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Sigfrid Henrici

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Years of service
  
1907–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Sigfrid Henrici


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Born
  
10 May 1889Soest, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (
1889-05-10
)

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

Rank
  
General der Panzertruppe

Battles/wars
  
World War IWorld War II

Died
  
November 8, 1964, Bad Nauheim, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, World War II

Commands held
  
16th Infantry Division

General Sigfrid Henrici (10 May 1889 – 8 November 1964) was a German general during World War II.

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During the invasion of Poland in 1939, Henrici was the commander of the 16th Infantry Division (motorised). He commanded the XXXX Panzer Corps until October 1943. In November 1943 he took command of the XXXX Panzer Corps. He was taken prisoner by the Red Army on 9 May 1945 and was released from Soviet captivity in 1955. He died on 8 November 1964.

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Awards

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (14 September 1914) & 1st Class (24 December 1915)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 September 1939) & 1st Class (20 May 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 13 August 1943 as General der Panzertruppe and commanding general of the XXXX. Panzerkorps
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 13 October 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 16. Infanterie-Division (motorized)
  • Oak Leaves on 9 December 1943 as General der Panzertruppe and commanding general of the XL. Panzerkorps

    • References

    Sigfrid Henrici Wikipedia
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