Heinrich Götz

Heinrich Götz (1 January 1896 – 31 January 1960) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Heinrich Götz
Born	1 January 1896
Died	31 January 1960(1960-01-31) (aged 64)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	83rd Infantry Division 21st Infantry Division
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (25 October 1915) & 1st Class (19 March 1917)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (30 September 1939) & 1st Class (6 October 1939)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 3 May 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 466^[2]
  • 623rd Oak Leaves on 5 March 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 21. Infanterie-Division^[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 205.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 340.

Bibliography

• 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.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Wilhelm Heun	Commander of 83. Infanterie-Division 28 June 1944 – 22 August 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Wilhelm Heun
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hermann Foertsch	Commander of 21. Infanterie-Division 22 August 1944 – 25 September 1944	Succeeded by Oberst Hengersdorff
Preceded by Oberst Beyse	Commander of 21. Infanterie-Division 14 January 1945 – 1 April 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Karl Koetz
Preceded by Oberst Borgmann	Commander of Infanterie-Division "Scharnhorst" 8 April 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None