Horst Ohrloff

Horst Ohrloff
Born	2 April 1917 Eckersdorf
Died	9 May 1997(1997-05-09) (aged 80) Buxtehude
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945 1956–1976
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Panzer-Regiment 25
Commands	3. Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)
Battles / wars	World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Horst Ohrloff (2 April 1917 – 9 May 1997) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (5 September 1941)
  • in Silver (25 November 1941)
• Panzer Badge (28 June 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal (31 July 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 July 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 11./Panzer-Regiment 25

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)
• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Das Ritterkreuz.de