Günther Korten

Günther Korten
Born26 July 1898
Cologne, German Empire
Died22 July 1944(1944-07-22) (aged 45)
Carlshof, Rastenburg, East Prussia, Nazi Germany
Allegiance
BranchLuftwaffe
Service years1914–1944
RankGeneraloberst (posthumously)
CommandsChief of the Luftwaffe General Staff
ConflictsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Günther Korten (26 July 1898 – 22 July 1944) was a German Colonel General and Chief of the General Staff of the Luftwaffe in World War II. He died from injuries suffered in the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on 20 July 1944.

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