Hans-Jürgen Stumpff

Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
Born	(1889-06-15)15 June 1889 Kolberg, German Empire
Died	9 March 1968(1968-03-09) (aged 78) Frankfurt am Main, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	Generaloberst
Commands held	Chief of the Luftwaffe General Staff, Luftflotte 5
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	Horst Stumpff (brother) Karl-Günther von Hase (son in law)

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

Stumpff joined the army in 1907 and Stumpff served in the general staff during World War I. During the Weimar Republic, Stumpff served as a staff officer in the Reichswehrministerium. On 1 September 1933, Stumpff, with rank of lieutenant colonel, became head of personnel in the (illegal) Luftwaffe. After the Luftwaffe became formally legal in Germany, Stumpff served as its chief of staff from 1 June 1937 until 1 January 1939. 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 to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

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

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 September 1941 as Generaloberst and Chief of Luftflotte 5 and Befehlshaber Nord (commander-in-chief north)^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 734.

Bibliography

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.
Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 2, 1 January 1942 to 31 December 1943] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.

Military offices
Preceded by none	Chief of the Luftwaffe Personnel Office 1 September 1933 – 31 May 1937	Succeeded by Robert Ritter von Greim
Preceded by Generalleutnant Albert Kesselring	Chief of the Luftwaffe General Staff 1 June 1937 – 31 January 1939	Succeeded by Generaloberst Hans Jeschonnek
Preceded by Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring	Commander of Luftflotte 1 12 January 1940 – 10 May 1940	Succeeded by General Wilhelm Wimmer
Preceded by Generalfeldmarschall Erhard Milch	Commander of Luftflotte 5 10 May 1940 – 27 November 1943	Succeeded by General Josef Kammhuber
Preceded by Generaloberst Hubert Weise	Commander of Luftwaffen-Befehlshaber Mitte 23 December 1944 – 5 February 1945	Succeeded by Luftflotte Reich
Preceded by Luftwaffen-Befehlshaber Mitte	Commander of Luftflotte Reich 5 February 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by none
Preceded by General der Flieger Karl Koller	Acting Chief of the Luftwaffe General Staff 8 May 1945 – 23 May 1945	Succeeded by none

German Colonel Generals and General Admirals of Nazi Germany

Colonel General (Generaloberst) of the Army	Wilhelm Adam Hans-Jürgen von Arnim Ludwig Beck Johannes Blaskowitz Eduard Dietl Friedrich Dollmann Nikolaus von Falkenhorst Johannes Frießner Werner von Fritsch Friedrich Fromm Heinz Guderian Curt Haase Franz Halder Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord Josef Harpe Gotthard Heinrici Walter Heitz Carl Hilpert Erich Hoepner Karl-Adolf Hollidt Hermann Hoth Hans-Valentin Hube Erwin Jaenecke Alfred Jodl Georg Lindemann Eberhard von Mackensen Erhard Raus Georg-Hans Reinhardt Lothar Rendulic Richard Ruoff Hans von Salmuth Rudolf Schmidt Eugen Ritter von Schobert Adolf Strauß Karl Strecker Heinrich von Vietinghoff Walter Weiß Kurt Zeitzler

Colonel General (Generaloberst) of the Luftwaffe	Otto Deßloch Ulrich Grauert Hans Jeschonnek Alfred Keller Günther Korten Bruno Loerzer Alexander Löhr Günther Rüdel Kurt Student Hans-Jürgen Stumpff Ernst Udet Hubert Weise

General Admiral (Generaladmiral) of the Kriegsmarine	Conrad Albrecht Hermann Boehm Rolf Carls Hans-Georg von Friedeburg Oskar Kummetz Wilhelm Marschall Alfred Saalwächter Otto Schniewind Otto Schultze Walter Warzecha Karl Witzell

SS-Oberst- Gruppenführer of the Waffen SS	Kurt Daluege Sepp Dietrich Paul Hausser Franz Xaver Schwarz

Chiefs of the German General Staff of the Wehrmacht

Chiefs of general staff of the Army	Ludwig Beck Franz Halder Kurt Zeitzler Heinz Guderian (acting) Hans Krebs (acting) Alfred Jodl (acting)

Chiefs of the general staff of the Luftwaffe	Walther Wever Albert Kesselring Hans-Jürgen Stumpff Hans Jeschonnek Günther Korten Werner Kreipe (acting) Karl Koller

Chiefs of the general staff of the Kriegsmarine	Otto Schniewind Kurt Fricke Wilhelm Meisel

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