Siegfried Betke
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Siegfried Betke
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Born | 8 March 1917 Lenzen |
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Years of service | ?–1945 1950's-1973 |
Rank | Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | Kampfgeschwader 77 Kampfgeschwader 26 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Siegfried Betke (8 March 1917 – 20 December 1988) was a Luftwaffe bomber pilot 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 Betke joined the Bundeswehr in the 1950s and retired in 1973 as an Oberstleutnant.
Awards
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (11 January 1943)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold on 17 October 1943 as Oberleutnant in the 3./Kampfgeschwader 77[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 26[2]
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- 1917 births
- 1988 deaths
- People from Prignitz
- Luftwaffe pilots
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German World War II pilots
- German Air Force personnel
- People from the Province of Brandenburg