Richard Henze

Richard Henze
Birth name	Richard Henze
Born	3 September 1895 Herzog-Julius-Hütte near Goslar, Germany
Died	15 September 1985 (aged 90) Braunschweig
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	Oberst of the Reserves
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 489
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Richard Henze (3 September 1895 – 15 September 1985) was a highly decorated Oberst of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient 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.

Awards and decorations

• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (3 July 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (4 July 1941)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 2 October 1942 as Major of the Reserves and commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 518^[2][3]
  • 307th Oak Leaves on 2 October 1943 as Oberstleutnant of the Reserves and commander of the Grenadier-Regiment 489^[2][4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 271.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 383.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 223.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 95.

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 (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht