Alfred Grislawski
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Alfred Grislawski | |
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2 November 1919 - 19 September 2003 | |
Alfred Grislawski |
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Place of birth | Wanne-Eickel |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Luftwaffe |
Rank | Hauptmann |
Unit | JG 52, Jagdgruppe 50, JG 53, JG 1 |
Commands held | 1./JG 1, 11./JG 53, III./JG 1 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves |
Alfred Grislawski (born 2 November 1919 in Wanne-Eickel - died 19 September 2003) was a German former Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves[1] during World War II.
Grislawski was officially credited with shooting down 132 enemy aircraft including 18 USAF four-engined bombers in more than 800 combat missions, the majority were claimed on the Eastern front. Grislaski was one of the four pilots in the famed Karaya Quartet.
[edit] Awards
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (30 May 1942)
- Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross (1 July 1942)
- 446. Oak Leaves (11 April 1944)
[edit] References
- ^ Fellgiebel
- Aces of the Luftwaffe. Alfred Grislawski. Retrieved on 16 October 2007.
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Alfred Grislawski. Retrieved on 16 October 2007.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
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