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Conrad-Oskar Heinrichs

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Konrad-Oskar Heinrichs
Born5 May 1890
Died8 September 1944(1944-09-08) (aged 54)
Liège, Belgium
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands290th Infantry Division
89th Infantry Division
Battles / warsAllied advance from Paris to the Rhine 
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Konrad-Oskar Heinrichs (5 May 1890 – 8 September 1944) was a German general in the Wehrmacht who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Heinrichs was killed on 8 September 1944 near Liège, Belgium.

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Citations

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  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 182.

Bibliography

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  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of 290. Infanterie-Division
1 May 1942 – 1 February 1944
Succeeded by
Generalmajor Gerhard Henke
Preceded by
None
Commander of 89. Infanterie-Division
10 February 1944 – 8 September 1944
Succeeded by