Friedrich Obleser

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Friedrich Obleser
21 February 1923 (1923-02-21) — 5 June 2004 (aged 81)
Generalleutnant Friedrich Obleser
Place of birth	Pottenstein, Austria
Place of death	Neunkirchen, Austria
Allegiance	Nazi Germany West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr)
Years of service	1940 - 1945, 1956 - 1983
Rank	Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht) Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	JG 52
Commands held	8./JG 52
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Bundeswehr

Friedrich Obleser (born 21 February 1923 in Pottenstein, Austria, died 5 June 2004 in Neunkirchen, Austria) was a German World War II fighter ace and was credited with 120 aerial victories achieved in 500 combat missions.

Friedrich Obleser at one point questioned the aerial claims made by Erich Hartmann. Hartmann asked Günther Rall to have Obleser transferred to be Hartmann's wingman for a while. Obleser became a witness on some of Hartmann's claims and no longer questioned Hartmann's claims.^[1]

After the World War II Friedrich Obleser settled in West Germany and continued his career in the Luftwaffe der Bundeswehr after the re-militarization of West Germany in 1955. From October 1, 1978 until his retirement on March 31, 1983, he held the position of Inspekteur der Luftwaffe der Bundeswehr. At the end of his career he had attained the rank of Generalleutnant.

[edit] Awards

• Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
• German Cross in Gold (14 November 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (23 April 1944)

[edit] References

v • d • e Inspector of the Luftwaffe Josef Kammhuber · Werner Panitzki · Johannes Steinhoff · Günther Rall · Gerhard Limberg · Friedrich Obleser · Eberhard Eimler · Horst Jungkurth · Jörg Kuebart · Bernhard Mende · Rolf H. Portz · Gerhard W. Back · Klaus Peter Stieglitz

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