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Robert Ritter von Greim (born Robert Greim; 22 June 1892 – 24 May 1945) was a German Generalfeldmarschall ( Field marshal) and First World War flying ace. In April 1945, in the last days of World War II in Europe, Adolf Hitler appointed Greim commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe (German air force) after Hermann Göring had been dismissed for treason.
- Suicide
- 1911–1918, 1934–1945
- Salzburger Kommunalfriedhof
- Generalfeldmarschall
Robert Greim, ab 1918 Ritter von Greim (* 22. Juni 1892 in Bayreuth; † 24. Mai 1945 in Salzburg ), war ein deutscher Heeres- und Luftwaffenoffizier (ab 1945 Generalfeldmarschall) und nach der Ablösung Hermann Görings einige Tage lang der letzte Oberbefehlshaber der deutschen Luftwaffe im Zweiten Weltkrieg .
Robert Ritter von Greim, the last man who received the rank of German field marshal, died on this day in 1945 (Ritter is a noble title, which means knight in German). Greim received this title in 1918, when he was awarded the Bavarian Military Order of Max Joseph (German: Militär-Max-Joseph-Orden ).
Robert Ritter von Greim was a German Generalfeldmarschall and First World War flying ace. In April 1945, in the last days of World War II in Europe, Adolf Hitler appointed Greim commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe after Hermann Göring had been dismissed for treason. He is the last person ever promoted to field marshal in the German armed forces.
24 May 1945. At Salzburg, Austria, Field Marshal Robert Ritter von Greim, head of the Luftwaffe, committed suicide in American captivity. Having learnt that he was to be a part of a Soviet-American prisoner exchange and, fearing torture and execution at the hands of the Russians, he took cyanide.
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Overview. Field Marshal Robert Ritter von Greim. (1892—1945) Quick Reference. (1892–1945), Luftwaffe chief of personnel in 1939 who subsequently commanded a number of fighter groups before taking command of a Luftflotte (air fleet) on the Eastern Front during the German–Soviet ...
By Robert Ritter von Greim, Leader of Jasta 34b and Jagdgruppe 10. Translated and with comments by O’Brien Browne. This combat diary account by Robert Ritter von Greim describes the frantic attempts of the German Air Force to halt Allied attacks in the closing months of WWI.
