Hermann Staiger Military person

Hermann Staiger (6 April 1915 – 22 June 1964) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. For the fighter-pilots it was a quantifiable measure of their skill and success. Hermann Staiger was credited with 63 aerial victories during World War II, 49 on the Western Front and 14 on the Eastern Front.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 06, 1915
Birth place	Germany , Tennenbronn
Date of death	June 22, 1964
Place of death	Germany , Freiburg im Breisgau

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award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa Defence of the Reich Battle of Britain World War II Battle of France
military branch	Luftwaffe
military command	II./JG 1 I./JG 26 II./JG 7
military unit	Jagdgeschwader 1 (World War II) Jagdgeschwader 51 Jagdgeschwader 26 Jagdgeschwader 7
service start	1935
service end	1945