Sigmund von Imhoff
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Hans-Sigmund von Imhoff
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| Born | 30 June 1881 Metz |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Farchant (Oberbayern) |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Nazi Germany |
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Deutsches Heer Luftwaffe |
| Rank | General der Bayerischen Landespolizei |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Ehrenkreuz des Preußischen Johanniter-Ordens |
Sigmund von Imhoff (1881-1967) was a Generalmajor in the Luftwaffe during World War II.
Biography
Wilhelm Maria Sigmund Heinrich, Freiherr von Imhoff, was born in Metz, Lorraine, on 30 June 1881.[1] His father, Christoph Gustav Karl Sigmund was an officer at Metz, a border town of the German Empire.
Sigmund von Imhoff served as officer in the German Army during the First World War. After the War, von Imhoff served as officer in the Landespolizei Freistaates of Bayern, the Bavarian police. On 3 April 1933, Sigmund von Imhoff was promoted to the rank of Polizeigeneral, general in the police. His son, Sigmund, Major in the Heer, fell on the Russian front in August 1941.[2] Sigmund von Imhoff was later seconded to the Luftwaffe, with the rank of Generalmajor.
Wilhelm Maria Sigmund Heinrich, Freiherr von Imhoff, died in Farchant, Oberbayern, on 7 July 1967.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wilhelm Maria Sigmund Heinrich von Imhoff on geneall.net
- ↑ 44.Infanterie-Division sur lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de.
- Bibliography
- Dieter Zinke, Andreas Schulz : Die Generale der Waffen-SS und der Polizei - volume 3, Biblio-Verlag, Bissendorf, 2008 (p645- 651).
