Erich Hoepner
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 81 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 14,1886 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Frankfurt An Der Oder |
| Germany | |
| Date of died | August 8,1944 |
| Died | Plotzensee Prison |
| Berlin | |
| Germany | |
| Service/branch | German Army |
| Battles and wars | World War I |
| World War II | |
| Invasion of Poland | |
| Battle of France | |
| Operation Barbarossa | |
| Battle of Moscow | |
| Commands helds | 4th Panzer Army |
| XVI Army Corps | |
| Job | Soldier |
| Army officer | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Rank | Generaloberst |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 487698 |
Erich Hoepner Life story
Erich Kurt Richard Hoepner was a German general during World War II. An early proponent of mechanisation and armoured warfare, he was a Wehrmacht army corps commander at the beginning of the war, leading his troops during the invasion of Poland and the Battle of France.