Otto Hoffmann von Waldau

Otto Hoffmann von Waldau
Otto Hoffmann von Waldau
Born	7 July 1898; Bankau
Died	17 May 1943 (aged 44); near Petrich
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1915–43
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 German general during World War II who commanded the 10th Air Corps. He was killed in an air crash on 17 May 1943.

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
Clasp to Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 June 1942 as Generalleutnant and Fliegerführer Afrika^[1]

References

Citations

^ 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 by Generalmajor 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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[1] Scherzer 2007, p. 399.

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Otto Hoffmann von Waldau

Born	7 July 1898 Bankau
Died	17 May 1943(1943-05-17) (aged 44) near Petrich
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1915–43
Rank	General der Flieger
Commands held	X Fliegerkorps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross