Heinrich Höfer

Military Person

1911 – 1996

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Who was Heinrich Höfer?

Karl Heinrich Höfer was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

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Born
Jul 14, 1911
Bad Oeynhausen
Died
Jan 2, 1996
Bad Oeynhausen

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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