Greim, Ritter von, Robert
- Date of birth:
- June 22nd, 1892 (Bayreuth/Oberfranken, Germany)
- Date of death:
- May 24th, 1945 (Salzburg, Austria)
- Buried on:
- Austrian/German War Graves Salzburg
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
During the First World War, Robert Ritter von Greim was among other decorations, awarded with the Pour le Merite (14th October 1918) and the Bayerischer Militär-Max-Joseph-Orden (23rd October 1918). During the Second World War he was one of the leading Luftwaffe commanders. When at the end of April 1945 reached the message that he was to report to Hitler personnaly at the Führerbunker in the already besieged Berlin, he was flown there by pilot Hanna Reitsch in a daring action. Here Hitler appointed him the new Oberbefehlshaber der Lufwaffe hereby replacing the sacked Hermann Göring and promoted Hitler him to Generalfeldmarschall. On the way back from Berlin he was wounded by shell fire. He committed suicide on 24th May 1945 as American prisoner of war in a field hospital in Salzburg.
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Prinzregent Luitpold-Medaille
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- I. Bataillon, Königlich Bayerisches 8. Feldartillerie-Regiment „Prinz Heinrich von Preußen“
- Awarded on:
- March 1912
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- I. Bataillon, Königlich Bayerisches 8. Feldartillerie-Regiment „Prinz Heinrich von Preußen“
- Awarded on:
- April 1914
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- I. Bataillon, Königlich Bayerisches 8. Feldartillerie-Regiment „Prinz Heinrich von Preußen“, 6. Armee
- Awarded on:
- November 26th, 1914
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Beobachter, Feldflieger Abteilung 3b
- Awarded on:
- April 14th, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Beobachter, Feldflieger Abteilung 3b
- Awarded on:
- October 11th, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- December 1915
Ehrenbecher für den Sieger im Luftkampfe
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- April 24th, 1917
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Jagdstaffel 34
- Awarded on:
- April 25th, 1917
other sources give 18.05.1917
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- April 29th, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Führer, Jasta 34
- Awarded on:
- October 14th, 1918
for 28 aerial victories
Nr.: 5347
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- 1920
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Führer, Jagdstaffel 34
- Awarded on:
- November 23rd, 1920
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1934
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- 1937
- Awarded on:
- December 16th, 1938
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Had already received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on 26th November 1914.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Had already received the Iron Cross 1st Class on 10th October 1915.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Air Vice Marshall)
- Awarded on:
- June 20th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Air Vice Marshall)
- Unit:
- Kommandierender General, V. Fliegerkorps, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 24th, 1940
76th Award.
Orden Imperial del Yugo y las Flechas Gran Cruz
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Flieger (Air Marshall)
- Unit:
- Kommandierender General, V. Fliegerkorps
- Awarded on:
- May 12th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Flieger (Air Marshall)
- Awarded on:
- November 22nd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generaloberst (Air Chief Marshall)
- Unit:
- Befehlshaber, Luftwaffenkommando Ost, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- April 2nd, 1943
216th Award.
Luftwaffenkommando Ost was redesignated Luftflotte 6 on 6-5-1943.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Flieger (Air Marshall)
- Awarded on:
- January 19th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generaloberst (Air Chief Marshall)
- Awarded on:
- September 3rd, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generaloberst (Air Chief Marshall)
- Unit:
- Oberstbefehlshaber, Luftflotte 6, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 28th, 1944
92nd Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generaloberst (Air Chief Marshall)
- Awarded on:
- September 9th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generaloberst (Air Chief Marshall)
- Awarded on:
- October 31st, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 30th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generaloberst (Air Chief Marshall)
- Awarded on:
- April 17th, 1945
Awarding document for the Flugzeugfuhrers- und beobachtersabzeichen mit brillanten to Generaloberst Robert Ritter von Greim, dated 17th April 1945.
Sources
- Photo 1: Gareth Collins
- Photo: Gareth Collins via Axis Biographical Research
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GüNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1997.
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Thies A., 25. Auktion, Auktionshaus Andreas Thies, Sammlungsgegenstände des 20. Jahrhunderts , Russische Orden und Ehrenzeichen, Militaria, Historische Sammlungsgegenstände, Orden und Ehrenzeichen, 10. Dezember 2004
- Axis Biographical Research
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