Alfred Bülowius

Alfred Bülowius
Born	14 January 1892(1892-01-14) Königsberg, Eastern Prussia
Died	9 August 1968(1968-08-09) (aged 76) Detmold
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1911–1945
Rank	General der Flieger
Commands held	Lehrgeschwader 1 1. Flieger-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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Alfred Bülowius was a Luftwaffe commander during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
German Cross in Cross (21 December 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1940 as Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore of Lehrgeschwader 1^[1]

References

Citations

^ Scherzer 2007, p. 251.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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.
Schumann, Ralf (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 des LG 1 (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-86619-013-9.

External links

Alfred Bülowius @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Military offices
Preceded by Oberst Dr. Robert Knauss	Commander of Lehrgeschwader 1 17 November 1939 – 21 October 1940	Succeeded by Oberst Friedrich Karl Knust
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hermann Plocher	Commander of 1. Flieger-Division 1 November 1942 – 25 June 1943	Succeeded by Generalmajor Otto Zech
Preceded by Generalleutnant Martin Harlinghausen	Commander of II. Fliegerkorps 26 June 1943 – 30 June 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutant Kurt Kleinrath
Preceded by Generleutnant Werner Junck	Commander of II. Jagdkorps 1 July 1944 – 15 October 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Dietrich Peltz
Preceded by General der Flieger Kuno Heribert Fütterer	Commander of Luftgau-Kommando XV 22 January 1945 – 2 February 1945	Succeeded by disbanded

Persondata
Name	Bulowius, Alfred
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	14 January 1892
Place of birth	Königsberg, Eastern Prussia
Date of death	9 August 1968
Place of death	Detmold