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Edmund Daser (1 October 1908 – 6 September 1974) was a German ''Luftwaffe'' bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He received this award for the leadership in the destruction of enemy merchant shipping by his 1. ''Staffel'' (1st squadron) of ''Kampfgeschwader'' 40 (KG 40—40th Bomber Wing), of which were sunk by him.〔Kaiser 2010, p. 130.〕 In March 1942, Daser's I. ''Gruppe'' (1st group) of KG 40 was moved to Værnes near Trondheim in Norway. Daser had been tasked with providing long-range aerial reconnaissance for ''Luftflotte'' 5 (5th Air Fleet) operating against the Arctic convoys. Operations began in May 1942, a Fw 200 spotted convoy PQ 16 on 25 May, in July they spotted convoy PQ 17.〔Forczyk 2010, p. 60.〕 ==Awards== * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (13 June 1940) 〔 * * 1st Class (5 May 1940) 〔 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 February 1941 as ''Hauptmann'' and ''Staffelkapitän'' of the 1./''Kampfgeschwader'' 40〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 157.〕〔Scherzer 2007, p. 266.〕〔Von Seemen 1976, p. 106.〕 * German Cross in Gold on 29 June 1942 as ''Major'' in a ''Kampfgeschwader''〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 79.〕 * Mentioned in the ''Wehrmachtbericht'' on 22 January 1941 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edmund Daser」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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