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** Knight's Cross on 15 January 1944 as ''[[Oberst]]'' and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 184.</ref> |
** Knight's Cross on 15 January 1944 as ''[[Oberst]]'' and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 184.</ref> |
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** 709th Oak Leaves on 21 January 1945 as ''[[Generalmajor]]'' and commander of Gruppe Henze (FeldDiv 21 (L))<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 79.</ref> |
** 709th Oak Leaves on 21 January 1945 as ''[[Generalmajor]]'' and commander of Gruppe Henze (FeldDiv 21 (L))<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 79.</ref> |
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Albert Henze | |
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Born | 7 August 1894 Kirchhain, Province of Hesse-Nassau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
Died | 31 March 1979 Ingolstadt, Bavaria, West Germany | (aged 84)
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Heer |
Years of service | 1914–1945 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands | Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle 19. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division 21. Feld-Division (L) 30. Infanterie-Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
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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)
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (30 September 1918)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (18 August 1943)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 2 March 1943 as Oberst in Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110[2]
- 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[3]
- 709th Oak Leaves on 21 January 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of Gruppe Henze (FeldDiv 21 (L))[4]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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suggested) (help) - Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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suggested) (help) - Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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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suggested) (help) - Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
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Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1979 deaths
- People from Kirchhain
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- German prisoners of war
- People from Hesse-Nassau
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class