Horst Ohrloff

Horst Ohrloff
Born2 April 1917
Died9 May 1997(1997-05-09) (aged 80)
Military career
AllegianceGermany
West Germany
Branch
German Army
Rank
Generalmajor
Commands3rd Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)
Conflicts
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Horst Ohrloff (2 April 1917 – 9 May 1997) was a German general in the Bundeswehr. During World War II, he served as an officer in the Wehrmacht and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

References

  1. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 269.
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.