Hanskurt Höcker (1 August 1894 – 10 August 1961) 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 vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 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

* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 April 1943 as '' Generalmajor'' and commander of 258. Infanterie-Division

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoecker, Hanskurt 1894 births 1961 deaths German Army personnel of World War I German prisoners of war in World War II Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht) People from Hagen People from the Province of Westphalia Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Military personnel from North Rhine-Westphalia