Klaus Quaet Faslem

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Klaus Quaet-Faslem Commands held I./JG 3		Rank Oberstleutnant Years of service ?–1944 Service/branch Luftwaffe
Battles/wars World War IIEastern FrontDefence of the Reich Died January 30, 1944, Langeleben, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Eastern Front, Defence of the Reich, World War II Unit Jagdgeschwader 53, Jagdgeschwader 3

Klaus Quaet-Faslem (5 September 1913 – 30 January 1944) was a Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. On 30 January 1944 he was killed in a flying accident due to bad weather. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 9 June 1944. During his career he was credited with 49 aerial victories.

Awards

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 21 September 1942 as Oberleutnant and pilot

German Cross in Gold on 29 October 1942 as Oberleutnant in the I./Jagdgeschwader 53

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 (posthumously) as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"

References

Klaus Quaet-Faslem Wikipedia

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