Heinrich-Anton Deboi
Heinrich-Anton Deboi | |
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| Born | 6 April 1893 Landshut, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | 20 January 1955 (aged 61) Cherntsy, Russian SSR, USSR |
| Allegiance |  German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 44th Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Heinrich-Anton Deboi (6 April 1893 – 20 January 1955) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who held several commands at the divisional levels. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Deboi surrendered to the Red Army at the conclusion of the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he died in captivity in January 1955.
Awards and decorations
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- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 September 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 44. Infanterie Division [1]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 134.
Bibliography
[edit]- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Categories:
- 1893 births
- 1955 deaths
- People from Landshut
- Military personnel from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German commanders at the Battle of Stalingrad
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- German people who died in Soviet detention
- Military personnel from Bavaria