Siegfried Haenicke

Siegfried Haenicke (8 September 1878 – 19 February 1946) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XXXVIII. Corps. He was a recipient of both the Pour le Mérite and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Pour le Mérite was the highest military order of the German Empire. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Siegfried Haenicke was captured by Soviet troops in 1945, and died in 1946.

Dates of rank

 * Sekondeleutnant (13 March 1897)
 * Leutnant (1 January 1899)
 * Oberleutnant (18 May 1907)
 * Hauptmann (18 December 1912)
 * Major (18 May 1920)
 * Oberstleutnant (1 October 1925)
 * Oberst (1 February 1929)
 * Generalmajor (1 April 1932)
 * Generalleutnant (1 November 1939)
 * General der Infanterie (1 April 1942)

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd Class
 * 1st Class
 * Wound Badge (1914)
 * in Black
 * Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
 * Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
 * Pour le Mérite (14 June 1918)
 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class
 * 1st Class
 * Eastern Front Medal
 * German Cross in Gold (4 September 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 61. Infanterie-Division