Karl Höfer

Karl Höfer also Hoefer; was a German Lieutenant general during World War I he became known as the Held vom Kemmelberge
after his division had captured the Kemmelberg during the Fourth Battle of Flanders.
Retired, as "Generalleutnant a. D.", Höfer defended German Upper Silesia against Polish insurgents in the Silesian Uprisings in 1921. The Freikorps leaders had agreed 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".

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Works

Karl Hoefer: Oberschlesien in der Aufstandszeit, 1918-1921: Erinnerungen und Dokumente, published by E.S. Mittler & Sohn, 1938, 376 pages
*reviewed by H. F. P. Percival, International Affairs, Vol. 17, No. 6, pp. 853–854