Walther Wever (general)

Walther Wever (11 November 1887 – 3 June 1936) was a pre-World War II Luftwaffe Commander. He was an early proponent of the theory of strategic bombing as a means to wage war, while supporting the theories of Giulio Douhet. He died in an air crash in 1936.

This article is about the Luftwaffe general. For his son, the World War II Luftwaffe flying ace, see Walther Wever (pilot).
Walther Wever
Born(1887-11-11)11 November 1887
Wilhelmsort, Bromberg district
Died3 June 1936(1936-06-03) (aged 48)
Dresden-Klotzsche
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands heldChief of the Luftwaffe General Staff
Battles/warsWorld War I
RelationsWalther Wever (son)
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