Date of birth:

May 26th, 1916 (Zwickau/Saxony, Germany)

Date of death:

May 19th, 1988 (Berlin/Brandenburg, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Siegfried Göbel finally reached the rank of Hauptmann.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

III. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 3, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

February 14th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

Staffelkapitän, III. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 3, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

February 3rd, 1943

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 13./14.02.1943) describes why Göbel received the Knight’s Cross…

“Oberleutnant Goebel has particularly distinguished himself as a dive bomber pilot in the Mediterranean. His bombs claimed a number of victims that included the English AA cruiser ‘HMS Coventry’.”

By this time Göbel had flown 400 sorties.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Peter Kassak
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