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{{Short description|German general}}
{{Infobox military person
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|name=Herbert Rieckhoff
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|birth_place=[[Berlin]]
|birth_place=<!---- [[Berlin]]
|death_place=[[Esslingen]]
|death_place=[[Esslingen am Neckar|Esslingen]] ---->
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|branch=''[[German Army (German Empire)|Deutsches Heer]]'' (1915–1918)<br />''[[Reichswehr]]'' (1918–1920)<br />''[[Luftwaffe]]'' (1934–1945)
|branch=<!----[[Prussian Army]] (1915–18)<br />''[[Reichsheer]]'' (1918–20)<br />''---->[[Luftwaffe]]
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|serviceyears=<!---- 1915–20<br/>1934–45--->
|rank=[[Generalleutnant]]
|rank=[[Generalleutnant]]
|commands=[[Kampfgeschwader 30]]<br>[[Kampfgeschwader 2]]
|commands=[[Kampfgeschwader 30]]<br/>[[Kampfgeschwader 2]]
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|battles=[[World War I]]<br>[[World War II]]
|battles= [[World War I]]
[[World War II]]
*[[Battle of France]]
<!----- *[[Battle of France]]
*[[Battle of Britain]]
*[[Battle of Britain]]
*[[Invasion of Yugoslavia]]
*[[Invasion of Yugoslavia]]
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*[[Battle of Białystok–Minsk]]
*[[Battle of Białystok–Minsk]]
*[[Battle of Smolensk (1941)]]
*[[Battle of Smolensk (1941)]]
*[[Siege of Leningrad]]
*[[Siege of Leningrad]]---->
|awards=[[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]
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|laterwork=<!----Police officer, Author "Trumpf oder Bluff? 12 Jahre Deutsche Luftwaffe" Published by Inter Avia, Geneva, 1945 ---->}}


'''Herbert Rieckhoff''' (25 December 1898 – 30 November 1948) was a highly decorated [[Generalleutnant]] in the [[Luftwaffe]] during [[World War II]]. He was also a recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Herbert Rieckhoff was captured by Allied troops in May 1945 and was released in 1948.
'''Herbert Rieckhoff''' (25 December 1898 – 30 November 1948) was a German general during [[World War II]]. He was a recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] of [[Nazi Germany]].


==Awards and decorations==
==Awards and decorations==
* [[Iron Cross]] (1914)
<!----- * [[Iron Cross]] (1914)
** 2nd Class
** 2nd Class
** 1st Class
** 1st Class
* [[Wound Badge]] (1914)
** in Black
* [[Cross of Honor]]
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* [[Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe]]
* [[Iron Cross]] (1939)
* [[Iron Cross]] (1939)
** 2nd Class
** 2nd Class
** 1st Class
** 1st Class
* [[Order of the Cross of Liberty]] 1st Class with Swords (8 January 1944)
* [[Order of the Cross of Liberty]] 1st Class with Swords (8 January 1944) ---->
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* [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on 5 July 1941 as ''[[Oberst]]'' and ''[[Geschwaderkommodore]]'' of Kampfgeschwader 2<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 291.</ref>
* [[German Cross]] in Gold (17 August 1942)
* [[German Cross]] in Gold on 27 July 1943 as ''Oberst im Generalstab'' (in the [[General Staff]]) of Luftflotte 1<ref>Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 378.</ref>
* [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]
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** Knight's Cross on 5 July 1941 as ''[[Oberst]]'' and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 291.</ref>


==References==
==References==

;Citations
===Citations===
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist|25em}}
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;Bibliography

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===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
{{refbegin}}
* {{Cite book
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). ''Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945''. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
|last=Fellgiebel
* Scherzer, Veit (2007). ''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'' (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
|first=Walther-Peer
|authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel
|year=2000
|origyear=1986
|title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile
|trans-title=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
|language=German
|location=Friedberg, Germany
|publisher=Podzun-Pallas
|isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
}}
* {{Cite book
|last1=Patzwall
|first1=Klaus D.
|last2=Scherzer
|first2=Veit
|year=2001
|title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II
|trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2
|language=German
|location=Norderstedt, Germany
|publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall
|isbn=978-3-931533-45-8
}}
{{refend}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20101117035945/http://geocities.com/Pentagon/bunker/7729/WEHRMACHT/LUFTWAFFE/Generalleutnant/RIECKHOFF_HERBERT.html Herbert Rieckhoff @ Axis Biographical Research]
*[http://www.ww2awards.com/person/25958 Herbert Rieckhoff @ World War 2 Awards.com]


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| NAME = Rieckhoff, Herbert
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = German General and Knight's Cross recipients
| DATE OF BIRTH = 25 December 1898
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]
| DATE OF DEATH = 30 November 1948
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Esslingen]], [[Germany]]
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[[Category:Luftwaffe generals]]
[[Category:Military personnel from the Province of Brandenburg]]
[[Category:German military personnel of World War I]]
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[[Category:German military personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:Luftwaffe World War II generals]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Iron Cross]]
[[Category:Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Cross of Honor]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Gold German Cross]]
[[Category:Recipients of the German Cross]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, 1st Class]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, 1st Class]]
[[Category:German prisoners of war]]
[[Category:German prisoners of war in World War II]]
[[Category:Prussian Army personnel]]
[[Category:German police officers]]
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[[Category:Lieutenant generals of the Luftwaffe]]

Latest revision as of 14:48, 5 March 2024

Herbert Rieckhoff
Born25 December 1898
Died30 November 1948(1948-11-30) (aged 49)
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branchLuftwaffe
RankGeneralleutnant
CommandsKampfgeschwader 30
Kampfgeschwader 2
Battles/warsWorld War I World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Herbert Rieckhoff (25 December 1898 – 30 November 1948) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 291.
  2. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 378.

Bibliography

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  • 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.
Military offices
Preceded by
Oberstleutnant Walter Loebel
 Commander of Kampfgeschwader 30
17 August 1940 – 20 October 1940 		Succeeded by
Oberstleutnant Erich Bloedorn
Preceded by
Generalmajor Johannes Fink
 Commander of Kampfgeschwader 2
21 October 1940 – 12 October 1941 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of Staff of Luftflotte 1
12 October 1941 – 23 February 1943 		Succeeded by
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