Sigfrid Henrici Explained

Sigfrid Henrici
Birth Date:10 May 1889
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Branch:Army
Serviceyears:1907–45
Rank: General der Panzertruppe
Commands:16th Infantry Division
XXXX Panzer Corps
Battles:World War I----World War II
Awards:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

General Sigfrid Henrici (10 May 1889 – 8 November 1964) was a German general during World War II.

During the invasion of Poland in 1939, Henrici was the commander of the 16th Infantry Division (motorised).

He commanded XXXX Panzer Corps from November 1942 to October 1943, when he was severely wounded in Ukraine. He returned to service in 1944 and became again commander of the XXXX Panzerkorps in September, which he led until the end of the war.

He was taken prisoner by the Red Army on 9 May 1945 and was released from Soviet captivity in 1955. He died on 8 November 1964.

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Bibliography

. 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.

Notes and References

  1. Thomas 1997, p. 268.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 178.