Albert Henze

Albert Henze
Born	7 August 1894 Kirchhain
Died	31 March 1979(1979-03-31) (aged 84) Ingolstadt
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle 19. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division] 21. Feld-Division (L) 30. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Voronezh (1942) Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Cherkassy Pocket Battle of Narva (1944) Italian Campaign Riga Offensive (1944) Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Albert Henze (7 August 1894 – 31 March 1979) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Albert Henze was captured in 1945 in the Courland Pocket and was not released until 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (27 July 1916)
  • 1st Class (27 January 1918)
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (30 September 1918)
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (2 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (12 July 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (18 August 1943)
• German Cross in Gold (2 March 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 15 January 1944 as Oberst and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110
  • 709th Oak Leaves on 21 January 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of Gruppe Henze (FeldDiv 21 (L))
• Armband Courland

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztrager 1939-1945

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Otto Kohlermann	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle 13 February 1944 - 3 April 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller
Preceded by Generalleutnant Erich Baessler	Commander of 19. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division 1 June 1944 - July 1944	Succeeded by none
Preceded by Generalleutnant Rudolf-Eduard Licht	Commander of 21. Feld-Division (L) 30 August 1944 - 30 January 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Otto Barth
Preceded by Generalmajor Otto Barth	Commander of 30. Infanterie-Division 30 January - 8 May 1945	Succeeded by none