Wolfgang von Chamier-Glisczinski
Wolfgang von Chamier-Glisczinski | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 April 1894 Hagen, German Empire |
| Died | 22 August 1943 (aged 49) near Sisak, Independent State of Croatia |
| Allegiance |  German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Luftwaffe |
| Rank | Generalleutnant (Posthumously) |
| Commands held | Kampfgeschwader 3 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wolfgang von Chamier-Glisczinski (16 April 1894 – 22 August 1943) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Chamier-Glisczinski died on 22 August 1943 when his airplane crashed near Sisak, Croatia. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.
Awards and decorations[]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 October 1940 as Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 3[1]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 129.
Bibliography[]
- (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1943 deaths
- People from Hagen
- Luftwaffe World War II generals
- People from the Province of Westphalia
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Croatia
- German prisoners of war in World War I
- World War I prisoners of war held by France
- Reichswehr personnel
- Prussian Army personnel
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Yugoslavia
- Lieutenant generals of the Luftwaffe