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. After the surrender of Nazi Germany in May 1945, Greim was captured by the Allies. He committed suicide in an American-controlled prison on 24 May 1945.
Von Greim as Generalleutnant in 1940
The remains of the first aircraft shot down by Greim on 10 October 1915.
Von Greim second on the left behind Hitler, 1945
Grave of Field Marshal Robert Ritter von Greim in the Salzburger Kommunalfriedhof
Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
The Oberkommando der Luftwaffe was the high command of the air force of Nazi Germany.
Image: Hermann Göring Röhr
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 101I 401 0204 25, Robert Ritter v. Greim
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1976 026 04A, Walter Wever
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 183 R93434, Albert Kesselring