Albert Henze
Appearance
Albert Henze | |
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Born | 7 August 1894 |
Died | 31 March 1979 | (aged 84)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Heer |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands | 60th Infantry Division 19th Luftwaffen Division 21st Feld Division (L) 30th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Albert Henze (7 August 1894 – 31 March 1979) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Henze surrendered to the Soviet forces in the Courland Pocket and was held as a war criminal in the Soviet Union until 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (27 July 1916) & 1st Class (27 January 1918)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (2 October 1939) & 1st Class (12 July 1940)[1]
- 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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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
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- People from Hesse-Nassau
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class