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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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Baader, Karl-Heinz (Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5)* March 25th, 1916
† February 18th, 1966

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Baagoe, Sophus* March 4th, 1915
† May 14th, 1941
Plot: 1 Grave: 480

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Baake, Werner* November 1st, 1918
† July 15th, 1964

Baar, Alfons* March 15th, 1909

Baare-Schmidt, Hans-Georg Dr.jur. (Aufkl.Gr. 21)* August 17th, 1913
† November 12th, 2010

Baasner, Hans (Aufklärungsgruppe 121)* January 1st, 1916
† February 21st, 1983

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Babenz, Emil Wilhelm Reinhold* January 1st, 1919
† April 8th, 1944
Plot: EH Grave: 7

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Bach, Günther* August 15th, 1917

Bacher, Friedrich* April 14th, 1921

Bachmann, Friedrich-Karl* December 29th, 1917
† September 4th, 1942

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Bachnick, Herbert* February 9th, 1920
† August 7th, 1944

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Backhaus, Gerhard (LG 1)* September 26th, 1916
† December 7th, 1942

Backhaus, Hanstheo* March 22nd, 1920

Badorrek, Emil (Aufklärungsgruppe 11)* May 6th, 1910
† December 26th, 1944
Grave: UNK

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Badum, Johann* March 2nd, 1921
† January 12th, 1943

Baeker, Gerhard (Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet")* November 23rd, 1915
† April 20th, 2004

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Bahr, Günther* July 28th, 1921
† April 29th, 2009

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Bahrmann, Günter* March 13th, 1924

Baierle, Jürgen* August 28th, 1921

Bajorat, Gerhard (Luftwaffe)* August 13th, 1917
† March 15th, 1985

Baldauf, Horst* May 24th, 1920
† June 10th, 1944

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Baldes, Josef* September 6th, 1915
† July 30th, 1985

Ballasko, Edler von, Otto* April 29th, 1919
† February 5th, 2005

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Bally, von, Karl* March 23rd, 1913
† August 25th, 1945

Baltschun, Edgar* April 6th, 1906

Bammer, Walter* December 14th, 1917

Banholzer, Alfred* September 8th, 1912
† December 27th, 1980

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Banke, Heinrich* July 30th, 1917

Banneick, Erhard (KG 3)* February 24th, 1922
† September 29th, 1944

Barakling, Emil (Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke")* May 13th, 1910
† January 2nd, 1999

Bardowski, Heinz* June 13th, 1917

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Barett, Günther* March 22nd, 1919
† January 8th, 1943

Bareuther, Herbert* June 29th, 1914
† April 30th, 1945

Bargen, von, Johann "Hans"* October 14th, 1914
† July 6th, 1944

Barkhorn, Gerhard* March 20th, 1919
† January 11th, 1983

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Barsewisch, von, Karl-Henning* October 2nd, 1895
† November 19th, 1981

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Barsickow, Horst* August 27th, 1909

Bartel, Klaus-Günther (KG 27)* September 7th, 1919
† September 14th, 1943

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Bartels, Heinrich "Heinz"* March 17th, 1918
† December 23rd, 1944

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Barten, Franz* January 26th, 1912
† August 4th, 1944

Barth, Eitel-Albert (Kampfgeschwader 55)* December 7th, 1915
† May 4th, 2004

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Barth, Hermann August Rudolf (KG 6)* February 1st, 1924
† February 2nd, 1945
Plot: 6 Row: 7 Grave: 332

Barth, Karl (Schlachtgeschwader 1)* September 27th, 1918
† October 13th, 1943
Grave: UNK

Barth, Karl Otto Max (Lw-Küstenfliegergruppe)* December 29th, 1914
† November 9th, 1942

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Barth, Siegfried 'Balbo' (KG 51 "Edelweiss")* January 23rd, 1916
† December 19th, 1997

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Barthle, Rudolf* May 5th, 1913
† July 20th, 1942

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Bartsch, Siegfried* December 26th, 1917

Basan, Karl* March 27th, 1915

Batz, Wilhelm "Willi"* May 21st, 1916
† September 11th, 1988

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Bauer, Georg* April 25th, 1916

Bauer, Gerhard ( Schlachtgeschwader 77)* August 26th, 1916
† April 17th, 1945

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Bauer, Herbert* April 16th, 1919
† March 24th, 1997

Bauer, Hugo Albert (Nachtjagdgeschwader 1)* November 7th, 1918
† October 3rd, 1943

Bauer, Konrad "Pit" (Jagdgeschwader 300)* February 9th, 1919
† June 17th, 1990

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Bauer, Oskar (Flak-Regiment 4)* March 13th, 1900
† January 20th, 1975

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Bauer, Otto (Aufklärungsgruppe 123)* September 4th, 1915
† October 4th, 1942
Plot: 10 Grave: 115

Bauer, Viktor (Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet")* September 19th, 1915
† December 13th, 1969

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Baumann, Helmut (Jagdgeschwader 51 'Mölders')* October 2nd, 1917
† February 17th, 1944
Plot: U Grave: 622

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Baumann, Lothar* January 17th, 1920
† December 24th, 1944

Baumann, Uwe* September 8th, 1909

Baumbach, Werner* December 27th, 1916
† October 20th, 1953

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Baumert, Heinz (Fern-Aufklärungsgruppe 33)* November 25th, 1915
† February 7th, 1945
Plot: 4 Row: 5 Grave: 200

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Baumgartl, Erich (Kampfgeschwader 55 'Greif')* October 24th, 1918
† July 12th, 1944
Plot: 3 Row: 15 Grave: 652

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Baumgartner, Wilhelm (Jagdgeschwader 77)* October 25th, 1913
† April 11th, 1943
Plot: Hof MOR Row: Ossario 6 Grave: 12

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Bauschke, Horst* June 8th, 1920

Bauschulte, Hubert* December 6th, 1914

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Bausek, Kurt* October 20th, 1920

Bautz, Wilhelm* September 27th, 1914

Bayer, Gustav* March 10th, 1914

Bayer, Hans* October 9th, 1915
† May 29th, 1974

Bechmann, Horst* February 28th, 1923
† March 13th, 1944

Bechtle, Otto-Wolfgang (KG 2)* March 10th, 1918
† July 25th, 2012

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Beck, Friedrich (Kampfgeschwader 100)* February 17th, 1921
† February 23rd, 1944
Plot: 1 Row: 08 Grave: 295

Beck, Leopold* July 28th, 1921

Beck, Walter* October 12th, 1911

Becker, Aloysius "Alois"* October 16th, 1918
† September 27th, 1944
Plot: G Grave: 17

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Becker, Georg Konrad* March 21st, 1914

Becker, Gerhard (Kampfgeschwader 77)* May 25th, 1916
† March 9th, 1943

Becker, Günther (Lw-Fernaufklärer)* May 13th, 1916
† July 14th, 1988

Becker, Ludwig* August 22nd, 1911
† February 26th, 1943

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Becker, Martin* April 12th, 1916
† February 8th, 2006

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Beckers, Werner (Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen')* December 23rd, 1919
† September 8th, 1943
Plot: 32 Row: 8 Grave: 293

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Beckh, Friedrich* January 17th, 1908
† June 21st, 1942

Beckmann, Ludwig (K.z.b.V. 500)* October 26th, 1895
† January 19th, 1965

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Beeger, Horst* June 8th, 1913
† November 6th, 2005

Beerenbrock, Franz-Josef (Jagdgeschwader 51)* April 9th, 1920
† December 13th, 2004

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Beese, Artur* March 11th, 1916
† February 6th, 1944

Beesten, von, Bernfried* May 20th, 1917

Befeldt, Diether* November 28th, 1922
† July 20th, 1943

Behnke, Hans* February 11th, 1912

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Behrendt, Franz* March 15th, 1899

Behrens, Robert (Nachtjagdgeschwader 2)* July 22nd, 1915
† February 8th, 1945
Plot: Q Row: 2 Grave: 37

Beier, Herbert* July 2nd, 1922

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Beier, Karl* June 30th, 1919
† December 29th, 2007

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Beier, Wilhelm (Nachtjagdgeschwader 2)* November 18th, 1913
† July 12th, 1977

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Beißwenger, Hans 'Beisser' (JG 54 "Grünherz")* November 8th, 1916
† March 6th, 1943
Grave: UNK

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Beling, Erwin* January 10th, 1915

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Bellinghausen, Theodor* November 26th, 1913

Bellof, Ludwig* March 28th, 1916
† October 1st, 1965

Belser, Helmut (Jagdgeschwader 53)* December 23rd, 1915
† June 19th, 1942
Grave: UNK

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Belz, Josef (Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 500)* September 28th, 1909
† November 2nd, 1944
Grave: UNK

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Bendau, Udo (Bordfunker)* January 10th, 1918
† February 15th, 1945
Grave: UNK

Bendert, Karl-Heinz (LW-Flieger)* September 9th, 1914
† July 16th, 1983

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Bendig, Herbert* March 17th, 1917

Bengsch, Horst* April 17th, 1913

Benkendorff, Helmut* December 8th, 1910
† November 3rd, 1971

Benker, Ludwig* July 5th, 1913

Bennemann, Hans* August 30th, 1921
† April 7th, 1993

Bennemann, Helmut* March 16th, 1915
† November 7th, 2007

Bennewitz, Heinz* June 3rd, 1916

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Bentz, Karl* January 15th, 1916

Benz, Kurt* February 13th, 1914
† February 25th, 1989

Benz, Willi* December 5th, 1913

Bergen, Karl-Friedrich* April 24th, 1912
† February 16th, 1944

Bergfleth, Johannes* March 1st, 1917
† May 27th, 1942

Bergh, von, Wolfgang Otto (Generalleutnant)* August 22nd, 1921
† December 3rd, 2015

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Berghofer, Leonhard* November 5th, 1911

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Bergius, Rudolf* April 22nd, 1914

Bergmann, Ernst* June 2nd, 1915
† February 17th, 1943

Bergmann, Helmut* May 26th, 1920
† August 6th, 1944

Bergmann, Wilhelm (Kampfgeschwader 4)* December 28th, 1921
† December 31st, 1945

Berlin, Wilhelm (Lw-Zerstörergeschwader)* February 18th, 1916
† October 10th, 1943
Grave: 432

Bermadinger, Matthias* October 31st, 1919
† February 28th, 1944

Bernd, Rudolf* March 13th, 1921
† January 18th, 1943

Berndl, Alois* December 16th, 1918
† July 18th, 1996

Berndt, Gottfried* December 19th, 1916
† August 23rd, 1942

Berndt, Wilhelm* February 18th, 1918
† July 2nd, 1942

Bernitt, Rudolf* March 7th, 1917

Bernrieder, Siegfried ( Stuka-Gesch.2 'Immelmann')* October 15th, 1917
† October 4th, 1941
Grave: UNK

Berres, Heinz-Edgar* January 10th, 1920
† July 25th, 1943

Berschwinger, Hans (Nachtjagdgeschwader 2)* June 30th, 1912
† February 15th, 1944
Plot: V-3 Row: 3 Grave: 62

Berthold, Gerhard (Kampfgeschwader 1)* December 11th, 1921
† March 4th, 1943

Bertram, Günter* November 2nd, 1920

Bertram, Hans-Wilhelm* May 17th, 1918
† October 1st, 2007

Bertsch, Heinrich* October 1st, 1915

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Bestehorn, Walter* October 7th, 1912

Bestler, Hermann* December 20th, 1918

Bethge, Wolfgang (Kampfgeschwader 1)* October 23rd, 1918
† March 2nd, 1942
Grave: UNK

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Bethge, Wolfgang (Lehrgeschwader 1)* August 30th, 1912
† October 25th, 1944
Plot: Ea Grave: 356

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Betke, Siegfried* March 8th, 1917
† December 20th, 1988

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Beuerle, Friedrich* May 5th, 1917

Beust, Freiherr von, Hans-Henning* April 17th, 1913
† March 27th, 1991

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Beutelspacher, Ernst* July 21st, 1920
† July 22nd, 1944

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Beutin, Gerhard (Jagdgeschwader 54 "Grünherz")* October 5th, 1919
† June 25th, 1943
Plot: 8 Row: 4 Grave: 63

Bevernis, Heinz* December 11th, 1914
† July 19th, 1942

Beyerle, Alfred (Kampfgeschwader 6)* October 16th, 1921
† April 25th, 1943
Plot: 1 Row: 7 Grave: 262

Bibra, Freiherr von, Ernst* September 23rd, 1910
† February 25th, 1943

Bickert, Erich* July 9th, 1912

Biedermann, Alfred* February 6th, 1914

Biederstaedt, Karl* October 20th, 1911

Biela, Johannes "Hans"* March 23rd, 1917

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Biesterfeld, Helmut* December 24th, 1912

Binder, Heinrich* July 30th, 1918

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