Post World War I
Degelow wrote his war memoirs, With the White Stag Through Thick and Thin in 1920. They were published in English in 1979 as Germany's Last Knight of the Air by Peter Kilduff, who added some additional commentary.
Degelow remained in the reserves between World Wars I and II. During the first days of the Nazi regime, he was jailed for several days for failure to give the Nazi salute on parade. When someone recognized the Pour le Merite on his uniform, he was quickly released.
By the time World War II began, he was a Hauptmann (captain). Degelow went on to serve as a Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II.
He died in Hamburg, Germany in 1970.
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