Georg Sattler

Georg Sattler
Born	14 April 1917 Munich
Died	30 August 1944(1944-08-30) (aged 27) Missing in action over the Eastern Front
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1935–1944
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Lehrgeschwader 1
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Battle of Greece Battle of Crete North African Campaign Battle of Gazala Battle of the Mediterranean Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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. On 30 August 1944, Georg Sattler was declared missing in action after failing to return from a mission over Eastern Front. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 6 December 1944.

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (2 March 1942)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (11 November 1940)
  • 1st Class (18 November 1940)
• German Cross in Gold (12 January 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 5 February 1944 as Leutnant and Flugzeugführer in the 1.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1
  • 675th Oak Leaves on 6 December 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 1.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Schumann, Ralf (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 des LG 1 (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-86619-013-9.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2300-3.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Luftwaffe 39-45