__NOTOC__ Gustav Höhne (17 February 1893 – 1 July 1951) was a German general during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

who held commands at the division and corps levels. He was a recipient of the

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight' ...

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Awards and decorations

Iron Cross The Iron Cross (german: link=no, Eisernes Kreuz, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). King Frederick William III of Prussia es ...

(1914) 2nd Class (23 September 1914) & 1st Class (31 August 1915)Thomas 1997, p. 290. *

Clasp to the Iron Cross The Clasp to the Iron Cross (Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz) was a white metal medal clasp displayed on the uniforms of German Wehrmacht personnel who had been awarded the Iron Cross in World War I, and who again qualified for the decoration in World W ...

(1939) 2nd Class (24 September 1939) & 1st Class (20 October 1939) *

** Knight's Cross on 30 June 1941 as ''

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'' and commander of 8. Infanterie-Division ** Oak Leaves on 17 May 1943 as ''

Generalleutnant is the Germanic variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries. Austria Generalleutnant is the second highest general officer rank in the Austrian Armed Forces (''Bundesheer''), roughly equivalent to the NATO rank of ...

'' and commander of Korps "Laux"Fellgiebel 2000, p. 60.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hohne, Gustav 1893 births 1951 deaths People from Inowrocław County People from the Province of Posen Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht) German Army personnel of World War I Prussian Army personnel Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves German prisoners of war in World War II Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Reichswehr personnel German Army generals of World War II