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*[http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/H/HenzeAlbert.htm Lexikon der Wehrmacht] |
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*[http://www.ww2awards.com/person/6382 World War 2 Awards.com] |
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*[http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/H/Henze-Albert.htm Ritterkreuztrager 1939-1945] |
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Revision as of 00:11, 3 July 2016
Albert Henze | |
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Born | 7 August 1894 Kirchhain, Province of Hesse-Nassau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
Died | 31 March 1979 Ingolstadt, Bavaria, West Germany | (aged 84)
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Heer |
Years of service | 1914–1945 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle 19. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division 21. Feld-Division (L) 30. Infanterie-Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Albert Henze (7 August 1894 – 31 March 1979) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Albert Henze was captured in 1945 in the Courland Pocket and was not released until 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (30 September 1918)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (18 August 1943)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 2 March 1943 as Oberst in Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110[2]
- 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[3]
- 709th Oak Leaves on 21 January 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of Gruppe Henze (FeldDiv 21 (L))[4]
- Armband Courland
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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