Horst Ohrloff
The basics
Quick facts
Gender:
Male
Birth:
2 April 1917(Bożków, Gmina Nowa Ruda, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship)
Death:
9 May 1997(Buxtehude, Stade, Stade Government Region, Province of Hanover)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Horst Ohrloff (2 April 1917 – 9 May 1997) was a German officer (Major) in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a general (Generalmajor) in the Bundeswehr. 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 27 July 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 11./Panzer-Regiment 25
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 269.