Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Erich Hoepner

Battles of Erich Hoepner

German general (1886–1944)

Erich Hoepner is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1939 and 1941: 8 battles across 4 present-day countries, most in Poland (4), Belgium (2), Lithuania (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,732 km apart end to end, 390 km between engagements on average. Most belong to 1939 Invasion of Poland (4), World War II (2), Eastern Front (2).

Battle of Borowa GóraBattle of Piotrków TrybunalskiBattle of Tomaszów MazowieckiBattle of the BzuraBattle of HannutBattle of GemblouxBattle of RossienyBaltic OperationBattle of the BzuraBattle of HannutBattle of RossienyBaltic OperationBerlinAmsterdamFrankfurtHamburgBrusselsPragueKøbenhavnVilniusThe HagueLviv500 km53.800N, 14.833E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1939: 4 engagements4 in 19391940: 2 engagements1941: 2 engagements19391941
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Borowa Góra, 1939Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski, 1939Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki, 1939Battle of the Bzura, 1939Battle of Hannut, 1940Battle of Gembloux, 1940Battle of Rossieny, 1941Baltic Operation, 194119391941
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
2 September 1939Battle of Borowa GóraBełchatów, PolandGerman victory
4 September 1939Battle of Piotrków TrybunalskiPiotrków Trybunalski, Poland21 km EGerman victory
6 September 1939Battle of Tomaszów MazowieckiTomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland27 km NEGerman victory
9 September 1939Battle of the BzuraKutno, Poland90 km NWGerman victory; Destruction of the Poznań and Pomeranian...
12 May 1940Battle of HannutHannut, Belgium1,003 km WSee § Aftermath
14 May 1940Battle of GemblouxGembloux, Belgium30 km WFrench victory"The Allied success at Gembloux was nullified...
23 June 1941Battle of RossienyRaseiniai, Lithuania1,349 km NEGerman victory
1941Baltic OperationEstonia212 km NEGerman victory; Successful German offensive; Lithuania...

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.