Heinrich Recke | |
Birth Date: | 25 August 1890 |
Birth Place: | Konitz, West Prussia (today Poland) |
Death Place: | Near Kharkov, Soviet Union |
Allegiance: | |
Branch: | Army |
Rank: | Generalleutnant |
Commands: | 332. Infanterie-Division 161. Infanterie-Division |
Battles: | World War II |
Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Heinrich Recke (25 August 1890 – 18 August 1943) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several infantry divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
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