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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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Abel, Alfred (KG 53)* December 31st, 1920
† January 2nd, 1943
Plot: 10 Row: 12 Grave: 1058

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Abel, Fritz-Wilhelm (Kampfgeschwader 3 "Blitz")* November 28th, 1919
† March 2nd, 1945

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Abele, Anton (Nahaufklärungsgruppe 16)* January 6th, 1915
† August 27th, 1944

Abrahamczik, Rudolf (Kampfgeschwader 2)* April 17th, 1920
† December 4th, 1996

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Abt, Richard (Flugzeugführer)* January 17th, 1916

Achenbach, Heinrich 'Heinz'* January 30th, 1920
† July 5th, 1943

Ackermann, Alwin (KG 77)† July 12th, 1943

Ackermann, Georg* March 12th, 1918
† December 16th, 2007

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Adam, Erich (KG 40)* July 22nd, 1910

Adelhütte, Hans (Nachtjagdgeschwader 3)* December 10th, 1920
† August 13th, 1944
Grave: unk

Ademeit, Horst* February 8th, 1912
† August 7th, 1944

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Adolph, Walter* June 11th, 1913
† September 18th, 1941
Plot: 38 Grave: 459

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Adrian, Peter (Kampfgeschwader 55)* September 14th, 1919
† February 1st, 1943
Grave: unk

Aechtner, Fritz (Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5)* March 4th, 1916
† May 1st, 2007

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Ahnert, Heinrich-Wilhelm (Jagdgeschwader 52)* April 29th, 1915
† August 23rd, 1942
Grave: unk

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Ahrens, Hans (Luftwaffe)* January 27th, 1915

Ahrens, Helmut (KG 51)* June 15th, 1918
† May 2nd, 1942
Grave: unk

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Aichert, Otto (Kampfgeschwader 27)* April 3rd, 1920
† January 10th, 1944
Grave: UNK

Aigen, Reinhard Georg (Kampfgeschwader 4)* May 20th, 1913
† September 19th, 1943
Grave: unk

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Albers, Walter Wilhelm Fritz (SG.2 'Immelmann')* January 17th, 1923
† August 22nd, 1943

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Albrecht, Bernhold (Kampfgeschwader 4)* January 3rd, 1920
† August 1st, 1944
Grave: unk

Albrecht, Hans (Kampfgeschwader 55)* May 4th, 1922
† August 20th, 1944

Albrecht, Karl (KG 55)† June 26th, 1944

Albrecht-Lemke, Egon (Zerstörergeschwader 76)* May 19th, 1918
† August 25th, 1944
Plot: 3 Row: 8 Grave: 316

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Alleborn, Philipp* December 25th, 1919

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Allexi, Josef* June 11th, 1914

Almer, Adolf* March 20th, 1921

Aloè, Herbert* July 13th, 1914

Alten, von, Ernst* April 17th, 1913

Altendorf, Rudolf* July 16th, 1919
† January 1st, 1945
Plot: CS Row: 7 Grave: 164

Altmann, Klaus (Kampfgeschwader 100 'Wiking')* July 15th, 1918
† October 12th, 1942

Amberger, Rudolf* November 4th, 1920
† September 11th, 1942

Ambos, Johann "Hans"* December 5th, 1920

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Amm, Hans* December 22nd, 1913
† April 29th, 1943

Ammann, Paul (KG 4 "General Wever")* August 5th, 1920
† August 9th, 1991

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Ammeling, Bernhard* January 22nd, 1917
† July 8th, 1943

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Amtmann, Baptist (Kampfgeschwader 54 'Totenkopf ')* February 22nd, 1920
† January 1st, 1945
Row: 1 Grave: 10

Andernach, August-Wilhelm* May 12th, 1921
† July 4th, 1944

Anders, Gerd (Kampfgeschwader 30 "Adler")* February 28th, 1919
† March 13th, 1945
Plot: 8 Grave: 1053

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Anders, Richard (Aufklärungsgruppe 12)* January 3rd, 1915
† September 9th, 1993

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Andersen, Hans-Christian* July 5th, 1923

Andorfer, Anton* December 23rd, 1919
† April 11th, 1945

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Andres, Josef† January 31st, 1945

Anselm, Karl* April 14th, 1913

Anton, Heinz† September 2nd, 1943

Anzinger, Max* September 2nd, 1920
† January 12th, 1944
Plot: 3 

Appel, Wilhelm* January 23rd, 1915

Appelmann, Friedrich (Aufklärungsgruppe 32)* November 12th, 1915
† March 13th, 1944
Plot: 17 Row: 18 Grave: 319

Appelt, Horst* December 19th, 1915

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Arndt, Carl* February 8th, 1917
† January 9th, 1945

Arndt, Hans† June 26th, 1943

Arndt, Siegfried* August 26th, 1911
† December 17th, 1944

Arnim, von, Harald* September 30th, 1905
† August 28th, 1975

Arnold, Heinz* February 12th, 1919

Arzinger, Alfred* November 27th, 1921

Ascheid, Hans* November 12th, 1914

Aschenbrenner, Konrad* June 14th, 1908

Aspöck, August* August 10th, 1920

Astor, Heinz* February 11th, 1920
† May 16th, 1944

Au, Oskar* February 21st, 1918

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Auberschek, Othmar† August 7th, 1944

Auer, Reinhold* December 27th, 1908
† May 19th, 1942

Aufhammer, Fritz* November 28th, 1914
† June 14th, 2002

Augenstein, Hans-Heinz* July 11th, 1921
† December 6th, 1944

Autenrieth, Hans (Nachtjagdgeschwader 4)* March 15th, 1921
† June 8th, 1996

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Axthammer, Erich Michael* December 3rd, 1920
† December 21st, 2015

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