Harry Hoppe

Harry Hoppe
Nickname(s)	Stan Laurel
Born	11 February 1894 Braunschweig
Died	23 August 1969 (aged 75) Wetzlar
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	126. Infanterie-Division 278. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Harry Hoppe (11 February 1894 – 23 August 1969) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Hoppe surrendered to British troops in May 1945 and was released in 1948.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (20 March 1916) & 1st Class (15 March 1917)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 September 1939)^[1] & 1st Class (12 July 1941)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 16 May 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 424^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 12 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 424^[3]
  • 682nd Oak Leaves on 18 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 278. Infanterie-Division^[4]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (6 July 1944)

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 301.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 197.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 194.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 78.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.