Walter Grasemann

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Years of service –1945 1956–71 Name Walter Grasemann Unit Kampfgeschwader 27		Battles/wars World War II Battles and wars World War II Rank Hauptmann, Oberst
Born 3 July 1917 Hamburg ( 1917-07-03 ) Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Service/branch Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr) Commands held 9./KG 27 Aufklarungsgeschwader 51 Died November 26, 2007, Furstenfeldbruck, Germany 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 Aufklarungsgeschwader 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.

Awards

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class

German Cross in Gold on 19 March 1942 as Leutnant in the III./KG 27

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 October 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitan of the 9./KG 27 "Boelcke"

References

Walter Grasemann Wikipedia

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