Horst Ohrloff

Horst Ohrloff
Born	2 April 1917 Eckersdorf
Died	9 May 1997 (aged 80) Buxtehude
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945 1956–1976
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	3rd Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Horst Ohrloff (2 April 1917 – 9 May 1997) was a German officer (Major) in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a general (Generalmajor) in the Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 July 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 11./Panzer-Regiment 25^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 269.

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.