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Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
Born( 1889-06-15)15 June 1889
Kolberg, German Empire
Died9 March 1968(1968-03-09) (aged 78)
Frankfurt am Main, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service / branch Luftwaffe
Years of service1907–1945
Rank Generaloberst
CommandsChief of the Luftwaffe General Staff
Luftflotte Reich
Luftflotte 5
Battles / warsWorld War I

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
RelationsHorst Stumpff (brother)

Hans-Jürgen Stumpff (15 June 1889 – 9 March 1968) was a German general during World War II and was one of the signatories to Germany's unconditional surrender at the end of the war.

Military career

Stumpff (middle) and Hjalmar Siilasvuo

Stumpff joined the army in 1907 and served on the General Staff during World War I. During the Weimar Republic, he served as a staff officer in the Reichswehrministerium. On 1 September 1933, Stumpff, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, became head of personnel in the (illegal) Luftwaffe. After the Luftwaffe became formally legal in Germany because of the Nazis rejection of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Stumpff served as its chief of staff from 1 June 1937 until 1 January 1939, when he was succeeded by Hans Jeschonnek In 1938, Stumpff was promoted to the rank of General der Flieger.

During the Second World War, Stumpff commanded various Luftflotten. On 19 July 1940, Stumpff was promoted to the rank of Generaloberst and awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Until the end of 1943 Stumpff commanded Luftflotte 5, with which he took part in the Battle of Britain, operating out of Norway against Scotland and Northern England. Stumpff was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

In January 1944, Stumpff commanded Luftwaffe forces in the Defense of the Reich campaign against the Allied bombing attacks. On 8 May 1945, Stumpff served as the Luftwaffe representative at the signing of the unconditional surrender of Germany in Berlin. Stumpff was released from British captivity in 1947; he died in 1968.

Awards and decorations

References

  1. Scherzer 2007, p. 734.
  2. Matikkala 2017, p. 516.

Bibliography

  • Matikkala, Antti (2017). Kunnian ruletti: Korkeimmat ulkomaalaisille 1941–1944 annetut suomalaiset kunniamerkit [The Roulette of Honour: The Highest Finnish Orders to Foreigners 1941–1944] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. ISBN 978-952-222-847-5.
  • 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.
Military offices
Preceded bynone Chief of the Luftwaffe Personnel Office
1 September 1933 – 31 May 1937 		Succeeded byRobert Ritter von Greim
Preceded byGeneralleutnant Albert Kesselring Chief of the Luftwaffe General Staff
1 June 1937 – 31 January 1939 		Succeeded byGeneraloberst Hans Jeschonnek
Preceded byGeneralfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring Commander of Luftflotte 1
12 January 1940 – 10 May 1940 		Succeeded byGeneral Wilhelm Wimmer
Preceded byGeneralfeldmarschall Erhard Milch Commander of Luftflotte 5
10 May 1940 – 27 November 1943 		Succeeded byGeneral Josef Kammhuber
Preceded byGeneraloberst Hubert Weise Commander of Luftwaffen-Befehlshaber Mitte
23 December 1943 – 5 February 1945 		Succeeded byLuftflotte Reich
Preceded byLuftwaffen-Befehlshaber Mitte Commander of Luftflotte Reich
5 February 1945 – 8 May 1945 		Succeeded bynone
Preceded byGeneral der Flieger Karl Koller Acting Chief of the Luftwaffe General Staff
8 May 1945 – 23 May 1945 		Succeeded bynone
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