Walter Grasemann
Walter Grasemann | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 July 1917 Hamburg |
| Died | 26 November 2007 (aged 90) Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/ |  Luftwaffe German Air Force |
| Years of service | –1945 1956–71 |
| Rank | |
| Unit | KG 27 |
| Commands held | 9./KG 27 Aufklärungsgeschwader 51 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Walter Grasemann (3 July 1917 – 26 November 2007) was a bomber pilot in the German Luftwaffe during World War II and commander of the fighter-bomber wing Aufklärungsgeschwader 51 of the German Air Force. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Grasemann was asked to testify in the aftermaths of the 1961 F-84 Thunderstreak incident.[1]
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold on 19 March 1942 as Leutnant in the III./KG 27[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 October 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 9./KG 27 "Boelcke"[3][4]
References
Citations
- ^ "Der Fall Barth Die Geschichte der "Bier-Order 61"". Der Spiegel (in German). Vol. 12. 1963. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 145.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 201.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 345.
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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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External links
- "World War 2 Awards.com". Walter Grasemann. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
