Beeger, Horst
- Date of birth:
- June 8th, 1913 (Bautzen/Saxony, Germany)
- Date of death:
- November 6th, 2005 (Almuñecar (Granada)/Andalucia, Spain)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
April 1st, 1935: Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter;
December 1st, 1935: Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier;
June 1st, 1936: Fähnrich;
October 1st, 1936: Oberfähnrich;
April 1st, 1937: Leutnant;
August 1st, 1939: Oberleutnant;
April 1st, 1942: Hauptmann;
March 1st, 1945: Major.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Lehrgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- November 23rd, 1941
Awarded for his flying and command achievements as a bomber pilot. His unit particularly distinguished itself in the anti-shipping role in the Mediterranean.
Sources
- Photo 1: Mieke de Wolf
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
- Die Sächsischen Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945 Band 1 Ahnert-Haude, Ingo Möbius, Eigenverlag Ingo Möbius, Chemnitz 2021