Ernst von Hoeppner
Ernst Wilhelm von Hoeppner | |
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Wollin, Pomerania | |
Died | 26 September 1922 (aged 62) Groß-Mokratz, Wollin, Pomerania |
Buried | Tonnin, Wollin, Pomerania |
Allegiance | German Empire |
Years of service | 1879 – 1919 |
Rank | General der Kavallerie (General of Cavalry) |
Commands held | 75th Reserve Division Luftstreitkräfte XVIII Corps |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Pour le Mérite |
Other work | Military historian |
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Ernst Wilhelm Arnold von Hoeppner (14 January 1860 – 26 September 1922) was a Prussian cavalry officer who served as the Commanding General of the German Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte) during World War I.
Early life and military career
Hoeppner was born in
Hoeppner married Sophie Eugenie Minette Elisabeth Adele Valentine of Pöppinghausen on 14 July 1885. They had three children: Busso, Margot and Gerd.[4]
In 1902 Hoeppner was appointed to the
World War I
At the start of
In October 1916, General Ludendorff decided that the German Air Service needed greater unity of command with a general officer having authority over all the Army's aerial combat and anti-aircraft units both in the field and at home. Ludendorff chose Hoeppner as the new air commander and it was at this time the Air Service was renamed from Fliegertruppe to Luftstreitkräfte. Hoeppner was given the title of Kommandierender General der Luftstreitkräfte (Commanding General of the Air Service - sometimes abbreviated to Kogenluft in German), holding the rank of lieutenant-general. He was directly responsible to Hindenburg at Supreme Army Command.[6]
Hoeppner reorganized the fragmented air services, greatly increasing the number of
Post war
After the war, the German Air Service was dissolved. The German War Ministry issued orders for Von Hoepppner's post to be disestablished on 16 January 1919 although he appears to have continued as Commanding General for a few more days. His final order to his Air Service personnel was issued on 21 January.[10] He then took up command of the 18th Army Corps on 10 April 1919 but resigned from active service at his own request at the end of November 1919. He retired as general of cavalry with permission to wear the uniform of the 13th Hussars Regiment.
Hoeppner returned to his estate at Groß-Mokratz (now Mokrzyca Wielka) on the island of Wollin in the Baltic Sea where he wrote his memoirs. In 1921 he published Deutschlands Krieg in der Luft ("Germany's War in the Air"), a study of the German Air Service from 1914 to 1918.
On 26 September 1922 Hoeppner died of Influenza at the age of 62. He was buried in his birthplace, Tonnin, on the island of Wollin.[3]
In popular culture
In the 2008
References
- ^ a b Viser, Jonathan (2000–2012). "Ernst Wilhelm Arnold von Hoeppner". The Prussian Machine. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
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- ^ a b c "von Hoeppner, Ernst". flieger-album.de (in German). Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ Hoeppner. in: Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der briefadeligen Häuser. Jg. 9 (1915), section: Elsn-Ribb.
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- ^ Winkler, Gretchen; von Tiedemann; K. M. "Air Pour le Mérite winners". www.pourlemerite.org. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
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