Seiler, Reinhard (Jagdgeschwader 54)
- Date of birth:
- August 30th, 1909 (Rawitsch/Posen, Germany)
- Date of death:
- October 6th, 1989 (Kulmbach/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Reinhard Seiler achieved 109 victories in over 480 operational sorties. During the Spanish Civil War he achieved 9 victories. Seiler was Kommandeur of the I. / Jagdgeschwader 54 from APril 15th 1943 till July 6th 1943.
Promotions:
20 April 1937: Leutnant
1 April 1939: Oberleutnant
1 December 1940: Hauptmann
1 March 1943: Major
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Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 20th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 20th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 30th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 54
- Awarded on:
- October 15th, 1941
Award 1/14
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 54
- Awarded on:
- December 20th, 1941
386th Award
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 19th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major (Squadron Leader)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 54
- Awarded on:
- March 4th, 1944
419th Award
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
- Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands
- - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- 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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