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Herman Hoth Biography and Timeline

Follow Herman Hoth through 9 dated historical records for Germany.

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Herman Hoth, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

9Distinct records
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1941–1942Years on this page

1941

Siege of Minsk

Commander of 4th Panzer Army · Minsk · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Hoth & Guderian encircle Minsk trapping 300,000 Russian soldiers

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Kursk

Commander of 4th Panzer Army · Kursk · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Sweeps forward to the north of Kursk

Role range: 1939-1945

Siege of Leningrad

Commander of 4th Panzer Army · Leningrad · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Ordered north to help with the attack on Leningrad

Role range: 1939-1945

Siege of Moscow

Commander of 4th Panzer Army · Moscow · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Pushes across the Moskva-Volga canal

Role range: 1939-1945

1942

Siege of Voronezh

Commander of 4th Panzer Army · Voronezh · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Reaches Voronezh

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Stalingrad

Commander of 4th Panzer Army · Kotelnikovo · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Reaches Kotelnikovo 125 miles south west of Stalingrad

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Stalingrad

Commander of 4th Panzer Army · Stalingrad · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Attacks Stalingrad from the south West

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Stalingrad

Commander of 4th Panzer Army · Kuporosnoye · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Advances across the Volga into the southernmost suburb of Stalingrad

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Stalingrad

Commander of 4th Panzer Army · Kotelnikov · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Zhukov drives Hoths army back across Kotelnikov

Role range: 1939-1945

Records, sources and methodology

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