Nachlass 2x rkt H. Grasser JG51 Trapani
German GRASSER, Hartmann is the man in 2 and 7 picture
II. Gruppe JG51
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
GRASSER, Hartmann. (DOB: 23.08.14 in Graz/Austria). (RE, DKG). 1934 fled Austria for Germany
for political reasons and began a career with the Polizei. 1936 entered the Luftwaffe. 16.09.39 Lt. in
3./JGr. 152 (3./ZG 52 - temporary designation). 24.09.39 Lt., 3./JGr. 152 unhurt - Bf 109 D-1 force-
landed at Bingen due to damage by MS 406s of GC II/4. 06.01.40 returned to I./ZG 52 due to unit
renaming. 01.05.40 in II./ZG 2 due to unit renaming. 02.41 (10.40?) assigned to Stab/JG 51.
26.07.41 Oblt., 5./JG 51. 31.07.41 Oblt., appt Staka 5./JG 51 (to 09.41). 04.09.41 Oblt., awarded
Ritterkreuz, II./JG 51. 04.09.41 Hptm., appt acting and then (c.03.42?) permanent Kdr. II./JG 51 (to
06.06.43). 02.10.41 Oblt., 5./JG 51. 24.10.41 Oblt., 5./JG 51. 05.11.41 Oblt., 5./JG 51. 14.12.41
Oblt., 5./JG 51. 24.01.42 Oblt., 5./JG 51(Stab II./JG 51) WIA with a severe eye wound - during
combat and forced to make an emergency landing near Warwarovka (Bf 109 F-2) -reached Germann
lines - lengthy recuperation. 01.04.42 Hptm., Stab II./JG 51. 26.06.42 Hptm., Stab II./JG 51.
20.08.42 Hptm., Stab II./JG 51. 26.09.42 Hptm., Stab II./JG 51. 19.09.42 Hptm., awarded DKG,
II./JG 51. 01.10.42 Hptm., Stab II./JG 51. 25.11.42 Hptm., Kdr. II./JG 51. 02.01.43 Hptm., Stab
II./JG 51. 22.03.43 Hptm., Stab II./JG 51. 23.03.43 Hptm., Stab II./JG 51 unhurt - bailed out vic
Djemmal/Tunisia with engine damage. 26.03.43 Hptm., Stab II./JG 51. 04.43 trf to Stab/4. Fl.Div.
07.06.43 trf to Stab/Jagdfliegerführer Paris. c.21.06.43 appt Jagdfliegerführer Paris (to 06.09.43).
31.08.43 awarded Eichenlaub, Kdr. III./JG 51. 07.09.43 trf to Stab/4. Jagddivision. 01.12.43 promo
to Maj. 27.04.44 Maj., in Stab/4. Jagddiv., appt Kdr. III./JG 1 (to 31.05.44). 15.10.44 (or 12.44?)
Maj., appt Kdr. II./JG 110 (to 27.02.45). 03.45 in Stab/General der Jagdflieger? (inspected ROA-
Jagdstaffel 5 at Havličkuv Brod c.08.03.45). 05.45 captured by U.S. forces and then turned over to
the Russians. 1949 released from Soviet captivity and went to India to train civilian pilots. 1950
went to Syria to be an advisor to the Ministry of Defense. (n.d.) subsequently worked in the pressed
steel parts industry. 1953 Günther Maltzahn tried to convince Grasser to join the Bundeswehr, but he
prefered to a civilian career. Subsequently worked in India and in the Middle East. †02.06.86 in
Köln. Buried in Graz. Credited with 103 victories in over 700 missions.
- Jagdgeschwader 51
- http://www.ww2.dk/Lw Offz - G-K Apr 2024.pdf
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