Harry Hoppe
Arthur Harry Karl Hoppe was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Promotions
- 8 August 1914 Kriegsfreiwilliger
- 24 March 1915 Gefreiter
- 31 March 1915 Unteroffizier
- 9 April 1915 Vizefeldwebel
- * 13 April 1915 Offiziers-Aspirant
- 24 April 1916 Leutnant der Reserve
- 18 March 1918 Leutnant without Patent
- * 10 December 1918 received Patent from 13 July 1915
- * 1 July 1922 received Reichswehr Rank Seniority from 1 September 1915
- 1 April 1925 Oberleutnant with RDA from 1 April 1925
- 1 October 1929 Hauptmann with RDA from 1 October 1929
- 1 October 1935 Major
- 31 May 1938 Oberstleutnant with effect and RDA from 1 June 1938
- 14 June 1941 Oberst with effect and RDA from 1 July 1941
- * 28 June 1942 received new and improved RDA from 1 August 1940
- 16 November 1942 Generalmajor with effect and RDA from 1 December 1942
- 15 May 1943 Generalleutnant with effect and RDA from 1 June 1943
Awards and decorations
- DRA Sports Badge/Award for diverse achievements in the field of physical exercise in Bronze on 25 October 1913
- Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st Class
- * 2nd Class on 20 March 1916
- * 1st Class on 15 March 1917
- War Merit Cross (Brunswick), 2nd and 1st Class
- * 2nd Class on the ribbon for combatants on 1 September 1916
- ** Frontline Service Horse Clasp to the 2nd Class in 1918
- * 1st Class on 1 August 1918
- House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross with Swords on 17 April 1918
- Wound Badge in Mattweiß
- Bronze Statue for Sporting Achievements on 10 July 1921
- DRA/German Gymnastics and Sports Badge in Silver on 12 May 1926
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords on 1 March 1935
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st Class
- * 2nd Class on 2 October 1936
- * 1st Class in August 1939
- Hungarian World War Commemorative Medal with Swords
- Austrian War Commemorative Medal with Swords
- West Wall Medal
- Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class
- * 2nd Class on 26 September 1939
- * 1st Class on 12 July 1941
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver on 31 August 1941
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- * Knight's Cross on 12 September 1941 as Oberst and Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 424
- * Oak Leaves on 18 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and Commander of the 278. Infanterie-Division
- German Cross in Gold on 18 May 1942 as Oberst and Commander of the Infanterie-Regiment 424
- Spanish War Cross, I. Class on 30 June 1942
- Winter Battle in the East 1941–42 Medal on 1 August 1942
- Mentioned by name in the Wehrmacht Report on 6 July 1944
Writings
Die 278. Infanterie-Division in Italien 1944/45, Verlag Hans-Henning Podzun, Bad Nauheim 1953- Werner Buxa / Erich von Manstein / Harry Hoppe: Die Deutsche Infanterie 1939–1945, Podzun Verlag, 1967