Edmund Daser

Edmund Daser (1 October 1908 – 6 September 1974) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He received this award for the leadership in the destruction of enemy merchant shipping by his 1. Staffel (1st squadron) of Kampfgeschwader 40 (KG 40—40th Bomber Wing), of which were sunk by him.

In March 1942, Daser's I. Gruppe (1st group) of KG 40 was moved to Værnes near Trondheim in Norway. Daser had been tasked with providing long-range aerial reconnaissance for Luftflotte 5 (5th Air Fleet) operating against the Artic convoys. Operations began in May 1942, a Fw 200 spotted convoy PQ 16 on 25 May, in July they spotted convoy PQ 17.

Awards

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (13 June 1940)
 * 1st Class (5 May 1940)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 February 1941 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 40
 * German Cross in Gold on 29 June 1942 as Major in a Kampfgeschwader
 * Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 22 January 1941