Karl_Höfer

Karl Höfer

Karl Höfer

German Army officer

Not to be confused with contemporary German painter Karl Hofer (1878-1955)
For the footballer, see Karl Höfer (footballer).

Karl Höfer also Hoefer; (29 December 1862 in Pleß – 12 May 1939 in Würzburg) was a German general. During World War I he became known as the Held vom Kemmelberge[1] (hero of Kemmel hill) after his division had captured the Kemmelberg during the Fourth Battle of Flanders.

Hoefer in 1916

Retired, as "Generalleutnant a. D." ('retired lieutenant general'), Höfer defended German Upper Silesia against Polish insurgents in the Silesian Uprisings in 1921. The Freikorps leaders had agreed[2][3] upon Höfer as commander; he led them to success in the Battle of Annaberg. In the international press, he was referred to as "General Hoefer" or "Teuton Commander Hoefer".[4]

Decorations

  • Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves
    • Pour le Merite on July 23, 1916
    • Oak Leaves on April 14, 1918 (86th award)

Works

  • Karl Hoefer: Oberschlesien in der Aufstandszeit, 1918-1921: Erinnerungen und Dokumente, published by E.S. Mittler & Sohn, 1938, 376 pages[5]
    • reviewed by H. F. P. Percival, International Affairs, Vol. 17, No. 6 (Nov. - Dec., 1938), pp. 853–854 (review consists of 2 pages)[6]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Andreas Dornheim: Röhms Mann fürs Ausland
  2. [2]
    Dornheim
  3. [3]
    The German Freikorps 1918-23, By Carlos Caballero Jurado, Ramiro Bujeiro
  4. [4]
    "SILESIAN CRISIS DECLARED AT END BY THREE GENERALS; Teuton Commander Hoefer and Polish Leader Korfanty Yield Finally to Allies. GERMANS QUIT ANNABERG Will Alternate With Poles in Falling Back To and Across Their Respective Frontiers. ALL TO BE OUT IN TEN DAYS British-French-Italian Army Ready to Act Instantly, if Necessary, to Enforce Agreement". The New York Times. June 27, 1921.
  5. [5]
    Karl Hoefer (1938). "Oberschlesien+in+der+Aufstandszeit,+1918-1921" Oberschlesien in der Aufstandszeit, 1918-1921. E.S. Mittler & sohn.
  6. [6]
    Percival, H. F. P. (1938). "Reviewed work: Oberschlesien in der Aufstandszeit, 1918-1921, A. D. Karl Hoefer". International Affairs. 17 (6): 853–854. JSTOR 3019448.
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