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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 II Eastern 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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