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    Otto Deßloch (11 June 1889 – 13 May 1977) was a German Luftwaffe general during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with...
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    Generaloberst Otto Deßloch, 4 September 1943 – 17 August 1944 Generalleutnant Alexander Holle, 25 August 1944 – 27 September 1944 Generaloberst Otto Deßloch, 28...
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    February 16, 1943 – Robert Ritter von Greim (1892–1945) March 1, 1944 – Otto Deßloch (1889–1952) July 13, 1944 – Kurt Student (1890–1978) July 22, 1944 (Posthumous)...
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    of Luftflotte 6 5 May 1943 – 24 April 1945 Succeeded by Generaloberst Otto Deßloch Preceded by Hermann Göring Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe 26 April...
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    Weiß Kurt Zeitzler Colonel General (Generaloberst) of the Luftwaffe Otto Deßloch Ulrich Grauert Hans Jeschonnek Alfred Keller Günther Korten Bruno Loerzer...
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    Succeeded by Generalmajor Hellmuth Volkmann Preceded by none Commander of Luftflotte 3 1 February 1939 – 23 August 1944 Succeeded by Generaloberst Otto Deßloch...
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    the southern portion of the offensive was provided by Colonel General Otto Deßloch's Luftflotte 4 and its major air formation, the 8th Air Corps. The German...
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    Fözö and Major Georg Christl. The eulogy was delivered by Generaloberst Otto Deßloch. Nowotny was buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery in a grave of honour...
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    Commanders and leaders Josef Harpe Erhard Raus Walther Nehring Ferenc Farkas Otto Dessloch Ivan Konev Mikhail Katukov Pavel Rybalko Dmitry Lelyushenko Vasiliy...
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    SS Panzer Corps under Paul Hausser. The XLVIII Panzer Corps, commanded by Otto von Knobelsdorff, would advance on the left while Army Detachment Kempf would...
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  • 1943 – 25 March 1943 Succeeded by Generaloberst Otto Deßloch Preceded by Generaloberst Otto Deßloch Chief of Staff of Luftflotte 4 3 September 1943 –...
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    Ritter von Greim Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring Generaloberst Otto Dessloch Generalleutnant Karl Angerstein Oberst Walter Oesau - 17 October 1943...
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  • are not shown in this order of battle. Luftflotte 4 (4th Air Fleet) (Otto Deßloch as both commander-in-chief and chief of staff) - Air support for Army...
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    Luftflotte 4 20 July 1942 – 4 September 1943 Succeeded by Generaloberst Otto Deßloch Preceded by Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring Commander of Luftflotte...
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  • Police/SS General Richard Walther Darré, NSDAP Reichsleiter/SS General Otto Deßloch, Luftwaffe General Heinrich Deubel, SS Colonel Karl Diebitsch, SS Colonel...
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    Promoted Name Born Died Notes 1943 Otto Deßloch 1889 1977 Commanding general Luftflotte 4 1940 Ulrich Grauert 1889 1941 1942 Hans Jeschonnek 1899 1943...
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    Army – Otto Wohler 6th Army – Karl-Adolf Hollidt (transferred to Army Group A control) Luftflotte 4 – Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen / Otto Deßloch (since...
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  • Generalfeldmarschall Hugo Sperrle, 1 February 1939 – 23 August 1944 Generaloberst Otto Deßloch, 23 August 1944 – 22 September 1944 Generalleutnant Alexander Holle,...
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  • Zentralfriedhof in Vienna. The eulogy was delivered by Generaloberst Otto Deßloch. Following these events, Jagdgeschwader 7 "Nowotny" (JG 7—7th Fighter...
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    1943. Jeschonnek, for unknown reasons, was turned down in favour of Otto Dessloch. Production increases allowed for large deliveries of aircraft for Operation...
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    to which plan should be implemented. The commander of Army Group South, Otto Wöhler, chose "Lösung B". The four plans were sent to Guderian on 22 February...
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    Germany's top aces of World War I; also received the Pour le Mérite. Otto Deßloch – award date unknown; later a Colonel General in the Luftwaffe; he also...
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    Kampfgeschwader 51, I./ Zerstörergeschwader 52 6. Flieger-Division - Generalmajor Otto Deßloch, Commanding: Kampfgeschwader 53, III./ Sturzkampfgeschwader 51, II./...
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  • 1921) May 10 – Joan Crawford, American actress (b. c. 1904) May 13 – Otto Deßloch, German World War II Luftwaffe general (b. 1889) May 15 – Herbert Wilcox...
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    13-HOberleutnant Chief of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 58 14 August 1943 — — Otto Deßloch+ Luftwaffe 18-LGeneralmajor Commanding general of the II. Flakkorps 24...
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    of the national news show NOS Journaal; in Amersfoort Died: General Otto Dessloch, 87, Nazi German Luftwaffe officer Lau Lauritzen Jr., 66, Danish film...
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    1917 – 14 April 1917  (KIA) Otto Dessloch: 15 April 1917 – 29 June 1917 Otto Deindl: 29 June 1917 – 21 July 1917 Otto Dessloch: 22 July 1917 – 24 September...
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  • On 29 August, Rall claimed his 200th aerial victory and Generaloberst Otto Deßloch immediately sent him on a lengthy home leave. In consequence, Krupinski...
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    Byrd (1930s) Smaranda Brăescu (1931) Constantin Cantacuzino (1941) Otto Deßloch Ioan Dicezare (1943) Mariana Drăgescu Alexander Löhr (1941) Erhard Milch...
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  • Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim, 5 May 1943 – 24 April 1945 Generaloberst Otto Deßloch, 27 April 1945 – 8 May 1945 Generalmajor Friedrich Kless, 11 May 1943...
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