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1 Zeiss, ArthurLt11/27/1915Wunsiedel
Cannock Chase		1/KG-4He 111H-4 Werk # Unk "5J + SH" (lost 8/9/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 9 August, 1940 while on a minelaying operaion to Belfast. The ac flew into the mountain Cairnsmore of Fleet, east of Newton Stewart, Kirkcudbrightshire, killing the entire crew.Remaining crew: Uffz Gernot Freiherr von Türckheim, Uffz Walter Hajesch and Uffz Wilhelm Mechsner. The deceased are buried at CC, Blk 4, Row 3: Zeiss Gr 36, von Türckheim Gr 33; Hajesch Gr 34 and Mechsner Gr 35 (D.Drury).
2 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).
3 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).
4 Beth, ArthurFw02/07/20 (CKönig)16 (17)

Courtesy Christian König

8/JG-5 (late Summer '42, Petsamo), 7/JG-5 (2/43 S.U.), 8/JG-5 (Finland), added: 7./JG 5 throughout 1943-44 (01/44) (CKönig)Bf 109E-7 "White 14 + I" in 8 Staffel (added: Bf-109 G-6 "Yellow 14 + I" Werknr. 15601(other source: Bf-109 G-6 Werknr. 18005 "White 1" (loss 03/01/44)(CKönig)EP

EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 3 January, 1944. His first known victory, a Soviet Hurricane on 25 February, 1943. A 2nd, a P-39 on 23 May, 1943. A 3rd, a Hurricane IIc on 22 June, 1943. Nos 4 & 5, an Il-2 and a Hampden on 4 July, 1943. Four P-39s in the Eina-Guba area on 18 August, 1943. Two P-39's and an Il-2 on 13 October, 1943, SE of Kiberg. A P-40 SW of Kraines and a P-51 NE of Fischer Peninsula on 3 November, 1943 (added: and a Pe-2 in the area of Kirkenses, (CKönig) . Two Il-2s SW of Petsamo on 25 November, 1943. Added: According to Soviet data, he was in cambat with four Yak-7B of 767 IAP and shot down by flight commander Lieutenant Nikolai Yegorovich Matveyev. He bailed and tried to reach the front line on skis but was caught 2 days later. He returned to Germany in 1949, deceased 01/07/10. In the same air combat Gefr Oskar Amann was killed in his Bf-109 G-6 "White 11" (CKönig)



5 Birkner, HerbertHptmStfkpt 3/KG-54 (6/42)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 301583 "B3 + KL" (lost 6/6/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 6 June, 1944; sd over the Seine Estuary (LOCS). Opposed the Normandy landing attacking shipping with four others from KG-54. Added: Remaining crew (MIA): Fw Walter Köllmer, Obs; Uffz Arthur Hinterholzer, R/O and Uffz Fritz Sobiansky, Gnr (.Drury).
6 Böse, ArthurOblt2/NAGr-13Bf 109G-8 Werk # 201765 "Black 11" (lost 11/27/44)EP (6/5/43), EK 1 & 2, Observer Operational ClaspHis "Black 11" sd at Mühlhausen 27 November, 1944, his disposition unknown. Source: Fritz Braun.
7 Brede, WilliOblt
Cannock Chase		Stfkpt 6/ZG-2Bf 110C-4 Werk # 3570 "A2 + ML" (lost 9/7/40)Destroyer Operational ClaspPOW 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.
8 Brutzer, ArthurHptm11Stfkpt 9/JG-77 (S.U.)Bf 109E-4 Werk # 5572 (20% dam 7/19/41; flak hit to radiator at Lunga, pilot OK), Bf 109F4/R1 Werk# 13207 "Yellow 1" (lost 5/12/42)EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 12 May, 1942; Aerial combat over Koplink. Mombeek MIA List. One known victory, his 9th, a Soviet SB-2 on 5 January, 1942. An I-153 on 13 January, 1942. This may have been unconfirmed, since his 10th victory, recorded by OKL, was an "Unidentified AC" on 19 January, 1942. Two SB-2s on 4 February, 1942. An SB-2 and a MiG-3 on 5 February, 1942. A MiG-3 on 25 February, 1942. The numbered victories above may be incorrectly numbered.
9 Busch, Hans 'Bodo'Lt2/1/19201Adj Stab II/ZG-1 (France)Bf 110G-2 Werk # 6396 "S9 + BC" (lost 10/8/43)EP (4/12/43) EK 1 & 2, Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 8 October, 1943, in aerial combat, opposing U.S. bombers during the Münster raids. Both crew KilledInAction (KIA). Added: While escorting bombers who were attacking the Brest Süd airfield, they were attacked by Spitfires. They were sd over the sea and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. His R/O, Fw Karl Arthur Krampe, was also KilledInAction (KIA) (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Basch.
10 Büttner, HansOfwStab III/KG-26He 111H-5 Werk # 3629 "1H + GD" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspThe AC was lost the night of 11/12 April, 1941 on the return flight after the Bristol bombing raid, cause unknown. The entire crew had bailed over occupied territory (France?), and the AC is presumed to have crashed into the sea. Büttner was uninjured, but the other three crewmen were injured, the gunner dying of his injuries. Remaining crew: Ofw Heinz Tiemann, Observer; Uffz Anton Ehm, R/O and Fw Arthur Balke, Gunner (DOW). Source: Bristol Past, John Penny. Added: Fw Balke is buried at Champigny-St Andre (Fr), Blk 17, Row 13, Gr 726 (D.Drury).
11 Carlowitz, ArthurUffzFFS C ZeltwegJu 52/3mg4c Werk # 6201 "G6 + KO" (lost 10/9/39)Student PilotKIC 9 October, 1939 near Jesenik, CZ,, cause unknown, possibly weather. Remaining crew (KIC): Uffz Max Schäuble, 2nd student pilot; Uffz Heinrich Hove, R/O and mechanics Uffz Josef Frelandenhofen, Uffz Eggert Kähler, Uffz Helmut Ronneberger and Uffz Hans Wich-Paulus-Klein (F.Braun).
12 Cossel, Arthur vonLtII/JG-52 (S.U.)Bf 109G-4 Werk # 19251 "White 8 + -" (lost 4/19/43)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 19 April, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Bf 109 Loss List).
13 Czychi, ArthurUffz10/26/1916Reichenstein, Ostpr.3/KG-40Fw 200C/U8 Werk # 0224 "F8 + OL" (lost 4/1/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 1 April, 1944; failed to return from a mission over the North Sea, approx 400 km NW of Lofoten. He was serving as Co-pilot with Uffz Alfred Göbel (also MIA) this date. Source: B.Bines.
14 Dubowe, Herbert Lt1/4/1921Troppau, Sudetenland, Cz.
Cannock Chase		1/KG-30 (Channel)Ju 88A-6 Werk # 2440 "4D + KH" (lost 6/26/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 26 June, 1941; shot down by a Beaufighter of No. 219 Sq., piloted by P/O Arthur J.Hodgkinson, with R/O Sgt Bertram E.Dye, while on a mission to Southhampton. Added: Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw August Figura, Obs (bur CC/1/3/94); Uffz Hans Beck, R/O (bur Selsey St Peter Ch. Cem. Blk C, Row 8, Gr 14) and Fw Walter Kinnigheit, Flt Engr (no known grave). Lt Dubowe shown by VDK as in a sea grave, and commemorated on the Kiel-Laboe Naval memorial (D.Drury).
15 Eschbach, ArthurUffz13/JG-5Bf 109G, Fw 190A EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Spitfire at Vimoutiers-Gace on 27 July, 1944.
16 Eschenauer, Arthur (Artur)Dipl.Ing. Obst1906/01/06SanderslebenStfkpt 4./KG 27 (10/39-01/40 CK), KG 27 (07/40 CK), Kdr II./KG 27 (08-11/40 CK), Generalstab d.Lw. (10/41- CK), Chef des Rüstungsabt.(6.Abt.)/Gen.St.d.Lw. (06/44-04/45 CK)Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (20/04/45 CK), KVK 1 w SwordDeceased 07/53 in Paris (CK)


1938
Courtesy CK

CKönig
17 Fercher, ArthurUffz6/KG(J)-6 (Reich Def)Bf 109K-4 Werk # 332373 (lost 2/4/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 4 February, 1945 at Kletzan, near the Klecany airfield, during a training flight , cause not reported (P.Krejci/F.Braun).
18 Fulte, ArthurUffz
Ysselstein, Holland		2/KGzbV-1Ju 52/3m Werk # 6533 (lost 5/10/40)Transport Operational ClaspHis Ju 52 crashed at Ochten-Ijzendoorn Holland on 10 May, 1940, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: His low-flying ac was hit at Ochten where an explosion in the tail was observed. Debris fell on the Van Riemsdijk in Ochten, on the Linge, where the ac burned. Remaining crew (pos unk): Uffz Wilhelm Buchholz (MIA); Gefr Walter Handel (MIA); Gefr Wilhelm Losch (POW) and Ofw Karl or Johan Poeser (MIA). Pilot reported killed and buried at Ysselsteyn CC-180 (DVL Loss List).
19 Geuther, ArthurFw1(F)/33 (Med)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430545 "T4 + CH" (lost 9/13/43)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 13 September, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).
20 Gibisch, JosefFwFührerkurierstaffel-Org TodtDo 24T-1 Werk # 0022 "KK + VA" (lost)Air-Sea Rescue Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 13 June, 1943; shot down 700m from land southeast of Haugesund by a Mosquito II of RAF No.333 Sq., piloted by F/Lt Knut Skavhaugen and Navigator Jan Erling Heide. Remaining crew: Uffz Hans Wagner, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Arthur Fritsch, R/O (WIA); Ofw Eduard Kröner, Mech (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Günther Stadlinger, 2nd Mech (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Franz Lakits, Gunner (KilledInAction (KIA)). In addition, 10 passengers were also missing. This AC may have been transferred from 10.Seenotstaffel earlier. Source: SIG Norway.
21 Göbel, AlfredUffz1/6/1920Planitz3/KG-40Fw 200C-8/U8 Werk # 0224 "F8 + OL" (lost 4/1/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 1 April, 1944; failed to return from a mission over the North Sea, approx 400 km NW of Lofoten. Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Arthur Czychi, geb 10/26/1916, Co-pilot; Uffz Karl Heinz Frink, geb 12/19/1919, Obs; Uffz Johann Göd, geb 9/8/1919, R/O 1; Uffz Albert Heil, geb 6/4/1919, R/O 2; Uffz Gerhard Henze, geb 2/8/1921, Mech and Ogefr Josef Straschek, geb 2/27/1923, Gunner. Source: B.Bines.
22 Grell, Hans JürgenLt12/10/1915
Ysselstein, Holland		4/KG-76Ju 88 A-1 (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspShot down by a Defiant of RAF No.264 Sq. over the Channel, south of Manston England 24 August, 1940. Remaining crew: Uffz Arthur Henneberg, Fw Martin Thomas and Uffz Alfred Wetzker. Crew disposition unknown. Jager Blatt 4/2001 & 6/2001. Added: The crew of four were KilledInAction (KIA), and three of the four washed ashore on the Dutch side. They were believed attacked by either a Defiant of No.264 Sq. or Hurricanes of No, 501 Sq.. The ac crashed into the English Channel, off the Kent coast, near Manston. Three of the deceased buried at Ysselsteyn, Blk BF, Row 4; pilot Grell Gr 88, observer Thomas Gr 93 and gunner Wetzker Gr 92. There is no known grave for radio operator Henneberg (D.Drury).
23 Grieshaber, HansUffz8/KG-26 (Sola)He 111H-4 Werk # Unk (lost 7/30/40)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 30 July, 1940; sd by Spitfires of No. 603 Sq. 40m SE of Montrose (Stankey & DeZeng). Added: The Spitfires were piloted by F/Ldr Frederick Rushmer, P/O Ronald berry and P/O Arthur Pease. Remaining crew (MIA, no known graves): Fw Georg Hornung, Gefr Gerhard Wolf and gefr Felix Büsing (D.Drury).
24 Gross, KurtFw14/NJG-3, NJS Norwegen (3/45 Kjevik)Ju 88G-6 "B4 + DA" (lost)
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 25 April, 1945; shot down over Lista Norway, the day of his one known victory, the Lancaster RA542 below, piloted by F/O Arthur Cox, DSO. The burning nighfighter crashed near the Amland Farm, Stöledalen Flyvrak Norway). Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Reinhard Johnsen, R/O and Fw Otto Müller, Gunner (Source: SIG Norway). One known victory, a Lancaster of RAF No. 463 Sq. on 25 April, 1945. The bomber crashed at the Satenäs airfield, Sweden. Jager Blatt article.Archive Report RA542
25 Haase, ArthurUffz46/JG-51Bf 109E "Yellow 3"
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire northwest of Dunkirk, 28 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Hurricane southwest of Dunkirk, 2 June, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire N of Dover on 29 July, 1940. His 4th, a Hurricane E of Clacton on 15 August, 1940.
26 Haschke, HelmutGefr13/Fliegerzielgeschwader 1He 111H-6 Werk # 7133 "DG + RQ" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 June, 1944 when his AC was attacked by a Mosquito of RCAF No. 418 Sq., piloted by S/L Kipp DFC and Navigator F/O Huletsky DFC. The He 111 caught fire and dived into the Baltic Sea. Two were seen to bail, Haschke and R/O Fw Arthur Bernhard, both of whom were retrieved from the sea on 17 June, 1944, and buried in the Kobenhavn Cemetery. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Helmut Georg Konzak, Co-Pilot; Fw Walter Karl Richard Köhn, Mech. and Gefr Herbert Schnitzer, R/O. These three have no known graves. Source: Air War over Denmark.
27 Heinzl, AlfredLt
Glencree German Cemetery, Ireland		3/KG-27He 111H-5 Werk # 3664 "1G + HL" (lost 3/3/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 3 March, 1941 after aerial combat with Hurricanes over Tuskar Rock during an anti-shipping mission at Port Townsville in the Irish Sea. Engine damage and one seriously wounded crew caused them to make a force landing at Rostoonstown Strand, County Wexford Ireland. The four survivors destroyed the ac before being captured. Remaining crew: Fw Arthur Voigt(POW), Obs; Fw Rudolf Hengst(POW), R/O; Uffz C."Gerd" Rister(DOW shortly thereafter; bur Glencree Cem. Gr 13), Mech. and Gefr Matthias "Max" Galler or Galle(POW), Gnr. All were interned at the Camp Curragh, Kildare Co. Ireland. Jager Blatt 4/2004. Alternate spelling: Heindl.
28 Helm, KlausLt11/3/1923Dresden43/NJG-4Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 3/4 May, 1944 during aerial combat at Lardy, 15 km south of Bretigny, probably by Lancaster return fire, RAF No. 12 Sq. (Boiten). Buried Fort de Malmaison France, Block 2/17/1415 (A.Rosseels). Added: Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Ogefr Arthur woock and Uffz Fritz Schlögl (C.König). One known victory, a "4 mot" at Westerwald on 31 March, 1944. A 2nd & 3rd, both Lancasters; one 18 km SSE of Namur, the other at Eschweiler, on 23 April, 1944. A 4th, a "4 mot" at Ghent 1 May, 1944.
29 Henke, GeorgLt1(F)/121He 111 "7A + HH" (lost)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 21 May, 1940; shot down by French fighters, D-520s of GC II/3, over Warendin, 10 km north of Douai France during a reconnaissance mission. On this date, he was acting as Observer, although he is pictured wearing a Pilot Badge. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Helmut Marx, Pilot; Uffz Arthur Neubert, R/O and Uffz Georg Gawron, Gunner.
30 Hennemann, Konrad FerdinandLt3/1/1920Dresden


1(Lufttorpedostaffel)/KG-26 (5/41, 7/42 Bardufoss)He 111H-6 Werk # 7098 "1H + GH" (lost 7/4/42)
RK(9/3/42 Post.)
EP(3/9/42)

EK 1 & 2

at least Bomber Operational Clasp in Silver
MIA 4 July, 1942 during an attack on Convoy PQ 17 at Map Quadrant 27 East/69 (Malangen) in the North Sea. Added: He managed to sink 4941 GRT freighter "Navarino" before he crashed near it shortly afterwards (CKönig). Remaining crew (all listed as MIA, including Hennemann): Uffz Herbert Gabriel, Observer; Uffz Johann Zopes, R/O and Ogefr Arthur Scholz, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway. Added: The following press article (dated 12/09/42) describes why Hennemann was awarded the Knight’s Cross post-mortem: “The Führer has awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross to Leutnant Hennemann, pilot in a Kampfgeschwader. As previously mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht of the 08.07.1942, he did not return from his last mission against an American convoy in the Arctic Ocean. Leutnant Konrad Heinemann, born in Dresden on the 01.03.1920, achieved major successes as a bomber pilot. He carried out numerous attacks against port facilities as well as Flak/searchlight positions on the eastern coast of England. However, he particularly distinguished himself during operations against enemy warships and merchant shipping in the northern North Sea near the Faroe islands and the Norwegian coast. Despite the strongest resistance from ship-borne AA and barrage balloons, he succeeded in sinking 7 enemy merchant ships and 2 destroyers (totalling 35000 GRT) in a short time period. His most significant action was the sinking of an American heavy cruiser that was escorting a major convoy in the Arctic ocean, a convoy that was eliminated by the Luftwaffe and U-Boats.” (CKönig).
31 Hering, ArthurFw4/ZG-76Bf 110C-4 Werk # 3443 M8 + GM" (lost 11/5/40)Destroyer Operational ClaspMIA 5 November, 1940; probably shot down over the North Sea by a bomber of Coastal Command off the Frisian Islands. His 110 crashed at Terschelling Holland (DeSwart & Bf 110 Loss List)
32 Herrenleben, FriedrichUffz26/04/203./SG 3Ju-87 DKilledInAction (KIA) on 07/07/44 in Finland. Crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Brodemann, ArthurCKönig
33 Herrnlebe, FriedrichUffzStfkpt 3/SG-3 (Finland '44)Ju 87D-5 "S7 + LL"Dive Bomber Operational Clasp His R/O-Gnr, Ogefr Arthur Brodmann. Source: Finland Aviation Museum.
34 Hesse, WalterOblt
Cannock Chase		Stfkpt 7/KG-55He 111P-2 Werk # 2806 "G1 + MR" (lost 3/13/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 13 March, 1941 when his ac was sd by a Beaufighter of No.219 Sq., piloted by P/O Arthur J.Hodgkinson. The ac crashed near Bramdean, Hampshire. Remaining crew: Fw Gottfried Groschopf, Obs (POW); Ofw Bernhard Manek, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC/2/2/21) and Fw Helmut Klein, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA), bur CC/2/2/22) (D.Drury).
35 Hiller, ArthurOfw10. SeenotstaffelDo 24T-3 Werk # 0094 "DJ + ZT" (lost)Air-Sea Rescue Operational ClaspMIA 5 June, 1943; landing accident southeast of Rybatchij during the rescue of a JG-5 pilot. Remaining crew (all MIA): Lt Helmut Dix, Observer; Uffz Georg Wassermann, R/O; Ofw Otto Kellner, Gunner; Ofw Fritz Schröder, Mech and Uffz Gerhard Richert, 2nd Mech. Source: SIG Norway.
36 Johnen, Wilhelm 'Wim'Hptm10/9/1921Homberg Niederrhein34


Risop

3/NJG-1(6/41-3/42), 1/NJG-5, Stfkpt 10(?)/NJG-1 Russia-42, Stfkpt 5/NJG-6(2/44), Stfkpt 8/NJG-5 (5/44), Kdr III/NJG-6Bf 110D-3 Wk# 4224 "G9+FL" in 3/NJG-1(lost 3/42), Bf 110G-4b/R8 Werk # 740055 "C9+EN" in 5 Stf (lost 4/44, interned & destroyed in Switzerland), Bf 110G-4 "2Z + FR" in 8/NJG-5, Ju 88G in NJG-6
RK(10/29/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/23/44)
EP(3/20/44)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge(3/27/42)

Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold		Shot down with wounds on 27 March, 1942 in his D-3 by RAF Stirling return fire. R/O Ogefr Risop(KilledInAction (KIA)). Added: ( Risop was found after CK) On 27/28 April, 1944, he entered Swiss airspace in his G-4 Wk# 740055 "C9 + EN" while pursuing an American bomber over Lake Constance. He was forced to land at Dübendorf, near Zurich, but was eventually able to return to Germany with R/O Lt "Brinos" Kamprath & Gnr Ofw Paul Mahle! 200+ combat missions. 6 unconfirmed. He scored a triple victory on 15 February, 1944; two Halifax and a "4 mot". While in 8/NJG-6, a Halifax 45 km SW of Strasbourg on 28 April, 1944. A Wellington SW of Plattensee on 26 June, 1944. Two Wellingtons 40 km S of Fels-am-Wagram on 7 July, 1944. A B-25 in "Skorpion" (?) area on 16 August, 1944. A B-25 by "Himmel- bettabschuss" (a radar-guided victory) on 21 August, 1944. A Halifax S of Fiume on 22 August, 1944. A Halifax SE of Baja on 26 August, 1944. A Halifax SE of Baja on 13 September, 1944. A Halifax W of Senta on 21 September, 1944. His R/O in 3/NJG-1 was Uffz Risop. His R/O in 5/NJG-6 was Grasshoff and his gunner was Ofw Paul Mahle. His last victory,a Lanc 15 km SE of Würzburg on 15 March, 1945. Deceased 7 February, 2002.

Courtesy Christian König

Archive Report LW339

Archive Report ND759

Operational Record
37 Kammberger, ArthurOfw2(F)/122 (Frosinone & Perugia, It.)Me 410A-1 Werk # 41010031, Me 410A-1 Werk # 10253 "F6 + QK" (lost 11/43)Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp		POW 26 November, 1943; shot down without injuries while on a reconnaissance mission over Foggia-Bari- Termoli area. He made an emergency landing in the Sangro River. His R/O, Uffz Vitus Mirlback was also taken prisoner. WIA 24 September, 1943; shot down by a fighter over Avellino, no further crew disposition. R/O Uffz Vitus Mirlach also WIA. Wiki Luft data.

Men of the RAF Regiment assist an RAF intelligence officer to salvage important parts from a Messerschmitt Me 410 photographic reconnaissance aircraft, shot down on the banks of the Sangro River, Italy. The Me 410 A-3 from 2(F)./122 (Wk.Nr. 10253, F6+QK) was shot down by fighters and belly landed in the Sangro River while on a recconnaisance mission over the front lines in the Foggia-Bari-Termoli area on 26 November 1943.
38 Keune, ArthurUffzIV/KG-3 (France)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 8213 (lost 10/7/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with unnamed crew 7 October, 1942; crashed near Cambrai during a non-combat flight, cause not reported (Ju 88 Loss List).
39 Kirchhoff, ErwinUffz2(F)/122 (12/43 Med)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430856 "F6 + NK" (lost 12/21/43)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 21 December, 1943 in aerial combat with Spitfires 25 km S of Fermo/Adria, by St. Patrice. Also killed, the remaining crew: BO Lt Klaus Lehmann, BF Uffz Arthur Eder, and BS Josef Welles (or Nelles). Jager Blatt article.
40 Kober, AlexanderOblt1(F)/120 (Sola)Ju 88D-2 Werk # 0841 (80% damaged), Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1373 "A6 + MH" (lost 12/22/41) Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp 		KilledInAction (KIA) 22 December, 1941 in Wk# 1373 on an operation, and crashing into the North Sea, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Lt Hans Andersen, Observer; Fw Erich Sielemann, R/O and Uffz Ludwig Heise, Gunner. WIA (Injured) in a non-operational landing accident on 18 August, 1941 at the Sola Norway airfield. Remaining crew: Lt Werner Lipke, Observer (WIA); Fw Arthur Beer, R/O (KIC) and Ogefr Ludwig Heise, Gunner (WIA). Source: SIG Norway.
41 Köhler, ArthurUffzAufklar UnitJu 88 most likelyEP (1943)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp		Source: EP List provided by Fritz Braun.
42 Kohlstrunk, WilliOblt1918/08/24Meissen9./KG 3 (08/40 St Trond, Be.), 1./JG 2 (11/44 Grossostheim)Do 17 Z Werknr 2645 (70% dam 20/12/40), Fw 190 D-9 "Black < 1" (lost 23/03/45)
EK 1 & EK 2
Wound Badge in Silver

probably at least Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze		His D-9 reported lost 23 March, 1945 after being set afire during combat with a P-51 at Kohden, by Bad Salzhausen. Pilot bailed and his right leg, with prosthetic, struck the tailplane. This time, the leg had to be amputated above the knee. Injured 20 December, 1940 when he crashed his Do 17 at the St Trond airfield, cause unknown (A.Rosseels). Added: The Dornier was hit by AA fire, knocking out an engine. Unable to maintain his altitude, and flying blind due to weather, he managed to exit cloud cover and make a belly landing at St Trond, smashing into a raised embankment. Remaining crew: Hans Wenzlawiak, Obs (inj); Arthur Gutzeit, R/O (inj) and Herbert Hoppe, Gnr (KIC). Kohlstrunk broke both legs and the right leg eventually had to be amputated at the knee. Deceased 8 October, 1997 (falkeeins-blogspot).

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43 Kolbe, GeorgOblt12/6/1911GoldbergFormer Legion Condor pilot, 9/KG-27He 111H-6 Werk # 4513 "1G + BT" (lost)
Spanish Cross
Bomber Operational Clasp		He was piloting the aircraft in which he and Mölders were killed in the suburb of Schöngarten, near Breslau, on 22 November, 1941, going to Udets funeral. The cause was bad weather and engine failure on his third landing attempt. His R/O, Ofw Arthur Tenz, was one of two of the five occupants to survive the crash. The other survivor was Mölders Adjutant, Major Paul Wenzel. Added: The third crewman killed was Ofw Hobble. Pilot Kolbe believed buried in Zlotoryja Poland (D.Drury).
44 König, ArthurFw1(F)/124 (Aalborg West)Ju 88 A-5 Werk # 0757 "G2 + HH" (lost 5/7/41)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his Observer Lt Otto Weck and two other unnamed crew at Firth of Forth 7 May, 1941, shot down by a Hurricane of No.43 Sq. (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Another source sites the crash location as "at sea off Perth, Tay Estuary (Observer Loss List).
45 Konzac, GüntherFw6/NJG-4 (Dübendorf, Switzerland, 5/44)Do 217N-2 Werk # 1570 "3C + IP" (interned 5/2/44) Night Fighter Operational Clasp Source: Weal-Osprey. Added: Konzac became lost in foul weather, and running low on fuel, landed at the Basel-Birsfelden airfield on 2 May, 1944. Remaining crew (all interned): Uffz Arthur Ruprecht, R/O and Gefr Alfred Elster, Flt Engr. The ac was transferred to Dübendorf where it was scrapped after the war (D.Drury).
46 Konzak, Helmut GeorgFw13/Fliegerzielgeschwader 1He 111H-6 Werk # 7133 "DG + RQ" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 June, 1944 when his AC was attacked by a Mosquito of RCAF No. 418 Sq., piloted by S/L Kipp DFC and Navigator F/O Huletsky DFC. The He 111 caught fire and dived into the Baltic Sea. Two were seen to bail, Gefr Helmut Haschke, the pilot and R/O Fw Arthur Bernhard, both of whom were retrieved from the sea on 17 June, 1944, and buried in the Kobenhavn Cemetery. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Helmut Georg Konzak, Co-Pilot; Fw Walter Karl Richard Köhn, Mech. and Gefr Herbert Schnitzer, R/O. These three have no known graves. Source: Air War over Denmark.
47 Kührt, ArthurJu 352 (minor damage)Transport Operational ClaspTook off from Fehmarn to escape the advancing Russians when he began running low on fuel and made a successful emergency landing in a field west of Thisted Denmark on 4 May, 1945. They had decided to try to make it to Frederikshavn even though only two of the engines were running. His Danish fiance, Aase Krogh was also onboard. Co-pilot was Rudolf Reichard. Also onboard was the Observer and two soldiers. The crew were uninjured and transported same day to the Sea Plane base at Dragsbaek in Thisted. Source: Air War over Denmark.
48 Kürreck, WilhelmFw48/NJG-3Ju 88, Bf 110G-4 Werk # 6277 "D5 + DS" (lost 7/30/43)EP


EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 29/30 July, 1943; Shot down by a Mosquito of RAF No. 605 Sq, piloted by F/O Arthur G. Woods, as he approached Lüneburg, 3 km SE of Wendisch-Evern. However, his R/O-Gunner, Fw Anton Escherle was reported to have bailed, becoming entangled on the tail assembly, and may have come loose, but too low for the chute to deploy (Jager Blatt 1/2003). One known victory, a Stirling 14 km north of Rothenbürg on 3 March, 1943. A 2nd, a Lancaster 1 km northeast of Grohmaske on 4 April, 1943. A 3rd, a Halifax 3 km NE of Braunfelt on 28 July, 1943. A 4th, a Halifax 2 km NE of Walstedt on 30 July, 1943, the same day he was shot down. Alternate spelling: Kurreck (Jager Blatt). All victories under spelling Kürreck.
49 Kussmann, GeorgUffzIV/KG-77 (France)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 3174 "??" (lost 4/24/43) Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		Pilot and unnamed crew all injured in a takeoff accident from the Montpellier airfield 24 April, 1943 (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The unnamed crew (Inj): Uffz Josef Peters, Obs; Uffz Arthur Pfaff, R/O and Ogefr Josef Havlitschek, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
50 Kwaszyk, ArthurFlg10. Seenotstaffel-10Do 24 T-1 "KK + UX" Werknr 0019 (lost)KIC 11 September, 1943; non-operational (transfer flight CK) crashed at Skagstad, near Engeloy, due to heavy fog (crashed into a mountain, CK). Remaining crew (all KIC): Uffz Heinz Otto, Observer; Uffz Werner Hojenski, R/O; Fw Heinrich Klüh, Mech; Gefr Gerhard Reimann, 2nd Mech abd Gefr Ludwig Pfeffer, Gunner. In addition, several passengers were listed with no disposition, most likely KIC: Hptm Anton Engling, Gefr Ludwig Seibel, Oblt.z.See Weimann, Fp.Insp.Speiss and O.W. Max Dillner. Source: SIG Norway.
51 Lekschat, ArthurOblt8/23/19168/KG-6 (Channel)Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144369 "3E + AT" (lost 3/4/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/12/42)

EK 1 & 2
EP (8/31/42), Wound Badge, Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List & LOCS. POW/WIA 4 March, 1943; shot down by a Beaufighter of No. 29 Sq., piloted by P/O Wood; two others KilledInAction (KIA) and one POW, all unnamed. Added: Remaining crew: Fw Erhard Unger, Obs (POW/WIA); Fw Manfred Badstübner, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Ofw Ernst Bunkenburg, Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA)) (C.König).
52 Lesch, ArthurUffz3/13/1920Rohrbach2/JG-51 (Abbeville-Drucat)Bf 109F-1 Werk # 6602 (lost 3/5/41)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 5 March, 1941 during aerial combat; crashed near Boulogne. Source: Bf 109 Loss List. Added: The combat was with Spitfires, probably of No.610 Sq., over Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. The VDK shows his place of death as Abbeville. Uffz Lesch is now buried in the German War Cem. at Bourdon, Blk 6, Row 6, Gr 214 (D.Drury).
53 Liebhold, ArthurFw2

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7/JG-27 (3/42), 8/JG-27 (9/42)Bf 109F-4 "White 1" "Harro", Bf 109F-4 "Red 5" (9/42), Bf 109F "Red 7" (1/43 Rhodes)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known Desert victory, a P-40 of RAF No. 94 Sq. at Martuba, northeast of Ain-el-Gazala, on 23 March, 1942, an Uffz at the time. A 2nd, a Halifax over the Heraklion airfield, Crete, on 5 September, 1942. Alternate spelling: Liebbold or Liebold.

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54 Liedtke, ArthurLtEast Prussia (CKönig)5/Schl.G-2 (Med)Fw 190A-5 Werk # 672 "White N" (lost 6/11/43)Assault Operational ClaspMIA/ KIA 11 June, 1943 after aerial combat with Spitfires SW ofPantelleria. Added: Had been a flight instructor. (CKönig)
55 Lindemann, FriedrichFw6/2/1915Hannover
Cannock Chase		Condor Legion, 14/LG-1 (9/40 Hannover)Bf 110C-2 Werk # 3548 "L1 + CK" (lost 9/27/40)
Spanish Cross
Fighter Operational Clasp		Pilot Service-awarded Condor Legion Sword found online at Germania International. Added: KilledInAction (KIA) 27 September, 1940; crashed at Coppice Farm, Three Cups, Punnetts Town, near Dallington, Sussex. Buried CC, Blk 4, Gr 189 (CC Graves Registration Record). His R/O, Ogefr Arthur Hübner (geb 3/1/1918), KilledInAction (KIA), buried CC, Blk 4, Gr 190 (Luftwaffe Graves UK).
56 Lothringer, ArthurUffz1/SKG-210 (S.U.)Bf 110E-2 Werk # 4465 "S9 + GH"Destroyer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 28 July, 1941, crashed and burned near Mitino, no further detail. Bf 110 Loss List
57 Lotz, ArthurUffz11/JG-54 (1/44 S.U.), 2/JG-54 (5/45)Fw 190A EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 in the Wesenberg sector on 4 January, 1944.
58 Maeder, FriedrichLt513/KG-40, ZG-1Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		MIA 12 December, 1943 (Magnus). One known victory, a Sunderland 30 km northwest of Brest on 2 June, 1943. A 2nd, a Whitley of RAF No. 264 Sq. on 14 June, 1943. A 3rd, a Catalina 360 km SW of Brest on 1 August, 1943. A 4th, a shared victory with Arthur Schroeder on 2 August, 1943. A 5th, a Wellington on 15 August, 1943.
59 Mann, RudiUffz
Ysselstein, Holland		8/KG-30 (8/43 Aalborg West), 9/KG-30 (4/44)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 2045 "4D + GU (90% dam), Ju 88A Werk # 884536 "4D + ?T" (lost 4/19/44)Bomber Operational ClaspHis Ju 88 crashed into the North Sea 35 km NW of Zeebrugge, 100km E of Bradwell Bay, Essex, Holland on 19 April, 1944, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). An earlier crash in Werk # 2045 happened during a training exercise on 31 August, 1943, when he unintentionally touched the ground at Kraghede, 5 km southeast of Bronderslev Denmark and crashed. The unnamed R/O escaped injury, the others suffered minor injuries. Remaining crew: Karl Rethorst, Obs and Arthur Seefelder, Gunner (Source: Air War oiver Denmark). Added: On 19 April, 194 they were sd by a Mosquito XII "ME-X" of No.488 Sq., piloted by S/Ldr J.A.S.Hall. MIA were Uffz Mann, Uffz G.Gerlach, Obs and Uffz K.Wilhelm, Mech. KilledInAction (KIA) was the R/O, Uffz Horst Kaschinsky, geb 12/26/1916 in Schneidemühl. His body washed ashore near Callantsoog, 8 June, 1944; bur initially at Huisduinen Cem, Den Helder, then Ysselsteyn in 1949, location AD-10-247 (Find-A-Grave by Fred).
60 Martin, Friedrich Ofhr2/11/19247/KG-3 (8/44)He 111H-16 Werk # 8268 "5K + MR" (lost 8/3/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with his entire crew, 3 August, 1944, when he struck a tree and caught fire. He attempted an emergency landing at Kortrijk (Courtrai), West Flanders, Belgium, but the ac was destroyed. Remaining crew; bur German War Cem., Blk 32, at Lommel Belgium: Ogefr Rudi Fiedler, Obs (Gr 339); Uffz Arthur Mohr, R/O (Gr 505); Gefr Georg Gattnar, Gnr 1 (Gr 242) and Edmund Weigelt, Gnr 2 (Gr 413). Ofhr Martin buried in Gr 422 (D.Drury).
61 Marx, HelmutFw09/09/14 (CK)Oberndorf (CK)

1.(F)/121He 111 "7A + HH" Werknr. 5560 (lost, CK)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 21 May, 1940; shot down by French fighters over Warendin (added CK: by Dewoitines D-520s of Groupe de Chasse II/3, g pilots claimed this aircraft; Andre Naundy, Maurice Bissoudre, Adjt Henri Briard, A/Cf Charles Dessault, S/Cf Robert Tourne and C/Cf Karel Koerber (Czech)), 10 km N of Douai during a reconnaissance mission. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Lt Georg Henke (also a pilot) as Observer (born 20/02/17 in Mainz, CK), Uffz Arthur Neubert, R/O (born 06/09/13 in Oelsnitz, CK) and Uffz Georg Gawron, Gunner (born 01/12/15 in Kiel, CK). Added: All buried in German war cemetery Bourdon, France in a collective grave: Block G. Row 1. Grave 9 (CK)


62 Mehl, Artur (Arthur)Oblt15/04/15 (CK)2.(H)/Aufkl. Gr. 14Bf 109G-6 Werk # 27005 "Black 2" (lost 9/20/43)MIA 20 September1943, probably crashed due to altitude sickness (oxygen failure CK) near Avellino.
63 Meinhof, FriedrichOblt3/8/1913I/KG-30Ju 88A-5 Werk # 2424 (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 6 August, 1941; crashed into the ground at Nordkapp during an operational flight, no further detail. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Hermann Lutz, Observer; Uffz Karl Köhn, R/O and Uffz Arthur Groth, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
64 Meister, Ludwig "Luk"Hptm12/14/1919Erbendorf, Bayern39



5./NJG 1 (09/41), 8./NJG 4 (05/42), 1./NJG 4 (10/42), 2./NJG 1 (01/43), Stfkpt 1./NJG 4 (07/43), Kdr III./NJG 4 (12/44 to end)Bf 110 "3C + DS" (in 8./NJG 4), Bf 110 G-4 "3C + TJ" Werknr. 720078 (lost 23/03/44), Ju 88G in III./NJG 4 RK (09/06/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (28/01/44)
EP (23/08/43)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold		125 combat missions. All but one of his victories were Night victories. On 30 November, 1941, he scored two victories, a Halifax and a Whitley, no locations on either. Two victories the night of 28-29 August, 1942; a Wellington III at Eich, 13 km NNE of Worms and a Stirling I at Airlenbach, 34 km NE of Mannheim. A Lancaster I of RAF No. 57 Sq. between Maleves and Tourinnes St Lambert, 22 km SSW of Tienen Belgium, the night of 22-23 November, 1942. A Halifax II of RAF No. 102 Sq. between Resteigne and Grupont (Luxembourg), SSE of Rochefort Belgium, the night of 2-3 December, 1942. Another, opposing the night attack on Cologne, a Halifax "MH-E" "JD-262" of RAF No. 51 Sq. piloted by Sgt John Garnham (KilledInAction (KIA) his 1st Oper.), 4 July, 1943. The AC crashed in the village of Rance; three of the crew survived. A Lancaster 2km S of Liebenwalde, and a Halifax near Schönmark, the night of 20/21 January, 1944. His last victory, a Lancaster near Kassel on the night of 7/8 March, 1945. WIA 23 March, 1944, returning from a mission in his G-4, he was attacked by a P-47 and crashed near Naninne, seriously injured. He was hospitalized until August of 1944. His radar oper. was Fw Hannes Forke. Magnus, 39 victories. Survived the war. Deceased 26 November, 2011 Vaterstten (P. Bastin).


Archive Report ED627

Operational Record
65 Mendl, ArthurFw95/JG-5 (4/42 Petsamo)Bf 109E-7 (lost 4/42), Bf 109F-4 Werk # 8904 (12/28/42)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 4 April, 1942 during aerial combat, over the Luftwaffe airfield at Luostari, Finland, with Soviet Hurricanes of 78 IAP. (SIG Norway states location at Petsamo Norway(?) and spells the surname as Mendel) Wounded a second time on 28 December, 1942 in Wk # 8904 by flak at Kowda, no mention of AC damage (Source: SIG Norway). His first known victory, a Soviet Boston III on 3 September, 1943. A 2nd, a Pe-2 on 23 October, 1943. An R-5 W of Nevel on 8 December, 1943. Magnus Report, 9 victories. Bowers/Lednicer, 9 victories. Added: Re the 4 April, 1942 encounter, a Russian source suggests A Lt Dmitriy Fedorovich and Lt Sergei Kurzenkov claimed a Bf 109 each. The second German pilot may have been Ofw Gerhard Hornig, WIA 4/4/42). Mendl is know to have delivered the first 109E Model, Wk# 3523, to Petsamo in March, 1942. It was assigned to Oblt Wolf Dietrich Widowitz (D.Drury).

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66 Moll, HerbertOfw3(F)/122 (SchipholJu 88D-1 Werk # 43_139 (lost)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 18 October, 1942; shot down by two Spitfires of RAF No. 19 Sq., piloted by F/L A.J. Andrews and F/Sgt D.H. Day. Moll crashed 15 km north of Dunkirk, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew: Oblt Arthur Erber, Obs; Gefr Max Schichl, Flt Engr and Uffz Johann Schlotter, Gunner. Wiki Luft data.
67 Müller, ArthurOgefrIII/JG-54Fw 190A-8 Werk# 739413 (lost 2/4/45))Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 4 February, 1945 near Finsterwalde, no cause reported.
68 Nöss, ArthurFw4/KG-53He 111H Werk # unk "A1 + DM" (lost 6/1/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 1 June, 1940; sd in Swiss airspace by Bf 109E-3's of the Swiss Air Force, Fl.Kp.6, piloted by Lts Jean Roubaty and Alfred Wachter. The ac crashed near Lignieres, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Hans Kaltenbach, Obs; Uffz Emil Heimann, Flt Engr; Gefr Otto Eduard Emil Müller, R/O and Gefr Engelbert Plötz, Gnr. The known graves of four are in the War Cem. in Memmingen-Waldfriedhof, Blk III, Row 2; Nöss in Gr 5, Heimann in Gr 9, Müller in Gr 7 and Plötz in Gr 1. The burial location for Kaltenbach is unknown (D.Drury).
69 Öaleke, ArthurUffzI/SKG-10 (4/43)Fw 190A-4 Werk # 5845 (lost 4/15/43)Ground Assault Operational ClaspKIC 15 April, 1943; He force landed near Cisore, and the ac burned on the ground, due to a technical fault (Qu.Meister File).
70 Palm, ErichLt7/KG-2 (Schiphol Holland) Do 217E-4 Werk # 5342 "U5 + KR" (lost 2/18/42) Bomber Operational Clasp MIA 18 February, 1942 off the east coast of England, in the Humber area. Palms Do 217 is believed to have been shot down by a Spitfire of RAF No. 609 Sq., piloted by a Belgian aristocrat, P/O Count Yvan Georges du Monceau de Bergandael (D.Drury). Remaining crew (all MIA): Fw Rudolf Mühlbach, Observer, Uffz Arthur Hoffmann, wireless operator and Ogefr Reinhard Kammerath, mechanic.
71 Paproski, ArthurUffz7/KG-30 (Malta)Ju 88 (lost 4/17/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 17 April, 1941 when he was sd over Malta, no further detail (German Losses Over Malta).
72 Paul, ArthurFw1II/JG-26 (joins 5/44), 6/JG-26Fw 190A-8 Werk # 732023 "Black 1" (dam.), Fw 190D-9 Werk # 210114 "Black 11" (lost 12/23/44) EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 23 December, 1944 when he failed to return from a mission opposing P-47s of 36FG over Liege-Bastogne. Paul was still missing in 1998. WIC when he overturned upon landing in his "Black 1" at Kirchhellen in soft ground. His one victory, a P-51 of 352FG at Goch-Xanten on 23 September, 1944. Carried as MIA by Eric Mombeek.
73 Pfaff, ArthurFw10/JG-2Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550434 (lost 9/6/43)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 6 September, 1943 during aerial combat near Amiens.
74 Pressler, HeinzGefrLandau, Pfalz.II/LG-1 (8/42)DFS 230 Werk # 221216 (lost) in LLG-1Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) the end of 44 or 1945 per Jager Blatt inquiry 2 & 3/2004. Jager Blatt 4/2004 is somewhat vague, stating Pressler crashed the 230 at Halberstadt on 31 August, 1942 with a passenger Uffz Arthur Hübner. From the article, I could not discern whether Pressler or Hübner (or both) were killed. The person submitting the request stated Pressler was a fighter pilot killed in 44 or 45.
75 Rascher, GerhardUffz


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6/KG-53 (4/40 Ödheim)He 111H-2 Werk # 6818 "A1 + GP" (lost 8/30/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 30 August. 1940: attacked by fighters during a raid on Radlett, Hertfordshire, he ditched the ac at sea off the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. The entire crew rescued from their dinghy and taken prisoner. Remaining crew: Uffz Werner Roempert, Obs; Uffz Hans Wagner, R/O; Uffz Arthur Schall, Flt Engr & Uffz Gustav Keuerleben, Gnr (D.Drury).
76 Reichard, RudolfJu 352Transport Operational ClaspTook off from Fehmarn to escape the advancing Russians when he began running low on fuel and made a successful emergency landing in a field west of Thisted Denmark on 4 May, 1945. They had decided to try to make it to Frederikshavn even though only two of the engines were running. Reichard was the co-pilot. The AC commander was Arthur Kührt. Also onboard was the Observer and two soldiers. The crew were uninjured and transported same day to the Sea Plane base at Dragsbaek in Thisted. Source: Air War over Denmark.
77 Rennach, ArthurUffzFl.ü.G.-1Ju 87D-3 Werk # 110458 (90% dam 4/8/44)Wound Badge
Pilot Badge		Injured in a crash SE of Bayreuth 8 April, 1944 due to an engine fire while on a delivery flight. His unnamed R/O was uninjured.
78 Rennack, ArthurFwFl.Ü.G 1 (Ferry Unit), II/JG-26 (joins 4/18/45), NAGr-6 (Trans to: 4/21/45)Bf 109, Fw 190Fighter Operational Clasp in BronzeA late arrival after combing non-operational units for pilots.
79 Repnau, Ants (Arthur)Lt30/08/14Tallinn



Sonderkommando Buschmann, 2./ SAGr 127,He-50, Bf-109 G
EK 1 & 2
He graduated in 1937 as a non-commissioned officer pilot at the Estonian Military Aviation School. Was part of a group of pilots who escaped from the Jägala camp into the forest by car on 27.06.1940. When the Estonian Volunteer Aviation Unit of the Luftwaffe was founded in 1942, he was one of the first volunteer pilots of this unit at the beginning of the year. Went front flying in July 1943. Allegedly the first Estonian pilot to receive the Iron Cross. Learned to fly Messerschmidt Bf 109 fighter planes in Augsburg and then served until 1945 as a transfer pilot of Bf 109 aircraft from the factory to the front units. Deceased 03/06/20 in Simi Valley, California.CKönig
80 Richter, JosefFw1/8/19201(F)/22 (Banak)Ju 88D-1 430109 (lost 7/17/42)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 17 July, 1942; a collision during takeoff at Banak Norway airfield on an operational flight. Remaining crew: Oblt Walter Loos, Observer (WIA); Uffz Arthur Kurze, R/O (WIA) and Gefr Helmut Taake, Gunner (KilledInAction (KIA)). Source: SIG Norway. Added: The 2nd ac was a Ju 88A-4, Werk # 6749 of I/KG-30, none of this crew were casualties. Fw Richter now buried in the War Cem at Botn-Rognan, Norway, Blk B, Gr 529. No other known burials (D.Drury).
81 Röhring, Karl ArthurFwBayreuth14(Z)/LG-1Bf 110D Werk # 3303 "L1 + BK" (lost 9/4/40)Destroyer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 4 Sptember, 1940 during aerial combat, crashing at Waterloo Farm, West Horsley; bur Brookwood Mil Cem, Plot 15, Row A, Gr 1. His Gunner, Uffz Jackel, POW. Bf 110 Loss List
82 Rommerskirchen, PeterHptm5/KG-30 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 800937 "4D + AN" (lost 11/1/43)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew in the Neapel harbor 1 November, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew (MIA): Ogefr Johann Willmes, Obs; Gefr Rolf Massen, R/O and Ogefr Arthur Thurmann, Gnr (aufhimmelzuhause).
83 Rothenhäuser, ErnstUffz2/Fl.ü.G.-1 SüdDo 217N-1 Werk # 1513 "BF + CM" (lost 3/16/44)Pilot BadgePilot and crew reported killed 16 March, 1944 when their ac crashed between Kaunberg and Lilienfeld. Remaining crew: R/O Fw Arthur Hasenauer and Engr Uffz Jürgen Eckstein.
84 Rühle, WolfgangUffz5/Fl.ü.G.-1, Gruppe Süd (Wertheim/Main)Bf 109G Werk # 160739 (lost 11/18/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 18 November, 1944; sd by Lt Arthur Gerow during aerial combat at Rothenbergen while on a delivery flight.
85 Schaacht,Oblt13/JG-300Fw 190A EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a P-51 SW of Sangerhaüsen on 29 June, 1944. Could this be Arthur Schacht, later in JG-300?
86 Schacht, ArthurLt54/JG-27 (5/40)Bf 109E & F
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, his 1st, a Blenheim north of Rotterdam, 12 May, 1940. Another victory was a Soviet DB-3 bomber shot down on 22 June, 1941, at the start of Operation Barbarossa. A 2nd Soviet victory, a SB-3 on 26 June, 1941. Another, a Hurricane southwest of Sidi Barrani, on 3 October, 1941, and another on 30 October, 1941.
87 Schalanda, Hans Josef 'Bazi'Hptm2/7/1921Wien Austria8/StG-1 (7/41 S.U.), Stfkpt 3/StG-1, Stfkpt 3/SG-1Ju 87R-2 Werk # 5683 "J9 + MK" (lost 7/16/41; flak, Kolodscha, he & R/O Gefr Arthur Eckert OK), Fw 190F-8 Werk # 420129 (lost 3/26/45) RK(4/3/43)-EL(10/24/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/15/42)
EP(4/1/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wnd Bdg
Dive Bmbr Oper.Clasp w/Pend		KilledInAction (KIA) 26 March, 1945 while attacking tanks near Gorgast (Oder) southwest of Küstrin. His rocket-carrying Fw 190 received a direct flak hit. Wounded twice, shot down 7 times, with several bail outs. After one bail out, he returned to German lines with a Soviet infantry prisoner. 933 missions, 41 with the 190.


88 Schäuble, MaxUffzFFS C ZeltwegJu 52/3mg4c Werk # 6201 "G6 + KO" (lost 10/9/39)Student PilotKIC 9 October, 1939 near Jesenik, CZ., cause unknown, possibly weather. He was 2nd pilot to another student, Uffz Arthur Carlowitz. The crash killed 6 others, See Carlowitz for further detail (F.Braun).
89 Schindehütte, ArthurOfhr10/JG-301 (11/44)Fw 190A-8 Werk # Unk (lost 12/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) in December, 1944, when he lost a wing over Bispingen, due to enemy fire, after being pursued by three P-51's. He is buried inthe Schneverdingen Cemetery (W.Reschke/C.König).
90 Schleuer, ArthurOfw1912-10-251/NAGr-2Bf 109G-4 & G-6
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43), EP(10/2/42),

EK 1 & 2
Night Observer Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List & Vermeer EP Awards List
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
Oberfeldwebel Arthur Schleuer (October 25, 1912 - October 27, 1983) was a scout pilot in charge of 1. Staffel / Nahaufklärungsgruppe 2. Medals and awards he received: Flugzeugführerabzeichen (March 9, 1940); Frontflugspange für Aufklärer in Bronze (September 5, 1941); Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse (September 7, 1941); Eisernes Kreuz I.Klasse (October 18, 1941); Frontflugspange für Aufklärer in Silber (July 24, 1942); Frontflugspange für Aufklärer in Gold (28 September 1942); Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für Besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg (2 October 1942); Flugzeugbeobachterabzeichen (June 4, 1943), Deutsches Kreuz in Gold; and Frontflugspange für Aufklärer in Gold mit Anhänger (30 October 1943)
91 Schlichter, ArthurUffz9/2/19201/NJG-2 (12/44), 3/NJG-2 (3/45 Twente)Ju 88G-6 Werk # 620591 "4R + ?L" (lost 12/28/44), Ju 88G-6 Werk # 620654 "4R + CL" (lost 3/4/45) Night Fighter Operational Clasp KIC 4 March, 1945 with Gnr Ogefr Robert Kaitz (or Kautz) due to a fuel shortage at Mallersricht, two other crew bailed safely (Ju 88 Loss List). This most likely happened during Operation Gisela. Remaining crew (bailed safely): Fw Gerhard Kolbe, R/O and R/O 2 Ogefr Raimund Theimer (with injuries) (A. Rosseels). Crashed Wk# 620591 the night of 27/28 December, 1944 at Kaltenkirchen, west of Roermond Holland, after being hit by flak, pilot disposition unknown. One known crew, an Ogefr Kessler. Jager Blatt article & M.Balss.
92 Schmid, HerbertOblt4/1/1914Bernburg (Nordhausen?) (Harz)
L-R: At Gilze-Rijen: Kantwill - Schmid - Rosenberger - Unknown
Condor Legion (?), 2/NJG-2 (11/40 Gilze Rijen), 10/NJG-3 (5/43 Aalborg)Do 17-7 Werk # 2817 "R4 + HK" (dam 11/9/40), Ju 88R-1 (or C-6) Werk # 360043 "D5 + EV" (Interned UK 5/9/43)
Spanish Cross (?)
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		Schmid is claimed to be a veteran of Spain, though no trace of him is in Condor Legion lists. He is also said to have flown in the Battle of Britain. He and his crew, Radar Oper Ofw Paul Rosenberger and Flt Engr Ofw Erich Kantwill planned their defection from Denmark carefully. On 9 May, 1943, with their AC loaded with radar equip, and after circling Peterhead Scotland, landed at RAF Station, Dyce-Aberdeen, Scotland. Surrender indications given to No 165 Sq. aircraft piloted by P/O Arthur Roscoe and Sgt Ben Scamen. Another source says he was in 11 Staffel. Alternate spelling: Schmitt & Schmidt (German sources spell name as Schmid and claim this is the spelling in his Flugbuch. This is also the spelling in British interrogation records after the defection. His first name is commonly - but mistakenly - given as Heinrich). Added: Another source suggests the ac code was "3E + HK" (does not match NF unit). Added: He, Rosenberger and Uffz K.Blauk, Flt Engr and Uffz K.Lang, Gnr, were attacked by a fighter, and limped home on one engine on 9 November, 1940. At least one unnamed was injured (D.DRury).
VK+SW		Defection Story A comprehensive story
93 Schneider, KurtUffz2(F)/122 (Med)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430319 (dam 10/11/42) Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp 		Pilot and one other unnamed crew injured in a crash landing 11 October, 1942, probably due to enemy fire, location and damage extent not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: A Spanish source (SGM) suggests that Schneider may have been the R/O. They also identify the Flt Engr as Ofw Walter Müller. Their Ju 88 belly landed on a beach on Playa de la Hipica, Melilla, a territory of Spain, the victim of a Spitfire out of Gibraltar, piloted by F/O Howard Arthur Crafts (D.Drury).
94 Schröder, ArthurOblt2/5/1922213/KG-40Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		One known victory, a shared victory with Friedrich Maeder on 2 August, 1943. A 2nd, a Sunderland on 13 August, 1943.
95 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.
96 Schwartz, ArthurFwNSGr unitFw 58, Go 145, Fw 190F-8
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45)

EK 1 & 2
Night Assault Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
97 Schwiering, Heinrich K. "Heinz"Ofw
Cannock Chase		1/KG-55 (4/41 Dreux).He 111P-4 Werk # 2976 "G1 + KH" (lost 4/8/41)Bomber Operational ClaspHis He 111 crashed at the Het Kanaal in Holland the night of 7/8 April, 1941, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: The Het Kanaal, aka the English Channel, was the crash location, off Worthing, Sussex. The He 111 was sd by a Beaufighter of No.219 Sq., piloted by P/O Arthur Hodgkinson. The pilot was KilledInAction (KIA). His body drifted to the Dutch side and washed ashore on the West Frisian Island of Schiermonnikoog, about 350 miles from where the ac went down. He was buried on the island in the Vredenhof Cem., Gr 61. Remaining crew: Fw Werner Ehrlich, Obs (MIA); Fw Willi Letzgus, R/O (MIA) and Ofw Ernst Nottmeier, Flt Engr (KilledInAction (KIA), washed ashore at Worthing, bur CC/4/6/84 (D.Drury).
98 Seidel, WernerUffz8/27/19193(F)/Ob. d. L. (S.U.)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1635 (lost 10/4/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 4 October, 1942, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The Ju 88 was rammed by a MiG-3 of 802 IAP, piloted by Sgt Nikolai F.Shutov, who was killed in the collision. The ac crashed in the Syzran, Samara Oblast, Russia. Remaining crew (MIA): Ofw Eugen Pfau, Obs; Fw Heinrich Mayer (or Meyer), R/O and Fw Arthur Schless (or Schlesz), Flt Engr D.Drury).
99 Servos, HermannLt3/KG-30 (S.U.)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 0626 "4D + LL" (lost 10/6/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 6 October, 1941; failed to return from a mission, location unknown. Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Helmut Kamme, Observer; Fw Arthur Mau, R/O and Ogefr Erhard Funke, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
100 Siegel, ArthurHptm2/28/1912Stfkpt 2/NAGr-15 (4/45)Bf 109G-8Assault Operational ClaspLed an assault on Soviet troops advancing on Berlin on 8 April, 1945. His Staffel suffered heavy losses this date. Jager Blatt 4/2003.

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