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	21 December 1967 (aged 66) 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)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 September 1939)^[1][2]
  • 1st Class (20 May 1940)^[1][2]
• 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^[3]
  • 658th Oak Leaves on 18 November 1944 as Generalleutnant and commanding general of VIII. Fliegerkorps^[4]
• 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.[5]	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

Citations

1. Schumann 2007, p. 175.
2. Thomas 1998, p. 311.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 397.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 92.
5. Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, p. 40.

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.
• Schaulen, Fritjof (2005). Eichenlaubträger 1940 – 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe III Radusch – Zwernemann [Oak Leaves Bearers 1940 – 1945 Contemporary History in Color III Radusch – Zwernemann] (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 978-3-932381-22-5.
• 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.
• Schumann, Ralf (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 des LG 1 (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-86619-013-9.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.

External links

• "Lexikon der Wehrmacht". Hans Seidemann. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
• "Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945". Hans Seidemann. Retrieved 19 December 2007.