Der Ehrenpokal - Recipients of the Luftwaffe Honor Goblet

[W.Vermeer]

- Hoffmann, Werner; Hauptmann, I. / Nachtjagdgeschwader 5, 26-12-1943 (U), 28-02-1944 (El/Pw)

[W.Vermeer]

- Baten, Kurt; Unteroffizier, Flugzeugführer, unit unknown, 31-03-1944 (Wehrpass); 08-05-1944 (El/Pw)

[W.Vermeer]

- Liskow, Hans; Unteroffizier, Unit unknown, 07-07-1942 (Ep)

[W.Vermeer]

- Hanssum, Otto; Oberleutnant, Flugzeugführer/Staffelkapitän II. / Kampfgeschwader 76, 30-03-1942 (U/EP); 02-04-1942 (El/Pw)

[W.Vermeer]

- Proetzel, Bodo; Oberleutnant, Beobachter 1.(H) / Aufklärungsgruppe 10, 18-02-1943 (Ep/U), 22-02-1943 (El/Pw)

[Heimatschuss]

Hello Wilco,


here's one not listed so far:

Umschaden, Hans; Leutnant; Flugzeugführer; 11./Lehrgeschwader 1; 03-11-1941

Umschaden_Hans.JPG (48.67 KiB) Viewed 1327 times

Source:
Tages-Post [Linz, Upper Austria] of Apr 20th; 1942; 78.Jahrgang; Nr.92; p.6
http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno? ... =6&zoom=33

From http://www.volksbund.de:

Hans Umschaden ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Dionyssos-Rapendoza.
Endgrablage: Gruft 2 Reihe 15 Platte 8

Nachname: Umschaden
Vorname: Hans
Dienstgrad: Oberleutnant
Geburtsdatum: 29.06.1920
Geburtsort: Linz
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 14.03.1942
Todes-/Vermisstenort: bei Kymi /a.[uf] Euböa

From
deZeng IV, Henry L.; Stankey, Douglas G.
Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries.
Section S-Z
Version: 01 April 2015
http://www.ww2.dk/Lw%20Offz%20S-Z%202015.pdf [p.366 of pdf file]:

UMSCHADEN, Hans. 03.11.41 Lt., (pilot) awarded the Ehrenpokal. 14.03.42 Lt., 11./LG 1 MIA/KIA -
Ju 88 A-5 (L1+BV) crashed vic Kissamos due to motor damage, belly-landed.

Umschaden is buried in mainland Greece so a death at Kissamos (Crete) seems to be very unlikely. In that case he would have been interred on the military cemetery in Maleme.

Best regards
Torsten

[Heimatschuss]

Hello,

here's another one:

Hans Mueller.JPG (59.38 KiB) Viewed 1293 times

Source:
Tages-Post [Linz, Upper Austria] of Nov. 9th; 1942; 78.Jahrgang; Nr.264; p.6
http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno? ... =6&zoom=43

Müller received the German Cross in Gold (DKiG) on Jan. 13th, 1942 while in II. / Zerstörer-Geschwader 26 but this unit was disbanded in April that year.

Here's what the Luftwaffe officers list says about him:

MÜLLER , Hans. (DKG). 13.01.42 Ofw., II./ZG 26 awarded the DKG. 28.07.42 Lt., 7./ZG 26.
Credited with one victory

That's odd somehow. In Nov. 1942 his family knew nothing about him being a Leutnant so it seems to have been a posthumous promotion, i.e. Müller died before late July 1942. And 7. / Zerstörer-Geschwader 26 operated in the Mediterranean throughout the whole of 1942 but his family writes he died on the Eastern front so his death should have occurred before Müller's transfer to the Mediterranean, i.e. before April 1942. But then why a death notice in Nov. 1942 when he'd died already about half a year earlier?

Sources:
http://en.ww2awards.com/person/25129
http://ww2.dk/air/zerstorer/zg26.htm
http://ww2.dk/Lw%20Offz%20L-R%202015.pdf

Best regards
Torsten

[Heimatschuss]

Hello,

here is a new case: Hauptmann Johann 'Hans' Zemsky. His death notice mentions some decorations not listed here http://en.ww2awards.com/person/61857

Johann Zemsky.JPG (70.73 KiB) Viewed 1248 times

Source:
Tages-Post [Linz, Upper Austria] of Sep. 4th; 1942; 78.Jahrgang; Nr.208; p.4
http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno? ... =4&zoom=43

From http://www.volksbund.de:

Johann Zemsky ist vermutlich als unbekannter Soldat auf die Kriegsgräberstätte Rossoschka überführt worden.

Grablage: wahrscheinlich unter den Unbekannten

Nachname: Zemsky
Vorname: Johann
Dienstgrad: Hauptmann
Geburtsdatum: 11.04.1909
Geburtsort: Wien
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 28.08.1942
Todes-/Vermisstenort: 4km nördl. Mal. Rossoschka

From
Henry L. deZeng IV and Douglas G. Stankey
Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries
Version 2015:
http://www.ww2.dk/Lw%20Offz%20S-Z%202015.pdf

ZEMSKY , Johann. (DOB: 11.04.09 in Wien). (RE). 1928 with the Wiener Artillerie-Abteilung. 1936
promo to Lt. 1938 entered the Luftwaffe from the Austrian Army in the rank of Lt. and a few months later
promo to Oblt. 1939 instructor at Stukaschule Insterburg. 1940 pilot in I./St.G. 76. 01.09.40 promo to
Hptm. and appt Staka 6./St.G. 1. 01.02.41 Hptm., Staka 6./St.G. 1. 01.09.41 Maj.[?]*, appt Kdr. II./St.G. 1
(to 28.08.42). 30.09.41 Hptm., awarded Ehrenpokal. 04.02.42 Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr., II./St.G. 1.
07.42 attained his 500th mission. 28.08.42 Maj.[?]*, Kdr. II./St.G. 1 KIA - Ju 87 (6G+AC) shot down to
the west of Stalingrad and KIA after his parachute failed to open. Buried at Obliskaya (Oblivskaya?).
03.09.42 posthumously awarded the Eichenlaub to the Ritterkreuz. Credited with 601 combat missions.

[?]* His Wikipedia entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Zemsky says Zemsky was promoted to Major only posthumously. Since his death notice above still says 'Hauptmann' that seems to be correct.

Best regards
Torsten

[W.Vermeer]

Thanks for the additions. Interesting and welcome. Unfortunately also here not the actual awarding dates, but the publication dates.

[Heimatschuss]

Hello,

this newspaper snippet mentions DKiG recipient Johann Dobler not only received the German Cross in Gold but previously also the Luftwaffe Ehrenpokal (honour goblet). While his DKiG is well known the fact that he got the honour goblet is news to me.
http://en.ww2awards.com/person/22564

Johann Dobler.JPG (45.88 KiB) Viewed 1146 times

Source:
Neue Warte am Inn [Braunau] of Jan. 20th, 1943; 63.Jahrgang, Nr.3, p.7
http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno? ... =7&zoom=33

Best regards
Torsten

[W.Vermeer]

Thanks, I now of the Ehrenpokal, but only of the publication date and unfortunately not the actual awarding date. But thanks for adding the image, certainly interesting for the mentioning here.

[Heimatschuss]

Hello,

another owner of the Ehrenpokal: Feldwebel Alfred Staud. See http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=220838
Unfortunately again without a date.

Best regards
Torsten

[Heimatschuss]

Hello,

two more recipients of the Ehrenpokal though without date:

- Hans Habermann (http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 0#p2006030)

- Johann Pichlmair (http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 0#p2006040)

Best regards
Torsten

[Heimatschuss]

Hello,

a new recipient of the Ehrenpokal: Feldwebel Egydius Grandl:

Egydius Grandl.jpg (88.94 KiB) Viewed 1025 times

Source: SA in Feldgrau. Feldpostbriefe der SA-Gruppe Südmark of September/October 1943; Folge 35/36; p.8
http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno- ... 34&size=45

So far WW2Awards.com lists him only as recipient of the German Cross in Gold under the name Egyd Grandel.
http://en.ww2awards.com/person/23333

An Oberfeldwebel Egydius Grandl is commemorated as a WW II war dead on a plaque in the cemetery of Zeltweg (Styria).
http://www.denkmalprojekt.org/2015/zelt ... rmark.html

Zeltweg is known for its large air force base built in the 1930s. The town is situated in County Judenburg and SA-Gebirgsjägerstandarte 87 (to which Grandl belonged) covered the counties Judenburg and Murau. So it's very likely the inscription on the plaque refers DKiG recipient Egydius Grandl.

Date of birth: ?
Place of birth: ?
Date of death: ?
Place of death: ?

Date of DKiG: 31.08.1943
Unit: III. / Transportgeschwader 2
Rank on bestowal: Unteroffizier
Last rank: Oberfeldwebel

Best regards
Torsten

[Heimatschuss]

Hello,

a new recipient of the Luftwaffe Ehrenpokal: Oberfeldwebel Bernhard Grun. For more details see here http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 2#p2016702

Best regards
Torsten