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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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Bulinski, Josef* March 18th, 1914
† February 15th, 1945

Bum, Anton† May 30th, 1944

Bumen, Robert (Schlachtgeschwader 77)* October 12th, 1918
† July 25th, 1944
Grave: UNK

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Bumke, Heinz* October 21st, 1912

Bunde, Walter* May 7th, 1919

Bundrock, Kurt* February 6th, 1917
† February 6th, 1998

Bunge, Erich (Schlachtgeschwader 4)* September 23rd, 1916
† April 27th, 2002

Bunger, Berthold (Luftwaffe)* March 13th, 1916
† November 15th, 1982

Bunzek, Johannes* May 22nd, 1922
† December 11th, 1943

Burchardt, Frank-Herbert* October 8th, 1922
† April 7th, 1944

Burckhardt, Lutz-Wilhelm* February 5th, 1919
† January 2nd, 1993

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Burghard, Jost* April 11th, 1921

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Burgschat, Albert* November 13th, 1909

Burk, Alfred (Jagdgeschwader 27 'Afrika')* April 6th, 1913
† October 31st, 1943

Burkard, Ernst* April 19th, 1911

Burkhard, Friedrich* November 7th, 1916
† March 31st, 1945

Burmeister, Hans (Lehrgeschwader 1)* April 22nd, 1920
† August 30th, 1944
Plot: 46 Grave: 407

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Burr, Leonhard* March 13th, 1913
† March 2nd, 1968

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Burschberg, Günter* October 29th, 1916
† May 8th, 1943

Burtscher, Johann* December 16th, 1917

Busch, Hans-Bodo* February 1st, 1920
† October 8th, 1943

Busch, Rudolf (Jagdgeschwader 51)* September 7th, 1915
† January 17th, 1943

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Busch, Rudolf (Lw-Aufklärungsgruppe)* September 29th, 1915
† September 5th, 2007

Buttke, Albert* November 12th, 1914

Buttmann, Hans* February 24th, 1920
† October 5th, 1944

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