Conrad-Oskar Heinrichs

Konrad-Oskar Heinrichs
Born	5 May 1890
Died	8 September 1944(1944-09-08) (aged 54) Liège, Belgium
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	290th Infantry Division 89th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Konrad-Oskar Heinrichs (5 May 1890 – 8 September 1944) was a German general in the Wehrmacht who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Heinrichs was killed on 8 September 1944 near Liège, Belgium.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 24^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 182.

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.

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

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 21st Infantry Division
Karl Arning Hermann Foertsch Heinrich Götz (Oak Leaves) Conrad-Oskar Heinrichs Gerhard Matzky Otto Sponheimer

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