Hansgeorg Bätcher
Hansgeorg Bätcher | |
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Born |
13 January 1914 Finsterwalde |
Died |
23 April 2003 89) Uelzen | (aged
Allegiance |
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Service/ | Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1934–45 |
Rank | Oberstleutnant |
Commands held | III./KG 76; KG 54 |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Hansgeorg Bätcher (13 January 1914 – 23 April 2003) was a highly decorated bomber pilot in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (27 September 1939) & 1st Class (15 July 1940)[1]
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 24 November 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän[2]
- German Cross in Gold on 2 July 1942 as Hauptmann in the I./Kampfgeschwader 100[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 21 December 1942 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 100 "Wiking"[4]
- 434th Oak Leaves on 24 March 1944 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"[4]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Patzwall, Klaus D. (2008). Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg [The Honor Goblet for Outstanding Achievement in the Air War] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Oberstleutnant Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach |
Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 54 27 February 1945 – 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
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