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- Makrocki, Wilhelm Adolf; Hauptmann, Kommandeur, I. / Zerstörergeschwader 26; 28-09-1940 (U/Ep) [KC 06-10-1940]

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MAKROCKI, Wilhelm. (DOB: 23.08.05 in Schroda/Posen). (R). 06.38 Hptm., appt Staka 4.
(schw.Jagd)/ Lehrgeschwader Greifwald (to 31.08.38). 01.11.38 appt Staka 4./LG 1 (to 15.02.39). 00.39
Staka 10./ZG 26. 27.01.40 Hptm., appt Kdr. I./ZG 26 (to 21.05.41). 06.10.40 Hptm., awarded
Ritterkreuz, Kdr., I./ZG 26. 21.05.41 Hptm., Stab I./ZG 26 MIA – Bf 110 D-3 (U8+AB) failed to return
from a sortie over Crete was shot down while strafing a small patrol vessel in Suda Bay and he was killed,
but another account states that his aircraft was struck by debris from an exploding magazine aboard patrol
vessel Syvern, then struck its mast). 01.07.41 posthumously promo to Maj. Credited with 9 air victories
and 9 more on the ground.

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- Oekenpöhler, Johann-Peter: Oberfeldwebel: Flugzeugführer 8. / Kampfgeschwader 27 : 10-05-1941 (Ep)

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OEKENPÖHLER, Johann Peter (“Hansi”). (DOB: 01.09.17 in Hiltrup/Westfalen). (R, DKG). (n.d.)
was a glider pilot in his youth. 1936 entered the Luftwaffe. c.end of 1938 trf to 8./KG 154 (later 8./KG
27). 10.05.40 POW of the British after his He 111 (1G+ES) was forced down vic 35 km NW of Arras -
unhurt - but escaped near Dunkirk. 31.01.41 8./KG 27 unhurt He 111 (1G+AS) belly-landed at an
unspecified location. 10.05.41 Ofw., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 22.01.42 Ofw., awarded DKG, 8./KG 27.
07.07.42 bailed out of his damaged He 111 (1G+NS) over friendly territory. 1942 sunk two freighters off
Kerch, and two barges on the Volga. 02.06.43 Ofw., awarded Ritterkreuz, 8./KG 27. c. 08.44 underwent
officer training. Start of 1945 promo to Lt. and trf to III./KG(J() 27 then retrained on Fw 190 but flew no
further missions. Credited with 423 missions, was shot down 13 times and force-landed 11 times.
†14.08.80 in Hiltrup/Westfalen.
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- Quednau, Horst: Oberleutnant; Flugzeugführer 8. / Kampfgeschwader 27; 20-06-1941 (U) [DKiG: 19-03-1942 / KC: 03-09-1942]

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QUEDNAU, Horst. (DOB: 06.03.17 in Königsberg/E Prussia). (R, DKG). 12.10.36 entered the
Luftwaffe as an officer candidate. Spring 1940 trf to 8./KG 27. 01.08.40 promo to Oblt. 09.04.41
Hptm., 8./KG 27 unhurt - He 111 (1G+DS) damaged by night fighters, landed at Orléans. 20.06.41 Oblt.,
awarded the Ehrenpokal. 19.03.42 Oblt., awarded DKG, 8./KG 27. 01.06.42 promo to Hptm. Summer
1942 briefly attached to Stab III./KG 27. 23.07.42 unhurt when his He 111 H-6 (1G+HS) was shot up by
ground fire and forced down vic Kastornoye. 09.42 Hptm., appt Staka 8./KG 27 (to 30.06.43). 03.09.42
Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, III./KG 27. 21.04.43 flew his 400th mission. 01.08.43 Hptm., appt Staka
12./KG 27 (to 05.06.44). 09.05.44 Hptm., appt acting Kdr. I./KG 27 (to 06.06.44), then Kdr. I./KG 27 (to
12.11.44), then Kdr. I./KG 27 (J) (to 10.04.45?). 01.01.45 some sources claim he was KIA this date. Post
war he became a Flugkapitän for Lufthansa. †06.03.69 of a heart attack while piloting a plane about to
land in Mexico City/Mexico, completed the landing then died. Credited with more than 400 missions.

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- Rauh, Paul-Hubert; Hauptmann; Stab II. / Nachtjagdgeschwader 4, Luftwaffe ; 20-08-1944 (U)

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RAUH, Hubert (Paul-Hubert). (DOB: 15.11.13 in Kleinwolkersdorf/Austria). (R, DKG). 22.03.33
volunteered for the Austrian Bundesheer. 1935-38 in the Austrian Air Force. 1938-41 flight instructor in
the Luftwaffe. 01.08.38 promo to Lt. 01.06.40 promo to Oblt. c.07.41 trf to the night fighters. 15.01.42
trf to NJG 1. 28.04.42 in 4./NJG 1. 06/07.05.42 Oblt., 7./NJG 4. 06.42 trf to 5./NJG 4 (to 01.10.42).
17.06.42 Hptm., appt Staka 5./NJG 4 (to 01.10.42). 01.10.42 Oblt., appt Staka 3./NJG 4 (to 1943).
01.12.42 promo to Hptm. 09/10.03.43 Hptm., 3./NJG 4. 16.07.43 Oblt., 3./NJG 4 Bf 110 G-2 (3C+WB)
shot down unhurt by a night fighter vic Besomont near Vernins/France. 30.12.43 Hptm. and Staka 3./NJG
4, Bf 110 G-4 (3C+SJ) shot down uninjured by P-47 vic Freckenfeld, 20 km W of Karlsruhe. 22.06.44
Hptm., appt Kdr. II./NJG 4 (to 08.05.45). 07/08.07.44 Hptm., Stab II./NJG 4. 10.07.44 awarded the
Ehrenpokal. 20.08.44 Hptm., awarded DKG, II./NJG 4. 21/22.11.44 WIA - crashed due to enemy fire vic
Datteln. 30.01.45 (or 01.03.45?) promo to Maj. 20/21.02.45 Maj., Stab II./NJG 4. 21.03.45 Ju 88 G-6
(3C+CC) shot down by return fire from a bomber. 28.04.45 awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr. II./NJG 4.
Credited with 152 combat missions and 31 night victories. Shot down 3 times. 02.46 released. 16.10.56
joined the Österreiches Bundesheer. 01.06.74 retired as an Oberst. †30.08.2005 in Pitten/Austria.

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- Rücker, Joachim; Oberleutnant; 2. / Kampfgeschwader 2; 02-10-1941 (Ep); 07-10-1941 (P/El)

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RÜCKER, Joachim. (DOB: 12.04.16). (DKG). 04/05.02.41 Oblt. in I./KG 2, unhurt following crash on
take-off at Épinoy. 07.10.41 Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 19.01.42 awarded DKG, 2./KG 2. 24.07.42
Oblt., appt Staka 3./KG 2 (to 23.09.42). 24.09.42 Oblt., appt Staka 1./KG 2 (to 19.05.43). (n.d.) Oblt.,
Staka 2/KG 2 (acc to Tesapsides). 01.04.43 promo to Hptm. (RDA 01.09.43). 20.05.43 Hptm., appt
Staka 11./KG 2 (to 30.06.44). 06.44 trf to LKS 3.

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- Schultze-Moderow, Hans-Friedrich; Hauptmann; Staffelführer, 3.(F) / Aufklärungsgruppe 31; 06-03-1942 (Ep); 09-03-1942 (P/El)

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SCHULTZE-MODEROW, Hans-Friedrich. (DOB: 11.11.13). (DKG). 06.40 Staka 9.(H)/LG 2. 09.41
Stafü 3.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 31. 09.03.42 Hptm., awarded Ehrenpokal. 01.06.42 promo to Maj. c.07.42 appt
Kdr. NAGr. 4 (to 04.09.42). c.10.42 appt provisional Kdr. NAGr. 13. 27.02.43 Maj., named from
provisional to permanent Kdr. NAGr. 13 (to 06.44). 16.01.44 Maj., awarded DKG, Kdr. NAGr. 13.
02.12.44 Maj., appt Kdr. FFS A/B 2 (to 15.03.45).

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- Sinn, Helmut; Leutnant; Beobachter 2. (F) / Aufklärungsgruppe 22; 16-07-1942 (Ep) ; 20-07-1942 (P/El)

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SINN, Helmut. (DOB: 26.05.15). (R, DKG). 20.07.42 awarded Ehrenpokal. 23.09.42 Oblt., awarded
DKG, 2.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 22. 31.12.43 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, 2.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 22. †13.06.88.

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- Wallenstein, Albrecht, Oberleutnant, 3. / Kampfgeschwader 27, 14-01-1941 (U)

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WALLENSTEIN, Albrecht. (DOB: 13.06.15). 10.03.41 Lt., 3./KG 27 unhurt - He 111 (1G+BL) shot up
in Pl.QWu. 15 West 6240. 05.06.41 Oblt. in 3./KG 27, MIA - He 111 H-5 (1G+FL) intercepted by an RAF
604 Sqdn. Beaufighter near Ventnor and shot down, crashed in the sea near Ventnor.

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- Wegmann, Günther; Feldwebel; Flugzeugführer 9. / Zerstörergeschwader 26; 22-01-1943 (Ep); 01-02-1943 (P/El)

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WEGMANN, Günther. (DOB: 15.07.19). (DKG). 12.12.41 Uffz., with 8./ZG 26. 07.09.42 Fw., 9./ZG
26. 01.02.43 Fw., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 17.03.43 Fw., 9./ZG 26. 31.08.43 Lt., awarded DKG., 8./ZG
26. 14.10.43 Lt., III./ZG 26. 04.44 with Erprobungskommando 262. 08.44 Oblt. and Adj. of Erpr.Kdo.
262. 22.09.44 commanded a detachment of Me 262s at Erfurt-Bindersleben. 10.44 Oblt., Adj. of
Kommando Nowotny. 08.11.44 Oblt., I./Kommando Nowotny. 03.02.45 Oblt., 9./JG 7. 00.45 Oblt., in
JG 7 (to 18.03.45 Oblt., 9./JG 7 WIA - Me 262 hit by B-17 return fire - right leg amputated). 03.45 Oblt.,
Staka 9./JG 7. Credited with 14 victories.

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- Woltersdorf, Helmut: Oberleutnant: Unit unknown, 7. / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1: 04-08-1941 (Ep)

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WOLTERSDORF, Helmut. (DOB: 11.06.15 in Friedberg). (DKG). 09.39 in 2./ZG 76. 05.41 with
4./NJG 1. 07.07.41 Oblt., 4./NJG 1 WIA - Do 215 B-5 (G9+OM) ditched 15 km E of Texel Island/Holland
probably due to return fire. 08.41 Oblt., appt Staka 7./NJG 1 (to 02.06.42 KIA). (n.d.) in 1./NJG 1.
07.04.42 Oblt., 7./NJG 1. 18.05.42 Oblt. in 7./NJG 1, awarded the DKG. 01/02.06.42 KIA when he
crashed into a row of parked aircraft on landing at Twente after being shot-up in aerial combat - Bf 110 F-4
(G9+CR). Buried at Ysselsteyn. Credited with 15 night and 8 day victories.

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Post by W.Vermeer » 25 Jan 2015, 18:54

- Schmidt, Fritz: Feldwebel, 2. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 1, 02-10-1942 (Ep), 05-10-1942 (P/El) [DKiG: 12-12-1943]

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Post by W.Vermeer » 25 Jan 2015, 18:58

- Lehweß-Litzmann, Walter: Major, Kommandeur, III. / Kampfgeschwader 1, 17-10-1941 (Ep), 03-11-1941 (P/El)

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- Schmid, Martin, Hauptmann, Staffelführer 8. / Kampfgeschwader 77, 21-12-1942 (Ep), 04-01-1943 (P/El)

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- Stadermann, Waldemar, Oberfeldwebel, 8. / Kampfgeschwader 77, 21-02-1941 (Ep)

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- Schmidt, Rudolf, Feldwebel, 5. / Jagdgeschwader 77, 20-06-1941 (U)

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