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Hans Jeschonnek (9 April 1899 – 18 August 1943) was a German military aviator in the Luftstreitkräfte during World War I, a general staff officer in the Reichswehr in the inter–war period and Generaloberst (Colonel-General) and a Chief of the General Staff in the Luftwaffe, the aerial warfare branch of the Wehrmacht during World War II .
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Jan 17, 2015 · Michael Smith's book Station X documented how codebreakers deciphered a message from General Hans Jeschonnek who was concerned over the fate of a relative who was on the Bismarck - the German...
Aug 22, 2018 · At a hastily summoned meeting at Berchtesgaden on the 20th, Hitler described the situation to Colonel General Hans Jeschonnek, the Luftwaffe’s chief of staff.
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Luftwaffe Chief of Staff General Hans Jeschonnek wasted no time rushing to Hitler’s headquarters in East Prussia to discuss the new situation in the east, arriving that same day.
Nov 5, 2020 · Jeschonnek’s Suicide – 18 August 1943. General Hans Jeschonnek, the Chief of Staff of the Luftwaffe, committed suicide on 18 August 1943. This account has been garbled in a number of books, so here is my current write-up on the story: Post-Mortem.
A second piece of signal traffic relating to Bismarck was also intercepted at Bletchley Park. This message had originated in occupied Athens if Greece, where the Chief of Staff of the Luftwaffe, General Hans Jeschonnek, signalled Berlin asking for information on Bismarck as he had a relative aboard.
Hans Jeschonnek (9 April 1899 – 18 August 1943) was a German military aviator in the Luftstreitkräfte during World War I, a general staff officer in the Reichswehr in the inter–war period and Generaloberst (Colonel-General) and a Chief of the General Staff in the Luftwaffe, the aerial warfare branch of the Wehrmacht during World War II.
