Erwin Bacsilla

Units:Kdr II./ZG-1 (9/39), 11(Nacht)./JG-2 (3/40), Stfkpt 7./JG-52, Sturmstaffel 1, Kdr IV./JG-3 (1/45)

Awards:DK-G, EP, EK 1 & 2, Wound Badge, Fighter Operational Clasp

Known Aircraft:Bf 109E & Bf 110 in ZG-1, Fw 190A in JG-3, Fw 190A-6 in Sturmstaffel 1(1/44)

Remarks:Served in the Austrian Air Force in the 1930's. Polish Campaign. The Fw 190A-6 bore 'White 7'. Served also in JG-77 in N. Africa (11/42), EKdo 16, JG-301, and JG-400. Deceased 1982. Sources say his victories number anywhere from 2 to 34. One known victory, his 13th, a P-40 in N. Africa on 9 November, 1942. His 14th, a Spitfire in N. Africa on 13 December, 1942. Deceased 3 March, 1982. Magnus suggests he was also in JG-77 and JG-301. Alternate spelling: Bacsila or Bascilla.

Asisbiz database list of 2 aerial victories for Erwin Bacsila

Date	Pilot Name	Unit	Enemy A/C Type	Height	Time	Location
Monday, November 09, 1942	Erwin Bacsila	Stab /JG77	P-40 Warhawk
Sunday, December 13, 1942	Erwin Bacsila	Stab /JG77	Spitfire

Oskar Bösch

Units:Sturmstaffel 1 (joins 4/44), 11./JG-3 (5/44), 14./JG-3 (11/44), I./JG-3, 14./JG-3 (3/45)

Awards:DK-G, EP, EK 1 & 2, Fighter Operational Clasp

Known Aircraft:Bf 109G, Fw 190A-8/R2 'Black 14' in Sturmstaffel 1, Fw 190A-8/R8 'White 14' 'Sturmbock'

Remarks:Magnus Report. 8 bombers; 6 B-17's and 2 B-24's. Entered combat in April, 1944. 120 combat missions. One known victory, nos 1 & 2, both B-17's; one NE of Gifhorn, one 5 km NW of Helmstedt on 29 April, 1944. His 3rd, a B-24 in the area of Peine-Wolfsburg on 8 May, 1944. His 5th, a B-17 SE of Kempten on 18 July, 1944. His 6th, a B-24 at Lechtaler Alpen on 3 August, 1944. His 7th, a B-17 at Münden, NE of Kassel, on 16 August, 1944. His 8th, a B-17 NW of Halle on 2 November, 1944. His 9th, a P-51 in the Ardennes sector on 25 December, 1944. His 10th, a Spitfire on 1 January, 1945. His 11th, a Pe-2 on 18 February, 1945. His 12th, a P-39 on 19 February, 1945. No 13, a P-39 on 3 March, 1945. His 14th, a Yak-9 on 11 March, 1945. His 15th, an La-5 on 19 March, 1945. His 16th, an Il-2 on 21 March, 1945. His 17th victory, a Yak-9 on 18 April, 1945. His 18th, and last victory, ramming a Yak-3 (another source says a Yak-9) on 24 April, 1945. Shot down 8 times with four bailouts and four crash landings. Alternate spelling: Boesch. Autographed photo at $50. Reportedly, he is one of three known Rammtrager survivors. Alternate spelling: Boesch.

Asisbiz database list of 19 aerial victories for Oskar Bosch

Date	Pilot Name	Unit	Enemy A/C Type	Height	Time	Location
29-Apr-44	Oskar Bosch	Sturmstaffel 1	B-17 Fortress Hss	7000m	11.07	FB-FC (area NE Gifhorn)
29-Apr-44	Oskar Bosch	Sturmstaffel 1	B-17 Fortress	7000m	11.10	5km NW Helmstedt
08-May-44	Oskar Bosch	11./JG3	B-24 Liberator		10.12	GA-GB (area Peine-Wolfsburg)
08-May-44	Oskar Bosch	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress Hss
18-Jul-44	Oskar Bosch	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress	7000m	10.50	SE Kempten
03-Aug-44	Oskar Bosch	11./JG3	B-24 Liberator	5800m	11.43	GB (Lechtaler Alpen)
16-Aug-44	Oskar Bosch	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress	6800m	10.02	LU-2 (Munden NE Kassel)
02-Nov-44	Oskar Bosch	14./JG3	B-17 Fortress
02-Nov-44	Oskar Bosch	14./JG3	B-17 Fortress	7500m	12.47	KD (NW Halle)
25-Dec-44	Oskar Bosch	14./JG3	P-51 Mustang
01-Jan-45	Oskar Bosch	14./JG3	Spitfire
18-Feb-45	Oskar Bosch	14./JG3	Pe-2
19-Feb-45	Oskar Bosch	14./JG3	P-39 Aircobra
03-Mar-45	Oskar Bosch	14./JG3	P-39 Aircobra		17.00
11-Mar-45	Oskar Bosch	14./JG3	Jak-9
19-Mar-45	Oskar Bosch	14./JG3	La-5
21-Mar-45	Oskar Bosch	14./JG3	Il-2
18-Apr-45	Oskar Bosch	14./JG3	Jak-9
24-Apr-45	Oskar Bosch	14./JG3	Jak-3

Werner Gerth

Units:7/JG-53(7/43 Italy), Stab/JG-300(1/44), Sturmstf 1(1/44), 11/JG-3(7/44), II/JG-4(Sturmgruppen unit?), 14/JG-3 (11/44)

Awards:RK(10/29/44), DK-G(1/1/45), EK 1 & 2, Wound Badge, Fighter Operational Clasp

Known Aircraft:Fw 190A-6 & Bf 109G-6 in JG-300, Fw 190A-8/R2 WNr 682057(Rammtrager lost 11/2/44)

Remarks:KIA 2 November, 1944, in Wk# 682057 when he reportedly rammed a B-17 headed for the Gelsenkirchen Oil facility. After the collision, he was unable to bail out of the falling mass of wreckage. There is little evidence to support the ramming. His wingman this date, Fw Oscar Bösch, indicated Gerth was shot down by fighters. In addition, he was reported to have bailed, but his chute did not open. Promoted to Hptm posthumously. One of the most daring of the JG 3 pilots, he was shot down nearly a dozen times. He was known to have lost a JG 300 aircraft on 2 January, 1944, circumstances unknown. One known victory, a B-17 at Bielefeld on 22 February, 1944, while in Sturmstaffel 1. His 4th & 5th, both B-24's; one at Salzgitter, the other at Haldersleben, on 11 April, 1944. His 7th and 8th, both B-17's, one NE of Gifhorn and one at Miesterhorst on 29 April, 1944 (Perry Claims). His 10th, a B-17 at Fehmarn Belt on 19 May, 1944. His 15th, a B-17 SE of Kempten on 18 July, 1944. His 20th, a B-24 at Lechtaler Alpen on 3 August, 1944. His 25th, a P-51 at Quedlingburg on 11 September, 1944. Bowers/Lednicer, 30+ victories.

Asisbiz database list of 27 aerial victories for Werner Gerth

Date	Pilot Name	Unit	Enemy A/C Type	Height	Time	Location
22-Feb-44	Werner Gerth	Sturmstaffel 1	B-17 Fortress	6500m	13.40	Bielefeld
06-Mar-44	Werner Gerth	Sturmstaffel 1	B-17 Fortress e.V.	5800m	14.05	NW Hannover
06-Mar-44	Werner Gerth	Sturmstaffel 1	B-17 Fortress	5500m	14.08	SW Brandenburg
11-Apr-44	Werner Gerth	Sturmstaffel 1	B-24 Liberator	6000m	11.15	HA Haldersleben
11-Apr-44	Werner Gerth	Sturmstaffel 1	B-24 Liberator	6000m	11.18	HA (Salzgitter)
13-Apr-44	Werner Gerth	Sturmstaffel 1	B-17 Fortress	6500m	13.55	SS (area NE Mannheim)
29-Apr-44	Werner Gerth	Sturmstaffel 1	B-17 Fortress	7000m	11.07	FB-FC (area NE Gifhorn)
29-Apr-44	Werner Gerth	Sturmstaffel 1	B-17 Fortress	7000m	11.07	GC-2 (Miesterhorst)
13-May-44	Werner Gerth	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress	5300m	14.20	AF (Jordenstorf-Demmin)
19-May-44	Werner Gerth	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress		15.07	SC-6 (Fehmarn Belt)
19-May-44	Werner Gerth	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress		15.18	TC-7 (Mecklanberger Bucht)
24-May-44	Werner Gerth	11./JG3	P-51 Mustang			Channel Front
07-Jul-44	Werner Gerth	11./JG3	B-24 Liberator	6500m	09.43	Raum Oschersleben Kr Sachsen
07-Jul-44	Werner Gerth	11./JG3	B-24 Liberator	6500m	09.42	Raum Oschersleben Kr Sachsen
18-Jul-44	Werner Gerth	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress	7600m	10.52	SE Kempten
18-Jul-44	Werner Gerth	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress	7000m	10.50	SE Kempten
19-Jul-44	Werner Gerth	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress	6000m	09.50	Raum Kempten
30-Jul-44	Werner Gerth	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress	6500m	11.00	HP-5 (Kamond SW Papa)
03-Aug-44	Werner Gerth	11./JG3	B-24 Liberator	5800m	11.43	GB (Lechtaler Alpen)
09-Aug-44	Werner Gerth	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress			Channel Front
09-Aug-44	Werner Gerth	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress			Channel Front
15-Aug-44	Werner Gerth	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress	6000m	11.45	QO (Daun-Kyllberg area)
11-Sep-44	Werner Gerth	14./JG3	B-17 Fortress	7800m	12.08	KD-LD (Hettstedt-Querfurt)
11-Sep-44	Werner Gerth	14./JG3	P-51 Mustang	1000m	12.15	KC (Quedlingburg)
07-Oct-44	Werner Gerth	14./JG3	B-17 Fortress Hss	8000m	12.07	LC-MD (Artern-Naumburg)
02-Nov-44	Werner Gerth	14./JG3	B-17 Fortress			Channel Front
02-Nov-44	Werner Gerth	14./JG3	B-17 Fortress	7500m	12.47	KD (NW Halle)

Maj. Hans-Günther von Kornatzki, CO

Units:Kdr II/JG-52 (8/40 Peuplingues), Sturmstaffel 1/JG-1 (1/44), JG-3, Kdr II(Sturm)/JG-4 (7/44)

Awards:EK 1 & 2, Fighter & Assault Operational Clasps

Known Aircraft:Ar 65 (4/35), Bf 109C,D & E in JG-52, He-51, Fw 190A-6 'White 1' in JG-1, Fw 190A-8/R2 WNr 681424 'Green 3' (lost 9/12/44)

Remarks:KIA 12 September, 1944 shortly after his 6th victory! Stfkpt in 3/Fl Grp Damm in April, 1935. Channel pilot. Opposed the 6 March, 1944 Raid on Berlin, leading Sturmstaffel 1. His 5th victory, a B-17 (HSS) at Beckum-Hamm on 23 March, 1944. A 6th victory, a B-17 E of Helmstedt on 12 September, 1944. He seems to be the person credited with the idea of the Rammtrager concept, which led to the Sturmgruppes. Another source states his name as Horst Günther. Another, Walter. Another, Hans Georg. Alternate spelling: Kornatski.

Asisbiz database list of 3 aerial victories for Hans-Günther von Kornatzki

Date	Pilot Name	Unit	Enemy A/C Type	Height	Time	Location
Friday, August 29, 1941	Hans-Gunther von Kornatzki	6./ZG76	Spitfire	150-200m	10:53	332
Thursday, March 23, 1944	Hans-Gunther von Kornatzki	Sturmstaffel 1	B-17 Fortress Hss	6700m	11:25	Beckum-Hamm
Tuesday, September 12, 1944	Hans-Gunther von Kornatzki	Stab II./JG4	B-17 Fortress	8000m	11:16	HC-1 (E Helmstedt)

Willi Maximowitz

Willi Maximowitz was born on 29 January 1920 at Wuppertal-Barnen. At the end of 1943, when Major von Kornatzski (6 victories) was looking for volunteers for Sturmstaffel 1, Maximowitz, by this time an Unteroffizier with JG1, was one of those who enlisted. He had already achieved his first success when he shot down a USAAF B-24 four-engine bomber on 30 January 1944. On 23 March 1944, he shot down his third four-engine bomber, a USAAF B-17, but his Focke-Wulf 190 A-6 (W.Nr. 551 099) "White 10" was hit by return fire from the bombers and a wounded Maximowitz had to bale out near Wuppertal. Following recovery from his wounds he returned to Sturmstaffel 1 and added another B-17, shot down over Helmstedt on 29 April 1944, to his tally. On 8 May 1944, Sturmstaffel 1 was integrated into IV./JG3 as its 11. Staffel. In June , Maximowitz undertook combat flights in support of the German army in Normandy. These missions were flown with IV.Gruppe from Dreux airfield in France. Maximowitz shot down a B-17 near Leipzig for his 10th victory on 20 July. On 28 July , IV./JG3 scrambled against USAAF four-engine bombers. Maximowitz was shot down by the fighter escort and was slightly wounded. On 30 July, he was promoted to the rank of Feldwebel, but was wounded in a landing accident in Fw 190 A-8/R2 (W.Nr. 680 756). After recuperating from his injuries, he returned to his unit (renamed 14./JG3 on 10 August).

He flew as Kaczmarek to Gruppenkommandeur, IV./JG3, Hauptmann Wilhelm Moritz (44 victories, 15 of them four-engine bombers, RK). In February 1945, IV./JG3 moved to the Russian Front. On 11 March, Maximowitz was credited with three Russian Boston twin-engine bombers and a fighter shot down. On 20 April 1945, Oberfeldwebel Maximowitz of 14./JG3, failed to return from a combat mission. He was probably killed in aerial combat with Russian fighters around Frankfurt am Oder. He told Feldwebel Oskar Bosch (18 victories, including 8 four-engine bombers) during this mission that he had an MP 40 submachine-gun in his cockpit and he was saving the last round for himself if he got shot down!

Willi Maximowitz was credited with 27 victories. He recorded 12 victories over the Eastern front. All 15 victories recorded over the Western front were four-engine bombers. He claimed one bomber by ramming on 23 March 1944 and possibly rammed another bomber, date unknown. Maximowitz was posthumously awarded the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on 1 January 1945.

No	Date	Time	Enemy A/C Type	Unit	Location / Comments
1	30.1.1944	11:50	B-24	Sturmstaffel 1
2	6.3.1944	12:35	B-17 HSS	Sturmstaffel 1	N Gifhorn- Rathenow 7000 m
3	23.3.1944	11:15	B-17	Sturmstaffel 1	SE Munster / rammed
4	29.4.1944	11:10	B-17	Sturmstaffel 1	Hehlingen
5	8.5.1944	10:08	B-24	11./JG3	Peine-Braunschweig
6	12.5.1944	12:30	B-17	11./JG3	Bad Nauheim-Fulda area
7	24.5.1944	11:24	B-17 HSS	11./JG3	Nauern
8	13.7.1944		B-17	11./JG3
9	18.7.1944	10:50	B-17	11./JG3	SE Kempten
10	20.7.1944	11:07	B-17	11./JG3	20km W Leipzig
11	29.7.1944		B-17	11./JG3
12	27.9.1944		B-24	14./JG3
13	28.9.1944		B-17	14./JG3
14	2.11.1944		B-17	14./JG3
15	2.11.1944		B-17	14./JG3
16	3.3.1945	11:20	Pe-2	14./JG3
17	11.3.1945		Boston	14./JG3
18	11.3.1945		Fighter	14./JG3
19	11.3.1945		Boston	14./JG3
20	11.3.1945		Boston	14./JG3
21	18.4.1945		Yak 3	14./JG3
22	18.4.1945		Yak 3	14./JG3
23	1945		Pe-2	14./JG3
24	1945		P-39	14./JG3
25	1945		P-39	14./JG3
26	1945		Il-2	14./JG3
27	1945		Il-2	14./JG3

Victories : 27
Awards : Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (1 January 1945)
Units : JG1, Sturmstaffel 1, JG3
http://www.luftwaffe.cz/maximowitz.html

Asisbiz database list of 22 aerial victories for Willi Maximowitz

Date	Pilot Name	Unit	Enemy A/C Type	Height	Time	Location
30-Jan-44	Willi Maximowitz	Sturmstaffel 1	B-24 Liberator		11.50	Channel Front
06-Mar-44	Willi Maximowitz	Sturmstaffel 1	B-17 Fortress Hss	6500m	12.35	vor Fallersleben
23-Mar-44	Willi Maximowitz	Sturmstaffel 1	B-17 Fortress	6500m	11.15	Drensteinfurt (SE Munster)
29-Apr-44	Willi Maximowitz	Sturmstaffel 1	B-17 Fortress	7000m	11.10	Hehlingen
08-May-44	Willi Maximowitz	11./JG3	B-24 Liberator		10.08	GA-GB (Peine-Braunschweig)
12-May-44	Willi Maximowitz	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress	6500m	12.30	05 Ost s/PS-PT (Nidda)
24-May-44	Willi Maximowitz	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress	7000m	11.24	FF (Nauen W Berlin)
13-Jul-44	Willi Maximowitz	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress			Channel Front
18-Jul-44	Willi Maximowitz	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress	7000m	10.50	SE Kempten
20-Jul-44	Willi Maximowitz	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress	7000m	11.07	20km W Leipzig
29-Jul-44	Willi Maximowitz	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress			Channel Front
27-Sep-44	Willi Maximowitz	14./JG3	B-24 Liberator			Channel Front
28-Sep-44	Willi Maximowitz	13./JG3	B-17 Fortress			Channel Front
02-Nov-44	Willi Maximowitz	14./JG3	B-17 Fortress			Channel Front
02-Nov-44	Willi Maximowitz	14./JG3	B-17 Fortress			Channel Front
03-Mar-45	Willi Maximowitz	14./JG3	Pe-2		11.20	Channel Front
11-Mar-45	Willi Maximowitz	14./JG3	Jagdflzg.			Channel Front
11-Mar-45	Willi Maximowitz	14./JG3	Boston			Channel Front
11-Mar-45	Willi Maximowitz	14./JG3	Boston			Channel Front
11-Mar-45	Willi Maximowitz	14./JG3	Boston			Channel Front
18-Apr-45	Willi Maximowitz	14./JG3	Jak-3			Channel Front
18-Apr-45	Willi Maximowitz	14./JG3	Jak-3			Channel Front

Gerhard Vivroux

Units:Sturmstaffel 1 (1/44), 11./JG-3 (5/44)

Awards:EP, EK 1 & 2, Wound Badge, Fighter Operational Clasp

Known Aircraft:Bf 109, Fw 190A

Remarks:WIA 6 October, 1944; DOW 24 October, 1944 (Magnus). 10 bombers. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 NW of Rhinow on 4 March, 1944. His 2nd, a B-17 between Hamm and Dortmund on 23 March, 1944 (Perry Claims). His 3rd, a B-17 at Loburg-Wiesenburg on 11 April, 1944. His 4th, a B-17 NE of Mannheim on 13 April, 1944. His 5th, a B-17 at Marienthal, E of Königslutter, on 29 April, 1944. His 6th, a B-17 (HSS) at Nidda on 12 May, 1944. His 7th, a B-17 (HSS) near Kempten on 18 July, 1944. His 8th, a B-17 at Daun-Kyllberg area on 15 August, 1944. His 9th, a B-17 at Hettstedt-Querfurt on 11 September, 1944. His 10th, a B-24 at Eisenach on 27 September, 1944. His 11th, a P-51 50 km SE of Kassel on 27 september, 1944.

Asisbiz database list of 11 aerial victories for Gerhard Vivroux

Date	Pilot Name	Unit	Enemy A/C Type	Height	Time	Location
04-Mar-44	Gerhard Vivroux	Sturmstaffel 1	B-17 Fortress	4000m	13.30	EE-7 (NW Rhinow)
23-Mar-44	Gerhard Vivroux	Sturmstaffel 1	B-17 Fortress	6500m	11.15	zw Hamm-Dortmund
11-Apr-44	Gerhard Vivroux	Sturmstaffel 1	B-17 Fortress	5300m	13.18	HE (Loburg-Wiesenburg)
13-Apr-44	Gerhard Vivroux	Sturmstaffel 1	B-17 Fortress	6500m	13.55	SS (area NE Mannheim)
29-Apr-44	Gerhard Vivroux	Sturmstaffel 1	B-17 Fortress	7000m	11.05	GB-9 (Marienthal E Konigslutter)
12-May-44	Gerhard Vivroux	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress Hss	6500m	12.31	05 Ost S/PS-PT (Nidda)
18-Jul-44	Gerhard Vivroux	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress Hss			Channel Front
15-Aug-44	Gerhard Vivroux	11./JG3	B-17 Fortress	6000m	11.45	QO (Daun-Kyllberg area)
11-Sep-44	Gerhard Vivroux	14./JG3	B-17 Fortress	7800m	12.08	KD-LD (Hettstedt-Querfurt)
27-Sep-44	Gerhard Vivroux	14./JG3	P-51 Mustang	1800m	11.10	MU-MA-NU-NA (Eisenach)
27-Sep-44	Gerhard Vivroux	11./JG3	B-24 Liberator	7200m	11.06	MU-MA-NU-NA (Eisenach)