Friedrich Höhne

Friedrich Höhne
Born	(1915-04-27)27 April 1915 Krampfer
Died	14 March 1962(1962-03-14) (aged 46) Bad Reichenhall
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1933–1945
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Commands held	Jäger-Regiments 204
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of the Caucasus
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Friedrich Höhne (27 April 1915 – 14 March 1962) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient 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 (2 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (1 January 1942)
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (1 February 1945)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 8 June 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of III. / Jäger-Regiment 204
  • 253rd Oak Leaves on 4 June 1944 as Major and commander of III. / Jäger-Regiment 204

References

Citations

Bibliography

• 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht