Date of birth:

February 21st, 1923 (Pottenstein/Baden/Wien, Austria)

Date of death:

June 5th, 2004 (Neunkirchen, Germany)

Nationality:

Austrian (1938-1945, Reichsgau)

Promotions:
?: Leutnant;
February 1st, 1944: Oberleutnant (RDA: October 1st, 1943);
August 1st, 1956: Hauptmann (Bundeswehr);
December 17th, 1958: Major;
November 19th, 1961: Oberstleutnant;
July 23rd, 1965: Oberst;
October 1st, 1971: Brigadegeneral;
October 1st, 1977: Generalmajor;
October 1st, 1979: Generalleutnant.

Career:
October 1st, 1940: Ausbildungs-Regiment 61;
?: Luftkriegschule 5;
?: Jagdfliegerschule 4;
April 1st, 1942: 8. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 52;
July 6th, 1943: Staffelfüher, 8. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 52;
July 27th, 1943: Staffelkapitän, 8. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 52;
March 21st, 1944: Stab, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 52;
September 2nd, 1944: Staffelkapitän, 10. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 52;
December 30th, 1944: Staffelkapitän, 8. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 52;
?: stellvertretender Kommandeur, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 52;
September 2nd, 1944: Staffelkapitän, 10. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 52;
August 1st, 1957: Flight Training Luke AFB, US (Bundeswehr);
March 1st, 1958: Staffelkapitän, 3. Staffel, Waffenschule 10;
November 1st, 1959: Einsatz Staboffizier, Jagdgeschwader 72;
November 1st, 1961: Kommodore, Jagdgeschwader 72;
December 19th, 1963: Kommodore Jagdbombergeschwader 31;
December 1st, 1966: Stabsoffizier, Operationsabteilung, AFCENT;
February 1st, 1970: System Beauftragter/NAMMA, NATO-Dienststelle NAMMA;
July 1st, 1973: General Manager NAMMA;
October 1st, 1976: Amtschef, Luftwaffenamtes, Köln;
October 1st, 1978: Inspekteur, Führungsstab der Luftwaffe;
March 31st, 1983: Retirement.

Friedrich Obleser flew over 500 operational missions and achieved 120 air victories, of which 8 at the Western Front, including two four engined bombers.

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• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection/Norbert Beyerlein
• Photo: Willi Schumacher Collection
  - Bundeswehr photo: Beyerlein-samlung
  
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