Otto Hoffmann von Waldau

Otto Hoffmann von Waldau
Born	7 July 1898 Bankau, Upper Silesia
Died	17 May 1943(1943-05-17) (aged 44) near Petrich, Bulgaria
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1915–1943
Rank	General der Flieger
Commands held	X Fliegerkorps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Hoffmann von Waldau (7 July 1898 – 17 May 1943) was a World War II Luftwaffe general and was killed in an air crash on 17 May 1943.

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
Wound Badge (1914) in Badge
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 June 1942 as Generalleutnant and Fliegerführer Afrika^[1]
Cross of Honor
Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung 4th to 2nd Class
Combined Pilots-Observation Badge
Clasp to Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords (25 March 1942)
Cuff title "Afrika"

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). 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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generlmajor Theo Osterkamp (acting)	Commander of Fliegerführer Afrika 12 April 1942 – 30 August 1942	Succeeded by General der Flieger Hans Seidemann
Preceded by General der Flieger Hans Geisler	Commander of X. Fliegerkorps 31 August 1942 – 31 December 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Alexander Holle