Heinrich Voigtsberger Military person

Heinrich Paul Hermann Voigtsberger (10 February 1903 – 17 March 1959) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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. Heinrich Voigtsberger was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was released in 1947.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 10, 1903
Birth place
Germany , Gera
Date of deathMarch 17, 1959
Place of death
Germany , Wittlich

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Battle of Aachen
North African Campaign
Operation Battleaxe
Operation Cobra
Battle of Hürtgen Forest
Battle of the Bulge
Invasion of Normandy
World War II
Operation Lüttich
Uman–Botoşani Offensive
Battle of France
Battle of the Oder–Neisse
Battle of Halbe
Battle of the Dnieper
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military command
116. Panzer-Division
309. Infanterie-Division
service start1922
service end1945

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External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/V/VoigtsbergerH.htm