Gustav Höhne Explained

Gustav Höhne
Birth Date:	17 February 1893
Birth Place:	Kruschwitz
Death Place:	Oberursel
Allegiance:	(to 1918) (to 1933)
Branch:	Army (Wehrmacht)
Serviceyears:	1911–45
Rank:	General of the Infantry
Commands:	8th Jäger Division VIII Army Corps LXXXIX Army Corps
Battles:	World War I----World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Gustav Höhne (17 February 1893 – 1 July 1951) was a German general during World War II who held commands at the division and corps levels. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (23 September 1914) & 1st Class (31 August 1915)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 September 1939) & 1st Class (20 October 1939)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 30 June 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 8. Infanterie-Division^[2]
  • Oak Leaves on 17 May 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of Korps "Laux"^[3]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 2000 . 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 . de . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Book: Thomas , Franz . 1997 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K . de . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Notes and References

1. Thomas 1997, p. 290.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 190.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 60.