Hermann Flörke

Hermann Flörke
Born	(1893-10-23)23 October 1893
Died	19 August 1979(1979-08-19) (aged 85)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Service years	1914–1920 1934–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	31st Infantry Division 14th Infantry Division LXVI Army Corps
Conflicts	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Smolensk (1943) Operation Bagration Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive Lublin–Brest Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hermann Flörke (23 October 1893 – 19 August 1979) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 14th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (15 June 1915) & 1st Class (27 August 1917)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 October 1939) & 1st Class (21 May 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 23 October 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 12^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 15 December 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 14. Infanterie-Division^[3]
  • 565th Oak Leaves on 2 September 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 14. Infanterie-Division^[4]
• Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (10 March 1967)^{[citation needed]}
• Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (10 March 1967)

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 171.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 117.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 153.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 74.

Bibliography

• 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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Kurt Pflieger	Commander of 31. Infanterie-Division 1 April 1943 – 15 May 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Friedrich Hoßbach
Preceded by Generalleutnant Rudolf Holste	Commander of 14. Infanterie-Division 15 May 1943 – 15 December 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Erich Schneider
Preceded by General der Artillerie Walther Lucht	Commander of LXVI. Armeekorps March 1945 – April 1945	Succeeded by None