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German general and Knight's Cross recipient
Friedrich Hochbaum
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German general and Knight's Cross recipient
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Magdeburg, Germany
Death
28 January 1955 (aged 60 years)
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Place of death
prisoner-of-war camp
Age
60 years
Awards
German Cross in Gold
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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Biography
Friedrich Hochbaum (7 August 1894 – 28 January 1955) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of theKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Hochbaum surrendered to Soviet troops in May 1945 and died in captivity in January 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 October 1914) & 1st Class (5 August 1916)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (3 July 1941) & 1st Class (21 August 1941)
- German Cross in Gold on 25 April 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 253
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 22 August 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 34. Infanterie-Division
- Oak Leaves on 4 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 34. Infanterie-Division
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1894 births
1894 births
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1955 deaths
Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
German military personnel of World War I
German military personnel of World War I
German people who died in Soviet detention
German people who died in Soviet detention
German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
People from Magdeburg
People from Magdeburg
People from the Province of Saxony
People from the Province of Saxony
Recipients of the Gold German Cross
Recipients of the Gold German Cross
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Friedrich Hochbaum