Erhard Milch

German officer, NSDAP, most recently field marshal in the Third Reich, war criminal (1892-1972) · Germany · On the map · Politicians · Died at 79

Erhard Milch was a German Generalfeldmarschall of the Luftwaffe who oversaw its founding and development during the rearmament of Germany and most of World War II.

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Milch with Wolfram von Richthofen in 1940.

Albert Speer (front) and Erhard Milch (back) during a visit to an armaments factory.

Milch (centre) with Minister of Armaments Albert Speer (left) and aircraft designer Willy Messerschmitt (right)

Erhard Milch, facing camera, confers with his brother and defense lawyer, Dr. Werner Milch, in the special consulting room provided for defendants on trial at Nuremberg.

Awards

Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland1942

Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria), 1st class1935

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

Golden Party Badge

Anschluss Medal

Sudetenland Medal

Memel Medal

Grand Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus

Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918

Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy

Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix

Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class

Order of the Crown

Order of St. Sava

Order of Civil Merit

Flyer's Commemorative Badge

Clasp to the Iron Cross

Wehrmacht Long Service Award

German Red Cross Decoration

Luftschutz-Ehrenzeichen

Order of the Aeronautical Virtue

About this person

Milch served as State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Aviation from May 1933 to June 1944 and as Inspector General of the Luftwaffe from February 1939 to January 1945.

Country

Germany