Albert Henze

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Years of service 1914–1945 Rank Generalleutnant		Name Albert Henze Service/branch German Army
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceBattle of Voronezh (1942)Third Battle of KharkovBattle of KurskCherkassy PocketBattle of Narva (1944)Italian CampaignRiga Offensive (1944)Courland Pocket Died March 31, 1979, Ingolstadt, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France Commands held 60th Infantry Division, 21. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division, 30th Infantry Division

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))

References

Albert Henze Wikipedia

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