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Friedrich Hohne

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Oberstleutnant

Name
  
Friedrich Hohne

Years of service
  
1933–45

Commands held
  
Jager-Regiments 204

Born
  
27 April 1915 Krampfer (
1915-04-27
)

Died
  
14 March 1962(1962-03-14) (aged 46) Bad Reichenhall

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Friedrich Hohne (27 April 1915 – 14 March 1962) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (2 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (1 January 1942)
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 3 May 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of the III./Jager-Regiment 204
  • 253rd Oak Leaves on 8 June 1943 as Major and commander of the III./Jager-Regiment 204
  • German Cross in Gold on 1 February 1945 as Major in Jager-Regiment 207

    • References

    Friedrich Hohne Wikipedia
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