Otto Hoffmann von Waldau
Born7 July 1898
Bankau
Died17 May 1943(1943-05-17) (aged 44)
near Petrich
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchBalkenkreuz (Iron Cross) Luftwaffe
Years of service1915–43
RankGeneral der Flieger
Commands heldX Fliegerkorps
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Hoffmann von Waldau (7 July 1898 – 17 May 1943) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 10th Air Corps. He was killed in an air crash on 17 May 1943.

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Citations

  1. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 399.

Bibliography

  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Military offices Preceded byGeneralmajor Theo Osterkamp (acting) Commander of Fliegerführer Afrika 12 April 1942 – 30 August 1942 Succeeded byGeneral der Flieger Hans Seidemann Preceded byGeneral der Flieger Hans Geisler Commander of X. Fliegerkorps 31 August 1942 – 31 December 1942 Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Alexander Holle


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