"1914-01-13"^^ . . . . "KG 54"@en . "None"@en . "Hansgeorg B\u00E4tcher"@en . . "Oberstleutnant Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "III./KG 76"@en . . . . . . . "1934"^^ . . "I./KG 4"@en . "Hansgeorg B\u00E4tcher (13 January 1914 \u2013 23 April 2003) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant bomber pilot in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hansgeorg B\u00E4tcher was captured by American troops in May 1945."@en . . . . "Uelzen"@en . "Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 54"@en . . . . . . . . . "Luftwaffe"@en . . "Heer"@en . . . "Hansgeorg B\u00E4tcher (13 January 1914 \u2013 23 April 2003) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant bomber pilot in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hansgeorg B\u00E4tcher was captured by American troops in May 1945."@en . . "Hansgeorg B\u00E4tcher"@en . . . . "Nazi Germany"@en . . . "--02-27"^^ . . . .