KNIGHTS CROSS w/ OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS VISOR CAP

This is a great visor cap belonging to General Hermann Niehoff. Hat is in mint condition except for one moth hole as shown. I have two copies of photo's of him and his service record from the Bundesarchiv that i got back in 1999.
Hermann Niehoff was a German officer during World War II. He was born on 4 March 1897 and died in 1980. Niehoff was born in Papenburg/Ems. He was a German infantry general and was the garrison commander of Fortress Breslau (Festung Breslau) during the Battle of Breslau.
Commands;
Commanding Officer of the 211th Replacement Regiment - 1939 to 1940
Commanding Officer of the 464th Regiment - 1940 to 1943
Infantry General (General der Infanterie) of the 371st Infantry Division - 1943 to 1945
Garrison Commander of Fortress Breslau - 2 March to 6 May 1945
Awards are;
Wound Badge in Black
Infantry Assault Badge
German Cross in Gold (6 January 1942)
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Knight's Cross on 15 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 371. Infaterie-Division[1]
764th Oak Leaves on 5 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 371. Infaterie-Division[1]
147th Swords on 26 April 1945 as General der Infanterie and commander of the Festung Breslau

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