Wolff, Ludwig (General der Flieger)
- Date of birth:
- August 31st, 1886 (Schlettstadt/Alsace, Germany)
- Date of death:
- May 17th, 1950 (Neustadt/Schleswick-Holstein, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Promotions:
01.11.1904: Unteroffizier
15.12.1904: Fähnrich
09.10.1905: Leutnant
05.09.1914: Oberleutnant
18.09.1915: Hauptmann
01.09.1917: Turkish Major
01.04.1928: Major
01.02.1933: Oberstleutnant
01.05.1935: Oberst
01.08.1937: Generalmajor
01.08.1939: Generalleutnant
01.02.1941: General der Flieger
Career:
24.05.1904: joined the 2. Ober-Elsässiches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 171
09.10.1905: promoted to Leutnant
00.00.1914-00.00.1918: Infanterie, mainly in staff positions
05.09.1914: promoted to Oberleutnant
18.09.1915: promoted to Hauptmann
00.00.1915: awarded the Fürstlich Schwarzburgisches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse with swords
27.10.1916: Adjutant, 2. Ober-Elsässiches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 171
26.02.1917-19.07.1917: Stab, 5. Garde-Infanterie-Division
20.07.1917: Stab, Deutschen Militärmission, Turkey
01.09.1917: Major, Turkish Army
03.09.1917-30.04.1918: Chief of Generalstaff, Turkish 8th Army
00.00.1919: Reichsheer, serving with the Infanterie, mainly in staff positions
00.05.1920: Stab, Reichswehr Kavallerie-Brigade 31
00.06.1922: Generalstab, 6. Division
01.05.1924: Kompanieführer, Infanterie-Regiment 9
01.04.1928: promoted to Major
01.02.1933: promoted to Oberstleutnant
01.10.1933: Stab, Infanterie-Regiment 11
01.03.1934: transferred to the Luftwaffe from the Heer, assigned to RLM for job training
01.04.1934: Chef des Stabes, Luftkreis-Kommando V
10.05.1935: promoted to Oberst
00.00.1935: received observer training at Hildesheim
01.11.1936: stellvertretender (deputy and acting) Befehlshaber Luftkreis-Kommando V
01.08.1937: promoted to Generalmajor
01.10.1937: Hoherer Flieger-Kommandeur 5
01.07.1938: Kdr., 5. Flieger-Division
01.02.1939: Kommandierender General, Befehlshaber, Luftgau-Kommando XI, Hannover
01.08.1939: promoted to Generalleutnant
00.03.1940-03.05.1945: Kommandierender General, Befehlshaber, Luftgau-Kommando XI, Hamburg
01.02.1941: promoted to General der Flieger
27.09.1943: awarded Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern
00.00.1945: NS-Führungs-Lehrgang II
03.05.1945: British captivity
00.02.1948: released
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Militärverdienstkreuz III. Klasse
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Silver Liakat medal
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1934
- Awarded on:
- 1936
- Awarded on:
- 1936
- Awarded on:
- 1936
- Awarded on:
- 1936
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Flieger (Air Marshall)
- Unit:
- General der Flakartillerie, Kommandierender General, Befehlshaber, Luftgau XI, Hamburg
- Awarded on:
- September 27th, 1943
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