Years of service 1935–45
1956–68 Name Wilhelm Antrup | Commands held Kampfgeschwader 55 | |
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Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Service/branch Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht)
Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr) Rank Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht)
Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr) Battles/wars Spanish Civil War
World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of the Netherlands
Battle of Belgium
Battle of France
Battle of Britain
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Battle of the Caucasus
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Kursk Died November 14, 1984, Neubiberg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Spanish Civil War, Invasion of Poland Unit Condor Legion, Kampfgeschwader 55 | ||
Wilhelm Antrup (1 February 1910 – 14 November 1984) was a German air general.
During the Nazi era, he served in the Luftwaffe and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. In 1956, joined the post war German Air Force of the new founded Bundeswehr. In 1964, he became commander of the Höhere Technische Schule der Luftwaffe (Higher Technical School of the Luftwaffe), which was reorganized to the Technische Akademie der Luftwaffe (Technical Academy of the Luftwaffe) on 1 June 1966. His rank was Brigadegeneral. Antrup was retired in March 1968.
Awards and decorations
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