Hölter, Hermann, born 31-01-1900 in Lemgo,
entered the Army Service as a Fahnenjunker, age 17, in the Replacement Battalion of the 180th Infantry Regiment, on 07-11-1917. He was in the fields with this regiment and wounded
in hospital from 28-03-1918 until 22-04-1918. He ended the war at the Fahnenjunker Course in Münsingen.


Modern pentathlete Hermann Hölter, brother of artist Wilhelm Hölter, came seventh at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. In 1936 he was a member of the Organizing Committees for the Winter Olympic Games
in Garmisch Partenkirchen and the Summer Games at Berlin. Modern pentathlete Hermann Hölter, brother of artist Wilhelm Hölter,
came seventh at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. Wilhelm’s work was part of the painting event
in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Wilhelm survived the war and died age 84 on 25-02-1989.




With the start of World War II he as a Oberstleutnant was the Chief of Staff in the General Staff of the 34th Division
under General of the Artillery Hans Behlendorff
Behlendorff died age 71, on 16-03-1961, in Baden Baden. Holter was the Chief of the General Staff of the German General with the Finnish headquarters to 23-09-1941 and landed in the Führer Reserve
(see Adolf Hitler) (did you know) until 01-10-1941. appointed as Chief of Staff of the Higher Command XXXVI until 16-11-1941 and the same position in the XXXVI Mountain Corps, under command of General of the Cavalry Hans Feige,
until 05-02-1944, meanwhile a Generalmajor and again in the Führer Reserve to 01-03-1944. Hans Feige survived the war and died 17-09-1953, aged 72, in Bad Schussenried,


















Hölter got the command of the 20th Mountain Army, where he was the successor of Generaloberst der Wehrmacht, Chef der Wehrmacht, Alfred Jodl




The 20th Mountain Army or German Lapland Army (AOK Lappland) was one of the two army echelon headquarters controlling German troops in the far north of Norway and Finland during World War II. It was established in January 1942, and renamed the 20th Mountain Army (20. Gebirgsarmee) in June 1942. On 18-12-1944, the 20th Mountain Army absorbed the German 21st Army under command of General der Infanterie, Kurt von Tippelskirch



Death and burial ground of Hölter, Hermann Ernst Wilhelm.



