Walter Grasemann
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Walter Grasemann
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| Born | 3 July 1917 Hamburg |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
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 Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr) |
| Years of service | –1945 1956–71 |
| Rank | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> |
| 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]
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Commander of Aufklärungsgeschwader 51 1 May 1958 – 4 December 1962 |
Succeeded by Oberst Bruno Loosen |
