Hugo Sperrle
Wilhelm Hugo Sperrle, also known as Hugo Sperrle, was a German military aviator in World War I and a Generalfeldmarschall in the Luftwaffe during World War II.
| Hugo Sperrle | |
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 Sperrle in 1940 | |
| Born | 7 February 1885 Ludwigsburg, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire |
| Died | 2 April 1953 (aged 68) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Allegiance | |
| Service/branch | Imperial German Army Luftstreitkräfte Reichswehr Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1903–1944 |
| Rank | Generalfeldmarschall |
| Unit | Condor Legion |
| Commands held | 1st Air Division Luftflotte 3 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Spanish Cross |
Sperrle joined the Imperial German Army in 1903.
He served in the artillery upon the outbreak of World War I.
Hugo Sperrle Media
Sperrle, with Wolfram von Richthofen, in Spain, 1936
- For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme.
Sperrle (right), with staff officers in France
Fall Rot—Sperrle commanded his air fleet from western Germany to the Atlantic coast
British radar coverage, 1940, extended to the French coast and inland to Normandy and Brittany where Sperrle's air fleet was based
Coventry Blitz. The medieval Holy Trinity Church is visible
Sperrle, February 1942. During the month his air fleet aided the escape of Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen
Sperrle visiting a fighter control room, 21 June 1944
Sperrle during the High Command Trial in Nuremberg, 1948
