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/branch	Luftwaffe  German Air Force
Years of service	–1945 1956–71
Rank	Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
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

1. "Der Fall Barth Die Geschichte der "Bier-Order 61"". Der Spiegel (in German). 12. 1963. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 145.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 201.
4. 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 [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.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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.

External links

• "World War 2 Awards.com". Walter Grasemann. Retrieved 12 June 2013.