Sachs, Günther
- Date of birth:
- May 4th, 1903 (Springe, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 15th, 1962 (Venice, Italy)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
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Flugzeugbeobachterabzeichen
- Unit:
- Fliegerschule Braunschweig, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- 1935
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 2nd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 4th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst im Generalstab
- Unit:
- Chef des Stabes / I.Luftwaffen-Feld-Korps, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 3rd, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor (Air Commodore)
- Unit:
- 18. Flak-Division, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- March 10th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor (Air Commodore)
- Unit:
- 18.Flak-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- January 24th, 1945
Awarded for his leadership, and the achievements, of the 18. Flak-Division on the Eastern front during the fighting around Warsaw and East Prussia in 1944. Sachs proved a capable and brave leader throughout this fighting, and particularly distinguished himself during the fighting around Gumbinnen, where his battlefield decisions would prove decisive to the German cause.
Kommandeur
Kommandeur
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1991.
- Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
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