Max Sachsenheimer

Max Heinrich Sachsenheimer (5 December 1909 – 2 June 1973) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 17th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. On the 5th or 6th of February, 1945, as part of the Vistula-Oder offensive in Dyhernfurth, he had made it possible for a commando operation to evacuate and destroy a special factory, which was probably a Tabun production plant for the Anorgana company.

Max Sachsenheimer
Born	(1909-12-05)5 December 1909
Died	2 June 1973(1973-06-02) (aged 63)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	17th Infantry Division
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25 May 1940) & 1st Class (15 June 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 3 February 1943 as Major in the II./Jäger-Regiment 75^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 5 April 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Jäger-Regiment 75^[3]
  • 472nd Oak Leaves on 14 May 1944 as Major and leader of Jäger-Regiment 75^[3]
  • 132nd Swords on 6 February 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 17. Infanterie-Division^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 236.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 393.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 648.

Bibliography

• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Richard Zimmer	Commander of 17th Infanterie-Division 4 September 1944 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by none