Hugo Sperrle
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Hugo Sperrle | |
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![]() Sperrle in 1940 | |
Born | Ludwigsburg, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire | 7 February 1885
Died | 2 April 1953 Munich, Bavaria, West Germany | (aged 68)
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 |
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.
Sperrle joined the Imperial German Army in 1903.
He served in the artillery upon the outbreak of World War I.