Date of birth:

October 24th, 1905 (Essen, Bredeney, Germany)

Date of death:

June 28th, 1944 (Bobruisk, USSR)

Buried on:

Soviet War Graves Shchatkovo
Grave: UNK.

Nationality:

German

00.00.1924: Freiwilliger, 18. Infanterie-Regiment, 6. Division der Reichswehr
00.06.1933: promoted to Oberleutnant
01.10.1937: promoted to Hauptmann
00.11.1938: Chef, 7. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 18
campaign in Poland and in the West
00.10.1940: promoted to Major
00.06.1941: Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 18 - Barbarossa
00.05.1942: Major, Führer, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 18, 6. Infanterie-Division
00.00.1943: promoted to Oberstleutnant
00.07.1943: Oberstleutnant, Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 18, 6. Infanterie-Division - South of Orel
01.09.1943: promoted to Oberst
24.06.1944-25.06.1944: Oberst, KIA ivo Bobruisk on the railway near the bridge

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

Führer, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 18, 6. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

May 13th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 18, 6. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

July 28th, 1943

During the fighting south of Orel in July 1943, an attack of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 18 threatened to stall due to heavy Soviet flanking fire. However its commander, Major Höke, was able to get the attack back in motion while personally standing on a Sturmgeschütz. Leading his men from the front, Höke and his regiment were able to storm a heavily fortified enemy village in bitter house-to-house combat. For this successful action against the odds Höke would be awarded the Knight’s Cross.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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