Siegfried Haenicke
Siegfried Haenicke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 September 1878 Konstanz |
| Died | 19 February 1946 (aged 67) Mühlberg |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1932) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1897–1932 1939–1945 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands held | 61. Infanterie-Division XXXVIII. Armeekorps |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Siegfried Haenicke (8 September 1878 – 19 February 1946) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XXXVIII. Corps. He was a recipient of both the Pour le Mérite and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Pour le Mérite was the highest military order of the German Empire. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Siegfried Haenicke was captured by Soviet troops in 1945, and died in 1946.
Dates of rank
- Sekondeleutnant (13 March 1897)
- Leutnant (1 January 1899)
- Oberleutnant (18 May 1907)
- Hauptmann (18 December 1912)
- Major (18 May 1920)
- Oberstleutnant (1 October 1925)
- Oberst (1 February 1929)
- Generalmajor (1 April 1932)
- Generalleutnant (1 November 1939)
- General der Infanterie (1 April 1942)
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- Pour le Mérite (14 June 1918)
- Cross of Honor
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold (4 September 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 17 September 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 61. Infanterie-Division [1]
See also
References
- Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 174.
- 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.
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- 1946 deaths
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross
- Recipients of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- Prisoners who died in Soviet detention
- German people who died in prison custody
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