Heinrich Voigtsberger Explained

Heinrich Voigtsberger
Birth Date:	10 February 1903
Allegiance:
Branch:	Army
Serviceyears:	1922–45
Commands:	116th Panzer Division 309. Infanterie-Division
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Heinrich Paul Hermann Voigtsberger (10 February 1903 – 17 March 1959) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Voigtsberger surrendered to the British forces in May 1945 and was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 February 1940) & 1st Class (21 April 1941)^[1]

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 9 July 1941 as Major and commander of MG-Bataillon 2^[2]
  • 351st Oak Leaves on 9 December 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 60 (mot.)^[3]

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: Thomas , Franz . 1998 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2300-9.

Notes and References

1. Thomas 1998, p. 405.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 351.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 65.