Erich Petersen

Erich Karl Alexander Petersen
Born25 August 1889 (1889-08-25)
Heidelberg, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire
Died4 July 1963(1963-07-04) (aged 73)
Allmannshausen, Starnberger See, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
BranchPrussian Army
German Imperial Army
Reichswehr
German Army (Wehrmacht)
Luftwaffe
Years of service1909–45
RankGeneral der Flieger
Commands7th Air Division
IV. Luftwaffe-Field-Corps
LXXXX Army-Corps
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsGerman Cross in Gold

Erich Karl Alexander Petersen (25 August 1889 – 4 July 1963) was a German officer and general during the Second World War.