Skip to content
79,433 pages · 13,741 images · since 1994 Browse A–Z Today in space history
Encyclopedia Astronautica The full story of spaceflight
Encyclopedia entry

Sawatzki, Albin

Person · Germany

Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.

German engineer, head of productionization of the A4 missile, and technical director at Mittelwerk. His family believes that he was captured by the U.S. Army near the end of the war, perhaps tortured, and died in custody.

Engineer, head of productionization of the A4 missile, and technical director at Mittelwerk. His family believes that he was captured by the U.S. Army near the end of the war, perhaps tortured, and died in custody. There is no record of him being transferred to custody of a higher headquarters and there is no record of him being brought to trial.

Country
Germany
Bibliography
394

Chronology

1 event

1945 April 1

  • Death of Albin Sawatzki - . Nation: Germany. Related Persons: Sawatzki. German engineer, head of productionisation of the A4 missile, and technical director at Mittelwerk. His family believes that he was captured by the U.S. Army near the end of the war, perhaps tortured, and died in custody..