Date of birth:

July 28th, 1898 (Offenbach/Hesse, Germany)

Date of death:

December 20th, 1967 (Rodheim an der Lieber/Hesse, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Adrian Freiherr van der Hoop finally reached the rank of Generalmajor. He served with Oberkommando des Heeres, Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 19, Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 82 and Gebirgs-Arko 109. He was a POW to the British from May 9th, 1945 until May 21st, 1948.

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