Service/branch Heer Rank Oberst Name Stefan-Heinrich Hoke | Years of service 1924–44 Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 18 | |
Died 28 June 1944(1944-06-28) (aged 38)
Bobruysk, Belarus Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany | ||
Stefan-Heinrich Hoke (24 October 1905 – 28 June 1944) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Stefan-Heinrich Hoke was killed on 28 June 1944 near Bobruysk, Belarus during the Bobruysk Offensive of Operation Bagration.
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