Mader, Anton
- Date of birth:
- January 7th, 1913 (Kaštel Novi, Austria-Hungary)
- Date of death:
- February 19th, 1984 (Vienna, Austria)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Anton Mader was the Geschwaderkommodore of the Jagdgeschwader 54 from January 28th 1944 till September 1944.
Achieved a final total of 86 aerial victories during WWII.
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann
- Unit:
- II./ Jagdgeschwader 77
- Awarded on:
- January 2nd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major (Squadron Leader)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur II./Jagdgeschwader 77
- Awarded on:
- July 15th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 7th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kurowski F., Oberleutnant Otto Kittel, Der erfolgreichste Jagdflieger des Jagdgeschwaders 54, Flechsig Verlag, Würzburg, 2007
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
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