Conrad-Oskar Heinrichs

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Conrad-Oskar Heinrichs
Born	5 May 1890 Wallstawe
Died	8 September 1944(1944-09-08) (aged 54) Liège, Belgium
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1911–1944
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	290. Infanterie-Division 89. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive Operation Totalize Falaise pocket Siegfried Line Campaign †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Conrad-Oskar Heinrichs (5 May 1890 – 8 September 1944) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Conrad-Oskar Heinrichs was killed on 8 September 1944 near Liège, Belgium.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge
- in Black
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Eastern Front Medal
German Cross in Gold (18 January 1944)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 24^[1]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (19 December 1943)

Wehrmachtbericht reference

Date	Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording	Direct English translation
19 December 1943	Südlich Newel scheiterten in harten Kämpfen alle Durchbruchsversuche des Feindes. Nordwestlich der Stadt greift er, von starken Panzerverbänden unterstützt, mit zunehmender Heftigkeit an. Unsere zäh kämpfenden Truppen schossen hier 41 Sowjetpanzer ab und fügten dem Feind hohe blutige Verluste bei. In diesen Kämpfen haben sich die norddeutsche 290. Infanteriedivision unter Führung des Generalleutnants Heinrichs und die pommersche 122. Infanteriedivision unter Führung des Generalleutnants Chill besonders bewährt.^[2]	All enemy break through attempts south of Newel failed in hard combat. Northwest of the city, he attacks, supported by strong armored units, with increasing intensity. Our tough fighting Troops destroyed here 41 Soviet tanks and inflicted on the enemy high bloody losses. In these battles, the North German 290th Infantry Division under the command of Lieutenant General Heinrichs and the Pomeranian 122nd Infantry Division under the command of Lieutenant General Chill particularly proved themselves.

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 182.
↑ Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, p. 629.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 2, 1 January 1942 to 31 December 1943] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Theodor Freiherr von Wrede	Commander of 290. Infanterie-Division 1 May 1942 – 1 February 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Gerhard Henke
Preceded by None	Commander of 89. Infanterie-Division 10 February 1944 – 8 September 1944	Succeeded by Oberst Karl Rösler

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 21st Infantry Division

Stab	Hermann Foertsch Heinrich Götz¹ (Oak Leaves) Gerhard Matzky Otto Sponheimer

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 3	Anton Dicke Herbert Engbrecht Wilhelm Gaißer Alfred Hermann Kurt Hilgendorff David Kalkgruber Claus von Kursell Ernst Kutschkau (Oak Leaves) Waldemar Lehmann Fritz Lemke Wilhelm Morawietz Heinz Mothes Karl Sawatzki Siegfried Schaper Joachim Schwanitz Herbert Schwender² (Oak Leaves)

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 24	Josef-Hubert Adrian Karl Arning August Dempke Wilhelm Fischer Conrad-Oskar Heinrichs Hennig-Tile von Kalm Wilhelm Moser Emil Schareina Josef Weiß

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 45	Wilhelm Beuttel Otto Iwannek Hans-Joachim Kappis (Oak Leaves) Karl-Heinz Knollmann Helmut Kroeg Gotthard Kummer Wolfgang von Malotki Oskar Marchel Werner Pauls Karl Radermacher Derfflinger von Reuter Franz Rogalski³ (Oak Leaves) Erich Rudnick Herbert Schwender² (Oak Leaves) Helmut Schwill

Artillerie-Regiment 21	Wolfgang Henger

Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 21	Otto Sawatzki

¹ Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 466 ² Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 3, Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 45 ³ Knight's Cross with Sturm-Bataillon AOK 8

Persondata
Name	Heinrichs, Conrad-Oskar
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross Recipient
Date of birth	5 May 1890
Place of birth	Wallstawe, Germany
Date of death	8 September 1944
Place of death	Liège, Belgium

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