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Erich Hoepner

German general (1886–1944)

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Born: 1886-09-14
Died: 1944-08-08
Works: 1

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Experimentelle Ermittelung der Zahl der Elektronen, die eine Metallscheibe bei Bestrahlung mit äusserst schwachen Röntgenstrahlen in der Minute emittiert

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Type: Person
Country: DE
Active from: 1953-06-25

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Empagliflozin, Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes
· 2015 · cited 10,304x
Density-Functional Theory for Time-Dependent Systems
· 1984 · cited 8,075x
The TRMM Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA): Quasi-Global, Multiyear, Combined-Sensor Precipitation Estimates at Fine Scales
· 2007 · cited 5,944x
Thrombolysis with Alteplase 3 to 4.5 Hours after Acute Ischemic Stroke
· 2008 · cited 5,787x
Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology
· 2015 · cited 4,211x

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Key facts

Born: ( 1886-09-14 ) 14 September 1886, Frankfurt (Oder) , Brandenburg , Prussia , German Empire
Died: 8 August 1944 (1944-08-08) (aged 57), Plötzensee Prison , Berlin , Nazi Germany
Cause of death: Execution by hanging
Allegiance: German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch: German Army
Service years: 1905–1942
Rank: Generaloberst
Commands: 1st Light Division XVI Army Corps 4th Panzer Group
Awards: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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Key dates

Born: 14 September 1886
Died: 8 August 1944

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Instance of: human
Given name: Erich
Gender: male
Citizenship: German Reich
Place of birth: Frankfurt (Oder)
Place of death: Plötzensee Prison
Occupation: Generaloberst
Languages spoken: German
Award: Friedrich Order
Conflict: World War II

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Erich Kurt Richard Hoepner (14 September 1886 – 8 August 1944) 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.

Hoepner commanded the 4th Panzer Group on the Eastern Front during Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. During the invasion of Poland, he resisted mistreatment and murder of prisoners of war, but in Russia, Hoepner called for a war of extermination. Units under his authority closely cooperated with the Einsatzgruppen and he implemented the Commissar Order that directed Wehrmacht troops to summarily execute Red Army political commissars immediately upon capture. Hoepner's Panzer group, along with the 3rd Panzer Group, spearheaded the advance on Moscow in Operation Typhoon, the failed attempt to seize the Soviet capital.