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Service/branch
  
Heer

Name
  
Henning Schonfeld

Commands held
  
2. Panzer-Division

Rank
  
Generalmajor

Years of service
  
1912–18 1934–44


Henning Schönfeld Generalmajor Henning Schnfeld Schoenfeld

Born
  
19 May 1894 Stettin (
1894-05-19
)

Died
  
11 March 1958(1958-03-11) (aged 63) Bonn

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany

Henning Schönfeld (19 May 1894 – 11 March 1958) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 2nd Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 20
    • Henning Schönfeld Generalmajor Henning Schnfeld Schoenfeld

    References

    Henning Schönfeld Wikipedia
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