Siegfried Haenicke

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
Born	8 September 1878 Konstanz, German Empire
Died	19 February 1946 (aged 67) NKVD Special Camp No. 1, Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1897–32 1939–45
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	61st Infantry Division XXXVIII Army Corps
Battles/wars	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

• Pour le Mérite on 14 June 1918 as hauptmann and commander of II Battalion, 150th Infantry Regiment
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1941 as generalleutnant and commander of 61st Infantry Division[1]

See also

• List of the Pour le Mérite (military class) recipients

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 174.

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.