Siegfried Haenicke

Siegfried Haenicke
Born	8 September 1878 Konstanz, German Empire
Died	19 February 1946(1946-02-19) (aged 67) NKVD Special Camp No. 1, Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1897–32 1939–45
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands	61st Infantry Division XXXVIII Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Pour le Mérite Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Siegfried Haenicke (8 September 1878 – 19 February 1946) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XXXVIII Army Corps. He was a recipient of both the Pour le Mérite and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Haenicke surrendered to the Soviet troops in 1945, and died in 1946.

Awards

• Pour le Mérite on 14 June 1918 as hauptmann and commander of II Battalion, 150th Infantry Regiment
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1941 as generalleutnant and commander of 61st Infantry Division

See also

• List of the Pour le Mérite (military class) recipients

References

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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.