Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
GRISLAWSKI, Alfred. (DOB: 02.11.19 in Wanne-Eickel/Westfalen). (W.B.K. Herne). (RE).
01.11.37 entered the Luftwaffe and began training at Fl.Ausb.Rgt. 16. 1938 became an instructor.
Attended JFS Stolp. 06.40 trf to Erg.Gr. Merseburg. 07.40 trf to 7./JG 52. 11.40 trf to 9./JG 52.
23.10.41 suffered engine failure and belly-landed safely in Bf 109 F-4 (Yellow 8). 1942 fighter
instructor at a Jagdfliegerschule or Erg.JGr. Ost. 30.05.42 awarded the Ehrenpokal. 01.07.42 Fw.,
awarded Ritterkreuz for prior service in 9./JG 52. 07.42 trf to Erg.Gr. Ost as an instructor. 04.09.42
Fw., 9./JG 52. 08.09.42 Ofw., 9./JG 52. 10.42 Ofw. trf to 7./JG 52. 04.10.42 Fw., 7./JG 52.
02.11.42 Ofw., 7./JG 52. 05.11.42 Ofw., 7./JG 52 shot down in Bf 109 G-2 belly-landing safely.
18.01.43 Ofw., 7./JG 52 unhurt? - Bf 109 G-2 shot down in air combat with an I-16 vic Krasnodar -
bailed out. 26.01.43 promo to Lt.(RDA 01.12.42). 03.02.43 Lt., 7./JG 52. 04.02.43 Lt., 7./JG 52
unhurt - Bf 109 G-2 belly -landed vic Kholmskaya, cause unknown. 19.04.43 Lt., 7./JG 52. 01.06.43
promo to Oblt. (Kr.O./Fl.). 04.06.43 Lt., 7./JG 52 WIA by a land mine vic Taman a/f. 07.43 trf to
Erg.JGr. Süd. 17.08.43 Lt., in 1./Erg.JGr. Süd. 15.08.43 trf to I./JG 50 due to unit renaming.
06.09.43 Oblt., 1./JGr. 50. 01.10.43 promo to Hptm. and appt acting Kdr. I./JG 50. 14.10.43 Oblt.,
1./JGr. 50. 06.11.43 Oblt./Hptm., Staka 1./JG 50, appt Staka 1./JG 1 (to 24.01.44). 29.11.43 Hptm.,
1./JG 1. 01.01.44 Hptm., Staka 1./JG 1 (to 24.01.44 WIA). 24.01.44 Hptm., Staka 1./JG 1 WIA - Fw
190 A-7 (White 1) shot down vic Baske near Wengele/Belgium). 29.11.43 Hptm., I./JG 1. 16.12.43
Hptm., 1./JG 1. 11.01.44 Hptm., 1./JG 1. 11.04.44 Hptm., awarded Eichenlaub, Staka 1./JG 1.
09.04.44 Hptm., 8./JG 1. 13.04.44 (28.05.44?) Hptm., appt Staka 8./JG 1 (to 12.08.44). 09.04.44
Hptm., 8./JG 1. 21.04.44 Hptm., 1./JG 1 WIA - Fw 190 A-7y (White 1) shot down by bombers vic
Baske. 05.44 Hptm., Staka 1./JG 1, appt Staka 8./JG 1 (to 12.08.44 then Staka 8./JG 53). 07.06.44
Hptm., Staka 8./JG 1, appt acting Kdr. III./JG 1 (to 06.44). 27.07.44 Hptm., Stab III./JG 1 unhurt - Bf
109 G-6 shot down by a Spitfire S of Lisieux - bailed out. 12.08.44 appt Staka 8./JG 53 (to 20.08.44).
20.08.44 Hptm., appt Staka 11./JG 53 due to unit renaming (to 26.09.44 WIA). 12.09.44 Hptm.,
11./JG 53. 26.09.44 Hptm., Stab III./JG 53. 26.09.44 Hptm., Staka 11./JG 53 severely WIA with two
cracked vertabrae when he bailed out after combat with P-38 in area of Eindhoven and Nijmegen
[Version#2: near Münster]. Spent rest of war in hospital - Bf 109 G-14 (Black 6 + I). 04.45 Hptm.,
Staka 11./JG 1? Credited with c.800 combat missions and 133 air victories. Postwar, Grislawski
supported his family through various unskilled professions, mainly as a driver. He declined to join the
Bundesluftwaffe because of his wartime injuries. †19.09.2003 in Herne.
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