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#	Pilot (↑)	Rank	Born	Place	Score (↑)	Units	Aircraft	Awards	***********Notes***********	Photo	Links	AuthorComments
1	Birk, Heinz	Ofw			14	10/JG-5 (8/44 Norway) 12/JG-5 (3/45 Herdla)	Bf 109G, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 732217 "Blue 5" (lost 3/25/45)	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	He was uninjured in aerial combat with RAF P-51'a and Mosquitos over Sognesjoen on 25 March, 1945. He bailed safely from his ac, landing at Lutelandet (Flyvrak Norway). His first known victory, a Soviet P-39 on 17 August, 1944. A 2nd, an Il-2 on 25 September, 1944. A 3rd, a P-39 on 27 September, 1944. Magnus Report. Bowers/Lednicer, 14 victories.
2	Binder, Karl	Fw				Flugzeug Führer Schule B-34 (FFS B-34) (Kastrup)	Ju 88A-12 Werk # 397 (70% damaged)	Bomber Operational Clasp	Injured in a training crash on 26 November, 1943 at the Kastrup airfield when the AC overturned on landing, no cause given. Remaining crew: Fw Alfred Polack, R/O (KIC) and Co-pilot Uffz Karl Porath, injured. Polack was buried in the Kobenhavn Bispebjerg Cemetery on 30 November, 1943, and transferred to the Kobenhavn Vestre Cemetery on 22 March, 1944. Source: Air War over Denmark.
3	Bielohlawek, Karl	Uffz			2	3/JG-2	Fw 190A	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a B-17 SW of Verdun on 14 October, 1943. A 2nd, a Spitfire 45 km NW of Cassino on 18 March, 1944.
4	Biederbick, Helmut	Oblt	10/23/1920		18	7/JG-54 (6/41), 2/JG-1 (2/44)	Bf 109F Werk # Unk "White 7", Bf 109F-2 Werk# 8228 (lost) "White 3" in JG-54, Fw 190A-7 "Black 7" in JG-1	EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge probably at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver Bronze	Shot down without wounds 7 June, 1941 in Werk# 8228 over Ostrow airfield, S.U. by an I-16 of 154 Fighter Aviation Regt.. His first known Soviet victory, a SB-2 on 23 June, 1941. An SB-3 on 6 July, 1941. A double victory on 10 July, 1941; an SB-3 and an I-18. An I-26 on 20 March, 1942. A MiG-3 on 7 April, 1942. A P-40 0n 10 May, 1942. Two Soviet P-40s on 19 July, 1942. An I-16 Rata on 2 August, 1942. A MiG-3 and an Il-2 on 11 August, 1942. His 15th, a B-24 (HSS) on 8 April, 1944, no location. His 16th (while in JG-1), a P-51 5 km NW of Klötze on 8 April, 1944. His 17th, a B-17 (HSS) on 13 April, 1944, no location. His 18th, a B-17 W of Rothaargebirge on 22 April, 1944. He replaced his friend, Harald Römer, after Römers death. Deceased 10 January, 1996. Courtesy Christian Konig
5	Biebricher, Rolf	Ofhr			3	1/JG-54 (3/44 S.U.), 7/JG-54	Fw 190A-8 Werk# 680817 "White 1" (lost)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 8 September, 1944 southwest of Dorpat airfield S.U. His first known victory, a Soviet Yak-9 on 19 March, 1944, a Flieger at the time. Two Il-2s on 6 September, 1944, a Gefr at the time. Alternate spelling: Biebrisher or Biebrichter.
6	Beutelspächer, Ernst 'Bags'	Oblt	7/21/1920	Auerbach bei Karlsruhe	5	II(Sch)/LG-2, II/Sch.G-1, Stfkpt 6/Sch.G-1 (8/43 S.U.), 6/SG-2 (11/43), Stfkpt 6/SG-2 (6/44)	Ju 88, Hs 129, Fw 190A & F and Hs 123B	RK(5/4/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/2/43) EP(9/21/42) EK 1 & 2 Assault Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)	KilledInAction (KIA) 22 July, 1944 in aerial combat with American fighters 1 km east of Focsani Romania. Approximately 600 missions. His first known Soviet victory, a LaGG-5 on 5 August, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 9 August, 1943. A 3rd Soviet, a LaGG-3 on 30 November, 1943. A 4th Soviet, a Yak-9 on 11 March, 1944. One known western victory, a B-17 20 km S of Bucharest on 23 June, 1944.
7	Beuchel, Walter	Fw			1	5(Sturm)/JG-300 (1/45 Schönfeld)	Fw 190A-8 Werk # 173859 (lost 2/14/45), 2nd A-8 lost 3/10/45 no loc.	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 14 February, 1945 in the Sachsen area, cause unknown. Must have returned to have lost a 2nd A-8 in March! One known victory, a B-17 in the Artern area, W of Leipzig, on 7 October, 1944.
8	Abraham, Paul	Lt				5/JG-27	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 440066 "Black 7" (lost)	Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	Known to have been shot down with injuries by Grossengstingen, near Stuttgart, on 16 March, 1944 as a result of B-17 return fire and/or P-51 escorts. On 18 March, 1944, he and Uffz Helmut Rosenbaum found themselves in the hospital at Riedlingen with a B-17 bomber pilot. Abraham returned repeatedly to the his crashsite until his death. Jager Blatt 1/2003.
9	Besser, H.	Lt				4/KG-6 (France)	Ju 88A-14 Werk # 550559 "3E + AM" (lost 3/25/44)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 25 March, 1944 due to flak, three others POA, all unnamed.
10	Abt, Anton	Ofw				3/JG-53 (Italy)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 161345 "Yellow 20" (lost 3/18/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 18 March, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-38 near the Maniago airfield.			abtx
11	Berndt, Paul	Fw			10	11/JG-54 (10/43 S.U.), 6/JG-11 (5/44 France), 3/JG-11 (4/45)	Bf 109G-6/AS Werk # 163794 "Yellow 12" (lost 6/7/44) in 6 Staffel	EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	Injured in a crash landing near Caen on 7 June, 1944, after combat with a P-47. His first known victory, a Soviet Yak-4 on 12 October, 1943. A 2nd Soviet, an La-5 on 15 October, 1943. A 2nd & 3rd Soviet, an Il-2 and a P-40 W of Narva on 6 March, 1944. One known western victory, his 5th, a P-51 in the Waren area on 29 May, 1944. Nos. 6, 7, 8 & 9, a Pe-2 E of Strausberg, two Bostons in the Wriezen area and a third Boston S of Mohrin, on 16 April, 1945. His 10th, a Yak-9 6 km NE of Strausberg on 18 April, 1945. Magnus Report.
12	Bernau, Fritz	Uffz	11/7/1922	Fiddichow		12/JG-300	Bf 109G-14 Werk # 783869 (lost 11/27/44 in the Goslar area)	Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 27 November, 1944 during aerial combat with fighters near Göslar (JG-300 Loss List). Bernau lost a 2nd AC at Kyffhausen in March, 1945, his disposition unknown. Added: MIA 3/45 per DRK MIA List/Ricardo Freitag 7/2021.
13	Bermadinger, Mathias	Hptm	10/31//1919	Salzburg, Austria		Stfkpt 9/KG-55 (4/42), Stfkpt 14(Eins)/KG-55 (2/44)	He 111H-16 Werk # 8327 "G1 + DR" (dam 3/5/43). He 111H-16 Werk # 162387 "G1 + CY" (lost 2/18/44)	RK(4/5/44 Post.) DK-D(4/28/42) EP 9/23/41) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold.	KilledInAction (KIA) 18 February, 1944 at Pleskau; failed to return from a mission in the Bologoye-Ostashkov area after being hit by Soviet flak from an armored train. Remaining crew: Ogefr Herbert Heinze, Engr, escaped by parachute; Fw Kurt Nitsche, Obs. and Uffz Hans Riese, R/O, both KilledInAction (KIA). WIA by bullets 5 March, 1943; attacked by Soviet fighters near Merefa. 466 combat missions.
14	Bergmann, Götz	Lt	6/24/1921	Wedel	16	5/JG-51 (7/42 S.U., N.Africa), II/JG-51 (4/43 Tunisia), Kdr Rhodes Kdo. (Gadurra/Rhodes 7/44)	Bf 109F & G (Trop), Bf 109G-2 Werk # 10766 (lost 1/30/43), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 16351 (lost 4/7/43; WIA, crashed due to enemy fire at Fauconnerie), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 160081 (lost 11/2/43; WIA combat), Bf 109G-6 "Red 13" (7/44)	EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KIFA 20 July, 1944 during takeoff from Gadurra airfield, Rhodes. Added: He is buried in the German War Cem. at Dionyssos-Rapendoza, Greece, Crypt 3, Row 16, Platte10 (D.Drury). Injured in a crash at Gabes on 30 January, 1943, after an engine fire. One known victory, A Soviet MiG-3 on 9 July, 1942. A Pe-2 on 4 August, 1942. An Il-2 on 5 August, 1942. An Il-2 on 13 August, 1942. An Il-2 on 29 August, 1942. An Il-2 NE of Rzhev on 9 September, 1942. In the Desert, a Spitfire 20 km southwest of Tunis on 1 January, 1943. Another, a P-38 west southwest of Gafsa on 11 January, 1943. Another Desert victory, a P-40 22km notrheast of Maknassy on 15 March, 1943. Another, a Spitfire 70 km south of Matmata on 24 March, 1943. He downed a B-25 20 km north of Messauna on 7 April, 1943. A B-24 SE of Craiova (Balkans) on 21 April, 1944. A 13th, a Spitfire in the Balkans on 2 June, 1944.
15	Bergermann, Hans	Uffz			3	6/JG-51 (3/43), 2/JG-51 (7/44), 15/JG-3 (wars end)	Bf 109F(Trop) & G, Fw 190A-8/R2 Werk# 680429(lost 7/18/44), Fw 190A-8 & Fw 190D-9 in JG-3	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	Shot down with wounds after his 3rd victory on 18 July, 1944. He bailed successfully. One known Desert victory, a P-40 20 km northwest of Maknassy on 20 March, 1943. A 2nd, a B-24 (e.v.) in the Oschersleben area on 7 July, 1944. A 3rd, a B-17 SE of Kempten on 18 July, 1944. Pictured with Emil Daniel and Karl Pruett at wars end, and identified by the Puett.
16	Berger, Horst	Oblt			30	Stfkpt 8/JG-5 (3/43 Petsamo)	Bf 109F "Black 14" (3/43), Bf 109G-6 Werk# 13810 "Black 11" on 8 May, 1944	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 8 May, 1944, over the Barents Sea, 20 km northwest of Wajda-Guba. Mombeek MIA List. Added: His loss due to combat with a Yak-9 (C.König). His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-3 on 29 October, 1942. Another LaGG-3 on 30 October, 1942. A Pe-2 on 28 February, 1943. A Pe-2 on 13 March, 1943. A P-40 on 18 March, 1943. A "Bmbr-41" on 27 March, 1943. A P-39 on 22 May, 1943. A Hurricane IIc WNW of Cape Korabelnyj on 18 August, 1943. A P-40 and a Hurricane IIc on 23 August, 1943. A P-39 and a Boston on 6 September, 1943. A P-40 on 23 September, 1943. A P-40 and a Hurricane on 24 September, 1943. A P-39 and a Yak-9 NE of Petsamo on 17 March, 1944. Two P-40s on 2 April, 1944. A P-39 on 12 April, 1944. Four P-40s, a P-39 and an Il-2 on 23 April, 1944.	Courtesy Christian König
17	Berger, Hans G.	Lt	09/10/1923		8	2/JG-1 (joins 6/43), Stfkpt 3/JG-1 (12/44), Stfkpt 5/JG-1 (1/45), 2/JG-1 (4/45)	Bf 109G-6, Fw 190A-4 "White 10" (? % dam 8/17/43), Fw 190A-6 Werk # 530374 "White 1" (lost 11/29/43), Fw 190A-7 Wk# 340016 "White 3(dam 3/6/44), Fw 190A-8 Wk# 171596 "Yellow 8"	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge probably Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant	WIA 29 November, 1943 by B-17 "Susan Ruth" return fire near Delmenhorst; bailed safely. An Operation Bodenplatte pilot, he was one of few successful; his eighth known victory this date, 1 January, 1945, a Spitfire in the Ghent area. His 1st victory, as an Ofhr, a B-17 (HSS) on 22 June, 1943. His 2nd, a B-17 (HSS) on 17 August, 1943. His "White 10" overturned on landing at Ödheim after this engagement, pilot safe. His 3rd, a B-17 on 11 January, 1944. His 4th, a B-17 (HSS) on 24 January, 1944. His 5th, a B-17 10 km S of Chimay on 8 February, 1944. Shot down over France in Feb. 1944. His 6th, a B-17 on 6 March, 1944, no location. His 7th, a B-17 N of Kaiserlautern on 24 April, 1944. He witnessed the death of his good friend, Johannes Rathenow, being just to his left when Rathenows AC exploded on 3 November, 1943. Berger flew the He 162 in 2/JG-1 in March and April 1945. Survived the war.	Courtesy Steve Snyder	Pilot who shot down my dad
18	Berger, Georg	Oblt			1	8/JG-5 (3/44 S.U.)	Fw 190A	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet P-39 NE of Hamingsberg on 17 March, 1944. Although this victory is credited to a Georg Berger, it may very well actually be Horst Berger, also an Oblt in 8/JG-5 at the same time, with two victories this same date!	Courtesy Christian König
19	Berger,	Oblt			6	2/NJG-3	Bf 110G-4	EP EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a Lancaster N of Münster on 16 December, 1943. A 2nd, a "4 mot" near Berlin on 24 March, 1944. A triple victory the night of 9-10 April, 1944; 3 "4 mot" in the Grove-Ebsjerg area. A "4 mot" N of Schleswig on 23 April, 1944.
20	Bergel, Heinz	Lt	25/04/23 (ckonigxx)	Leipzig (ckonigxx)	1	2/NJG 5 (06/44 Adj Stab) (ckonigxx)	Bf-110 G-4 Werk # 720054 (dam 12/15/43), Bf-110 G-4 "C9 + BB" Werknr. 740219 (lost on 12/06/44)	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Night Fighter Operational Clasp	Injured during an emergency landing 15 December, 1943 at the Fassberg airfield due to a fuel shortage (Bf 110 Loss List). KilledInAction (KIA) on 12/04/44, shot down by night fighter vic Moussy-la-Vieux 29 km NW of Paris(ckonigxx) . Crew: KilledInAction (KIA) Radop Lt Alfred August Emil Rohde (02/08/06 in Potsdam). WIA Uffz Otto Kreutzfeld bailed out (ckonigxx) Buried Champigny-St-Andre (Block 7, Row 9, Grave 711) (ckonigxx) One known victory, a "4 mot" 50 km SW of Berlin on 24 March, 1944.	Courtesy Christian König
21	Berg, Heinrich	Uffz				II/JG-26 (joins 8/43), 6/JG-26	Fw 190A-6 Werk # 530718 "Black 4" (lost)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 2 March, 1944 in his "Black 4" during aerial combat with a P-47 of 365FG NE of Cochem. His body was found in August in his AC, buried in the mud, on the bottom of the Mosel River.
22	Benning, Anton	Lt	5/15/1918	Hakenberg, Westfalen	28	JG-106, JG-300, 1/JG-302 (3/44), 2/JG-302 (5/44), 10/JG-301 (11/44), Stfkpt 1/JG-301 (2/45)	Transports, Bf 109G & Fw 190A-8 in JG-301	RK(4/13/45) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45) EK 1 & 2 Glider Badge Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver	18 Bombers. 1 Mosquito. About half his victories were at night. About 100 combat missions after being a Flt Instr & Transport pilot, with numerous missions to the Stalingrad Cauldron (C.König). Two known victories, both Lancasters, one 20 km SE of Bremen, the other NE of Verden on 22 September, 1943. His 4th, a Lancaster over Berlin on 24 March, 1944. A B-24 at Nickelsdorf, SW of Brück, on 10 May, 1944. A 2nd B-24, same day, near Sopron. A double victory on 9 June, 1944; both B-24s near Landshut/Wasserburg. A B-24 (HSS) NE of Augsburg on 13 June, 1944. Another double on 26 November, a B-24 and a P-51, SW of Hannover. His 14th, a P-51 S of Eberswalde on 5 December, 1944. Photo
23	Bennemann, Helmut	Obstlt	3/16/1915	Wanne-Eickel	93	2.JG 52 (08/40), I./JG 52 Adj., Stfkpt 3./JG 52 (05/42 S.U.), Kdr I./JG 52 (06/42 S.U.- 04/43), Kdr JG 53	Bf 109E-4 "Black 5", Bf 109F "Black 1 (35% dam Wieringermeer 5/29/41, pilot OK,, Bf 109G-2/R6 Werk # 13428 "Blk <" (9/42 Dedyurewo, S.U.), Bf 109G-6 Wk # 163314 "Black <3 - + -" (lost 4/25/44)	RK (02/10/42) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (27/07/42) EP (05/10/40) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold	Wounded 25 April, 1944 when his G-6 was hit bt B-24 return fire over Bologna. Bailed successfully. 1 Bomber. Over 400 combat missions. His 1st victory, a Spitfire at Dover on 26 August, 1940. His 2nd, a Hurricane S of London on 31 August, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire at Sittingbourne on 1 September, 1940. His 4th, a Spitfire at Canterbury on 2 September, 1940. His 5th, a Hurricane at London on 7 September, 1940. 70 victories in the East. His first known Soviet victory, two Il-2s on 27 May, 1942. A Yak-1 on 31 July, 1942. A Yak-1 on 1 August, 1942. An MDR-2 on 10 August, 1942. Two LaGG-3s on 22 August, 1942. Six Il-2s on 28 December, 1942. A LaGG-5 on 17 March, 1943. Two LaGG-5s and two Pe-2s on 19 March, 1943. Two LaGG-3s and two P-39s on 17 April, 1943. Two I-16 Ratas on 9 May, 1943. Channel pilot in I/JG-52. Bodenplatte pilot. Also served in Italy in November, 1943 and the Ardennes Offensive in December, 1944. One known victory, a Blenheim near Vlissinghen, 14 April, 1941. His 90th victory, a B-24 15 km SW of Forli Italy on 25 April, 1944. His 91st, a P-47 on 8 October, 1944, no location given. Added: Deceased 07/11/07 in Vlissingen (CK)
24	Bendert, Karl Heinz	Oblt	9/9/1914	Schwiebus, Schlesien	55	Stab II/JG-27 (9/41), 4/JG-27 (42 Libya), JGr Süd, Schuljagdgeschwader JGr-104 Instr., Stfkpt 5/JG-27 & 2/JG-104	Bf 109E, F & G (Trop.), Bf 109G-6	RK(12/30/42) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/15/42) EP(9/18/42) EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant	All victories in the West, 36 in No. Africa. 9 bombers. 610 combat missions. His first victory, a Blenheim north of Rotterdam, 12 May, 1940 while in 4.JG-27. His 2nd, also in 4/JG-27, a Morane 406 at Forte de Villers, 9 June, 1940. His 3rd, a Spitfire W of Portland on 11 August, 1940. His 4th & 5th, both Spitfires, one at Rochester, the other over the Thames, on 3 September, 1940. A double Desert victory on 8 June, 1942; both Hurricanes over Bir Hacheim. His 46th victory, a P-47 S of Meppel on 11 January, 1944. His 47th, same day, a B-24 N of Leek. His 50th, a B-17 W of Coburg on 8 March, 1944. Bowers/Lednicer, 54 victories. Deceased 16 July, 1983 in Oldenburg. Photo
25	Bellinghausen, Theodor	Hptm	11/26/1913		8	IV/KG-55 (6/42), 4/NJG-100 (2/44), Kdr Stab I/NJG-100 (5/44)	Ju 88C-6, Fw 189A-3	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (10/1/44) EK 1 & 2 EP (5/8/43), Bomber Operational Clasp	DK-G List & LOCS. His first known victory, a Soviet DB-3F the night of 25-26 February, 1944. Five PS-84s the night of 9-10 March, 1944. A 7th, a DB-3 the night of 26-27 March, 1944.
26	Bell, Kurt	Lt	5/14/1920		7	JG-101 (3/44), 15/JG-54 (12/44), III/EJG-2 (3/45), II/JG-7, JV-44	Bf 109G-2 Wk# 10782 (lost), Fw 190A-8 "Yellow 6" (lost), Me 262A-1a #110926 "White 10"	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	Shot down with wounds in his G-2 by Mont de Marsan on 5 March, 1944. Was injured in a crash landing in his A-8 after taking a flak hit near Düsseldorf on 24 December, 1944. One known victory, a P-38 at Hohe Venn on 17 December, 1944. One known Me 262 victory, a P-38 on 21 March, 1945. Deceased 10 April, 2002. Courtesy Christian Konig
27	Bell, Hans	Fw	9/25/1920		5	5/JG-2	Bf 109G-14 Werk # 462287 (lost 12/26/44), Fw 190D-9 (lost 3/24/45)	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 24 March, 1945 in the Hessen area, no further detail. WIA 26 December, 1944 during aerial combat with P-51s at Rheinbach, bailed safely with injuries.
28	Adam, Hans	Lt	3/12/1921		10	6/JG-51 (5/42 S.U.), 4/JG-51 (11/42 Tunisia), 5/JG-51 (1/43), Instr Erg/JGr-Ost (2/43), 2/JG-51 (9/43), Instr 3/JGr-Ost (4/44), Stffüh 3(Erg)/ JGr-Nord, (10/44), Stfkpt 3(Erg)/JG-1 (11/44)	Bf 109F & G-2 (Trop) Werk # 13975 (10% dam 11/28/42 in JG-51, Bf 109G-14 Werk # 166341 "Yellow 36" (or 921628 109 Loss List) (lost 3/12/45)	EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 12 March, 1945 during aerial combat with P-51s at Styding, west of Hadersleben. He was seen to bail, but he was too low for his chute to deploy. He was buried in the Friedenshügel Cemetery in Flensburg (Source: Air War over Denmark). WIA 28 November, 1942 during aerial combat at Bizerta. One known victory, A Soviet MiG-1 on 10 July, 1942. A Yak-1 on 6 August, 1942. A MiG-3 on 7 August, 1942. A MiG-1 on 12 August, 1942. Two Il-2s on 21 August, 1942. A Yak-9 at Gorki on 5 October, 1943. His first known western victory, a Spitfire 10 km southeast of Beja N. Africa on 27 November, 1942. Another, a Boston south southwest of Dejbel-el-Magrun on 1 January, 1943. Magnus. A 10th, a B-24 at Blechhammer on 7 August, 1944, while in 3/JGr-Ost (OKL Claims List).
29	Belenseifer, Wilhelm	Lt				SG-152	Fw 190G-3 Werk # 670912 (lost 3/14/44)	Assault Operational Clasp	KIC 14 March, 1944; the ac reported crashed Bedihost, CZ., cause believed to be a technical failure (F.Braun).
30	Beiendörfer,	Uffz			1	3/JG-106	Bf 109G & Fw 190A	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a P-51 at Ettenheim on 16 March, 1944.
31	Beese, Artur	Oblt	3/11/1916	Hörselgau, Germany	22	9/JG-26 (10/39), 6/JG-26 (6/40), 1/JG-26 (3/42), Stfkpt 1/JG-26	Bf 109E-3 Werk # 1937 "Yellow 9" (lost 6/1/40) in 6 Staffel, Bf 109E-3 "Yellow 11 + I"(lost 8/24/40 crash St Ingelvert aft combat, pilot OK), Fw 190A-5 Fw 190A-6 Werk # 474 (lost 9/8/43), Fw 190A-6 Werk # 531060 "White 7" (lost 2/6/44)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (3/29/44 Post.) EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 6 February, 1944 in his Fw 190A-6 Werk # 531060 "Wh 7", in a dogfight with a P-47 while intercepting B-17s over Paris. He attempted to bail over Melun France, but stuck the tail and was killed. WIA 8 September, 1943 in Wk# 474 during aerial combat west of Cambrai. POW 1 June, 1940 when he was shot down in his E-3 by a Morane 406 near Lille. He was released after the Armistice. Shot down in his Fw 190A-5 Werk # 550474 "Wh 2", w/minor injuries on 8 September, 1943. Bailed successfully. One known bomber victory, a B-17 of the 482BG (Pathfinders) on 11 January, 1944. He had shot away the tail of the B-17. On 21 January, 1944, he downed 2 B-24s of the 44BG, which was to be his last victory. 285 missions. His 1st, a Spitfire in the Hazebrouck area on 24 July, 1941. His 5th, a Spitfire 4 km north of Ardres on 9 May, 1942. His first known Soviet victory, a P-40 on 17 February, 1943. Another P-40 on 21 February. Two Il-2s on 4 March. A Pe-2 on 14 May, 1943. A P-47 at Westkapelle on 15 August. A B-17 E of Antwerp on 17 August. A P-47 10 km NW of Antwerp on 7 September. A B-17 30 km N of Dunkirk on 1 Decemeber. His 20th, a B-17 into the Zuider Zee on 11 January, 1944. 285 combat missions.
32	Beer, Heinrich	Lt				3/JG-26 (12/42), Erg/JGr West (Instr 9/43), 3/JG-26 (2/44)	Fw 190A-4, Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470247 "Brown 5" (lost)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 16 March, 1944 in his "Brown 5" during aerial combat with a P-47 of 56FG SW of St. Dizier.
33	Adamski, Theodor	Lt			1	8/NJG-1	Bf 110G-4 Werk # 110061 (lost 3/9/45)	EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 8/9 March, 1945 crashing at Möhne Dam, bailed out at too low a level after colliding with balloon cables, while being chased by a Mosquito (Boiten). One known victory, a "4 mot" opposing the Dortmund/Münster Raid on 23 September, 1944. Boiten, 3 victories. The Bf 110 Loss List suggests he was KIC 5 March, 1945 at Mohnetal-Sperre due to icing, and they refer to the LW Loss Report for this detail.		Bomber Command Database
34	Beeger, Horst	Maj	6/8/1913	Bautzen		Stfkpt 3/LG-1 (4/41 Med), Kdr III/KG-101 (8/43)	He 111H in LG-1, JU 88A-5 Werk # 4255 "L1 + HL" (lost 4/16/41), Ju 88A in both	RK(11/23/41) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/18/41) EP(4/4/41) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA (briefly) with crew 16 April, 1941 off Chalkis, cause not reported, crew returned (Ju 88 Loss List). He is credited with sinking the British Cruiser "York" in May 1941. He flew his first missions over Poland on the He 111 (Iron Cross, Second Class on 31/10/1939). Converted to Ju 88. Early1940 Beeger in action in the Norway and Western Campaigns. From July 1940 to March 1941 he flew against targets in the south of England and enemy shipping in the Channel. On 1/10/1940, Oberleutnant Beeger named Staffelkapitän of 3./LG 1. 1941-04-16, in Balkans Campaign, Beeger’s Ju 88 A-5, WerkNr. 4255, L1 + HL shot down by anti-aircraft fire north of Chalkis. After a forced landing behind enemy lines, Beeger and his crew made their way to the German lines. In May 1941 he and his Staffel played a major role in the Geschwader’s successful operations against British warships in the waters around Crete. Staffel had sunk 17 merchant vessels in the Mediterranean. In addition to these anti-shipping operations, Beeger and his Staffel also mined the Suez Canal and bombed targets in North Africa. On 1943-02-01 took over III./KG 101, a training unit based at Cognac in the south of France, and served as Kommandeur until 14/8/1943. Attached to HQ of KG 101 until the beginning of March 1944, then assigned to the staff of the General der Kampfflieger. In October 1944 he was named supply officer in the Geschwaderstab of KG 53 and was responsible for the delivery of V1 flying bombs to the unit. From December 1944 until the end of the war, Beeger was attached to Stab KG 200. He was promoted to Major March 1945. Deceased 6 November, 2005, Almunecar, Spain.	Courtesy Christian König
35	Beckmann, Helmut	Lt	3/9/1921	Coesfeld	18	2/JG-27 (4/42 Libya; 4/43 Holland), 3/JG-27 (4/44), Stfkpt 3/JG-27 (6/44 Reich Def), Erg/ JGr.-Süd (7/44), Stffüh 3/JG-27 (9/44), Stfkpt 4/JG-27 (12/44), Stfkpt 3/JG-27 (2/45), Stfkpt 5/JG-27 (4/45)	Bf 109F Werk # Unk "Red 7" (lost 6/27/42), Bf 109G-4 Werk # 14882 "Blk 5" (10% dam 4/11/43, forc lnd Leeuwarden FP, low fuel, pilot OK), Bf 109G6 Werk # Unk "Red 6" (lost 2/22/44), Bf 109K-4 Werk # Unk (lost 12/27/44 Ardennes Region, pilot OK), Bf 109G or K Werk # Unk (lost 3/19/45 sd by Spitfire Rheine vic, pilot WIA) (SGLO & LOCS)	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver (7/5/42) & Gold	Fifteen victories were achieved in JG-27, 10 were bombers, two from the 306th BG, one of which, his 2nd, was Lee Kesslers! (Uffz H. Beckmann on 21 May, 1943). His first victory was a Spitfire V east of Marsa Matruh on 26 June, 1942. WIA 27 June, 1942 during aerial combat with a Hurricane near Mersa Matruh, being hit in the shoulder and foot losing his right big toe. His 3rd, a B-17 at Ostuizen-Hörne, S of Hagen, on 12 August, 1943. His 4th, a B-24 S of Weiz on 22 February, 1944. Added: After this encounter, he bailed safely, and his ac crashed near Birkfeld due to B-24 return fire (C.König). His 5th, a B-24 NE of Karlovac on 19 March, 1944. His 6th, a B-24 SE of Köszeg on 23 April, 1944. His 8th, a B-24 at Brück-a.d.-Mür on 24 May, 1944. His 10th, a P-47 at La Neuve Lyre on 12 June, 1944. His 13th, a P-47 NE of Dinant on 27 December, 1944 (Perry Claims). His 14th, an Auster 5 km SE of Krefeld on 11 March, 1945. Survived the war and lived at Weidenkamp 30, 4670 Lünen, W. Germany as of May 1990. Deceased 23 June, 2001.
36	Beckert, Otto	Uffz	9/23/1923		1	15/JG-54 (10/44 as Gefr), II/JG-26 (2/45)	Fw 190A-8 "Yellow ?" (lost in JG-54), Fw 190D-9 (lost in JG-26)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	Killed 21 March, 1945 when he crashed into a tree during combat near the Vörden Germany airfield, 10 km N of Rheine. Joined JG-26 after IV/JG-54 was disbanded. One known victory, a P-38 NE of Gerlostein on 17 December, 1944. Alternate spelling: Bechert.
37	Beckers, Georg	Uffz			2	3/JG-52 (3/44 S.U.), 2/JG-52 (3/44)	Bf 109G	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet P-39 on 10 March, 1944. A 2nd, a Pe-2 on 21 March, 1944.
38	Ademeit, Horst	Maj	2/8/1912	Breslau	166	1/JG-54 (6/41 S.U.), 5/JG-54, 6/JG-54 (6/43), Kdr I/JG-54	Bf 109E-1 Werk # 6220 (lost 9/18/40), Bf 109F in S.U., FW 190 Werk # 1185 with 5/JG-54, Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550528, Bf 109A-5 Werk # 155960 "Black <<" (lost 8/7/44)	RK(4/16/43) EL(3/2/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/25/42) EP(12/8/41) EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant	MIA 7 August, 1944. Brought down by Infantry fire behind Russian lines near Dünaburg S.U. in Fw 190A-5, Werk# (15) 5960. Never heard from again. Brought down over English Channel in 1940 and rescued by Seenot. His 1st known Soviet victory, one of many, a SB-2 on 23 June, 1941, a Fw at the time. Another Soviet, an I-16 on 27 August, 1941. A Yak-1 at Leningrad on 5 May, 1942. A MiG-3 on 9 September, 1942. An I-153 on 22 October, 1942. A P-40 N of Leningrad on 6 November, 1942. An Il-2 and a Yak-1 on 12 January, 1943. An Il-2 and a LaGG-3 on 27 January, 1943. Two Il-2s on 11 February, 1943. An Il-2 on 19 March, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 5 June, 1943. A LaGG-3 and an La-5 on 18 June, 1943. An La-5 on 12 July, 1943. Two La-5s, a Yak-7 and an Il-2 on 13 July, 1943. Two Yak-7s and an La-5 on 2 August, 1943. Four La-5s and two Pe-2s on 12 October, 1943. An Il-2, an La-5 and a P-39 on 21 July, 1944. Approximately 600 combat missions. Courtesy Christian König		Operational Record
39	Beckers, Engelbert	Lt				3/JG-4 (Italy)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 16x52x "White 1" (lost 3/25/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC 25 March, 1944; crash landed at Ferrara, cause not reported (JG-4 List).
40	Adolph, Rainer	Uffz				12/JG-2	Fw 190A-6 Werk # 531066 (lost 12/31/43), Fw 190A (lost 3/7/44)	Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 7 March, 1944 during aerial combat near Creil after combat with a Canadian fighter piloted by F/O W.T. Klersy of No. 401 Sq. (RCAF Claims List). Added: Injured in a crash at the Gael airfield on 31 December, 1943, cause unknown (absa3945).
41	Becker, Olaf	Lt	6/22/1922		1	1/JG-3	Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk (lost 3/23/44)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 23 March, 1944; sd near Hohegeiss, no further detail (LOCS). One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 near Wageningen, by Arnhem on 28 July, 1943.
42	Becker, Martin "Tino"	Hptm	4/12/1916	Wiesbaden.	58	6/NJG-2 (8/42), 2/NJG-3 (10/43), I/NJG-4, Kdr IV/NJG-6 (10/44 to end)	Bf 110F, Bf 110G "3C + MK" (7/44), Ju 88G-6 "2Z + AF", "2Z + MF" & Bf 110G-4 "2Z + BB" & Bf 110G-6 "C9 + MK" in NJG-6	RK(4/20/44) EL(3/20/45) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (5/25/44) EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	All night victories. Famous for his 'serial' victories: 6 on 23 March, 1944; 7 on 31 March, 1944; and 9 on 14 March, 1945. Nos. 44 & 45, both Lancasters on 2 January, 1945. Nos. 46 to 48, all '4 mots' on 21 February, 1945. Victories 49 to 57, eight Lancasters and a B-17 on 14 March, 1945. His 58th and last victory, a Lancaster on 16 March, 1945. 110 combat missions including 27 reconnaissance in 1940 before transferring to Night Fighters. His R/O from 3/44 to the end, Ofw Karl Ludwig Johanssen won the RK on 16 March, 1945, one of the few R/Os to do so. His Gunner at the end was Ogefr Weizenbach. Survived the war. Bowers/Lednicer, 57 victories. There are several records in the Allied Losses and Incidents Database where Becker is mentioned as the Attacker. Search for Becker in the database and look in the Notes column for Attacker.	Johannas	Operational Record
43	Becker, Horst	Lt	4/24/1922	Bluesenbach, Cologne		4/KG-2 (8/43 Soesterberg, 3/44 France)	Do 217K-1 Werk# 4432 "U5 + GM" (lost 8/3/43), Ju 188E-1 Werk # 260238 "U5 + BM" (lost)		KilledInAction (KIA) 14/15 March, 1944 during a night attack on London, when he was shot down by a Mosquito of RAF No. 488 Sq., piloted by S/L S.L. Bunting (DFC). The AC was struck on the starboard engine, which caught fire and the AC veered sharply to starboard and dove into the ground on White House Farm, near Chelmsford, Essex, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Gerhard Bartolain, Observer; Uffz Albert Lange, R/O; Uffz Gunter Goecking, Gunner 1 and Ofw Heinrich Litschke, Gunner 2. Added: Belly landed 3 August, 1943 in Wk# 4432 at Oude Geinsche Polder, Vreeswijk Holland, due to engine trouble, pilot Lt Becker wounded. A Tech Rep, Prüfmeister Kurt Berthold (18/011/08 in Hilbersdorf, CK) was the only other onboard, and he died in the crash, buried Yssel CT-11-260 (SGLO).	Becker Litschke Litschke
44	Becke,	Ofhr			1	2/JG-77	Bf 109G	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, his 1st, a B-24 (HSS) over Italy, 24 March, 1944.
45	Beck, Hermann	Uffz				4/JG-3	Bf 109G-6 Werk# 411469 "White 9 + -"	Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 29 March, 1944; Combat with a fighter, area unknown. Mombeek MIA List.
46	Beck, Helmut	Uffz			1	1/JG-53 (3/44 Italy; 7/44 Romania)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 162034 "White 10" (lost 3/22/44), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163028 "White 11" (lost 7/28/44)	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 28 July, 1944 during aerial combat with fighters over Gojacoru Romania, bailed safely. WIA 22 March, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-47, piloted by Lt Simpson of 1FG, 71FS, 30km SE of Forli, bailed safely w/injuries. One known victory, a B-17 SW of Ploesti on 18 May, 1944.
47	Agricola, Walter	Uffz			4	5/JG-3	Bf 109F & G	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 SE of Gardelegen on 6 March, 1944. His 2nd, a B-24 at Wollin on 29 May, 1944. His 3rd, a P-51 5 km E of L'Aigle on 10 June, 1944. His 4th, a P-47 in the St. Andre area on 25 June, 1944.
48	Ahlers,	Gefr				Fl.ü.G.-1	Bu 131D-2 Werk # 4267 (50% dam 3/14/44)	Pilot Badge	Injured in a crash at Briest 14 March, 1944 due to pilot error on a delivery flight.
49	Bayer, Hans "Ali"	Hptm	10/9/1915	Barmen/Wupperthal		Stfkpt 2(F)/122 (Ghedi 8/44)	Do 17 P & F, He 111H & Ju 88A & D, Me 410A-3 "F6 +KK" (8/44-1/45)	RK(5/1/45) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/24/43) EK 1 & 2 Observer Operational Clasp	His R/O in August 1944 was a Lensing. They performed sea recon between La Spezia and the French Riviera. He served briefly as 2 Staffel Stfkpt in February, 1945. Wiki Luft data (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Hans Bayer Hauptmann (October 9, 1915 - May 29, 1974) became Staffelkapitän of 3. (Fern) Staffel / Aufklärungsgruppe 33 based in Bologna in the fall of 1943 after he had previously crossed various missions over the English and African straits. At the end of 1943 the unit was relocated to Königsberg-Devau where the pilots attended training using the Junkers Ju 188 aircraft. On March 16, 1944 Bayer Staffel was assigned to the Athens-Kalimaki area and operated using the new aircraft they had learned. There they carried out various surveillance missions to Italy, Cyprus, Malta, Haifa, Alexandria, and the Suez Canal. In October 1944 they left Athens and moved to Szombathely in Hungary, then to Zagreb / Yugoslavia. For his prominent leadership in his unit, Bayer was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on May 1, 1945 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän 3. (Fern) Staffel / Aufklärungsgruppe 33 / Luftflotte Reich. He died in 1974 in an accident. Other medals and awards he received: Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse und I.Klasse; Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für Besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg (December 14, 1942); and Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (June 24, 1943)
50	Bautz, E.	Uffz				4/Fl.Ziel.G-2 (3/44 Twente)	Do 17E-3 Werk # 2041 "SE + UU" (lost 3/30/44)	Bomber Operational Clasp	WIA 30 March, 1944; sd by P-47's of 78FG at Twente airfield. Remaining crew: Uffz F. Bürk, R/O (born 05/11/16 (CKönig), KilledInAction (KIA), bur Yssel R-9-208) and Ogefr F.Frister, Wart/Gnr (WIA) (SGLO).
51	Baumgarten, Erwin	Lt	08/06/21 (CKönig)		6	1/JG-27 (2/44), 5/JG-27 (4/44)	Bf 109G	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 30 March, 1945. One known victory, his 1st, a B-24 SW of Sankt Pölten on 22 February, 1944. His 2nd, a B-17 S of Linz on 24 February, 1944. His 3rd, a B-17 (HSS) NE of Braunschweig on 29 April, 1944. Nos. 4 & 5, both P-47s in the Bocholt/Dinslaken area on 25 March, 1945. His 6th, an Auster S of Detmold on 2 April, 1945. Magnus.
52	Baumgart, Siegfried	Uffz				6/JG-11 (Reich Def)	Bf 109G-5/U2 Werk # 110015 "Yellow 7" (dam 1/11/44)	Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 11 January, 1944 during aerial combat, crash landed near Hildesheim. Later flown by Uffz Hubertus Bachmann, and lost, when Bachmann went MIA 15 March, 1944.
53	Ahrens, Erich	Fhr			4	3/JG-26 (3/43 S.U.), 7/JG-26 (8/44 Melsbroek, Be, 10/44 Plantluenne, 1/45 Nordhorn)	Fw 190A-8 Werk # 175140 "Brown 6 + -" (8/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 731751 "Brown 12" (dam 10/2/44), Fw 190D-9 Werk # 210086 "Brown 6" (lost 1/1/45)	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	POW 1 January, 1945 (Operation Bodenplatte). Brought down in his "Black 6" by AA fire at Lewedorp, west of Goes (Vrooneweg) (DeSwart), near Beveland, Holland. Captured immediately by Canadian troops, suffering light burns. His first known Soviet victory, an Il-2 N of Tennyuk on 16 March, 1943. A 2nd, a LaGG-3 on 21 April, 1943. A Pe-2 on 13 May, 1943. A 4th, an Il-2 on 31 May, 1943. WIFA in his "Brown 12" when his forehead hit his gunsight during a force landing S of Borken on 2 October, 1944 due to engine failure. Added: Werk # 175140 was found abandoned at Melsbroek airfield 4 September, 1944 (C.Sundin).	On right Courtesy Christian König
54	Baumbach, Hans Joachim	Lt	8/21/1923	Magdeburg	4	1/JG-51 (1/44 Okecie then Kroszewo, Poland)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk (lost 8/14/44)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 14 August, 1944 near Warka, Poland, no further detail. Lt Baumbach buried in the German War Cem at Pulawy, Poland, BLK 2, Row 4, Gr 210 (D.Drury). His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-5 on 12 January, 1944. A Boston III on 27 March, 1944. A 3rd, a Yak-1 on 5 April, 1944. A 4th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 20 July, 1944.
55	Ahrens, Peter	Lt	8/11/1919	Hamburg-Blankensee	11	I/JG-26 (7/42), 3/JG-26 (7/43), 7/JG-26, 3/JG-26 (1/45)	Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550176 "Yellow 8" (lost 11/11/43), Fw 190D-9 Werk # 210939 "Yellow 7" (dam 1/18/45), Fw 190D-9 Werk # 211011 "Yellow 11" (lost 3/4/45)	EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KIFA 4 March, 1945 northwest of Furstenau due to an engine fire. Injured in a flying accident at Meppen on 18 January, 1945. WIA 11 November, 1943 during aerial combat 5 km SW of St Pol. One known western victory, his 5th, a Spitfire at Westkapelle on 25 July, 1943. His 6th, a B-17 (HSS) at Leerdam-Vucht on 28 July, 1943. Two B-17s near Ostmalle on 17 August, 1943, a Fw. at the time. His 9th, a B-17 "KN-4" 5 km SW of Goch on 5 November, 1943. His 10th, a P-51 of 364FG flown by Lt. Jack Gaston at Osnabrück on 26 November, 1944. Magnus.		Archive Loss Report on Spitfire
56	Baumann, Lothar	Hptm	10/17/1920	Rügenwalde	15	8/JG-77 (1/42 S.U.), Stab III/JG-77 (7/42 S.U.), Stab/JG-77 (11/42), Kdr I/JG-77 (8/44 Reich Def)	Bf 109F & G (Trop) in 11/42, Bf 109G-14 Werk # 512372 "Black << +" (lost 12/24/44)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 24 December, 1944. Shot down by a Spitfire (most likely) and crashed to his death in the little village of Hoscheid, Luxembourg. Another source suggests he was the victim of P-38s and P-47s. His first known Soviet victory, a DB-3a on 31 January, 1942. An I-16 Rata on 14 July, 1942. A Yak-1 on 24 July, 1942. His 7th victory was a P-40 in N. Africa on 26 November, 1942. His 8th, a B-17 on 30 January, 1944. His 9th, a B-17 on 18 March, 1944, no location. His 10th, a B-24 90 km SE of Ferrara on 7 April, 1944. His 12th, a Spitfire ESE of Rimini Italy on 25 June, 1944. His 14th, a P-47 on 11 September, 1944, no location given. His 15th, a P-51 on 18 September, 1944, no location, but most likely over Italy still. Victory over an P-38 on July 8th, 1944. Lombardy 11:05 h: 2Lt. Henry Donald Mitchell, MIA? (12 0'clock High Forum) Kurowski: Luftwaffe Aces JG 77 at Tulln-an-der-Donau, 8 July 1944 The Allies quickly learned, from a Luftflotte 2 daily operations report that 30 Bf 109s had transferred to Tulln-an-der-Donau on 8 July, shooting down a P-38 (corresponding to Hptm. Lothar Baumann of Stab I./JG 77's claim of a P-38 at 11.05 hours, local time). Also, one Bf 109 had crash landed on returning to its Italian base. (Extract from Allied decode of JG-77 signal traffic)
57	Baumann, Josef	Uffz			1	8/JG-26	Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550183 "Blue 7" (lost)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 16 March, 1944 during aerial combat with a 7 of 56FG near Epinoy airfield. One known victory, a B-17, of either 91st or 384th BG, at Aschberg on 22 February, 1944.
58	Baumann, Helmut	Lt	10/2/1917	Quedlinburg, Halberstadt	38	5/JG-51 (6/41 S.U.;11/42 N. Africa)	Bf 109F-2 Werk # 12897 (dam 7/8/42), Bf 109F (Trop), Bf 109G-2 Werk # 10650 (lost 1/17/43), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 160770 (lost 2/17/44)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/16/44) EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 17 February, 1944 (Magnus). Added: He was sd in his G-6 by Spitfires in the viciity of Valleranello, S of Rome. He bailed but was too low for his chute to deploy. He is buried in the German War Cem at Pomezia, Italy, Blk U, Gr 622 (D.Drury). WIA 8 July, 1942. WIA 17 January, 1943 during aerial combat north of Gabes. One known victory, his first Soviet, a SB-3 on 30 June, 1941. Two DB-3s on 14 December, 1941. A Soviet U-2 on 16 March, 1942. An Il-2 on 29 August, 1942. In N. Africa, a P-40 at Map Quadrant 91624 N. Africa on 26 November, 1942. Another Spitfire was recorded north of Djedeida on 17 December, 1942. Two victories on 15 January 1943, a B-26 and a P-38 northwest of Gabes. In the Sicilian campaign, he downed a B-25 15 km east of Marsala on 13 July, 1943. A B-17 in the Koblenz/Schweinfurt area on 14 October, 1943. An A-20 80 km SW of Civitavecchia Italy on 16 January, 1944. A B-17 SW of Rome on 20 January, 1944. A Spitfire SW of Frascati on 7 February, 1944.
59	Bauer, Martin	Hptm	6/10/1915	Soest (W.B.K.) (CKönig)	10	2/NJG-1 (2/42), 7/NJG-1 (8/42), 1/NJG-1 (11/42), 3/NJG-1 (1/43), Stfkpt 11/NJG-6 (6/43), 11/NJG-6 (4/44 Balkans). Added: FFS C 4 Sprottau (-03/41), Blindflugsschule 2 Neuburg, III./ NJG 1 (10/41) (CKönig)	Bf 110C, D & E	EP EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	Two known victories, a Stirling 4 km southwest of Bentelo, and a Halifax 15 km southwest of Leer, both on 28 August, 1942. A Lancaster on 16 September, 1942. A Halifax on 20 December, 1942. Another victory, a Stirling 2 km southwest of Boxmeer on 14 February, 1943. A 6th, a Wellington 2 km east of Wauroy on 29 March, 1943. A 7th, a B-24 NE of Bechetul on 4 April, 1944. An 8th, a B-24 over the Balkans, SW of Bucharest on 7 May, 1944. Nos. 9 & 10, a Halifax and a B-24 W of Bucharest on 10 August, 1944. Magnus Report suggests his victories are 13. Added: picture found with a shot down Wellington titled "Shot down by Oblt Bauer and Uffz Steins on 20/06/42! (CKönig)
60	Bauer, Kurt	Fw				7/ZG-1	Ju 88C-6 Werk # Unk (lost 3/10/44)	Destroyer Operational Clasp	MIA 10 March, 1944, when escorting the Japanese submarine I-29, he was attacked by Mosquitos of No.248 Sq., one piloted by S/Ldr Anthony D.Phillips, DSO, DFC, who sd the Ju 88 which crashed into the sea off Cabo de Penas, Asturias, Spain. Remaining crew: Uffz Karl Heinz Tomke, Obs (MIA) and Fw Josef Mrochen, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA), bur Cuacos de Yuste, Row 6, Gr 114). Source: D.Drury.
61	Bauer, Konrad 'Pitt'	Oblt	2/9/1919	Gelsenkirchen	57	10/JG-51 (3/43 S.U.), Stabstaffel/JG-51 (9/43 S.U.), 2/JG-3 (5/44), Stafkpt 5/JG-300 (7/44)	Bf 109G in JG-51, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 171641 "Red 3" (7/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 681498 "Red 21" (lost 7/20/44 aft cmbt & dbl vic @ Zwickau), Fw 190A-8/R2 Werk # 681469 "Red 1" (lost 9/11/44), Fw 190A-8 "Red 4"	RK(10/31/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/10/44) EP(3/31/44) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	32 Bombers. 416 combat missions. His first known Soviet victory, a Pe-2 on 20 March, 1943. A P-2 25 km E of Shlobin on 29 November, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 15 December, 1943. Four Il-2s (all M.H.) and two Boston IIIs on 15 December, 1943. A Yak-7 and an Il-2 on 10 January, 1944. One known western victory, his 19th, shared with a Flak unit, a B-17 at Zehdenick, N of Berlin, on 18 April, 1944. His 20th & 21st, both B-17s on 24 May, 1944, no location. Two B-24s at Arten and a P-38 at Wernigerode on 7 July, 1944. A P-51 at Obergünzberg on 19 July, 1944. A double victory on 20 July, 1944; both B-17s at Zwickau. A B-24 at Martinsburg-Spitz on 25 July, 1944. A triple victory on 27 July, 1944; three B-24s at Szekesfehervar. A B-17 at Brünn on 29 August, 1944. A triple victory on 11 September, 1944; three P-51s in the Kassel-Giessen area. Shot down in Fw 190A-8 Wk# 681469 "Red 1" with wounds during this engagement, losing two fingers on his right hand. Wounded seven times. Survived the war. Deceased 17 June, 1990. Courtesy Christian Konig	Courtesy Christian Konig
62	Bauer, Herbert	Maj	4/16/1919	Innsbruck, Austria	11	1/StG-2 (2/42 Dno, S.U.), Stfkpt 3/StG-2, Kdr II/SG-103 (11/44), Kdr I/SG-2 (12/44)	Ju 87D-1 Werk # 2080 "T6 + CS" (dam 4/24/42) , Fw 190 in SG-2; Ar 96, Fw 190F & Ju 87D or G in SG-103	RK(12/31/43) EL(9/30/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/2/42) EP(12/8/41) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Dive Bmbr Oper.Clasp w/Pend.	1071 missions, including 70 with the Fw 190. One known victory, a Soviet Yak-9 on 5 December, 1944. 12 unconfirmed aerial victories. Destroyed 51 tanks, 2 armored trains, numerous shipping hits. Shot down, suffering a broken jaw; hit by MG fire from a LaGG-3, piloted by Starshina Shakh, of 11 GIAP, on 24 April, 1942. He bailed safely and managed to return to his base at Krasnoye-Selo. A fighter pilot dispatched the LaGG-3, avoiding a worse fate for the Stuka pilot. Shot down repeatedly over the Kuban bridgehead. His EP was awarded on 8 December, 1941. Deceased 24 March, 1997 (Heinrich Breuer). Added: The mission on 24 April, 1942 was to attack shipping at Kronstadt, located on Kotlin Island in Kronstadt Bay, west of Leningrad. Whether sd by Skakh or flak, Maj Bauer was injured making a forced landing at Krasnoye-Selo, SSW of Lenningrad. He was out of action until 25 February, 1943 (D.Drury).	Courtesy Christian König
63	Bauer, Hans	Fw				Fl.ü.G.-1	Ju 52 Werk # 7256 (35% dam 3/23/44)	Wound Badge Pilot Badge	Pilot injured in a crash at Savoja 23 March, 1944, cause unknown. Two unnamed crew; one WIA and one KIC.
64	Bauckholdt, Wilhelm	Ofhr				7/JG-54	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20005 "White 6" (lost)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 29 March, 1944 over Bassum.
65	Batz, Wilhelm 'Willi'	Maj	5/21/1916	Bamberg	237	Instr duty, 5/JG-52 (12/42), Stfkpt 5/JG-52 (8/43 S.U.), Kdr III/JG-52 (4/44), Kdr II/JG-52 (5/45)	Bf 109G, Bf 109K-4 "Black <1" in II/JG-52	RK(3/26/44) S(4/21/45) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/28/44) EP(11/14/43) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Ftr. Oper.Clasp w/"400"	6th ranked German Ace. Wounded three times, shot down four times. Shot down 15 enemy AC on 30 May, 1944, on seven separate missions. 445 combat missions, all victories in the East except 5. 2 four engine bombers. His first known Soviet victory, a LaGG-3 on 11 March, 1943. Two LaGG-3s on 15 April, 1943. Two Il-5s and a LaGG-3 on 20 April, 1943. A Yak-1 on 9 May, 1943. A LaGG-3 S of Anapa on 10 June, 1943. A Yak-1 on 21 July, 1943. A P-39 on 7 August, 1943. Two Yak-1s on 9 August, 1943. Two Yak-1s on 5 September, 1943. A LaGG-5 and a Yak-9 on 12 October, 1943. Three Yak-1s on 16 November, 1943. Six victories in the Eltigen area on 5 December, 1943. A Yak-1 and a Yak-9 on 10 February, 1944. He scored 15 victories on 31 May, 1944. Six Soviet victories on 19 July, 1944. His 200th on 20 July, 1944. Six victories on 17 August, 1944. Nicknamed "Rabitzky" by his Russian counterparts, he was one of the most feared by the Soviet airmen. He and his Group eluded Soviet capture after the war. Retired from the BundesLuftwaffe as Oberst. Deceased 11 September, 1988 at Mauschendorf, Unterfranken. Courtesy Heinrich Sturm, left, Gerhard Barkhorn middle, Wilhelm Batz right Christian König	Courtesy Christian König	Extended Record
66	Baten, Kurt Gerhard	Fw	12/12/1919	Bochelt	24	1/JG-52 (7/43 S.U.), 9/JG-1 (3/45 Anklam), JG-7	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 410007 "White 7" (lost 11/12/43), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 440642 "Yellow 16 + I" (lost 5/15/44), G-10 & G-14, Me 262	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP(3/31/44) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 12 November, 1943 after dowing a Yak-1 this date; bailed safely. Injured in a takeoff accident at Paderhorn on 15 May, 1944. One of the few remaining experienced pilots in 9/JG-1 in March, 1945. His first known victory, a Soviet Il-7 on 15 July, 1943. A Yak-1 on 16 July, 1943. A Yak-1 on 19 July, 1943. An Il-2 on 19 August, 1943. An Il-2 on 24 August, 1943. A LaGG-5 on 26 August, 1943. Two Pe-2s on 22 September, 1943. A Boston III on 27 September, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 20 October, 1943. A P-39 on 22 October, 1943. A Yak-1 on 29 October, 1943. A Yak-1 on 5 November, 1943. A Yak-1 on 10 November, 1943. Two Yak-1s, one (o.Z.) on 12 November, 1943. A P-39 by Novaya-Praga on 11 December, 1943. A Yak-9 on 7 January, 1944. A P-39 on 12 January, 1944. A Yak-1 an an Il-2 on 15 January, 1944. A P-39 on 16 January, 1944. One known western victory in JG-1, an Il-2 at Schröttersburg on 17 January, 1945. Another, his 24th, a P-39 in the Stolp area on 5 May, 1945. Added: EP date per Vermeer EP Awards List.
67	Bartholomäi, Hans Georg	Ofhr			4	9/JG-77 (12/44 Reich Def Ost, 2/45), II/JG-77 (4/45)	Bf 109K-4 Werk # 330185 (dam 12/2/44), Bf 109K-4 Werk # Unk (lost 12/23/44), Bf 109K-4 Werk # 332537 (10% dam 2/3/45)	EK 2 Wound Badge, Fighter Operational Clasp	Uninjured in a third crash at Mährische Pforte, by Hubertusruh on 3 February, 1945 due to a fuel shortage. He was uninjured in Wk# 330185 in a crash landing at Neuruppin on 2 December, 1944 due to engine damage (Bf 109 Loss List). WIA 23 December, 1944 crashing on the airfield at Cologne-Ostheim, after combat; his ac a total loss (M.Weichert, 1/2022). His 2nd victory, an La-5 on 10 February, 1945. A 3rd, a Pe-2 on 16 March, 1945. A 4th, an Il-2 (o.Z.) on 21 April, 1945.
68	Barthel, Gerhard	Uffz			1	4/JG-52 (12/43 S.U.)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 20157 "White 1 + -" (dam 2/25/44), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 140182 "White 1 + -" (lost 3/2/44)	EK 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KIFA 2 March, 1944 when he collided with Wk# 140242, piloted by Lt Ferdinand Klassen (injured). WIA 25 February, 1944 when hit by flak, location not reported. His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 on 28 December, 1943.
69	Barten, Franz	Hptm	1/26/1912	Saarbrücken	52	2G-77 (9/40), 11/JG-51 (6/41 S.U.), 10/JG-51 (S.U. 11/42), Stafkpt 9/JG-53 (4/44 Reich Def)	Bf 109F-2 Werk # 5432 "Black 2" (lost 7/16/41), Bf 109F-2 Werk # 12878 "White 5" (WIA 11/42), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 441575 "Yellow 15 + I" (lost 8/4/44)	RK(10/24/44 Post.) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(6/1/42) EP(10/20/41) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant	KilledInAction (KIA) 4 August, 1944, over Reinsehlen near Soltau, as he parachuted from his damaged G-6 with a fatal head wound, after a dogfight. Buried in Lippstadt. Battle of Britain pilot, his first victory, a Hurricane on 14 September, 1940, no location. His 2nd & 3rd, two Hurricanes S of Tunbridge Wells on 17 October, 1940. His 4th, a Spitfire between St Omer & Boulogne on 15 April, 1941. His first known Soviet victory, a DB-3 on 22 June, 1941. An SB-3 on 24 June, 1941. A double Soviet victory on 15 July, 1941; an I-16 and a DB-3. Shot down in "Blk 2" behind Russian lines on 16 July, 1941, but returned. A Yak-3 on 23 October, 1941. A DB-3a on 27 October, 1941. Two SB-3s on 12 November, 1941. An I-61 on 18 March, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 13 July, 1942. Two LaGG-3s on 2 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 and an Il-2 on 5 August, 1942. Two Il-2s on 8 April, 1943. One known western victory, a B-24D 5 km west of Della Pecara, 3 September, 1943. Another bomber, a B-24 32 km south southwest of Padua Italy, 28 December, 1943. His 49th, a Spitfire 10 km N of Nettuno on 6 February, 1944. His 50th, a P-47 S of Insel Elba Italy on 14 April, 1944. 895 missions. Bowers/Lednicer, 53 victories. Photo
70	Bartels, Heinz Wilhelm	OFhr	1924/11/11 (CK)	Gildehaus, Grafschaft Bentheim (CK)	3	Erg./JG 26, 11./JG 26 (08/44)	Bf 109 G-14, Fw 190 D-9 Werknr 210927 "Yellow 18" (lost 07/03/45)	EK 1 & 2 at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze	KilledInAction (KIA) 7 March, 1945 during aerial combat in "Yellow 18" with a Tempest near Gildehaus, NW of Bentheim. Two victories while serving in Erg., the 3rd, a Spitfire at Arnhem on 25 September, 1944, in 11 Staffel.	Courtesy CK
71	Bartels, Heinrich 'Heinz'	Ofw	7/13/1918	Linz, Donau, Austria	99	JG-26, JG-1, 8/JG-5 (11/42 Finland), 4/JG-27 (6/43), 11/JG-27 (11/43-4/44 Balkans), 15/JG-27 (12/44)	Bf 109F-4 Werk # 13169 "Blk 13" w/JG-5, Bf 109G-6/R6/Trop Wk# 27169 "Red 13" (Kalamaki, Greece Autm '43) w/JG-27, Bf 109G-10 Wk#130359 "Yel 13 +~" (lost 12/23/44)	RK(11/13/42) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/28/42) EP(10/5/42) EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant	KilledInAction (KIA) 23 December, 1944 in his G-10, "Yellow 13" over Bonn, shortly after his last victory, a P-47 on Rolf Brands tail, on this same date. It is thought that Col. David Schilling C.O. of the 56FG was the victor on this date. His body was found on 26 Jan., 1968 near Villip (Bad Godesberg), the parachute intact, in the AC! 500 missions, 42 victories in the West, 2 heavy bombers. His 1st, a Spitfire near Gravelines on 19 August, 1941. Among his known Soviet victories, two I-61s N of Murmansk on 29 July, 1942. A Soviet triple, all Hurricanes, on 10 August, 1942. Four Hurricanes and an I-61 near Murmansk on 22 September, 1942. Another Soviet triple, a P-39 and two P-40s on 23 March, 1943. He scored a triple victory (3 British fighters, Nos. 75, 76 & 77) on 23 April, 1944 SW of Cilli, in the Balkans. His 80th, a P-51 N of Waldkraiburg on 24 April, 1944. Victories 90 & 91, both P-47s in the Dives-sur-Mer area on 16 June, 1944. His 92nd & 93rd, a Spitfire and a P-51 NW of Caen on 22 June, 1944. His 95th, a P-51 SW of Flers on 24 June, 1944. A P-51 NW of Achmer on 8 December, 1944. He was nominated for the EL. His aircraft and his remains were found near Bad Godesberg 26 Jan 1968 (Youngs)	Courtesy Christian König Courtesy Oleg Marin	Operational Record
72	Bargel, Georg	Ofw	3/5/1916	Lawalde, Görlitz	2	11/NJG-5, 2/NJG-100	Bf 110C, D & E; Do 217J, Ju 88C Werk # Unk (lost 4/4/44)	EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 4 April, 1944 3km W of Adunatii-Copaceni, Romania during aerial combat (Boiten). Added: Burial GWC Bucharest, E/5/72 (M.Krebbers). One known victory, a Halifax at Buschau by Barnholz on 30 March, 1943. A Soviet DB-3 S of Jelenowka on the night of 1-2 August, 1943.
73	Bareuther, Herbert	Lt	7/29/1914	Asch, Egerland	55	3/JG-51 (6/41 S.U.), Stafkpt 3/JG-51 (7/44), Stfkpt 14/JG-3	Bf 109F in JG-51 in Russia, Fw 190A-8 "Yellow 1" in JG-3	RK(5/2/45 Post.) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/3/44) EP(2/15/43) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 30 April, 1945 while serving in JG-3. Hit by AA fire during a strafing run, crashed into a tree near Pasewalk-Anklam. Listed as "MIA" in the Mombeek MIA List. Wounded during aerial combat over Warsaw. RK conferred in the last days of the war. All victories in the East. His first known Soviet victory, as an Uffz, a DB-3 on 22 June, 1941. An SB-3 on 13 July, 1941. An I-61 on 10 September, 1941. A Pe-2 and a DB-3a on 5 October, 1941. An I-61 on 5 February, 1942. A Pe-2 on 12 May, 1942. A MiG-3 on 27 June, 1942. An I-180 SE of Saborenika on 30 October, 1942. Three Il-2s at Golney, Rubinkovo and Kernssik on 4 December, 1942. An La-5 by Petrochino on 16 December, 1942. An Il-2 on 7 January, 1943. An Il-2 on 8 January, 1943. A MiG-3 on 7 March, 1943. Two Il-2s and a MiG-3 on 7 May, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 10 May, 1943. A Yak-1 on 2 June, 1943. A Pe-2 on 22 November, 1943. A Pe-2 on 29 March, 1944. A LaGG-5 on 30 April, 1944. A Pe-2 on 11 May, 1944. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 18 July, 1944.
74	Bally, Leopold von	Lt	3/21/1923	Ingolstadt		7/JG-11	Fw 190A-6 Werk # 551116 (lost)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC 21 March, 1944; crashed at Oldenburg during a practice flight, cause unknown. Source: L. Wiegels. No VDK burial detail (D.Drury).
75	Ballwieser, Herbert	Uffz	9/12/1921	Nuremberg		7/KG-2	Do 217M-1 Werk # 6335 "U5 + MR" (lost)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 14/15 March, 1944 during a night attack on London, when he was shot down by AA fire and crashed near RAF Friston, Eastbourne, Sussex, killing the entire crew. Buried Cannock Chase, Block 9, Gr 62 (M.Croft). Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Ofw Werner Hofmann, Observer; Gefr Albert Rasch, R/O and Uffz Helmut Lenz, Gunner. L to R: Albert Rasch, Herbert Ballwieser, Werner Hofmann and Helmut Lenz Courtesy Oleg Marin	Courtesy Oleg Marin
76	Balensiefen, Wilhelm	Lt				3/SG-152	Fw 190F-8 Werk # 670912	Assault Operational Clasp	Crashed in his Fw 190 on 14 March, 1944 near Prossnitz, S of Olmütz, pilot disposition unknown.
77	Bähr, Klaus	Lt				7/JG-52 (S.U.)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 140359 "White 11 + -" (dam 3/9/44)	Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 9 March, 1944 during aerial combat at Winniza Ost.
78	Bahr, Günther	Ofw	7/18/1921	Neu Leegden, E. Prussia	37	6./SKG 210, 6./ZG 1, I./NJG 1, 4.,8. & 12./NJG 4, 7./NJG 3 (08/43), 3./NJG 6 (08/43), 1. & 7./NJG 6	Bf 110C, He 219	RK (28/03/45) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (13/06/44) EP (15/05/44) EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold (13/06/44 CK)	36 four-engine bombers at night and one day victory in Russia. About 90 Night combat missions. One known victory, a B-17 20 km SE of Schweinfurt on 14 October, 1943. A 2nd B-17 same day at Sulzbach, 30 km N of Heilbronn. A Lancaster 35 km N of Hameln on 18 October, 1943. Another Lancaster SSW of Hochspeyer on 17 November, 1943. A "4 mot" in the Berlin area on 2 December, 1943. A Lancaster "JB122" of No.625 Sq. 10km NW of Oranienburg. A "4 mot" on 27 April, 1944, no location (most likely near Schweinfurt). A Lancaster 50 km W of Stuttgart on 29 July, 1944. A Halifax W of Russelheim on 26 August, 1944. A B-17 NW of Mannheim on 12 September, 1944. Nos. 21 to 24, 4 B-24s in the Munich area on 8 January, 1945. Nos. 25 to 28, four Lancasters, two near Stuttgart, one N of Ludwigsburg, and one the eastern end of Mannheim, all on 28 January, 1945. Nos. 29 to 35, all Lancasters WSW of Mannheim/Worms 2/21/45. His 36th, a Lancaster NE of Pforzheim on 23 February, 1945. His 37th victory, a Lancaster W of Nürnberg on 16 March, 1945. Deceased 29 April, 2009 in Wacken. Courtesy Oleg Marin Crew picture of 3./NJG 6 Courtesy Christian König
79	Bader, Edwin	Oblt	9/19/1915			2(H)/16 (Observer)	Do 17P & F, He 111H & Ju 88A & D	RK(3/26/44) EK 1 & 2 Observer Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 12 July, 1944. (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Oberleutnant Edwin Bader (19 September 1915 - 12 July 1944) was an Austrian pilot who automatically became a member of the Luftwaffe at Anschluss (unification) with Germany in 1938. After being promoted to Leutnant, Bader was stationed at Aufklärungsgruppe 12 as a pilot using Hs 126 Henschel and participated in the Battle of Britain. In the campaign in Russia he served as a strategic scout for XIII.Armeekorps / Heeresgruppe Mitte. In the summer of 1942 the unit was renamed Nahaufklärungsgruppe 16 and the aircraft was upgraded to Focke-Wulf Fw 189. Bader was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 26 March 1944 as Oberleutnant and Beobachter in 2. Staffel / Nahaufklärungsgruppe 16 / Luftflotte 4 after successfully completing 345 feindflug (combat mission). Its mission is somewhat dangerous and risky because the threat of enemy aircraft is always looming, not to mention the shots released by anti-aircraft guns. During his career he was recorded three times injured due to shots of Flak and enemy aircraft. In the summer of 1944 Bader moved units again to Nahaufklärungsgruppe 2, which used Messerschmitt Bf 109 aircraft. The whiz spy died in an accident while training using his new aircraft over Finkenheerd, Brandenburg (Germany), in July 1944. Other medals and awards were recorded received: Flugzeugführerabzeichen; Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse and I.Klasse; Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber; Frontflugspange für Aufklärer in Gold mit Anhänger; and Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (February 19, 1943)
80	Bachnick, Herbert	Lt	2/9/1920	Mannheim	80	9/JG-52 (12/42), 2/JGr Ost (4/44), 9/JG-52 (7/44 Romania)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 27013 "Black 33" (lost 7/44), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 166065 "Yellow 4" (lost 8/7/44)	RK(7/27/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/5/44) EP(12/13/43) EK 1 (9/7/43)& 2 (8/6/43) Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold (31/07/43)	KilledInAction (KIA) 7 August, 1944 in "Yellow 4"; shot down by a P-51 after flying a mission against American bombers, where he achieved his last victory. He tried to force land his damaged AC, when he lost control and crashed into a railway embankment in the vicinity of Birkental, near Myslowitz Upper Silesia. He was shot down with wounds in "Black 33" on 7 July, 1944 and made an emergency landing at Moran. 373 missions, 79 victories in the East. His first known victory, a Soviet Pe-2, an Il-5 and aLaGG on 5 July, 1943. A LaGG and an Il-2 (m.H.) on 4 August, 1943. A LaGG on 5 August, 1943. A LaGG on 19 August, 1943. Two Il-2s on 20 August, 1943. Three Il-2s on 21 August, 1943. Two Il-2s on 22 August, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) on 11 September, 1943. An Il-2 and a P-39 on 20 September, 1943. Two LaGGs and two Il-2s (m.H.) on 27 November, 1943. A LaGG and three Il-2s (m.H.) on 28 November, 1943. A LaGG and an Il-2 on 19 December, 1943. An Il-2 (m.H.) N of Kamenka on 25 December, 1943. Five Il-2s on 7 January, 1944. Four LaGGs and an Il-2 on 13 March, 1944. Bowers/Lednicer, 80 victories. Died 1944-08-07 Olesnow, Poland. Alternate spelling: Bachnik. Added: Knights Cross awarded after 79 aerial victories (CKönig).	ç	Operational Record
81	Alexander, Helmut	Ofw	7/13/1917		2	4/JG-53 (6/44/France)	Bf 109G-6/U4 Werk # 441923 "White 18 + -" (lost 6/27/44), Bf 109G-14/AS Werk # 785848 "White 2 + -" (lost 3/16/45)	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC 26 March, 1945 during aerial combat with a P-51 at Sulzbach in Taunus, in the Frankfurt am Main area. No further information (Jager Blatt). WIA 27 June, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-47 near the Champfleury airfield, bailed safely. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 at Bremen on 29 April, 1944. His 2nd, an "unidentified fighter" in the Caen area on 8 June, 1944. His victories may be as high as 4 (Bf 109 Loss List). Courtesy Oleg Marin
82	Bachmann, Hubertus	Uffz				6/JG-11 (Reich Def)	Bf 109G-5 Werk # 110015 "Yellow 7" (lost 3/15/44)	Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 15 March, 1944, reason and place unknown. Mombeek MIA List.
83	Bach, Otto	Lt	6/18/1919	Bochum	25	Erg/JG-2 (7/41), 12/JG-1 (2/43), 5/JG-1 (7/43), 4/JG-1 (5/44), Stfkpt 7/JG-1 (9/44)	Bf 109F in JG-2, Fw 190A-4 & 5 in JG-1, Fw 190A-6 Wk# 530101 "Black 5" (12/43), Fw 190A-7 Werk # 643949 "White 2" (5/44 Störmede, Ger.) in 4/JG-1, Fw 190A-9 Werk # 205186 "Yellow 15" (lost 11/26/44)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold	KilledInAction (KIA) 26 November, 1944 during aerial combat in "Yellow 15" with P-51 escorts over the Ruhr area, by Rochau, near Stendal. Buried Stendal Friedhof, Gr 101 (A. Rosseels). One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire at Cherbourg on 10 July, 1941. His 2nd, a Blenheim at Cherbourg on 17 July, 1941. His 3rd, a Spitfire N of Cape de la Hague on 6 August, 1941. Nos 4 & 5, both Spitfires N of Cape de la Hague on 30 September, 1941. Another, his 6th, a B-17 "Lucy Belle" of 303BG 100 km northwest of Terschelling, flown by 1/Lt Lloyd Driffin on 26 February, 1943. Another, his 7th, was a B-17 # 42-3115 of 95BG flown by Lt J.E. Mc Kinley, on 14 May, 1943. The B-17 crashed on North Beveland Island, near Katz village. All the crew perished. His 8th, a B-17 1 km SW of Metternich on 12 August, 1943. His 10th, a B-17 at Dollart, SW of Emden on 11 December, 1943. His 11th, a B-17 S of Delmenhorst on 6 March, 1944. His 13th, a B-17 north of Braunschweig on 11 April, 1944 (Perry Claims). His 15th, a B-17 NE of Berlin on 24 May, 1944. Known to have flown Fw 190A-7 Wk# 643948 "Black 2" (4/44) in 5/JG-1 also. Another A-7, Werk # 643949 "White 2" in 4/JG-1 Major Heinz Bär (Kommandeur ll./JG1) briefing pilots at Rheine: 8 from L - Obfw. Bach	Courtesy Oleg Marin
84	Babenz, Emil Wilhelm Reinhold	FhjOfw	1/1/1919	Bolschwitz	24	3/JG-26 (4/41), 11/JG-26 (Hi Altitude, 11/42), 1/JG-53 (3/43), 2/JG-26	Bf 109F & G in 11/JG-26, Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470046 "Black 1" (lost 4/8/44)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (10/15/42) EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 8 April, 1944 in his "Black 1" in the same action as Willius, by P-47s of the American 355th FG. He crashed at Bentheim. Buried Lingen Neurfriedhof, Grave 7 (Rosseels). 335 missions. One known victory, His 1st, a Beaufort into the Channel, N of Brest, 17 April, 1941. His 2nd, a Spitfire west of Lille on 28 June, 1941: (P8346 Józef Bondar 303 Sqd Polish). His 3rd, a Spitfire 10 km NW of Gravelines on 11 July, 1941. His 4th, a Spitfire 3 km SW of Insel Goeree on 12 August, 1941. His 5th, a Spitfire SE of Dunkirk on 21 August, 1941. Another, a P-38 20 km west of Mateur on 28 November, 1942. His 20th, a Spitfire NE of Dieppe on 19 August, 1942. Another, his 23rd, while in 3/JG-53, a P-38 10 km northwest of Bizerta on 22 March, 1943. Fhj-Ofw = Fahnenjunker-Sr. Officer Candidate	Courtesy Traces of War and the Lost Wings Project via Christian König
85	Baasner, Hans	Hptm	11/1/1916	Gross Orsichau		3(F)/121 (3/43), Kdr III/KG(J)-6 (11/44), Kdr I/KG(J)-54 (3/45 to end)	Do 17P & F, He 111H in Aufkl Gr.; Bf 109G & K, Fw 190A-8, Me 262A/1a	RK(3/14/43) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/14/42) EP(12/20/41) EK 1 & 2 Recce Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant	POW May, 1945, released 24 August, 1945. More than 300 reconnaissance and bomber missions. Jager Blatt article. (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) Hans Baasner joined Flak Regt 2 at Szczecin, 01.10.1936. In 1938/1939, he went on to become a reserve officer in the anti-aircraft artillery regiment in Greifswald. In August 1939, he was appointed to the Department of the flak-teaching regiment in Hamburg. At the beginning of the war, he was transferred to East Frisia as adjutant to the Headlamp (Searchlamp?) Regiment 1. In May 1940, he began his training as an observer at Großenhain. In June 1941, he was deployed to the eastern front. After being promoted to first lieutenant, he was awarded the Knight's Cross on 14.03.1943, after operations in France, England, the Balkans and Russia. From Mid-1943 he received a training at the pilots school A/B 41 in Frankfurt / Oder and at the pilots school (C) 6 in Kolberg. In 1944 he attended the blind flying school in Copenhagen. After being retrained in IV/KG 6 on the Ju 88 and Ju188, he joined Stab/KG-6. On 02.06.1944 to be assigned as an ia (?) officer. On 12.08.1944, he was given command of the III./ KG 6, which was at that time to be a booster in Ahlhorn and flew against the invasion front. On 19.10.1944, the order for the reclassification of KG-6 was ordered and Baasner sent to Breslau-Rosen to train as a fighter pilot. The III/KG-6 was then in Prague-Rusin and was refitted sparingly on the Fw 190. On 31.01.1945, the III group was named " Schwanen Gruppe", the first Me 262 element of the squadron. But the new deliveries of the Me 262 did not come until March 1945. In March / April Baasner left the III. Group, which is now III/KG(J)-6, and took over the leadership of I/KG (J) 54, which was also in Prague-Rusin. At the end of the war, he was captured with the remains of his group in Graz, from which he was released. Baasner flew over 300 reconnaissance missions. Deceased 21.3.1983, Lüdenscheid (Source, Facebook)
86	Baader, Karl Heinz	Lt	2/25/1916	Munich		NAGr-102 (3/43 Jüterbog for trng), 2/NAGr-5	Bf 109G-6/U3	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/16/44) EK 1 & 2 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)	Courtesy Christian König
87	Autenrieth, Hans "The Ghost of St. Trond"	Hptm	1921/03/15	Weiler	22	6./NJG 1 (08/41), Stab II./NJG 1 (08/42), 4/NJG 4 (03/43), Stfkpt 6./NJG 4 (06/43 - 01/44), Kdr II./NJG 4 (02/44)	Bf 110 G-4 Werk # 5431 (lost 21/04/44), Ju 88 G-1 Werk # 712343 (lost 04/08/44)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (24/02/44) EP (08/05/43 CK) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge (21/01/44 CK) Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold	POW 6 August, 1944 after being shot down by a Mosquito NE of Rennes on 4 August, 1944. WIA 20/21 January, 1944; shot down by a Lancaster, crashing at Spreenhagen near Berlin. One known victory, possibly his 1st, a Halifax on 13 August, 1941, in the Groningen area. Another victory, two Wellingtons south of Burg on 1 August - Wellington X9917 was one, 1942. Another Wellington 100 m southwest of Venlo on 12 August, 1942. A Wellington III of RAF No. 101 Sq. near Liege on 24-25 August, 1942. A Halifax II #1216 "PM-Q" near Marquillies, crashing at Rosmeer-Bilzen (Be) on 5 October, 1942 (Surviving RAF Nav, F/Sgt Gordon Mellor & Jozef Simons, Secy Hemology Soc.,Rosmeer). A Stirling 6 km northeast of Souilly on 8 March, 1943. Another Stirling 3 km southwest of Chalons-sur-Marne on 12 March, 1943. A Halifax, same location, on 17 April, 1943. Two victories on 23 June, 1943; a Stirling and a Wellington. A Stirling 5 km WSW of Diest, Be. on 25 June, 1943. A Halifax E of Dinant on 26 November, 1943, while in 1/NJG-4. A Lancaster on 10 May, 1944, no location. A "4 mot" at Trappes on 2 June, 1944. A Lancaster 5 km E of Dreux on 10 June, 1944. A Lancaster at St Leo on 8 July, 1944. His only known R/O/Gunner, Uffz Adam was killed by the French Resistance when they were both captured after crashing at Fougeres France. The French turned Autenrieth over to the Americans. American POW, released in 1946. Autenrieth died 8 June, 1996. Added: Autenrieth joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired as an Oberstleutnant. His 04/08/44 remaining crew: Fw Rudolf Adam (born 21/07/1919 in Schwemlingen), R/O (MIA) and Uffz Georg Helbig (born 29/06/1920 in Steinfeld), Mech (POW) (absa3945). Added: Another source suggests Fw Adam and Uffz Helbig bailed out the night of 20/21 January, 1944, and returned uninjured; Autenrieth bailed, hitting the tailfin and breaking his leg. Autenrieth always flew with Uffz Adam as Radop with whom he teamed up at nighflighter school. (CK) Hans Autenrieth and Wlter Ehle with others of NJG-1 Courtesy Oleg Marin		Archive Report Archive Report Wellington X9917 Archive Report Wellington EF348 Operational Record
88	Arnold, Walter	FhjOfw			8	9/JG-27 (8/44 France)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 413544 "Yellow 6 + I" (lost 8/18/44)	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His G-6 reported lost on 18 August, 1944 during an emergency landing 30km NW of Paris, pilot returned. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 SE of Marburg on 6 April, 1944. A 2nd, a Typhoon S of Evreux on 17 August, 1944. A 3rd, a B-26 60 km SW of Aachen on 3 October, 1944. A 4th, a P-47 at Mechernich on 17 December, 1944. His 7th, a P-51 in the Küstrin area on 24 March, 1945. His 8th, an Auster on 2 April, 1945. Magnus Report.
89	Arnold, Heinz	Ofw	2/12/1919	Flöha, bei Chemnitz, Germany	49	7/SG-1, 12/JG-5 (1/44 Herdla), 7/JG-5 (4/44 S.U.), 11/JG-7 (12/44 Larz - 2/45 Parchim)	Hs 123 in SG-1, Fw 190A-3 Werk # Unk (Herdla 1/44), Bf 109G, Me 262A-1b Werk # 500491 "Yellow 7" in JG-7	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/26/44) EP(7/26/44) EK 1(5/18/44) & 2 Wnd Bdg Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold(4/23/44)	KilledInAction (KIA) 17 April, 1945 when he was shot down (a diff 262) by P-51s during a ground attack near Grossebersdorf in the Thuringer Wald area of Germany. WIA 8 April, 1945 in Fw 190A near Vienna; bailed safely. 42 victories in JG-5, all in the East. His first known Soviet victory, two Boston IIIs on 23 April, 1944. Two Il-2s and a Boston III on 11 May, 1944. A P-40 and two Boston IIIs on 25 May, 1944. Two Yak-9s on 15 June, 1944. Nine victories on 17 June, 1944. Two Yak-9s a P-39 and a Boston on 27 June, 1944. Two P-39s on 15 September, 1944. A P-39 and an Il-2 on 16 September, 1944. Three P-40s on 17 September, 1944. Three Yak-9s on 26 September, 1944. 7 victories in the Me 262; 5 B-17s, a P-51 and a P-47. One of the B-17s and the P-47 were downed in the Genthin area on 3 March, 1945. The P-51 near Wittenberg on 7 March, 1945. Two more P-51s on 18 March, 1945. A B-17 near Zwikau on 19 March, 1945. A B-17 NW of Dresden on 21 March, 1945. A B-17 in the Cottbus area on 22 March, 1945. A B-17 in the Dessau area on 24 March, 1945. "Yellow 7" is on display at the Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
90	Anlauf, Robert	Fw			10	3/JG-52 (7/44 S.U.)	Bf 109G-14 & K-4	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 28 March, 1945. His first known victory, a Soviet Pe-2 on 24 July, 1944. A 2nd, a Pe-2 on 21 August, 1944. A 3rd, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 31 August, 1944. Nos. 4 & 5, an Il-2 (m.H.) and a P-39 on 1 September, 1944. Nos. 6 & 7, both Yak-9s on 14 October, 1944. An 8th, a P-39 on 20 October, 1944. Nos. 9 & 10, an Il-2 (m.H.) and a LaGG-5 on 26 October, 1944. Magnus.
91	Angst, Paul	Lt	5/19/1923		5	12/JG-3 (1/44), Stffüh 10/JG-3 (1/45), Later Stfkpt 10/JG-3	Bf 109G, Bf 109K-4 Werk # 332559 "White 7 + I" (lost 1/26/45)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, his 1st, a P-38 on 31 January, 1944. His 2nd, a P-39 on 19 February, 1945. His 3rd, a Yak-9 on 11 March, 1945. His 4th, an La-5 on 20 April, 1945. His 5th, a Yak-9 on 24 April, 1945 (Magnus Report). Added: He was uninjured 26 January, 1945 when he was sd by Soviet flak near Schneidermühl (German name for Pila Poland). Source: D.Drury.	Courtesy Christian König
92	Alpers, Friedrich Ludwig Herbert	Maj	3/25/1901	Sonnenberg		3(F)/121 (9/39), Kdr (H)/Aufkl.Gr. 4 (4/42), released from service 9/42, recalled 2/44 to FJR 9	Fw 189A-3	RK(10/14/42) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/9/42) EK 1 & 2 Observer Operational Clasp	Committed suicide 3 September, 1944 near Bougnies-Mons-Maubeuge France. Friedrich Alpers (25 March 1901 – 3 September 1944) was a German Nazi politician and SS-Obergruppenführer. He was also a Minister of the Free State of Brunswick,[2] and Generalforstmeister (General forest supervisor). Alpers was responsible for numerous political crimes in Brunswick. Alpers committed suicide in 1944, while in US custody. NSDAP and SS career Born in 1901, Alpers studied law and political science at the Heidelberg University, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and University of Greifswald. He became a lawyer in 1929. In June 1929, Alpers joined the Nazi Party (NSDAP membership number 132,812). In May 1930 he joined the Sturmabteilung (SA). On 1 March 1931 he joined the SS (membership number 6,427). He was an active member in the SS, rising to the rank of Obergruppenführer. Since October 1930, he was Minister of the Brunswick State Parliament. Alpers was twice temporarily suspended from the SS in 1933 following complaints of excessive violence made against him during the Nazi takeover of Brunswick. Minister of the Free State of Brunswick After the Nazi seizure of power, Alpers became Finance and Justice Minister of Brunswick on 8 May 1933 (a position in which he served until 1934) under the Ministerpräsident Dietrich Klagges. Along with Klagges and Friedrich Jeckeln, Alpers was one of the main persons responsible for the Gleichschaltung and persecution of political opponents in the Free State of Brunswick. Rieseberg-murder Subordinated to Alpers was Klagges "Hilfspolizei" ("Auxiliary Police"). This force was directly answerable to Klagges and consisted of SA, SS and Stahlhelm men. On 4 July 1933, Alpers was directly involved in the Rieseberg-murder of eleven communists and labor organizers in Rieseberg, about 15 miles (24 km) east of Braunschweig.
93	Andresen, Lorenz	Oblt			8	9/JG-5 (11/43 S.U.), Stab/JG-5 (7/44)	Bf 109G-6	EK 1 & 2 Fightr Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 20 July, 1944. His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 20 km N of the Petsamo airfield on 25 November, 1943. A 2nd, a P-40 N of Fischer-Halbinsel on 17 March, 1944. A 3rd, another P-40 at Fischer Halbinsel on 23 April, 1944. A 4th, a P-39 near Petsamo on 10 May, 1944. A 5th & 6th, two Il-2s; one SE of Kiberg, the 2nd, E of Vardö, on 26 May, 1944. Magnus.	Courtesy Christian König
94	Amsberg, Heinz E.A.	Fw			4	9/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)	EK 1 & 2 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.
95	Amend, Hermann	Uffz			9	9/JG-5 (9/43 S.U.), IV/JG-5 (8/44)	Bf 109G, Fw 190A	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 5 August, 1944. His first known victory, three Soviet P-40s on 12 September, 1943, flying with Walter Schuck, who also downed three P-40s this same date. A 4th, a Pe-2 on 2 December, 1943. A 5th, A Boston III on 17 March, 1944. A 6th, a Boston III on 2 April, 1944. A 7th, another Boston III NE of Berlevaag on 25 May, 1944. Nos. 8 & 9, both Il-2s near Vardö on 26 May, 1944.
96	Ambrusch, Josef	Uffz			1	11/JG-54	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 418712 (lost)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 8 March, 1944 over Potochow. His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 on 27 February, 1944.
97	Amberg, Heinz	Uffz				7/NJG-1	Bf 110G-4 Werk # 740163 "G9 + GR" (lost 3/15/44)	Wound Badge Night Fighter Operational Clasp	His G-4 sd 15 March, 1944 at Grabenstetten by return fire from a Halifax LW 558 of RCAF No 427 Sq., piloted by F/O Harold B. Steeves (KilledInAction (KIA)). Amberg bailed safely, with injuries. The Halifax was also lost, crashing near Reutlingen, killing entire crew but one, a POW. Remaining Bf 110 crew: Uffz Josef Seiferling, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Gefr Kopperberg (bailed safely). Source: Fritz Braun.
98	Altnorthoff, Ernst Georg	Hptm	4/21/1920		11	Stfkpt 12/JG-27 (7/43), 2/JGr Süd (Italy 11/43), Stfkpt 10/JG-27 (5/44 Reich Def), Stfkpt 13/JG-27 (09-11/44, 2/45 Reich Def), Stfkpt 6/JG-27 (4/45)	Bf 109F, Bf 109G-6 Werk # 16x253 (lost 5/24/44; WIA Neu Cilli/Steirmark, bailed safely),Bf 109K-4 Werk # 330917 (lost 11/2/44; WIA, combat Mieschen), Bf 109G-14 "White 14" (09/44), Bf 109G-10 Werk # 130332 (lost 2/25/45; aerial combat, Bramsche, pilot OK), Bf 109K-4 Werk # 332158 "White 7" (dam 3/21/45; damaged after enemy fighter strafing attack)	EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory during the Sicilian campaign, a B-24D 28 km west of Cape Spartha on 9 July, 1943. Most likely, he and Fw Fahrenberger were flying wing together this date. His 2nd, a B-24 when he opposed the Ploesti raid, downing the bomber 50 km west of Kefallinia on 1 August, 1943. Another victory, a B-17 near the Gulf de Fos southern France, 16 November, 1943. A P-38 SW of Cassis on 21 January, 1944. Two P-38s over southern France on 4 March, 1944; one at Serres, the other at Berre-LEtang. Another P-38 on 7 March, 1944, over Italy, no location. His 8th, a B-17 at Agram (Zagreb) on 24 May, 1944. His 9th, a C-47 SW of Hofgeismar on 4 April, 1945. His 10th, a P-47 10 km NW of Heiligenstadt on 7 April, 1945. His 11th, a P-47 5 km W of Havelberg on 16 April, 1945. Alternate spelling: Altnorthhoff. Magnus. Added: WIA on 02/11/44 (CKönig)
99	Altmann, Leberecht	Lt	12/19/1919		2	1/JG-26 (8/43 Woensdrecht), Stfkpt 1/JG-26 (2/44), Eins.Gr. Erg/JG-1 (2/45)	Fw 190A-5 Werk # 1091 "White 10" (lost 8/19/43), Fw 190A-6 & 7, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 682044 (lost 2/1/45)	EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 1 February, 1945 by flak near Küstrin. WIA 19 August, 1943 during aerial combat. His A-5 crashed at Eethen Holland, north of Waalwijk (DeSwart). Another source sets the crashsite as Bergen op Zoom. One known victory, his 1st, a B-24 near Poix on 21 January, 1944, and one on 6 March, 1944, along with Kiefner and Brese on 6 March. Jager Blatt article (answering my question!).
100	Altmann, Herbert	Uffz			1	2/NJG-4	Bf 110G-4	EK 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, a "4 mot" by Manbaich on 33 March, 1944.

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