Herman Niehoff ( German: Hermann Niehoff ; April 3, 1897 , Papenburg - November 5, 1980 , Rigsee ) - German officer, participant in the First and Second World Wars, infantry general, knight cross with Oak leaves and Swords.
| Herman Niehof | ||||||||||
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| him. Hermann Niehoff | ||||||||||
| Date of Birth | April 3, 1897 | |||||||||
| Place of Birth | Papenburg , Hanover , Kingdom of Prussia German Empire | |||||||||
| Date of death | November 5, 1980 ( 83) | |||||||||
| Place of death | Rigsee , Bavaria , Germany | |||||||||
| Affiliation |  German Empire Weimar Republic Third Reich | |||||||||
| Type of army | infantry | |||||||||
| Years of service | 1915-1945 | |||||||||
| Rank | infantry general | |||||||||
| Commanded | 371st Infantry Division garrison Breslau | |||||||||
| Battles / wars | World War I
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| Awards and prizes | German Empire
Third Reich
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World War I
In June 1915 he entered the military service as a fan-cadet (candidate for officer), in the infantry regiment. Since January 1916 - lieutenant. He was awarded the Iron Crosses of both degrees.
Between World Wars
He continued his service in the Reichswehr . By the beginning of World War II - the commander of the infantry battalion, major.
World War II
In September 1939 he was appointed commander of the reserve infantry regiment, from November 1939 - lieutenant colonel.
Since June 1940 - commander of an infantry regiment, participated in the completion of the French campaign .
Since June 22, 1941, he participated in the German-Soviet war. Fights in Lithuania , then in the Great Bow region . Since October 1941 - Colonel. The fighting in the Rzhev region. In January 1942 he was awarded the Golden German Cross.
Since April 1943 - commander of the 371st Infantry Division (in France). Since June 1943 - Major General. Since February 1944, the division on the Eastern Front, in the Zhytomyr region. Since April 1944 - lieutenant general. In June 1944 he was awarded the Knight's Cross. Fights in Poland, in the Krakow region.
Since March 2, 1945 - the commander of the garrison of the city of Breslau (in Silesia). March 5, 1945 was awarded Oak leaves to the Knight's Cross. April 1, 1945 promoted to the rank of infantry general. On April 26, 1945 he was awarded with Swords (No. 147) to the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves.
May 6, 1945 taken into Soviet captivity.
In 1955 he returned from captivity, worked in industry.
Rewards
- 2nd Class Iron Cross (August 5, 1916)
- 1st Class Iron Cross (June 12, 1918)
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
- Buckle to the Iron Cross 2nd class (June 26, 1940)
- Buckle to the Iron Cross 2nd class (July 7, 1941)
- Honorary belt buckle for the Army (September 29, 1941)
- German cross in gold (January 6, 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves and swords
- Knight's Cross (June 15, 1944)
- oak leaves (No. 764) (March 5, 1945)
- swords (April 26, 1945) for the defense of Breslau
- Chest Assault Infantry Badge
- Breastplate “For Injury” (1939) black
- Mention in the Wehrmachtbericht
Links
- Niehoff, Hermann (German)
- Herman Niehof Wikimedia Commons Media Files
Literature
- Berger, Florian. Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges . Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2000. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5 .
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 .
- Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II . Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X .
- 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 in Bunarchives . Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2