__NOTOC__ Hermann Lukas Plocher (5 January 1901 – 8 December 1980) 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 ...

. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

Awards

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 e ...

(1939) 2nd Class (17 May 1940) & 1st Class (5 June 1940)Thomas 1998, p. 161. *

German Cross The War Order of the German Cross (german: Der Kriegsorden Deutsches Kreuz), normally abbreviated to the German Cross or ''Deutsches Kreuz'', was instituted by Adolf Hitler on 28 September 1941. It was awarded in two divisions: in gold for repe ...

in Cross on 9 April 1942 as ''

Oberst ''Oberst'' () is a senior field officer rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to colonel. It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway. The Swe ...

im Generalstab'' (in the General Staff) in the V. Flieger-Korps * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ** Knight's Cross on 22 November 1943 as '' Generalmajor'' and commander of the 4. Flieger-Division ** 867th Oak Leaves on 8 May 1945 as '' Generalleutnant'' and commander of the 6. Fallschirmjäger-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 103.

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