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(1946-02-19) (aged 67) NKVD Special Camp No. 1, Brandenburg, Allied-occupied Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Years of service	1897–1932 1939–1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	61st Infantry Division XXXVIII Army Corps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of Mława Siege of Warsaw (1939) Battle of Belgium Battle of France Battle of Dunkirk Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Porytowe Wzgórze
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 the Sobibor uprising 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^{[citation needed]}
• 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