Hans Seidemann

Updated on Sep 24, 2024

Edit

Comment

Years of service 1919–45 Service/branch Luftwaffe Role Military Commander		Name Hans Seidemann Rank General der Flieger

Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Commands held III./LG 1VIII. Fliegerkorps Battles/wars World War IIBattle of Prokhorovka Died December 21, 1967, Braunschweig, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of Prokhorovka, World War II Similar People Hermann Hoth, Walter Model, Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin, Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Gunther von Kluge

Hans Seidemann (18 January 1901 – 21 December 1967) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

From April 1928 to October 1929, Seidemann was trained as a Luftwaffe pilot at the secret training facility in Lipetsk, Soviet Union. He also participated in the third and fourth FAI International Tourist Plane Contest Challenge 1932 (7th place) and Challenge 1934 (3rd place).

Awards

Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords (6 June 1939)

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25 September 1939) & 1st Class (20 May 1940)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 20 March 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab and chief of the general staff of Luftflotte 2

658th Oak Leaves on 18 November 1944 as Generalleutnant and commanding general of VIII. Fliegerkorps

References

Hans Seidemann Wikipedia

(Text) CC BY-SA