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1	Achilles, Werner	Uffz				9/KG-26	Ju 88A-17 Werk # 550285 "1H + ET" (lost 7/12/44)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 12 July, 1944 following damage sustained during an attack on convoy UGS 46 off the coast of Algeria. The ac crashed at sea off the coast of Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain. Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Wilhelm Specks, Fw Gerhard Ssheer and Uffz Willi Walter (D.Drury)..
2	Ackenhausen, Helmut	Fw				3(F)/123 (Channel)	Ju 88A-1 Werk # 0393 "4U + RL" (lost 9/27/40)	Observer Operational Clasp	POW 27 September, 1940; sd by a Spitfire of No.152 Sq., piloted by P/O Marrs during a photo sortie of Liverpool. The ac crashed off Porlock Beach, Somerset. Remaining crew: Oblt Willi Rude, Obs (POW); Ofw Erwin Riehle, R/O (POW) and Ogefr Wilhelm Reuhl, Engr (KilledInAction (KIA) during Spitfire attack, bur in the Porlock Cem. Source: "Somoerset at War, 1939-1945" article per D.Drury.
3	Adel, Willi	Fw				FFS B 31	Ju-88 A-12 Werknr 4012		KIFA on 31/01/44 near Torgau, crashed due to icing. Crew (KIFA): Radop Gefr Kurt Schortmann, pupil OFhr Heinz Schmidt, pupil Gefr Gerhard Hohe		CKönig
4	Albert, Günther	Fw				IV/KG-30 (Aalborg)	Ju 88A-5 Werk # 6369 (60% damaged)	Wound Badge Bomber Operational Clasp	WIC (injured) 1 November, 1942; non-operational crash at Aalborg Denmark due to pilot error. Remaining crew: Uffz Dieter Krebs, Observer (WIC) and Uffz Willi Scherz, Gunner (unhurt). Source: SIG Norway.
5	Albring, Willi	Uffz	1919/12/12	Castrop-Rauxel		8./ZG 26	Bf-110		Gunr, KIA on 22 July 1942 in Derna. Buried German Military Cemetery Tobruk		CKönig
6	Albuschkat, Heinrich "Heinz"	Lt	03/02/11		Uffz Willi Hey	IV./KG 27 (06/42)	He-111 H-6 "1G + EN"		MIA on 23 November 1942 crashed SW of Kalatsch, cause unknown during missions against breakthroughs NW of Kalatsch. Might be the Obsv. Crew (MIA): OGefr Willi Fliege (born 20/07/16), Uffz Willi Hey (born 31/05/18), Uffz Johannes Nessel (born 31/05/17), Uffz Franz Waigmann (born 28/01/18).		CKönig
7	Allwang, Wilhelm "Willi"	Fhr	1921/08/21	Mitterfels		Erg./JG 3 (Channel)	Bf 109 E-4 Werknr 1354 (lost 05/02/41)		KIC 5 February, 1941 when he crashed into the sea at Insel Ile de Re'. Source: Bf 109 Loss List. Added: Ile de Re' is an island off the Atlantic coast in Charente-Maritme, France. Fhr Allwang is buried in the German War Cem at Berneuil, France, Blk 5, Row 24, Gr 879 (D.Drury). Courtesy CK
8	Alt, Vitus	Uffz	1915/01/28	Kissing, Augsburg	First from the left Courtesy CK	4./NJG 2 (06/41 Gilze-Rijen)	Ju 88 C-2 "R4 + IM" Werknr 0785 (lost 14/06/41)		MIA after his Ju 88 crashed into the North Sea NW of Schouwen Holland the night of 13/14 June, 1941 (DeSwart). On the return flight from an Intruder Mission over England, Alt spotted a dinghy in the water below and circled while the R/O sent out a distress signal to Air Sea Rescue. To the horror of the He 111 H-5 "5J + KS" Werknr 3883 , 8/KG-4 (A.Rosseels) crew in the dingy, the wingtip of the Ju 88 hit the water, sinking immediately, and taking the crew with it. The entire crew perished. Remaining crew (KIC): Uffz Hans Georg Suckow (geb 09/07/1920, Gumbinnen), R/O and Uffz Erwin Willi Korn (geb 11/10/1920, Bitigheim), Gunner. Suckow & Korn are remembered on the Laboe Naval Memorial (D.Drury). Added: The He 111 crew were rescued except for Uffz Karl Brückner, Flt Engr (D.Drury). Courtesy CK		altx
9	Buse, Günther	Lt			Cannock Chase	9/KG-55	He 111P-2 Werk # 2827 "G1 + AT" or JT, (lost 4/11/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	POW 11 April, 1941 after his ac was sd by a Hurricane of No.151 Sq., piloted by P/O Richard P.Stevens, and crashed at Rothwell, near Kettering, Northamptonshire. Remaining crew: Fw Wilhelm Kanera, Obs (POW, WIA/DOW in captivity, 6/5/42, bur CC/3/2/45); Fw Willi Scheele, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC/5/10/240); Uffz Kurt Roick, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC/5/10/239) and Uffz Franz Schober, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC/5/10/235) (D.Drury).
10	Altstetter, ?					2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 (06/41)	Hs-126 B-1 "5F + AK" (24/06/41)		Mentioned as pilot on a courier flight in the Flugbuch of Willi Bründl.		CKönig
11	Anders, Helmut	Lt			Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France	3/Kü.Fl.Gr.-606	Do 17Z Werk # 3618 "7T + KL" (lost)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 2/3 December, 1940; crashed near Brest soon after takeoff. Probably came down in the sea. Remaining crew (all KIC): Lt.z.See Karl Ganske (10/20/1918 Kiel), Observer; Ogefr Willi Dembeck (4/7/1917 Lötzn), R/O and Uffz Paul Tüselmann (3/29/1917 Bochum), Mech. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny. Added: Dembeck buried in the War Cem., Ploudaniel-Lesneven, 14/6/353. Ganske bur same cem., 9/2/37. Added: Tüselmann found, also buried as "unknown" in the Ploudaniel-Lesneven Cem., (D.Drury).
12	Anders, Helmut	Lt				3./Kü.Fl.Gr-606	Do-17 Z-3 "7T+KL" (lost on 03/12/40)		MIA on 03/12/40, crashed 3 km N of Brest Southern airfield after take-off - possibly lost to fighters. Crew MIA: ROpr OGefr Dembeck, Willi, Obsv Lt. z. See Ganske, Karl, Engr Uffz Tüselmann, Paul,		CKönig
13	Andersen, Aristides	Uffz				3/KG-51 (S.U.)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 6557 "9K + AL" (lost 3/6/43), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 3830 "9K + ML" (lost 3/12/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 71891 12 March, 1943 after an enemy fighter attack (Ju 88 Loss List). Wk# 6557 reported lost at Smijew 6 March, 1943, cause unknown, crew returned (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The unnamed crew: Gefr Willi Bormann, Obs; Ogefr Rudolf Binder, R/O and Uffz Knut Jans, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
14	Antrup, Wilhelm 'Willi'	Obstlt	2/1/1910	Leeden, Westfalen	Courtesy Christian Konig	Stfkpt 5/KG-55 (11/42), Kdr III/KG-55 (8/43), Kdr KG-55 (11/44)	He 111H in III Grp, Bf 109G as Kdr KG-55	RK(11/13/42) EL(11/18/44) Spanish Cross Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/2/42) EK 1 & 2 Romanian Pilot Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp	Over 500 combat missions. Retired Bundeswehr General in 1968. Deceased 24 November, 1984, Munich. Wilhelm Antrup was born in Leeden on Febraury 1st, 1910. After his school he entered the Deutschen Verkehrsfliegerschule in Cottbus in 1934. After his pilot training het joined the Luftwaffe in 1935. Wilhelm Antrup took part in the Spanish Civil war as Leutnant with the Kondor Legion. Took part in fightings in Poland, the western campaign in May/June 1940 and the Battle of Britain. During this last battle was Staffelkapitän 5. / Kampfgeschwader 55 with the rank of Hauptmann. After this, Antrup and his unit sent to eastern front. Fought over Caucasus and at Stalingrad. December 1942 temporary Kommandeur III. / Kampfgeschwader 55 to be appointed in that function formally on May 6th, 1943. At the ending of the War, Antrup was taken prisoner by American troops. During the War he flew a total of 612 operational sorties. After the war he joined the Bundeswehr and was appointed Leiter der Technischen Schule der Luftwaffe 1 (Flugsicherung) as Oberst in 1956. On December 1st, 1956 he became Leiter der Technischen Schule der Luftwaffe 3 (Technik), which occupation he held until June 30th, 1962. Wilhelm Antrup retired as Brigade General on March 31st, 1968. Deceased 14 November, 1984, Neubiberg, Bavaria, Germany.
15	Arnold, Gottfried	Ofw	1/28/1916			1/TGr.-30 (10/44)	He 111H-20 Werk # 700890 "S3 + HH" (lost 10/12/44)	Transport Operational Clasp	KIC with his entire crew, 12 October, 1944, when their ac crashed at Reifenbert Taunus, circumstances unknown. Remaining crew, buried Blk "A", Usingen Gemeinfriedhof, Germany: Ofw Erich Romanowski, Obs (Row 4, Gr 47); Uffz Hans Schreier, R/O ( no VDK detail); Ofw Willi Köppe, Flt Engr (Row 4, Gr 46) and Uffz Johann Meenken, Gnr (Row 3, Gr 39). Ofw Arnold buried Row 4, Gr 48 (D.Drury).
16	Arnold, Heinz	Lt	1920/06/12	Leipzig		4./KG 4 (09/40 Eindhoven)	He 111 P-4 "5J + ?M" Werknr 2869 (lost 10/09/40)		His He 111 crashed at Eindhoven-Best Holland, NW of the city center, the night of 9/10 September, 1940, sd by flak, pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: Crashed at 0417 on 10 September 1940. Remaining crew: Gefr Albert Nowak, Bomb (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Gefr Willi Hain, Gnr. Three of the four were killed. A fourth, the R/O, Uffz Kaffarnik, survived with wounds and returned to Fliegerhorst Eindhoven, 1km from the crashsite, a few hours after the crash (D.Drury). The three deceased are buried at Ysselsteyn, Block AA, Row 1: Lt Arnold Gr 20; Nowak Gr 21 and Hain Gr 22 (D.Drury). Added (src nimh.nl;: On the night of September 9 to 10, 1940, 11 He111 from II./KG 4, based at Eindoven airfield took part in a bombing raid on London. Arnold returned prematurely due to a technical defect. He most likely unloaded his bombs shortly before the deployed (emergency) landing, thinking he was flying above Notabwurfplatz Oirschot, but in reality he was above Eindhoven airport. The bombs fell in the SW corner of the airport at Liegeplatz 3. The pine forest caught fire and the bombs piled up here exploded. As a result, 8 Heinkel bombers from II/KG4 were lost in the sea of flames and 2 were severely damaged. Leutnant and 2 of his crew were killed in the crash landing when their plane crashed into a passing freight train near Best. (CK)		davedrury
17	Artschwager, Willi	Fw				8/KG-3 (S.U.)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 4485 "5K + HS" (lost 2/13/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 6144-6169 13 February, 1943 after suffering engine damage (Ju 88 Loss List).
18	Augustat, ?	Fw				1./Kü.Fl.Gr. 506	He-115 C "S4 + EH" (lost)		Emergency ditching after being shot at by a Skua of 800 Sq. FAA from the carrier Ark Royal on 09/06/40 470 km E of Bodö (Pl.Qu. 5645). They took to the dingy and soon were rescued by another He 115. After that the He-115 was sunk by the Staffel. In 11/85 it was rediscovered by surveyors on the sea bottom at 64° 50' N 07° 40' E. Augustat was uninjured. Crew: Obsv Lt z.S. Rembert van Delden (uninjured. he was rescued on 17/12/41 as 1. Wachoffz. by the British after escaping his sinking U-131was lost to depth charges and gunfire from destroyers HMS Exmoor, Blankney and Stanley), Radop OGfr Willi Schönfelder, Willi (WIA). Could that be Augustat, Franz?		CKönig
19	Auster, Willi	Lt				5/Schl.G-1	Fw 190A-5 Werk # 5908 (lost 5/27/43)	Assault Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 27 May, 1943 by enemy fire at Krymskaya Russia.
20	Bach, Willi	Uffz				16/JG-54 (9/44 Plantlünne)	Fw 190A-8 Werk # Unk (dam 9/29/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 960517 "Blue 3" (lost 12/23/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 23 December, 1944. His friends saw his AC take numerous hits about the cockpit, either wounding or killing him, since he made no effort to bail out, and crashed near Rottingen. He was shot down by a P-47 from the 56th FG. Added: He was uninjured in a belly landing in the Arnhem-Nijmegen area 29 September, 1944 after combat; returned to his unit (SGLO).
21	Bach, Willi	Uffz	3/7/1912	Sonnenberg		4/SKG-210	Bf 110D-3 Werk # 4291 "S9 + LM" (lost 6/22/41)	Assault Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 22 June, 1941 at Zambrow Poland after being hit by flak. His unnamed gunner also KilledInAction (KIA) (Bf 110 Loss List). Added: His R/O-Gnr, Ogefr Gerhard Kretschmann, was also KilledInAction (KIA). Both men are listed on the VDK database, believed buried at Dmochy-Wochy, Poland (D.Drury).
22	Bachmann, Hugo	Uffz				6/KG-54 (S.U.)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140143 "B3 + HP" (lost 10/4/42)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) with his Observer Oblt Willi Groth and two unnamed crew at Ssablago 4 October, 1942; crashed after being hit by flak (Ju 88 Loss List).
23	Bäcker, Walter	Ofw				12/JG-301 (joins 9/44 @ Alperstedt)	Fw 190A-8 Werk # 682005 "Black 9" (lost 12/5/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 5 December, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-51 over Prenzlau by Settin. Mombeek. Heinz Werick, Heinrich Dorr and Walter Backer JG301 Shown L-R: Straub, Egon - Schrack Franz - Michaelis Rudolf - Fw Dörr, Heinrich - Dürr, Hermann - Scheller, Walter - Greiner, Willi - Prawitz- Wissmann, Front: Warnecke, Heinz - Dederichs, Gerhard - Bäcker, Walter Courtesy Christiam Kónig
24	Bonemüller, Rudolf	Ofw				7/KG-55 ( 8/43 Zaporoshye)	He 111H-16 Werk # 8438 (lost 8/31/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with his entire crew, 31 August, 1943, when the bomb carried in his ac exploded in mid-air between Fodorovka and Malokirsanovka, Rostov Oblast, Russia. Remaining crew (desig unk): Ofw Willi Lüder, Uffz Otto Meisahn, Gefr Alfred Pannewicz and Uffz Ernst Schieweck. Alternate spelling: Bernmüller. No VDK match for the pilot under either spelling (D.Drury).
25	Baierl, Josef	Oblt	1915/06/13		Courtesy CK	7./KG 4	He 111 H-5 "5J + JR" Werknr 3924 (lost)		WIA/POW 20 April, 1941 after being shot down by a Hurricane of No.151 Sq., piloted by P/O Richard Playne Stevens, by Stockbury, Kent. Added: made a crashlanding but hit a bank and broke in two at Whitstable's Meadow (CK) Remaining crew: Uffz Gerhard Schumann, Observer (born 19/01/1920, (CK)KilledInAction (KIA)); Gefr Willi Mrozeck, R/O (WIA/POW); and OFw Theodor Völker, Mechanic (born 02/09/1906, (CK) KilledInAction (KIA)). Jager Blatt 5/2003. Added: The two deceased are buried at CC, Blk 5, Row 1; Völker Gr 17, Schumann Gr 16 (D.Drury).		davedrury
26	Bannert, Helmut	Oblt	9/7/1911	Breslau	Werder Bannert	4/KG-53	He 111H-2 Werk # 3144 "A1 + KM" (lost 11/5/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 5 November, 1940; his ac crashed into the Humber Estuary near Grimsby, Lincolnshire, possibly due to AA fire. The pilot and flight engineer (Uffz Willi Göhring) bodies were not recovered, and they are both remembered at the Laboe Naval Memorial. The remaining three crew were washed up along the south shore, and are buried at the Grimsby Scartho Road Cem., Block 116. Remaining crew: Gefr Georg Werder, Obs (born 1917, EK2, bur Row J, Gr 3); Uffz Eduard Zahn, R/O (bur Row L, Gr 3) and Gefr August Schmitz, Gnr (bur Row K, Gr 3) (D.Drury).
27	Czernmotzki, Willi	Fw				7/JG-108 (9/44 Szombathely)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk "Yellow 11"	Student Pilot	M. Haldimann photo/F.Braun.
28	Basil,	Unk				IV/SKG-10 (Channel 4/43)	Fw 190A-5	Assault Operational Clasp	Known to have served with Leopold Wenger (Carolyn Yeager/Willi Wenger online article).
29	Clösges, Willi	Ofw				4/JG-6 (Sorau FP)	Fw 190A-8 Werk # 961103 "Blue 8" (25% dam 1/27/45)	Fighter Operational Clasp	Pilot disposition unknown after his ac somersaulted 27 January, 1945 due to a snowdrift at Sorau airfield (D.Drury).
30	Bauch, Willi	Uffz				7/JG-54 (Channel)	Bf 109E-4B Werk # 3752 "Black <<" (lost 12/22/40)	Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	Bauch not carried as KilledInAction (KIA) or MIA but shown "with wounds" on 22 December, 1940 south of Cologne. He crashed after running out of fuel. He may have been flying the Kdrs. AC, since the AC carried the "<<" markings.
31	Clemm von Hohenberg, Dieter-Hans	Major	9/27/1915	Mannheim	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Stab/KG-55 (5/40), Stfkpt 12/KG-55 (3/42), Kdr II/LG-1 (5/44)	He 111P-2 "G1 + GA" (lost 5/13/40), He 111H, Ju 88A-4 Werk # 550445 (lost 6/30/44)	RK(11/18/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/3/42) EP(8/10/42) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC 30 June, 1944 when his A-4 crashed near Wiesbaden during a transfer flight for reasons that were unexplained. Remaining crew (KIC): Ofhr Erich Kad, Obs; Uffz Hans Meier, R/O and Uffz Roman Drole, Gnr.. French POW briefly with his crew when his P-2 was sd 13 May, 1940 by a Hurricane of No.1 Sq., piloted by F/O Les Clisby at Courlommes-les-Marqueny, south of Charleville-Mezieres. Remaining crew: Fw Willi Wolter, Obs (Shot resisting arrest & died); Ogefr Johann Bell, R/O (WIA & DOW same day); Gefr Oskar Männer, Gnr (POW) and Uffz Hans Ströbl, Flt Engr (POW). The deceased are buried at Noyers-Maugis (Fr) War Cem,, Block 3; Bell Gr 697 and Wolter Gr 565 (D.Drury). (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Posthumous award to Clemm von Hohenberg
32	Bauer, Willi	Uffz				4(F)/14 (S.U.)	Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0524 "5F + AM(?)" (1/3/42 dispo unk) Ju 88 D-1 Werk # 1662 "5F + EM" (lost 4/4/42/	Observer Operational Clasp	MIA with his Observer Oblt Werner Steppenbach and two other unnamed crew at Toropez-Welish 4 April, 1942, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The two unnamed this incident: Uffz Willi Neinemann, R/O and Uffz Hans Retz, Gnr. An earlier incident, on 3 January, 1942, Uffz Bauer flew with a different crew, Fw H.Kitzmüller, Obs; Gefr W. Jysch, R/O and Ogefr A.Eisenbeiss, no further detail. No VDK burial listings on either incident (D.Drury).
33	Baumbach, Willi	Uffz				II/JG-26 (joins 4/20/45)	Fw 190D-9	Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze	Much to the surprise of JG-26 Kdr, Major Götz, Baumbach and four other student pilots showed up at Sülte to join forces at such a late date.
34	Baumbach, Willi	Ofw				1/Fl.ü.G.-1 Grp Nord	Fw 190 Werk # 733768 (lost 11/12/44)	Observer Operational Clasp	Pilot reported KIC 12 November, 1944 when his ac crashed at Krasny Les, CZ., due to adverse weather conditions over the Ore mountains (F.Braun).
35	Baxtel, H.	Uffz				Erg Staffel/JG-54	Bf 109E Werk # 820 (lost 10/24/40)	Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze	His 109 crashed at Bergen Holland on 24 October, 1940, cause and pilot disposition unknown. (DeSwart). See Uffz Willi Bodden for Wk# 820 later.
36	Charles, Paul Willi Fritz	Fw	12/10/1914	Schönwalde		Stab/Fl.Führ.Atlantic	He 111H-3 Werk # 3297 (lost 6/11/42)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC with his entire crew, 11 June, 1942, in the vicinity of Vannes, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all bur Mont de Huisnes, Vault 1): Fw Wilhelm Günther (geb 3/28/1916, bur Gr 179); Uffz Franz Hofer (geb 1/4/1915, bur Gr 177) and Fw Josef Hrabik (geb 11/23/1911, bur Gr 178). Pilot Fw Charles buried Grave 180 (absa3945).
37	Beck, Frederick Wilhelm Maria 'Willi'..	Fw	9/28/1916	Koblenz		6/KG-40	Do 217E-4 Werk # 5398 (lost 6/25/42)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC 25 June, 1942; crashed at Doldersweg 158, Zeist, Utrecht Netherlands, cause unknown. No crew details. First buried in Amsterdam, he now rests in Ysselsteyn, CW/5/101 (FindAGrave via Fred M.). Photos courtesy PMS Sillix and Fred. Note: Fw Beck recently identified as a Radio Operator in the crew of Ofw Hans Kopf, See Kopf for additional crew detail.
38	Becker, Ernst	Fw				IV/KG-77 (4/43)	ju 88A-4 Werk # 2661 (lost 4/6/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC with his entire crew, 6 April, 1943, when they crashed near Nimes, cause not reported. Remaining crew: Fw Willi Reuter, Obs; Gefr Horst Engel, R/O and Gefr Johannes Haugk, Gnr (Qu,Meister File).
39	Becker, Ewald	Uffz	16/08/19			7./KG 27 (12/43)			Not known whether Becker was the pilot (put him in this position due to rank and age). Since 7 men were shot down on 27/12/43 near Andrushevka (or area Umani (DRK: Shitomir)) and died on that day in the 7. Staffel (and I found a picture of one of them) I put them all in here to remember them. OGefr Franz Adolf (22/12/23), Gefr Wilhelm "Willi" Appelt (14/10/23, see picture), Gefr Gerhard Heyer (30/05/24), OGefr Vinzens Müller (21/01/21), Gefr Helmut Namsel (23/08/20), Gefr Herbert Rossel (09/04/24)		CKönig
40	Curtis, Willi	Ofw				FAGr. unit	Ju 188F-1	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45) EK 1 & 2 Observer Operational Clasp	DK-G Awards List
41	Campe, Hagen von	Lt	3/13/1922	Bückeburg		2/NJG-1 (7/41 Venlo)	Bf 110C-4 Werk # 3506 (lost 7/16/41)	Night Fighter Operational Clasp	His Bf 110 crashed NW of Bergen Holland, NNW of Boxmeer, on 16 July, 1941, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: He was reported KilledInAction (KIA), location in a swampy area known as the "Vilt", 1km N of Beuge, Holland, Prov North Brabant. Lt Campe buried at Alt Südfriedhof, Weisbaden, Section C1, Gr 63. His R/O, Gefr Georg Otto "Willi" Schumann, born 2 October, 1917 in Berlin-Lichterfelde, also KilledInAction (KIA), bur Templehof-Lichtenrade, Berlin, Blk S, Row E, Gr 4 (Leo Janssen, NL)
42	Beduhn, Willi	Uffz				IV/KG-6 (4/43)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1184 (lost 4/9/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC with his entire crew, 9 April, 1943; crashed and burned at Avord airfield, no cause reported. Remaining crew: Gefr Ernst Geneser, Obs; Uffz Paul Zebulla, R/O and Uffz Eibo Tammen, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
43	Beiersdörfer, Willi	Uffz				8./ KG z.b.V. 1	Ju-52	Transport Operational Clasp in Gold (15/05/42)	Document found in the web.		CKönig
44	Benz, Willi	Oblt				Aufkl.Gr.unit	Ju 188E, Me 410A	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45) EK 1 & 2 Observer Operational Clasp	DK-G Awards List
45	Berbert, Willi	Gefr				4/Sch.G-1	Hs 129B-2 Werk # 141126 (lost 9/9/43)	Assault Operational Clasp	Pilot disposition unknown 9 September, 1943, after his ac was hit by flak north of Krasylivka, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine. No VDK burial match (D.Drury).
46	Berg, Herbert vom (von?)	Hptm	6/13/1911			5/KG-40	He 177A-3 Werk # 535433 (or 535443) "F8 + BN" (lost 11/21/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 21 November, 1943 when his ac was damaged by AA fire from an escort vessel, HMS Calder. The ac put down in the sea, north of Cape Ortegal, Corunna, Spain. The escort vessel was providing cover for convey's SL139 & MKS30. Remaining crew, four buried in Cuacos de Yuste, Row 3: Fw Alfred Büthe, Gr 46; Uffz Alfred Hartmann, Gr 44; Uffz Georg Hippe, Gr 45; Fw Willi Stegner, Gr 42 and Uffz Josef Pelters (MIA) (D.Drury).
47	Cryns, Willi	Oblt	1/24/1914			7/KG-27 (12/40), 10/KG-27 (4/44)	He 111P-2 Werk # 2864 "1G + HR" (dam 12/13/40), He 111H-6 Werk # 7570 "1G + FU" (lost 4/8/44)	DK-G (12/23/42 as a R/O), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational Clasp	At the time of the 13 December, 1940 flight, he was an Ofw R/O for Oblt Ottmat Dold. He escaped injury and went on to flight training, serving in 10/KG-27. KIC 8 April, 1944 when his ac crashed during a training mission due to an engine malfunction. The ac came down west of Kulm an der Weichsel River (Poland). Remaining crew: Uffz Erwin Schilling, Obs (KIC); Uffz Alwin Brandt, R/O (KIC); Ogefr Hubert Gabbert, Flt Engr (KIC) and Ogefr Fritz Böttcher, Gnr (WIC) (D.Drury).
48	Beyer, Willi	Uffz	13/07/21			2/NJG-1 (6/44 Venlo)	He 219A -0 Werk # 190213 "G9 + ?K" (lost 6/6/44), He 219A-0 Werk # 190180 "G9 + RK" (lost 6/16/44)	Night Fighter Operational Clasp	His 219 crashed at Leersum Holland the night of 15/16 June, 1944, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: Ten days after his earlier encounter, on the night of 15/16 June, 1944, he crashed 1km N of Leersum, cause not reported, he was buried at Ysselsteyn M-4-88. His R/O, Ogefr H.Walter was also killed; initially buried at Arnhem and transferred to France from Ysselsteyn, plot unknown. Earlier, the night of 5/6 June, 1944, He and his R/O, Gefr H.Walter, bailed safely after aerial combat (SGLO).
49	Beyersdörfer, Willi	Uffz	9/9/1919			1/NJG-3	Bf 110G-4 Werk # 140660 (lost 8/30/44)	Night Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 30 August, 1944 when his ac was attacked by fighters off the west coast of Sweden. He made a smooth landing at sea, but his R/O-Gnr, Uffz Willi Köberich, was KilledInAction (KIA). Uffz Köberich is commemorated on the Kiel-Laboe Naval Memorial. The VDK reports a Willi Beyersdörfer as having died 23 November, 1944 in an accidental crash at Store Vildmose, Denmark. He is buried in the War Cem at Frederikshavn, Denmark, Blk 8, Gr 915 (D.Drury).
50	Bielefeld, Willi	Oblt	5/6/1916	Wuppertal - Barmen	Lommel, Belgium	Stffüh 7/JG-52	Bf 109E Werk # unk (lost 7/25/40)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 25 July, 1940 during aerial combat over Dover. His ac crashed into the sea. He is buried in the German War Cem., Lommel Belgium, Blk 62, Gr 282 (D.Drury).
51	Bier, Josef	Ofw	9/18/1913	Strümpfelbroon		3/KG-51 (Melun)	Ju 88A-1 Werk # 7036 "9K + HL" (lost)	Bomber Operational Clasp	POW 28 July, 1940; during a bombing mission to Crewe England, due to a navigational malfunction and running low on fuel, Bier scuttled his bombs in the Channel and made a force landing back in England, near Bexhill, Sussex. His ac eventually bore the British RAF colors, as AX919. Bier joined the Luftwaffe in 1935 and flew 1490 flights, 19 over France and 6 over England, before becoming a POW for 6 1/2 years, returning to Germany in 1947. Remaining crew(POW): Lt Willi Ruckdreschel, Observer; Uffz Heinz Ohls, R/O and Uffz Martin Multhammer, Gunner. None of the crew were injured in the landing.
52	Bieroth, Heinrich Alexander	Lt	1916/05/31	Essen-Kray (CK)	Photo Dave Masson	8./KG 30	Ju 88 A-2 "4D + NS" (lost 03/07/40)		KilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew on 3 July, 1940 when they were shot down by Spitfires of No.603 Sq., piloted by F/O I.S.Ritchie, P/O G.K.Gilroy & P/O J.R.Caister, and crashed in flames into the North Sea off of Stonehaven, 2 miles SE of Inverbervie. Remaining crew: Obsv Hptm Werner von Schulze, (see below) (MIA), Radop Fw Willi Engelskirchen (MIA) and Uffz Bernhard Brüggen, Gunr (MIA). Lt Bieroth was later recovered from the sea and buried in the Dyce Churchyard, Aberdeen Scotland, Grave 156 (LOCS & D.Masson, CK). Added: Obsv of Stab III./KG 30 and Prof.Dr. (Ing.) Werner von Schulze-LANGSDORFF (born 27/05/1899 in Forbach/Lorraine), WW1 participant as Lt d. Res. Postwar studied engineering. 1923 conferred with Dipl.Ing. then later a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering. 1920s and 30s became a freelance engineering consultant and novelist (to 1936). 1936 regained his pilots licence. 1936 employed as professor at Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe. 1939 activated as an Oblt.d.R. then promo to Hptm., and trf to the research office of the RLM. 1940 trf to KG 30. Author of over 500 technical papers as Werner von Langsdorff. Author of about a dozen "boys books" under the pen name "Thor Groote". (LOCS, CK) v. Langsdorff 1924 Courtesy CK	https://hannsklemm.wordpress.com/wichtige-personen/werner-von-langsdorff/
53	Bilzer, Erich	Uffz	1920/12/04	Upper Silesia		3./KG 27	He-111		MIA on 3 August 1942 at Pychowka (Woronesch area. Might not be the pilot. Crew (MIA): Fw Theodor Breuer (born 27/01/15), Fw Walter Kölz (born 05/09/17), Uffz Willi Sieg (born 20/08./17), OGefr Hermann Neff (born 19/10/19),		CKönig
54	Birn, Willi	Uffz				2/JG-54	Fw 190A-8 Werk# 171021 "Red 3" (lost)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 23 June, 1944 over Orne-Mündung (Estuary).
55	Birnbaum, Willi	Fw				6/Sch.G-1	Fw 190A-5 Werk # 1128 (lost 5/23/43)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/2/43) EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	DK-G Awards List. KilledInAction (KIA) 23 May, 1943 due to Soviet flak at Krymskaya.
56	Bischoff, Willi	Ofw				9/KG-1 (S.U.)	Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360039 "V4 + LT" (lost 7/13/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew 13 July, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). This appears to be Wilhelm, previous record.
57	Blase, Willi	Fw.				6/KG-53 (6/41 S.U.)	He 111H-6 Werk # 4509 "A1 + AC" (lost 11/11/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	His Wk3 4509 was sd by Russian flak SE of Borobino, behind enemy lines. The crew made it safely back to German lines. Remaining crew (Safe): Uffz (later Lt) Franz Lehner, Obs & RK Holder (5/22/43); Uffz Josef Koll, R/O; Ofw Richard Emrich, Flt Engr and Uffz Walter Kalkbrenner, Gnr.. Source: Kaiser RK book.
58	Blievernicht, Hans Gustav	Oblt	3/18/1913	Hamburg		1(F)/122	He 111H-3 (lost)	Observer Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 21 March, 1940 when he ran out of fuel during a shipping reconnaissance mission for KG-26 in the Shetlands-Orkneys area. The AC force landed near Flensburg killing three of the crew and injuring one. Remaining crew: Lt Willi Kleuters (KilledInAction (KIA), buried Krefeld-Hauptfriedhof, Gr 470), Uffz Hermann Kriebel (KilledInAction (KIA), no known grave) and Adolf Vogel (WIA). Pilot buried at Hamburg-Ohlsdorf, Blk Y33 Gr 184 (Wiki Luft data & D.Drury).
59	Blinne, Reinhold	Uffz	4/26/1921	Grünenplan		2/TG-30	He 111 Werk # 700232 "S3 + AL" (lost)	Transport Operational Clasp	KIC 7 August, 1944 at Les Champs Geraux France, cause not given. He is buried at Marigny (Mort de ses blessures a St Polen) France, Block 4, Row 43, Grave 1674. Remaining crew/passengers (dispositions unknown); Uffz Erhard Terborg, Ogefr Willi Moeller, Gefr Werner Woreschk and Gefr Georg Krakowiak. Source: D.Dahiot
60	Blüthgen, Willi	Ofw.				4/KG-200	Ju 188 (lost 12/9/44)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 9 December, 1944 over France, no further detail. Remaining crew (MIA): FhjOfw Konrad Ellmer, Obs & RK Holder; Ofw Helmut Klimek, R/O & RK Holder; Ofw Kurt Stegmann, Flt Engr and Uffz Stefan Gessner, Parachute Observer. Ellmer & Klimek won their RKs while serving on the crew of Eduard Skrzipek in KG-27.
61	Bock, Karl Heinz	Oblt	10/17/1917		Maleme, Greece	6/KG-26 (3/41)	He 111H-6 Werk # 4433 "1H + EP" (lost 1/26/42)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/6/42) EK 1 & 2 EP (10/17/41), Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew, 26 January, 1942, when his ac crashed into the sea N of Heraklion, Crete, cause unknown. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA), buried Ger War Cem. at Maleme, Chania, Crete, Blk 1): Ofw Herbert Schütz, Obs (09/08/15 in Berlin, Gr 387); Uffz Horst Brückner, R/O (14/06/19 in Hoym/ Anhalt, Gr 386); Fw Hans Katen, Flt Engr (01/09/17 in Gelsenkirchen, Gr 389) and Gefr Willi Wittich, Gnr (31/08/19 in Lützenhardt / Neckar, Gr 390). Pilot Oblt Bock buried in Grave 388 (D.Drury). One of two AC sent to attack shipping west of Crete on 19 March, 1941.
62	Bodden, Willi	Uffz				II(Schl)/LG-2 (S.U.)	Bf 109E-7 Werk # 820 (lost 6/22/41)	Fighter Operational Clasp	This ac reported lost near Grodna on 22 June, 1941, pilot returned.
63	Bohlander, Willi	Fw				2(H)/31	Fw 189A	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/4/43) EK 1 & 2 Observer Operational Clasp	DK-G Awards List
64	Bohne, Hans	Lt				8/KG-3 (10/44)	He 111H-16 Werk # 161225 "5K + KS" (dam 10/7/44)	Bomber Operational Clasp	WIA the night of 6/7/October, 1944; forced to make an emergency landing at Kessel, near Venlo, due to a shelling. Remaining crew (all WIA): Fw Willi Romey, Obs; Uffz Heinz Wagner, R/O; Uffz Walter Ahnert, Gnr and Uffz Gerhard Adrian, Wart (SGLO).
65	Böker, Willi	Ofw				9/KG-76 (S.U.)	Ju 88A-5 Werk # 2424 "F1 + KT" (lost 7/5/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 5 July, 1941, cause unknown, location not reported, two other unnamed WIA (Ju 88 Loss List).
66	Butber,	Unk				10(Jabo)/JG-2 (Channel 3/43)	Bf 109F	Fighter Operational Clasp	Served as wingman for Leopold Wenger during an attack on Ashford. He knocked out an AA gun during the attack (Carolyn Yeager/Willi Wenger online article).
67	Bör, Reinhold	OFw			Courtesy CK	3./KG 27	He 111 H-4 "1G + HL" Werknr 6993 (lost 01/04/41)		Pilot uninjured 1 April, 1941 during aerial combat with RAF fighters and sd off St Davids Head, UK. Remaining crew: Obs Fw Hans Hegemann (born 02/08/1914 CK) KilledInAction (KIA)); R/O Fw Wilhelm "Willi" Eckold (born 23/03/1917, CK, KilledInAction (KIA)); Gnr Fw Albert Ullmann (uninjured) and 2nd Gnr Gefr Heinz Dahmen (born 02/09/1918, CK, KilledInAction (KIA)). Added: The deceased buried at Glencree, Ireland. Hegemann in Gr 29; Eckold in Gr 26 and Dahmen in Gr 27 (D.Drury).		borx
68	Born, Willi	Oblt	10/7/1920			4/KG-66	Ju 88S-3 Werk # 330946 "NR + PU" (70% dam)	Wound Badge Bomber Operational Clasp	WIC 4 September, 1944; he and his Wart were injured when, on a return flight from Frankfurt, he hit unusually high-standing landing lights and crashed. His Wart, Fw Aloysius Roinartz, geb 11/15/1916. Source: B. Bines.
69	Bornefeld, Werner	Ofw	6/21/1913	Aue (Ore mountains)		I/KG-40	Fw 200C-3/U4 Werk # 0093 "F8 + MH" (lost 1/31/42)	Bomber Operational Clasp	AC reported lost west of Ireland on 31 January, 1942 after being hit by the corvette "Genistra". Pilot found washed ashore 6 March, 1942, remaining 5 unnamed crew MIA. Source: Fw 200 Losses, 1988 Book, thanks to H. Breuer. Added: Ofw Bornefeld is buried in the German War Cem at Glencree, Gr 52. Remaining crew (MIA); Uffz Rolf Wenkhaus, Obs; Fw Walter Gasser, R/O; Uffz Willi Rosier, Flt Engr; Ofw Walter Schlösser, Gnr 1 and Gefr Wolfgang Glocke, Gnr 2 (D.Drury).
70	Bornschein, Willi	Hptm	1914/04/07	Obergreisslau	Courtesy CK	4./KG 2, Stfkpt II./KG 2, Führer Kurierstaffel (05/43)	Do 17 Z "U5 + GM" (lost 11/07/40), Do 217 E & K, Do 217 N-1 (lost 27/04/44)	RK (24/09/42) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (07/02/42) EK 1 (31/05/40 CK) & EK 2 (28/09/39 CK) Wound Badge Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant	KilledInAction (KIA) 27 April, 1944 over Schweinfurt, probably shot down by return fire from a RAF No. 106 Sq. Lancaster (Boiten). Remaining crew 7/11/40 incident: Ofw Johannes Bredtmeyer, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA) 8 July, 1942), Fw Heinrich Suschake, wireless operator and OFw Friedrich Lohrer, mechanic. 225 combat missions. L-R: Bornschein, Bredtmeyer, Lohrer and Suschake (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Initially trained as a bomber observer and assigned to I./KG 153 at Merseburg. Observer with 4./KG 2 in 1939. Flew in Poland campaign, destroying three trains. In France campaign his crew shot down two Morane 406 fighters and took part in low-level strikes. On an early mission over England, 1940-07-11 his Dornier 17 was shot up by Hurricanes near Harwich. Bornschein, radio operator Ofw. Werner Borner and flight engineer Fw. Friedrich Lohrer were all wounded. The bomber’s pilot, Joachim Genzow, who later won the Knight’s Cross, escaped injury. After recovering from his wounds, Bornschein was sent to Flight Training School A/B 3 at Guben, where he trained as a pilot. Promoted to Oberleutnant in November 1940. Late 1941 he returned to 4./KG 2 on Dornier 217 E. Bornschein attacked industrial targets, port facilities and shipping, sinking two merchant ships totaling 9,000 tons. Led 4./KG 2 as Staffelkapitän from June 1942 to February1943. Promoted to Hauptmann. In early 1943 Bornschein assigned to Flight Training School A/B 3 as a company commander. May 1943 he was transferred to the Führer-Kurierstaffel as Staffelkapitän. In April 1944 the unit was based in southern Germany, as nighfighters. On the night of 26-27 April 1944 Bornschein intercepted British bombers attacking Schweinfurt. he shot down a Lancaster III of 106 Sq., ND853 "ZN-J", 15km WSW of Schweinfurt, but was then shot down himself. Bornschein was killed, along with his radio operator Stbfw. Wilhelm Steurer (who had been a member of Bornschein’s crew in KG 2) and flight engineer Fw. Josef Schmitz, hit by return fire from the Lancaster. He shot down at least 3 enemy aircraft. Courtesy CK
71	Böse, Willi	Fw			Böse with Lt Günter Schmoll (01/45) Courtesy CK	10./ZG 26 (01/45)	Bf-110 G-2		On group picture in Trondheim-Lade, January 1945 Courtesy CK		CKönig
72	Boss, Willi	Lt				2/Kü.Fl.Gr.-106 (Channel)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140089 "M2 + KL" (lost 7/31/42)	Observer Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 31 July, 1942; crashed into the sea off St Albans Head, Dorset after being sd by a Beaufighter of No. 604 Sq. (Keene & Cowles). Source: Ju 88 Loss List. Added: remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Ogefr A.Mense, Uffz K.Zimmermann and Uffz R.Ertel. Zimmermann & Ertle buried at sea. Alternate pilot spelling, Ross (D.Drury).
73	Böttcher, Helmut	Lt				4(F)/121 (Channel)	Ju 88A-1 Werk # 0352 "7A + AM" (lost 9/22/40)	Wound Badge Observer Operational Clasp	POW with unnamed crew 22 September, 1940; sd by Spitfires of No. 234 Sq., piloted by P/O T.M. Kane & Sgt A.S. Harker during a weather recon over the Channel (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The location is believed to be off Start Point, Devon. Remaining crew (POW): Fw Theodore Vater, Obs (WIA); Uffz Willi Müller, R/O (WIA) and Uffz Peter Rabe, Gnr. (D.Drury).
74	Bottländer, Wilhelm "Willi"	Hptm	11/6/1913	Kleinkemnat, Allgäu		JG-26 (per Butler Pilot List), Stfkpt 11/JG-54 (1/1/45 Fürstenau)	Fw 190D-9 Werk# 210045 "TS+DS" "Yellow 2" (lost 1/1/45)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 1 January, 1945 after being shot down by Spitfires of RAF No.308 Sq. over Hasselt (near Sinaai), W of St Niklaas, in the proximity of Gent Belgium. He is buried as an "unknown" in the Zaamslag Cemetery.
75	Boy, Werner	Lt	7/11/1921		Cannock Chase	1/Kü.Fl.Gr.-106 (Channel)	Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1334 "M2 + CH" (lost 4/29/42)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 29 April, 1942 after being shot down on a mission to York by a Hurricane of RAF No. 253 Sq., piloted by Frenchman W/O Yves Mahe. Its controls damaged, the AC crashed at Crockey Hill, 3.5 miles south of York. Remaining crew (all POW): Uffz Karl H. Kugler, Observer, Gefr Willi Schindler, wireless operator and Gefr Heinz Müller, gunner. The crew managed to bail safely, however, Boy was still on board when the AC crashed. Added: Buried CC, 3/12/363 (D.Drury).		boyx
76	Brabow, Willi	Fw				5/KG-77 (Med)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 141204 "3Z + KN" (lost 8/27/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew at the Algier anchorage 27 August, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
77	Brand, Karl	Oblt	9/18/1913	Münster		3/KG-54 (5/40), Adj Stab II/KG-54 (Evreux)	He 111P Werk # Unk "B3 + ?L" (lost 5/11/40), Ju 88A Werk # Unk "B3 + DC" (lost 5/28/1941)	Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 28 May, 1941, while flying as observer for Oblt Erich Heinrichs, sd by a Beaufighter during Operation Channel Dash, west of Ireland. POW/WIA (briefly) 11 May, 1940 during the French Campaign. Source: A. Rosseels & D.Drury. Added: Re the 5/11 incident, he and his crew were sd by AA fire 5km NW of Hulst, killing Fw Willi Wosczyna (born 03/12/13, (CKönig) bur Yssel AZ-28). Remaining crew (POW briefly): Uffz Bernhard Blankenfuland and Gefr Hugo Boegel (DVL Loss List).
78	Braun, Emil	Hptm	10/11/1915			Stfkpt 1/KGr-806 (Malta)	Ju 88A-1 Werk # 7140 (60% dam 11/11/40), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140181 "M7 + FH" (lost 5/14/42)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew over Malta 14 May, 1942; shot down by Spitfires of No. 249 Sq. (P/O Linton & Sgt Hesslyn). His Wk# 7140 damaged by enemy fire and made an emergency landing near Brest on 11 November, 1940, crew of Ofw Willi Groth and Uffz Herbert Fuchs, OK (Ju 88 Loss List).
79	Braun, Wilhelm 'Willi'	Lt	7/31/1920	Würzburg		4/KG-55 (9/41), KG(J)-55	He 111P-2 Werk # 2605 "G1 + CM" (dam 10/19/41, all safe), He 111H (Crewmember)	RK(6/9/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/14/43) EP(10/26/42) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp	Willi is one of few Observers to receive the RK, and is thus included in this Profile, as are a few of the R/Os and Gunners. 100+ combat missions. Flew no missions in KG-55 having begun sgl seat fighter training. Deceased 16 February, 1994, Bürgstadt.
80	Brause, Harry	Lt				III/KG-54 (4/43)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 142477 (lost 4/28/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC with his entire crew 28 April, 1943, when he crashed at Pincenza, killing 20 Italian civilians, cause not reported. Remaining crew: Ogefr Ernst Wodeck, Obs; Ogefr Willi Schulz, R/O and Gefr Josef Gerhards, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
81	Brede, Willi	Oblt			Cannock Chase	Stfkpt 6/ZG-2	Bf 110C-4 Werk # 3570 "A2 + ML" (lost 9/7/40)	Destroyer Operational Clasp	POW 7 September, 1940 after aerial combat wih a Hurricane of No.1 Sq., piloted by Sgt Arthur Clowes off Birchington, Thanet, Kent. His Gunner, Uffz August Alfred Galla, KilledInAction (KIA), buried CC, Blk 1, Row 11, Gr 435. Bf 110 Loss List & D.Drury.
82	Burns, Willi	Oblt				4(F)/122 (S.U.)	JU 88D-1 Werk # 430524 "F6 + KM" (lost 2/16/43)	Observer Operational Clasp	MIA with his Observer Lt Arnold Schulz and two other unnamed crew 16 February, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).
83	Breunicke, Willi	Ofw				Wekusta 51	Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430415 "4T + BH" (lost 5/15/43)	Meteorological Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew at Flight Troop Sonstige 15 May, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The crash location was probably into the Atlantic, off Ireland, circumstances unknown. Remaining crew (MIA): Reg.Rat. Paul Schreiner, Obs; Uffz Otto Völker, R/O and Ogefr Fritz Müller, Gnr (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Braunicke
84	Cron, Hans	Fw				2(F)/Ob.d.L. (S.U.)	Ju 88D-5 Trop Werk # 430019 "T5 + LK" (lost 9/29/42)	Observer Operational Clasp	MIA with his Observer Oblt Artur Schlufter and two other unnamed crew at Baku-Astrachan 29 September, 1942, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Gerhard Beimes, R/O and Uffz Willi Scherer, Gnr (D.Drury).
85	Brockhage, Hermann	Lt	6/11/1914		Ysselstein, Holland	1/KG-2 (12/42 Gilze-Rijen)	Do 217E-4 Werk # 5385 "U5 + AH" (lost 12/30/42)	Bomber Operational Clasp	His Do 217 crashed at Keizer Ottostraat, Bussum Holland on 30 December, 1942, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: The crash happened while on a training exercise, killing the entire crew. Lt Brockhage was 1st buried in Amterdam, and the re-buried at Ysselsteyn CT-12-278, in 1947 or 1948. Remaining crew (KIC, 1st bur Amsterdam, then Ysselsteyn in 1947 or 1948): Fw Walter Brodowski (geb 12/31/1916), Obs (bur CT-12-277); Uffz Wendelin Welsch (geb 9/21/1921), R/O (bur CT-12-276) and Ofw Willi Kirsch (geb 11/12/1913), Mech (bur CX-3-54) (Find-A-Grave by Fred). Alternate spelling: Brokhage.
86	Brockmaier, Willi	Uffz				5/KG-54 (S.U.)	Ju 88A-5 Werk # 2353 "B3 + EN" (lost 7/1/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	AC reported lost 1 July, 1941 cause unknown, location not reported, crew returned, two WIA (Ju 88 Loss List).
87	Broderix, Oskar	Ofw			Cannock Chase	III/KG-53	He 111H-2 Werk # 2630 "A1 + ZD" (lost 9/9/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	Pilot and crewman Oblt Kurt Meinecke, Observer, taken prisoner after bailing safely after colliding with a Hurricane of No.605 Sq., piloted by P/O G.M. Forrester, 9 September, 1940, during a raid on British airfields. The ac crashed near Alton, Hampshire, killing Fws Willi Döring, Gnr; Ernst Wendorff, R/O and Wilhelm Wenninger, Flt Engr. The three deceased are buried at CC, PLot 5, Row 13; Döring Gr 305, Wendorff Gr 304 and Wenninger Gr 306 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Broderich.
88	Brodowski, Hans Heinz?	Lt	8/1/1917		Glencree German Cemetery, Ireland	2/KG-27	He 111P Werk # 3734 "1G + EK" (lost 3/5/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 5 March, 1941; sd by a Sunderland Flying Boat of RAAF No. 10 Sq., crashing into the sea off the Skellig Rocks, County Kerry. Remaining crew: Ofw Toni Böhner, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA), bur Glencree Cem Gr 49); Fw Willi Korell, R/O (MIA) and Fw Friedrich Alter, Mech (MIA). Source: D.Drury. Alternate spelling: Brodski.
89	Brombach, Willi	Uffz				6/KG-2 (3/43 Eindhoven)	Do 217E-4 Werk # 5486 "U5 + CP" (80% dam 3/12/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	On the night of 11/12 March, 1943 he participated on the raid on ball bearing factory at Newcastle-on-Tyne. After the bomb run, he was attacked several times by British night fighters which shot out his left engine. He was able to return to Holland and crash landed at 00.12AM, 2.5km east of Rosmalen, between Hertogenbosch and Eindhoven. Brombach and the wireless operator, Uffz M.Wiedmann, and the gunner, Uffz B.Schaaf, were injured , but the Observer, Ogefr Heinz-Günther Jendges (born 26/06/22 in Mönchengladbach, CKönig)was killed, buried Yssel AA-3-52.
90	Brossmann, Willi	Lt				4/JG-11 (Reich Def)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 440239 "White 19" (lost 4/19/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC 19 April, 1944; crashed at Rehberg during a practice flight. Source: L. Wiegels.
91	Brotz, Franz	Gefr	1/4/1918	Waldshut	Courtesy Christian König	4/NJG-2 (Gilze-Rijen)	Ju 88C-2 Werk # 880776 "R4 + CM" (lost 4/9/41)	Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 9 April, 1941 during aerial combat over RAF airfields with a Beaufighter of RAF No.25 Sq. piloted by Sgt S Bennet, by Langham. The AC crashed north of Oakham, Rutland, England. Remaining crew (POW): Uffz Willi Lindla, R/O and Gefr Ewald Gorlt, Gunner.
92	Bruch, Werner aus dem	Uffz				Instructor Blindflugschule (BFS-4) (Kastrup De.)	He 111P-3 Werk # 2444 "BA + NX" (lost)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC 21 December, 1942 when, during a training flight, the AC ran out of fuel and attempted an emergency landing, hitting the ground at a steep angle (stalled?) near Nordre Dragorvej Rd. near Dragor, and burst into flames killing all seven aboard. Remaining crew: Uffz Remigius Trausner, R/O Instructor; Student R/Os Uffz Albert Knörr and Gefr Willi Leuker (geb 5/7/23 Schlaifhausen); Student pilots, Fw Otto Picker and Fw Heinz Tangemann; and Fw Simon Statz, Mech. All were buried in the Kobenhavn Bispebjerg Cemetery on 29 December, 1942. On 21 March, 1944, their remains were transferred to Kobenhavn Vestre Cemetery. Source: Air War over Denmark.
93	Bründl, Willi	Fw			Src. AirWar Publications	FFS A/B 13 (04-06/40), FFS C 12 Prag-Rusin (07-09/40), BFS 6 Radom (10-11/40), II./ZS 1 Neubiberg (12/40), Erg./Aufkl.Gr. ObdH + 1.(F)/Erg./Aufkl.Gr. (05/41), 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 (06/41-04/42), 4.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 12 (04-07-/42), 9./ZG 26 (07/43)	Bf-110 C "SL + ZG" (04-05/41), Bf-110 C-5 "TG + FL" Werknr. 2186 (09/05/41), Bf-110 E-1 "CN + CQ" Werknr. 2424 (Transfer Lippstadt-Martuba/Libya 12-18/06/41), Hs-126, Fi 156, Bf-110 E-1-3, BF-110 G-2 "3U + FT" Werknr. 6236 (lost)	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver probably at least Destroyer Operational Clasp in Bronze	WIA on 18/07/43 when shot down N of the Aetna with his Radop/Gunr Fw Hans Wolfsteiner (WIA). Have made already over 80 combat flights (and 1087 flights in all) up to 07/42. Mentioned in the summary of Günter Schultze-Quentells life (AirWar Publications) - he flew as a passenger on a courier flight with a Bf-110 under pilot Willi Bründl to the main airfield of 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 at Gasr-el-Regen in the summer of 1941 and on 01/10/41 again to Bir-el-Gabr when he returned after his marriage holiday. On 12/06/41 on transit flight of new aircraft for 2.(H)/ Aufkl.Gr. 14 from Lippstadt via Leipheim and Africa. On 02/09/41 he flew with Obsv Rabanser and Gunr Stolz a courier flight in the morning from Martuba to Bir el Gabr and later a combat mission from Bir el Gabr and afterwards a courier flight back to Martuba. On 09/10/41 he had to force land his HS-126 20km E of Barce. Bründl eventually made it back to base two days later. He was flying a Fi-156 Kurierflug with the Obsv Hans-Dietrich Komnick on 01/02/42. On 11/02/42 he flew a mission with Obsv Ernst von Weyrauch and a man from a Propagandakompanie as Gunr. He flew with his crew Radop Schulze from Lippstadt to Martuba between 12-18/06/41. Many more combat and courier flights followed (Flugbuch available if questions occur!). He flew often with his Radop/Gunr Fw Hans Wolfsteiner - from 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 in 1943 via 4.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 12 to ZG 26 in 1943 (!) Wolfsteiner was apparently KIA on 03 March 1944 in air combat with Bründl as pilot! (CK) 11/01/41 Stfkpt Wiese, FF Bründl, mechanic, war correspondent / gnr Speer, Obsv Weyrauch (l to r) in front of 5F+OK Courtesy CK		CKönig
94	Coenen, Werner	Oblt	3/16/1915		Cannock Chase	2/Ku.Fl.Gr.-106	Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0662 "M2 + CK" (lost 5/7/41)	Observer Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 7 May, 1941 while on a mission over Glasgow, when intercepted by a Defiant of No. 141 Sq., piloted by Sq/Ldr E.C.Wolfe. Two of the crew bailed successfully before the ac crashes at Blairskaith Muir. Remaining crew: Hptm Gerd Hansmann, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ofw Ernst Langanki, R/O (POW) and Fw Willi Müller, Gnr (POW, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; later hung, convicted of killing another prisoner; buried Ger War Cem, Kitchener, Ont, Gr 32B). Oblt Coenen buried CC Gr 3/399; Hptm Hansmann buried in the churchyard at Lennoxtown, Scotland (Ju 88 Loss List & D.Drury). Added by Stefan Pietrzak Youngs: Sqd Ldr Edward Wolfe's Combat Report: 'I dived at full throttle slightly in front and below the enemy aircraft and came up on his starboard forward quarter where my gunner, Sgt Ashcroft, opened fire at less than 20yds range. Strikes were observed and the E/A turned sharply towards us. I climbed over him, dived underneath and took up the same position as before. A second burst was fired after which the enemy’s starboard engine and cockpit were seen to be on fire, and he turned on all his navigation lights. At the same time he turned towards me again and I repeated my former manoeuvre, the gunner gave him a third burst. Twice again he took the same evasive action and I repeated my manoeuvre with the gunner giving him a forth and fifth burst. After the fourth burst there were two blinding flashes in his cockpit. After the fifth burst I left the attack as we were nearing cloud tops, and through a rift in the cloud layer watched the E/A crash to the ground where it blew up.' (Battle of Britain Database on this site)
95	Brüning, Karl	StbsFw			Cannock Chase	5/KG-55	He 111P-4 Werk # 2994 "G1 + GN" (lost 3/12/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	POW 12 March, 1941 after his ac was sd by a Defisnt night fighter of No.264 Sq., piloted by F/O Frederick D. Hughes, and crashed at Ockley, Surrey. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC, Blk 1): Fw Alexander Düssel, Obs (bur Row 1, Gr 28); Fw Konrad Steiger, R/O (bur Row 11, Gr 433) and Ofw Willi Weisse, Flt Engr (bur Row 11, Gr 427) (D.Drury).):
96	Bürgermeister, Willi	Lt	4/10/1924		Courtesy Christian König	9/JG-3 (7/43)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk "Yellow 6 + I" (lost in the Caen area)	Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA, date not reported, in the Caen area (C.König).
97	Büchner, Willi	Fw				6/JG-54 (S.U.)	Bf 109G-2 Werk# 10388 "Yellow ?" (lost 8/11/42)	Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 11 August, 1942 during aerial combat at Dugino/Subzoff.
98	Buchner, Willibald "Willi"	Lt	17/07/23			Erg. SG Deblin-Irena (-5/43), 6./ Sch.G. 2 (06/43 Med)	FW-190 F				CKönig
99	Bukowski, Willi	Uffz				6/KG-1 (S.U.)	Ju 88A-5 Werk # 4341 "V4 + MP" (lost 7/6/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew on 6 July, 1941, Butkowski rammed a Soviet MiG-3 flown by Lt Afanasiy Okhvat in the vicinity of Lake Ilmen. (Ju 88 Loss List).
100	Burckhardt, Heinz	Ofw				Wekusta 26 (6/44)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 301546 "5M + H?" (lost 6/6/44)	Maritime Observer Operational Clasp	MIA with his entire crew 6 June, 1944, when, while on a weather recon, they crashed into the Med. Sea off Elba, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Lt B.Hansen, Uffz Joachim Patalong and Uffz Willi Arndt (C.König).

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