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World War II. In World War II: The invasion of the Low Countries and France. …a smaller one under General Hermann Hoth, and amounting in all to 44 divisions, seven of them armoured, with 27 divisions in reserve. Army Group A thus amounted to more than 1,500,000 men and more than 1,500 tanks, and it would strike at the weak hinge of the Allies ...

Hermann "Papa" Hoth (12 April 1885 – 25 January 1971) was an officer in the German military from 1903 to 1945. He attained the rank of Generaloberst during World War II. He fought in France, but is most noted for his later exploits as a panzer commander on the Eastern Front. Hoth commanded the...

Hermann Hoth. Hermann Hoth, the son of an army medical officer, was born in Neuruppen, Germany, on 12th April 1891. He joined the German Army and served throughout the First World War. Hoth remained in the army and in 1935 was given command of Germany's 18th Division at Liegnitz.

Hermann Hoth (12 April 1885 – 25 January 1971) was a German army commander, war criminal, and author. He served as a high-ranking panzer commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II, playing a prominent role in the Battle of France and on the Eastern Front.

Hermann Hoth (12 April 1885 – 25 January 1971) was a German army commander, war criminal, and author. He served as a high-ranking panzer commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II, playing a prominent role in the Battle of France and on the Eastern Front.

GOSLAR, Germany, Jan. 26 — Former Col. Gen. Herman Hoth, who led the unsuccessful drive to relieve the encircled German Sixth Army in Stalin grad, died here yesterday. He was 85 years old.

Personal Information. Hermann Hoth was born on 12 April 1885 and became a officer in the German armed forces from 1903 to 1945. Hermann Hoth achieved the rank of Generaloberst during Second World War. Hermann Hoth fought in France, but is most famous for his later exploits as a panzer commander on the Eastern Front.

The series kicked off with Panzer Operations, written by the noted armor officer Hermann Hoth. When Hoth originally published his story in 1956, the Cold War was in full swing and the NATO allies were very interested in tactical and operations details of how the Germans battled the Soviets on the Eastern plains of Europe.