Wilhelm Antrup
Born1 February 1910
Tecklenburg
Died14 November 1984(1984-11-14) (aged 74)
Allegiance Nazi Germany
 West Germany
Service/branchLuftwaffe
German Air Force
Years of service1935–45
1956–68
RankOberstleutnant (Wehrmacht)
Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)
Commands heldKampfgeschwader 55
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Wilhelm Antrup (1 February 1910 – 14 November 1984) was a German air general.

During the Nazi era, he served in the Luftwaffe and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. In June 1944, Oberstleutnant Antrup led Operation Zaunkoenig, the German bombing and subsequent destruction of the U.S. bomber force deployed to Ukraine to carry out shuttle air raids on Nazi Germany and its allies, known as Operation Frantic.[1] In 1956, joined the post war German Air Force of the newly-founded Bundeswehr. In 1964, he became commander of the Höhere Technische Schule der Luftwaffe (Higher Technical School of the Luftwaffe), which was reorganized to the Technische Akademie der Luftwaffe (Technical Academy of the Luftwaffe) on 1 June 1966. His rank was Brigadegeneral. Antrup was retired in March 1968.[2]

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Citations

  1. ↑ Conversino, Mark J. (1991). "Operation Frantic". Air Power History. 38 (1): 23–38. ISSN 1044-016X. JSTOR 26272293.
  2. ↑ Training institutions of the Luftwaffe
  3. 1 2 3 Scherzer 2007, p. 193.
  4. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 100.
  5. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 77.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  • Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
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