Siegfried Verhein

Siegfried Verhein
Born	1 October 1897 Greifswald
Died	30 June 1963 (age 65) Weilrod
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1930)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1915–30 1934–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Unit	551. Volksgrenadier-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Soviet Zemland Offensive (surrendered)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Siegfried Verhein (1 October 1897 – 30 June 1963) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Verhein surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet 1945 Zemland Offensive. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 February 1945 as Generalmajor and leader of a Kampfgruppe in the 551. Volks-Grenadier-Division^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 349.

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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.