Hans Ferdinand Geisler

Hans-Ferdinand Geisler
Born	19 April 1891 Hanover, German Empire
Died	25 June 1966 (aged 75) Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine  Reichsmarine  Luftwaffe
Years of service	1914–1942
Rank	General der Flieger
Commands held	10th Air Corps

Hans-Ferdinand Geisler (19 April 1891 – 25 June 1966) was a Luftwaffe commander during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Born in Hanover in April 1891, Geisler joined the Imperial German Navy prior to World War I and served during the entire conflict. He joined the newly formed Luftwaffe in September 1933. Reaching the rank of Oberst in March 1934, he became Generalleutnant in April 1939 and General der Flieger in July 1940. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1940. He retired in October 1942 and died in June 1966 in Cologne.

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• Patrick, Facon (2009). Malte, 1940-1943: Comment Rommel fut vaincu. Le Fana de l'Aviation Hors-Série n°42
• 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.
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