Albert Henze (General)

Albert Henze (born August 7, 1894 in Kirchhain , † March 31, 1979 in Ingolstadt ) was a German officer , most recently lieutenant general in World War II .

Life

Henze served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he was demobilized.

From February 19, 1944 to April 3, 1944 he commanded the Panzergrenadier division “Feldherrnhalle” in Narva . This was followed by his assignment as a commander and in the rank of colonel from June 1944 until the dissolution in August 1944 of the 19th Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division , based in Italy, and then until March 16, 1945 in command of the 21st Air Force Field Division . On November 9, 1944, he was promoted to major general.

In the last months of the war he commanded the 30th Infantry Division until the surrender in the Courland pocket . In this function he was promoted to lieutenant general on May 1, 1945.

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with swords
Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
Wound badge (1939) in black
Kurland cuff
German cross in gold on March 2, 1943
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on January 15, 1944
- Oak leaves on January 21, 1945 (709th award)
Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class (1972)

literature

Peter Stockert: Die Eichenlaubträger 1940–1945 , 9 volumes, 4th revised edition, Bad Friedrichshall 2010–2011.

Individual evidence

↑ Udo Rosowski: Memories of a DANZIGER BOWKE: Arthur Krügers Childhood and Soldier Time , p. 136. ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).
^ Samuel W. Mitcham : German Order of Battle: 291st-999th Infantry divisions, named infantry divisions, and special divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0 , pp. 318 ( google.de [accessed on May 4, 2019]).
↑ ^a ^b Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 291st-999th Infantry divisions, named infantry divisions, and special divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0 , pp. 320 ( google.de [accessed on May 4, 2019]).
^ ^A ^b Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 75 ( google.de [accessed on May 4, 2019]).
↑ Veit Scherzer : The knight's cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives . 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 79 .

personal data
SURNAME	Henze, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	August 7, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kirchhain
DATE OF DEATH	March 31, 1979
Place of death	Ingolstadt

[:0-1] Udo Rosowski: Memories of a DANZIGER BOWKE: Arthur Krügers Childhood and Soldier Time , p. 136. ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).

[2] Samuel W. Mitcham : German Order of Battle: 291st-999th Infantry divisions, named infantry divisions, and special divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0 , pp. 318 ( google.de [accessed on May 4, 2019]).

[:1-3] Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 291st-999th Infantry divisions, named infantry divisions, and special divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0 , pp. 320 ( google.de [accessed on May 4, 2019]).

[:2-4] A ^b Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 75 ( google.de [accessed on May 4, 2019]).

[5] Veit Scherzer : The knight's cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives . 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .

[6] Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 79 .