Otto Hoffmann von Waldau

Otto Hoffmann von Waldau
Born	7 July 1898 Bankau
Died	17 May 1943(1943-05-17) (aged 44) near Petrich
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 German general during World War II who commanded the 10th Air Corps. He was killed in an air crash on 17 May 1943.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
• Clasp to Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 June 1942 as Generalleutnant and Fliegerführer Afrika

References

Bibliography

• 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.