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Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

The "Luftwaffen Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg" (Goblet for outstanding achievements in aerial warfare) was instituted by Hermann Göring on February 27th, 1940. On Janaury 12th, 1940, his birthday, the "Freunden der Luftwaffe" (Friends of the Air Force), the Reichsverband der Deutschen Luftfahrt-Industrie (State association of German aircraft industry) donated an amount of money to him in order to institute a "Luftwaffen Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg." The institution as per February 27th, 1940 was made public on March 11th, 1940.
The first awards were only published from September 1st, 1941 onwards in the “Ehrenliste der Deutschen Luftwaffe” (List of Fame of the German Air Force). Presentations prior to that date were not made public
The date of the awarding, as well as name and rank of the recipient were engraved in the base of the goblet. With the goblet, a certificate was presented, containing the name and rank of the recipient, the reason for the award and the date of the presentation. Only rank, name and unit were added to the List of Fame. The date of presentation was not recorded so from those lists only the date of publication on the List of Fame could be learned

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Röhrich, Kurt Wilhelm (Jagdgeschwader 3)* February 21st, 1923
† July 19th, 1944
Row: 74 Grave: 18

Reischer, Peter* August 26th, 1919
† December 18th, 1944

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Reischmann, Xaver* February 10th, 1917

Rüter, Wolfgang* September 20th, 1918

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Ruppe, Wolfgang* May 2nd, 1917
† February 23rd, 1944
Plot: 1 Row: 8 Grave: 294

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Roos, Wolfgang Helmut (Luftwaffe)* April 6th, 1920
† July 25th, 1944
Grave: 3

Richter, Walther (Lw-KG 53)* May 30th, 1919
† November 17th, 1996

Roski, Oskar* December 11th, 1917

Radener, Waldemar (Jagdgeschwader 26)* January 24th, 1921
† January 8th, 1957

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Rogge, Eilert* June 7th, 1921
† April 4th, 1945

Redlich, Karl-Wolfgang (Jagdgeschwader 27)* December 13th, 1914
† May 29th, 1944
Plot: 3/3 Row: 7 Grave: 202

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Rennefahrt, Paul* July 4th, 1916
† January 30th, 1943

Reidelshöfer, Georg* August 22nd, 1921

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Regener, Walter* November 29th, 1916

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Reerink, Berndt (Aufklärungsgruppe 22)* July 16th, 1916
† June 3rd, 1943
Grave: UNK

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Recktenwald, Nikolaus* June 20th, 1913
† March 16th, 1944

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Rademacher, Rudolf "Rudi"* June 19th, 1913
† June 13th, 1953

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Rieger, Joachim* March 9th, 1914
† December 2nd, 1941

Rulfs, Johann† June 21st, 1942

Röthke, Siegfried* August 3rd, 1915
† April 27th, 2003

Roth, Ernst-August* April 19th, 1898
† September 26th, 1975

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Rübell, Günther* May 4th, 1921
† November 1st, 1985

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