Artur von Casimir
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Artur von Casimir (1907 - 15 December 2005) was a German Oberst and former bomber pilot who flew for the Luftwaffe during World War II. Since 2004 he has gotten a great deal of publicity in Norway. One of the Heinkel He 111 he flew was recovered from Jonsvatnet lake near Trondheim in 2005, where it had been submerged since falling through the ice during the spring thaw in April 1940. He commanded Kampfgruppe 100 during the German invasion of Norway, and in particular he led the air raids on Namsos on 20 April 1940 (See Namsos in April 1940).
Von Casimir was captured during the campaign in Norway, and spent the rest of the war as a POW.
