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Hermann Hoth |
 | | Hermann Hoth (12 April 1885 - 26 January 1971) was a general of the Third Reich during World War II, notable for victories in France and on the Eastern Front[?], and later, after serving six years in prison for war crimes, as a writer on military history. |
 | | In Operation Barbarossa in 1941, Hoth commanded Panzer Group 3[?], capturing Minsk and Vitebsk, then in a shakeup in October, replaced von Stuelpnagel[?] as commander of 17th Army[?] in the Ukraine. |
 | | In the autumn of 1943 the Soviet army mounted a series of successful offensives that pushed the Germans back, and despite a distinguished record, Hoth, now Colonel-General[?], was blamed by Hitler for part of the losses, was reassigned to the reserves in November, and did not see further active service. |
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