Years of service 1914–1942 Commands held 10th Air Corps Unit 10th Air Corps | Name Hans Geisler Rank General der Flieger | |
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Allegiance German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany Service/branch Kaiserliche Marine
Reichsmarine
Luftwaffe Died June 25, 1966, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Similar People Albert Kesselring, Andrew Cunningham - 1st Visco, Zygmunt Bohusz‑Szyszko, Carl Gustav Fleischer, William Dobbie | ||
Hans-Ferdinand Geisler (19 April 1891 – 25 June 1966) was a German general during World War II. Born in Hanover in April 1891, Geisler joined the Imperial German Navy prior to World War I and served during the entire conflict. He joined the newly formed Luftwaffe in September 1933, reaching the rank of General der Flieger in July 1940. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1940. He retired in October 1942 and died in June 1966 in Cologne.
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