General der Flieger Ludwig Wolff Born: 31 Aug 1886 in Schlettstadt Died: 17 May 1950 in Neustadt, Holstein. Promotions:
Unteroffizier (01 Nov 1904); F�hnrich (15 Dec 1904); Leutnant (09 Oct 1905); Oberleutnant (05 Sep 1914); Hauptmann (18 Sep 1915); Turkish Major (01 Sep 1917); Major (01 Apr 1928); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1933); Oberst (01 May 1935); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1937); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1939); General der Flieger (01 Feb 1941) Career:
Entered the Army (24 May 1904)
In the 171st Infantry-Regiment (24 May 1904-14 Aug 1914)
Company-Leader in the 171st Infantry-Regiment (15 Aug 1914-29 Oct 1914)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 171st Infantry-Regiment (30 Oct 1914-27 Oct 1916)
With the Staff of the Chief of Field Railway Matters (28 Oct 1916-25 Feb 1917)
With the Staff of the 5th Guards-Infantry-Division (26 Feb 1917-19 Jul 1919)
With the Staff of the German Military Mission in Turkey (20 Jul 1917-02 Sep 1917)
Chief of the General Staff of the 8th Turkish Army (03 Sep 1917-30 Apr 1918)
To Disposal of the Chief of the General Staff of the Field-Army (01 May 1918-30 May 1918)
With the Staff of Army High Command 2 (31 May 1918-03 Jul 1918)
With the Staff of Army High Command 4 then of X. Reserve-Corps (04 Jul 1918-03 Jan 1919)
To Disposal of the 171st Infantry-Regiment (04 Jan 1919-21 Jan 1919)
In the General-Staff of the V. Army-Corps (22 Jan 1919-30 Sep 1919)
In the General-Staff of Military-District-Command IV (01 Oct 1919-12 Jan 1920)
In the General-Staff of Military-District-Command VI and with Section-Command Wesel (13 Jan 1920-14 Feb 1920)
In the Staff of the 31st Cavalry-Brigade (15 Feb 1920-31 May 1920)
In the General-Staff of the 6th Division (01 Jun 1920-30 Jun 1922)
Advisor in the RWM (01 Jul 1922-30 Apr 1924)
Company-Chief in the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1924-31 Jan 1927)
In the General-Staff of Group-Commamd 2 (01 Feb 1927-30 Sep 1930)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of Artillery-Leader I (01 Oct 1930-30 Sep 1933)
With the Staff of the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1933-28 Feb 1934)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Mar 1934)
In the RLM for Briefing (01 Mar 1934-31 Mar 1934)
Chief of Staff of Air-District-Command V (01 Apr 1934-30 Sep 1937)
At the same time, Temporary Commander of Air-District V (01 Nov 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Higher Flying Commander 5 (01 Oct 1937-30 Jun 1938)
Commander of the 5th Flying-Division (01 Jul 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region XI, Hannover, from Mar 1940 Hamburg (01 Feb 1939-03 May 1945)
In British Captivity (03 May 1945-00 Feb 1948)
Released (00 Feb 1948)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern: am 27.09.1943 als General der Flakartillerie und Kommandierender General und Befehlshaber im Luftgau XI (Hamburg)
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- F�rstl. Schwarzburgisches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- T�rkische Silberne Liakat-Medaille mit S�bel
- T�rkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Flakkampfabzeichen
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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