Early Life
Grasser was born on 23 August 1914 in Graz, Steiermark, Austria. Due to political reasons, he left Austria in 1934 and settled in Germany. He was trained at the Naval School in Neustadt and at the flying sports school at Rossitten, followed by six months at the Johannisthal flying school. Grasser then joined the Luftwaffe with the rank of Fahnenjunker (cadet) in 1936.
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