Georg Sattler

Georg Sattler
Born	14 April 1917 Munich, Germany
Died	30 August 1944(1944-08-30) (aged 27) Melsbroek, Belgium
Buried at	Lommel, Belgium
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. Sattler and his crew of the Junkers Ju 88 (Werknummer 330715—factory number) were killed during the takeoff for a relocation flight on 30 August 1944 at Melsbroek near Brussels, Belgium. A heavy gust of wind had caused the accident during the takeoff procedure. He was buried with full military honors at Evere near Brussels. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 6 December 1944.

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (2 March 1942)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (11 November 1940)
  • 1st Class (18 November 1940)
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for Combat Flyers
  • in Bronze (8 June 1941)
  • in Silver (13 August 1941)
  • in Gold (17 September 1941)
  • in Gold with Pennant (5 February 1944)
• Bulgarian Soldiers Cross of Bravery 1st Class (6 March 1942)
• Cuff band "Kreta" (8 July 1943)
• German Cross in Gold on 12 January 1943 as Oberfeldwebel in the 3./Lehrgeschwader 1
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 5 February 1944 as Leutnant and pilot in the 1.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1
  • 675th Oak Leaves on 6 December 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 1.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1

References

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. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• 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. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Schumann, Ralf (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 des LG 1 (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-86619-013-9. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

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