Karl Höfer · Paulipedia

Karl Höfer
Höfer in 1916
Born	(1862-12-29)December 29, 1862 Pleß, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	May 12, 1939(1939-05-12) (aged 76) Würzburg, Nazi Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic German Empire
Branch	Reichswehr Imperial German Army
Conflicts	First World War Battle of the Lys Silesian Uprisings Battle of Annaberg

Karl Höfer also Hoefer; (29 December 1862 in Pleß – 12 May 1939 in Würzburg) was a German Lieutenant general during World War I he became known as the Held vom Kemmelberge^[1] (hero of Kemmel hill) after his division had captured the Kemmelberg during the Fourth Battle of Flanders.

Retired, as "Generalleutnant a. D." ('retired lieutenant general'), Höfer defended German Upper Silesia against Polish insurgents in the Silesian Uprisings in 1921. The Freikorps leaders had agreed^[2]^[3] upon Höfer as commander; he led them to success in the Battle of Annaberg. In the international press, he was referred to as "General Hoefer" or "Teuton Commander Hoefer".^[4]

Decorations

Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves
- Pour le Merite on July 23, 1916
- Oak Leaves on April 14, 1918 (86th award)

Works

Karl Hoefer: Oberschlesien in der Aufstandszeit, 1918-1921: Erinnerungen und Dokumente, published by E.S. Mittler & Sohn, 1938, 376 pages^[5]
- reviewed by H. F. P. Percival, International Affairs, Vol. 17, No. 6 (Nov. - Dec., 1938), pp. 853–854 (review consists of 2 pages)^[6]

Notes

Andreas Dornheim: Röhms Mann fürs Ausland
Dornheim
The German Freikorps 1918-23, By Carlos Caballero Jurado, Ramiro Bujeiro
"SILESIAN CRISIS DECLARED AT END BY THREE GENERALS; Teuton Commander Hoefer and Polish Leader Korfanty Yield Finally to Allies. GERMANS QUIT ANNABERG Will Alternate With Poles in Falling Back To and Across Their Respective Frontiers. ALL TO BE OUT IN TEN DAYS British-French-Italian Army Ready to Act Instantly, if Necessary, to Enforce Agreement". The New York Times. June 27, 1921.
Karl Hoefer (1938). "Oberschlesien+in+der+Aufstandszeit,+1918-1921" Oberschlesien in der Aufstandszeit, 1918-1921. E.S. Mittler & sohn.
Percival, H. F. P. (1938). "Reviewed work: Oberschlesien in der Aufstandszeit, 1918-1921, A. D. Karl Hoefer". International Affairs. 17 (6): 853–854. JSTOR 3019448.