launched Operation Safari to disarm the Danish military, von Schleich commanded the attack on Sorgenfri Palace, a royal residence in the Copenhagen suburbs, resulting in a firefight and the death of seven Germans. Schleich’s final assignment was Luftwaffe Ground Forces Commander in Norway, a post he held until late 1944. The regional command was disbanded in September, nine months after he arrived. Placed onto the reserve list in mid-November, Schleich eventually retired as a Generalleutnant. Eduard Ritter von Schleich died on 15 November 1947, aged 59 years, from a heart condition. Schleich was buried in Diessen am Ammersee, near Munich. Decorations Prussian Iron Cross of 1914 2nd Class: 25 October 1914 1st Class: 1 April 1916 Bavarian Military Merit Order 4th Class with Swords: 28 March 1916 Prussian Order Pour le Mérite: 5 December 1917 Bavarian Military Merit Order with Crown and Swords: 9 December 1917 Bavarian Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Max Joseph: 7 July 1918 Saxony's Order of Albert 2nd Class with Swords: 29 July 1918 The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Pilot's Badge German Empire Endnotes References External links Eduard Ritter von Schleich page at the aerodrome.com Ritter von Schleich 1888 births 1947 deaths People from the Kingdom of Bavaria Military personnel from Munich German World War I flying aces Condor Legion personnel Luftwaffe World War II generals Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class Knights of the Military Order of Max Joseph Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class) Prisoners who died in British military detention Members of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom SS officers Military personnel of Bavaria Lieutenant generals of the Luftwaffe Luftstreitkräfte personnel Commercial aviators