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Hansgeorg Bätcher

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1934–45


Rank
  
Oberstleutnant

Name
  
Hansgeorg Batcher

Hansgeorg Batcher

Died
  
23 April 2003(2003-04-23) (aged 89) Uelzen

Service/branch
  
Heer (1934–35) Luftwaffe (1935–45)

Unit
  
KG 100 KG 4 KG 76 KG 54

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)
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 24 November 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän
  • German Cross in Gold on 2 July 1942 as Hauptmann in the I./Kampfgeschwader 100
  • 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"
  • 434th Oak Leaves on 24 March 1944 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"
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    References

    Hansgeorg Bätcher Wikipedia
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