr SG-2 (S.U.)	Ju 87R-2 Werk # 5836 "T6 + CD" (lost 9/23/41; lost when borrowed by Ernst Steen KIA, R/O Uffz Alfred Scharnovsky KIA ), Bf 110 in ZG-2 (?), Ju 87B-2 "T6+AD" (2/42, Herbst 1943), Ju 87D-5 "T6 +AD" in III/StG-2, Ju 87G-2 Werk # 494193 "< - + -" (Cannon Machine; his 519th tank victory in this ac, Dr E.Gadermann, his R/O)	RK(1/6/42) EL(4/14/43) S(11/25/43) Br(3/29/44) GEL(12/29/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/12/41) EP(10/20/41) EK 1 & 2, Air-to-Ground Operational Clasp in Gold w/Bril.	He was the highest decorated Luftwaffe pilot in WWII, with 2530 missions. The only recipient of the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Goldenem Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten (The Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds). The first pilot to sink a battleship, the Russian "Marat"on 23 September, 1941. His gunner this date was a Scharnovski. He is also credited with sinking 2 cruisers and destroying 532 Tanks. One known victory, an Il-18 at Staryy-Oshkol on 2 July, 1942, as an Ofw in 8/ZG-2 (if this was Hans!) He lost his right leg from Flak, but continued to fly. Shot down 30 times; wounded five times, yet survived the war. His R/O on his 1000th mission, Ofw Erwin Hentschel. A recipient of the Hungarian Medal for Bravery (among many others!). U.S. POW released April, 1946. Deceased 18 December, 1982 Rosenheim (P. Bastin). Courtesy Christian König (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Ulrich training pilots in anti-tank warfare (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) This interview was done at Dr Migeod's house on 29 May 2010 in Somerset West South Africa when he was 92 years old. He was a Luftwaffe stuka pilot who saw service in France, Battle of Britain, Balkans, Crete and Africa. Rudel had joined their group but their leader found Rudel unfit for operational flying!
4	Haisch, Karl	Ofw	1914/01/06	Markgröningen	9	Gerhadt Haisch	4./NJG 3 (09/42 Schleswig)	Do 217 J-1 Werknr 1328 (85% damaged 09/42), Bf 110 "D5+HN" (dam 09/42) , Ju 88, Bf 108 B-1 Werknr1638 (CK, lost 03/43)	EK 1 & EK 2 Wound Badge at least Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze	KIFA on 20 March, 1943, crashing at Neumünster during a transit flight in the BF 108. Crew: Radop Uffz Herbert Platzek (KIFA, EK2, Wound Badge, born 26/11/19 in Maradtken, buried at war cemetery in Gelsenkirchen-Buer-Hauptfriedhof. Grave 64, CK), Mech Fw Ludwig Wolter (KIFA, born 12/06/15 in Bassum/Bremen). WIA on 3 September, 1942 when during an operation, he had to make an emergency landing near Vilslev, 7 km northwest of Ribe Denmark, due to engine failure. Remaining crew: Uffz Erwin Bormann, R/O and Ogefr Adam Gerhardt (geb 9/25/18), Mech. (KilledInAction (KIA)). During the landing, Gerhardt was thrown out of the AC, and was found under the wreckage when the AC was moved. He was buried in the Fovrfelt Cemetery, Grave 22, on 9 September, 1942, in Esbjerg (Source: Air War over Denmark). One known victory, a Stirling "LS-X" over the Sea west of Helgoland the night of 3/4 March, 1943. Jager Blatt 6/2003. Magnus, 10 victories. Gerhardt
5	Günther, Erwin	Oblt			9		9/JG-52	Bf 109G	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	Magnus Report. His first known victory, a Soviet P-39 on 21 April, 1943.
6	Stahlberg, Erwin	Oblt	1917/01/03	Neuruppin (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-1a	EP 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)
7	Andresen, Lorenz	Oblt			8	Courtesy Christian König	9/JG-5 (11/43 S.U.), Stab/JG-5 (7/44)	Bf 109G-6	EK 1 & 2 Fightr Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 20 July, 1944. His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 20 km N of the Petsamo airfield on 25 November, 1943. A 2nd, a P-40 N of Fischer-Halbinsel on 17 March, 1944. A 3rd, another P-40 at Fischer Halbinsel on 23 April, 1944. A 4th, a P-39 near Petsamo on 10 May, 1944. A 5th & 6th, two Il-2s; one SE of Kiberg, the 2nd, E of Vardö, on 26 May, 1944. Magnus.
8	Kley, Erwin "Icke"	StbsFw	1/24/1913	Berlin	8		3(J)/88 (11/36), 3/JG-2 (11/39), 1/JG-2 (6/41), 11/JG-2 (8/42)	Bf 109 (V3 Prototype) (dam 12/10/36), Bf 109D & E, Bf 109G-1 Werk # 10311 (80% lost 8/19/42) in 11 Staffel	Spanish Cross, EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KIFA 19 August, 1942 during the Canadian landings at Dieppe when he overturned on landing at Le Treport. Magnus. He damaged the Bf 109 prototype in a takeoff accident on 10 December, 1936, in Spain. Wicks wingman on 22 November, 1939. He shot down the other French Curtiss Hawk, H-75A near Bitsch/Phalsbourg, one of two of the 1st WWII victories for JG-2. His 2nd, a Blenheim at Landrecies, 18 May, 1940. His 3rd, a LeO-451 at Cambrai-St Quentin on 20 May, 1940. His 4th, a Hurricane at Brighton on 13 August, 1940. His 5th, a Blenheim on 26 June, 1941, no location. His 6th, a Spitfire in the Gravelines-Dunkirk area on 22 July, 1941. His 7th, a Spitfire at La Pallice on 23 July, 1941. an 8th, a Fortress I at Brest-Brignogan on 16 August, 1941. He was the first JG-2 pilot to down a B-17. Magnus, 14 victories.
9	Busch, Hans Erwin	Oblt	3/9/1917		8	Courtesy Christian König	9(Jabo)/JG-26 (6/40), 10(Jabo)/JG-26 (3/42), Stfkpt 10(Jabo)/JG-54(3/43, redesg.14/SKG-10), Stfkpt 14/SKG-10 (6/43)	Bf 109F-4/R1 in JG-26, Fw 190A-5 Werk # 1368 "Black K" (lost 5/23/43), Fw 190A-5 (lost 11/25/43)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/29/43) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge(5/23/43) Fighter Operational Clasp in Brz	Injured in a collision with Oblt Kurt Eckleben (KIC), 25 November, 1943, near Mielec. His ac was cut in half. WIC 23 May, 1943 when he was in a crash in "Black K, reason unknown. One known victory, his 1st, a Hurricane S of Dunkirk on 31 May, 1940, an Uffz at the time. His 2nd, a Hurricane at Dunkirk, 2 June, 1940. His 3rd & 4th, both Hurricanes northwest of Beauvais, 8 June, 1940. His 5th, a Spitfire in the St. Omer area on 4 July, 1941. His 6th, a Spitfire near Marquise on 9 August, 1941. His 7th, a Spitfire of RAF No. 92 Sq. at Cape Gris Nez on 24 February, 1942. His 8th, a Hurricane east of Harwich on 25 March, 1942. This infrequent Jabo victory may have gone unconfirmed. He replaced Oblt Paul Keller, KilledInAction (KIA) 17 February, 1943. He retained command of this unit for the remainder of the war. 14/SKG-10 moved to Italy and then to the Eastern Front. SKG = Schnellkampfgeschwader or Fast Bomber Wing
10	Simon, Erich	Maj (postmortem)	1915/04/04	Bayreuth	8		Erg./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
11	Fischer, Hermann	Fw	1920-02-28	Lippehne/Frankfurt	8		3/Schl.G-1 (12/42), 2/Schl.G-1 (2/43), 3/Schl.G-1 (6/43)	Bf 109F & G, Fw 190A-3, Fw 190A-5 Werk # 1147 (lost 7/11/43)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/12/43) EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 11 July, 1943; shot down by flak in his A-5 at Map Quadrant Pl.Qu.6153, in Russia. One known victory, a Soviet LaGG-3 10 km NE of Tsowowikino on 2 December, 1942. A 2nd, an Il-2 S of Kramstonkaya on 10 February, 1943. A 3rd, a LaGG-5 N of Berowaja on 6 June, 1943. A 4th, a LaGG-5 on 5 July, 1943. A 5th, an Il-2 on 6 July, 1943. Two Il-2s at Greneyatshi on 7 July, 1943. An 8th, an Il-2 at Vavarovka airfield on 9 July, 1943. Buried German War Cemetery Kursk - Besedino
12	Jahnke, Erwin	Fw			7		11/JG-51 (6/41), 7/JG-77 (3/43), 6/JG-77 (4/43 Med)	Bf 109G-6 Werk# 18039 "Yellow 9 + -" (lost 7/1/43) in 6/JG-77	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 1 July, 1943; Combat with a Spitfire northeast of Bizerte. Mombeek MIA List. One known victory, a Spitfire 10 km south of Folkestone on 4 June, 1941. His first Soviet victory, an I-15 on 22 June, 1941. A 2nd Soviet, a SB-3 on 24 June, 1941. A DB-3 on 26 June, 1941. A 4th Soviet victory, a DB-3 on 2 July, 1941. A 5th Soviet victory, an I-16 on 13 July, 1941. One known Desert victory, a Boston on 12 March, 1943. A 2nd Desert victory, and his 7th, a P-40 on 8 April, 1943. Alternate spelling: Janke (Bf 109 Loss List).
13	Birkenstock, Hans Jörg	Oblt	12/25/1919	Darmstadt	7	J Weiker Courtesy Christian König	NJG-1, NJG-4, Stab I/NJG-6 (1/44), Added: 6./NJG 1 (02/42) (CKönig)	Bf-110 E-1 "G9 + CP" Werknr. 3479 (12/41) (CKönig), Bf-110 F-4 in NJG-4, added: Bf-110 G-4 "2Z + BB" Werknr. 730102 in I./ NJG 6,Bf-110 "G9 + AP" Werknr. 3737 (02/42) (CKönig)	EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 19 May, 1944; crashing at Vossenack/Eifel, probably shot down by an intruder (Boiten). One known victory, a Lancaster at Erfenbach on 10 August, 1943. A 2nd, a Lancaster at Alsenborn on 11 August, 1943. A 3rd, a Stirling at St. Martin on 18 November, 1943. A 4th, a Lancaster at Berlin-Spandau on 30 January, 1944. A 5th, a Lancaster 60 km SE of FuF Kuli on 25 February, 1944. A "4 mot" by ramming, a Halifax LK 750 "MH-Y2" of RAF No. 51 Sq., piloted by F/G Charles R. Seaman(KilledInAction (KIA)), over Baumholder on 18 March, 1944. Remaining crew: Sgt William Powell, Flt Engr(POW); F/S William A. Robson, Nav(POW); Sgt Roberet H. Pickford, R/O(POW); F/S Edward A. Glover, Bombadier(KilledInAction (KIA)); Sgt Leslie A. Baldwin, Rear Gunner(POW) and Louis H. Gulliver, Mid Upper Gunner(Inj/POW). Sgt Gulliver came down in the central section of the Halifax, being one of a few people to survive a drop of 23,000 feet without a parachute, although he was very badly injured. Birkenstock and his two crewmembers, Uffz Walter Welz (geb 6/19/1921 Brettach, Heilbronn), R/O and Uffz Kurt Maciejewski (geb 3/11/1920 Neumünster) (KilledInAction (KIA) 5/27/44) Gunner, also managed to bail from their stricken AC (Source: Peter H. Gulliver, son of Louis H. Gulliver). Added: Flying accident on 08-09/12/41 on airfield when the Bf 110 turned over and KIFA crew member Uffz Erwin Schulze (see pic2) . WIFA on 24/02/42 on a transport flight to Lüneburg 3 km E of Bremen airfield. Starboard engine caught fire shortly after take-off. Aircraft attempted to return to airfield but starboard wing tip hit the ground and aircraft crashed (Crew (WIFA): Radop Uffz Johann Weiker (born 06/07/22 in Krieglach/Steiermark, later KIA on 20/10/43 in 4./NJG 6), Gunr OFw Gerhard Lange (born 04/10/14 in Straßburg). (CKönig)
14	Hentschel, Erwin	Ofw	10/29/1917	Niederthalheim, Krs. Rochlitz (Sachsen)	7	L-R: Rudel - Hentschel	2/KG-51, 8/StG-2, I/StG-2, III/SG-2	Ju 87	RK(12/9/43) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/9/43) EP(3/16/42) EK 1 & 2 Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pend	All 7 victories were Soviet fighters. R/O-Gnr for Hans Rudel, he and Rudel were awarded the RK by Hitler at the same time. 1490 missions, the highest number flown by any Luftwaffe personnel. He drowned on 20 March, 1944 attempting to swim the Dnyestr River near Yampol. He and Rudel had landed behind enemy lines to rescue another crew, but were unable to take off due to mud. They fled on foot and attempted to escape by swimming across the river.
15	Findeisen, Herbert	Hptm	7/11/1913	Crimmitschau Sachsen	67		2/NAGr-13, Stfkpt 2/ Nahaufklarungsgruppe NAGr-4 (Obs Unit 5/43), 1/NAG-102, 2/JG-117, 6/JG-105, I/JG-54, Kdr II/JG-54	Fw 189A, Fw 190A	RK(2/29/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/26/43) EP(9/13/43) EK 1 & 2 Observer Operational Clasp in Gold at least Fighter Clasp Silver	All victories in the East. His first known Soviet, an Il-2 12 km W of Fatesch on 30 May, 1943. An I-15 Rata SW of Usiuk on 3 July, 1943. A Yak-1 S of Tsoborovka on 8 July, 1943. An I-15 W of Lipez on 9 July, 1943. A Yak-1 S of Nikolskoye on 10 July, 1943. A LaGG-5 S of Ulyanovo on 15 July, 1943. A U-2 SE of Kobylinsky on 21 July, 1943. A LaGG-5 NW of Bolkowo on 2 August, 1943. Two LaGG-5s on 3 August, 1943; one 6 km S of Trossna, the other W of Tschew. A LaGG-5 N of Andrejewska on 4 August, 1943. An Il-2(m.H.) W of Krassnikowo on 5 August, 1943. A Yak-1 NE of Dukhovshchina on 23 August, 1943. A LaGG-5 SE of Yelnya on 1 September, 1943. A LaGG-5 N of Yelnya on 5 September, 1943. A LaGG-5 on 12 October, 1943. A Pe-2 on 6 January, 1944. Two U-2s on 7 February, 1944. Two R-5s on 18 February, 1944. 42 victories as Observer pilot (Added: awarded the Knights Cross after achieving 36 aerial victories while serving with aerial reconnaissance units. 300 combat missions, 200 as an Observer pilot. English POW, summer 1945. Bowers/Lednicer, 67 victories. Died in an automobile accident, 11 May, 1963. Herbert Findeisen Generalmajor Robert_Fuchs Erwin Proessl from left to right- Courtesy Christian König
16	Fleig, Erwin	Lt	12/6/1912	Freiburg Breisgau	66	Courtesy Christian König	JG-54, 1/JG-51 (9/40), 3/JG-51, Stfkpt 2/JG-51 (5/42 S.U.)	Bf 109F-2 Wk# 9802 "Yellow 7", Bf 109F-2 Werk # Unk "Black 1" (as Stfkpt 2/JG-51)	RK(8/12/41) EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold	POW 29 May, 1942; his AC was hit and he had to bail out of his F-2 near Szokoloje, south of Lake Ilmen, and was taken prisoner, returned many years later. 506 missions. Of his 66 victories, 9 were RAF. One such victory, his 1st, a Spitfire W of Dover on 11 August, 1940. His 2nd, a Hurricane at Canterbury on 18 August, 1940. A 3rd, a Spitfire 5 km E of Canterbury on 2 September, 1940. Nos. 5 & 6, both Spitfires over England on 18 September, 1940; one of thes was JG-51s 500th victory. His 7th, a Spitfire in the London area on 17 October, 1940. His 8th, a Hurricane near Ashford on 1 December, 1940. His 9th a Hurricane near Dungeness, 8 May, 1941. At times in 1940, he served as Mölders wingman. He was Hermann Joppiens wingman on 25 August, 1941, when Joppien was killed as they attacked Soviet bombers near Bryansk. Bowers/Lednicer, 66 victories. Deceased 1 March, 1986. On left with Höfemeier. Courtesy Christian König
17	Streib, Werner	Obst	6/13/1911	Pforzheim Baden	65	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.
18	Eickmeier, Bruno	OFw	1912/04/26		6-10	Grave marker wrote 1942 into tombstone, yet Bruno died in 1943 Courtesy CK	9./NJG 4 (09/42), 2./NJG 1 (05/43, 09/43 Gilze-Rijen)	Bf 110 G-4 "G9 + BK" Werknr 5548 (lost 04/09/43)	EK 1 & 2 at least Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze	KIFA the night of 3/4 September, 1943 in his G-4, crashing at Brummen, SW of Zutphen due to instrument failure in the clouds (DeSwart & Boiten). Added: He is buried at Ysselsteyn M-3-53; his R/O, Uffz H. Fischer was injured (SGLO). A former tank commander, he scored two known victories in Sept & October of 1942. Magnus. Another source says Eickmeier was KilledInAction (KIA) on 24 August, 1943 in aerial combat over Berlin. His R/O this date was said to be Ofw Helmut Fischer (WIA) who served with Knacke & Streib also. (4 September seems correct...from two different sources) One known victory, a Wellington 8 km east of St. Jüst on 3 September, 1942. Another, a Halifax on 16 October, 1942. Another, a Halifax on 13 May, 1943. A Wellington 2 km southwest of Vechtel on 12 June, 1943. A Lancaster on 23 June, 1943. Boiten, 6 victories & alternate spelling: Eikmeier.
19	Kraft, Erwin	Oblt	2/24/1914	Stuttgart	6		Stabsstaffel/JG-51 (8/44)	Fw 190A-8 "Blk 10" (lost 8/25/44)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KIA 25 August, 1944 east of Ezere, Latvia (Magnus & H. Breuer). Added: The cause was aerial combat. He died in a Field Dressing Station in Renge, E of Ezere. He is most likely buried in the German War Cem. at Saldus (Frauenberg), Latvia among the unknowns (D.Drury).
20	Baumgarten, Erwin	Lt	08/06/21 (CKönig)		6		1/JG-27 (2/44), 5/JG-27 (4/44)	Bf 109G	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 30 March, 1945. One known victory, his 1st, a B-24 SW of Sankt Pölten on 22 February, 1944. His 2nd, a B-17 S of Linz on 24 February, 1944. His 3rd, a B-17 (HSS) NE of Braunschweig on 29 April, 1944. Nos. 4 & 5, both P-47s in the Bocholt/Dinslaken area on 25 March, 1945. His 6th, an Auster S of Detmold on 2 April, 1945. Magnus.
21	Böttge, Erwin	Uffz			6		14/JG-54, JG-7, II/JG-26 (4/45), JG-7	Fw 190A-8 Werk# 380350 "Black ?" (lost) in JG-54, Me 262	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 9 November, 1944 when his AC received 40% damage at Genshagen. Although his transfer to JG-7 had been approved, when he and Heinz Gomann arrived (on foot) to brandenburg, they discovered the unit moved to Munich, so they returned to JG-26 on 21 Apil, 1945.
22	Sallwisch, Erwin	Ofw			6		Legion Condor (Sp), Stab/JG-27 (S.U.), 4/JG-27 (Libya 4/42)	Bf 109E & F	Spanish Cross EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	Three victories in Spain. His first known Soviet victory, an I-153 on 25 August, 1941. A 2nd, a Pe-2 on 11 September, 1941. Four victories on 4 October, 1941; two I-18s and two DB-3s. After rotating home from Russia, he was assigned to instructor duty but volunteered for combat in Libya, where he downed a Spitfire on 4 August, 1942. On 10 August, 1942, he claimed two P-40s over El Alamein. Franz Stigler served as his wingman in Libya prior to his suicide 19 August, 1942, believed to be caused by the dishonor of false victory claims by some comrades, and his victories potentially being stripped and the possibility of being court martialed. He dove into the sea and his body washed ashore north of Quotaifiya, rather tha seeing his victories and honor being wrongly stripped. His victories may be as high as 30 as of 14 August, 1942, 18 on the Eastern Front and two ships (per Franz Stigler).
23	Fischer, Max Bruno	Lt	10/2/1915	Berlin	6		4/JG-3 (3/42), Stab II/JG-3 (2/44)	Bf 109 F/G-2 "< + -" (S.U. 1942). Bf 109G-6 "Blk <1" (6/44 Evreux Fr)	EK 1 & 2 at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze	Magnus Report. His first known Soviet victory, a P-2 20 km S of Subzoff on 15 September, 1942. A 2nd Soviet, an Il-2 on 2 February, 1943. A 3rd Soviet, an Il-7 on 16 July, 1943. One known western victory, a Spitfire over Malta on 26 March, 1942. His 6th victory. a B-24 on 24 February, 1944, no location. Courtesy Christian König
24	Fischer-Bötow, Rudolf	Uffz			6		8/JG-54 (7/42 S.U.)	Bf 109F, Bf 109G-2 Werk# 10431 "Black	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA/POW (?) 29 October, 1942 over Jerschino, probably due to engine damage. He was a member of "Rotte Seiler". His first known Soviet victory, a MiG-3 on 11 July, 1942. A MiG-3 on 18 July, 1942. A 3rd, an Il-2 on 1 September, 1942. A 4th, an Il-2 on 9 September, 1942. A 5th, a P-2 on 21 September, 1942. An I-16 Rata 3 km N of Ostrovski on 30 September, 1942. Alternate spelling" Fischer-Bütow.
25	Rath, Erwin				5		5./JG 2	Bf 109 E & F & Fw 190 A	EK 1 & 2 at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze	Magnus Report, final victory count may be higher.
26	Bruhns, Erwin	Fw			5		9/JG-51 (4/42 S.U.)	Bf 109F & G	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	Magnus Report. His first known Soviet victory, a Yak-1 on 27 April, 1942. A 2nd, an Il-2 30 km WSW of Olenino on 3 December, 1942. A 3rd, an Il-2near Timinev on 4 December, 1942. A 4th, a Pe-2 on 23 February, 1943. A 5th, a MiG-3 on 8 May, 1943.
27	Fischer, Siegfried	Lt			5		3/JG-53 (5/40), 1/JG-53 (12/40 Channel))	Bf 109E-3, Bf 109E-4 Werk # 5328 "White 8" (lost 12/2/40)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 2 December, 1940 during aerial combat with a Spitfire over Dungeness. One known vitory, his 1st, a Potez 63 at Cherieres, 13 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Wellington at Sedan, 14 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire 10 km S of London on 15 September, 1940. Magnus.
28	Fischer, Konrad	Gefr	5/7/1924		5		6/JG-2	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 412723 (lost 9/25/44), Bf 109G-14 Werk# 416940 (or 461940?) "Black 10" (lost 12/17/44)	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 17 December, 1944; Aerial combat with a P-38 of 474FG over Trier. Mombeek MIA List. Update: His grave was found in Neuerburg, near Bitburg. He was WIA 25 September, 1944 after bailing from his G-6 over Werdorf due to technical problems.
29	Laskowski, Erwin	Ofw	5/27/1914	Bochum	46		Added: 4. Flak.Reg 44 (11/38-11/39), FAR 52 (12-39-11/40), 3./JFS 5 (11/40-06/41), 3./JFS 2 (06/41-07/41), 3./JFS 5 (07/41), Erg.Gr. JG 52 (08-09/41), Erg.Gr. JG 51 (09-11/41), 2./JG 51 (11/41-02/42) (CKönig). 1./JG 51 (11/42 S.U.) added: 1./JG 51 (02/42-04/43), 8./JG 11 (05/43), 7./JG 11 (06/43-08/44), 10./JG 11 (08-10/44), 4./ Jagdgruppe West (10/44-03/45), 11./ EJG 1 (04/45), 1./ Erg JG 1 (04/45) (CKönig, from his Soldbuch)	Bf 109F-2 Werk # 8115 "Brown 3" (1/42 Dam), Bf 109F-2 Werk # 5416 "White 2" (6/42), Bf 109F-2 Werk # 12781 "White 7" (7/42), Bf 109G, Fw 190A-8	RK(4/27/45) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/10/44) EK 1(11/15/42) & 2(5/25/42) Wound Badge in Black (19/06/43, CKönig) Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold Medaille "Winterschlacht Im Osten 1941/42" (Winter War Medal 1941/42) (20/08/42)	1942 to 1944 with JG-51, then transferred to JG-11 where he was a very successful Home Defense pilot. 14 bombers. His first known Soviet victory, a LaGG-3 on 7 November, 1942. Two LaGG-3s on 14 November, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 15 January, 1943. 21 victories in the West. 300+ combat missions. One known victory, his 26th, a B-17 on 11 January, 1944. His 29th & 30th, both P-38s on 15 April, 1944, no locations. His 35th, a B-24 on 30 May, 1944, no location. Bowers/Lednicer, 46 victories. Deceased 13 October, 1983. Added: Received his pilot badge on 26/10/40 (CKönig) Courtesy Christian König
30	Straznicky, Erwin	Oblt	1/16/1916	Vienna	40		3(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").
31	Holzmann, Heinz	Uffz			4		14./KG 2	Me-410 A "U5 + ??" (lost)	EK 1 & 2 probably Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze	KilledInAction (KIA) 8/9 November, 1943; shot down by a Mosquito off Beachy Head during a night hunting mission (Boiten). Added: Crew: Uffz Wilfried Fischer (MIA). The following victories were found on the Abschusstafel of 14./KG 2: two 4mots in the night of 02-03/10/43 near Bedford, a 4mot over the North Sea on 09/10/43 , another 4mot on 14/10/43 near Hagenau as a day victory (CK)
32	Biedermann, Erwin	Oblt			4		7/JG-2 (7/40 Channel), 9/JG-26 (7/41)	Bf 109D, E & F, Bf 109F-4 Werk # 7217 "Yellow 2 + I" (lost 9/17/41)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 17 September, 1941 in aerial combat in "Yellow 2" with two Spitfires over Calais, and was lost in the Channel. One victory in JG-2, a Spitfire S of Portsmouth on 26 August, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire in the London area on 7 September, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire on 9 August, 1941, no location. His 4th, a Spitfire on 14 August, 1941, no location. Between his assignment in JG-2 and JG-26, he served as a Test Pilot for Fieseler.
33	Roden, Erwin	Fw	1/11/1916		4	Ysselstein, Holland	12/JG-1 (9/42 Deelen), 4/JG-1 (4/43), 7/JG-1 (7/43 Reich Def)	Bf 109F, Fw 190A-4 Werk # 0584 "Yellow 6" (dam 10/5/42), Bf 109G-6 Wk# 19852 "White 8"(lost 7/18/43)	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 18 July, 1943 during aerial combat in his G-6 with Beaufighters and Spitfires over the North Sea, 20 km W of Den Helder. Buried Ysselsteyn BT/2/39. He crashed his A-4 at Zierikzee, with injuries, 1 km southeast of Haveningang Holland on 5 October, 1942 (DeSwart). One known victory, his 1st, a Mosquito IV "DK 332" of RAF No. 105 Sq. near Tourinnes-la-Grosse, 11 km SSE of Leuven Belgium, on 6 September, 1942. His 3rd & 4th, a Ventura and a P-38, on 4 April, 1943. Note: The Dutch research group identified the G-6 as Wk# 19852, where another source revealed the Wk# as 19853.
34	Heemskerck, Hendrik Ludwig Maximilian Emmo Adolf Erwin Hans Helmuth von	Hptm	1913/04/07	Berlin	4		I./KG 53 (09/39), KG 26 (1940), 12./KG 26 (11/41), Stfkpt 10./KG 26 (07-11/41), 12./KG 26 (11/41-05/42), Stfkpt 10./KG 26 (07-11/42), Schwarmführer of 2. Schwarm in 10./NJG 5 (06/43-10/43), 1./NJG 100 (10/43-44), 2./NJG 100 (-05/44-02/45), IV./Erg.JG 2 (02/45-04/45), Stfkpt 4./NJG 100 (02-04/45)	Ju-88 C-6 "W7 + HH" Werknr 360374 (5% dam on 08/05/44 - a/c had 283 flight hours!)	EK 1 & EK 2 at least Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze at least Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze	Problems with the gear during landing on maintenance flight from airfield Otopeni on 08/05/44. Crew: Mech Fw Dillenburg. Both uninjured. Pilot license received in Nov 1935 by FFC Ludwigslust. Survived the war.		CKönig
35	Hardtke, Erwin	Oblt	1913/04/12	23.04.44 Oblt., Staka 2./Erprobungsstaffel 25 . Credited with 4 victories.	4		Chef Ausb.Kp./LKS (1941 CK), Chef Fahnenjunker Kp./LKS 4 (1942 CK), 1./Erg.ZGr. (CK), Schl.G. 1 (1943 CK). EKdo 25 (07/43 CK), Stfkpt Zerstörerstaffel/Erprobungskdo. 25 (10/43-04/44 CK)	Bf 110 G-2 "Black 2" (lost 23/04/44 CK)	EK 1 & 2 probably at least Destroyer Operational Clasp in Bronze	Added: MIA/KIA on 23 April 1944 when shot down by P51 and/or P-38 near Neusiedlersee between Breitenbrunn and Purbach (CK) One known victory, a B-17 SW of Nohfelden on 28 July, 1943. A 2nd, a B-17 in the Schleswig area on 9 October, 1943. A 3rd, a B-17 by Ochtrüp on 10 October, 1943. A 4th, a B-17 on 29 November, 1943. Alternate spelling: Hardke. Hardke (left) explains "Gerät Liesel" to Trautloft and Neumann Courtesy CK
36	Fischer, Edmund	Lt	8/14/1923		4	Courtesy Christian König	II/JG-26 (joins 5/44), 6/JG-26 (5/44)	Fw 190A-8 Werk # 171642 "Black 10" (lost)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 12 October, 1944 in aerial combat with a P-51 of 364FG at Osnabrück/Hannover. One known victory, his 1st, a P-47 of 356FG at Beauvais-Clermont on 18 August, 1944. A 2nd, a P-38 at Beauvais on 25 August, 1944. His 3rd, a P-51 of 129FS at Arnhem (Nijmegen) on 25 September, 1944. A 4th, a Spitfire at Arnhem on 27 September, 1944. Added: Possible graduate of I/JG-101 N12 school, Ingolstadt (C.König).
37	Fischer,	Lt			4		3/JG-54	Bf 109F	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a Soviet MiG-3 on 26 July, 1942. A 2nd, a LaGG-3 on 2 August, 1942. A 3rd, an I-16 Rata on 21 August, 1942. A 4th, an Il-2 on 22 October, 1942. This is most likely, Oblt Kurt Reinhard Fischer, also of 3/JG-54 in Russia.
38	Fischer,	Fw			4		1/JG-53 (3/43)	Bf 109G (Trop)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a P-38 in N.Africa on 23 March, 1943. His 2nd, a Spitfire 17 km northwest of Beja on 25 March, 1943. His 3rd (which OKL refers to as #2), a B-24 over Italy on 24 March, 1944. His 4th (which OKL refers to as his #3), a P-38 over Italy on 29 March, 1944. His 4th per OKL, a B-24 (HSS) on 20 April, 1944, no location (over Italy). This could be a different Fw. Fischer in the same Staffel.
39	Sawallisch, Erwin	Ofw			38	Courtesy Christian König	4.J/88 Legion Condor, 4./JG 77 (10/39), 4./JG 27 (09/41 Africa)	Bf 109B (in Spain), Bf 109F-4/Trop Werk # 8596 "White 8 + -" Bf 109F-4/Trop Werk # 8782 (lost 8/19/42 (Bf 109 Loss List). in 4/JG-27	Spanish Cross Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (14/11/42 Post.) EP (20/06/41 CK) EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KIFA 19 August, 1942. He crashed into the sea on a test flight for no apparent reason. It was thought possible that, accused of making incorrect claims, and fearing a court martial, he had deliberately dove into the sea. His body washed ashore on 20 August, 1942. 3 victories in Spain. One known victory, his 1st, a Blenheim northeast of Helgoland, 30 October, 1939. He downed two more Wellingtons, Nos 2 & 3, north of Wangerooge on 14 December, 1939. His 4th, a Wellington W of Stavanger on 30 April, 1940. His 5th, a Skua at Trondheim, 13 June, 1940, while still in 4/JG-77. His 6th, a Hudson at Bergen on 8 September, 1940. 17 victories in the Desert. One known victory, a Spitfire on 3 August, 1942. In eight days of combat after joining JG-27 in the desert, he scored 12 victories between 3 August and 12 August, 1942. Bowers/Lednicer, 38 victories. from left to right: Sawallisch, Vogel, Bendert and Stigler Courtesy Christian König
40	Bacsilla, Erwin	Obstlt	1/27/1910	Budapest, Hungary	34		Stfkpt 10(N)/JG-2 (5/39), Stfkpt 11(N)/LG-2 (9/39), Stab JG-101 (39-40), Kdr II/ZG-1, 10(N)/JG-2 (3/40), Stfkpt 7/JG-52 (1/41), Sturmstaffel 1 (12/43), I/JG-400, JG-301, Kdr IV/JG-3 (1/45 Prenzlau. Ger.)	Bf 109E & Bf 110 in ZG-1, Fw 190A in JG-3, Fw 190 A-6 "White 1" in Sturmstaffel 1 (1/44), Me 163 in I/JG-400, Fw 190D-9 Werk # 211143 "Black 1" (2/45)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	Served in the Austrian Air Force in the 1930s. Polish Campaign. The Fw 190A-6 bore "White1". Served also in JG-77 in N. Africa (11/42), EKdo 16, JG-301, and JG-400. Sources say his victories number anywhere from 2 to 34. One known victory, his 13th, a P-40 in N. Africa on 9 November, 1942. His 14th, a Spitfire in N. Africa on 13 December, 1942. His arm wound was severe enough, that he was removed from combat operations. Deceased 3 March, 1982. Magnus suggests he was also in JG-301. Alternate spelling: Bacsila or Bascilla. Added: According to Weal (Sturmgruppen) Shortly after his 14th victory on 13/12/42 he was brought down behind enemy lines by British Flak, but he was able to make his way back to friendly territory on foot. "Following the evacuation of Tunisia, Bacsila returned to the Russian front where he volunteered for Sturmstaffel 1 as the right hand of Von Kornatski due to his experience (CKönig)
41	Leykauf, Erwin	Oblt	1918/01/22		33		7., 8., 9. and 12./JG 54, Stab III/JG 54 (09/42 S.U.), 12./JG 26, Adj III/JG 26, 12./JG 54 (04-05/43 CK), Stfkpt 11./JG 54 (09/43), Stab III/JG 54 (10/44 Wels)	Bf 109 E-3 "Black 3"Werknr. 1572 (Calais 09/40), Bf 109 E-4, & F-2 "Black 3" Werknr 6788 (07/41 Ostrow) all in 8./JG 54,"E" "White 12"(7./JG 54),Bf 109 F-4 "Black 1" Werknr. 7492 (03/42), Bf 109 G-4 "Blue 1" (04-05/42 CK), Bf 109 G-2 Werknr. 13613 (lost; WIA 29/09/42), "G-6" Red 11" 12./JG 26, Fw 190 A-8 "Black < + ~" (10/44)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (04/08/42) EP (06/42) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant	551 combat missions. His first known victory, a Gladiator at Tongeren 10 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire on 12 August, 1940, no location. His 3rd, a Hurricane at Canterbury on 28 August, 1940. His 4th, a Spitfire on 30 August, 1940, no location. His 5th, a Spitfire in the Dover-Folkestone area on 2 September, 1940. Emil crashed in his Bf 109G-6 "Red 11" trying to takeoff during a bombing raid on Lille-Vendeville on 14 May, 1943. He was uninjured. He was also known to fly the Fw 190. While in JG-54, on 23 June, 1941, he shot down six Soviet bombers in one day in his Bf 109G. An I-18 on 13 November, 1941. An R-5 on 14 June, 1942. He downed six R-5s on 22 June, 1942. A Pe-2 on 7 August, 1942. An Il-2 on 7 September, 1942. An Il-2 on 9 September, 1942. On 29 September, 1942, while in JG-54, he was shot down in a Bf 109G-2 Werk# 13613 (lost), and listed as MIA, but returned shortly thereafter. An Il-2 on 15 September, 1943. A Boston III on 17 March, 1944. He is also known to have flown Bf 109E-4 "Black 3" in 8/JG-54 in October, 1940. Flew Fw 190As in JG-26. Also served in JG-7, flying the Me 262. Deceased 7 September, 2007 (P. Bastin). !938: Leykauf and mechanic by Ar-68 prior to mission to Czechoslovakia
42	Fischer, Kurt Reinhard	Oblt	5/31/1921		33		3/JG-54 (1/43 S.U.), Stffüh 1/JG-54 (7/43)	Bf 109G, Fw 190A-4 Werk# 145788 "White 10 + I" (lost 12/8/43)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/28/44 Post.) EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 8 December, 1943 in Werk# 5788, at Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 6172, 18km south of Newel. His first known Soviet victory, an Su-2 on 17 January, 1943. An Il-2 on 22 January, 1943. An Il-2 on 25 January, 1943. An Il-2 on 29 January, 1943. An Il-2 on 19 February, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 22 February, 1943. A LaGG-5 and a Yak-4 on 13 April, 1943. A MiG-3 on 24 June, 1943. A P-39 and an La-5 on 5 July, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 6 July, 1943. An Il-2 on 7 July, 1943. A LaGG-3 and an Il-2 on 9 July, 1943. A Pe-2 on 10 July, 1943. An La-5 and a Yak-7 on 13 July, 1943. An Il-2 on 15 October, 1943. Two Yak-9s on 20 October, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 22 October, 1943. Three Il-2s on 4 November, 1943. Two Il-2s on 10 November, 1943.
43	Koch, Harry	Hptm	1913/02/01	Köln	30		5./JG 26 (08/40-04/41), I./JG 1, Stfkpt 7./JG 1 (01/42), Stfkpt 6./JG 1 (03/43, 06/43 Woensdrecht)	Bf 109 E in JG 26, Fw 190 A of I./JG 1, Bf 109 E Werknr 5477 of 9./JG 1, Fw 190 A-4 Werknr 5592 (lost 18/03/43, Spitfires, pilot safe), Fw 190 A-5 "Yellow 5" (or Yellow 12) Werknr 7345 (70% dam 6/10/43, frc lnd Hulst, combat, pilot OK) in 6./JG 1, Fw 190 A Werknr 26067 (lost 20/10/43, shot down), Fw 190 A-6 "Yellow 11 + -" Werknr 550751 (lost 22/12/43)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (17/10/43) EP (30/09/41) EK 1 & 2 probably Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold	KilledInAction (KIA) 22 December, 1943, when he collided with his wingman, Uffz Erwin Mietho, during aerial combat at Badbergen in his A-6. Buried Köln-Südfriedhof 38E/79 (Geensen). Sharks teeth painted under 190 cowling. Thirteen victories while serving in JG-26. 13 bombers. His first victory, a Hurricane at Dungeness on 30 August, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire at Brighton on 1 October, 1940. His 3rd, a Hurricane at Tonbridge on 29 November, 1940. His 4th, a Blenheim at Ile de Batz, 8 April, 1941, while in 5/JG-26. His 5th, a Spitfire in the St. Omer/Longuenesse area on 7 August, 1941. His 12th, a Spitfire 7 km west of Westkapellen on 10 March, 1943. His 16th, a P-47 north of Zeebrugge on 16 May, 1943. His 20th, a B-17 at Herford on 28 July, 1943. His 25th, a P-38 S of Quackenbrück on 13 November, 1943. His 27th, a B-17 SSW of Cologne on 1 December, 1943. His 30th, and last victim, a B-17 on 20 December, 1943. Courtesy CK
44	Mann, Erwin Günter	Oblt			3		1/JG-1 (6/38)	Bf 109D, Bf 109E Werk # Unk "Yellow 6" (damaged 4/40)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, his 1st, a Gladiator in the Maastricht area 11 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Hawk-75A at Laon, 17 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Mureaux at Amiens, 19 May, 1940. His "Yellow 6" was hit several times, and he was forced to make a belly landing in northern France in April, 1940. AKA Günter Erwin.
45	Neuerburg, Erwin	Hptm			3		Stfkpt 3/JG-7 (became 12/JG-51 July, 1939), Stfkpt 7/JG-3 (8/40), Kdr Erg/JG-3 (12/40)	Bf 109E "White 1" in 7/JG-3	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His first victory, a Spitfire 10 km NE of Redhill on 18 August, 1940. His 2nd & 3rd, a Hurricane 20 km E of Tunbridge Wells and a Spitfire at Brentwood, on 24 August, 1940. Magnus, 7 victories.
46	Rupp, Walter	Oblt	1914/11/18		3		1./JG 53 (01/40 Darmstadt; France 05/40), Stfkpt 1./JG 53, Stfkpt 3./JG 53 (09/40)	Bf 109 D, Bf 109 E "White 13" (lost 01/40), Bf 109 E-3 "White 3" (03/40), Bf 109 E-4 B "Yellow 1" Werknr 1106 (lost 17/10/40)	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge(5/10/40)	POW; shot down over England in "Yellow 1" on 17 October, 1940. He made a force landing by Manston, and was immediately taken prisoner. Jager Blatt article (Hans Fischer body recovery, 1998). He lost a Bf 109E on 2 January, 1940 during aerial combat with a Curtis; he was not injured (Prien). Injured on 10 May, 1940 when his Bf 109E-1 was rammed by another Bf 109. He crashed south of Grevenmacher (Prien). One known "Damaged", a Hawk-75A in the Saarbrücken area, 24 September, 1939. His first victory, a Hurricane S of London on 29 September, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire at Maidstone on 5 October, 1940. Survived the war.
47	Schiller, Erwin	Fhr			3		3/JG-2 (5/44), 11/JG-2 (6/44)	Fw 190A	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a Boston 5 km E of Dreux on 25 May, 1944. A 2nd, a P-38 at Lisieux on 25 June, 1944. A 3rd, an Auster III NE of Villers-Bocage.
48	Schmidt, Hans Hermann	Hptm			3	Schmidt (2nd r) and Friedrich (2nd l) Fw Friedrich Courtesy CK	1.(Z)/JG 5 ('41), 13.(Z)/JG 5 (06/42 Norway - 08/42 Petsamo, last Bf 110 mission), 4.(Erg)/JGr West 02/43 Cazaux), Stfkpt 9./JG 5 (09/43 S.U. - 01/44)	Bf 110 F-2 "LN+SR" (06/42 CK), Bf 109 G-4 "Blue 11" "Hilde" in Erg/JGr West (06/43), Bf 109 G-2 "Yellow 10" Werknr 14799 (lost 11/01/44)	EK 1 & 2 probably at least Destroyer Operational Clasp in Silver	POW 13 January, 1944; shot down by Flak 11 January, 1944 at Rybachiy Peninsula. The plane was recovered by the Russians, one year later, and taken to Subkowa. His first known victory, a Soviet Boston III on 20 September, 1943. Nos. 2 & 3, a P-40 SW of the Petsamo airfield, and an Il-2 13 km NE of Parkina on 25 November, 1943. Added: Serving as Hptm Schmidt's RO/Gnr in the Bf 110, was Uffz (later Fw) Gerhard Friedrich (F.Braun, EK1+2, Destroyer Op Clasp in Silver?). Added: He was shot down on 11/01/44 NW of Eina-Guba over the Fischer peninsula and force-landed. After almost 3 days of escape in a polar storm with and minus 20 degrees he was captured by a Soviet patrol and sent to Rybatschi .Deceased 21/08/99 (CK)	schmidt-hans-hermann-crew-friedrich.jpg
49	Siewert, Bernhard (aka Alfred?)	Ofw			3		2/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.
50	Fischer, Oskar	Uffz			3		5/JG-3 (4/43 S.U.), 12/JG-3 (4-5/44)	Bf 109G-2 Werk # 14820 (50% dam 4/19/43), Bf-109 G-6 "Yellow 13" (lost 13/05/44) (CK)	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 19 April, 1943 by flak in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 75233 (Bf 109 Loss List). One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 (HSS) S of Landshut on 24 April, 1944. His 2nd, another B-24 (HSS) at Gardelegen on 29 April, 1944. A 3rd, referred to by OKL and Perry as his 1st, a B-17 (HSS) at Nidda on 12 May, 1944. Added: KIA on 13 May 1944 near Stralsund (CK).
51	Teske, Erwin	Oblt			3		Signal 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).
52	Fischer, Helmut	Ofw	12/4/1920		29	Archives Courtesy Christian König	Radio Oper. I/NJG-1 (6/41 to 3/45)	Bf 110, He 219 w/Streib	EP EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	R/O for Werner Streib June 43 with 15 victory participations. With Reinhold Knacke, 6 victories between March & May, 1943. With Bruno Eickmeier, he had 2 victories in Sept & Oct, 1942. Other victory participations unknown. Shot down with Eickmeier on 24 August, 1943. He survived, however, Eickmeier was killed. Bailed four times. Flugbuch. Deceased 22 July, 2002.		KTY Photo
53	Lau, Fritz	Hptm	9/23/1911	Stettin	28	Courtesy Christian König	Transport pilot in Poland, Stfkpt 9/NJG-1 (9/43), 7/NJG-1, Stfkpt 4/NJG-1 (3/44)	Ju 52, Bf 110G-4 Werk # 5339 (dam 10/3/43; pilot WIA, gunner, Ogefr Erwin Weber KIA, R/O, Egon Reinecke, OK)	RK(4/28/45) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(44) EP(44) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver	WIA 3/4 October, 1943 during aerial combat with a British bomber, bailing at Bohmte, near Wittlage (Balss). Another former Lufthansa pilot. After flying transports, he was an Instructor at Instrument Flying School 3. His first victories were in the Fall of 1943. 76 combat missions. 27 4-motor bombers and one Mosquito! All victories were Night victories. One known victory, a Lancaster 25 km W of Haarlem on 29 September, 1943. A "4 mot" S of Hamm on 31 March, 1944. A Halifax at Dahren on 28 April, 1944. A Lancaster NW of St Trond on 11 May, 1944. A "4 mot" WNW of Rotterdam on 22 May, 1944. Another "4 mot" SE of Rotterdam on 25 May, 1944. A "4 mot" NW of Feindbögen on 13 June, 1944. A "4 mot" at Feindhosen on 22 June, 1944. A P-38 at Pressburg Austria on 16 July, 1944. A "4 mot" over the North Sea, W of Kiel, on 17 August, 1944. Two "4 mots" WNW of Mönchen -Gladbach on 19 September, 1944. A "4 mot" SW of Bochum and another at Radevormwald on 21 November, 1944. A Mosquito the night of 17/18/December, 1944. Deceased 1 January, 2003.		laux
54	Kortlepel, Erwin	Ofw			25		4/JG-3 (6/40), JG-77 (most likely in S.U.)	Bf 109E in 40, Bf 109F-2 Werk # 6746 ""White 6 + -" (lost 6/24/41), Bf 109G, Bf 109K-4 Werk # 332333 (lost 12/16/44)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/27/42) EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His K-4 reported crashed 16 December, 1944 at Hasemühle, cause and pilot disposition unknown. His victories include 21 in the East (G.Festi 12/2020). MIA briefly 6/24/41 in "White 6" over Russia; sd by MiG-3 piloted by F/Ldr Alex Pokryshkin, pilot returned. One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire at Crevecoeur-le-Grand, 5 June, 1940. His 2nd, a Hurricane at Ashford on 28 August, 1940. His 3rd, a Hurricane S of London on 8 September, 1940. His 4th, a Hurricane S of London on 29 September, 1940. He survived the war; deceased 3 August, 1983 (G.Festi). Magnus Report, final victory count may be higher. Alternate spelling: Kortlebel. NOTE: Werk Numbers 332331, 336 & 340 all assigned to JG-77.
55	Schulte, Helmuth	Hptm	2/23/1915	Hiessen Hessen	25		3(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).
56	Klante, Helmut	Ofw			21	Courtesy Christian König	7/JG-5, JV-44 (4/45)	Bf 109F & G, Me 262 A-1a or Fw 190D-9	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet Hurricane on 18 May, 1942. A 2nd Hurricane on 28 May, 1942. A 3rd, a P-40 on 2 September, 1942. A P-40 on 9 September, 1942. A Pe-2 on 11 September, 1942. A P-39 on 25 July, 1943. A P-39 on 23 August, 1943. A P-39, a P-40 and an Il-2 on 14 September, 1943. A P-40 and two Il-2s on 27 September, 1943. Added: Three on 19 October, 1943; a P-39 S of Kiberg; an Il-2 SE of Kiberg and a P-40 NW of Fischer Peninsula. A P-40 NE of Fischer Peninsula on 3 November, 1943 (C.König). His JV-44 service found on a pilot list on-line. Magnus victories, 21.
57	Müller, Erwin	Lt			20		4/JG-77 (8/42 S.U.), JG-7	Bf 109F & G (Trop)	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known Soviet victory, a LaGG-3 on 14 August, 1942. An Il-2 on 23 August, 1942. An Il-2 and a LaGG-3 on 12 September, 1942. An Il-2 on 21 September, 1942. An Il-2 on 22 September, 1942. A Yak-1 on 2 October, 1942. One known Desert victory, his 14th, a Kittyhawk on 11 January, 1943. His 15th, a P-38 on 18 January, 1943. His 18th, a Spitfire in the Pescara Italy area on 29 April, 1944. His 19th, a P-51 over Italy on 1 May, 1944. A 20th, a B-24 SW of Trieste Italy on 10 June, 1944. Magnus, final victory count may be higher.
58	Müller, Erwin	Fw			2		8/ZG-26 (4/43, 12/43 Wunstorf)	Bf 110G-2 Werk # 6405 "Black 1" (lost 12/22/43)	EK 1 & 2 Destroyer Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 22 December, 1943 during aerial combat. His G-2 crashed at Gaastmeer Holland (Fluessen/Heegermeer), his unnamed R/O WIA (DeSwart & Bf 110 Loss List). Added: Fw Müller is buried at Yssel AR-2-49. His R/O-Gnr, named Uffz K.Eichholtz, WIA (SGLO). One known Desert victory, a Fortress II on 17 April, 1943. Undoubtedly, he was flying wingman for Hptm Hans Kiel this date, and they both downed a B-17. In Sicily, he downed a P-38, his 2nd victory, on 17 July, 1943.
59	Lang, Erwin	Fw			2		7/JG-53 (Italy)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 161015 "White 13 + I" (lost 1/28/44)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 28 January, 1944 after aerial combat with a Spitfire 7km east of Anzio. One known victory, his 1st, a P-38 10 km southeast of Insel Ventotene, 30 August, 1943. His 2nd, a B-24 southeast of Vicenza Italy, 28 December, 1943.
60	Axthelm, Erwin	Oblt			2		2./JG 27, 3./JG 27 (05/40 Channel)	Bf 109 E-1 "Yellow 6" Werknr 6270(lost 30/08/40)	EK 1 & 2	POW 30 August, 1940 after aerial combat southeast of London, crashing at Park House, Westwell, N of Ashford, Kent (Prien & D.Drury). One known victory, his 1st, a Gladiator southeast of Tirlemont. 10 May, 1940 in 3 Staffel. His 2nd, a Wellington west of Calais, 25 May, 1940 in 2 Staffel.
61	Philipp, Erwin	Ofw			2		1(Erg)/JG-2 (9/41), 8/JG-2 (Channel)	Bf 109E & F in Erg, Fw 190A-3 Werk # 0346 "Black 14" (lost 10/9/42)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC 9 October, 1942; Ditched into the sea (Channel) after engine failure and fire, cause unknown. Presumed drowned Map Quadrant 684. One known victory, a Whirlwind N of Cherbourg on 4 September, 1941. His 2nd, a Spitfire on 12 October, 1941, no location.
62	Grossmann, Georg	Uffz			2		11/JG-51 (5/43 S.U.)	Bf 109G	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 on 6 May, 1943. A 2nd, a LaGG-3 on 9 July, 1943. This looks like Erwin Grossmann above.
63	Grams, Günther	Fw			2		9/JG-5 (11/43 S.U.), 10 (Erg)/JG-1 (Reich Defense 3/45)	Bf 109F, Bf 109G-14 Werk # 464597 "Black 59" (lost 3/45)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC 21 March, 1945, colliding with a Bf 109G-6 Werk # 165714 "Black 2", piloted by Oblt Alfred Fischer. They collided over Mettenheim/Mühldorf; both pilots were killed. His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 SSE of the Petsamo airfield on 25 November, 1943. A 2nd, a Soviet P-40 E of Kiberg on 17 June, 1944. Alternate spelling: Gram (OKL June, 1944 victory).
64	Glass, Erwin	Fw			2		10/NJG-5	Bf 110	EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 29/30 December, 1943 in a crash at Bindersleben during a night operation. One known victory, a Stirling on 13 March, 1943. A 2nd, a Lancaster 50 km N of Kassel on 22 October, 1943. Alternate spelling: Glas.
65	Fischer, Wolfgang	Lt			2		4/JG-2 (4/44), 3/JG-2 (5/44), 4/JG-2 (6/44)	Bf 109G-6 (dam 4/6/44), Fw 190A-6 "Yellow 1" (lost 6/7/44)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	Shot down in his A-6 by shipboard AA gunners on D-Day +1, ditching off Gold Beach. Immediately taken prisoner by British soldiers on Gold Beach. Attacked shipping on D-Day at the British Gold Beach. His book, entitled "Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot" , says he was shot down by a P-51 en route to Normandy. He was uninjured in his 109G-6 on 6 April, 1944 when he was sd and crash landed in Italy. One known victory, a P-38 at Evreux-Dreux on 25 May, 1944. A 2nd, a P-51, late in the afternoon of 6 June, 1944.
66	Fischer, Werner	Fhr			2		7/JG-26	Fw 190A-8 Werk # 731773 "Brown 14" (lost)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 27 September, 1944 in aerial combat with a Spitfire of RAF No. 412 Sq. E of Moers. His two victories; a P-38 of 474FG at Etrepagny-Gisors, W of Beauvais, on 25 August, 1944, and a Spitfire of RAF No. 416 or 441 Sq. at Arnhem, on 25 September, 1944, two days before his death.
67	Fischer, Peter	Uffz			2		4/SG-4	Fw 190	EK 2 Assault Operational Clasp	One known victory, a Spitfire northwest of Lanciano Italy, 3 December, 1943. Another, a Spitfire 6 km south of Aquino Italy airfield, 14 December, 1943.
68	Stark, Erwin	Fw			2		9/JG-2	Fw 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.
69	Steeb, Erwin Seppe	Uffz	5/26/1922	Blaubeuren	2		EJGr-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.
70	Fischer, Ernst	Oblt	12/21/19??	Markdrewitz	2		1/JG-301	Bf 109G	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 7/8 July, 1944 during aerial combat with a B-26 near Crecy-en-Ponthieu (Boiten). Two known victories, nos. 1 and 2, both Lancasters over northern France (Orleans Objective area) at St Leu d Esserent on 5 July, 1944.
71	Düding, Rudi	Ofw			18		10/NJG-5 (8/43 S.U.), 1/NJG-100 (4/44 S.U.)	Ju 88, Do 217, Fw 189A	EP EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet DB-3 on the night of 8-9 August, 1943. A 2nd, an R-5 on the night of 11-12 August, 1943. A 3rd, an R-5 the night of 5-6 April, 1944. A 4th, a B-25 (i.z.Arb>0 the night of 27-28 June, 1944. A 5th, an Il-4 on 3 July, 1944. Nos 6 & 7, an Il-4 and a B-24 the night of 4-5 July, 1944. Nos. 8 & 9 shared with Hptm August Fischer the night of 8-9 July, 1944. An Il-4 at Brest-Litovsk the night of 15-16 July, 1944. An 11th, a Soviet Halifax the night of 28-29 August, 1944. A 12th, a Soviet Li-2 the night of 13-14 October, 1944. Magnus Report. Alternate spelling: Duding.
72	Reinert, Ernst Wilhelm 'Erwi'	Hptm	1919/02/02	Cologne-Lindenthal	174	Courtesy Christian König	4./JG 77 (01/43), 6./JG 77 (04/43), Stfkpt 1. & 3./JG 77, Stfkpt 14./JG 27, Kdr IV./JG 27 (01/45), III./JG-7 (03/45)	Bf 109 E-3 "White 12", Bf 109 F-4 Werknr 13117 (lost 14/07/42, coll w/ Erwin Clausen), Bf 109 F-4 Werknr 13137 (lost 23/04/42 downed by a Pe-2), Bf 109 F-4 Werknr 8280 (lost 26/07/42; crash due to tech prob), Bf 109 G-2 "White 10" in 4./JG-77, Bf 109 G-6 "Yellow 7 + -" (04/43), Bf 109 G-6 "White 1" Werknr 20380 (13/08/43), Bf 109 K-4, Me 262 in JG 7	RK (01/07/42) EL (No. 131, 07/10/42, CK) Swords (No. 130, 01/02/45, CK) Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (18/05/42) EP (07/02/42) EK 1 (29/09/41 CK) & EK 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)	2 Bombers. Knights Cross with Swords! 103 victories in the East. His first victory came on 8 August, 1941, shortly after joining 4/JG-77 in N. Africa. Downed three Soviet fighters on 19 March, 1942 in the Kerch Peninsula. His 50th victory, a Soviet I-16 Rata on 9 June, 1942. His 65th, a Yak-4 on 11 July, 1942. His 80th, a Pe-2 on 19 July, 1942. A Yak-1 on 30 September, 1942. By the end of 1942, he had scored over 100 victories. 51 victories in North Africa. On 13 August, 1943 he was shot down by a P-40 after his 158-160 victories over Italy and made a water landing and was rescued. His 169th victory, a P-51 W of Caen on 27 June, 1944. His 172nd, a P-51 NE of Leipzig on 2 November, 1944. 715 combat missions. In addition, 16 AC destroyed on the ground and 10 Tanks. Deceased 5 September, 2007. Added: WIA on 05/07/44. 71 Western victories and 103 on East (CKönig) Ernst Reinert (L) Maximilian Volke (R) by Hans-Joachim Marseille's Kübelwagen 'Otto' April 1943
73	Beth, Arthur	Fw	02/07/20 (CKönig)		16 (17)	Courtesy Christian König	8/JG-5 (late Summer '42, Petsamo), 7/JG-5 (2/43 S.U.), 8/JG-5 (Finland), added: 7./JG 5 throughout 1943-44 (01/44) (CKönig)	Bf 109E-7 "White 14 + I" in 8 Staffel (added: Bf-109 G-6 "Yellow 14 + I" Werknr. 15601(other source: Bf-109 G-6 Werknr. 18005 "White 1" (loss 03/01/44)(CKönig)	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	POW 3 January, 1944. His first known victory, a Soviet Hurricane on 25 February, 1943. A 2nd, a P-39 on 23 May, 1943. A 3rd, a Hurricane IIc on 22 June, 1943. Nos 4 & 5, an Il-2 and a Hampden on 4 July, 1943. Four P-39s in the Eina-Guba area on 18 August, 1943. Two P-39's and an Il-2 on 13 October, 1943, SE of Kiberg. A P-40 SW of Kraines and a P-51 NE of Fischer Peninsula on 3 November, 1943 (added: and a Pe-2 in the area of Kirkenses, (CKönig) . Two Il-2s SW of Petsamo on 25 November, 1943. Added: According to Soviet data, he was in cambat with four Yak-7B of 767 IAP and shot down by flight commander Lieutenant Nikolai Yegorovich Matveyev. He bailed and tried to reach the front line on skis but was caught 2 days later. He returned to Germany in 1949, deceased 01/07/10. In the same air combat Gefr Oskar Amann was killed in his Bf-109 G-6 "White 11" (CKönig)
74	Kunz, Josef "Jupp"	Oblt	5/25/1919	Karlsbad	16		8/JG-5 (5/42 S.U.), 7/JG-5 (7/44), 15/JG-4 (10/44), Stfkpt 13/JG-4 (11/44),	Bf 109F, Bf 109G-2/B "Black 9 + x" in JG-5, Bf 109G-6 (lost 8/4/44; pilot unhurt), Bf 109G Werk # Unk "White 18" (dam 1/1/45 in 3 Staffel), Bf 109G-10 "White 1" (lost 1/14/45)	EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 14 January 1945, shot down over the Saar region. Kunz survived the war and remained friends with Walter Schuck. (LOCS suggests he later died of his wounds!). Shot down by AA fire in "White 18" during Operation Bodenplatte. He made a belly landing at Idar-Oberstein, pilot OK (Manrho/Just publ.). His first known victory, a Soviet Hurricane 30 km E of Murmansk on 17 May, 1942. A Soviet Hurricane on 2 September, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 5 November, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 24 January, 1943. A P-39 and a Pe-2 on 13 March, 1943. A Yak-7 W of Fischer-Halbinsel on 13 March, 1944. Two P-40s, one at Fischer Halbinsel & one SE of Maida; two P-39s NE of Berlevaag, on 23 April, 1944. An IL-2 50 km SE of Petsamo on 10 May, 1944. A P-40 on 11 May, 1944. One known western victory, a P-47 at Biblis/Worms on 12 December, 1944. A P-47 "Probable" on 14 January, 1945. Bowers/Lednicer, 15 victories. Survived the war.
75	Göbel, Richard	Uffz			16		JG-52, 2/JG-53 (7/44 Romania)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163222 "Black 9" (lost 7/4/44)	EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 4 July, 1944 during aerial combat with P-51s at Slatina/Mircesti Romania. One known victory, his 1st, a B-24 at Miroshi, SW of Ploesti, on 31 May, 1944. His 2nd, a P-51 11 km NE of Negru Voda on 4 July, 1944. His 10th, an Il-2 on 30 January, 1945. His 11th, an La-5 on 9 March, 1945. His 12th, a Soviet Boston on 19 March, 1945. His 13th, a Yak-9 on 20 March, 1945. Nos. 14 & 15, both Yak-3s on 23 March, 1945. His 16th victory, a B-24 on 25 March, 1945. This is believed to be the B-24 that Göbel and Arno Fischer forced to land at the Piestany airfield. Magnus Report.
76	Fischer, Arno	Lt	3/13/1918	Berlin	16		JG-52, 1/JG-53 (Tunisia & Italy; 2/45 Reich Def))	Bf 109G-4 Werk # 15006 "White 8" (lost 4/16/43), Bf 109G-4 "White 9" (2/43 Tunisia), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 140011 "White 1" (10% dam 12/5/43; crash at Centocelle after Spitfire combat, pilot OK), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 160379 "White 4 (lost 12/15/43 Italy), Bf 109G-6 "White 17" (lost 12/9/43 Italy), Bf 109G-10 Werk # 610796 "White 12" (25% dam 2/22/45; crash landed at Sered, fuel shortage, pilot OK)	EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 28 February, 1943 during aerial combat with 8 Spitfires at Beja Tunisia. Wk# 15006 lost 16 April, 1943 making a force landing SW of Tebourba Tunisia after combat with a Spitfire. Shot down in "White 17 on 9 December, 1943 by his own flak over Italy, he was OK. WIA a 2nd time 15 December, 1943 during aerial combat with a Spitfire 10 km SE of Frosinone Italy. Shot down 20 April, 1944 in "White 9" during aerial combat with a B-24 west of Udine Italy, pilot OK. His first known Soviet victory, an La-5 SW of Stühlweissenburg on 24 December, 1944. A 2nd La-5 on 25 December, 1944. A Yak-9 on 2 January, 1945. His 9th victory, a Yak-9 on 8 January, 1945. His 10th, an Il-2 on 19 January, 1945. Nos. 11 & 12, both La-5s on 22 January, 1945. His 13th, an La-5 on 12 February, 1945. His 14th, a Soviet Boston on 9 March, 1945. His 15th, a Yak-9 in the Küstrin area on 21 March, 1945. Fischer and Fw Richard Göbel were known to have forced a B-24 to land at the Piestany airfield on 25 March, 1945. His 16th, an La-7 on 9 April, 1945. Magnus Report. A Jager Blatt article of 6/2001. suggests that Fischer crashed at his airfield shortly before the war ended, cause not stated. Survived the war.
77	Kraft, Erwin	Uffz	9/28/1920	Lennen	15		12/JG-54 (7/43 S.U.), 5/JG-54 (1/44 S.U.), 6/JG-54 (3/44), 4/JG-11 5/44 Reich Def)	Fw 190A, Bf 109G-6 Werk # 440912 "White 2" (lost 5/8/44)	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KIA 8 May, 1944 during aerial combat, crashing at Worpswede, Lower Saxony (L.Wiegels). Added: Burial in the German War Cem., Bremerhaven-Geestemünde, Row 132 (VDK) (D.Drury). His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 on 17 July, 1943. A 2nd, an Il-2 on 27 January, 1944. A 3rd, an Il-2 on 25 March, 1944. A 4th, an Il-2 on 27 March, 1944. Magnus Report.
78	Fischer, Siegfried "Blitz von Pommern"	OFw	1918/11/27	Pommerndorf, Krs.Hohenelbe (Sudetenland)	15		Erg.St/St.G. 1 (1940), 6./StG 1 (07/41 S.U.), 5./StG 1, 8./StG 1, 9./StG 1, 8./SKG 1 (45)	Ju 87 R-1 "6G + BT" Werknr 5485 (lost 03/07/41 Polotsk, crew returned), Ju 87R-1 "6G + MT" Werknr 5543 (lost Bolbajewa 08/08/41, crew returned), Fw 190 F-8	RK (28/02/45) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (17/10/43) EP 13/09/41 CK) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant and/or Assault Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant	POW 21 April, 1945 after being shot down by Soviet Flak. He was released from Russian captivity 18 September, 1946. His Radop/ was Anton Kraus. 713 missions including 123 with the Fw 190. Destroyed +80 tanks (in just a few months in early 1945 in West Prussia and Pomerania, CK) and participated in the sinking of one submarine. Shot down 12 times. On 8 August, 1941, he was shot down by Soviet fighters of the 29th Fighter Aviation Regt., suffering severe burns, but evaded. Added: in 1951 in spite of his severe injuries, he won the "Goldenen Ski" der Deutschen-Versehrten-Ski- Meisterschaften. Deceased on 26/03/1988 in Rheinbach (CK). Courtesy CK (PS the collar patches were yellow of course ;)
79	Clausen, Erwin "Caesar"	Maj	8/5/1911	Berlin, Steglitz	132	Courtesy Christian König	3(J)/LG-2 (9/39), 1/JG-54 (6/41 S.U.), Stfkpt 1/JG-77, Stfkpt 6/JG-77 (7/42 S.U.), Kdr I/JG-11 (6/43)	Bf 109E Werk # 5804 (75% dam 10/20/40), Bf 109E-7 Werk # 6389 "White 4 + x" (7/41 S.U.), Bf 109F-4 Werk # 13121 "White 1" (coll loss 7/14/42), Fw 190A-5/U12Y Werk# 7358 "Black <<"(lost 10/4/43)	RK(5/19/42) EL(7/23/42) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/25/42) Rum. Order EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge(7/14/42) Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant	KilledInAction (KIA) 4 October, 1943 after attacking U.S. bombers over the North Sea, 115 km NW of Borkum. He left a wife and three children. WIFA 14 July, 1942 when he collided with another F-4, piloted by Fw Ernst Reinert of 4/JG-77. Force landed his Wk# 5804 in France after aerial combat NW of Ashford on 20 October, 1940, pilot OK. 561 combat missions, 114 victories in the East, 14 four engine bombers. His first Soviet victory, a SB-2 SE of Pankenberg on 23 June, 1941, as a Fw. His first WWII victory was a Polish P-24 in the Lubien area, 9 September, 1939. His 2nd, a Hurricane at Dunkirk on 29 May, 1940. A Blenheim on 30 June, 1940, no location. His 5th, a Spitfire on 9 September, 1940, no location. His 19th & 20th victories were an I-16 of 210 BBAP and a MiG-3 on 16 January, 1942. His 25th, an I-16 Rata on 16 February, 1942. His 35th, an I-180 on 4 March, 1942. His 40th, one of five this date, an I-18 on 9 March, 1942. His 75th, an R-5, along with two other victories, on 10 July, 1942. Four LaGG-3s and a MiG-3 on 12 July, 1942. His 95th, a LaGG-3 on 21 July, 1942. His 102nd, an I-180 on 26 July, 1942. Three Il-2s on 9 September, 1942. Two La-5s and a LaGG-3 on 15 September, 1942. One known bomber, the B-17 at Schweinfurt, "Mizpah-The Bearded Lady", piloted by 2/Lt Everett Kenner of 322BS on 17 August, 1943. Added: Erwin Clausen flew 561 combat missions, 114 victories were in the East (among others 74 fighters, 17 Il-2 and 4 sea planes), 11 Viermots in the West (CK). Courtesy Christian König
80	Meier, Erwin	Uffz			13		2/JG-53 (S.U.)	Bf 109F-4/Trop Werk # 10288 (20% dam 6/26/42), Bf 109G-2 Werk # 13856 (or 13556) "Black 8" (lost 9/13/42)	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	POW 13 September, 1942 after aerial combat over Stalingrad wih a Yak-1, piloted by a female pilot, Jr Lt Lidiya Litvyak (KilledInAction (KIA) 1 Aug,43), 437th Ftr Regt, who he would meet later this same day. Uninjured in a crash at Sloboda on 26 June, 1942 due to a fuel shortage. His 1st victory, a Soviet LaGG-3 on 26 July, 1942. A 2nd, an Il-2 on 2 August, 1942. An Il-2 on 7 August, 1942. A 4th, a Pe-2 on 9 August, 1942. A 5th, an Il-2 on 12 August, 1942. A 6th, a LaGG-3 on 13 August, 1942. A 7th, a Yak-4 on 24 August, 1942. An 8th, a LaGG-3 on 2 September, 1942. A 9th, an Il-2 on 8 September, 1942. A 10th, 11th & 12, two Il-2s and a Yak-1 on 9 September, 1942. A 13th, an La-5 on 10 September, 1942. Alternate spelling, Maier.
81	Fischer, Alfred	Fw	4/10/1915	Reutlingen	13	Courtesy Christian König	6/JG-3 (2/43 S.U.)	Bf 109G-4 Werk # 14940 "Black 6 + -" (lost 7/4/43)	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA (POW?) 4 July, 1943 after being hit by flak at Charkow. His first known victory, a LaGG-3 on 12 February, 1943. A 2nd, a LaGG-3 on 13 February, 1943. A 3rd, an Il-2 on 13 March, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 14 March, 1943. An Il-2 on 30 March, 1943. A Yak-1 on 17 April, 1943. His 8th, an Il-2 on 19 April, 1943. A 9th, an Il-2 on 21 April, 1943. A 10th, an A-20 Boston on 25 April, 1943. An 11th, a Yak-1 on 28 April, 1943. A 12th, an Il-2 on 9 May, 1943. An Il-7 on 30 June, 1943.
82	Bälz, Erwin Kuno	Fw	10/10/1918	Stuttgart	12		4/JG-3 (S.U.), Stabstaffel/JG-51 (4/43 S.U.)	Bf 109F-2 Werk # 8918 "White 7 + -" (lost 7/25/41), Fw 190A-4 Werk # (14)5769 "Black 2" (lost 3/18/43)	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 18 March, 1943 as a result of aerial combat with an Il-2 in the area of Spas/Roslawe-Demensk (Smolensk). Magnus. Shot down 25 July, 1941 but returned. He was the usual wingman for Ofw Helmut Schönfelder. Jager Blatt article. One known victory, a Soviet Yak-1 on 15 March, 1943. A LaGG-5 on 16 March, 1943. An Il-2 on 17 March, 1943. Added: Confirmed MIA and commemorated in the German War Cemetery at Duchowschtschina (Dukhovshchina in English) (D.Drury).
83	Diekwisch, Erwin Peter	Hptm	8/12/1920	Buschhütten, Krs. Siegen, (Westf.)	12		9/StG-1, Adj. III/StG-1, 1/SG-5, Stfkpt 11/KG-200 (3/45), Acting Kdr III/KG-200 (5/45)	Ju 87, Fw 190F-8	RK(10/15/42) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/2/42) EP(4/1/42) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Dive Bomber Oper.Clasp w/Pend	At the end of the war, he lay wounded in a hospital in Hamburg. He and R/O Johann Trummer (RK 5/4/44) were known as "Flak and Tank Killers". 934 combat missions, destroying one destroyer, one submarine, two supply ships, 64 tanks and 5 important bridges. They were known to bail out successfully over Sicily.
84	Leibold, Erwin	Ofw	3/9/1916	Ofterdingen	11		3/JG-26 (6/41), Stab I/JG-26	Bf 109F in 41, Fw 190A-2 Werk # 5205 (lost), Fw 190A-2 "< L +" Werk # 0125228 (lost 7/26/42).	EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 26 July, 1942 in aerial combat with a Spitfire when his A-2 exploded. He was thrown clear, and his parachute opened, but he landed in the Channel. Buried Bourdon Fr., 9/15/581 (A. Rosseels). WIA 28 March, 1942 in Wkk# 5205 when he was out turned by his opponent and crashed near Sq. Hq. at Audembert. One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire west of Boulogne on 16 June, 1941. His 2nd, a Spitfire between Mardyck and St. Pol on 18 July, 1941. His 3rd, a Spitfire between Gravelines and Watten on 23 July, 1941. His 4th, a Spitfire 20 km from Folkstone on 7 September, 1941, His 5th, a Spitfire 10 km northeast of the airfield at Clairmarias on 20 September, 1941. His 6th, a Spitfire 3 km southwest of Gravelines on 27 September, 1941. His 8th, a Spitfire of RAF No. 303 Sq. at Boulogne on 25 March, 1942. Added: His 9th, a Spitfire 2 km N of Zeebrugge on 1 June, 1942 (CKönig). His 10th, a Spitfire 20 km N of Le Touquet on 3 June, 1942. His 11th, a Mosquito at Licques on 12 July, 1942. Alternate spelling: Liebold. Shown on right
85	Riehl, Erwin	Ofw			11		6(J)/TrGr-186 (5/40), 9/JG-77 (4/41)	Bf 109F-4 Werk # 7074 (40% dam 7/5/41), Bf 109F-4 Werk # 8268 "Yellow 3 + -" (lost 7/26/41)	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 26 July, 1941; crashed and burned after combat at Ossinowka. Uninjured in a force landing at Jassy Romania on 5 July, 1941 after being damaged during combat. One known victory, his 1st, a D-XXI on 10 May, 1940 while in 6/TrGr-186. His 2nd, a Dewoitine at Belgrad on 6 April, 1941. His 3rd, a Hurricane I 25 km northwest of Lamia on 19 April, 1941. His 4th and 5th, a Soviet SB-3 bomber and an MiG-3, downed 2 July, 1941 during Operation Barbarossa. Magnus, 14 victories!
86	Henseler, Wilhelm	Oblt			11	OGefr Gerhard Schulze	4/NJG-1 (8/43), Erpr.Kdo. Schreckenberger, 1/NJG-1 (4/44, 8/44 Deelen)	Bf 110, He 219A-0 Werk # 210904 (dam 8/19/44)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	Oblt Henseler and his R/O, Fw H. Fischer, were uninjured when their He 219 crash landed at Deelen airfield the night of 18/19/August, 1944, cause not reported (SGLO). One known victory, a Stirling 4 km SW of Rheydt on 31 August, 1943. A 2nd , Halifax at Pforzheim on 6 September, 1943. A 3rd, a Halifax at Rheydt on 3 November, 1943. A 4th, a Halifax on 26 November, 1943. A 5th, a Halifax by Fronville on 20 December, 1943. A double victory on 28 April, 1944; a Lancaster at St. Trond and a Halifax , no location listed. A Lancaster ND629 10 km NE of Dordrecht on 22 May, 1944. A "4 mot" S of Rheine on 23 May, 1944. A "4 mot" 30 km NW of Eindhoven on 25 May, 1944. Magnus Report. Added: OGefr Gerhard Schulze, R/O, later MIA as Uffz and Radop with Hptm Karl Erich Frey (CKönig)	Archive Report Lancaster ND629
87	Schleef, Erwin	Fw			11		9/JG-54	Fw 190A-8 Werk# 173630 "Yellow 7" (lost)	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 23 July, 1944 over Limour. One known victory, a Spitfire N of Caen on 8 June, 1944. A P-47 at Caen on 10 June, 1944. A P-47 at Vitry-sur-Seine/Paris on 12 June, 1944. A P-51 W of St. Andre-de-lAure on 20 June, 1944. A P-47 at Le Neubourg on 22 June, 1944. A Spitfire in the town of Caen on 23 June, 1944. A P-51 at Evreux on 24 June, 1944. A Spitfire at Carentan-St Lo on 4 July, 1944. A P-51 at Evreux-Conches on 17 July, 1944. A double victory on 18 July, 1944; a Spitfire in the Dreux-Digny area, and a B-24 NW of Trappen. Also spelled Schleaf, but JG-54 records spell it Schlaef (OKL spells it Schleef).
88	Priller, Josef 'Pips'	Obst	6/27/1915	Ingolstadt, Bayern	101		Stafkpt 6/JG-51 (10/39), Stafkpt 1/JG-26 (11/40), Kdr III/JG-26 (12/41), Kdr JG-26 (1/43)	Bf 109E-1 "<+" (9/39), Bf 109E-4 Werk # 5057 "Yellow 1" (10/40), Bf 109E-4/N Werk # 1677 "White 8" Bf 109E-7 "White 8", Bf 109F-2 "White 1" w JG-26, Bf 109F-4 Werk # 7205 "White 1" in 1/JG-26, Fw 190A-1 Werk # 10054 & 10084 (March 1942), Fw 190A-2 (or A-3) Werk# 30552, 5310, & 20216 (an A-2) "<< + I", Fw 190A-6 Werk # 530120 "Black < - + -" (Winter 43), Fw 190A-5 "Black 13", May '43, as Kdr JG-26, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170346 (? % dam 8/15/44)	RK(10/19/40) S(7/2/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/20/41) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Oper.Clasp w/"300" hgr	EL(7/20/41). 11 Bombers (one a B-24J of 492BG, his 100th victim). His first known victories, a Spitfire and a Hurricane NW of Dunkirk on 28 May, 1940. Nos.4 & 5, both Blenheims at Abbeville on 8 June, 1940. Downed the B-17 "Lil Abner of the 306BG flown by Lt Clarence Fischer on 4/5/43. On 9 October, 1942, he downed "Snoozy II" of the 367BS, flown by Capt. John Olsen (KilledInAction (KIA)). "Ace of Hearts" card & wifes name "Jutta", his AC emblems. Five other known AC; Bf 109F-4 "White 1" (Fr. 41), Fw 190A-4 Werk # 2386, Fw 190A-5 Werk# 7298 " Black 13" (Fr. 43), Fw 190A-6 Werk# 530120 and Fw 190A-8 Werk# 170346 "Black 13" (Fr. 44). He and wingman Fw. Heinz Wodarczyk were the only 2 Ger. AC to oppose the D-Day landing, strafing Sword beach. His 307 missions. All victories in the West. His 100th victory, a B-24 in the LAigle area on 15 June, 1944. His 101st, a P-51 E of Petershagen on 12 October, 1944. Appointed as Inspector of Fighters-East on January, 1945, the position he held until wars end. After the war, he managed the families brewery until his death. Deceased 20 May,1961 at Böbing, Oberbayern due to a heart attack. June 1942: L-R: Borris - Phillip - Gruenliger - Priller - Aistleitner - Mietusch - Ruppert	Allied Losses Database Stanislav Fejfar
89	Oloff, Heinz	Oblt	5/6/1918		10	Courtesy Theo Boiten	3/NJG-1 (2/42), 2/NJG-1 (5/43, 6/43 Gilze-Rijen), 3/NJG-1, 1/NJG-1 (1/45)	Bf 110D (lost 2/42), Bf 110 Werk # Unk G9 + FK" (15% dam 6/29/43), He 219A-2 Werk # 290194 "G9 + KL" (lost)	DK-G, EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Night Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 1 January, 1945 during aerial combat with a British Night Fighter over Schleiden. Although injured, both Oloff and the R/O, Fw Fischer, were able to bail safely. Oloff, an Uffz at the time, and crew, were slightly injured when he made a bad landing at the Rom De. airfield on 24 February, 1942. He overshot the runway and hit a flak tower, killing two flak troops. Remaining crew: Ogefr Schäfer, R/O and Uffz Schubert, Mech (Source: Air War over Denmark). Added: He was uninjured in a minor accident at Gilze-Rijen 29 June, 1943, cause not reported (SGLO). One known victory, a Wellington on 3 September, 1942. A 2nd, a Halifax 10 km northwest of Arnhem on 28 May, 1943. Another Wellington on 30 May, 1943. A Lancaster 5 km north of Gouda on 12 June, 1943. Another Lancaster on 29 June, 1943. A "4 mot" 9 km N of Halle on 20 February, 1944. Magnus Report, 9 victories. Boiten, 9 or 10 victories. Deceased 4 October, 1999. Jager Blatt Obit.		KTY Added image
90	de Fries, Heinz	Ofw			10	Courtesy Christian König	1/NJG-100 (3/44 S.U.)	Bf 110, Ju 88	EP EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet PS-84 the night of 19-20 March, 1944. A 2nd, a U-2 the night of 5-6 April, 1944. A Soviet Il-4 shared with August Fischer the night of 9-10 July, 1944. A 3rd & 4th, an Il-2 S of Brest-Litovsk and an Il-4 N of Shatsk the night of 15-16 July, 1044. A 5th, an Il-4 at Pultuske the night of 26-27 July, 1944. His crew: R/O Spies, Gunner/Mechanic Breme and Wart Ogefr Werner Jonesch. Magnus Report. Alternate spelling: de Vries.
91	Fischer, August	Hptm	7/26/1909		10		IV/NJG-1 (4/43), 12/NJG-5 (6/43), 1/NJG-100 (1/44), Stfkpt 3/NJG-100 (4/44), Kdr Stab I/NJG-100 (7/44 to end)	Bf 109, Bf 110, Do 217, Ju 87 & Ju 88	EP EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet Il-4 the night of 12-13 May, 1944. An Il-2 the night of 17-18 June, 1944. Another Il-4 the night of 7-8 July, 1944. Three Il-4s shared with Fw Düding the night of 8-9 July, 1944. Another Il-4 shared with de Vries the night of 9-10 July, 1944. Two known western bomber victories. A Halifax over Upper Siliesia on 5 August, 1944.
92	Braun, August	Uffz			1		7/JG-5 (Finland)	Bf 109F-4 Werk# 7574 "White 1" (lost 9/15/42)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 15 September, 1942; Probably AA fire, Presqu ile de Fischer (Rybatschij). Mombeek MIA List. Finnish researcher Andreas Brekken states he was probably KilledInAction (KIA). JG-5 searched the sea off Fischerhalbinsel for 13 hours, and found no trace of Braun. They later assumed the crash had been ashore. One known victory, a Soviet Pe-2 on 11 July, 1942.
93	Daig, Erwin	Oblt	1915/01/31 (CK)		1	Courtesy CK	JFS Werneuchen (07/39 CK), 5./JG 27 (06/40 Channel)	Bf 109 E-3 "Black 13 + -" (dam 07/06/40 CK), Bf 109 E-1 "Black 13 + -" Werknr 3488 (lost 09/09/40)	EK 2 Wound Badge	POW 9 September, 1940 after being shot down by a Spitfore during aerial combat; force landing at Charity Farm, Cootham, near Storrington, Sussex. His first victory, a Spitfire at Hastings on 1 September, 1940. Added: WIFA on 07/06/40 during a takeoff accident at Guise-Nord - collided with Bf 109 of I./JG 1 (other version; rolled over on take-off at Guise Nord). Dr. Erwin Daig deceased on 06/12/1998, buried Dreifaltigkeitsfriedhof III Mariendorf, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin (CK) Courtesy CK		CKönig
94	Dickow, Erwin	Fw			1		4/JG-3	Bf 109E	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire in the Dunkirk area, 29 May, 1940.
95	Egeler, Erwin	Fw	6/5/1922		1		12/NJG-1 (Fritzlar)	Bf 110G-4 Werk # 110152 "G9 + CZ" (lost 10/20/44)	EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 19/20 October, 1944 during aerial combat, crashing at Treysa/Drieslar (Boiten). Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Alois Hermanns (3/9/1922) and Gefr Lothar Schubert (12/8/1925) (WASt data). All buried at Drieslar. One known victory, a Lancaster WSW of Mönchen-Gladbach on 19 September, 1944. Boiten, 3 victories.
96	Engel, Erwin	Fw			1		2/JG-3 (Reich Def)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20047 (lost 10/24/43)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 24 October, 1943; crashed near Abbeville after aerial combat. One known victory, his 1st, a P-38 off Ouddorp on 17 July, 1943.
97	Ernst, Erwin	Lt	8/7/1921		1		9/NJG-1, 6/NJG-1 (11/43 St Truiden)	Bf 110G-4 Werk # 5588 "G9 + CP" (lost 11/10/43)	EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC 10 November, 1943 near Maastricht due to undercarriage failure during a transit flight (Boiten). His 110 crashed at Maastricht (Kaberg) crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: Lt Ernst and his R/O-Gnr, Flg J.Lüning were both KIC. Lt Ernst buried Lommel Kattenbos Gr 21-74. Flg Lüning buried Dortmund-Husen (no grave number (SGLO). One known victory, a Lancaster at Düsseldorf on 3 November, 1943. Boiten 4 victories.
98	Fischer,	Fw			1		6(Sch)/LG-2 (5/43 S.U.)	Fw 190A	EK 2 Assault Operational Clasp	One known victory, a Soviet Yak-1 SE of Warwarowka on 21 May, 1943.
99	Fischer,	Ogefr			1		8/JG-54	Bf 109F	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a Soviet MiG-3 at Demjanysk on 11 July, 1942. This may be one of the other Fischers in JG-54. No 1st name give on the OKL Claims List.
100	Fischer,	Lt			1		8/JG-54 (7/41 S.U.)	Bf 109F	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known Soviet victory, a Pe-2 on 6 July, 1941. This may be Karl or Kurt Fischer.

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