Hans Heinrich Hofrichter
Hans Heinrich Oliver Hofrichter (born March 29, 1863 in Königsberg ; † April 14, 1945 in Prague ) was a German officer and SA leader, most recently with the rank of SA brigade leader . He was the oldest officer on active military service on the German side during World War II .
Life
Hofrichter participated as an officer in World War I , in which he was awarded the Iron Cross of both classes.
In 1930 he joined the NSDAP in Stettin ( membership number 382.356). In the 1930s he was Oberführer in the staff of the SA group Berlin-Brandenburg .
When the Second World War broke out, Hofrichter, who was then living in Berlin-Steglitz , volunteered for the Wehrmacht . As lieutenant colonel zV he was the oldest officer in active service in the German army in the war. On the occasion of his 80th birthday, Hofrichter was promoted to colonel by handwriting from Adolf Hitler . In addition, the chief of staff of the SA , Viktor Lutze , visited court judge personally and appointed him brigad leader in the SA. The promotions and the photographically captured scene of the Lutze-Hofrichter encounter were appropriately exploited by the Nazi propaganda as part of the persistence propaganda that began at this point in time (spring 1943) and were even noticed in the press of allied countries abroad.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Litzmannstätter Zeitung of April 1, 1943 (with photo) No. 91 (PDF; 4.7 MB).
- ↑ Oldest Officer , in: The Times Week. Incorporating the Far Eastern Review , The Shanghai Times, Vols. 1-2, 1943, p. 28.
- ↑ a b Germany in battle. (= The archive. Reference work for politics, economics and culture. ) No. 103-108, Stollberg, Berlin 1942, p. 1050.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Court judge, Hans Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Court judge, Hans Heinrich Oliver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German SA leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koenigsberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 14, 1945 |
| Place of death | Prague |