Friedrich Hochbaum
Appearance
Friedrich Hochbaum | |
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Born | 7 August 1894 Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, German Empire |
Died | 28 January 1955 Voikovo prison camp, Ivanovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | (aged 60)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Rank | General der Infanterie |
Commands | 34th Infantry Division XVIII Corps |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Friedrich Hochbaum (7 August 1894 – 28 January 1955) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Hochbaum surrendered to Soviet troops in May 1945 and died in captivity in January 1955.
Awards and decorations
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- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 October 1914) & 1st Class (5 August 1916)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (3 July 1941) & 1st Class (21 August 1941)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 25 April 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 253[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 22 August 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 34. Infanterie-Division[3]
- Oak Leaves on 4 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 34. Infanterie-Division[4]
References
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[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
- 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.
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1955 deaths
- Military personnel from Magdeburg
- Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German people who died in Soviet detention
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- Military personnel from the Province of Saxony
- Reichswehr personnel
- German Army generals of World War II