Günther Seeger
Günther Seeger | |
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Nickname(s) | Hupatz |
Born |
Offenbach am Main, Germany | 9 September 1918
Died | 6 September 2013 94) | (aged
Allegiance |
Nazi Germany West Germany |
Service/branch | Luftwaffe |
Years of service |
1937–45 1956–74 |
Rank |
Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | JG 2, JG 53 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Günther "Hupatz" Seeger (9 September 1918 – 6 September 2013)[1] was a German pilot in the Luftwaffe during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (9 August 1941)
- German Cross in Gold (29 October 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (26 March 1944)
References
- Citations
- ↑ Fliegerblatt Magazine 6/2013, page 98
- 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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Weal, John (1996). Bf109D/E Aces 1939-41 Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85532-487-3.
- Weal, John (2001). Aviation Elite Units #1: Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen’ Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84176-046-3
- Weal, John (2007). Aviation Elite Units #25: Jagdgeschwader 53 Pik-As’ Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84603-204-2
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