Herbert Rieckhoff

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Years of service 1915–201934–45 Rank Generalleutnant		Name Herbert Rieckhoff

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of FranceBattle of BritainInvasion of YugoslaviaBattle of GreeceBattle of CreteOperation BarbarossaBattle of Bialystok–MinskBattle of Smolensk (1941)Siege of Leningrad Other work Police officer, Author "Trumpf oder Bluff? 12 Jahre Deutsche Luftwaffe" Published by Inter Avia, Geneva, 1945 Died November 30, 1948, Esslingen am Neckar, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France, Battle of Britain Service/branch German Army (1915–1918), Reichswehr (1918–1920), Luftwaffe (1934–1945) Commands held Kampfgeschwader 30, Kampfgeschwader 2

Herbert Rieckhoff (25 December 1898 – 30 November 1948) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 July 1941 as Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2

German Cross in Gold on 27 July 1943 as Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) of Luftflotte 1

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