Albert Henze

Albert Henze
Born	7 August 1894 Kirchhain, Province of Hesse-Nassau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	31 March 1979 (aged 84) Ingolstadt, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle 19. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division 21. Feld-Division (L) 30. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Voronezh (1942) Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Cherkassy Pocket Battle of Narva (1944) Italian Campaign Riga Offensive (1944) Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Albert Henze (7 August 1894 – 31 March 1979) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Albert Henze was captured in 1945 in the Courland Pocket and was not released until 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (27 July 1916)^[1]
  • 1st Class (27 January 1918)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (30 September 1918)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (2 October 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (12 July 1940)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• 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]
• Armband Courland

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 269.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 179.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 184.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 79.

Bibliography

• 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.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• 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.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztrager 1939-1945