Heinrich Hogrebe

Heinrich Hogrebe
Born	22 June 1913 Bochum
Died	25 June 1998 (aged 85) Wuppertal
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–45
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Berlin
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Forester

Heinrich Hogrebe (22 June 1913 – 25 June 1998) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 June 1941)^[1]
  • 1st Class (22 August 1941)^[1]
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• German Cross in Gold on 14 April 1942 as Leutnant of the Reserves in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 422^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 17 August 1942 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 422^[3][4]
  • 454th Oak Leaves on 13 April 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 422^[3][5]
• Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1977)^[6]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 297.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 193.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 401.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 233.
5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 81.
6. "Heinrich Hogrebe Gedenkstein". Denkmal-Wuppertal.de. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

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.
• 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 Miltaer-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.