Heinrich Hogrebe

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German officer and Knight's Cross recipient

From

Germany

was

Forester

Gender

Male

Star sign

CancerPeople who share this birthday

Birth

22 June 1913 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Bochum, Germany

Death

25 June 1998 (aged 85 years) People who died on this day

Place of death

Wuppertal, Germany

Age

85 years

Awards

German Cross in Gold

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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Biography

Heinrich Hogrebe (22 June 1913 – 25 June 1998) was a German forester who was a recipient of Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany to honor his forestry researches and the creation of the Arboretum Burgholz. During World War II, he served as an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25 June 1941) & 1st Class (22 August 1941)
German Cross in Gold on 14 April 1942 as Leutnant of the Reserves in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 422
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 17 August 1942 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 422
- Oak Leaves on 13 April 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 422
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1977)

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