Hermann Höfle (SS general)
Hermann Höfle | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 September 1898 Augsburg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | 9 December 1947 (aged 49) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Cause of death | Executed by hanging |
| Resting place | St. Martin's Cemetery, Bratislava |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Civilian awards | Blood Order |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Branch/service | Royal Bavarian Army Freikorps Reichswehr Condor Legion Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1916–1934 1937 1944–1945 |
| Rank | Hauptmann SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS und Polizei |
| Unit | 8th Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment Aerial Reconnaissance Squadron 18 Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 19 |
| Commands | Higher SS and Police Leader (HSSPF) Mitte HSSPF Slovakia |
| Battles/wars | World War I Spanish Civil War World War II |
| Military awards | Clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class War Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class with swords Spanish Cross, in bronze Bavarian Military Merit Order, 4th class with swords Wound Badge, in gold |
Hermann Johann Matthäus Höfle (German: [ˈhɛʁman ˈhøːflə] ⓘ; 12 September 1898 – 9 December 1947) was a German military officer and SS-Obergruppenführer during the Nazi era who served as a Higher SS and Police Leader (HSSPF) in Germany and in Slovakia. At the end of the Second World War, he was tried for war crimes, convicted and executed in Czechoslovakia.