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German General and Knight's Cross recipients
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Birth:
25 December 1898(Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg)
Death:
30 November 1948(Esslingen am Neckar, Germany)
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Biography
Introduction
Herbert Rieckhoff (25 December 1898 – 30 November 1948) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 July 1941 as Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2
- German Cross in Gold on 27 July 1943 as Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) of Luftflotte 1