Siegfried Haenicke
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Born8 September 1878
Died19 February 1946 (aged 67)
AllegianceGerman Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
BranchGerman Army
Siegfried Haenicke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 September 1878 |
| Died | 19 February 1946 (aged 67) |
| Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Branch | German Army |
| Service years | 1897–1932 1939–1945 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands | 61st Infantry Division XXXVIII Army Corps |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Siegfried Haenicke (8 September 1878 – 19 February 1946) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XXXVIII Army Corps. He was a recipient of both the Pour le Mérite and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
From 30 September 1942, he became military commander of Wehrkreis General Government (Poland), renamed Befehlshaber Heeresgebiet Generalgouvernement in October 1944. In this function, he ordered the participation of the Wehrmacht in the suppression of the Sobibor uprising in October 1943. On 31 January 1945, he was transferred back to the Führer reserve. Haenicke was arrested by the Soviets in 1945, and died in 1946 in NKVD Special Camp No. 1.