Erich Hoepner
German general (1886-1944) · Germany · On the map · Died at 57
Erich Kurt Richard Hoepner was a German general during World War II. An early proponent of mechanisation and armoured warfare, he was a Wehrmacht Heer army corps commander at the beginning of the war, leading his troops during the invasion of Poland and the Battle of France.
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Progress of Army Group North, June to December 1941
Hoepner with Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb in 1941
Hoepner (right) with commander of SS Polizei Division, Walter Krüger, in October 1941
Hoepner at the Volksgerichtshof
Erich-Hoepner-Straße in Düsseldorf, September 2017
Memorial plaque for Hoepner and Henning von Tresckow in the Bundeshaus, BerlinAwards
About this person
Country
Germany
Type
Other
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1886 to 1944 · aged 57