Hans Seidemann

Hans Seidemann (18 January 1901 – 21 December 1967) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Hans Seidemann
Seidemann (center) with Erhard Milch (left)
Born	18 January 1901 Garlin, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	21 December 1967(1967-12-21) (aged 66) Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1919–1945
Rank	General der Flieger
Commands	8th Air Corps
Battles / wars	World War II Battle of Prokhorovka
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

From April 1928 to October 1929, Seidemann was trained as a Luftwaffe pilot at the secret training facility in Lipetsk, Soviet Union. He also participated in the third and fourth FAI International Tourist Plane Contest Challenge 1932 (7th place) and Challenge 1934 (3rd place).

By the mid 1930s Seidemann was a renowned air racer and won the 1937 London - Isle of Man Air Race.^[1]

Awards

• Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords (6 June 1939)^[2]
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25 September 1939) & 1st Class (20 May 1940)^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 20 March 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab and chief of the general staff of Luftflotte 2^[4]
  • 658th Oak Leaves on 18 November 1944 as Generalleutnant and commanding general of VIII. Fliegerkorps^[5]