Harry Hoppe

Arthur Harry Karl Hoppe (11 February 1894 – 23 August 1969) 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 (War Volunteer)
• 24 March 1915 Gefreiter (Private E-2 / Lance Corporal)
• 31 March 1915 Unteroffizier (NCO / Corporal / Junior Sergeant)
• 9 April 1915 Vizefeldwebel (Vice Sergeant / Vice Staff Sergeant) 13 April 1915 Offiziers-Aspirant (Officer Candidate)
• 24 April 1916 Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of the Reserves)
• 18 March 1918 Leutnant (active 2nd Lieutenant) without Patent 10 December 1918 received Patent from 13 July 1915 1 July 1922 received Reichswehr Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1 September 1915 (22)
• 1 April 1925 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant) with RDA from 1 April 1925 (2)
• 1 October 1929 Hauptmann (Captain) with RDA from 1 October 1929 (14)
• 1 October 1935 Major (7)
• 31 May 1938 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) with effect and RDA from 1 June 1938 (32)
• 14 June 1941 Oberst (Colonel) with effect and RDA from 1 July 1941 (6) 28 June 1942 received new and improved RDA from 1 August 1940 (3a)
• 16 November 1942 Generalmajor (Major General) with effect and RDA from 1 December 1942 (15)
• 15 May 1943 Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) with effect and RDA from 1 June 1943 (10)

Awards and decorations

• DRA Sports Badge/Award for diverse achievements in the field of physical exercise (Auszeichnung für vielseitige Leistungen auf dem Gebiet der Leibesübungen) in Bronze on 25 October 1913
• Iron Cross (1914), 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 (BrKr2/BrK2) on the ribbon for combatants on 1 September 1916 Frontline Service Horse Clasp to the 2nd Class (BrKr2a/BrK2a) in 1918 1st Class (BrKr1/BrK1) on 1 August 1918
• House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross with Swords (HOH3X) on 17 April 1918
• Wound Badge (1918) in Mattweiß (Silver)
• Bronze Statue for Sporting Achievements on 10 July 1921
• DRA/German Gymnastics and Sports Badge (Deutsches Turn- und Sportabzeichen) 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 (Namentliche Nennung im Wehrmachtbericht) 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

Sources

• German Federal Archives: BArch PERS 6/640 and PERS 6/299902

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.