Hermann Niehoff

Hermann Niehoff
Born(1897-04-03)3 April 1897
Papenburg, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died5 November 1980(1980-11-05) (aged 83)
Riegsee, Bavaria, West Germany
Military career
Allegiance German Empire

Weimar Republic

Nazi Germany
Branch
 German Army
Service years
1915–1945
Rank
General der Infanterie
Conflicts
World War I

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hermann Niehoff (3 April 1897 – 5 November 1980) was a German general during World War II. In 1944, he was a lieutenant general and commander of Heeresgebiet Sudfrankreich (Army Group Southern France) facing the US/French invasion of southern France (Operation Dragoon). From 2 March 1945, he was the garrison commander of Fortress Breslau (Festung Breslau) during the Battle of Breslau, which he surrendered to the Soviet 6th Army on 6 May 1945.

Awards

Niehoff was nominated for Swords in 1945 as commander of Breslau. No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. The Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) only assumes that the Swords were awarded. According to Niehoff's testimony he was nominated by Gauleiter Karl Hanke.

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Charles Rivers Editors, Operation Dragoon p. 24
  2. 1 2 3 Thomas 1998, p. 119.
  3. 1 2 Berger 1999, p. 244.
  4. ↑ Reichswehrministerium (Ed.): Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres. E.S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin: 1930, p. 159.
  5. ↑ Webb 2024, p. 350.
  6. ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 331.
  7. 1 2 Scherzer 2007, p. 569.
  8. ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 161.

Bibliography

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  • 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.
  • 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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
  • Webb, James Jack (2024). Generals and Admirals of the Third Reich: For Country or Fuehrer. Vol. 2: H–O. Havertown, PA: Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-952-71517-4.