Erhard Milch Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Erhard Milch, based on 12 World History Database records associated with Germany.

12 records1933–19479 events2 places

Chronological biography

1933

State Secretary1933

Government / NSDAP Government · State Secretary

Appointed State Secretary

1938

Colonel1938

Warfare / Military · Colonel General

Milch commands the Luftflotte V in the Norwegian campaign

Colonel1938

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Colonel General

Milch commands the Luftflotte V in the Norwegian campaign

1940

Field Marshal1940

Warfare / Military · Field Marshal

From 1941 also becomes air inspector General of the Luftwaffe

Field Marshal1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Field Marshal

From 1941 also becomes air inspector General of the Luftwaffe

Luftwaffe1940

Warfare / Military · Field Marshal

From 1941 also becomes air inspector General of the Luftwaffe

Luftwaffe1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Field Marshal

From 1941 also becomes air inspector General of the Luftwaffe

1943

Battle of Stalingrad14 January 1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Field Marshal · Stalingrad

Put in command of the air supply of Stalingrad by Hitler, Goerings deputy

1946

Milch Trial Indictment14 November 1946

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Field Marshal · Nuremberg

Milch was indicted on charges involving forced labour, medical experiments and crimes against humanity.

Milch Trial Arraignment20 December 1946

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Field Marshal · Nuremberg

Milch was arraigned before Military Tribunal II and pleaded not guilty.

1947

Milch Trial Opens2 January 1947

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Field Marshal · Nuremberg

Military Tribunal II opened the trial of former Luftwaffe Field Marshal Erhard Milch.

Milch Trial Sentence17 April 1947

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Field Marshal · Nuremberg

Milch was sentenced to life imprisonment after conviction on two counts.

Titles and roles

Colonel General · Field Marshal · State Secretary

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.