Date of birth:

February 2nd, 1908

Date of death:

July 22nd, 1942

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
?: Leutnant;
?: Oberleutnant;
?: Hauptmann;
18.05.1942: Major.

Career:
00.11.1936-00.02.1938: 2. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 88, Legion Condor
30.11.1937: 1st victory, shot down a Republican Polikarpov I-16 fighter
00.09.1939: II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen'
00.06.1940: credited with 6 victories during the Battle of France out of 7 victories
18.07.1940: 8th victory, a Spitfire over the Isle of Wight
00.08.1940: 9th and 10th victories, 2 Hurricanes
03.09.1940-08.05.1942: Hauptmann, Kommandeur, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen'
28.11.1940-16.02.1941: Hauptmann, temporary Kdr / m.d.f.B. Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen'
20.09.1941: 20th victory, a Spitfire
27.09.1941: 21st victory, a Spitfire
12.02.1942: 22nd and 23rd, two Fairey Swordfish, 10 kilometers north of Gravelines
17.04.1942: 24th victory, a Lancaster of 44th Squadron
18.05.1942: Major, Kommandeur, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3 'Udet'
01.07.1944-14.07.1944: credited with 8 aircrafts shot down, including five Il-2 Sturmovik ground-attack aircraft
22.07.1942: engaged in a low-level aerial combat with Russian I-16 fighters, his Bf 109 F-4 was damaged and he was forced to bail out.
Greisert escaped from his aircraft but being at very low altitude his parachute failed to open fully before he struck the ground.
Aces credited with 34 victories

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• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.