Henning Schönfeld

Henning Schönfeld
Henning Schönfeld
Born	19 May 1894
Died	11 March 1958 (aged 63)
Allegiance	German Empire; Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Years of service	1912–1918; 1934–1944
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	2nd Panzer Division
Battles / wars	World War I; World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Italian Campaign; Allied invasion of Italy; Battle of Monte Cassino; Battle of Anzio; ;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Henning Schönfeld (19 May 1894 – 11 March 1958) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 2nd Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 20 ^[1]

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.