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Hermann Flörke

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Years of service
  
1914–20 1934–45


Rank
  
Generalleutnant

Name
  
Hermann Florke

Born
  
23 October 1893 Hanover, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (
1893-10-23
)

Died
  
19 August 1979(1979-08-19) (aged 85) Giesen, Hesse, West Germany

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1920)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
31. Infanterie-Division 14. Infanterie-Division LXVI. Armeekorps

Hermann Flörke (23 October 1893 – 19 August 1979) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 14th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (15 June 1915)
  • 1st Class (27 August 1917)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (15 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (21 May 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 23 October 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 12
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 15 December 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 14. Infanterie-Division
  • 565th Oak Leaves on 2 September 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 14. Infanterie-Division
  • Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (19 November 1943)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (10 March 1967)
  • Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (10 March 1967)
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    References

    Hermann Flörke Wikipedia
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