Hans Seidemann

Hans Seidemann
Seidemann (center) with Erhard Milch (left)
Born	18 January 1901 Garlin, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	21 December 1967(1967-12-21) (aged 66) Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	General der Flieger
Commands	8th Air Corps
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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).

By the mid 1930s Seidemann was a renowned air racer and won the 1937 London - Isle of Man Air Race.^[1]

Awards

• Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords (6 June 1939)^[2]
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25 September 1939) & 1st Class (20 May 1940)^[3]
• 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^[4]
  • 658th Oak Leaves on 18 November 1944 as Generalleutnant and commanding general of VIII. Fliegerkorps^[5]

References

Citations

1. Mona's Herald, Tuesday, June 01, 1937; Page: 10
2. Schumann 2007, p. 175.
3. Thomas 1998, p. 311.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 397.
5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 92.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

External links

Media related to Hans Seidemann at Wikimedia Commons

Military offices
Preceded by General Otto Hoffmann von Waldau	Commander of Fliegerführer Afrika 30 August 1942 – 1 February 1943	Succeeded by Generalmajor Walter Hagen
Preceded by General der Flieger Martin Fiebig	Commander of VIII. Fliegerkorps 21 May 1943 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by none