Albert Henze

Albert Henze
Albert Henze
Born	7 August 1894
Died	31 March 1979 (aged 84)
Allegiance	German Empire ; Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Panzer-Grenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle; 19th Luftwaffen Division; 21st Feld Division (L); 30th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	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 in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. 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]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Otto Kohlermann	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle 13 February 1944 - 3 April 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller
Preceded by Generalleutnant Erich Baessler	Commander of 19. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division 1 June 1944 - July 1944	Succeeded by none
Preceded by Generalleutnant Rudolf-Eduard Licht	Commander of 21. Feld-Division (L) 30 August 1944 - 30 January 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Otto Barth
Preceded by Generalmajor Otto Barth	Commander of 30. Infanterie-Division 30 January - 8 May 1945	Succeeded by none

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