Bätcher, Hansgeorg
- Date of birth:
- January 13th, 1914 (Finsterwalde/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 23rd, 2003 (Uelzen/Lowersaxony, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 27th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 15th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 23rd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 3rd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 8th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 24th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 100, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 2nd, 1942
Award 71/28.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 100, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- December 21st, 1942
He and his unit were later involved in air missions over the Crimea in the time period February-June 1942. In this time Bätcher flew 206 sorties, including 122 to Sevastopol. He achieved notable successes against both fortifications and shipping. On the 20.02.1942 he sunk a merchant ship with 2000 GRT, and on the 23.02.1942 he struck a tanker with 7500 GRT in the Kertsch harbour. This deprived the Soviet forces on Kertsch from new fuel supplies for 5 days.
He and his crew later flew missions in support of the German advance on Stalingrad. On the 26.10.1942 Bätcher became the first bomber pilot to reach 400 bomber sorties flown, and he was finally recommended for the Knight’s Cross after his total had reached 444.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major (Squadron Leader)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- March 24th, 1944
Awarded for continuing to fly successful combat missions on the Eastern front. By this time he had brought his personal mission total to 655.
434th Award.
434th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1997.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Ritterkreuztraeger 1939 - 1945
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