Siegfried Engfer

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Siegfried Engfer Rank Oberleutnant		Years of service 1935–45 Died 1946 Unit Jagdgeschwader 3
Battles/wars World War IIEastern Front Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Eastern Front, World War II Service/branch German Army (1935–1937), Luftwaffe (1937–1945)

Siegfried Engfer (27 April 1915 – April 1946) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Siegfried Engfer was credited with 58 victories, in over 348 missions.

Engfer went missing on a train journey from Vienna to Munich in April 1946.

Awards

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 21 September 1942 as Feldwebel and pilot

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 October 1942 as Feldwebel and pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"

References

Siegfried Engfer Wikipedia

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