{{Short description|German general (1889–1964)}} {{For|General '''Gotthard''' Heinrici of World War II|Gotthard Heinrici}} {{More footnotes|date=December 2019}} __NOTOC__ {{Infobox military person |name= Sigfrid Henrici |birth_date={{birth date|1889|05|10|df=y}} |death_date={{death date and age|1964|11|08|1889|05|10|df=y}} |birth_place= Soest, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |death_place= Bad Nauheim, Hesse, West Germany |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance=German Empire<br/>Weimar Republic<br/>Nazi Germany |branch=German Army |service_years=1907–1945 |rank=''General der Panzertruppe'' |commands=16th Infantry Division<br/>XXXX Panzer Corps |unit= |battles=World War I ---- World War II |awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |other_work= }}
General ''' Sigfrid Henrici ''' (10 May 1889 – 8 November 1964) was a German general during World War II.
During the invasion of Poland in 1939, Henrici was the commander of the 16th Infantry Division (motorised).
He commanded XXXX Panzer Corps from November 1942 to October 1943, when he was severely wounded in Ukraine. He returned to service in 1944 and became again commander of the XXXX Panzerkorps in September, which he led until the end of the war.
He was taken prisoner by the Red Army on 9 May 1945 and was released from Soviet captivity in 1955. He died on 8 November 1964.
==Awards== * Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (14 September 1914) & 1st Class (24 December 1915)<ref name="Thomas p268">Thomas 1997, p. 268.</ref> * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 September 1939) & 1st Class (20 May 1940)<ref name="Thomas p268"/> * German Cross in Gold on 13 August 1943 as ''General der Panzertruppe'' and commanding general of the XXXX. Panzerkorps<ref>Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 178.</ref> * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ** Knight's Cross on 13 October 1941 as ''Generalleutnant'' and commander of the 16. Infanterie-Division (motorized) ** Oak Leaves on 9 December 1943 as ''General der Panzertruppe'' and commanding general of the XL. Panzerkorps
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===Bibliography=== {{Refbegin}} * {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |orig-date=1986 |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |trans-title=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 |language=German |location=Friedberg, Germany |publisher=Podzun-Pallas |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6 }} * {{Cite book |last1=Patzwall |first1=Klaus D. |last2=Scherzer |first2=Veit |year=2001 |title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II |trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 |language=German |location=Norderstedt, Germany |publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall |isbn=978-3-931533-45-8 }} * {{Cite book |last=Scherzer |first=Veit |year=2007 |title=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 |trans-title=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 |language=German |location=Jena, Germany |publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag |isbn=978-3-938845-17-2 }} * {{Cite book |last=Thomas |first=Franz |year=1997 |title=Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K |trans-title=The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K |language=German |location=Osnabrück, Germany |publisher=Biblio-Verlag |isbn=978-3-7648-2299-6 }} {{Refend}}
{{s-start}} {{s-mil}} {{succession box |before=General der Infanterie Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis |after=Generalleutnant Johannes Streich |title=Commander of 16. Infanterie-Division |years=15 March 1941 – 13 November 1942 }} {{succession box |after=''General der Panzertruppen'' Ferdinand Schörner |before=''General der Panzertruppen'' Gustav Fehn |title= Commander of XXXX Panzer Corps |years=13 November 1942 - 1 October 1943 }} {{succession box |before=''General der Panzertruppen'' Otto von Knobelsdorff |after=None |title= Commander of XXXX Panzer Corps |years=1 September 1944 - 8 May 1945 }} {{s-end}}
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