Heinrich Voigtsberger

Heinrich Voigtsberger
Born	10 February 1903 Untermhaus
Died	17 March 1959 (aged 56) Wittlich
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1922–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	116. Panzer-Division 309. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France North African Campaign Operation Battleaxe Lower Dnieper Offensive Uman–Botoşani Offensive Invasion of Normandy Operation Cobra Operation Lüttich Battle of Aachen Battle of Hürtgen Forest Battle of the Bulge Battle of the Oder-Neisse Battle of Halbe
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Heinrich Paul Hermann Voigtsberger (10 February 1903 – 17 March 1959) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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. Heinrich Voigtsberger was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 February 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (21 April 1941)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black or in Silver
• 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

Citations

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

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.
• 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 (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht