Horst Ohrloff

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Years of service ?–19451956–1976 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

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