Kesselring, Albert

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Kesselring, Albert

Name: Kesselring, Albert Years: 1885-1960 Rank: Field Marshal Nationality: German Remarks: Luftwaffe Chief of Staff (1936-37)

Contents 1 Biography 2 Timeline 3 Sources 4 References

[edit] Biography

Following the accidental death of the Luftwaffe's first Chief of Staff, Gen. Walther Weaver, Kesselring was named Luftwaffe Chief of Staff on June 3, 1936.

[edit] Timeline

• November 20, 1885 Future Luftwaffe Chief of Staff Albert Kesselring is born^[1].

• June 3, 1936 Albert Kesselring becomes Luftwaffe Chief of Staff, after the Luftwaffe's first Chief of Staff, Walther Weaver, dies in an airplane crash^[1].

[edit] Sources

• Wikipedia entry for Albert Kesselring

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} wiki:Albert_Kesselring