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Hermann Hoth (12 April 1885 – 25 January 1971) was a German army commander, war criminal, and author. He served as a high-ranking panzer commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II, playing a prominent role in the Battle of France and on the Eastern Front.
In World War II: The invasion of the Low Countries and France. …a smaller one under General Hermann Hoth, and amounting in all to 44 divisions, seven of them armoured, with 27 divisions in reserve.
Hermann Hoth (12 April 1885 – 25 January 1971) was a German army commander, war criminal, and author. He served as a high-ranking panzer commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II, playing a prominent role in the Battle of France and on the Eastern Front.
Jul 19, 2011 · Hermann Hoth was born in Neuruppin, Germany to an army medical officer. He joined the Germany Army in 1903. During WW1, he was promoted to the rank of captain and won both classes of the Iron Cross award for bravery. During the inter-war years, he remained in the Germany military.
Mar 23, 2011 · General Hermann Hoth, 4th Panzer Army commander, receives re-ports of large Soviet armored reserves heading into the salient and toward the front. They turn out to be the Soviet 5th Guards Tank Army (General P. A. Rotmistrov).
Dec 25, 2016 · Hermann Hoth passed away in 1971 in Goslar, Germany. He will be remembered as a brilliant tank general who managed to attain remarkable results with limited means in the campaigns against France and the Soviet Union.
To gain political and other favors, most high level officials in the Nazi era began to interpret those ideas to outdo their rivals. By examining the involvement of Generaloberst Hermann Hoth in the Eastern Campaigns and the Holocaust, I will show evidence for this thesis.
