Harry Hoppe

{{Short description|German general}}

{{distinguish|Harry Hopp}}

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{{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)

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| rank = Generalleutnant

| commands = 126. Infanterie-Division
278. Infanterie-Division

| unit =

| battles = World War I

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World War II

| awards = Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

| laterwork =

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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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| 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

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{{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

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{{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:1894 births

Category:1969 deaths

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

Category:German Army generals of World War II