Otto Deßloch

Otto Deßloch

Otto Deßloch
Born 11 June 1889(1889-06-11)
Bamberg
Died 13 May 1977(1977-05-13) (aged 87)
Munich
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Luftwaffe
Years of service 1910-1945
Rank Generaloberst
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Awards Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
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Otto Deßloch (11 June 1889 – 13 May 1977) was a German World War II Luftwaffe general and 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.

Deßloch was born at Bamberg. During World War II Deßloch commanded Luftwaffe units in the Eastern Front. After Paris was liberated by the Allied forces Deßloch commanded an air unit which avenged the liberation by bombing the city destroying civilian targets and killing 200 French civilians on September 1944.[1]

He died in Munich in 1977.

Awards

References

Citations
  1. ^ Mitcham 2007, pp. 185–195.
  2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 159.
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 82.
Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Mitcham, Samuel W. Jr. (2007). Retreat to the Reich. Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
  • Schaulen, Fritjof (2003). Eichenlaubträger 1940 - 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe I Abraham - Huppertz (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 3-932381-20-3.
  • 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.

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Military offices
Preceded by
none		 Commander of Kampfgeschwader 155
1 April 1936 – 1 February 1938		 Succeeded by
Generalmajor Wilhelm Süssmann
Preceded by
none		 Commander of II. Flakkorps
30 October 1939 – 31 March 1942		 Succeeded by
General der Flakartillerie Job Odebrecht
Preceded by
Generalfeldmarschall Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen		 Commander of Luftflotte 4
4 September 1943 – 17 February 1944		 Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Alexander Holle
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Alexander Holle		 Commander of Luftflotte 4
28 September 1944 – 21 April 1945		 Succeeded by
redesignated to Luftwaffenkommando 4
Preceded by
Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim		 Commander of Luftflotte 6
27 April 1945 – 8 May 1945		 Succeeded by
disbanded
Colonel general
(Generaloberst)
of the Army
Colonel general
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of the Luftwaffe
General admiral
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Oberstgruppenführer
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