Alexander Raab (pilot)

Alexander Raab
Born	12 July 1921(1921-07-12) (age 101)
Place of birth	Mödling, Austria
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) Second Austrian Republic
Service/branch	Luftwaffe Austrian Air Force
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Major der Reserve (Bundesheer)
Unit	Kampfgeschwader 77
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front Battle of the Mediterranean
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alexander Raab (born 12 July 1921) was a Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (24 August 1942)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (12 July 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 September 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän in the I./Kampfgeschwader 77

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com