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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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NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Obel, Johann  
Ober, Ernst  
Oberauer, Rudolf  
Oberberger, Alois (Aufklärungsgruppe 23)02-03-1918 more
Oberdieck, Helmut28-06-1918 
Oberländer, Werner16-12-191212-10-1996
Obermaier, Franz  
Obermeier, Eugen15-12-191617-03-1943
Obermeier, Georg02-11-1917 
Obermeier, Hermann 08-05-1942
Obermüller, Alois  
Obernhuber, Otto 23-05-1942
Oberste-Sirrenberg, Heinz  
Obert, Otto  
Obertlik, Josef  
Oberweg, Herbert20-09-191106-04-1945
Obleser, Friedrich21-02-192305-06-2004more
Obrecht, Herbert19-04-1922 
Ochner, Wilhelm  
Ochs, Albrecht Otto Bismarck30-09-189620-07-1986more
Ochs, Ernst  
Ochs, Hermann  
Ockerländer, Erich  
Odenhardt, Wilhelm26-01-191412-04-1992more
Oeberg, Horst  
Oechsle, Hugo 03-12-1942
Oechsler, Emil  
Oehl, Christian  
Oehler, Dietrich04-10-191527-12-2005
Oehme, Hans  
Oehmichen, Walter  
Oehmigen, Max  
Oekenpöhler, Johann-Peter01-09-191714-08-1980
Oelkers, Ferdinand  
Oellrich, Rudo  
Oeltze, Wilhelm  
Oepen, Johann  
Oertel, Gerhard  
Oerter, Theodor  
Oesau, Walter28-06-191311-05-1944more
Oeser, Werner  
Oesterle, Leonhardt  
Ofenböck, Otto  
Offenborn, Gustav (Kampf-Geschwader 3)14-12-191716-04-1942
Ohl, Hubert  more
Ohlrogge, Walter15-01-190930-04-2003more
Ohm, Joachim26-11-1920 
Ohmsen, Wilhelm05-08-191501-04-1943
Ohnesorge, Erich  
Ohning, Helmut26-10-191927-04-1944
Okuniewski, Werner  
Olborth, Hermann  
Olbrich, Rudolf  
Oldenburg, Fritz  
Olejnik, Robert09-03-191129-10-1988
Oleschkewitz, Harry  
Oletzky, Alfred  
Olfermann, Erich18-12-191929-05-1942
Olowinsky, Franz15-07-1914 
Olschewski, Kurt  
Olsen, Kurt  
Olsowski, Gustav  
Oltmanns, Hans  
Omert, Emil15-01-191824-04-1944
Onea, Wasilius  
Opalka, Alfred  
Opitz, Gerhard  
Opitz, Wilhelm  
Opper, Heinrich  
Oppers, Heinrich  
Oprotkowitz, Heinz06-01-1922 
Ordelheide, Heinz  
Orisch, Emil  
Orlowski, Heinrich  
Orlowski, Helmut07-10-191408-11-1943
Orth, Dieter  
Ortmann, Gerhard  
Ortmann, Hans-Uwe 10-08-1941
Ortwerth, Ludwig  
Orzegowski, Ernst19-10-191902-08-2005more
Osbahr, Heinrich  
Oser, Karl  
Osond, Johann  
Ospel, Hans  
Ossmann, Rüdiger 08-10-1943
Osswald, Ernst  
Ostadal, Friedrich 10-05-1942
Ostarek, Rudolf23-04-191718-07-1977more
Ostendorf, Fritz  
Osterhausen, von, Hans  
Osterhold, August09-05-191116-08-1943
Osterkamp, Heinz  
Ostermeier, Bernhard (Beobachter)  
Ostermeier, Rudi (Kampf-Geschwader 27)  more
Ostermeyer, Wilhelm (Stuka-Geschwader 77)  more
Osterrieder, Max (Bordschütze)  
Osthus, Harald09-03-191218-10-1942
Ostrowski, Heinz  
Oswald, Karl  
Othmer, August  
Otolski, Oskar02-12-191322-04-1945
Ott, Eduard  
Ott, Georg  
Ott, Hans  
Ott, Heinz (Luftwaffe)  
Ott, Heinz (Lw-Gruppenkommandeur)  
Ott, Rudolf  
Otte, Dr., Maximilian03-09-191020-05-1944more
Otter, Anton01-03-191400-00-2004
Ottilinger, Johann  
Ottitsch, Ferdinand15-03-192007-02-1943
Ottmann, Friedrich  
Ottmann, Leonhard  
Otto, Siegfried27-01-1915 
Ovenbeck, Edgar  
Overbeck, Jürgen  
Overkamp, Erwin  
Öchsl, Michael  
Öhlbauer, Alois (Aufklärungsgruppe 41)  
Öhlinger, Friedrich  
Öß, Hans  

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