# Harry Hoppe
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{{Short description|German general}}
{{distinguish|Harry Hopp}}
{{use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox military person
| name = Harry Hoppe
| birth_date = 11 February 1894
| death_date = {{death date and age|1969|8|23|1894|2|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Braunschweig](/source/Braunschweig), [Duchy of Brunswick](/source/Duchy_of_Brunswick), [German Empire](/source/German_Empire)
| death_place = [Wetzlar](/source/Wetzlar), [Hesse](/source/Hesse), [West Germany](/source/West_Germany)
| image =
| caption =
| nickname = ''[Stan Laurel](/source/Stan_Laurel)''[Harry Hoppe was nicknamed “Stan Laurel” by his comrades because of his facial resemblance to the English-born actor/comedian.]
| allegiance = {{flag|German Empire}}
{{flag|Weimar Republic}}
{{flag|Nazi Germany}}
| branch = [Imperial German Army](/source/Imperial_German_Army)
''[Freikorps](/source/Freikorps)''
''[Reichswehr](/source/Reichswehr)''
''[Heer (Wehrmacht)](/source/German_Army_(Wehrmacht))''
| service_years = 1914–1945
| rank = ''[Generalleutnant](/source/Generalleutnant)''
| commands = ''Infanterie-Regiment 424''
''126. Infanterie-Division''
''278. Infanterie-Division''
| unit =
| battles = {{Tree list}}
*[World War I](/source/World_War_I)
*[World War II](/source/World_War_II)
**[Invasion of Poland](/source/Invasion_of_Poland)
**[Battle of France](/source/Battle_of_France)
**[Operation Barbarossa](/source/Operation_Barbarossa)
**[Siege of Leningrad](/source/Siege_of_Leningrad)
**[Italian Campaign](/source/Italian_Campaign_(World_War_II))
**[Operation Diadem](/source/Operation_Diadem)
**[Gothic Line Offensive](/source/Gothic_Line)
{{Tree list/end}}
| awards = [Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves](/source/Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross_with_Oak_Leaves)
| relations = Christine Franziska Alice Hubertine Freiin von Eynatten (m. 1927)
| other_work =
}}
'''Arthur Harry Karl Hoppe''' (11 February 1894 – 23 August 1969) was a German general during [World War II](/source/World_War_II) who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the [Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves](/source/Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross) of [Nazi Germany](/source/Nazi_Germany).
==Promotions==
* 8 August 1914 Kriegsfreiwilliger (War Volunteer)
* 24 March 1915 Gefreiter (Private E-2 / Lance Corporal)
* 31 March 1915 Unteroffizier (NCO / Corporal / Junior Sergeant)
* 9 April 1915 Vizefeldwebel (Vice Sergeant / Vice Staff Sergeant)
** 13 April 1915 Offiziers-Aspirant (Officer Candidate)
* 24 April 1916 Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of the Reserves)
* 18 March 1918 Leutnant (active 2nd Lieutenant) without Patent
** 10 December 1918 received Patent from 13 July 1915
** 1 July 1922 received Reichswehr Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1 September 1915 (22)
* 1 April 1925 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant) with RDA from 1 April 1925 (2)
* 1 October 1929 Hauptmann (Captain) with RDA from 1 October 1929 (14)
* 1 October 1935 Major (7)
* 31 May 1938 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) with effect and RDA from 1 June 1938 (32)
* 14 June 1941 Oberst (Colonel) with effect and RDA from 1 July 1941 (6)
** 28 June 1942 received new and improved RDA from 1 August 1940 (3a)
* 16 November 1942 Generalmajor (Major General) with effect and RDA from 1 December 1942 (15)
* 15 May 1943 Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) with effect and RDA from 1 June 1943 (10)
==Awards and decorations==
* DRA Sports Badge/Award for diverse achievements in the field of physical exercise (''Auszeichnung für vielseitige Leistungen auf dem Gebiet der Leibesübungen'') in Bronze on 25 October 1913
* [Iron Cross](/source/Iron_Cross) (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
** 2nd Class on 20 March 1916
** 1st Class on 15 March 1917{{sfn|Thomas|1997|p=301}}
* [War Merit Cross (Brunswick)](/source/War_Merit_Cross_(Brunswick)), 2nd and 1st Class
** 2nd Class (BrKr2/BrK2) on the ribbon for combatants on 1 September 1916
*** Frontline Service Horse Clasp to the 2nd Class (BrKr2a/BrK2a) in 1918
** 1st Class (BrKr1/BrK1) on 1 August 1918
* [House Order of Hohenzollern](/source/House_Order_of_Hohenzollern), Knight's Cross with Swords (HOH3X) on 17 April 1918
* [Wound Badge](/source/Wound_Badge) (1918) in ''Mattweiß'' (Silver)
* Bronze Statue for Sporting Achievements on 10 July 1921
* DRA/German Gymnastics and Sports Badge (''Deutsches Turn- und Sportabzeichen'') in Silver on 12 May 1926
* [Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918](/source/Honour_Cross_of_the_World_War_1914%2F1918) with Swords on 1 March 1935
* [Wehrmacht Long Service Award](/source/Wehrmacht_Long_Service_Award), 4th to 1st Class
** 2nd Class on 2 October 1936
** 1st Class in August 1939
* Hungarian World War Commemorative Medal with Swords
* [Austrian War Commemorative Medal](/source/Austrian_War_Commemorative_Medal) with Swords
* [West Wall Medal](/source/West_Wall_Medal)
* [Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914](/source/Iron_Cross), 2nd and 1st Class
** 2nd Class on 26 September 1939
** 1st Class on 12 July 1941{{sfn|Thomas|1997|p=301}}
* [Infantry Assault Badge](/source/Infantry_Assault_Badge) in Silver on 31 August 1941
* [Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves](/source/Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross_with_Oak_Leaves)
** Knight's Cross on 12 September 1941 as ''Oberst'' and Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 424{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=194}}
** Oak Leaves on 18 December 1944 as ''[Generalleutnant](/source/Generalleutnant)'' and Commander of the 278. Infanterie-Division{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=78}}
* [German Cross](/source/German_Cross) in Gold on 18 May 1942 as ''[Oberst](/source/Oberst)'' and Commander of the Infanterie-Regiment 424{{sfn|Patzwall|Scherzer|2001|p=197}}
* [Spanish War Cross](/source/Cruz_de_Guerra), I. Class on 30 June 1942
* [Winter Battle in the East 1941–42 Medal](/source/Eastern_Front_Medal) on 1 August 1942
* Mentioned by name in the Wehrmacht Report (''Namentliche Nennung im [Wehrmachtbericht](/source/Wehrmachtbericht)'') on 6 July 1944
==Writings==
* ''Die 278. Infanterie-Division in Italien 1944/45'', Verlag Hans-Henning Podzun, Bad Nauheim 1953
* [Werner Buxa](/source/Werner_Buxa) / [Erich von Manstein](/source/Erich_von_Manstein) / Harry Hoppe: ''Die Deutsche Infanterie 1939–1945'', Podzun Verlag, 1967
==Sources==
* German Federal Archives: BArch PERS 6/640 and PERS 6/299902
==References==
===Citations===
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===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
*{{Cite book| title = Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile
| trans-title = 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
| last = Fellgiebel | first = Walther-Peer | year = 2000
| author-link = Walther-Peer Fellgiebel
| orig-year = First published 1986
| publisher = Podzun-Pallas | location = Friedberg, Germany
| language = de
| isbn = 978-3-7909-0284-6
}}
*{{Cite book| title = Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II
| trans-title = The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2
| last1 = Patzwall | first1 = Klaus D.
| last2 = Scherzer | first2 = Veit
| year = 2001
| publisher = Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall | location = Norderstedt, Germany
| language = de
| isbn = 978-3-931533-45-8
}}
*{{Cite book| title = Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K
| trans-title = The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K
| last = Thomas | first = Franz | year = 1997
| publisher = Biblio-Verlag | location = Osnabrück, Germany
| language = de
| isbn = 978-3-7648-2299-6
}}
{{refend}}
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{{Succession box
| before=General der Infanterie [Paul Laux](/source/Paul_Laux)
| after=Generalleutnant [Friedrich Hofmann](/source/Friedrich_Hofmann)
| title= Commander of [126. Infanterie-Division](/source/126th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht))
| years=10 October 1942 – 31 April 1943
}}
{{Succession box
| before=Generalleutnant [Friedrich Hofmann](/source/Friedrich_Hofmann)
| after=Oberst [Gotthard Fischer](/source/Gotthard_Fischer)
| title= Commander of [126. Infanterie-Division](/source/126th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht))
| years=8 July 1943 – 7 November 1943
}}
{{Succession box
| before=General der Infanterie [Hubert Gercke](/source/Hubert_Gercke)
| after=Generalmajor [Paul Bornscheuer](/source/Paul_Bornscheuer)
| title= Commander of [278. Infanterie-Division](/source/278th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht))
| years=1 December 1943 – 28 January 1944
}}
{{Succession box
| before=Generalmajor [Paul Bornscheuer](/source/Paul_Bornscheuer)
| after=none
| title= Commander of [278. Infanterie-Division](/source/278th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht))
| years=5 March 1944 – 2 May 1945
}}
{{S-end}}
{{Knight's Cross recipients of the 126th ID}}
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Category:1894 births
Category:1969 deaths
Category:20th-century Freikorps personnel
Category:German Army personnel of World War I
Category:German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom
Category:Lieutenant generals of the German Army (1935–1945)
Category:Military personnel from Braunschweig
Category:Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
Category:Recipients of the Gold German Cross
Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Category:German Army generals of World War II
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