11 Facts About Alfred Schlemm

Alfred Schlemm was a German General der Fallschirmtruppe in the Wehrmacht.

In October 1939, he became Chief of Staff of Luftgau [Air Zone] XI, under Generalleutnant Ludwig Wolff and in December 1940, Alfred Schlemm was appointed Chief of Staff of the XI Air Corps under General der Flieger Kurt Student.

Alfred Schlemm became commander of the 1st Air Division in June 1942.

Alfred Schlemm's corps comprised four Luftwaffe Field Divisions and held the line from south of Nevel to the Dvina River east of Vitebsk, under the 3rd Panzer Army of Army Group Centre.

On 6 October 1943, part of Alfred Schlemm's corps collapsed under a major Soviet attack, resulting in a 10-mile gap in the German lines and the abandonment of Nevel.

Alfred Schlemm led the German troops for three days until command formally passed to Generaloberst Eberhard von Mackensen, Commander-in-Chief of the 14th Army.

Alfred Schlemm was cited in the official Armed Forces Communique and received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his efforts.

Alfred Schlemm relinquished command of the Corps to Generalleutnant Richard Heidrich.

Alfred Schlemm succeeded Generaloberst Kurt Student as Commander-in-Chief of the 1st Parachute Army on the Western Front in the Netherlands.

Alfred Schlemm was wounded in an air attack on his command post at Haltern eleven days later and command of his forces passed to General Gunther Blumentritt.

Alfred Schlemm was transferred to a hospital near Westerland and then remained in the Fuhrerreserve until the end of the war.