Siegfried Haenicke
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Siegfried Haenicke
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| Born | 8 September 1878 Konstanz, Grand Duchy of Baden |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Mühlberg, East Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1932) Nazi Germany |
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| Years of service | 1897–32 1939–45 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands held | 61. Infanterie-Division XXXVIII. Armeekorps |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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| Awards | Pour le Mérite Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Siegfried Haenicke (8 September 1878 – 19 February 1946) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XXXVIII. Corps. He was a recipient of both the Pour le Mérite and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Pour le Mérite was the highest military order of the German Empire. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Siegfried Haenicke was captured by Soviet troops in 1945, and died in 1946.
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Dates of rank
- Sekondeleutnant (13 March 1897)
- Leutnant (1 January 1899)
- Oberleutnant (18 May 1907)
- Hauptmann (18 December 1912)
- Major (18 May 1920)
- Oberstleutnant (1 October 1925)
- Oberst (1 February 1929)
- Generalmajor (1 April 1932)
- Generalleutnant (1 November 1939)
- General der Infanterie (1 April 1942)
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black[1]
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg[1]
- Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria)[1]
- Service Award Cross (Prussia)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords[1]
- Pour le Mérite on 14 June 1918 as Hauptmann and leader of II./ Infanterie-Regiment Nr.150[1]
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal[1]
- German Cross in Gold (4 September 1942)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 61. Infanterie-Division [1][2]
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Bibliography
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Commander of 61. Infanterie-Division 8 August 1939 - 27 March 1942 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Franz Scheidies |
| Preceded by
General der Infanterie Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis
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Commander of XXXVIII. Armeekorps 23 April 1942 - 29 June 1942 |
Succeeded by General der Artillerie Kurt Herzog |
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 61st Infantry Division
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1 Oak Leaves with the 252nd Infantry Division. 2 Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 162, Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 176. 3 Oak Leaves with the 12th Luftwaffe Field Division
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Categories:
- Pages using infobox military person with unknown parameters
- 1878 births
- 1946 deaths
- People from Konstanz
- People from the Grand Duchy of Baden
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross (Hamburg)
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- German people who died in Soviet detention
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
