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21 Facts About Hermann Staiger

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Hermann Staiger was a Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II.

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Hermann Staiger was born on 6 April 1915 in Tennenbronn in the Grand Duchy of Baden as part of the German Empire.

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Hermann Staiger joined the Luftwaffe in 1935 as an officer candidate.

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Hermann Staiger's commanding officer was the Condor Legion veteran Walter Oesau.

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That day, Hermann Staiger claimed his first aerial victory, a Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire fighter shot down northwest of Dunkirk, his only claim during the Battle of France.

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That day, Hermann Staiger claimed three Tupolev SB-2 bombers shot down.

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Hermann Staiger shot down a further four bombers in the first great encirclement battle, over Minsk.

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Gruppe again intercepted the USAAF bombers off the German coast where Hermann Staiger claimed a B-17F over the Weser estuary.

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That day, Hermann Staiger shot down a B-17 bomber west of Pesch, northwest of Aachen.

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That day, Hermann Staiger was credited with shooting down a B-17 bomber near Birkweiler close Sedan.

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In head-on attack, Hermann Staiger claimed on e of the B-17 bombers shot down west of Limburg an der Lahn.

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Hermann Staiger however managed to shoot down an aborting Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber from the 445th Bombardment Group.

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Two days later, the Eighth Army Air Force continued the attack on the German aircraft industry and Hermann Staiger claimed a B-17 bomber shot down over Colmar.

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Gruppe operated from Etain Airfield, located approximately 12 miles east of Verdun, Hermann Staiger shot down a B-17 northwest of Kaiserslautern and a 364th Fighter Group Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter near Bitburg; the American pilots' remains were found in 1996.

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Hermann Staiger claimed three B-17 bombers shot down near Donauworth, one of which was not confirmed, and two Herausschusse near Munich.

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In defense of this attack, Hermann Staiger claimed a Herausschuss over a B-17 bomber near Chartres which was not confirmed.

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In consequence, Hermann Staiger was transferred to take command of II.

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Gruppe relocated to Tutow, approximately 40 kilometers north of Neubrandenburg, where Hermann Staiger continued to train his new pilots which was impacted by lack of fuel.

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Two days later, Hermann Staiger led his Gruppe on a mission during the Siege of Bastogne.

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In consequence, Hermann Staiger was not involved in Operation Bodenplatte, the failed operation to gain air superiority during the stagnant stage of the Battle of the Bulge, but was transferred to III.

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Hermann Staiger died on 22 June 1964 at the age of 49 in Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany.