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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1885-02-07 ) 7 February 1885, Ludwigsburg , Kingdom of Württemberg , German Empire
- Died
- 2 April 1953 (1953-04-02) (aged 68), Munich , Bavaria , West Germany
- Allegiance
- German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
- Branch
- Imperial German Army , Luftstreitkräfte , Reichswehr , Luftwaffe
- Service years
- 1903–1944
- Rank
- Generalfeldmarschall
- Unit
- Condor Legion
- Commands
- 1st Air Division , Luftflotte 3
- Conflicts
- World War I Spanish Civil War World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain The Blitz Operation Donnerkeil Baedeker Blitz Operation Steinbock Operation Overlord
- Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross , Spanish Cross
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hugo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Ludwigsburg
- Place of death
- Munich
- Languages spoken
- German
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- German Army
- Military rank
- general field marshal
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1987-121-30A, Hugo Sperrle.jpg
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- Commons category
- Hugo Sperrle
- date of birth
- 1885-02-07
- date of death
- 1953-04-02
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- Condor Legion
- allegiance
- Nazi Germany
- name in native language
- Hugo Sperrle
- start of work period
- 1903-00-00
- end of work period
- 1945-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Hugo Wilhelm Sperrle (7 February 1885 – 2 April 1953) was a German military aviator in World War I and a Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) in the Luftwaffe during World War II.
Sperrle joined the Imperial German Army in 1903. He served in the artillery upon the outbreak of World War I. In 1914 he joined the Luftstreitkräfte as an observer then trained as a pilot. Sperrle ended the war at the rank of Hauptmann (Captain) in command of an aerial reconnaissance attachment of a field army.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hugo Sperrle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.