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Otto Hoffmann von Waldau
Born (1898-07-07)July 7, 1898
Died 17 May 1943(1943-05-17) (aged 44)
Place of birth Bankau, Upper Silesia
Place of death near Petrich, Bulgaria
Allegiance German Empire German Empire (to 1918)
Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service 1915–1943
Rank General der Flieger
Commands held X Fliegerkorps
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Hoffmann von Waldau (7 July 1898 – 17 May 1943) was a World War II Luftwaffe general and was killed in an air crash on 17 May 1943.

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Citations
  1. Scherzer 2007, p. 399.
Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Generlmajor Theo Osterkamp (acting)
Commander of Fliegerführer Afrika
12 April 1942 – 30 August 1942
Succeeded by
General der Flieger Hans Seidemann
Preceded by
General der Flieger Hans Geisler
Commander of X. Fliegerkorps
31 August 1942 – 31 December 1942
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Alexander Holle
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