Röthke, Siegfried
- Date of birth:
- August 3rd, 1915 (Mürow/Angermünde, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 27th, 2003 (Bad Salzuflen, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Flew a total of 476 sorties as a bomber pilot, broken down as 101 against England and 375 in the East. These added up to a total of 500+ front flights.
His materiel successes amounted to 1 frigate and several troop transports sunk in the East, as well as four enemy aircraft shot down by his crew.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Awarded on:
- June 12th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant
- Unit:
- I./ Kampf-Geschwader 4
- Awarded on:
- March 19th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän 6./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"
- Awarded on:
- June 2nd, 1943
Sources
- Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
- - 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.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
- Luftwaffe Officer Career
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