Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen Stumpff Born: 15 Jun 1889 in Kolberg Died: 09 Mar 1968 in Frankfurt, Main Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (02 Sep 1907); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (21 Nov 1907); Fähnrich (27 Jan 1908); Leutnant (19 Nov 1908); Oberleutnant (24 Dec 1914); Hauptmann (18 Aug 1916); Major (01 Jul 1927); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1931); Oberst (01 Apr 1934); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1936); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1937); General der Flieger (01 Nov 1938); Generaloberst (19 Jul 1940) Career:
Entered the Army as a Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 12th Grenadier-Regiment (01 Apr 1907-30 Sep 1912)
Detached to the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jun 1911-28 Jun 1911)
Detached to Gun-Factory in Spandau (04 Nov 1912-23 Nov 1912)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 12th Grenadier-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-24 Aug 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (24 Aug 1914-31 Aug 1914)
Company-Officer with the Replacement-Battalion of the 12th Grenadier-Regiment (01 Sep 1914-12 Jan 1915)
Company-Officer in the 254th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (13 Jan 1915-04 May 1915)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 12th Grenadier-Regiment (05 May 1915-19 May 1915)
Adjutant of the 187th Infantry-Brigade (20 May 1915-08 Jun 1915)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 187th Infantry-Brigade (09 Jun 1915-02 Nov 1916)
General-Staff-Officer in the General-Staff of Army High Command 9 (03 Nov 1916-14 Dec 1917)
Detached to the General-Staff and Leader-Courses in Sedan (23 Oct 1917-21 Nov 1917)
Detached to the General-Staff of Army-Group Herzog Albrecht von Württemberg (15 Dec 1917-31 Dec 1917)
In the General-Staff of the Field-Army then in the General-Staff of the Army (01 Jan 1918-11 Aug 1919)
In the General-Staff of the Command-Office of the General-Staff of the Army in Kolberg (12 Aug 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Adjutant of the Chief of the Troop-Office, RWM (01 Oct 1919-31 Mar 1922)
Adjutant of the Chief of the Personnel-Office, RWM (01 Apr 1922-30 Sep 1922)
Company-Chief in the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-30 Sep 1924)
General-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the 1st Division (01 Oct 1924-31 Jan 1927)
Adjutant of the Chief of Army-Command, RWM (01 Feb 1927-31 Jan 1929)
Advisor in the Personnel-Department, RWM (01 Feb 1929-30 Sep 1932)
Department-Chief in the RWM (01 Oct 1932-30 Jun 1933)
Office-Chief with Special Duties (Luftwaffe-Personnel-Office) in the RWM (01 Jul 1933-31 Aug 1933)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Chief of the Luftwaffe-Personnel-Office, RLM (01 Sep 1933-31 May 1937)
Chief Of The General-Staff of the Luftwaffe (01 Jun 1937-31 Jan 1939)
Chief of Air Defence, RLM (01 Feb 1939-11 Jan 1940)
Chief of Air-Fleet 1 (12 Jan 1940-10 May 1940)
Chief of Air-Fleet 5 (10 May 1940-06 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKL (07 Nov 1943-05 Jan 1944)
Luftwaffe-Commander Centre (06 Jan 1944-08 Feb 1944)
Commander-in-Chief of Air-Fleet Reich (09 Feb 1944-08 May 1945)
Chief Of The General Staff of the Luftwaffe and Acting-Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (08 May 1945-23 May 1945)
In Captivity, then in Allied Custody; Acquitted in the Trial before a British Military Court by the accusation that he did not protect Allied Airmen shot down over Germany from acts of violence by the civilian population (23 May 1945-00 Oct 1947)
Released (00 Oct 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 18.09.1941 als Generaloberst und Chef der Luftflotte 5 und Befehlshaber Nord
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Anhaltisches Friedrich-Kreuz
- Lübeckisches Hanseatenkreuz
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Bulgar. Militär-Verdienstordens
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Gemeinsames Flugzeugführer- und Beobachter-Abzeichen in Gold mit Brillanten
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange “Prager Burg”
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Wehrmachtbericht: 00.00.1941; 00.00.1942
- Grosskreuz des Ordens der Weissen Rose von Finnland mit Schwertern und Bruststern
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