Youngest Generals in Wehrmacht and SS?
Youngest Generals in Wehrmacht and SS?
I would like to know the youngest General in the Wehrmacht that fought from 1939 to 1945. In addition, I would also like to know the youngest of the Waffen SS generals. Are their any Wehrmacht or Waffen SS generals still alive today? Also, any color pictures of these generals posted would be greatly appreciated.
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Theodor Tolsdorff
Gentlemen,
Generalleutnant Theodor Tolsdorff, holder of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds was 36 at the War's end! (Heer)
Harald von Hirschfeld was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant. That made him the youngest Generalleutnant of the Heer.
Generalleutnant Adolf Galland (Luftwaffe),holder of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds was 33 at the War's end!
Sincerely,
Edward
Generalleutnant Theodor Tolsdorff, holder of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds was 36 at the War's end! (Heer)
Harald von Hirschfeld was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant. That made him the youngest Generalleutnant of the Heer.
Generalleutnant Adolf Galland (Luftwaffe),holder of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds was 33 at the War's end!
Sincerely,
Edward
Youngest generals:
Heer:
- Generalmajor Erich Bärenfänger (30)
- Generalmajor Harald von Hirschfeld (31)
- Generalmajor Otto-Ernst Remer (32)
- Generalmajor Theodor Tolsdorff (35)
- Generalmajor Max Sachsenheimer (35)
- Generalmajor Horst Niemack (36)
Waffen-SS:
- SS-Brigadeführer Kurt Meyer (33)
- SS-Briagdeführer Sylvester Stadler (34)
- SS-Brigadeführer Otto Kumm (35)
- SS-Brigadeführer Fritz Witt (35)
- SS-Brigadeführer Hermann Fegelein (36)
- SS-Brigadeführer Theodor Wisch (36)
- SS-Brigadeführer Heinz Harmel (38 )
Luftwaffe:
- Generalmajor Dietrich Peltz (29) !!
- Generalmajor Adolf Galland (30)
So Dietrich Peltz was the youngest General in the Wehrmacht.
Heer:
- Generalmajor Erich Bärenfänger (30)
- Generalmajor Harald von Hirschfeld (31)
- Generalmajor Otto-Ernst Remer (32)
- Generalmajor Theodor Tolsdorff (35)
- Generalmajor Max Sachsenheimer (35)
- Generalmajor Horst Niemack (36)
Waffen-SS:
- SS-Brigadeführer Kurt Meyer (33)
- SS-Briagdeführer Sylvester Stadler (34)
- SS-Brigadeführer Otto Kumm (35)
- SS-Brigadeführer Fritz Witt (35)
- SS-Brigadeführer Hermann Fegelein (36)
- SS-Brigadeführer Theodor Wisch (36)
- SS-Brigadeführer Heinz Harmel (38 )
Luftwaffe:
- Generalmajor Dietrich Peltz (29) !!
- Generalmajor Adolf Galland (30)
So Dietrich Peltz was the youngest General in the Wehrmacht.
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Ingo, the topic covers the youngest generals in the Wehrmacht & SS proper. That means all branches of the SS.Ingo wrote:Heydrich was a political leader !! The question was, however, for generals who fought at the front. I don't want to add Heydrich to these men.
btw, I just remembered a wonderful but woefully neglected function in this forum: The search function.
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=21932
Walter Schellenberg was promoted SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Polizei by 34.
Werner Mölders was promoted to Generalleutnant by age 29.
Otto Kumm passed away last year??? When was this? Dammit, I was thinking of writing to him. Did he speak English? (Ich nicht sprechen deutsch sehr gut) Pity . . .The latest lived ex-SS-general is Otto Kumm who died last year.
Surly Werner Mölders was killed as OberstJeremy Chan wrote:Ingo, the topic covers the youngest generals in the Wehrmacht & SS proper. That means all branches of the SS.Ingo wrote:Heydrich was a political leader !! The question was, however, for generals who fought at the front. I don't want to add Heydrich to these men.
btw, I just remembered a wonderful but woefully neglected function in this forum: The search function.
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=21932
Walter Schellenberg was promoted SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Polizei by 34.
Werner Mölders was promoted to Generalleutnant by age 29.
Otto Kumm passed away last year??? When was this? Dammit, I was thinking of writing to him. Did he speak English? (Ich nicht sprechen deutsch sehr gut) Pity . . .The latest lived ex-SS-general is Otto Kumm who died last year.
Phil Nix