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Flörke, Hermann

Date of birth:
October 23rd, 1893 (Hannover/Lower Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
August 19th, 1979 (Gießen/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 15th, 1939

Had already received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on June 15th 1915.
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 21st, 1940

Had already received the Iron Cross 1st Class on August 27th 1917.
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst
Unit:
Infanterie-Regiment 12
Awarded on:
October 23rd, 1942

Award 214/1
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 19th, 1943
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalmajor (Brigadier)
Unit:
Kommandeur 14.Infanterie-Division / VI.Armee-Korps / 3.Panzer-Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Awarded on:
December 15th, 1943
During the fighting around Vitebsk in late 1943 Generalmajor Flörke succeeded in halting a major Soviet offensive that began on the 08.11.1943. Launched against the front east of the city, he managed to stop the Soviets in their tracks after they had penetrated through the German line as far as Poddubje. Instead of a breakthrough, the Soviets merely pushed back the German lines a little bit west of Lake Wymno. Generalmajor Flörke would receive the Knights’ Cross for this success.

2473rd Award
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalleutnant (Major-general)
Unit:
Kommandeur 14.Infanterie-Division / 4.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte
Awarded on:
September 2nd, 1944
Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub
Awarded for distinguishing himself during the desperate battles of the 14. Infanterie-Division in the summer of 1944. Thanks to Flörke’s personal actions the Division was able to create a new defensive front at a time when it was badly needed.

565th Award.

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