Alexander Gläser Military person

Alexander Gläser (4 January 1914 – 13 September 2003) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Alexander Gläser is credited with flying 1123 missions during the war.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 04, 1914
Birth place
Germany , Büdingen
Date of deathSeptember 13, 2003
Place of death
Germany , Büdingen

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Battle of Stalingrad
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
German occupation of Czechoslovakia
Balkan Campaign (World War II)
Battle of Britain
Battle of Kursk
World War II
Battle of Crete
Battle of Belgium
Battle of France
Anschluss
Siege of Sevastopol (1941–42)
military branch
Luftwaffe
military commandII./Schlachtgeschwader 77
military unit
Schlachtgeschwader 77
Sturzkampfgeschwader 77

Topical connections

Bruno 3rd Prince of Ysenburg and BüdingenRoyalty
Adalbert SchneeMilitary person
Alexander Prince of Erbach-SchönbergRoyalty
Adalbert von BlancMilitary person
Žanis ButkusMilitary person
Žanis AnsonsMilitary person
Adolf Baum Military person
Adolf DickfeldMilitary person
Adolf BorchersMilitary person

Alexander Gläser on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/23229