Siegfried Engfer
Siegfried Engfer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 April 1915 Neuhof, Pomerania, Imperial Germany |
| Died | April 1946 (age 30 or 31) Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer (1935–37) Luftwaffe (1937–45) |
| Years of service | 1935–45 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant |
| Unit | JG 3 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Siegfried Engfer (27 April 1915 – April 1946) was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. He was credited with 58 victories, in over 348 missions.
Engfer went missing on a train journey from Vienna to Munich in April 1946.[1]
Awards
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 21 September 1942 as Feldwebel and pilot[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 October 1942 as Feldwebel and pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Patzwall, Klaus D. (2008). Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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