Henning von Thadden (24 September 1898 – 18 May 1945) was a German military officer who last held the rank of Generalleutnant.

He graduated from the Knights' Academy in Legnica (Liegnitz) and shortly afterwards joined the imperial German army as an ensign in the 2nd West Prussian Grenadier Regiment.

During the invasion of Poland, von Thadden was staff officer of the XVII Army Corps in 1939 and later joined the Battle of France in 1940 in this same capacity.

[1][2] On 27 February 1945, Henning von Thadden took over command of the 1st Infantry Division from Generalleutnant Hans Schittnig.

During his education at the Dresden Infantry School from 1930 to 1933, von Thadden married the 18-year-old orphan Marie-Luise Neutze in 1931.