Oskar Romm

Oskar "Ossi" Romm
Nickname	"Ossi"
Born	18 December 1919 Haindorf
Died	1 May 1993(1993-05-01) (aged 73) Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1939–1945
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	JG 51 JG 3
Commands held	IV./JG 3
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Kursk Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Oskar "Ossi" Romm (18 December 1919 – 1 May 1993) was a German Luftwaffe ace 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. During his career was credited with 92 aerial victories, 82 on the Eastern Front and 10 on the Western Front.

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (2 October 1943)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (17 October 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 29 February 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Flugzeugführer in the 1. / Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" ^[2]

References

Citations

1. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 188.
2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 296.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939–1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941–1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Spick, Mike (1996). Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. New York: Ivy Books. ISBN 0-8041-1696-2.

External links

• Luftwaffe 1939–1945 History
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Aces of the Luftwaffe

Military offices
Preceded by Major Erwin Bacsila	Commander of IV. Jagdgeschwader 3 17 February 1945 – 25 April 1945	Succeeded by Hauptmann Gerhard Koall

Persondata
Name	Romm, Oskar
Alternative names
Short description	German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	18 December 1919
Place of birth	Haindorf, Czechoslovakia
Date of death	1 May 1993
Place of death	Germany