Betke, Siegfried
- Date of birth:
- March 8th, 1917 (Lenzen/Mecklenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- December 20th, 1988 (Cochem/Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Siegfried Betke finally reached the rank of Haputmann (Rangdienstalter 1 januari 1945). After the Second Worldwar he served until March 31st, 1973 with the Bundeswehr and there finally reached the rank of Oberstleutnant.
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Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- January 11th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 17th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 8th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann
- Unit:
- Luftwaffe KG 77
Sources
- Photo 1: Keith Roberts
- - 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.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
- Ritterkreuz Archiv IV/2008, Veit Scherzer, Ranis, Dezember 2008, ISSN 1866-4709
- Die Ritterkreuztraeger der Deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
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