Alexander Raab (pilot)

Alexander Raab
Born	12 July 1921 Mödling, Austria
Died	2014 (aged 92–93)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) Second Austrian Republic
Service/branch	Luftwaffe Austrian Air Force
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Major of the Reserves (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 (12 July 1921 – 2014) 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.

Raab died in 2014.^[1]

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^[2]

References

1. https://www.huesken.com/shop/en/autographs-1933-1945-airforce-twelve/raab-42464.html
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 283.

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian; Habisohn, Christian (2003). Ritterkreuzträger im Österreichischen Bundesheer 1955–1985 [Knight's Cross Bearers of the Austrian Armed Forces 1955–1985] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-2-0.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com