Albert Henze

Quick Facts

Intro

German General and Knight's Cross recipients

From

Germany

was

Military officer Soldier Officer

Work field

Military

Gender

Male

Star sign

LeoPeople who share this birthday

Birth

7 August 1894 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Kirchhain, Germany

Death

31 March 1979 (aged 84 years) People who died on this day

Place of death

Ingolstadt, Germany

Age

84 years

Awards

German Cross in Gold

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Albert Henze (7 August 1894 – 31 March 1979) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. 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)
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (2 October 1939) & 1st Class (12 July 1940)
Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (18 August 1943)
German Cross in Gold on 2 March 1943 as Oberst in Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110
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))

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