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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Hermann Floerke
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Place of birth
Hanover, Hanover region, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death
19 August 1979 (aged 85 years)
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Place of death
Gießen, Gießen, Giessen Government Region, Hesse
Age
85 years
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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)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 October 1939) & 1st Class (21 May 1940)
- German Cross in Gold on 23 October 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 12
- 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
- 565th Oak Leaves on 2 September 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 14. Infanterie-Division
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (10 March 1967)
- Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (10 March 1967)
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