Date of birth:

September 17th, 1916 (Simmern,Rhine Province)

Date of death:

March 21st, 1981 (Würzburg,Bavaria)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

06.04.1936: entered the Luftwaffe.
01.01.1938: promoted to Leutnant
01.06.1940: promoted to Oberleutnant
06.1940: transferred to Stab/ Lg.Kdo. Holland
04.1941: Oblt., Chef 1./ I./ Flak-Rgt. 19 (gem. mot)
05.07.1941: Oberleutnant, awarded Ritterkreuz, Zugführer I./Flak-Rgt. 23 (mot) 01.08.1942: promoted to Hauptmann
25.10.1942: appointed Gruppenleiter Ib in Stab/ 11. Flak-Div. (mot)
06.1943: transferred to Stab/ II. Flak-Div.
03.1944: transferred to Stab/ Feld-Lg. Kdo. XXVII
03.1944: transferred to Stab/ Fl.Fü. Lofoten
01.09.1944: admitted to the Genstab.d.Lw.
1945: POW

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

Zugführer, I. Abteilung, Flak-Regiment 23, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

July 5th, 1941

Oberleutnant Jäger distinguished himself during combat against a fortified massif of the Metaxas line while in command of an 8.8 cm Flak Zug. He and his men were able to knock out 30 bunkers, 8 armoured cupolas and 12 other various targets. For this he would be decorated with the Knight’s Cross.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo: http://www.luftwaffe39-45.historia.nom.br/ases/bd/ases_ficha.asp?vnum=1537
  
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1991.
  - das-ritterkreuz.de