Alfred Sturm

Alfred Sturm
Alfred Sturm
Born	23 August 1888 Saarbrücken
Died	8 March 1962 (aged 73) Detmold
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	Generalleutnant
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Crete
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alfred Sturm (23 August 1888 – 8 March 1962) was a general of the Fallschirmjäger during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his actions during the Battle of Crete.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (18 June 1916)^[1]
  • 1st Class (17 January 1917)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (28 October 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (25 June 1941)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 July 1941 as Oberst and commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2^[2]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 9 June 1941

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1986, p. 309.
2. 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.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 1, 1. September 1939 bis 31. Dezember 1941 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 1, 1 September 1939 to 31 December 1941] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.