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Bundeswehr


Name
  
Paul Deichmann

Rank
  
General der Flieger

Born
  
27 August 1898Fulda (
1898-08-27
)

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany(to 1945) West Germany (post-war)

Commands held
  
II./KG 253I. Fliegerkorps1. Fliegerdivision18. FliegerdivisionLuftwaffenkommando 4

Battles/wars
  
World War IWorld War II

Died
  
January 10, 1981, Hamburg, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Books
  
Spearhead for Blitzkrieg: Luftwaffe Operations in Support of the Army, 1939-1945

Years of service
  
1916-late 1960's

Battles and wars
  
World War I, World War II

Service/branch
  
German Army, Luftwaffe

Paul Deichmann (27 August 1898 – 10 January 1981) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

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Deichmann was born in Fulda on 27 August 1898. He entered the German Imperial Army in 1916. Towards the end of 1920 he transferred to the 3rd Prussian Infantry Regiment, and in April 1925 was promoted to Oberleutnant. He was temporarily released from the Army in 1928 and returned to active duty in 1931 with the 1st Infantry Regiment, and was promoted to Hauptmann in 1933. With the official establishment of the German Luftwaffe in 1934, he entered the Reich Air Ministry. Deichmann died on 10 January 1981 in Hamburg.

Works

  • Deichmann, Paul (1996). Spearhead for Blitzkrieg Luftwaffe Operations in Support of the Army, 1939 - 1945. New York: Ivy Book. ISBN 0-8041-1695-4.

    • Awards

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 1. Flieger-Division.

    • References

    Paul Deichmann Wikipedia
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