Alexander Gläser
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Alexander Gläser
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Alexander Gläser
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Born | 4 January 1914 Büdingen |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Büdingen |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
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Luftwaffe |
Years of service | ?–1945 |
Rank | Hauptmann |
Unit | StG 77 SchlG 77 |
Commands held | II./Schlachtgeschwader 77 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Alexander Gläser (4 January 1914 – 13 September 2003) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Alexander Gläser is credited with flying 1123 missions during the war.[Notes 1]
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Awards and decorations
- Anschluss Medal
- Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
- Aviator badge
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "1100"
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Crimea Shield
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (24 November 1941)
- German Cross in Gold on 18 May 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 19 February 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of 4./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[3]
- 811th Oak Leaves on 28 March 1945 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 77[4]
Notes
- ↑ For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see List of German World War II Ground Attack aces
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External links
Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 |
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Schlachtgeschwader 77 |
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