Heino von Rantzau | |
Birth Date: | 8 March 1894 |
Birth Place: | Karlsruhe, German Empire |
Death Place: | Allendorf, Allied-occupied Germany |
Allegiance: | (to 1918) (to 1920) |
Branch: | Prussian Army (1913–18) Reichsheer (1918–33) Army (1933–35) Luftwaffe (1935–45) |
Serviceyears: | 1913–45 |
Rank: | Generalleutnant |
Commands: | 2nd Flak Division III Flak Corps |
Battles: | World War I----World War II |
Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Heino von Rantzau (8 March 1894 – 2 November 1946) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Heino von Rantzau was captured by American troops in April 1945, and died in captivity on 2 November 1946.
. 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.