Siegfried Haenicke
Siegfried Haenicke | |
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Born |
8 September 1878 Konstanz, German Empire |
Died |
19 February 1946 67) NKVD Special Camp No. 1, Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany | (aged
Allegiance |
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Service/ | Army |
Years of service |
1897–32 1939–45 |
Rank | General of the Infantry |
Commands held |
61st Infantry Division XXXVIII Army Corps |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards |
Pour le Mérite Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Siegfried Haenicke (8 September 1878 – 19 February 1946) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XXXVIII Army Corps. He was a recipient of both the Pour le Mérite and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Haenicke surrendered to the Soviet troops in 1945, and died in 1946.
Awards
- Pour le Mérite on 14 June 1918 as hauptmann and commander of II Battalion, 150th Infantry Regiment
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1941 as generalleutnant and commander of 61st Infantry Division[1]
See also
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 174.
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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by none |
Commander of 61st Infantry Division 8 August 1939 - 27 March 1942 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Franz Scheidies |
Preceded by General der Infanterie Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis |
Commander of XXXVIII Army Corps 23 April 1942 - 29 June 1942 |
Succeeded by General der Artillerie Kurt Herzog |
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