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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

Grid List
NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Büker, Friedrich  
Bulinski, Josef18-03-191415-02-1945
Bulla, Hellmuth  
Bum, Anton 30-05-1944
Bumen, Robert (Lw-Flugzeugführer)  
Bumen, Robert (Schlachtgeschwader 77)12-10-191825-07-1944more
Bumke, Heinz21-10-1912 
Bunde, Walter07-05-1919 
Bünder, Karl  
Bundrock, Kurt06-02-191706-02-1998
Bunge, Erich (Schlachtgeschwader 4)23-09-191627-04-2002
Bunger, Berthold (Luftwaffe)13-03-191615-11-1982
Bunk, Erwin  
Buntrock, Heinz  
Bunzek, Johannes22-05-192211-12-1943
Bunzel, Hans-Joachim  
Bunzel, Werner  
Burchardt, Frank-Herbert08-10-192207-04-1944
Burckhardt, Lutz-Wilhelm05-02-191902-01-1993more
Burde, Elard  
Burde, Fritz  
Burfeindt, Hans-Günther  
Burger, Anton  
Burger, Anton (Kampfgeschwader 4)  
Bürger, Hans (Beobachter)  
Burgert, Willi (Kampfgeschwader 1 'Hindenburg')  
Burghard, Jost11-04-1921 more
Burghardt, Hans  
Burgschat, Albert13-11-1909 
Burk, Alfred (Jagdgeschwader 27 'Afrika')06-04-191331-10-1943
Burkard, Ernst19-04-1911 
Burkhard, Friedrich07-11-191631-03-1945
Burkhardt, Bruno  
Burkhardt, Maximilian  
Burkhardt, Otto  
Burmeister, Carl-Hermann (Kü.Fl.Gr. 406)04-11-1917 
Burmeister, Hans (Lehrgeschwader 1)22-04-192030-08-1944more
Burmester, Karl-Heinz  
Burmester, Paul  
Burr, Leonhard13-03-191302-03-1968more
Burschberg, Günter29-10-191608-05-1943
Burtscher, Johann16-12-1917 
Busch, Erich  
Busch, Erwin  
Busch, Hans-Bodo01-02-192008-10-1943
Busch, Helmut  
Busch, Hermann (Lw-Kampfgeschwader)07-01-1902 
Busch, Martin  
Busch, Rudolf (Jagdgeschwader 51)07-09-191517-01-1943more
Busch, Rudolf (Lw-Aufklärungsgruppe)29-09-191505-09-2007
Busch, Viktor  
Büsche, Richard  
Büschgen, Egon  
Busching, Hans  
Buschke, Rudolf  
Buschmann, Hubert  
Buschmann, Walter  
Buser, Franz  
Buss, Hanns (Aufklärungsgruppe 12)  more
Buss, Heinz (Nachtschlachtgruppe 9)07-03-191200-00-1985more
Busse, Herbert (Bordfunker)  
Busse, Werner (Lehrgeschwader 1)  
Busse, Willi (Aufklärungsgruppe 31)  more
Bussemer, Heinz (Kampfgeschwader 27)  more
Bußmann, Friedrich  
Bußmann, Rolf (Nachtjagdgeschwader 5)30-08-1913 more
Butschek, Hans  
Buttke, Albert12-11-1914 
Buttmann, Hans24-02-192005-10-1944
Büttner, Wilhelm  
Buttstaedt, Karl-Heinz  
Butzer, Hermann  
Butzke, Herbert  
Butzlaff, Heinz  
Bylek, Bruno  
Bystricky, Martin  

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