Hermann Harrendorf

Hermann Harrendorf
Born	18 May 1896
Died	27 March 1966(1966-03-27) (aged 69)
Allegiance	German Empire Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	96. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Harrendorf (18 May 1896 – 27 March 1966) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 February 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of III./Infanterie-Regiment 469^[1]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Richard Wirtz	Commander of 96. Infanterie-Division 1 December 1944 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 269th Infantry Division

Ernst von Leyser Curt Badinski Hermann-Heinrich Behrend¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Hermann Harrendorf Gerhard Pick² (Oak Leaves)

¹Oak Leaves with the 58th Infantry Division, Swords with the 490th Infantry Division. ²Oak Leaves with the 305th Infantry Division.

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