Siegfried Haenicke (8 September 1878 – 19 February 1946) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XXXVIII Army Corps. He was a recipient of both the Pour le Mérite and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Siegfried Haenicke | |
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| Born | 8 September 1878 Konstanz, German Empire |
| Died | 19 February 1946 (aged 67) NKVD Special Camp No. 1, Brandenburg, Allied-occupied Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Years of service | 1897–32 1939–45 |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
| Commands | 61st Infantry Division XXXVIII Army Corps |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
From 30 September 1942, he became military commander of Wehrkreis General Government (Poland), renamed Befehlshaber Heeresgebiet Generalgouvernement in October 1944. In this function, he ordered the participation of the Wehrmacht in the suppression of an uprising of the prisoners in the extermination camp Sobibor in October 1943. On 31 January 1945, he was transferred back to the Führer reserve. Haenicke was arrested by the Soviets in 1945, and died in 1946 in NKVD Special Camp No. 1.
Awards
edit- Pour le Mérite on 14 June 1918 as hauptmann and commander of II Battalion, 150th Infantry Regiment[citation needed]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1941 as generalleutnant and commander of 61st Infantry Division[1]
See also
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 174.
Bibliography
edit- 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.
