Henning Schönfeld

Henning Schönfeld
Born	(1894-05-19)19 May 1894 Stettin
Died	11 March 1958(1958-03-11) (aged 63) Bonn
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1912–18 1934–44
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	2. Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Italian Campaign Allied invasion of Italy Battle of Monte Cassino Battle of Anzio
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Henning Schönfeld (19 May 1894 – 11 March 1958) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded 2. Panzer-Division. 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. Henning Schönfeld retired from the army in 1944. He was taken prisoner by British troops in 1945 and was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (13 September 1939)
- 1st Class (2 October 1939)
Panzer Badge in Bronze
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 20 ^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 314.

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.
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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Oberst Eberhard von Nostitz	Commander of 2. Panzer-Division 5 September 1944 – 14 December 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Meinrad von Lauchert

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 20th Infantry Division (motorized)/20th Panzergrenadier-Division

Staff	Georg Jauer (Oak Leaves) Mauritz von Wiktorin Hans Zorn¹ (Oak Leaves)

Units	Ernst-August Fricke (Oak Leaves) Erwin Koopmann Wilhelm Loos Walter Prüß (Oak Leaves) Gerhard von Schwerin² (Oak Leaves & Swords) Helmut Wandmaker Hermann Wulf (Oak Leaves) Hans Bruhn Gustav-Adolf Bursche Erich Jaschke³ (Oak Leaves) Hermann-Gustav Jochims Hans Traut⁴ (Oak Leaves) Henning Schönfeld Hermann Seitz⁵ (Oak Leaves) Heinrich Keese (Oak Leaves)

¹ Oak Leaves with the XXXXVI Panzer Corps. ² Oak Leaves with the 16th Infantry Division and Swords with the 16th Panzergrenadier Division. ³ Oak Leaves with the LV Army Corps. ⁴ Oak Leaves with the 10th Infantry Division. ⁵ Oak Leaves with the 17th Panzer Division

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