Artur von Casimir
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| Artur von Casimir | |
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| 3 September 1907 — 15 December 2005 (aged 98) | |
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| Allegiance | Germany |
| Service/branch | Luftwaffe |
| Commands held | Kampfgruppe 100 |
| Battles/wars | Operation Weserübung |
Artur von Casimir (3 September 1907 - 15 December 2005) was a German Oberst and former bomber pilot who flew for the Luftwaffe during World War II. Since 2004 he has gotten a great deal of publicity in Norway. One of the Heinkel He 111 he flew was recovered from Jonsvatnet lake near Trondheim in 2004, where it had been submerged since falling through the ice during the spring thaw in April 1940. He commanded Kampfgruppe 100 during the German invasion of Norway, and in particular he led the air raids on Namsos on 20 April 1940 (See Namsos Campaign). He assumed the position of Gruppenkommandeur over KGr. 100 on 16 February 1940.
Von Casimir was shot down and captured on 29 May 1940 near Hamarøy during the campaign in Norway, and spent the rest of the war as a POW, first in Great Britain and later in Canada.
