Hermann Plocher

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Years of service 1918–451957–45		Name Hermann Plocher

Born 5 January 1901Stuttgart ( 1901-01-05 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Service/branch Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr) Rank GeneralleutnantGeneralmajor Battles/wars World War ISpanish Civil WarWorld War II Died December 8, 1980, Murrhardt, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Books The German Air Force Versus Russia, 1941 Battles and wars World War I, Spanish Civil War, World War II

Hermann Lukas Plocher (5 January 1901 – 8 December 1980) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Awards

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 May 1940) & 1st Class (5 June 1940)

German Cross in Cross on 9 April 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) in the V. Flieger-Korps

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 22 November 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of the 4. Flieger-Division

867th Oak Leaves on 8 May 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 6. Fallschirmjäger-Division

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