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Heinrich Anton Deboi

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Years of service
  
1912–45


Rank
  
Generalleutnant

Name
  
Heinrich-Anton Deboi

Died
  
5 July 1955(1955-07-05) (aged 62) Kempten

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
44. Infanterie-Division

Heinrich-Anton Deboi (6 April 1893 – 20 January 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
  • References

    Heinrich-Anton Deboi Wikipedia