Siegfried Barth

Siegfried Barth
Siegfried Barth
Nickname	Balbo
Born	23 January 1916; Augsburg, Bavaria
Died	19 December 1997 (aged 81); Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945); West Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe; German Air Force
Service years	1936–45, 1956–73
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht); Oberst (Bundeswehr);
Unit	KG 51
Commands	IV./KG 51, KG 51, JaBoG 32
Conflicts	World War II Battle of France; Battle of Britain; Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa; Siege of Sevastopol; ;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Siegfried Barth (23 January 1916 – 19 December 1997) was a German bomber pilot in the Luftwaffe during World War II and commander of the fighter-bomber wing Jagdbombergeschwader 32 (JaBoG 32) of the German Air Force. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. As a Bundeswehr officer, he served at the NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) from 1969 to 1972.