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Horst Ohrloff

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Years of service
  
?–1945 1956–1976

Battles and wars
  
World War II

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Service/branch
  
German Army

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Commands held
  
3rd Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Died
  
9 May 1997, Buxtehude, Germany

Award
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Rank
  
Major (Wehrmacht), Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)

Horst Ohrloff (2 April 1917 – 9 May 1997) was a German officer (Major) in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a general (Generalmajor) in the Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 July 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 11./Panzer-Regiment 25
  • References

    Horst Ohrloff Wikipedia