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Years of service
  
1935–451956–68

Name
  
Wilhelm Antrup

Commands held
  

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Allegiance
  
Service/branch
  
Battles/wars
  
Spanish Civil WarWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of the NetherlandsBattle of BelgiumBattle of FranceBattle of BritainOperation BarbarossaBattle of Kiev (1941)Battle of the CaucasusBattle of StalingradBattle 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

  • German Cross in Gold (2 January 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 13 November 1942 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 5./Kampfgeschwader 55
  • 655th Oak Leaves on 18 November 1944 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 55
  • References

    Wilhelm Antrup Wikipedia


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