Heinrich Voigtsberger

Heinrich Voigtsberger (born February 10, 1903 in Untermhaus ; † March 17, 1959 in Wittlich ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II .

Life

Voigtsberger served in the Reichswehr from 1922 and was promoted to lieutenant in the 4th Company of the 15th Infantry Regiment on January 1, 1930 .

During the Second World War he took part in several battles, including the Western campaign , the African campaign , the Battle of Sollum (near Tobruk), the Battle of the Dnepr , the defense against the Uman-Botoşani offensive, on the invasion front (Normandy), the defense against Operation Cobra , the Liège operation , the battle of Aachen , the battle in the Huertgen Forest , the Ardennes offensive , the battle of the Oder and the battle in the Halbe pocket . In May 1945 he was selected by the British captured and 1947 from the captivity dismissed.

116th Panzer Division (in charge of command from September 15 to 19, 1944)
309th Infantry Division (from February 1 to its dissolution on April 29, 1945) On April 1, 1945 he was promoted to major general.

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
Wound badge (1939) in black or silver
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on July 9, 1941 as Major and Commander of MG Battalion 2
- Eichenlaub on December 9, 1943 as colonel and commander of the 60th Grenadier Regiment (351st award)

↑ ^a ^b ^c Veit Scherzer : 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 , p. 761.
↑ Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres , Ed .: Reichswehrministerium , Mittler & Sohn Verlag , Berlin 1930, p. 44
↑ ^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. 203 ( google.de [accessed on May 2, 2019]).

personal data
SURNAME	Voigtsberger, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently major general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	February 10, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lower house
DATE OF DEATH	March 17, 1959
Place of death	Wittlich