Walter Grabmann

Walter Grabmann

Born	20 September 1905(1905-09-20) Bad Reichenhall
Died	20 August 1992(1992-08-20) (aged 86) Munich
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Police 1924–1934 Luftwaffe 1934–1945
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	I./JG 134 J/88 (Legion Condor) I. (Zerstörer)/LG 1 ZG 76 3. Jagd-Division
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walter Grabmann (20 September 1905 – 20 August 1992) was a German World War II Luftwaffe Generalmajor. 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.

Grabmann is credited with 7 aerial victories during the Spanish Civil War claimed in 137 combat missions. He is credited with a further 6 victories during World War II — 1 during the Battle of France and 5 in the Battle of Britain — claimed in about 110 combat missions. Grabmann was shot down and taken prisoner of war on 18 May 1940 during the Battle of France and freed one week later by German troops.^[1]

Awards

Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords
Spanish Medalla de la Campaña
Spanish Medalla Militar
Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (8 July 1940)^[1]
Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (14 September 1940) as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Zerstörergeschwader 76^[2]

References

Ciations

^ ^a ^b Obermaier 1989, p. 120.
^ Scherzer 2007, p. 343.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 (in German). Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Forsyth, Robert (2011). Aces of the Legion Condor. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84908-347-8.
Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 - 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6.
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).

External links

Prisoners held at special camp 11

Military offices
Preceded by none	Commander of Zerstörergeschwader 76 15 April 1940 – 31 July 1941	Succeeded by Oberstleutnant Theodor Rossiwall
Preceded by none	Commander of Jagdfliegerführer Norwegen June 1941 – 31 July 1941	Succeeded by unknown
Preceded by Generalleutnant Kurt-Bertram von Döring	Commander of 3. Jagd-Division 11 November 1943 – 4 April 1945	Succeeded by none
Preceded by Oberst Heinrich Wittmer	Commander of 1. Jagd-Division 5 April 1945 – 29 April 1945	Succeeded by Oberst Karl-Gottfried Nordmann

Persondata
Name	Grabmann, Walter
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	20 September 1905
Place of birth	Bad Reichenhall
Date of death	20 August 1992
Place of death	Munich