Anton Mader

Infobox Military Person
name=Anton Mader
lived=birth date|1913|1|7|df=y — death date and age|1984|2|19|1913|1|7|df=y
placeofbirth=Castelnuovo in Dalmatia
placeofdeath=Vienna


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nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (to 1945)
flagicon|Austria Austria
serviceyears=
rank=Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht)
Brigadier (Bundesheer)
branch=Luftwaffe
commands=II./JG 77, JG 11, JG 54
unit=JG 2, JG 77, JG 11, JG 54
battles=World War II
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
laterwork=Bundesheer

Oberstleutnant Anton Mader (born 7 January 1913 in Castelnuovo-Dalmatia – died 19 February 1984 in Vienna) was German World War II Luftwaffe 86 victories Flying ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He held the position of Geschwaderkommodore of fighter wing Jagdgeschwader 54 in 1944.

Awards

* German Cross in Gold (2 January 1942)
* Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (23 July 1942)

References

* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. "Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II". Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.