Harry Hoppe

Harry Hoppe
Nickname(s)	Stan Laurel
Born	11 February 1894 Braunschweig
Died	23 August 1969(1969-08-23) (aged 75) Wetzlar
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	126. Infanterie-Division 278. Infanterie-Division
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Harry Hoppe (11 February 1894 – 23 August 1969) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Hoppe surrendered to British troops in May 1945 and was released in 1948.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (20 March 1916) & 1st Class (15 March 1917)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 September 1939) & 1st Class (12 July 1941)
• German Cross in Gold on 16 May 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 424
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 12 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 424
  • 682nd Oak Leaves on 18 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 278. Infanterie-Division
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (6 July 1944)

References

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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)