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| Hugo Sperrle | |
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| 7 February 1885 – 2 April 1953 (aged 68) | |
Generalfeldmarschall Hugo Sperrle |
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| Place of birth | Ludwigsburg, Germany |
| Place of death | Munich, Germany |
| Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1903 - 1944 |
| Rank | Generalfeldmarschall |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Spanish Cross |
Hugo Sperrle (7 February 1885 – 2 April 1953), was a German field marshal of the Luftwaffe during World War II.
Born in Ludwigsburg, he joined the German Army in 1903 and transferred to the Luftstreitkräfte (German Army Air Service) at the start of World War I, serving as an observer to the end of the war.
Sperrle joined the Freikorps at the end of the war after the disbanding of the Air Service, before rejoining the German Army.
He entered the newly formed Luftwaffe in 1935 and served as commander of the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War, with Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen serving as his chief of staff.
He led the German Air Fleet 3 against France in May and June 1940. In July 1940, he was made a Generalfeldmarschall of the Luftwaffe. Sperrle advised that Britain's Royal Air Force had to be destroyed to ensure a successful invasion of Britain. Air Fleet 3, stationed in northern France, played a major role in the Battle of Britain, from June 1940 to April 1941. He continued to command his forces to support Rommel in the North African Campaign and took full command over the German air forces in western Europe in 1944, shortly before D-Day. Because of the Luftwaffe's failure to prevent the Normandy landings, due to a severe lack of aircraft, he was dismissed from command in August 1944.
Field Marshal Sperrle was captured by the Allies and charged with war crimes in the High Command Trial at the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials but was acquitted. He died in Munich, Germany in 1953.
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Dates of Rank
- Fähnrich - 25 February 1904
- Leutnant - 18 October 1904
- Oberleutnant - 18 October 1912
- Hauptmann - 28 November 1914
- Major - 1 October 1926
- Oberstleutnant - 1 February 1931
- Oberst - 1 August 1933
- Generalmajor - 1 October 1935
- Generalleutnant - 1 April 1937
- General der Flieger - 1 November 1937
- Generalfeldmarschall - 19 July 1940
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (31 March 1917)
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich-Badischen Ordens vom Zähringer Löwen mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern (18 May 1915)
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Württembergischer Militär-Verdienstordens (21 June 1915)
- Ritterkreuz I Klasse des Kgl. Württembergischer Friedrichs-Ordens mit Schwertern (21 June 1917)
- Preussisches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Preuss Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Cross of Honor
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung 4th to 1st class
- Medalla de la Campana de Espana
- Cruz de Guerra de Espana
- Kgl. Spanische Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Medalla Militar Individual de Espana con Diamantes
- Combined Pilots-Observation Badge in Gold with Diamonds (19 November 1937)
- Spanish Cross in Gold with Diamonds (4 June 1939)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on (17 May 1940) as General der Flieger and chief of Luftflotte 3
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 5 October 1940, 15 November 1940, 20 November 1940, 9 April 1941, 13 February 1942 and 15 February 1942
References
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Hugo Sperrle |
- (German) Hugo Sperrle.
- Sperrle, Hugo in the Encyclopaedia Britannica's Guide to Normandy 1944
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| Preceded by none |
Commander of 1. Flieger-Division (1934-1935) April 1, 1934 – March 31, 1935 |
Succeeded by disbanded |
| Preceded by none |
Commander of Luftflotte 3 February 1, 1939 – August 23, 1944 |
Succeeded by Generaloberst Otto Deßloch |
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