Otto Hoffmann von Waldau | |
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Born | July 7, 1898 |
Died | 17 May 1943 | (aged 44)
Place of birth | Bankau, Upper Silesia |
Place of death | near Petrich, Bulgaria |
Allegiance |
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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.
Awards[]
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914) in Badge
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 June 1942 as Generalleutnant and Fliegerführer Afrika[1]
- Cross of Honor
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung 4th to 2nd Class
- Combined Pilots-Observation Badge
- Clasp to Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords (25 March 1942)
- Cuff title "Afrika"
References[]
- Citations
- ↑ 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.
External links[]
- "geocities". Otto Hoffmann von Waldau. Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/LUFTWAFFE/General/HOFFMANN_VON_WALDAU_OTTO.html&date=2009-06-15+12:13:22. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
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