Hartmann Grasser, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hartmann Grasser

German flying ace

Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1914

Place of Birth: Graz, Styria, Austria

Date of Death: 02-Jun-1986

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Hartmann Grasser (23 August 1914 – 2 June 1986) was a World War II Luftwaffe fighter ace.
He was credited with shooting down 103 Allied aircraft.
He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Grasser was born on 23 August 1914 in Graz, Steiermark, Austria.
After he received his Abitur he started studying medicine, however, due to political reasons, he was forced to leave Austria.
Austrian National Socialism had been suppressed under the rule of Engelbert Dollfuss in 1934.
He was trained at the Naval School in Neustadt and at the flying sports school at Rossitten, followed by six months at the Johannisthal flying school.
Grasser then joined the Luftwaffe with the rank of Fahnenjunker (cadet) on 1 April 1936.