Albert Henze Explained

Albert Henze
Allegiance:
Branch:	Army
Rank:	Generalleutnant
Commands:	Panzer-Grenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle 19th Luftwaffen Division 21st Feld Division (L) 30th Infantry Division
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Albert Henze (7 August 1894 – 31 March 1979) was a general who commanded several divisions in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Henze surrendered to the Soviet forces in the Courland Pocket and was held as a war criminal in the Soviet Union until 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (27 July 1916) & 1st Class (27 January 1918)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (2 October 1939) & 1st Class (12 July 1940)^[1]
• 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]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Book: Patzwall . Klaus D. . Scherzer . Veit . 2001 . Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II . The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Book: Thomas , Franz . 1997 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Notes and References

1. Thomas 1997, p. 269.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 179.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 184.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 79.