Otto Hoffmann von Waldau

Otto Hoffmann von Waldau
Born	7 July 1898 Bankau, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Bąków, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
Died	near Petrich, Blagoevgrad Province, Kingdom of Bulgaria
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1915–43
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
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• 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"

External links

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