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Hans-Georg von Seidel (11 November 1891 – 10 November 1955) was a German military leader who served in the German Army during World War I and in the ''Luftwaffe'' (German Air Force) during World War II. Seidel was promoted to the rank of ''General der Flieger'' (General of the Air).〔 Seidel served for most of World War II as the head of German Air Force organization, armament, maintenance, and supply. He was a practical realist who distanced himself from his idealist boss Hans Jeschonnek, ''Luftwaffe'' Chief of Staff, an unquestioning follower of Adolf Hitler. Seidel attempted to implement the expansive Nazi war plans but suffered from heavy combat losses of materiel and men. After the war, Seidel was chosen leader of the high-ranking prisoners of war at Island Farm. ==Early career== Hans-Georg von Seidel was born in the farming village of Diedersdorf in the county of Lebus, a rural district in the Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, on 26 April 1896.〔 Seidel joined the German Army in Prussia in 1910 and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in 1911. He served as an officer in the German Army during World War I, and left the service in 1920 as a captain of cavalry.〔Mitcham, 1988, pp. 291–292.〕 In 1934, Seidel was called to serve in the military: this time in the Air Ministry with a promotion to major. Not yet a pilot, Seidel was detached in August 1935 to the flying school at Braunschweig to take the aerial observer course and the pilot course. He then attended the ''Kampffliegerschule'' (bomber flying school) at Jüterbog where he learned to fly multi-engine aircraft.〔 At the end of 1935, Seidel was posted to the General Staff of the German Air Force at the Air Ministry where he served as a department chief, and was soon promoted to lieutenant colonel. In March 1937, Seidel accepted the command of an air group, ''Aufklärungsgruppe 12'' (Reconnaissance Group 12) and was simultaneously given command of the group's airfield at Stargard-Klützow.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hans-Georg von Seidel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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