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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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Daberkow, Martin-Fritz* July 31st, 1914
† May 4th, 1945
Plot: 52b Row: 20 Grave: 469

Daege, Franz-Josef* January 26th, 1910

Dahl, Rudolf† February 2nd, 1944

Dahl, Walther* March 17th, 1916
† November 25th, 1985

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Dahlke, Werner (Lw-Kampfgeschwader)* April 3rd, 1907
† October 3rd, 1944

Dahlmann, Kurt* March 4th, 1918
† August 29th, 2017

Dahmer, Hugo* May 7th, 1915
† August 1st, 2006

Dahn, Friedrich* August 12th, 1918

Damaske, Hermann* October 24th, 1920
† March 23rd, 1942

Dambeck, Johannes* May 7th, 1918

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Damboldt, Ulrich (Aufklärungsgruppe 11)† January 6th, 1945
Plot: Abteilung Row: H 

Damm, Eberhard† July 17th, 1943

Damm, Werner* December 12th, 1920
† October 8th, 1942

Damm, Werner* April 18th, 1920
† August 1st, 1942

Dammers, Hans* December 8th, 1913
† March 17th, 1944

Dannapfel, Heinz* January 25th, 1917

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Dannhaus, Helmut* December 1st, 1919

Darjes, Paul-Friedrich* March 20th, 1911
† February 20th, 1989

Darsow, Lothar* October 15th, 1921
† April 24th, 1944

Dasecke, Rolf* December 17th, 1919
† August 23rd, 2006

Daspelgruber, Franz* July 4th, 1916
† July 16th, 1943

Daub, Dieter* September 14th, 1911

Dautzenberg, Heinz* November 16th, 1922

Dawedeit, Herbert* May 20th, 1914
† August 3rd, 1999

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Debus, Otto (Nahaufklärungsgruppe 12)* August 21st, 1914
† October 14th, 2000

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Decker, Otto (Jagdgeschwader 52)* November 11th, 1915
† August 27th, 1942
Plot: Würfel 12 Row: Platte 14 Grave: UNK

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Decker, Paul* January 16th, 1919

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Dehmel, Kurt* March 12th, 1913

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Dehnert, Johannes† December 7th, 1942

Deimel, Karl* November 28th, 1917

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Deiml, Michael* March 28th, 1918

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Dein, Georg† October 7th, 1943

Deisenroth, Karl* February 2nd, 1913

Deiss, Erwin* May 18th, 1913

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Delp, Gustav* September 30th, 1920
† April 27th, 1944
Plot: 3 Row: 3 Grave: 79

Delp, Heinz* February 18th, 1920
† July 5th, 1943

Dengg, Josef* August 16th, 1910

Denk, Gustav* January 24th, 1915
† February 13th, 1943

Denker, Willi* July 22nd, 1915

Dette, Wilhelm (Kampfgeschwader 40)* March 10th, 1910
† September 26th, 1991

Dettke, Oskar* January 1st, 1913
† March 17th, 1967

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Detzer, Alfred (Sturzkampfgeschwader 1)* July 9th, 1919
† June 15th, 1943
Grave: UNK

Deussen, Günter* August 19th, 1907

Deutsch, Hermann* October 19th, 1917

Deutschbein, Horst† May 22nd, 1942

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Deutschmann, Rudi* June 19th, 1913

Dichler, Alfred* December 18th, 1921
† July 31st, 1944

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Dickfeld, Adolf* February 20th, 1910
† May 17th, 2009

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Diegmann, Adalbert* January 1st, 1923

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Diekwisch, Erwin-Peter* August 12th, 1920
† August 20th, 2013

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Dielas, Werner* July 1st, 1922
† June 6th, 1942

Diepold, Max (Schlachtgeschwader 77)* February 1st, 1921
† August 18th, 2001

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Diercks, Hans* September 17th, 1913

Dierich, Josef* August 3rd, 1910

Diesem, Rudolf* December 10th, 1920
† December 5th, 1944

Diesenberg, Eduard* September 8th, 1913

Diesing, Ulrich* March 12th, 1911
† April 17th, 1945

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Dietrich, Gerhard (Kampfgeschwader 55)* April 30th, 1917
† August 10th, 1982

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Dietrich, Hellmut* May 13th, 1920
† March 6th, 1945

Dietrich, Willi* August 12th, 1914

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Dietze, Werner (NAG 102)* July 4th, 1918

Diez, Ulrich* November 23rd, 1916

Dießelhorst, Friedrich* July 19th, 1916
† June 11th, 1943

Dill, Valerian* March 27th, 1916
† March 12th, 2002

Dilley, Bruno* August 29th, 1913
† August 31st, 1968

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Dingel, Jakob (Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiß")* March 16th, 1919
† January 11th, 1943
Plot: Würfel 9 Row: Platte 7 

Dinger, Friedrich 'Fritz' (JG 53 "Pik As")* August 20th, 1915
† July 27th, 1943
Plot: 8 Grave: 718

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Dinkelacker, Eberhardt (Bordfunker)* January 21st, 1921
† January 1st, 1945
Grave: UNK

Dipberger, Wilhelm 'Willi'* May 30th, 1918
† September 10th, 2005

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Dippel, Hans-Georg* December 5th, 1920
† May 8th, 1944
Plot: 33 Row: 15 Grave: 479

Dirksen, Wilhelm* December 8th, 1908

Dobislav, Max-Erich* October 17th, 1912

Dochtermann, Hans* March 4th, 1912

Dohse, Hartwig* October 18th, 1921
† July 31st, 1943

Dombacher, Kurt* February 9th, 1920
† October 8th, 1993

Dominicus, Carl* November 18th, 1914

Dommeratzky, Otto* May 3rd, 1916
† October 13th, 1944

Dormann, Wilhelm (Nachtjagdgeschwader 1)* November 4th, 1906
† October 24th, 1984

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Dorn, Heinz* July 23rd, 1915

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Dortmann, Franz* January 19th, 1921
† April 10th, 1944

Dose, Paul* February 10th, 1921
† March 13th, 2003

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Dost, Gerhard (Sturmstaffel 1)* October 25th, 1920
† March 6th, 1944
Plot: 2 Row: 12 Grave: 590

Dostlebe, Herbert* October 23rd, 1913
† April 20th, 1944

Dovenmühle, von der, Hans-Werner* November 13th, 1919
† January 21st, 1944
Plot: 16 Row: 28 Grave: 1552

Drees, Helmut* May 7th, 1912

Dreher, Heinz* March 15th, 1913
† September 10th, 1943

Dreher, Johann "Hans"* November 30th, 1920
† March 4th, 1945

Drescher, Johann* February 19th, 1914

Drewes, Martin* October 20th, 1918
† October 13th, 2013

Dronke, Wolfhelm (Kampfgeschwader 77)* February 16th, 1913
† January 27th, 1942
Plot: Gruft 4 Row: 5 Grave: 8 / 3

Druschel, Alfred* February 4th, 1917
† January 1st, 1945

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Dudeck, Gerhard (Transportgeschwader 2)* December 22nd, 1913
† June 5th, 1976

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Dudschig, Gerhard (Luftwaffe)* June 7th, 1920
† July 7th, 1944

Dukovac, Mato* September 23rd, 1918
† September 1990

Dumke, Horst* May 17th, 1911
† September 19th, 1944

Dunz, Werner* March 2nd, 1912
† May 20th, 1941
Plot: 1 Grave: 912

Dümcke, Horst* May 17th, 1911
† September 19th, 1944
Plot: 9 Grave: 160

Dünkel, Friedrich* March 7th, 1920
† February 8th, 1984

Düro, Werner* July 25th, 1920
† June 8th, 1944

Dürrwanger, Günter* May 3rd, 1916
† December 10th, 1943

Düsterberg, Karl* May 7th, 1917

Düttmann, Peter "Bonifazius"* May 23rd, 1923
† January 9th, 2001

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Dziarnowski, Heinz* June 5th, 1916
† September 27th, 1944

Dähne, Paul-Heinrich "Sarotti 2"* July 7th, 1921
† April 24th, 1945

Dänzer, Hermann* August 24th, 1915
† August 30th, 1942

Döbele, Anton* November 16th, 1910
† November 11th, 1943

Döbrich, Hans* March 24th, 1916
† April 6th, 1984

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Döhring, Paul* February 25th, 1920
† August 26th, 1942

Döhring, Willy* December 23rd, 1915
† May 18th, 1995

Dölling, Hans-Wolrad* February 14th, 1916

Dörffel, Georg (Schlachtgeschwader 1)* July 27th, 1914
† May 26th, 1944

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Dörffel, Günther* April 7th, 1910
† July 6th, 1943

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Döring, Arnold (Nachtjagdgeschwader 3)* January 29th, 1918
† April 10th, 2001

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Döring, Wilhelm "Willy" (Kampfgeschwader 53)* October 2nd, 1918
† August 3rd, 1955

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Dörr, Franz* February 10th, 1913
† October 10th, 1972

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Dörre, Edgar* November 24th, 1919

Dörrie, Hans* March 18th, 1913

Dörries, Helmut* September 5th, 1911
† January 7th, 1980

Džal, Franjo* April 9th, 1906
† September 1945

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