Hermann Flörke

Hermann Flörke
Born	23 October 1893
Died	19 August 1979 (aged 85)
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	31. Infanterie-Division 14. Infanterie-Division LXVI. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hermann Flörke (23 October 1893 – 19 August 1979) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 14th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (15 June 1915)^[1]
  • 1st Class (27 August 1917)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (15 October 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (21 May 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 23 October 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 12^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 15 December 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 14. Infanterie-Division^[3]
  • 565th Oak Leaves on 2 September 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 14. Infanterie-Division^[4]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (19 November 1943)
• Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (10 March 1967)
• Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (10 March 1967)

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 171.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 117.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 153.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 74.

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.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943 (in German). München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 3-423-05944-3.