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#Pilot (↑)RankBornPlaceScore (↑)UnitsAircraftAwards*************Notes*************PhotoLinksAuthorComments
1 Abel, SiegfriedHptm21/08/14Aufkl.Gr. 112 (04/37), Aufkl.Gr. 14 (09/39-06/41), 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 (06/41), Erg.NAGr. + Aufkl.Erp.Stab Jüterbog-Damm (instructor 09/42), Erg.Nahaufkl.Gr. (-03/43), RLM (L In 1) (03/43), Offz.z.b.V. FFS A 14 (10/43), Aufsichts-Offz. LKS 4 (07/44), 3./Erg.NAGr. later renamed 3./Erg.Aufkl.G. 1 11/44), Ic (Bild) of the Lw.Führungsstab I. (01/45)Hs-126Obsv in 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 (03/40), WIA on 12/04/41 by MG fire near Tobruk and hospitalized. In 06/41 transferred to the Oskar-Helenenheim in Berlin for treatment.CKönig
2 Achard, GerhardLt1/10/1924Berlin4/JG-300 (9/44), I/JG-300 (2/45 Reich Def)Bf 109G-6/AS (lost 9/25/44 at Elten), Bf 109G-10 Werk # 150826 "Blk 5" (lost 2/14/45 vic Dahlen/Oschatz)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 February, 1945 during aerial combat near Dahlen/Oschatz. Regarding the loss of his G-6, cause and pilot disposition unknown. Alternate spelling: Achart.
3 Achterberg, BernhardOgefr12/13/1924I/JG-300 (1/45)Bf 109G-10 (or G-14) Werk # Unk (lost 1/45)Fighter Operational ClaspHis name appears on an AC Lost List; AC lost 1/45 at Berlin, Pilot MIA, cause unknown.
4 Adam, PaulFw2/Kü.Fl.Gr-606Ju 52n Werk # 5945 "DC + SF" (lost)Transport Operational ClaspKIC 4 March, 1941 during a courier flight between Gardermoen and Berlin, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all MIA): Uffz Alfred Gans, R/O; Uffz August Ahrens, Mechanic and Uffz Hans Müller, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
5 Adelt, HansHptm1910/06/07Berlinacting Kdr III./ZG 1 (09/42 CK), Stab/Höheren Kdr für Truppengasschutz (04/43 CK), Stab II./ZG 76 (-07/44 CK)Fw 190 "BQ + DE" F-8 Werknr 580203 (lost 22/07/44) - other version (LOCS): Me 410 (lost 22/07/44)KIC 22 July, 1944 at Novy Dvor Malacky FP, CZ., circumstances unknown. He may have been assigned there to protect the ac/students of the Observer Training School (D.Drury). Added: KIFA on Me 410 crashed at Malacky airfield near Bratislava in Slovakia - not due to enemy action (CK)


Adelt in 10/39
Courtesy CK
6 Ahrensdorf, Hans WernerGefr12/5/1919BerlinErg.IV/KG-26 (Blankensee)He 111H Werk # 3658 (lost 2/16/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC with unnamed crew 16 February, 1942, no further detail (Stankey & DeZeng). Added: Their ac crashed at Bechelsdorferweg, Olindorf, Mecklenburg, cause remains unknown. Remaining crew (KIC): Gefr Johann Ebeling, Obs; Uffz Günther Klügel, R/O and Gefr Wilhelm Merchel, Gnr.Gefr Ahrensdorf buried in the German War Cem in Döberitz/Dallgow ev Kirchenfriedhof, B5, Row 1, Gr 23. Gefr Merchel buried in the German War Cem in Herne-Eickel Friedhof in Volksgarten, in Gr 92. No other graves known (D.Drury).
7 Albinus, HeinzOgefr2/11/1922Berlin10/NJG-5Bf 110F-4 (lost 5/16/43)Night Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 16 May, 1943; crashed at the Morlaix airfield, cause unknown. Burial Ploudaniel-Lesneven, Blk 9, Row 55, Gr 1370 (absa3945).
Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France
8 Dührsen, AlfredLt9/18/1921Berlin5/JG-53 (France)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163701 "Black 15 + -" (lost 6/9/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 9 June, 1944 by his own flak at Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. EO-78, near Laveur. Added: Burial at Pornichet, Blk 2, Row 20, Gr 626 (absa3945).
9 Dudeck, GerhardMaj1913/12/13Waldenburg/NiederschlesienFFS C Ludwigslust (08/35), LKS Berlin-Gatow, 6./KG.z.b.V. 1 (09/38), Stfkpt 12./KG.z.b.V. 1 (05/40-04/43), Marschgruppenführer TG S (Sizilien) and N (Neapel) (04/43), Ia of Stab/KG.z.b.V. 323 (04/43), I./TG 1 (-10/43) Kdr III./TG 3 (-10/43), Kdr III./TG 2 (10/43 or 01-11/44)Ju-52 "8T + PR" (04/11/44 lost)
RK (09/06/44)

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (31/01/42)
EP (16/02/42)

EK 1 & EK 2

Transporter Operational Clasp in Gold (31/05/41) with pendant		Awarded the RK after 321 front flights as a transport pilot, the majority of which took place in the Mediterranean. On 09/04/40 he flew his first operational mission. End 04/43 reached 285 combat missions. On 04/11/44 force-landed as Obsv near Vanitsa/Greece, 50 km W of Saloniki, after getting lost and running out of fuel while evacuating wounded from Macedonia; POW uninjured. From 11/44-08/47 POW in Egypt in Camp 305. 1956 joined the Bundeswehr. 1971 retired with a rank of Obstlt. Deceased 05/06/76 in Bremen.CKönig
10 Amberger, HeinzLt20/06/15Berlin W.B.K. II (CK)Lg.Kdo. Norwegen (1940 CK), 1./KGr z.b.V. 108 (11/41-02/43), 1./TGr 20 (02/43), Seetransporstaffel 3 (10/43), Seetransportstaffel 1 (06/44), Seetransportstaffel 2 (03/45)Ju 52 (See) Werk # 6940 "DR + WH" (lost 02/11/41)Wound Badge
Transport Operational Clasp		WIA (injured) 2 November, 1941; landing accident at Vikna (at "Busta-Mountain (357 m), 8 km NW of Salbruket, 45 km NNE of Namsos, CK) , near Vikna, on his way from Hommelvik to Bodo, on a non-operational flight, cause unknown. Remaining crew (all WIA): Uffz Wilhelm Steinhauer, R/O; Fw Eduard Gründer, Gunner and Ofw Erich Schulz, Mech. 13 passengers were also injured. Source: SIG Norway. Added: One passenger - Korvettenkapitän/ Ingenieur Karl Rudolf Jährig, born 22/06/84 in Dresden- died 1 day later in hospital (CK)
11 Andorfer, AntonHptm12/23/1919Linz, Austria 1/StG-77, Stfkpt 8/SG-77, Stfkpt 2/SG-77 Ju 87, Fw 190 in SG-77
RK(3/26/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/17/43)
EP(9/22/42 or 11/2/42; AR provided list)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber w/Pendant
Assault Oper.Clasps 		KilledInAction (KIA) 11 April, 1945 during the Battle of Berlin, when his Fw 190 was hit by Soviet flak and burned on impact. Nearly 1000 missions including about 200 with the Fw 190. Destroyed 45+ tanks.

Courtesy Christian König

12 Dietrich, Gustav "Gustel"Gefr12/6/1913Berlin-SchönebergFFS C-8 Wiener NeustadtUnkPilot BadgeKIC 30 May, 1940 near Falkenstein, Niederdonau, Austria. Buried Berlin-Kreuzberg (J.Mückler 1/2023).
13 Apenburg, HelmutUffz02/10/19Alt-Treptow, Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin (CKönig)1/JG-3 (7/43, 2/44 Volkel)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 19634 "White 8" (lost 7/28/43), Bf 109G-6/U4 Werk # 440207 "White 8" (lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 22 February, 1944 during aerial combat in his G-6 with a P-47 by Linne, 6 km SW of Roermand Holland. Wk# 19634 reported lost on 28 July, 1943, cause and location not reported, pilot returned. Added: Uffz Apenburg is buried at Yssel L-11-271 (SGLO).
14 Encke, FlorianFhr3/27/1924Berlin-WilmersdorfLKS-2 (1/43 Berlin-Gatow)UnkPilot BadgeKIC 26 January, 1943 in Berlin-Charlottenburg vicinity; buried in a Family Grave, Berlin Zehlendorf (J.Mückler 1/2023).
15 Diesem, RudolfOblt1920/12/10 (CK)FAR 53 (-08/40 CK), IV/TG 3 (1942-43 CK), Stfkpt 7./JG 1 (1944)Ju-52, Fw 190 A-8 "Yellow 2" Werknr 960655 (lost 05/12/44)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (01/08/43 CK)
EP (08/05/43 CK)

EK 1 & 2

Transporter Operational Clasp in Gold		KilledInAction (KIA) 5 December, 1944 during aerial combat S of Waren/Müritz with P-51 escorts, opposing a Berlin raid. No known grave. Added: Flew beforehand as transporter and retrained. He was a flying school comrade of Ulrich Planck. (CK)
16 Auhagen, HubertLt1915/08/24 (CK)W.B.K. Berlin X (CK)FFS A/B 125 (02/43 CK), FFS C 5 Neubrandenburg (04/43 CK), NJG 101 (10/43-06/44), Nachtjagdlehrgang 13, 11./NJG 5 (09-12/44 CK), 10./NJG 5 (01-02/45 CK)Bf 110 G-4 "C9+QU" (CK) Werknr 730284 (dam 01/02/45)Wound Badge

possibly Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze		WIA 1 February, 1945 by enemy fire, location unknown. Added: Deceased 06/08/1983, buried Neuer St. Nikolai Friedhof in Hannover (CK)


Courtesy CK


Courtesy CK
17 Fischer, KlausFhjFw1920Berlin, ZehlendorfII(Sturm)/JG-4Fw 190A-8/R2 Werk # 681294 "Black 14" (lost 11/12/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 12 November, 1944 while on a Test flight from Welzow, crashing in the Cheiner Moor, where he was listed as MIA until the crashsite and his remains were unearthed, 28/29 January, 1997. Pieces of the AC are on display at the Günter Leonhardt Luftfahrt Museum, Laatzen. Source: Lothar Wiegels.
18 Flegel, Hans JoachimOblt8/16/1913Berlin6/KG-51Ju 88A-1 Werk # & code Unk (lost 8/12/40)KilledInAction (KIA) 12 August, 1940; crashed into the English Channel near Barth following a raid on the Ventnor RDF, Isle of Wight, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Gefr Emil Rückert, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA): bur Bourdon Fr, Blk 32, Row 5, Gr 179); Ogefr Reinhold Rener R/O (MIA) and Uffz Josef Berghammer, Gnr (MIA, born 30/06/17, CK). Flegel buried Bourdon Fr, Blk 32, Row 5, Gr 178. Source: D.Drury. //


Uffz Josef Berghammer
19 Feldmann, HeinzOblt10/27/1909BerlinI/KG-26 (Sola)He 111H-5 Werk # 3749 (lost 7/17/41) Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp 		WIA 17 July, 1941 during a mission by the east coast of England. No further report on the cause, crew or AC damage. Source: SIG Norway. Per Stankey & DeZeng; sd by AA fire and force landed at Sola.
20 Fraedrich, Hans JoachimLt7/23/1916KG-4He 111PBomber Operational ClaspHis grave marker indicates he was a "Flugzeugführer", and was killed 13 July, 1940. Buried in the Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin. Marker photo credit: J.Mückler. Alternate spelling: Frädrich
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
21 Falk, WilhelmOfw11/12/1913Nürnberg3/KGr-606Do 17Z & Ju 88AEP (3/18/42)

EK 1 & 2
KVK 2
Bomber Operational Clasp in Silver (7/3/41)		KIC 16 July, 1942 when he crashed at the Schönefeld airfield, near Berlin. In 1931, he joined the Kriegsmarine, transferred to the Luftwaffe in 1937. He was returned to Nuremberg-Mögelsdorf for burial. He participated in 53 combat missions over England and various nautical convoys, sinking three merchant ships. Source: His awards and document grouping found online, Oakleaf Militaria.
22 Döhring, PaulOblt2/25/1920Berlin2(F)/11Fw 189A, Do 17Z Werk # Unk (lost 8/26/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(4/14/42)

EK 1 & 2
, EP (12/29/41), Observer Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List. Added: He was KilledInAction (KIA) 26 August, 1942during the Battle of Stalingrad. He went down in the vicinity of Kotluban Railway Station, Stalingrad Oblast, Russia, 40km NW of Stalingrad (Pl.Qu. 44E/4912), cause and Remaining crew unknown. The VDK indicates that Oblt Döhring was probably transferred to the Rossoschka War Cemetery, and buried among the unknown (D.Drury).
23 Eilbracht, HeinzFwII/EJG-1Fw 190A-8 Werk # 681253 (65% dam 2/1/45)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in a taxxing accident 1 February, 1945 at the Berlin-Schönwalde airfield.
24 Bannischka, HelmutUffz6/9/1921BerlinIII/JG-26 (joins 8/43), 7/JG-26 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 18867 "White 6" (lost 9/14/43)Fighter Operational Clasp in BronzeKilledInAction (KIA) 14 September, 1943 in aerial combat with a Spitfire at Wijnendale. He attempted to bail out at 650 feet, but became trapped when the wing came off, and he crashed with his "White 6". Buried Bourdon, Block 5/2/78 (Rosseels).
25 Fischer, Heinz Albert WilhelmHptm1917/05/22Berlin-Dahlem11./LG 11 (09/39, CK), 1.(St)/Tr.Gr. 186 (06/40, CK), Stafü 9./StG 1 (05-07/42 S.U.), Stfkpt 7./St.G. 1 (10/42, CK)Ju 87 B, Ju 87 D-3 (05/42, CK), Ju 87 D-1 "J9 + AL" Werknr 2629 (lost 26/10/42)
RK (25/11/42 postm.)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (27/05/42)
EP (04/05/42)

EK 1 & EK 2 (06/09/39, CK)
Wound Badge (12/05/42, CK)

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with star pendant		KilledInAction (KIA) 26 October, 1942 near Steritsi in the Volkhov pocket, when during a strafing mission at 500 meters, his AC was hit by German artillery, losing its tail and crashing, killing both Fischer and his rear gunner, Uffz. Ernst Hümmer. 465 missions. Added: WIA in left arm on 12/05/42 when shot down during an attack on tanks near Lipovik and force-landed near the front lines; returned to unit the next day. (CK)
26 Bartens, JürgenOblt1/30/1915BerlinStfkpt 8/KG-55 (10/40)He 111P-2, He 111P-4 Werk # 2908 "G1 + LS" (lost 4/9/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 9 April, 1941 on a mission over England, crashing at Farmhill Crossroads, Windsor Great Park, Berkshire. He was flying as Observer this date; pilot Ofw Franz Vonier, both buried in Brookwood Mil Cem, Plot 15, Row A Joint Grave 3. Remaining crew (WIA & POW): Fw Fritz Pons, R/O and Fw Hermann Hübler (or Kübler), Mech.. Source: D. Drury). Known to have flown missions against England in October, 1940, specifically one against Thorney Island airfield, Sussex, on 8 October, 1940.
27 Castell-Rüdenhausen, Friedrich-Wolfgang Graf von und zuLt1906/06/27BerlinFlugkapitän for Lufthansa, 7./ZG 76Bf-110 C (lost)MIA/ KIA on 11 July 1940 when shot down by fighters into the Channel near Portland Bill. Husband of Karoline-Mathilde, princess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Crew (MIA/KIA): Radop Gefr Heinz Reder.


CKönig
28 Degelsegger, FranzLtFFS Frankfurt (6/41), Stab/SG-104 (9/43)Fw 190D & Fw 190F-8
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge, Ground Support Operational Clasp in Silver		POW abt 28 April, 1945 after being wounded while serving in a Berlin Defense Regiment. WIA by enemy fighters twice during his flight training, bailing once; crash landed the second, killing his instructor. He flew 84 armed reconnaissance & ground strikes, damaging 30 enemy vehicles. After being released from internment, he emigrated to Australia, where he passed away (War Relics Eu via S.Youngs).

In flying suit
29 Baumann, Peter Viktor RobertMaj02/11/13BerlinKG 51, Erg. JGr WestBf-109 G-6 "White 27"KIA on 20 September 1944 8km SE of Stargard. Buried in Berlin-Zehlendorf-Dahlem Waldfriedhof.CKönig
30 Bauschke, HorstHptm6/8/1920Berlin, NeuköllnStab/Aufkl.Gr.11 (5/42 S.U.), 2(H)/21 8/43), 6(H)/Aufkl.Gr.12 (disband 5/44), 8/NAGr-8 (5/44 to end)Hs 126B, Bf 109G
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/16/43)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Observer Operational Clasp in Gold		Began his Luftwaffe flying career as a FhjUffz in August, 1940. Served as a Short Range Reconnaissance Pilot in Russia. Known bases: Herzogenaurach 2/44 to 8/44, Olita & Raczki during Aug, 1944, Polangen Sept & Oct, 1944, Eichwalde Oct to Dec, 1944, Mackfitz 12/44 to 2/45, and Prenzlau 2/45 to 3/45. Documents found on-line.
31 Bach, TheoLt1924/01/25Ludwigshafen9./KG 2Do 217 M-1 "U5 + ET" Werknr 722852 (lost)Obs; Uffz Helmuth Carl R/OKIA on 15/16 August1943 apparently blinded by searchlights and due to Flak ? crashed near Horndean Broadway Farm, 8 km N of Portsmouth/Hampshire. Bach might have been the Obsv. Crew (KIA): Radop OGefr Güenther Jahn (born 22/07/1922 in Berlin), Obsv Uffz Helmuth Carl (born 29/08/1923 in Berlin), OGefr Werner Neubert (born 17/02/1923 in Chemnitz, buried St Nicholas Churchyard, West Thorney, Chichester District, West Sussex Plot 3. C. 16), Gefr Günther Jahn


Courtesy CK

CKönig
32 Beckhaus, Karl AugustHptmK/88 Legion Condor (7/39), Stab/Fliegerführer z.b.V.-Berlin, I/KG-40 (4/40)Ju 52/3m, Ju 290, He 111, Fw 200C Werk # Unk "F8 + CH" (lost 4/21/40)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 21 April, 1940; failed to return from a mission to Narvik, presumed lost in the North Sea due to bad weather and icing conditions at Vestfjorden (LOCS & falkeeins-blogspot).
33 Beetz, WilhelmOfhr9/23/1918Berlin - Karlshorst6/KG-4He 111P-4 Werk # 3085 "5J + GP" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 16 February, 1941 when the AC was hit by AA fire over South Shields during a raid on the Tyne, and lost height before its port wing collided with a balloon cable from a site on the North Foreshore. It dove at a steep angle crashing at Bents Park. Four were killed when the AC exploded on impact. Beetz managed to bail and had the cruel luck of being electricuted when he landed on trolley car wires. He died shortly after being admitted to Ingham Infirmary. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Hptm Heinz Styra, Observer, Uffz Karl Günther Brützam, wireless operator, Gefr Franz Friedrich Janeschitz, gunner and Uffz Helmut Herbert Jeckstadt, gunner. Added: An exploding mine at the crash location with the burials as follows in Hylton (Castletown) Cem, Section D: Beetz Row 1, Gr 697; Styra Row 2, Gr 735 (with Brützam); Janeschitz Row 1, Gr 698 and Jeckstadt Row 2, Gr 734 (D.Drury).
34 Glasner, GüntherLt8/26/1917Drehnow bei Krossen, BrandenburgStab II/LG-1 (4/40), 9/LG-1 (7/40), Stab/KG-6 (9/42)He 111 in LG-1, Ju 88A & Ju 188E
RK(12/31/43)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/13/42)
EP(7/5/41)

EK 1 & 2


Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant		POW May, 1945 in Prague. 513 combat missions. Served as gunner for RK Holder Hogeback. Deceased 22 June, 2012, Berlin.
35 Belz, JosefMaj9/28/1909KindelsdorfKGr.z.b.V-500 (12/42), Stfkpt 7/Erg.TG (8/43-6/44), 2/KG-200 (11/44)Ju 52, Ar 232, Fw 200, Ju 188, He 111 Werk # Unk (lost 11/2/44)
RK (12/23/42)
EP (1/11/43)

EK 1 & 2
Transport Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 2 November, 1944, cause unknown. His ac crashed 3km east of the Gross Schiemann airfield, near Ortelsburg (Traces of War & LOCS).
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)

Ar 232 A-101

The first and only unit fully equipped with Ar 232 was the 7./Erg.TG. (Supplementary transport squadron). Their formation, in Schönwalde near Berlin, was apparently ordered as early as June 1943, probably on the 15th. The first squadron commander, Walter Meltzer (Knights Cross) from III./TG 1, had been appointed, but together with the group commander the l./Erg.TG., Major Kurt Wendorff, in a test flight with the Ar 232 A-03, VD + YC, he was fatally injured in Schönwalde along with Oblt. Helmut Jardon, Offz.z.b.V., Ofw. Albert Klenk, Bordmechaniker, and Uffz. Heinrich Gräf, Bordfunker, all of the 7./Erg.TG. Meltzer's successor was Major Josef Belz. While he and a few other members of the squadron, including Ofw. Max Limbrecht, had already been instructed in the new pattern at the factory, it was not until December 1943 that the A-02 aircraft in Schönwalde could be deployed. That same month, the squadron was relocated to Eger. There it received three more machines in January (A-06, A-09 and B-06) and another two in February 1944. The last two should have been at least one more B, most likely the B-05.
36 Fehling, FritzUffz2/26/1919Neukölln, Berlin7/JG-77 (5/44 Romania)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 760194 "White 15" (lost 4/17/44), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 412293 "White 8" (lost 5/19/44) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KilledInAction (KIA) the night of 18/19 May, 1944 during aerial combat south of Peris (Bf 109 Loss List). Added: Burial GWC Bucharest, D/3/55 (M.Krebbers). Injured 17 April, 1944 in a crash near Nuci, cause unknown (Bf 109 Loss List).
37 Domke, HelmutLt10/10/1916Berlin1/KG-1He 111H Werk # Unk (lost 11/17/39)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 17 November, 1939 after becoming disorientated while on a leaflet dropping mission over France. The ac crashed in the Leogang Mountain in the State of Salzburg (before it was returned to Austria). Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Wilhelm Trautner, Uffz Erhard Tesch and Fw Wilhelm Altmann. The deceased are buried in the War Cem., St.Johann/Kitzbühl, Austria: Domke Gr 7, Trautner Gr 8, Tesch Gr 6 and Altmann Gr 5. The crew designations were not given; pilot selection per the writer (D.Drury).
38 Girke, HeinzHptmLKS Berlin-Gatow, LKS Dresden (11/39(, Stfkpt 2(H)/41 (S.U.)Fw 189A-1, Hs 126 Werk # 4064 (lost 12/20/41)Observer Operational ClaspKIC 20 December, 1941 at Posnjakowa, cause unknown (Mebius). Source: D. Stankey & L.DeZeng.
39 Frankenberg und Proschlitz, Freiherr Egbert vonMaj3/20/1909Straßburg (CK)Legion Condor, Kdr III./KG 77 (1941-11/42 CK), Kdr KG 51 (01/43-05/43 S.U.)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1164 "9K + AA" (lost 5/1/43)
Spanish Cross
EP (08/05/43 CK)

at least Dive Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze		MIA/POW with unnamed crew 1 May, 1943 at Charkow-Bryansk, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List). Remaining crew (MIA/POW): Fischbacher, Obs; Miehe, R/O and Hain, Gunner, their fate unknown. He had defected to the Russians (defected with various secret files, became propagandist for Soviets in "Nationalkomitee Freies Deutschland", CK). Survived the war, and passed away 15 March, 2000 in Berlin. Source: Heinrich Breuer. Added: 1948 returned to East Germany from Russia. 1949-90 became a mid-level political figure in the GDR, mainly in Thuringia. Deceased on 15/03/00 in Berlin (CK).
40 Bergmann, GerhardLt3/11/1924MemelStG-101 (6/43), Flzfüh 3/SG-1 (10/44 S.U.)Ju 87B, Fw 190F-8 & F-9, Me 262 (Berlin 4/45)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP (9/1/44)
EK 1 (5/2/44) & EK 2 (3/2/44)
Wound Badge
Dive Bomber/Assault Operational Clasp		A Former HJ, he entered the Luftwaffe on 15 October, 1942 and recd his pilot certificate on 2 June, 1943. 248 combat missions; shot down twice by flak. Destroyed 21 Soviet tanks, 2 munition trains and five British transport ships (2 off Malta), 8 bridges and numerous artillery & flak guns. Served in all theaters. He was also qualified to fly the Me 109 and Me 110. His Gunner named Hubert Keuter. Source: His personal photo album on sale online.
41 Berkhoff, JochenOblt02/11/16 (CK)Berlin (CK)Fest.Flak-Abt. 34 + Res.-Fest.Flak-Abt. 342 (11/39), 7/StG-1 (S.U.)Ju 87R-2 Werk # 5959 "J9 + HH" (lost 7/3/41)at least Bomber Operational Clasp in BronzeKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 3 July, 1941 NW of Borrisow due to enemy fire. Ju 87 Loss List. Added: KIA also Radop Gefr J. Feissner (CK)
42 Berlin, ErnstUffz9/27/19119Hagen1/KG-2 (12/42 Gilze-Rijen)Do 217E-4 Werk # 4317 "U5 + IH" (lost 12/12/42)Bomber Operational ClaspHis Do 217 crashed at Hulten Holland, SE of Rijen, on 12 December, 1942, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: The entire crew were killed in the crash and initially buried in Tilburg. In 1954, all four were re-buried at Ysselsteyn. Pilot, Uffz Berlin in Grave CQ-7-154. Remaining crew: Gefr Reinhold Sonneborn (geb 9/13/1923 Erndtebruck), Obs (bur CQ-7-155); Gefr Franz Fruth (geb 2/27/1922 Arnberg), R/O (bur CQ-7-156) and Ogefr Franz Reuter (geb 11/21/1916 Essen), Gnr (bur CQ-7-157) (Find-A-Grave by Fred).
43 Berlin, WilhelmMaj1916/02/18Berlin-Lichterfelde10./LG 1 (09/39), Stfkpt 4./ZG-26 (05/41 S.U.), Stfkpt 8./ZG 1 (04/42), Kdr III./ZG 1 (10/43)Bf 110 E-1 Werknr 4062 (dam 27/06/41), Bf 110 E-1 "BC + HN" (dam 07/09/41 CK), Me 410 A-1 Werknr 420025 "2N + AD" (lost 10/10/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (03/04/44 postmortem)
EP (01/02/43)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge (27/06/41 CK)

Destroyer Operational Clasp in Gold		KilledInAction (KIA) 10 October, 1943, in aerial combat over Osnabrück with P-47s, opposing U.S. bombers during the Münster raid. His Radop Lt Heinz Wulf was KIA too. WIA 27 June, 1941 when hit by AA fire and crash landed near Nova Volya. Added: WIA 7 September, 1941; AA fire in the vicinity of Saaremaa (LOCS). Added: Wilhelm Berlin was shot down 3 times. The first time on 27/06/41 in his Messerschmitt Bf 110E-1, Werknr. 4062 near Novavola where he and his Radop OFw Josef Masson managed to make an emergency landing. On 07/09/41 he was shot down near Sareema again together with his Radop Caspar Stein. (CK)


Courtesy CK
44 Berlin, WolfgangHptmStfkpt 6/KG-55 (3/41 Avord Fr.)He 111P-4A Werk # 2989 "G1 + CP" (lost 3/12/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 12 March, 1941; sd by a Hurricane of No. 96 Sq, piloted by Sgt Robin McNair during a raid on Liverpool. He was acting as observer on the ac piloted by Ofw Karl Single. See Single, Karl for further detail.
45 Berndt, Karl MartinUffz2/8/1914Griessenbach3(F)/31Do 17 Werk # Unk (lost 8/13/40)Observer Operational ClaspKIC 13 August, 1940 at Plancoet Fr., cause unknown. Also killed, Flg Hans Richter (geb 7/18/1920 Berlin). Flg Richter died of injuries on 27 August, 1940 at Saint Brieuc. No other crew named. Both are buried at Ploudaniel-Lesneven Cem, Blk 11, Row 1, Flg Richter Gr 6; Uffz Berndt Gr 4 (absa3945).
Plousdaniel-Lesneven, France
46 Bertram, HerbertOblt3/25/1915BerlinI/KG-200 (Finow)UnkBomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 12 March, 1945 near Parndorf Austria, no further detail. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Kurt Lisker, Uffz Hans Ott and Ofw Werner Neumeister. All four deceased are buried in the War Cem. at Mattersburg Austria, in Blk 1, Row 10, Graves 226 & 227. Oblt Bertram is presumed to be the pilot due to lack of crew position detail (D.Drury).
47 Fichtel, XaverOfw14/SG-151Fw 190F-3 Werk # 670351 (30% dam 2/2/45)Wound Badge
Assault Operational Clasp		Injured in a crash landing at the Berlin-Staaken airfield on 2 February, 1945, no cause reported.
48 Beust, Hans Henning, Fhr vonObst4/17/1913KarlsruheKdr III/KG-27 "Boelcke" (1/42), Kdr KG-27 (11/43)He 111H
RK(9/7/41)
EL(11/25/43)
Spanish Cross in Gold w/Swords

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/15/43)
EP(10/24/40)

EK 1 & 2
Rom. Pilot Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		The RK was awarded for the successful attack on enemy shipping at Odessa S.U.. Former member of Infantry Regt 17 in 1931. 411 missions, mostly in the East. He was commander of the unit carrying Mölders to Berlin when the He 111 crashed, killing Mölders. Mölders was returning to be amongst the Guard of Honor for the Udet funeral. Retired Bundeswehr officer in 1971. Deceased 27 March, 1991 Munich.

49 Frey, GeorgBomber Unit Flugfüh.He 111Bomber Operational ClaspJager Blatt article sighting his crashing on a flight from Berlin to Travemünde on 22 April, 1945.
50 Beyer, HeinzGefr4/20/1924BerlinErg/JGr.-Ost ('43), joins 7/JG-3 (7/4/44 Evreux-Fauville Chartres)Bf 109G-6/R3 Werk # 165268 "Black 8 + I" (lost 7/12/44)Pilot BadgeMIA 8 days after joining JG-3, 12 July, 1944. While making a low-level attack on Allied troops and cargo gliders, he was hit by AA fire. He crashed in no-mans land, 1km S of Breville-les-Monts, 12km NE of Caen. His remains were unable to be recovered, and he is believed to be buried at La Cambe in Normandy, as unknown. Gratefully acknowledged source: D-Day Wings Museum, Caen & Christian König..
51 Biedermann, HorstFw9/27/1920Berlin (CKönig)1/NSG-2Ju 87 (lost 3/28/45)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 28 March, 1945 during aerial combat with American fighters at Willingshausen. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): R/O Bölling snd Gnr Fw Gerhard Werner Schmidt (1/7/1919 in Magdeburg) . According to another source by Jeckel only 2 crew (Biedermann and Schmidt) on this last flight (CKönig).
52 Finke, Horst U.Lt10/5/1920BerlinIV/KG-4 (over UK), II/KG-4 (S.U.6/42)He 111H-6 Werk # 4714 "5J + FP" (lost 6/2/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 2 June, 1942; sd on his second mission over Russia. Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Horst Reichardt, Obs; Uffz Hans Keilmann, R/O and Uffz Josef Pollack, Gnr. Source: Wehrpass found online.
53 Genzow, JoachimOblt12/13/1915BerlinII/KG-2 (39), Stfkpt 4/KG-2 (5/40)Do 17Z "U5 + GM" (dam 7/11/40), Do 17Z "U5 + AM" (dam 9/29/40)
RK(3/23/41)
EP(12/24/40)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		His "U5 + AM" had an engine shot out by flak over London on 29 September, 1940. He managed to fly back across the channel and return to base; no injuries reported. His "U5 + GM" was shot up by a Hurricane over Harwich on 11 July, 1940, wounding his crew, but he managed to return to base. Remaining crew (WIA): Lt Walter Bornschein, Obs & RK Holder; Ofw Werner Borner, R/O and Fw Friedrich Lohrer, Flt Engr.. About 150 combat missions. Deceased 7 March, 1989, Berlin.
54 Bläse, Ulrich Walter JoachimLt6/9/1924Berlin-KöpenickSturmstaffel 1 (1/44), 5/JG-4 (1/45)Fw 190A-6 Werk # 550779 "White 17 (lost 1/30/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 961138 "White 8" (lost 1/26/45) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KIC 26 January, 1945 south of Neutomischel, no further detail. WIA 30 January, 1944 during aerial combat near Diepholz. Added: Neutomischel is today called Nowy Tomysl in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. His remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is understood to exist at Nowy Tomysl, and he is commemorated in the Ger War Cem at Poznan-Milostowo, Poland (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Blaese.
55 Blasig, Arnulf 'Blasmich'Maj12/30/1913BerlinStG-165, I/StG-77, Stfkpt 10/LG-1 & StG-5 (10/42), StG-51, Kdr III/SG-10Ju 87B, R & G in StG-5
RK(9/4/41)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp		180 missions. His Luftwaffe career began in 1936. A veteran of Poland, France and the English Channel before Russia. Commanded IV (St)/LG-1 in Russia. Survived the war. Added: Retired as a Bundeswehr Oberst 31 March, 1972; deceased 13 November, 1998 in Herborn - Schönbach (D.Drury).

Courtesy Christian König
56 Blazek, WaldemarUffz6/29/1917Berlin10/JG-301 (Romania)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163089 (lost 5/31/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 31 May, 1944 during aerial combar near CIiranesti (Bf 109 Loss List). Added: Burial GWC Bucharest, D/2/29 (M.Krebbers).
57 Bober, HelmuthUffz9/5/1922Neuköln, Berlin5/KG-1He 177A-3 Werk # 332146 (lost 6/15/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIFA 15 June, 1944; two aircraft collided as a result of propeller gust. The other AC was flown by Lt Rudolf Beinhardt, however there was no AC identification data on the crash report. Reamining crew: Uffz Hans Tretscher, geb 9/28. 1920 (KIFA), Obs; Ogefr Karl H. Stellmacher, geb 3/22/1922, KIFA, R/O; Fw Emeran Trauenecker, geb 11/20 1914, (WIFA), Wart; Ogefr Günter Plasczymonka, geb 10/23/1919, (WIFA), Gunner and Gefr Heinz Siegemund, geb 9/9/1924, (KIFA), Gunner. Source: B.Bines.
58 Bock, Karl HeinzOblt10/17/19176/KG-26 (3/41)He 111H-6 Werk # 4433 "1H + EP" (lost 1/26/42)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/6/42)

EK 1 & 2
EP (10/17/41), Bomber Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew, 26 January, 1942, when his ac crashed into the sea N of Heraklion, Crete, cause unknown. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA), buried Ger War Cem. at Maleme, Chania, Crete, Blk 1): Ofw Herbert Schütz, Obs (09/08/15 in Berlin, Gr 387); Uffz Horst Brückner, R/O (14/06/19 in Hoym/ Anhalt, Gr 386); Fw Hans Katen, Flt Engr (01/09/17 in Gelsenkirchen, Gr 389) and Gefr Willi Wittich, Gnr (31/08/19 in Lützenhardt / Neckar, Gr 390). Pilot Oblt Bock buried in Grave 388 (D.Drury). One of two AC sent to attack shipping west of Crete on 19 March, 1941.
Maleme, Greece


59 Bode, Dr. GustavFw06/04/12OscherslebenIII./KG 53He-111MIA/ KIA on 23/10/41 near Orel. Crew (KIA) Gunr Uffz Adolf Hammann (born 13/03/16 in Esslingen), Radop Uffz Kurt Richter (born 20/02/18 in Berlin), Gunr Uffz Carl Heinrich/ Heinz Glaser (born 19/01/17 im Uelzen)CKönig
60 Eicke, HeinzHptm3/28/19056/KG-53 (4/40 Channel), 12/KG-53 (4/41), Stfkpt 8/KG-53 (6/42), Stfkpt 12/KG-53 (5/43), Kdr I/JG-302 (10/43), 3/NJG-1 (6/44 Venlo)He 219A-0 Werk # 190188 "G9 + BL" (lost 6/4/44), He 219A Werk # Unk (dam 7/21-22/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (16/02/43)
EP (30/11/42)

Wound Badge

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant		WIA 21/22 July, 1944 making an emergency landing following engine damage at Stadtrand/Schlesweg. An earlier incident, another He 219 crashed at Wilhelminadorp Holland on 4 June, 1944, during a night simulation mission, when the port engine caught fire after being hit by fire from a Mosquito of No. 219 Sq., piloted by P/O D.T. Tull. He managed to bail out with ejection seat without injuries, 400m north of Wilhelminedorp Holland. His R/O, Ofw Heinz Gall (born 07/03/16 in Berlin, (CK) EP 18/10/42) also bailed, but his chute did not open. He is buried at Ysselsteyn, Block BA/6/136. He was 26 years old. (DeSwart, LOCS & Wings to Victory). Hptm Eicke survived the war. 300+ missions.


Courtesy Christian König


Gall


Eicke
61 Böhm,OfwII/TG-3 (Berlin-Gatow 4/45)Ju 52/3mTransport Operational ClaspOne of several transport pilots poised to carry German VIP's out of Berlin in the last days. His gunner, another Ju 52 pilot, Uffz Johannes Lachmund (falkeeins-blogspot).
62 Bohn,Uffz Luftverkehrstaffel Berlin-Rangsdorf (Air Traffic Staffel) Ju 52/3m Werk # 6998 "1Z + BK" (lost 4/15/42)Transport Operational ClaspMIA, and presumed killed, 15 April, 1942 when his ac was hit by AA fire in the vicinity of Kholm, Kalinin Oblast, Russia, and crashed. The Observer, Fw Schewe, was wounded, and managed to return, but died in a hospital. The VDK shows an Uffz Werner Bohn, who died 15 April, 1942 near Kholm. If this is a match, his remains could not be identified, and he may be buried among the unknown in the War Cemetery at Korpowo, Russia. It is not, however, the Werner Bohn also carried in the Archive (death dates do not match). No match for Fw Schewe (D.Drury).
63 Ehrentraut, WalterOFw10./KGr.z.b.V. 1Ju-52 3m "1Z + EU" (lost)KIFA on 22 September 1939 when collided with barrage balloon and crashed at Grossjena, near Naumburg, Germany during a transport flight. Crew (KIFA): Uffz Rudolf Pahler, Uffz Jens Lorenzen, Uffz Johannes Lorenz of 2./Flieger Kommando Berlin. 9 Passengers of III./StG 2 (KIFA): Uffz Willi Andreas (Stab III./StG2), Uffz Kurt Gambke (Stab III./StG 2, born 02/12/13), Uffz Hugo Mahatzki (Stab III./StG 2), Uffz Heinrich Tetzlaff (Stab III./StG 2), Gefr. Walter Bolanz (Stab III./StG 2), Gefr. Rudolf Kunzmann (Stab III./StG 2), Uffz Walter Eyring (8./StG 2), OGefr Kurt Doll (8. /StG 2), OGefr Franz Wolff (8./StG 2).CKönig
64 Dittmann, EckardLt6/5/1923II/KG-200 (4/45 Werneuchen)Ju 88 & Ju 188 w/Fw 190A "Mistel"Bomber Operational ClaspLed a seven-Mistel attack on 27 April, 1945 against the bridge over the Oder at Küstrin, to slow the Russian advance toward Berlin. Of the seven only he and one other "control" Fw 190 returned from the mission, the victims of ferocious Russian ground fire.
65 Bollert, HansLt3/19/1919BerlinLKS-2 (2/40)UnkPilot BadgeKIC 24 February, 1940 near Falkenstein, Niederdonau, Austria, cause not reported. Buried Berlin-Kreuzberg (J.Mückler 1/2023). Added: He was a Lt in September, 1939 (LOCS).

Courtesy Jörg Mückler
66 Bollmann, AlfredObstlt9/9/1905Berlin4/KG-26, Stab/KG-100 (6/43), Kdr III/KG-55 (8/43)He 111 P in KG-26, He 111H-11 Werk # 110065 "G1 + AD" (lost 9/30/43), Bf 109G
RK(10/29/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43)
EP(9/21/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		Shot down by Russian fighters 30 September, 1943 near Pyatishatki, he and the crew were able to bail safely. Remaining crew: Uffz Hermann Schön, pilot; Uffz Harald Friedrich, R/O; Ogefr Günther Jaufke, Flt Engr and Ogefr Heinz Vetter, Gnr.. The pilot, Uffz Schön was killed when his chute failed to open. An Observer, Bollmann flew 290 missions.
67 Ehling, HerbertUffz11/7/1921Berlin-Spandau1/KG-66 (Channel)Ju 88S-1 Werk # 140606 "Z6 + HH" (lost 2/13/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 13 February, 1944 when, during a London Raid, he was shot down by a RCAF Mosquito of No. 410 Sq. and AA fire, crashing at Havering-atte-Bower, north of Romford, Essex. Remaining crew: Fw Josef Weikert, geb 10/14/1919, (KilledInAction (KIA)), Obs and Uffz Helmut Niedack, geb 1/4/1920 (bailed and POW), R/O. Added: The Mosquito pilot was S/L James Dean "Red" Somerville, his Nav/Radar Oper F/O George Douglas Robinson. Uffz Ehling buried in CC/1/2/45; Fw Weikert buried CC/1/2/46 (D.Drury).
Cannock Chase
68 Gausepohl, HubertUffz9/22/1923Damme OldenburgJG-110 (Altenburg), Transport pilot, Night Fighter pilot, 6/JG-300 (3/45)Ju 52, Ju 88 & Bf 110 as Night Fighter, Fw 190A-8 (lost 3/24/45 at Göttingen) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KilledInAction (KIA) 24 March, 1945 during aerial combat against heavy bombers in the Berlin area. Buried at Göttingen. Severly wounded in 1944 while at Herbst. No known victories although he is said to have heavily damaged several over Berlin during Reich Defense Service. This young pilot flew 10 different types of AC! About the only AC not flown was the Dive Bomber and the jets.
69 Börnicke, HartmutLt5/5/1922Berlin4/SG-2Fw 190F-8 Werk # 930827 "White 6" (lost 8/16/44)Assault Operational ClaspKIC 16 August, 1944 when his ac crashed at Bielice, Poland during a test flight. His remains could not be recovered for transfer to the collective cemetery at Pulawy, Poland, and his name is recorded in the memorial book there (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Börnick.
70 Boy, HansUffz7/18/1919I/JG-300 (4/45)Bf 109G-14 Werk # unk (lost 4/45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA in April, 1945 in the Berlin area (denkmalprojekt.org).boyx
71 Brand, HeinzOfw11/1/1923Berlin10/JG-301Fw 190A-8 Werk # 175921 "Red 5" (or "Red 8") (lost 1/20/45) Ground Assault Operational Clasp KilledInAction (KIA) 20 January, 1945; sd by an American fighter of 317FS, 325FG, believed that of Capt Art Fiedler. The Fw 190 crashed into a stony forest west of Chodsky Ujezd, District Tachov, Cz. He is buried in the War Cem Marianske Lazne (F.Braun). Added: Chodsky Ujezd is Heiligenkreuz in German. Ofw Brandt is buried in the German War Cem at Marianske Lazne/Marien Bad, Cz Rep., Blk A, Grave 49 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Brandt per VDK.
72 Eckebrecht, FritzOblt5/8/1912Berlin4(H)/31 ('40-'45)Do 17P & F, Ju 88A & D
RK(11/9/44)

EP (8/31/42), DK-G (4/17/43), EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge, Observer Operational Clasp in Gold		LOCS.
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
Drafted into the Luftwaffe Reconnaissance Pilot School in Hildesheim on November 26th, 1939. He got married prior, on October 12, 1935, to his wife Irmgard Eckebrecht. He received his pilot’s license on May 15, 1940, and received further training in Gas Protection in Paris in February 1941, Eckebrecht was promoted from Leutnant to Oberleutnant on November 1, 1942. He was heavily decorated for his service in the Luftwaffe, having received the German Cross in Gold on April 17, 1943, the Reconnaissance Operational Clasp in Gold on February 14, 1944, as well as the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross on November 9th, 1944. He received multiple injuries from enemy fire to his right hand (between the second and third finger) and to his left thigh on June 22, 1942, and spent time in the field hospital in Simferopol between June 22 and June 30th, 1942. He was moved to a hospital in Tempelhof, where he stayed from July 3, 1942 until September 30, 1942. It is likely that he was released from service following his release from the hospital. However, but from this record it is clear that, before his release, he flew multiple missions in Belgium, France, reconnaissance flights and emergency rescue flights, aerial protection flights of mine clearing boats, as well as select missions on the eastern front.

Source: emedals.com
73 Breme, OfwStab III/KG-76 (1/45 to 4/45 Kaltenkirchen)Ar 234Bomber Operational ClaspFlew numerous attacks against the Russians in the Berlin area in April, 1945. Flugbuch.
74 Brenner, UlrichLt1/13/1920Berlin2/JG-1Fw 190A-8 Werk # 172991 "Black 2" (90% dam 7/27/44), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 731439 "Black 2" (lost 8/11/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KIC 11 August, 1944; killed in a landing accident at Oysonville France. Buried Champigny-St Andre France, Block 17/21/1132. WIA 27 July, 1944 during aerial combat with American fighters near St Martin; bailed safely.
75 Dinort, OskarGenMaj6/23/1906Berlin, CharlottenburgI/JG-234(37), Kdr III/JG-134(39), Kdr I/StG-165, Kdr I/StG-2(39), Kdr Stab/StG-2(5/40 St Malo)He 51B (Köln 37), Ju 87B-2, Do 17
RK(6/20/40)
EL(7/14/41)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold w/Pendant		Approx 150 Ju 87 close support and Anti-shipping missions. Soldiered from 1919 to 1945. 1st Kdr I/JG-234 (37), later re-designated JG-26. Polish Campaign. Channel pilot. Barbarossa pilot. First Dive Bomber pilot to be awarded the Oak Leaves to the RK. Deceased 27 May, 1965 in Cologne. Served also in JG-26 per Les Butler Pilot List.
76 Gabriel,Uffz1/JG-11Si 204 (twin-engine, 2 crew, 8 passenger AC)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 25 April, 1945, reason unknown, in the area northwest of Berlin. Mombeek MIA List.
77 Dzioba, Ernst Albert PeterOfw5/25/1919Berlin-Lankwitz7/JG-51 (Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-14 Werk # 785040 (lost 2/18/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 18 February, 1945 during aerial combat at Gran (now called Esztergom, Hungary. The VDK places his death in the Bajot area, approximately 20km further to the southwest. He is now buried in the German War Cem at Budaörs, Hungary, Blk 8, Row 1, Gr 30 (D.Drury).
78 Delbrück, HeinrichOFhr (Lt post-mortem)1923/07/12WBK BerlinIII./JG 5Bf-109KIA on 22 October 1944.CKönig
79 Fuchs, RobertGenMaj5/11/1895BerlinStfkpt II/KG-153 (36), Kdr III/KG-153 (3/38), Legion Condor, Kdr KG-26 (8/40 Stavanger-Sola)Ju 52 & Ju 86 in KG-153, He 111H in KG-26
RK(4/6/40)

Spanish Cross in Gold

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		Numerous other staff positions; at wars end, he was Kdr of 1 Fliegerdivision. Deceased 15 January, 1977, Göttingen.
80 Casimir, Athur vonObst1907Kdr KGr-100 (Norway 2/40)He 111H-2 Werk # 2320 "6N + NH" (lost 4/20/40), He 111H "6N + BA" (lost 5/29/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW after being shot down on 29 May, 1940 near Hamaroy Norway. The ac was piloted by Oblt Wolfgang Metzke (POW). Spent the remainder of the war as POW in Great Britain and Canada. Led the air raids on Namsos in April, 1940. Deceased 15 December, 2005. Added: Casimir piloted Wk# 2320 which was sd during an attack on gun emplacements at Namos. The ac force landed on the frozen ice on Lake Jonsvatvet, Trondheim, and eventually sank. Casimir was present to see its raising in 2004. Now at a museum in Berlin (Flyvrak Norway).
81 Broda, GünterUffz4/28/1920Berlin (CKönig)III/JG-26 (joins 8/43), 9/JG-26 (München-Gladbach)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 19661 "White 9" (lost 12/22/43)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 22 December, 1943 during aerial combat in his G-6 with a P-47 of 4FG at Heemse, SW of Hardenberg, Netherlands. Added: Burial Yssel R-10-242 (SGLO).
82 Broening, HelmutUffz8/23/1915Bürow3/Aufkl.Gr. Ob.d.LDo 215B WErk # 0060 "L2 + KS" (lost date unk)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) when his ac crashed into the yard of the Bell Inn, East Socon, near St Neots, Cambridgeshire, cause and date unknown. Uffz Broening buried CC, Blk 5, Gr 44. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Lt Erwin Meyer Obs (?), (geb 1/9/1916, Berlin, buried CC, Blk 5, Gr 39); Uffz Erhard Hofmann, (bur CC, Blk 5, Gr 40. (Luftwaffe Graves UK). Alternate spelling: Bröning
Cannock Chase
83 Bruchlos, FriedrichOfw2/17/1919Berlin8/KG-76 (Achmer)Ar 234B-2 Werk # 140589 "F1 + AS" (lost 3/9/45)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 9 March, 1945 after being shot down by US flak at Fockenbachtal Niederbreitbach. Added: The Ar 234 was recovered in 1975 (D.Drury).
84 Deisenroth, Dr.ObltIV/KG-100, IV/KG-2 (5/44)Do 217, Ju 188Bomber Operational ClaspOn 20 May 1944 posted to IV/KG 2 to train as Staffelführer. This may be Karl, an Observer in 1940 in KGzbV-1, born 2 December, 1913 in Berlin.
85 Bruckmann, HeinzOblt10/NJG-11 (aka Kommando Welter & NJKdo-262)Me 262B Night Fighter (lost 1/21/45)Night Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 21 January, 1945 in his 262 attempting an emergency landing at Wittstock, NW of Berlin. Osprey publ.
86 Brugger, FritzFhr4/30/1920Pforzheim1/KG-53He 111H-16 Werk # 161442 (lost at sea)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 10 December, 1944 after a mission over England, when he crashed into the sea off the coast of Sweden, near Grebbestad. Remaining crew: Ofhr Kurt Tornier (born 2/13/1924 Berlin, Buried at Gothenburg-Kviberg 3/6/45), Uffz Günter Lis (born 2/21/1922 Berlin, Buried in Denmark 2/27/45), Uffz Waldemar Vahle (born 5/7/1923 Mosgau) MIA and Fw Fritz Knop (born 10/5/1920 Brenkenhofstal/Stolp) MIA. The pilot and co-pilot were not positively identified by the author. The selection was mine, believing Brugger to be the co-pilot. Source: B.Widfeldt
87 Finke, Hans JoachimOblt9/23/1912BerlinI/NJG-1 (1/43), 2/NJG-2 (7/44)He 219A-0 Werk # Unk "G9 + LK" (lost 7/14/44)EK 2, Night Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 14 July, 1944; faulty landing a Venlo. One known victory, a Mosquito the night of 1/2 July, 1944 (LOCS & German Night Fighter Force/G.Aders).
88 Egger, KarlUffzLKS-2 (Berlin)Ju W34 Werk # 888 "DB + DZ" (lost 10/16/42)Transport Operational ClaspPilot reported KIC 16 October, 1942 when his ac crashed at Vitkovice-Rezek, CZ., cause unknown. A 2nd pilot, Uffz Rudolf Kirchner and Mech, Uffz Heinz Passenheim, were also killed (F.Braun).
89 Buchholz, HeinrichOFw26/01/13Stargard1./KG 53He-111 H-6 "A1 + AL" (lost)MIA on 28 December 1942 at Pleskau (Kiehl chronicle). Crew (all MIA): possibly Obsv + Stfkpt Hptm Ernst Gehrke (20/11/13), Mech OFw Georg Geltinger (05/11/16 in Mittelfranken), Obsv Fw Arno Gross (22/09/18 in Berlin), Gunr OGefr Alfred Bergmann (27/11/17 in Neu-Ulm). LOCS gives crash site in area of Velikiye Luki for Gehrke and VDH for Geltinger and Gross too. VDH lists Bergmann MIA at Orel. All those listed here were MIA on 28/12/42 but with different places. One of these is certainly the Radop, probably Gross though stated otherwise.


ergmann


Geltinger


Gross

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90 Darjes, Paul FriedrichObstlt3/20/1911Berlin, FriedenauBombers KG-51, Kdr II/Sch.G-1 (9/42), II/SG-1, Kdr ZG-1 (10/42)Ju 87, Bf 109E-7, Hs 129 Do 17 & Hs 123 in II/SchG-1, Bf 110 in ZG-1
RK(10/14/42)
EP(7/20/42)

EK 1 & 2
Assault Operational Clasp		Over 200 missions in the East. Survived the war. Retired Bundeswehr as Oberst. Deceased 20 February, 1989.
91 Frisch, HelmutUffzIV/KG-26He 111H-5 Werk # 3739 "1H + EV" (lost 10/20/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 20 October, 1942 when his ac was involved in a mid-air collision with another He 111 at Leba, Pomerania, piloted by Ofw Herbert Hasselbacher. Remaining crew: Oblt Gerhard Salecker, Obs (KIC, bur German War Cem., Hamburg-Ohlsdorf, no further detal); Oblt Georg Linge, Obs #2 (KIC, bur Berlin-Neuköln-Landeseigener Friedhof, Field D, Row 2, Gr 31); Gefr Hans Greve, R/O (KIC, no known grave) and Uffz Adolf Hager, Gnr (Missing). Uffz Fresch buried in a family grave in the War Cem. at Marianske Lazne/Marienbad, Cz Republic (D.Drury).
92 Buhrig, E.FwI/JG-302Bf 109G Werk # 411256 (lost)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Shot down with wounds 6 March, 1944 opposing the Berlin Raid, by a P-51 of 354FG, piloted by Col. Bickell. He bailed out successfully, but died of his wounds later. His AC crashed near Hohenlobbese, east of Magdeburg.
93 Bühring, WolfgangMaj8/30/1908Berlin-SchönebergKdr III/KG-4 (11/41)He 111HBomber Operational ClaspSee Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries for further detail.
94 Büker, GerhardLt8/5/1923Berlin8/JG-3 (Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-10 Werk# 490151 "Blue 12 + -" (lost 3/3/45)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 3 March, 1945; Unknown reason, area of Freienwalde. Mombeek MIA List.

Courtesy Christian König
95 Friederich, GerdHptm d.R.1911/12/13BerlinTO Stab/NAGr. 2Fi-156 "I8 + CB" Werknr 1531 (lost)Combined Pilot/Obsv, severely WIA by burns on 11 March 1945 on a transit flight NE of Kunzendorf 10km E of Frankenstein when shot down by 2 P-39 from 211 GIAP led by Guards Lieutenant Koptiuch. On board was also Lt Hans Joachim Kruse (KIA), see own entry. Apparently Friederich was killed on 4 April 1945 due to unknown reasons and is buried at the German War Cemetery Cheb, Okres Cheb, Karlovy Vary, Czechia


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CKönig
96 Erdtmann, GüntherOblt8/16/1916 (VDK)Danzig 5/KG-3 (11/41), Stfkpt 7/KG-3 (12/43 Germany) Do 17Z, Ju 88A-4 Werk # 8812 "??" (lost 12/24/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(11/13/41)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp 		KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 24 December, 1943; killed by his own flak near Nauen, NW of Berlin (DK-G Awards List & Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The VDK states the location as Kienberg, north of Nauen, however, he is believed to be buried at Kaliningrad, Russia. He is commemorated in the German Collective War Cemetery at Kaliningrad, formerly Königsberg (D.Drury). Note: Traces of War, Germany states his birth as 16 June, 1916.
97 Burckhardt, KonradLtIII/ZG-26Bf 110G Werk # 130062 (lost) Wound Badge
Destroyer Operational Clasp 		Shot down with wounds 6 March, 1944 opposing the Berlin Raid east of Magdeburg. Both crew bailed successfully.
98 Burkart, HeinzOFw1915/02/06BerlinLegion Condor, 1./KG 76Ju 88 A-5 "F1 + GH" Werknr 5151 (lost)Al Merito en CampañaKilledInAction (KIA) 19 April, 1941 during a raid on London, when he was shot down by Brooklands AA guns, crashing with all onboard at Slaughter Bridge, Slinfold, Sussex. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Ogefr Rudi Scheithauer, Observer (born 24/10/1918 CK) ; Ogefr Bruno Kalmus, R/O (born 03/01/1914 CK) and Ofw Wolfgang Haselsteiner, Gunner (born 25/11/1912 CK) . Added: All four crew are buried in a joint grave at CC/9/10/63 (D.Drury).


Haselsteiner
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Courtesy Oleg Marin
99 Campe, Hagen vonLt3/13/1922Bückeburg2/NJG-1 (7/41 Venlo)Bf 110C-4 Werk # 3506 (lost 7/16/41) Night Fighter Operational Clasp His Bf 110 crashed NW of Bergen Holland, NNW of Boxmeer, on 16 July, 1941, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: He was reported KilledInAction (KIA), location in a swampy area known as the "Vilt", 1km N of Beuge, Holland, Prov North Brabant. Lt Campe buried at Alt Südfriedhof, Weisbaden, Section C1, Gr 63. His R/O, Gefr Georg Otto "Willi" Schumann, born 2 October, 1917 in Berlin-Lichterfelde, also KilledInAction (KIA), bur Templehof-Lichtenrade, Berlin, Blk S, Row E, Gr 4 (Leo Janssen, NL)
100 Capesius, KurtHptm2/12/1919Teplitz Schönau9/KG-51 (8/40-4/41 Channel), Stfkpt 10/KG-51 (6/41), Kdr III/KG-51 (5/43), Stf 2/VFS KG-101 (6/43-3/44), Kdr III/KG-66 (9/44-11/44), Kdr II/KG-200 (to 3/45), StaffJu 88A-1 Werk # 5042 (or 5024) "9K + AT" (70% dam 8/12/40), Ju 88A-5 Werk # 2272 "9K + HT" (40% dam 3/15/41), Ju 88A-5 Werk # 6293 "9K + ET" (70% dam 4/1/41), Ju 188E
RK(11/30/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/7/42)
EP(10/19/42)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		He crashed his A-5 at Schwechat on 1 April, 1941, cause not reported, crew OK (Ju 88 Loss List). His A-1,Wk # 5042 reported damaged by enemy fighters 12 August, 1940. He made and emergency landing at Le Harve. His A-5, Wk# 2271 crashed on landing near Borneville 15 March, 1941, injuring the crew, cause not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). Deceased, 22 September, 1958.
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)
Hauptmann Kurt Capesius was an Austrian who joined the Luftwaffe in May 1938. He underwent initial training at the Luftwaffe academy at Berlin-Gatow, followed by spells at a training school at Celle and an instrument school at Wien. Initially, he flew as a fighter pilot with I./JG 134 and then II./JG 54, also based at Wien, but in April 1940 he transferred to 9./KG 51. Capesius took part in missions flying the Jun88 over the British Isles, the Balkans and the Soviet Union. Shortly after the invasion of the USSR, however, he was appointed Staffelkapitän of 10./KG 51, where he was responsible for training replacement crews. Capesius later returned to 9. Staffel and flew many sorties over the Black Sea and Stalingrad. He was awarded the Knight’s Cross on 30 November 1944

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