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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Heinrich-Anton Deboi
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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Landshut
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5 July 1955 (aged 62 years)
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Kempten
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62 years
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Heinrich-Anton Deboi (6 April 1893 – 5 July 1955) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who held several commands at the divisional levels. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Deboi surrendered to the Red Army at the conclusion of the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he died in captivity in January 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 September 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 44. Infanterie Division
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 134.
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