Sartor, Bernhard (Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss")
- Date of birth:
- February 28th, 1913 (Koblenz/Rhineprovince, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 9th, 1975 (Koblenz/Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Promotions:
1st November 1937: Gefreiter;
1st June 1940: Unteroffizier;
1st February 1941: Kriegsoffizier-Anwärter;
1st July 1941: Feldwebel;
1st April 1942: Leutnant;
1st November 1943: Oberleutnant;
1st September 1944: Hauptmann.
Career:
April 1st, 1933: Sturm Abteilung (SA);
January 1st, 1934: Deutsches Luftsportsverband;
November 15th, 1936: ?;
September 1st, 1937: 2. Schülerkompanie, Fliegerwaffenschule Fassberg;
September 8th, 1939: 4. Kompanie FliegerErgänzungs-Bataillon 23;
October 31st, 1939: 1. Schülerkompanie, Grosses Kampffliegerschule Lechfeld;
December 23rd, 1939: Fliegerhorstkompanie Burg b.M;
February 15th, 1940: 2. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 51;
February 23rd, 1940: 4 Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 51;
June 1st, 1940: French POW;
August 28th, 1940: Stabskompanie, Ergänzungsgruppe 4;
September 2nd, 1940: 2. Staffel, Ergänzungsgruppe;
November 5th, 1940: 4. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 51;
April 1st, 1942: II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51;
March 27th, 1944: I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51;
April 1st, 1944: Stab, Kampfgeschwader 51.
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Bronzes SA-Sportabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gefreiter (Aircraftman class 2)
- Unit:
- 4. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- May 22nd, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Unit:
- 4. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 25th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kriegsoffizier-Anwärter
- Unit:
- 4. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 27th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- April 25th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 7th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Beobachter, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 1st, 1942
Date in the Wehrpass is 1st August 1942.
Published in the Erhenliste der Luftwaffe on 3rd August 1942.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- September 23rd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Beobachter, 4. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- December 2nd, 1942
Published in the Ehrenliste der Deutschen Luftwaffe on 14th December 1942.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- March 15th, 1943
Medalia "Cruciada Impotriua Comunismului"
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- April 30th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 15th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Geschwaderadjutant, Stab, Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 20th, 1944
Sources
- Photo 1: Russ Nummer
- Photo 2:
- - 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.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Ehrenliste der Deutschen Luftwaffe, 14 Dezember 1942
- Wehrpass via Auf Himmel zu Hause
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