Karl Henze

Karl Henze
Born	20 January 1916 Holzminden
Died	25 September 1985(1985-09-25) (aged 69) Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe  German Air Force
Years of service	1936–45 ?–1970
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Unit	StG 77 SchlG 102 SchlG 103 SchlG 151
Commands held	SchlG 102 SchlG 103 SchlG 151 JaBoG 35
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Battle of Greece Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Battle of Kursk
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Karl Henze (20 January 1916 – 25 September 1985) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Karl Henze was taken prisoner at the end of the war and later joined the postwar Luftwaffe retiring as an Oberst. During his career he flew 1098 missions.

Awards and decorations

• Aviator badge
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "1000"
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (27 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (28 May 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (24 November 1941)
• German Cross in Gold on 13 January 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 15 July 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
  • 481st Oak Leaves on 20 May 1944 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 77

References

Bibliography

• Brütting, Georg (1992) [1976]. Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945 (in German) (7th ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch. ISBN 978-3-87943-433-6. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
• Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on

Military offices
Preceded by —	Commander of Jagdbombergeschwader 35 March 1959 – September 1963	Succeeded by Major Gerhard Limberg

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