Generalmajor Carl Henke Born: 22 Jul 1896 in Berlin Died: 27 Apr 1945 3km south of Neutief, Vistula Spit (Frische Nehrung), East Prussia (Ostpreu�en) Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (22 Dec 1914); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (22 Mar 1915); F�hnrich (22 May 1915); Leutnant (15 Feb 1916); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1931); Major (01 Jan 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1939); Oberst (01 Jan 1942); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (04 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (04 Aug 1914-21 Sep 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 28th Pioneer-Battalion (21 Sep 1914-05 Jun 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (05 Jun 1915-06 Nov 1915)
Transferred to the 28th Pioneer-Replacement-Battalion (06 Nov 1915-31 Dec 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 28th Pioneer-Battalion (31 Dec 1915-29 Feb 1916)
Adjutant of the 28th Pioneer-Battalion (29 Feb 1916-18 Jan 1917)
Platoon-Leader in the 28th Pioneer-Battalion (18 Jan 1917-23 Mar 1918)
Detached to Company-Leade-Course in Hammerstein (22 Jul 1917-10 Sep 1917)
Detached to Pioneer-School I, Jeumont (04 Nov 1917-10 Dec 1917)
Company-Leader in the 28th Pioneer-Battalion (23 Mar 1918-15 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 34th Reichswehr-Pioneer-Battalion (15 Oct 1919-04 Nov 1919)
Transferred into the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (04 Nov 1919-15 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (15 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Detached to the Pioneer-School Munich (04 Jan 1921-04 May 1921)
Detached to the MG-Company of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (15 Sep 1921-15 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the 2nd Artillery-Regiment and Detached to the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1921-01 Apr 1922)
Detached to the Transport-School of the 2nd Transport-Battalion (01 Feb 1922-12 Apr 1922)
Transferred into the 10th Mounted-Regiment and Detached to the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1922-01 Apr 1923)
Transferred into the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1923-16 May 1925)
Leader of the Bridging-Column of the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (16 May 1925-01 Oct 1926)
Transferred into the 1st Company of the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1926-01 Oct 1928)
With the Staff of the Command-Office of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Hammerstein (01 Oct 1928-01 Mar 1929)
Detached to Course for Pioneer-Officers at the Pioneer-School Munich (01 Oct 1928-28 Feb 1929)
Detached to the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Mar 1929-01 Oct 1930)
With the Staff of the Command-Office of the Pioneer-Exercise-Grounds Zossen (01 Oct 1930-01 Apr 1931)
Company-Chief in the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1931-01 Oct 1934)
Officer with Special Duties of the Chief of Army Command and Liaison-Officer to the Naval-Station of the North Sea, Wilhelmshaven (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Chief of the Pioneer Instruction & Testing Company in Rehagen-Klausdorf (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 1st Pioneer Instruction & Testing Battalion (06 Oct 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of Pioneer Instruction & Testing Battalion Dessau-Ro�lau (10 Nov 1938-01 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 1st Pioneer-Instruction-Regiment (01 Sep 1939-06 Jun 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve & Detached to the Staff of Army High Command Norway (06 Jun 1941-10 Jan 1942)
Commander of Pioneer-Landing-Regiment-Staff 770 (motorised) (10 Jan 1942-01 Mar 1944)
Higher Pioneer Leader Kerch Crossings (00 Jan 1943-00 Aug 1943)
Higher Landing Pioneer Leader (01 Mar 1944-00 Jan 1945)
General of Pioneers with Army High Command 4 (00 Jan 1945-27 Apr 1945)
Caught in the encirclement of Neutief. Held position in in close combat fighting & shot himself with his last bullet when Russian soldiers tried to overrun his position. (27 Apr 1945) In Newind on the Rhine there was the 'General-Hanke' Barricks of the Bundeswehr, named in honour of the general
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 04.08.1943 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Pionier-Landungs-Regimentsstab 770 (mot)
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange �Prager Burg�
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. mit Schwertern
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
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