Hans Seidemann

Hans Seidemann
Erhard Milch, Hans Seidemann and Richard von Kehler (from left to right)
Born	18 January 1901 Garlin, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1919–45
Rank	General der Flieger
Commands held	III./LG 1 VIII. Fliegerkorps
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Prokhorovka
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hans Seidemann (18 January 1901 – 21 December 1967) was a World War II Luftwaffe general. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Interwar years

Between the two World Wars 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).

Awards

• Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords (6 June 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (20 May 1940)
• 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
  • 658th Oak Leaves on 18 November 1944 as Generalleutnant and commanding general of VIII. Fliegerkorps
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 20 February 1944

Reference in the Wehrmachtbericht

Date	Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording	Direct English translation
20 February 1944	Das VIII. Fliegerkorps unter Führung des Generalleutnants Seidemann hat in bewährter Waffenkameradschaft die schwer ringenden Truppen des Heeres vorbildlich unterstützt.	The 8th Air Corps under the command of Lieutenant General Seidemann has supported, in well proven weapons comradeship, our hard-pressed troops of the Army.

References

Bibliography

• Schumann, Ralf (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 des LG 1 (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-86619-013-9.

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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