Siegfried Engfer

Siegfried Engfer (27 April 1915 – April 1946) was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. He was credited with 58 victories, in over 348 missions.

Siegfried Engfer
Born	27 April 1915 Neuhof, Pomerania, Imperial Germany
Died	April 1946 (age 30 or 31) Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (1935–37) Luftwaffe (1937–45)
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	JG 3
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Engfer went missing on a train journey from Vienna to Munich in April 1946.[1]

Awards

• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 21 September 1942 as Feldwebel and pilot[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 October 1942 as Feldwebel and pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"[3]

References

Citations

1. Scherzer 2007, p. 296.
2. Patzwall 2008, p. 73.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 146.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D. (2008). Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg [The Honor Goblet for Outstanding Achievement in the Air War] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.