Hermann Hohn
Appearance
Dr. rer. pol. Hermann Hohn | |
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Born | Renchen | 11 October 1897
Died | 13 November 1968 Ladenburg | (aged 71)
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Heer |
Years of service | 1915-1945 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands | Infanterie-Regiments 124 72. Infanterie-Division IX. Armeekorps |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Generalleutnant Dr. rer. pol. Hermann Hohn (11 October 1897 – 13 November 1968) was a German general serving during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (31 October 1917)
- 1st Class (March 1919)
- Cross of Honor
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (26 June 1940)
- 1st Class (23 July 1941)
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Crimea Shield
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (14 December 1942)
- German Cross in Gold (17 April 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Mentioned two times in the Wehrmachtbericht (6 December 1943 and 19 August 1944)
Notes
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Berger, Florian (2000). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Schaulen, Fritjof (2003). Eichenlaubträger 1940 - 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe I Abraham - Huppertz (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 3-932381-20-3.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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- 1897 births
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- People from Baden-Württemberg
- Wehrmacht generals
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- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
- Recipients of the German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- German prisoners of war
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