Harry Hoppe
{{Short description|German general}}
{{distinguish|Harry Hopp}}
{{use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox military person
| name = Harry Hoppe
| birth_date = 11 February 1894
| death_date = {{death date and age|1969|8|23|1894|2|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Braunschweig, German Empire
| death_place = Wetzlar, West Germany
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| allegiance = {{flag|Nazi Germany}}
| branch = Army (Wehrmacht)
| serviceyears =
| rank = Generalleutnant
| commands = 126. Infanterie-Division
278. Infanterie-Division
| unit =
| battles = World War I
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| awards = Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
| laterwork =
}}
Harry Hoppe (11 February 1894 – 23 August 1969) was a German general 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.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (20 March 1916) & 1st Class (15 March 1917){{sfn|Thomas|1997|p=301}}
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 September 1939){{sfn|Thomas|1997|p=301}} & 1st Class (12 July 1941){{sfn|Thomas|1997|p=301}}
- German Cross in Gold on 16 May 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 424{{sfn|Patzwall|Scherzer|2001|p=197}}
- 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{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=194}}
- Oak Leaves on 18 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 278. Infanterie-Division{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=78}}
References
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=Bibliography=
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- {{Cite book| title = Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile
| trans-title = 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
| last = Fellgiebel | first = Walther-Peer | year = 2000
| author-link = Walther-Peer Fellgiebel
| orig-year = First published 1986
| publisher = Podzun-Pallas | location = Friedberg, Germany
| language = de
| isbn = 978-3-7909-0284-6
}}
- {{Cite book| title = Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II
| trans-title = The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2
| last1 = Patzwall | first1 = Klaus D.
| last2 = Scherzer | first2 = Veit
| year = 2001
| publisher = Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall | location = Norderstedt, Germany
| language = de
| isbn = 978-3-931533-45-8
}}
- {{Cite book| title = Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K
| trans-title = The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K
| last = Thomas | first = Franz | year = 1997
| publisher = Biblio-Verlag | location = Osnabrück, Germany
| language = de
| isbn = 978-3-7648-2299-6
}}
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{{Succession box
| before=General der Infanterie Paul Laux
| after=Generalleutnant Friedrich Hofmann
| title= Commander of 126. Infanterie-Division
| years=10 October 1942 – 31 April 1943
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{{Succession box
| before=Generalleutnant Friedrich Hofmann
| after=Oberst Gotthard Fischer
| title= Commander of 126. Infanterie-Division
| years=8 July 1943 – 7 November 1943
}}
{{Succession box
| before=General der Infanterie Hubert Gercke
| after=Generalmajor Paul Bornscheuer
| title= Commander of 278. Infanterie-Division
| years=1 December 1943 – 28 January 1944
}}
{{Succession box
| before=Generalmajor Paul Bornscheuer
| after=none
| title= Commander of 278. Infanterie-Division
| years=5 March 1944 – 2 May 1945
}}
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{{Knight's Cross recipients of the 126th ID}}
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Category:20th-century Freikorps personnel
Category:German Army personnel of World War I
Category:German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom
Category:Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
Category:Military personnel from Braunschweig
Category:Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
Category:Recipients of the Gold German Cross
Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves