Alexander Holle

Alexander Holle
Alexander Holle
Born	27 February 1898 Bielefeld, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	16 July 1978 (aged 80) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Deutsches Heer (1915–18) Reichswehr (1918–33) Heer (1933-34) Luftwaffe (1934–45)
Years of service	1915–28 1929–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Kampfgeschwader 26 Fliegerführer Nord (Ost) X. Fliegerkorps Luftflotte 4 Luftflotte 3 Deutschen Luftwaffe in Dänemark
Battles/wars	World War I Battle of the Somme Battle of Château-Thierry (1918) World War II Operation Barbarossa Arctic convoys of World War II Attack on PQ 17 Operation Flax Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alexander Holle (27 February 1898 – 16 July 1978) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Alexander Holle was captured by Allied troops in May 1945 and was held until 1948.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (26 December 1916)
  • 1st Class (2 June 1918)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords (23 August 1942)
• German Cross in Gold on 11 May 1942 as Oberst with Kampfgeschwader 26^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 December 1942 as Oberst and Fliegerführer Nord^{[2][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer on 30 December 1942 as Fliegerführer Nord and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 26.^[3]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 194.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 233.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 401.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• "Axis Biographical Research". Alexander Holle. Archived from the original on 17 November 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
• "World War 2 Awards". Alexander Holle. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
• "Familienverband Luyken". Alexander Holle. Retrieved 17 November 2010.