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Kammhuber, Josef
(1896-1986)
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Replaced Stumpff as commander
of Luftflotte 5 on 20.11.43 after having being the commanding general of
nightfighters in Germany with the rank of General der Flieger. On 16.09.44
Lufflotte 5 (air units) along with Feldluftgau Norwegen (ground units)
were merged to create a single headquarters under the title Kommandierende
General der Deutschen Luftwaffe in Norwegen. Kammhuber took over command
of the new position until 10.10.44. Joining the army as a wartime volunteer
on 19.08.14 Kammhuber spent WWI as an infantryman, staying on after the
war he transferred to the new Luftwaffe on 01.09.33. In 1935 he commanded
the South-American voyage of the famous airship “GRAF ZEPPELIN”. He is
most known for his involvment in the development of the nightfighter arm
combatting the increasingly heavy air raids of the RAF’s bomber command,
he was replaced and sent to Norway in Nov.43 after having disagreed with
Hitler. He was held as a POW by the Americans until 10.04.48 and re-entered
the new Luftwaffe being formed on 06.06.56, after a career spanning almost
50 years he retired on 30.09.62 as Inspekteur der Luftwaffe with the rank
of four star General. Kammhuber was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 09.07.41
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Krancke, Theodor
(30.03.93-18.06.73)
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Was the last Commander
of German naval forces in Norway taking over from Admiral Ciliax on 26.04.45,
a post which he held until 26.08.45. Krancke had earlier been the commander
of the pocket-battleship Admiral Scheer (31.10.39-03.06.41) as well as
holding the position of chief of staff to the commanding admiral in Norway
(12.04.40-16.06.40). Later he was the naval representative at Hitlers headquarters
(01.01.42-28.02.43) before taking over as commander of naval command West
(20.04.43-18.04.45).
Krancke entered the navy
on 01.04.12 and served throughout WWI in the IX torpedoboat flottilla,
he ended his career with the rank of Admiral to which he was promoted on
01.03.43. He was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 21.02.41 and Eichenlaub on
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