Anton Mader

Anton Mader
Born 7 January 1913(1913-01-07)
Castelnuovo in Dalmatia
Died 19 February 1984(1984-02-19) (aged 71)
Vienna
Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Austria
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Rank Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht)
Brigadier (Bundesheer)
Unit JG 2, JG 77, JG 11, JG 54
Commands held II./JG 77, JG 11, JG 54
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work Bundesheer

Oberstleutnant Anton Mader (born 7 January 1913 in Castelnuovo-Dalmatia – died 19 February 1984 in Vienna) was German World War II Luftwaffe 86 victories Flying ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He held the position of Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 54 in 1944.

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References

Citations
  1. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 163.
  2. ^ Patzwall and Scherzer 2001, p. 290.
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 300.
Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 - 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by
none		 Commander of Jagdgeschwader 11
April 1, 1943 – November 11, 1943		 Succeeded by
Oberstleutnant Hermann Graf
Preceded by
Major Hubertus von Bonin		 Commander of Jagdgeschwader 54 Grünherz
January 28, 1944 – September, 1944		 Succeeded by
Oberst Dietrich Hrabak