Harry Hoppe
Harry Hoppe (born February 11, 1894 in Braunschweig , † August 23, 1969 in Wetzlar ) was a German officer , most recently lieutenant general in World War II .
Life
Hoppe served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he was active in a volunteer corps and was accepted into the Reichswehr . There he was a general staff officer and commander in various units. During the Second World War he led the 126th Infantry Division and the 278th Infantry Division as commander .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Wound badge (1918) in silver
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- Infantry assault badge in silver
- German cross in gold on May 16, 1942
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on September 12, 1941
- Oak leaves on December 18, 1944 (682nd award)
literature
- Peter Stockert: Die Eichenlaubträger 1940–1945 , 9 volumes, 4th revised edition, Bad Friedrichshall 2010–2011.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hop, Harry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunschweig |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23rd August 1969 |
| Place of death | Wetzlar |