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#Pilot (↑)RankBornPlaceScore (↑)UnitsAircraftAwards*************Notes*************PhotoLinksAuthorComments
1 Andreaus, JosefFw4/29/1910BensheimUnkGo 145 Werk # Unk (lost 9/18/41)Pilot BadgeKilledInAction (KIA) 18 September, 1941 when his ac was attacked by a Spitfire of RAF No.41 Sq. near Ostend Belgium. The VDK specifies the location of his death as Het Zoute abt 31km away from Ostend (as the crow flies). Fw Andreaus is buried in the German War Cem at Lommel Belgium, Blk 3, Gr 211 (D.Drury). One source implies that Fw Andreaus was being towed by Fw Karl Weber (when they crashed?).
2 Weber, WolfgangUffzEins.Gr/EJG-1Fw 190A-8 Werk # 732018 (lost 2/2/45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 2 February, 1945 east of Züllichau due to flak. He and Uffz Karl Schirr perished at the same time & place.
3 Weber, Karl Heinz "Benjamin"Hptm1/30/1922Heringsdorf Pommern1367/JG-51 (10/41 S.U.), Stafkpt 7/JG-51 (11/43), Kdr III/JG-1 (6/44)Bf 109F-2 Wk # 8240 "White 0 + I" (lost 9/3/42) in 7 Staffel, Bf 109G-6/AS Wk # 410399 (lost 6/7/44) RK(11/12/43)-EL(7/20/44 Post.)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/16/43)
EP(9/30/42)
Wnd Bdg

EK 1 & 2

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with star pendant
MIA in "White 20" since 7 June, 1944 after aerial combat with RAF P-51s near Thumboholt, south of Rouen France. This was his first mission over the Invasion Front. He is still missing. He was forced to bail from "White 0" on 3 September, 1942, after being hit by return fire from a Russian twin engine bomber. Over 500 missions. All victories in the East, including 28 Il-2s. His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 on 2 August, 1942. An Il-2 on 6 August, 1942. A MiG-3 on 8 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 9 August, 1942. An Il-2 on 24 August, 1942. A MiG-3 on 15 January, 1943. Two Pe-2s on 29 January, 1943. Four Il-2s on 3 February, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 17 March, 1943. A MiG-1 on 11 May, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 2 June, 1943. A LaGG-5 and an Il-4 on 8 June, 1943. A MiG-3, two LaGG-5s, a Bostoin and a Yak-1 on 5 July, 1943. A MiG-3 on 7 July, 1943. A MiG-3 and a LaGG-5 on 8 July, 1943. A LaGG-5 and a LaGG-3 on 1 August, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) 28 km SSE of Ratschiza on 30 October, 1943. A Yak-9 and a Yak-7 on 25 Janaury, 1944. Two Yak-7s on 10 March, 1944.

Courtesy Christian Konig
4 Weber, Karl HeinzUffz1(F)/121 (Africa)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430159 "7A + AH" (lost 5/21/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his Observer Oblt Friedrich Rüthers and two other unnamed crew at Tobruk-Bardia 21 May, 1942, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
5 Weber, Karl HeinzUffz2/NAGr-4 (S.U.)Bf 109G-4 Werk # 19974 (lost 8/2/43)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 2 August, 1943 after making an emergency landing NE of Kromy due to engine trouble.
6 Weber, Karl HeinzGefr2Stabstaffel/JG-51 (8/44 S.U.)Bf 109G
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first known victory, a Soviet Yak-9 on 2 August, 1944. A 2nd, a Pe-2 on 7 September, 1944.
7 Weber, KarlFw2/4/1910Regen, Lower Bavaria Luftgau-Kdo Belgien-Nord Frankreich (Brussels) Ju W-34 Werk # 1319 (lost 9/18/41)Pilot BadgeKilledInAction (KIA) 18 September, 1941 when his ac was attacked by two Spitfires of RAF No.41 Sq., piloted by F/Lt Roy Marples and P/O Geoffrey Harold Ranger, near Ostend Belgium. The VDK specifies the location of his death was Het Zoute, a seaside resort abt 31km away from Ostend as the crow flies. Remaining crew (deceased buried Lommel: Uffz Herbert Fenske, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA), Blk 63, Gr 210) and Ogefr Alfred Rostial, Flt Engr (MIA). Pilot Fw Weber buried Blk 63, Gr 143 (D.Drury). One source implies that Fw Weber was towing Fw Josef Andreaus's Go 145 (when they crashed?).
8 Weber, KarlUffzStab/KG-4 (11/39)He 111"5J + FA" (lost 11/39)Wound Badge (11/39)
Bomber Operational Clasp		POW 22 November, 1939 after his AC was shot down by two French flown Curtiss H-75's of GC I/4, piloted by Lt's Andre Weiss & Jean Louis Hirschauer. He was on a mission photographing airfields in Northern France. The AC crashed at Torhout-Kruiskens Belgium, where he was taken prisoner, having bailed successfully. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Lt Franz Wichartz, Observer; Uffz Wolfgang Just, Wireless Oper/Gunner; Uffz Helmut Klein, Flt Engr/Gunner Added: Known burial locations: Just at Solingen EV. Fdh, Blk 9, Row F, Gr 126. Klein at Nordhausen Hauptfriedhof, Row 1, Gr 3 (D.Drury).
9 Weber, KarlFw28/JG-54 (9/42 S.U.), III/JG-54 (8/43 Reich Def), Erg/JG-54Bf 109G-2 #10428 (80%), Bf 109G-6 #15659 "Black 8" (70% dam 8/11/43), Bf 109G-6 #20544 (lost)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 3 February, 1944, while in Erg Gruppe, flying the G-6 "NL+WH" "White 8" over Merke/Regahn. In 8 Staffel, on 9 December, 1942 he was shot down with wounds in the G-2 northeast of Stalino. Also, on 11 August, 1943, he was shot down w/o wounds in the "Black 8" over Norderney. His first known Soviet victory, a LaGG-3 on 28 September, 1942. One known western victory, a B-17 over northern Germany on 15 May, 1943.
10 Weber, KarlLt1/19/192031/JG-52 (6/41; 10/41-5/42 S.U.)Bf 109E, Bf 109F-2 Werk # 12740 "White 5" (lost 10/5/41), Bf 109F-2 Werk # 12812 (lost 12/9/41), Bf 109F-4 Werk # 7071 "White 14" (lost 5/29/42) EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) in his F-4 on 29 May, 1942 during aerial combat with an SB-2 at Malaja Kamyschewacha. WIA 9 December, 1941 after being hit by ground fire and flak at Rusa, where he crashed. His Wk# 12740 reported lost on 5 October, 1941 at Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 2653 due to Soviet flak, pilot returned. One known victory, a Blenheim off Texel, 100 km NW of Vlieland, on 16 June, 1941.
11 Weber, JohannUffz5/KG-30 (S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 142055 "4D + LN" (lost 5/18/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 18 May, 1942; failed to return from a mission to Murmansk, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Herman Dremen, Observer; Uffz Karl Wünsch, R/O and Ogefr Hans Theile, Mech. Source: SIG Norway.
12 Weber, HeinzOblt4/22/1912Stfkpt 2/Kü.Fl.Gr -506 (Westerland)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1409 "S4 + HK" (lost 11/10/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 10 November, 1941 after being shot down by gunfire from the escort destroyer HMS Quantock while attacking a convoy off Ravenscar, North Yorkshire. The Ju 88 took numerous hits and climbed steeply away, bursting in flames shortly afterwards, crashing at the foot of the cliffs at Blea Wyke Point. Remaining crew: Ofhr Karl Schültze, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA)), Ofw Werner Hanel, wireless operator (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Artur Gräber, gunner (MIA). The bodies of Karl Schültze and Hanel were recovered and buried at the Acklam Road Cemetery, Thornaby-on-Tees. . It is believed that Weber and Gräber are also buried at Thornaby in two graves marked "Ein Deutsche Soldat". Weber buried at Thornaby-on-Tees, Section O, Row L, Grave 10, his burial slip held by RAF Air Historical Branch (Joe Potter Grave Search).
13 Weber, HansUffz4/KG-30 (Channel)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 8102 "4D + FM" (lost 2/9/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 9 February, 1941 when he and the crew failed to return from an operation to the Humber (England) , after being attacked by British fighters. Location unknown. Remaining crew (all MIA); Uffz Erich Latzel, wireless operator, Uffz Karl Rosa-Maier, gunner and Uffz Willi Kruse, mechanic.
14 Weber, GeorgOfw5(H)/32Hs 126B-1 Werk # 4313 "V7 + NL" (or "VE + NL") (lost 1/5/43)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 5 January, 1943 Tschertkowo after enemy fighter attack, one chute seen. His Observer, Oblt Karl Kramer, also MIA. Obs Loss List
15 Thiede, KarlOblt9/29/19133/KG-40 (6/41), 7/KG-40 (10/41)Fw 200C-3 Werk # Unk "F8 + BR" (lost 2/22/42; eng fail on TO from Stjordalsfjord), Fw 200C-3/U4 Werk # 0087 "F8 + FR" (lost 5/9/42) Bomber (or Observer) Operational Clasp Shot down by D/S Duoro and made a force landing in a Norwegian Fjord, near Färöyn Island, by Trondheim Norway on 9 May, 1942 with a crew of Uffz Wilhelm Degand (co-pilot), StabsFw Jakob Weber (1st R/O), Ogefr Johann Baier (2nd R/O), Uffz Heinz Kirsch (gunner) and Fw Paul Maertins (flt engr). Pilot and crew did not survive the watery crash. SIG (Special Interest Group) Norway & Fw 200 Losses, 1988 Book, per H. Breuer).
16 Schubert, ArthurLt7/KG-30 (Norway)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1456 "4D + CR" (lost 5/25/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 25 May, 1942; failed to return from a mission over the Barentsea, cause unknown, probably flak. Remaining crew (all MIA): Ogefr Rudolf Geppert, Observer; Ogefr Karl Weber, R/O and Uffz Franz Allweiler, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
17 Schomann, Karl HeinzMaj6/14/1914Lübeck8(K)/LG-1 (2/38), TO III(K)/LG-1 (6/40), Stfkpt 11/LG-1 (4/41), Stfkpt 5/LG-1 (7/42), Kdr I & IV/LG-1 (43), III(J)/KG-51He 111P & H, Ju 88A-1 Werk # 6112 "L1 + DD" (dam 9/13/40), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 141038 (dam 12/8/42), Me 262 & Ar 234 in KG-51 RK(10/29/43)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/23/42)
EP(4/21/41)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		WIA 8 December, 1942, no further detail. WIA 13 September, 1940; hit by flak over England. He made a successful force landing north of Orleans-Bricy. His R/O, Uffz Gottlieb Weber was also WIA (Kaiser RK book). 265 combat missions. Deceased 21 August, 2006, Molfsee (P. Bastin).
18 Schirr, KarlUffzEins.Gr/EJG-1Fw 190A-8 Werk # 732268 (lost 2/2/45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 2 February, 1945; shot down east of Züllichau by flak. He and Uffz Wolfgang Weber both perished this date, same time, same location.
19 Schenderlein, HelmutFhr6/28/1908IrchwitzStab I/KG-200B-17G-25-DL USAAF Ser # 42-38017 "A3 + BB" (lost 3/3/45)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 3 March, 1945 when his ac was believed sd by a Beaufighter(?) of USAAF 415th Night Fighter Sq., piloted by 1/Lt Henry J.Giblin & 2/Lt Walter Cleary. The ac crashed at Luvigny, Vosges, France. Remaining crew: Uffz Werner Hoff, Co-Pilot (POW); Oblt Paul Gerhard Beudel, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Fw Willi Helmdach, R/O 1 (POW); Gefr Karl Heinz Mehl (geb 5/8/1925 , Mönchen-Gladbach), R/O 2 (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ofw Karl Buch, Flt Engr 1 (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Alfred Weber, Flt Engr 2 (KilledInAction (KIA)); Fw Herbert Adams, Gnr 1 (POW); Uffz Kurt Böttcher, Gnr 2 (POW); Uffz Wilhelm Lott, Gnr 3 (POW) and Fw Walter Rätzer, Gnr 4 (POW). The four of the deceased are buried in the Ger War Cem. at Andilly, France, Blk 36, Row 9 as follows: Fhr Schenderlein, Gr 425; Gefr Mehl, Gr 428; Ofw Buch, Gr 426 and Uffz Weber, Gr 427. Oblt Beudel is buried in the Ger War Cem. at Niederbronn-les-Bains, Fr., Blk 46, Row 6, Gr 245 (D.Drury). NOTE: Uffz Werner Hoff, Co-Pilot, may be the same person as Gefr Werner Hoff who rec'd his Pilot Badge on 26 May, 1944, but lacking any information. About this B-17: believed to be of the 349BS, 100BG, piloted by 1/Lt John G. Grossage. On 3 March, 1944, thinking he was making it to Sweden with wounded onboard and one engine damaged, he mistakenly landed in Denmark, where all 10 were taken prisoner (MACR 3025).
20 Greeven, HugoUffz1/KGr-126 (10/40), III/KG-26 (11/40), Erg/KG-28, 1/KG-28, 2/KG-28, 1/KG-27, 12/KG-27 (6/43), 3/KG(J)/27 (11/44)He 111H-3, He 111H-4 Werk # 6948 "1T + KH" (Dam 10/2/40) & He 111P, He 111H-16 in KG(J)/27
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(9/24/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		Flugbuch (12/39 to 6/43). Ludwig Havighorst served as his Bombardier in 1940. Added: His work #6948 sustained damage over London 2 October, 1940, causing the crew to ditch in the North Sea off Norfolk, cause unknown. Remaining crew (MIA): Lt z S Günther Grünwald, Obs; Uffz Otto Plenert, R/O; Lt Karl Fritz Schreyer, 2nd Obs and Gefr Richard Weber, Flt Engr. Although all were spotted in a dinghy, only the pilot survived due to a long delay before their rescue. He is known to have served in units up to 29 April, 1945 (D.Drury).
21 Geissler, GerhardOfw7/KG-55He 111P "G1 + IR" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) the night of 3/4 August, 1940 during a bombing raid in the Bristol area, when he was shot down by flak over the English coast. Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Karl Ohmann, Observer; Uffz Walter Weber, R/O; Uffz Werner Thieme, Mechanic and Uffz Friedrich Westphal, Gunner. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny.
22 Furthmann, RichardFw5/KG-53He 111H-5 Werk # 3976 "A1 + JN" (lost 5/10/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 10 May, 1941 after being shot down by British Night Fighters. His AC belly-landed on a farm at Kennington, near Ashford, Kent. Added: Remaining crew (POW): Oblt Albert Hufenreuter, Obs; Uffz Karl Gerhardt, R/O; Gefr Josef Berzbach, Flt Engr and Gefr Edgar (or Eggert) Weber, Gnr. Hufenreuter captured in France in the crew of OFW Josef Schimpl, but released after the French armistace (D.Drury).

Courtesy Christian König
23 Dittmar, OskarObltStab II/KG-30 (Banak)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1717 "4D + ?C" (lost 10/20/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 20 October, 1942; crashed into mountain Saana, Kilpisjärvi, at Map Quadrant 27 East/0088 during a non-operational flight due to engine failure. Remaining crew: Ogefr Georg Gruber, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Karl Eichmuller, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Artut Weber, Gunner (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Max Krause, Mech (WIA). Source: SIG Norway.
24 Abel, Friedrich Wilhelm August 'Fritz'Hptm.11/28/1919Wintenberg, WestfallenErg/JGr-2(7/40), 9/KG-3 (1/41), redesig 4/KG-3(11/43), Stfkpt 5/KG(J)-51 (2/45, 3/45 Essen-Mühlheim)Do 17 "5K + MT" in KG-3, Ju 88 in KG-3, Me 262A-2a Werk # 110553 "9K + EN" (lost 3/2/45)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (9/9/42)
EP (9/14/41)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant (8/25/41)		WIA by flak over England 18 January, 1941 along with his Observer, Uffz Karl Zunk in his Do 17. Wounded a second time by Russian flak on 16 November, 1941 along with his Observer, Fw August Benkle in "5K + MT". MIA 2 March, 1945; shot down in his Me 262 at Venlo Holland (Hagerhofweg). (LuftArchiv.de & Co DeSwart). His Luftwaffe career began as an FhjGefr in 1939 at LKS Fürstenfeldbrück. His EK 2 was awarded 9/3/1940 and the EK 1 awarded 11/15/1940. Source: Peter Kassak. Added: Probably buried as an unknown at Ysselsteyn (SGLO).



25 Abert, Hans DietrichLt1/20/1918Donnerau4/ZG-2Bf 110D-0 Werk # 3185 "A2 + BH" (lost 9/7/40)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 7 September, 1940; his ac crashed at Ramsden House, Swan Lane, Downham Hall, Wickford, Essex, no further detail. Buried CC Blk 1, Gr 372 (CC Graves Record). His R /O, Uffz Karl Hans Scharf (geb 2/13/1916), KilledInAction (KIA), buried CC, Blk 1, Gr 458 (Luftwaffe Graves UK). Alternate spelling: Albert.
Cannock Chase
26 Ach, OttoUffz 16/JG-5 (12/44 Sola, Stavanger Norway) Bf 109G-14/AS Werk # Unk "Blue ??" (4/11/45)
EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp 		One known victory, a P-51 of RAF No.65 Sq., piloted by Lt Friedrich Hiley Bradford (KilledInAction (KIA)). The P-51 crashed into the Frier fjord at Flakvarp (F.Braun). Group picture, Stormbirds.com, Andreas Brekken. Alternate spelling: Achx.


JG 5 L-R, Uffz. Max Ede, Otto Ach, Uffz. Max Eder, Fw. Hans Steiner, Uffz. Albert Schmiletzky, Lt. Heinz Schüler, Uffz. Walter Smejkal, Uffz. Karl-Heinz Erler Sola, December 1944.

achx
27 Achatz, KarlUffz4/JG-77 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 780656 "Blue 5" (dam 10/12/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured 12 October, 1944; crashed on takeoff from Babenhausen (Bf 109 Loss List).
28 Achenbach, KarlUffz5/JG-6Fw 190A-8 Werk # 171526 "White 16" (dam 8/25/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 25 August, 1944 at La Fere, no further detail (JG-6 List).
29 Aehle, Karl HeinzGefr9/JG-52 (Romania?)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 166227 "White 1" (lost 10/11/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 11 October, 1944, cause and location not reported.
30 Ahrens, Karl HeinzLt16/SG-4Fw 190F
EK 1 & 2
Assault Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Spitfire in the Giovanni Italy area, 15 December, 1943.
31 Alber, KarlMaj7/11/1915I/KG-4 (6/41), Stfkpt 2/KG-4 (3/42), Stfkpt 12/KG-4 (9/42), Kdr IV/KG-4 (6/43), NJG-5 (11/43 for trng)He 111H
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/3/42)
EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational Clasp
32 Albers, Karl10/20/1920Dorsten1/SAGr.-128 (Brest Süd)Fw 190G-3 Werk # Unk (lost 12/31/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 31 December, 1943 near the Brest/Guipavas airfield during takeoff. Buried Ploudaniel-Lesneven, Block 9/16/387. Source: A. Rosseels.
Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France
33 Albert, AdamFw5/15/1917Besse 4/KG-27 (2/42 Korovye Selo, Russia) He 111H-6 Werk # 4901 "1G + GP" (lost 2/19/42) Bomber Operational Clasp KIC 19 February, 1942, when his ac, reportedly borrowed from 6/KG-27, collided with another, on takeoff from Landeplatz Korovye Selo. This ac, a Ju 52/3m of TG-1, Werk # 6130, for which no casualties reported. Remaining crew He 111 (all injured): Lt Rudolf Hasselbacher, Obs; Fw Leopold Gutmann, R/O; Uffz Karl Schlott, Flt Engr and Uffz Arthur Sichte, Gnr. Fw Albert's remains could not be identified for reburial, but was probably transferred to a military cemetery at Sebezh Russia as an unknown (D.Drury).
34 Albrecht,Fw11/KG-200 (Mistel unit)Fw 190F-8Assault Operational ClaspPer Stormbirds.com, Andreas Brekken. This could possibly be Karl Albrecht.
35 Albrecht, KarlFw8/12/191619/JG-54 (Channel)Bf 109E-4 Werk # 0924 "BJ+ST" "Yellow ?" (lost 2/14/41) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 14 February, 1941 crashing in Belgium, near Waterloo, on a domestic flight, pilot error. Buried Lommel, Block 45/526 (A. Rosseels). His first victory, a Hampden 5 km SW of Bergen-aan-Zee on 25 November, 1940.
Lommel, Belgium
36 Albrecht, KarlHptm5/18/191313/ZG-26 ('40), 3/JG-2 (8/42)Fw 190A EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Spitfire on 19 August, 1942.
37 Albrecht, KarlOfwShot down 20 April, 1945 by Uhingen/Göppingen. Jager Blatt 2/2001. This may be the Albrecht in 11/KG-200, a Mistel unit.
38 Alexa, Karl Ofw3/KG-54 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 141116 "B3 + DL" (lost 4/25/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 25 April, 1943, with his Observer Oblt Gerhard Ernst and one other unnamed crew returned, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew: Ogefr Alois Hermsdörfer, R/O (Ret;d) and Ogefr Karl Lippel, Gnr (MIA) (Qu.Meister File).
39 Alisch, GerhardFw11/6/1919Landsberg8/KG-3 (7/44 Venlo)He 111H-16 Werk # 161306 "5K + BS" (lost 7/9/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew, 9 July, 1944, returning from a V-1 missle launch over England. The ac crashed at Doudeville, Seine-Maritime, France. All are buried in the German War Cem. at Champigny-St. Andre, France. Remaining crew: Uffz Karl Heinz Witzel, Obs (bur Blk 16. Row 9, Gr 469); Fw Engelbert Haaren, R/O (Blk 10, Row 8, Gr 561); Uffz Josef Bohlschied, Flt Engr (Blk 16, Row 9, Gr 470) and Uffz Werner Heimann, Gnr (Blk 16, Row 9, Gr 467). Fw Alisch buried Blk 16, Row 9, Gr 468 (D.Drury).
40 Allstadt, KarlOblt1./KG 3Ju 88A-4 Werk # 6648 "5K + IH" (lost 31/07/42)MIA with unnamed crew on 31 July, 1942, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: lost in area of Rshew. Crew (MIA): Obsv Uffz Helmut Lehmann, Radop Fw Heinrich Briem, Gunr Uffz Wilhelm Geyer (CK)
41 Alm, Heinz KarlLt1(F)/122 (Med)Ju 88D-5 Werk # 430162 (lost 5/16/42)Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp		WIA with unnamed crew 16 May, 1942; emergency landing at sea after engine trouble, no further detail (Ju 88 Loss List).almx
42 Alm, Karl HeinzLt6/8/19201(F)/122 (Catania Sicily 5/42), Erg/FAGr (1/43), trsfr to Paratroopers (3/45)Ju 88D-5 Werk # 430162 (lost 5/16/42) Wound Badge, Observer Operational Clasp The AC was reported last at sea on 16 May, 1942, however, no cause or crew disposition mentioned. Remaining crew (?): Uffz Heinrich Martens, Obs; Uffz Friedrich Schäfer, R/O and Uffz Josef Fletner, Gunner. Wiki Luft data. Added: Lt Alm shown as injured ditching at sea due to engine trouble, and survived; no word on remaining crew (LOCS).almx
43 Alt, KarlUffzSömmerda11/JG-301 (11/44)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 681357 (lost 12/5/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 5 December, 1944; aerial combat with a P-51 near Prenzlau (C.König).altx
44 Alt, AndreasOfwI/LG-1 (Med 4/41), 3/LG-1 (1/45 Reich Def)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 5203 "??" (80% dam 4/23/41; WIA w/3 other crew, combat near Almiros), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 142184 "L1 + NL" (lost 1/22/45) Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		MIA 22 January, 1945; Alt's Ju 88, and three others, crashed at Scheldemonding after being attacked by Mosquito Night Fighters of RAF Nos. 409 & 410 Sqs. German vessels also claimed victories. Remaining crew (MIA): Fw Stefan Altenthaler, Obs; Uffz Helmut Plessa, R/O and Gefr Karl Otto Bohrer, Gunner. (DeSwart & Wings to Victory).altx
45 Alt, HermannFw1(F)/22 (Bardufoss)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430566 "4N + BH" (lost 10/28/44)Observer Operational ClaspKIC 28 October, 1944; the ac crashed into a hillside at Rundhaug, 14km east of the bardufoss airfield, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew: Ofw Herbert Gast, Lt Karl Dieter Schlösser and Uffz Hans Suck (Flyvrak Norway).altx
46 Alt, VitusUffz1/28/1915Kissing Augsburg4/NJG-2 (6/41 Gilze-Rijen)Ju 88C-2 Werk # 0785 "R4 + IM" (lost 6/14/41) Night Fighter Operational Clasp 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 dingy 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 111H-5 Wk# 3883 "5J + KS", 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 7/9/1920, Gumbinnen), R/O and Uffz Erwin Willi Korn (geb 10/11/1920, Bigicheim), 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).


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47 Altenähr, FritzFw12/12/1913Allagen bei ArnsbergUnkHe 111 (lost 4/16/45)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew 16 April, 1945 while on a return from La Rochelle France; crash location and cause not reported. Remaining crew (all buried Augsburg-Westfriedhof): Uffz Alfred Bockermann, Co-pilot (geb 8/27/21 Hamburg); Ofw Karl Kossmann, R/O (geb 5/15/12 Ankum/Bersenbrück); Ofw Helmut Henker, Gnr (geb 6/22/13 Zeitz) and Fw Fritz Tscharnke, Flt Engr? (geb 4/4/14 Weissing). Source: F.Braun.
48 Alter, KarlOgefrUnkUnkPilot Badge (5/28/44)Weitze Docs online
49 Altner, JoachimLt7/KG-100 (12/42)He 111H-6 Werk # 7825 "6N + HH" (lost 10/11/42), He 111H-14 Werk # 7927 "6N + DF" (lost 12/6/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMI A with his entire crew, the night of (?) 5/6 December, 1942, when reported lost in the vicinity of Bone, Algeria. Remaining crew (desig unk): Fw Erch Federl, Gefr Karl Heinz Liphard and one unnamed. Earlier, in Wk# 7825, this ac crashed at sea 11 October, 1942 southeast of Ada (Russia?), in bad weather, due to an oil leak, following which, three injured crew members were rescued. Werk # 7927 markings indicate this ac was on loan from Stab IV/KG-100 (D.Drury).
50 Amberger, HeinzLt20/06/15Berlin W.B.K. II (CK)Lg.Kdo. Norwegen (1940 CK), 1./KGr z.b.V. 108 (11/41-02/43), 1./TGr 20 (02/43), Seetransporstaffel 3 (10/43), Seetransportstaffel 1 (06/44), Seetransportstaffel 2 (03/45)Ju 52 (See) Werk # 6940 "DR + WH" (lost 02/11/41)Wound Badge
Transport Operational Clasp		WIA (injured) 2 November, 1941; landing accident at Vikna (at "Busta-Mountain (357 m), 8 km NW of Salbruket, 45 km NNE of Namsos, CK) , near Vikna, on his way from Hommelvik to Bodo, on a non-operational flight, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all WIA): Uffz Wilhelm Steinhauer, R/O; Fw Eduard Gründer, Gunner and Ofw Erich Schulz, Mech. 13 passengers were also injured. Source: SIG Norway. Added: One passenger - Korvettenkapitän/ Ingenieur Karl Rudolf Jährig, born 22/06/84 in Dresden- died 1 day later in hospital (CK)
51 Amezeder, KarlFw 8/JG-300 (12/44)Fw 190A-8 Werk # Unk (lost 12/31/44)Fighter Operational ClaspPilot reported KilledInAction (KIA), 31 December, 1944, no further detail (denkmalprojekt.org).
52 Amm, Karl9(Z)/JG-5Fw 190A-8 Werk # 732167 "White 4" (90% damaged)Assault Operational ClaspTakeoff accident at Bardufoss Norway 19 November, 1944, pilot disposition unknown.ammx
53 Amsberg, Heinz E.A.Fw49/NJG-1, 7/NJG-1 (3/44)Bf 110G-4 Werk # 740163 "G9 + GR" (lost 3/16/44), Bf 110G-4 Werk # 730222 (dam 2/7/45)
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Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 7/8 February, 1945 at Ostönnen, near Soest, shot down by a Mosquito Of RAF No. 239 Sq., piloted by F/Lt D.A.D. Cather (Boiten). Remaining crew unnamed, one WIA, one KilledInAction (KIA) (Bf 110 Loss List). Added: Shot down w/wounds the night of 15/16 March, 1944, by Lancaster return fire. He bailed safely, and the ac crashed near Grabenstetten. Remaining crew: Uffz Josef Seiferling (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Gefr Karl Kopperberg (bailed/uninj) (C.König). One known victory, a Stirling 5 km E of Grüssheim on 23 September, 1943. A 2nd, a Lancaster at Schwarmstedt on 9 October, 1943. Added: A 3rd, a "4 mot" near Stuttgart (C. König). Boiten, 4 victories.
54 Anders, GerdOblt2/28/191912/KG-30 (10/43), 8/KG-30 (2/44), 5/MSG-1 (Minensuchstaffel 3/45)Ju 88A in KG-30, Ju 52/3m (lost 3/21/45)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 13 March, 1945 during a minesweeping operation off the Danish coast. He attempted an emergency landing during heavy fog, and on the approach to the Aalborg West airfield, he crashed, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Karl Uthke, Uffz Johannes Birkhölzer, Robert Apel and Ofw Rudolf Gerlack. All were buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 21 March, 1945. Source: Air War over Denmark.
55 Anders, HelmutLt3/Kü.Fl.Gr.-606Do 17Z Werk # 3618 "7T + KL" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 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).
Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France
56 Anders, HelmutLt3./Kü.Fl.Gr-606Do-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
57 Andreesen, Karl-HeinzLt1./KG 53He-111 H-16KIA on 5 June1943 in Russia, shot down by fighters near Gatschina. Crew (KIA): Obsv Uffz Werner Zöllner, Radop Fw Werner Zorn, Gunr Gefr Eugen Danielowski, Mech OGefr Paul ZilinkaCKönig
58 Angerstein, KarlGenMaj12/4/1890MülhausenKdr II/KG-77 (1/40), Kdr KG-28 (7/40; later KG-40), Kdr KG-1 (3/42)Do 17Z in KG-77, He 111 P & H in KG-28, Ju 88 in KG-1
RK(11/2/40)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/16/42)

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Bomber Operational Clasp		POW May, 1945. Kdr I/KG-157 (6/37) flying the He 111P. Kdr StG-3 in July 1940 flying the Ju 87B. Deceased 20 September, 1985, Feldkirchen.

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59 Anselm, KarlLt4/14/19138/KG-27He 111H-6 Werk #'s Unk "1G + BS" & 1G + AS" both damaged
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/5/42)

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Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List. See Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries for greater detail.
60 Anton, Karl HeinzLt11/7/1909Instr FFS AB 52 ('42), Instr FFS A 14 (7/43 Klagenfurt), Adj Rammkdo "Elbe" (3/45)Bf 109GFighter Operational ClaspTook part in the Ramm-Attack on American bombers on 7 April, 1945.
61 Arabin, Karl "Konny"Lt1/Ku.Fl.Gr-406 (7/42), 2/SAGr-126 (2/45)He-115 C "K6 + IH" Werknr 2759 in 406, Me 410 in SAGrObserver Operational ClaspOne of many pilots posted to fighters near wars end. On 2 July, 1942, an Uffz at the time, he was credited with rescuing Hptm Herbert Vater and his observer, after they were sd into the Norwegian Sea during an attack on Convoy PQ17. His observer, Oblt.z.S. Karl Hermann Burmeister assissted the rescue (D.Drury). Added: Aircraft commander in 1. 406 was the Obsv Oblt z.S. 'Charly' Burmeister, received the EP. (CK)


62 Arndt, KarlFw10/24/19196/SKG-10Fw 190A-5 Werk # 51075 (lost 5/17/43)Assault Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 17 May, 1943 due to enemy fire at St Ave, near Vannes. Added: Burial at Mont de Huisnes, Vault 2, Grave 162 (absa3945).
63 Arnezeder, KarlFw25/07/20 (CK)Oberkappel (CK)8/JG-300Fw 190A-8 (lost 12/31/44 near Hoya/Hamburg/Weser)
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Added: KIA on 31/12/44 near Hoya. Buried in Alter Ev. Friedhof in Weyhe - Leeste, field 7, grave 4 (CK)
64 Arnim, Karl Hasso vonFw8/14/19163/Kü.Fl.Gr-906BV 138C-1 Werk # 2003 "8L + EL" (lost) Air-Sea Rescue Operational Clasp KIC 15 May, 1942; crashed into the sea after takeoff at List at Sylt on a non-operational transfer flight to Tromsö, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Oblt.z.See Helmuth Bogumil, Observer [KIC, bur as "unknown" in the German War Cem. in Bartossen (Bartosze Poland)]; Fw Werner Geisser, R/O (WIC); Uffz Gerhard Schreck, Gunner (WIC) and Ofw Hans Eckstein, Mech (KIC). Source: SIG Norway. Added: Also onboard, three military passengers, all injured. Uffz Karl Klein, Uffz Adolf Selzner and Ogefr Hermann Voss (D.Drury).
65 Arnold, KarlUffz3/KG-4He 111H-5 Werk # 3794 "5J + KL" (lost 5/6/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 5/6 May, 1941 after aerial combat with a Defiant Night Fighter of RAF No. 141 Sq., piloted by P/O Meredith. Arnold had just completed his bombing run on Greenock when he was attacked four miles east of Cresswell. The AC banked sharply to starboard and dived towards the sea, exploding on impact. Remaining crew: Lt Walter Weisslener, Observer (MIA), Uffz Herbert Bhen, wireless operator (MIA) and Gefr Werner Willeke, mechanic (KilledInAction (KIA)).
66 Arnold, KarlLt12/16/19224/StG-5 (3/43), 9/StG-151 (5/43), 4/SG-5 (5/43), 4/StG-1 (7/43), 2/SG-5 (10/43), Adj NSGr-8 (5/44)Ju 87R-2 Werk # 6097 "L1 + MM" (lost 7/2/43), Ju 87D-5 Werk # Unk "6J + ??" (lost 11/27/44) Wound Badge
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp 		KIC 27 November, 1944 when he crashed after takeoff at Andselv Bardufoss Norway during a ferry flight. He is buried at Botn-Rognan (LOCS). WIA 2 July, 1943; shot down with wounds by flak southwest of Kouta. His R/O, Uffz Erich Stepphuhn, was killed. Source: SIG Norway. The Ju 87 Loss List identifies this unit as 3/StG-5 (?)
67 Arnold, OttoFw1/Ku.Fl.Gr-106He 115B Werk # 1868 "M2 + BH" (lost 4/18/40)Observer Operational ClaspKIC 18 April, 1940 when he crashed into mountain Storsalen after a mission to Narvik, believed due to icing. Remaining crew: Oblt z.See Heinz Witt (KIC) and Gefr Karl Georg (turned up later in Trondheim) (Flyvrak Norway).
68 Arsan, AntonUffz29/12/19Traunstein2./ KG 4MIA on 06/05/44 in Focsani/ Romania. Might not have been the pilot of the crew. Crew (MIA): OGfr Kurt Buschmann, Gefr Karl Heinz Ebert


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69 Asseyer, KarlLt12(StG)/LG-1 (S.U.)Ju 87B-1 Werk # 5502 "L1 + FW" (lost 7/19/41)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 19 July, 1941; shot down by AA fire by Motowski Bay. His R/O, Gefr Ernst Hornberger was also listed as MIA. Source: SIG Norway.
70 Aster, EmilUffz9/KG-2Do 217E-4 Werk # 5343 "U5 + NT" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 16 February, 1942 failing to return from a mine-laying operationin Tyne Bay, exact cause unknown, however Beaufighters of RAF No. 141 Sq. were operating in the area at the time. Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Arnold Neumann, Observer, Gefr Hans Lehmann, wireless operator and Uffz Karl Thomas, mechanic.
71 Audirsch, ErnstUffz1/KG-26 (9/43 Salon de Province)He 111H-11 Werk # 110284 "1H + PH" (lost 9/2/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 2 S eptember, 1943: Failed to return from an operation over the Mediterranean Sea in the area of Oran Algiers. Remaining crew (MIA): Lt Karl Rath, Obs; Uffz Gerhard Kochanski, R/O and Ogefr Rudolf Fuchs, Gnr (D.Drury).
72 Auer, KarlGefr10/JG-11Fw 190A-8 Werk # 961931 "Black 7 + I" (lost 2/9/45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 9 February, 1945, reason unknown, in the area of Zellin. Mombeek MIA List.
73 Aumüller, KarlFw8/ZG-26 (Africa)Bf 110E-3 Werk # 2537 (lost 8/22/42)Destroyer Operational ClaspKIC with unnamed crew in a crash on 22 August, 1942 near Derna, while on a non-combat flight, cause not reported. Bf 110 Loss List
74 Axterer, KarlLtStab I./ZG 26 (12/43 CK)Bf 110 G-2 Werknr120026 (lost 11/12/43), Bf 110 G-2 (lost 12/44)Wound Badge

at least Destroyer Operational Clasp in Bronze		Added: KIA on 24/ 21 December 1944 when shot down near Ahlum (5 km E of Wolfenbüttel) (CK). Injured with unnamed crew 11 December, 1943, crashed west of Dörpen after an engine fire after fighter combat.
75 Baader, Karl HeinzLt2/25/1916MunichNAGr-102 (3/43 Jüterbog for trng), 2/NAGr-5Bf 109G-6/U3
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/16/44)

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Night Observer Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
Hauptmann Heinz Baader (March 25, 1916 - February 18, 1966) was a pilot of aufklärer (scout) who was born and raised in Munich (later he also died there). He was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on April 26, 1945 as Hauptmann in Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5 (led by Major Hermann Schmidt) for the extraordinary effort he displayed at Cirava (Kurland), although I did not get information about what his business was like. One type of aircraft he had piloted was Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 / U3. Baader was promoted to Oberfeldwebel on January 25, 1943, Leutnant on April 16, 1944, and Hauptmann on April 26, 1945 (together with his gift of the Ritterkreuz). Other medals and awards he received: Flugzeugführerabzeichen; Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse and I.Klasse; Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht III.Klasse; Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 (1942); Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für Besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg (January 25, 1943); Frontflugspange für Aufklärer in Gold; and the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (April 16, 1944)

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76 Bachleitner, KarlUffz4/JG-54Fw 190A-5 Werk # (150)1520 "White D+" (lost 7/8/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 8 July, 1943 over the Ladoga Canal, S.U., cause not reported. Added: Bachleitner was probably transferred to the war cemetery Sologubowka as an unknown soldier.(CK)
77 Bachmann, Friedrich KarlOblt (CK)12/29/191731 (CK)1./Aufkl.Gr. 21 (1940 CK), 3./JG 52 (04/41-05/42 CK), Stfkpt 1./JG 52 (05-09/42 S.U.)Bf 109E & F, Bf 109G-2 Werk # 13545 "White 1" (lost 9/4/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/19/42 Post.)

EP (06/07/42 CK)
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probably Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver (acc picture)
Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)		MIA 4 September, 1942 during aerial combat near Nikitskoje, Pl.Qu. 35 East/5682 (Prien). His first victory, a Blenheim 5 km S of Vlissingen on 14 April, 1941. His 2nd, a Blenheim 120 km NNW of Ameland on 7 June, 1941. His 3rd, a Blenheim 60 km NW of Vlieland on 1 July, 1941. One known Soviet victory, a Pe-2 in the vicinity of Chuguyev on 27 May, 1942, acting as Bennemanns wingman.
78 Bäcker, KarlUffz7/3/1915Witten (Netherlands?)3/Kü.Fl.Gr.-506He 59D Werk # 2000 "M7 + XL" (lost 9/6/39)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 6 (or 4) September, 1939, when their ac was brought down by AA fire near Hel, Poland. Remaining crew: Lt z.S. Claus Munscher (or Klaus Münscher), Obs; Uffz Hermann Fuchs, R/O and Uffz Karl Mux, Mech. The deceased are said to have died at Südspitze Hela and could not be recovered for burial. They are commemorated in the War Cem. at Stare Czarnowo, Poland (D.Drury).
79 Backhaus, Karl HeinzUffzI/KG-76 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2473 "F1 + LT" (lost 6/10/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew at the Sousse harbor 10 June, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
80 Baensch, Karl HeinzLt5/JG-2 (12/42-9/43)Bf 109F, Fw 190AFighter Operational Clasp
81 Bahnemann, Horst GüntherUffz1/15/1922Rastatt9/KG-54Ju 88A-4 Werk # Unk "B3 + DT" (lost 6/12/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 12 June, 1944 at Grainville-sur-Odon, Calvados, Fr., in the Seine Bay area, when attacked by a night fighter. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Gefr Kurt Gohl and Uffz Karl Schoffers. The deceased are buried in the german War Cem. at La Cambe Fr., Blk 9, Row 9 as follows: Uffz Bahnemann, Gr 345; Gefr Gohk, Gr 347 and Uffz Schoffers, Gr 343. In an earlier incident, in the same ac, on 20 April, 1944, during an operation over the North Sea, they were attacked by a night fighter. They escaped the attacker by evasive action, however, the gunner, Gefr Hans Schiebeck bailed, and the others returned home without him. The gunners body was recovered, but there is no listing for him in the VDK (D.Drury).
82 Bähringer, WernerUffz3/KG-55 (6/41 S.U.)He 111P-4 Werk # 2928 "G1 + AL" (lost 6/22/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 22 June, 1941 after his AC was rammed by the I-16 of Lt. Ivan Ivanov (KIA), crashed 15 miles east of Dubno S.U.. All the crew except the gunner bailed, but were reported MIA. It is thought they were captured and executed by their Soviet captors. Added: It appears that Snr Lt Ivanov expended all his ammunition, and then completed his mission by ramming the P-4, cutting off its tail. Remaining crew: Uffz Franz Buttscher, Obs (MIA); Uffz Karl Argstorfer, R/O (MIA); Ofw Arthur Lerche, Flt Engr (MIA) and Gefr Oskar Restemeier, Gnr (KIA) (D.Drury).
83 Bahrmann, HansOfhr5(Erg)/FAGr. (6/44)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430061 "F2 + EN" (lost 6/6/44)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 6 June, 1944 when they crashed into the Baltic Sea, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Gefr Christoph Kibelka, Uffz Heinz Brachwitz and Gefr Karl Stöckner (C.König).
84 Baier, ErnstUffz1/26/1922Giengen7/KG-53He 111H-16 Werk # 161767 (lost 11/30/43)Bomber Operational ClaspSource: www.leteckabadatelna.cz, Luftwaffe losses in CzechoslovaKilledInAction (KIA) via P.Krejci & P.Bartosik. Pilot reported killed, Pradedem, 11/30/43. Remaining crew (KIC): Uffz Heinz Winkler, Gefr Gottfried Michel, Ogefr Paul Mlosch and Ogefr Günther Harbig. Ground crew: Ogefr Karl Vanek, Fw Adolf Steiner and Gefr Walter Eichhof. Added: Correct crash location is Zubri, Cz. Rep (Zubern in German). Known burials: Uffz Baier, the War Cem. at Giengen an der Brenz, Germany, Field N, Row III, Gr 39. Ogefr Vanek buried in Vienna Austria, Wien Zentralfriehof, Gruppe 97, Blk 5, Row 12, Gr 91. Ogefr Harbig's body was not recovered by the VDK, and is remembered in the War Cem. at Nadolice Wielkie, Poland (D.Drury).
85 Baindner, KarlFw11/27/1916Kaufbeuren11(StG)/LG-1Ju 87B-1 (lost 8/4/40)
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KIC 4 August, 1940 when his ac flew into the ground near Tramecourt airfield, east of Le Touquet, France, cause unknown. His R/O-Gnr, Ogefr Hans Hochegger also KIC. They are both buried in the War Cemetery at Bourdon France, Baindner in Blk 30, Row 12, Gr 464. Hochegger Blk 30, Row 10, Gr 385 (D.Drury).
86 Baller, KarlLt9/11/1919Odrau2/KG-53He 111H-5 Werk # 3975 "A1 + EK" (lost 5/4/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 4 May, 1941 when his ac struck a balloon cable, and crashed into the River Mersey while attacking Liverpool. Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Leo Palubicki, Obs; Uffz Gerhard Stolper, R/O; Gefr Erwin Donner, Flt Engr and Uffz Karl Fleischmann, Gnr. The body of Lt Baller washed ashore, and he is buried at CC/3/4/119. The remaining crew are listed by the VDK as being in a sea grave, and commemorated on the Kiel-Laboe Naval Memorial (D.Drury).
Cannock Chase
87 Ballermann, KarlOfwII/KG-76Ju 88
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/19/42)
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Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
88 Baltes, SiegfriedLt12/14/1919Gleichamberg6/KG-26 (9/40 Gilze-Rijen)He 111H-4 Werk # 3318 "1H + FP" (lost 9/5/40)Bomber Operational ClaspHis He 111 crashed at Gilze Holland (Nieuwstraat) on 5 September, 1940, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: Their AC crashed and burned on takeoff from the Gilze-Rijen airfield, killing the entire crew, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all buried Ysselsteyn): Lt Gottfried Pottgüter, Obs (bur AZ/3/51); Gefr Karl Heinz Graunke, R/O (bur AZ/2/50) and Fw Erich Pfretzschner, Flt Engr (bur AZ/4/52). Lt.Baltes buried AZ/2/49 (D.Drury).
89 Bamberg, Karl HeinzUffz22/JG-302 (Götzendorf)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 441922 "Red 14" (lost 7/7/44)
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Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 7 July, 1944; sd at Polianka CZ. by a P-51 of 318FS. One known victory, his 1st, a B-24 (HSS) at Sopron on 26 June, 1944. His 2nd, same day, another B-24 at Raab.
90 Bänsch, Karl HeinzLt105/JG-2 (France)Bf 109E & F, Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20778 (lost 9/17/43)EP


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Fighter Operational Clasp		KIFA 17 September, 1943 near St Quentin, no cause reported. His victory count may be higher. Magnus Report.
91 Barbeleben, KarlUffzLn.Versuchs.Rgt.-KöthemFi 156 (lost)Liason Operational ClaspWIC 22 November, 1942 when his "Storch" crashed near Diksmuide. Source: A. Rosseels.
92 Bargenda, HeinzLt7/28/19144(F)/121Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1229 "7A + KM" (lost 9/14/41)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew on 14 September, 1941 in an undisclosed location in Russia, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Lt Karl Büscher, Obs; Uffz F.Jonscher, R/O and Gefr H.Clemens, Gnr. Lt Bargenda is listed in one source as a casualty from 4/KG-51 (D.Drury).
93 Bargstädt, Karl HeinzFw5/25/1919Neubrandenburg3/KG-51Me 410A-1/U2 Werk # 420299 "9K + HL" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 April, 1944; crashed at Vitry en Artois either to or from a London Raid. His R/O, Fw Joachim Lenhardt, geb 1/21/1920 Borsdorf, was also KilledInAction (KIA). Source: Brian Bines. Alternate spelling: Burgstädt
94 Barion, Karl HeinzUffz45/JG-4Fw 190A-8 Werk # 681346 "White 7" (dam 10/7/44)EP


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Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in a crash landing at Abbenroda on 7 October, 1944 after combat. One known victory, a B-17 S of Chemnitz on 11 September, 1944, where he was WIA in the encounter. A 2nd & 3rd, a B-24 50 km SE of Kassel, and a B-24 at Bad Hersfeld, on 27 September, 1944. A 4th, a B-17 in the Artern area, W of Leipzig, on 7 October, 1944.
95 Baron, LudwigUffz11/8/1917Hambrücken4/KG-53 (7/41)He 111H-6 Werk # 4105 "A1 + CM" (lost 7/24/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 24 July, 1941 when his ac accidentally struck an obstacle on the runway at Orscha Süd airfield, Belarus, killing four of the five onboard. Remaining crew: Lt Kurt Sachse, Obs (KIC); Gefr Horst Bührle, R/O (KIC) and Fw Karl Schmelzie, Gnr (KIC). The fourth, and unnamed, survived the creash. The remains of Uffz Baron, Lt Sachse and Fw Schmelzie, could not be recovered for burial in the collective cemetery at Shatkovo, Belarus. Their names are recorded in the memorial book there. Gefr Bührle is buried at Shatkovo, Blk 32, Row 22, Gr 860 (D.Drury).
96 Barsewisch, Karl Henning vonGenMaj10/2/1895KarlsruheNAGr-22 (39), Stfkpt 3(F)/22 (9/39), Kdr Aufklatgrp- 123 (8/40) Staff Pos to 5/45 POWDo 17, Do 217, Ju 88D-1Observer Operational ClaspIdentified in a photo in a Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 22 photo album online. POW released 1947 (LOCS).
97 Bartelheimer, KarlOgefr5/JG-77 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 26118 (dam 10/8/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured 8 October, 1944 making an emergency landing near Ostönnen/Werl due to engine trouble during a transfer flight (Bf 109 Loss List).
98 Bartels, KarlObltNAGr-2 (7/43 S.U.)Bf 109G-4 Werk # 19515 (lost 8/15/43)Wound Badge
Night Observer Operational Clasp		WIA 15 August, 1943 by enemy fire in map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 5173. This may be Oblt Karl Heinz Bartels, later in JG-77.
99 Bartels, Karl HeinzOblt6/6/1921Mannheim3/JG-77 (1/45 Dortmund)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 511893 "Yellow 1" (lost 1/1/45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 1 January, 1945 during Operation Bodenplatte in the Antwerp area. No known grave. Source: A. Rosseels.


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Courtesy Christian König
100 Bartels, Karl HeinzUffz6/18/1917Hamburg6/KG-26He 111H-3 Werk # 3258 "1H + HP" (lost 9/7/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) the night of 6/7 September, 1940, failed to return from a mission over England, believed to be near the coast of County Durham. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA), bur German War Cemetery Werl-Waldfriedhof, Germany): Uffz Karl Heinz Bartels, Gr 2; Fw Gerhard Markuse, Gr 4; Gefr Josef Maier, Gr 6 and Uffz Franz Schweizer, Gr 5. Ofw Staffeldt bur Gr 3 (D.Drury).
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
On 07 September 1940 at 03:15 minutes a Heinkel He 111 H-3 of 6./KG 26 crashed near Küstelberg in Sauerland. Küstelberg is today part of 59964 Medebach. The crew: Uffz Karl-Heinz Bartels, pilot, b. 18.06.1917 in Hamburg
Oberfeldwebel Heinrich "Hans" Staffeldt, observer, born March 12, 1914 in Genskow
Fw Gerhard Markuse, radio operator, b. 26.07.1920 in Königsberg
Gefr Josef Maier, board mechanic, born. 22.10.1910 in Cologne
Uffz Franz Schweizer, gunner, b. 27.05.1918 in Ochsenhausen

The crew was buried on September 11, 1940 at the Forest Cemetery in Werl with all military honors. (source Luftwaffe Forum)
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
Chronik des Berufssoldaten Heinrich Staffeldt

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