Hermann Plocher

Hermann Lukas Plocher (5 January 1901 – 8 December 1980) 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.

Hermann Plocher
Born	(1901-01-05)5 January 1901
Died	8 December 1980(1980-12-08) (aged 79)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany  West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe German Air Force
Rank	Generalleutnant Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 May 1940) & 1st Class (5 June 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Cross on 9 April 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) in the V. Flieger-Korps^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 22 November 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of the 4. Flieger-Division^[3]
  • 867th Oak Leaves on 8 May 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 6. Fallschirmjäger-Division^{[4][Notes 1]}

Notes

1. Hermann Plocher's nomination had been finalized by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) and was ready for signature by the end of the war. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was present in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Fellgiebel. Plocher was a member of the AKCR.^[5]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 161.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 354.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 598.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 103.
5. Scherzer 2007, p. 163.

Bibliography

• 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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

Military offices
Preceded by General Alfred Schlemm	Commander of 1. Flieger-Division 1 October 1942 – 31 October 1942	Succeeded by General Alfred Bülowius
Preceded by Generalmajor Josef Punzert	Commander of 4. Flieger-Division 1 July 1943 – 25 August 1943	Succeeded by Oberst Franz Reuß
Preceded by Oberstleutnant Harry Herrmann	Commander of 6. Fallschirmjäger-Division 1 October 1944 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by disbanded
Preceded by —	Commander of 2. Luftverteidigungsdivision(Bundeswehr) 1958 – December 1960	Succeeded by Brigadegeneral Werner Eugen Hoffmann