Reinhard Seiler

Infobox Military Person
name=Reinhard Seiler
lived=30 August, 1909 – 6 October, 1989


caption=
placeofbirth=Rawitsch, Province of Posen
placeofdeath=Grafengehaig, Bavaria
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=Luftwaffe
serviceyears=1935-1945
rank=Major
commands=I./JG 54, JG 104
unit= Condor Legion, JG 54, JG 104
battles=Spanish Civil War
World War II
awards="Spanienkreuz in Gold mit Schwertern und Brillanten"
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
laterwork=

Major Reinhard Seiler (August 30, 1909 – October 6, 1989) was German Spanish Civil War and World War II Luftwaffe Ace, commander of Jagdgeschwader 104 and a winner of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Reinhard Seiler was credited with 109 victories during World War II. He recorded an additional 9 victories during the Spanish Civil War. He was seriously wounded in combat and declared unfit for further combat duties. He then was appointed Geschwaderkommodore of the fighter pilot training Jagdgeschwader 104 and served in this position until the end of World War II.

Awards

* Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords and Diamonds (6 June 1939)
* Iron Cross (1939)
** 2nd Class (20 January 1940)
** 1st Class (30 July 1940)
* "Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe" (20 August 1941)
* German Cross in Gold (15 October 1941)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
** Knight's Cross (20 December 1941)
** 419. Oak Leaves (2 March 1944)
* Mentioned in the "Wehrmachtbericht" (19 June 1942)

ee also

*List of Spanish Civil War air aces

References

*cite web|title=Lexikon der Wehrmacht|work=Reinhard Seiler| url=http://www.rktraeger.de/Personenregister/SeilerR-R.htm|accessdate=17 December| accessyear=2007
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* 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.