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Friedrich Hochbaum (7 August 1894 – 28 January 1955) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Hochbaum surrendered to Soviet troops in May 1945 and died in captivity in January 1955.
Awards and decorations
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 October 1914) & 1st Class (5 August 1916)Thomas 1997, p. 287. Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (3 July 1941) & 1st Class (21 August 1941) German Cross in Gold on 25 April 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 253Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 188. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 22 August 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 34. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 189. Oak Leaves on 4 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 34. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 71.
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