Hermann Hölter Explained

Hermann Hölter
Birth Date:	31 January 1900
Birth Place:	Lemgo, Principality of Lippe, German Empire
Death Place:	Boll near Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Module:	Embed: yes Allegiance: (to 1918) (to 1933) Branch: Army Serviceyears: 1917–45 Rank: Generalleutnant Unit: 20th Mountain Army Battles: World War II Awards: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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Hermann Hölter (31 January 1900 – 5 May 1989) was a German modern pentathlete and Generalleutnant during World War II. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[1] Generalleutnant Hölter served as Chef des Generalstabs (chief of staff) of the 20th Mountain Army. After the war he was held prisoner of war at Island Farm (Special Camp 11).^[2]

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (18 June 1918)
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 October 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 1st Class (14 May 1940)
• Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class with Swords (26 September 1941)
• German Cross in Gold on 17 August 1944 as Generalmajor in the Oberkommando of the 20th Mountain Army^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 May 1945 as Generalleutnant and chief of staff of the 20th Mountain Army^[4]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Book: 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 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Book: Scherzer , Veit . 2007 . Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives . The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives . German . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag . 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• • • Web site: Lexikon der Wehrmacht . Hermann Hölter . German . 8 December 2012.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hermann Hölter Olympic Results . 19 June 2012 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114184250/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/hermann-holter-1.html . 14 November 2012 .
2. Web site: Generalleutnant Hermann Hölter . Special Camp 11. 8 December 2012.
3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 195.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 230.