Edmund Roßmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German World War II fighter ace
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Place of Birth: Gera, Thuringia, Germany
About Edmund Roßmann
- Edmund "Paule" Roßmann (11 January 1918 – 4 April 2005) was a Luftwaffe World War II fighter ace and was credited with 93 aerial victories achieved in 640 combat missions, among the numerous ground attack missions.
- A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.
- He is also noted as being an early mentor of Erich Hartmann, history's leading fighter ace. Unteroffizier "Paule" Roßmann was transferred to 7./Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52 — 7th Squadron of the 52nd Fighter Wing) on 1 March 1940 and participated in the Battle of France and Battle of Britain.
- He was credited with six aerial victories in the western theatre before JG 52 was deployed to Operation Barbarossa. By the end of 1941 he had accumulated 32 aerial victories.
- He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross after 250 combat missions and 49 aerial victories.
- From March to June 1942 he was posted to Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost as fighter pilot instructor and returned to his Staffel afterwards.
- Nevertheless, he almost doubled his score by the end of 1942 and claimed his 80th victory on 29 November 1942. On 9 July 1943 Roßmann attempted to rescue a crash landed fellow pilot behind Russian lines.
- At this moment the Russian Infantry arrived and Leutnant Seyler was shot and Roßmann was wounded.
- Roßmann was taken prisoner of war and was released in October 1949.
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