Years of service 1914–45 Name Heinz Greiner | Service/branch German Army | |
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Nickname(s) Heinz
"The Lion of Yelnya" Born 12 August 1895
Amberg Germany ( 1895-08-12 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Rank Major-General (Generalleutnant) Battles/wars World War I
Siege of Antwerp
First Battle of Ypres
Second Battle of Ypres
Second Battle of the Aisne
Battle of Arras
German Revolution of 1918-1919
World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Bialystok–Minsk
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Yelnya Offensive
Battle of Moscow
Battle of Smolensk (1943)
Italian Campaign
Operation Diadem
Battle of Monte Cassino
Battle of Garfagnana
Gothic Line Offensive
Operation Grapeshot Died November 19, 1977, Rottach-Egern, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | ||
Commands held 268th Infantry Division | ||
Heinz Greiner (12 August 1895 – 19 November 1977) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
During Operation Barbarossa Greiner reached divisional level command. The division was destroyed in the Soviet Operation Bagration in the summer of 1944, along with much of Army Group Centre. Greiner was transferred to Italy where he took command of the 362nd Infantry Division.
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