Helmuth Förster

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nameHelmuth Förster
birth_date
death_date
birth_placeGroß Strehlitz, German Empire
death_placeLenggries, Bavaria, West Germany
allegianceGerman Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
branch

| | serviceyears | 1907–1919 1934–1945 | | rank | General der Flieger | | commands | 1st Air Corps | | battles | World War I | | awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | ::

| name = Helmuth Förster | birth_date = | death_date = | birth_place = Groß Strehlitz, German Empire | death_place = Lenggries, Bavaria, West Germany | image = | caption = | nickname = | allegiance = German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany | branch =

| serviceyears = 1907–1919 1934–1945 | rank = General der Flieger | commands = 1st Air Corps | unit = | battles = World War I

World War II

Helmuth Förster (19 April 1889 – 7 April 1965) was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. A decorated World War I aviator, he returned to military service in 1934 as an Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe. Promoted to Oberst in 1936, he was appointed to command the 4th Bomber Wing. During the invasion of Poland, Förster, by now a Generalmajor, commanded the Luftwaffen-Lehrdivision with significant success. He was then appointed as chief of staff of the 5th Air Fleet during the invasion of Norway. After serving on the German-French Peace Commission, he was appointed as military governor of the German-occupied territory of Serbia from April to June 1941, then commanded the 1st Air Corps during the invasion of the Soviet Union until October 1942. Whilst in command of the 1st Air Corps he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He spent the remainder of the war as chief of administration at the Reich Ministry of Aviation. He was pensioned as an Oberstleutnant in 1952.

Awards and decorations

Footnotes

References

  • {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |orig-year=1986 |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |trans-title=The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches |language=German |location=Friedberg, Germany |publisher=Podzun-Pallas |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
  • {{cite book |last=Mitcham |first=Samuel W. |title=Eagles of the Third Reich: Men of the Luftwaffe in World War II |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=su07xExJPIAC&pg=PA131 |year=2007 |publisher=Stackpole Books |isbn=978-0-8117-4451-5
  • {{Cite book |last=Scherzer |first=Veit |year=2007 |title=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 |trans-title=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 |language=German |location=Jena, Germany |publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag |isbn=978-3-938845-17-2

| before = Generaloberst Ulrich Grauert | after = General der Flieger Günther Korten | title = Commander of 1st Air Corps | years = 3 June 1941 – 23 August 1942

| portal1=Biography

References

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 154.

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