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Georg Sattler

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Buried at
  
Lommel, Belgium

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Rank
  
Oberleutnant

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1935–1944

Name
  
Georg Sattler

Died
  
30 August 1944(1944-08-30) (aged 27) Melsbroek, Belgium

„Die Gedanken sind frei" Georg Sattler


Georg Sattler (14 April 1917 – 30 August 1944) was a German Luftwaffe pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Sattler and his crew of the Junkers Ju 88 (Werknummer 330715—factory number) were killed during the takeoff for a relocation flight on 30 August 1944 at Melsbroek near Brussels, Belgium. A heavy gust of wind had caused the accident during the takeoff procedure. He was buried with full military honors at Evere near Brussels. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 6 December 1944.

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Awards

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (2 March 1942)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (11 November 1940)
  • 1st Class (18 November 1940)
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for Combat Flyers
  • in Bronze (8 June 1941)
  • in Silver (13 August 1941)
  • in Gold (17 September 1941)
  • in Gold with Pennant (5 February 1944)
  • Bulgarian Soldiers Cross of Bravery 1st Class (6 March 1942)
  • Cuff band "Kreta" (8 July 1943)
  • German Cross in Gold on 12 January 1943 as Oberfeldwebel in the 3./Lehrgeschwader 1
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 5 February 1944 as Leutnant and pilot in the 1.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1
  • 675th Oak Leaves on 6 December 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitan of the 1.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1

    • References

    Georg Sattler Wikipedia
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