Friedrich Obleser

Infobox Military Person
name=Friedrich Obleser
lived=birth date|1923|2|21|df=y — death date and age|2004|6|5|1923|2|21|df=y
placeofbirth=Pottenstein, Austria
placeofdeath= Neunkirchen, Austria


caption=Generalleutnant Friedrich Obleser
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
flagicon|West Germany West Germany
branch=)
serviceyears=1940 - 1945, 1956 - 1983
rank=Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht)
Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr)
commands=8./JG 52
unit= JG 52
battles=World War II
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
laterwork=Bundeswehr

Friedrich Obleser (21 February 1923 in Pottenstein, Austria – 5 June 2004 in Neunkirchen, Austria) was a German World War II fighter ace and was credited with 120 aerial victories achieved in 500 combat missions.

Friedrich Obleser at one point questioned the aerial claims made by Erich Hartmann. Hartmann asked Günther Rall to have Obleser transferred to be Hartmann's wingman for a while. Obleser became a witness on some of Hartmann's claims and no longer questioned Hartmann's claims. [- [http://www.acesofww2.com/germany/aces/Hartmann.htm interview by Colin Heaton] ]

After the World War II Friedrich Obleser settled in West Germany and continued his career in the "Luftwaffe der Bundeswehr" after the re-militarization of West Germany in 1955. From October 1, 1978 until his retirement on March 31, 1983, he held the position of "Inspekteur der Luftwaffe" der Bundeswehr. At the end of his career he had attained the rank of Generalleutnant.

Awards

* Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
* German Cross in Gold (14 November 1943)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (23 April 1944)

References

* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.de icon
* Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. "Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II". Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X. de icon