(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Iwan Heunert
Born: 28 Aug 1886 in Kiel
Died: 06 May 1977 in Lüneburg
Promotions:
Fähnrich (15 Jun 1907); Leutnant (23 Mar 1908); Oberleutnant (28 Nov 1914); Rittmeister (18 Nov 1915); Major (01 Oct 1920); Major (01 Oct 1920); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Jan 1921); Polizei-Major (13 Jul 1921); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (09 Nov 1933); Polizei-Oberst (01 Jan 1935); Oberst (15 Oct 1935); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1938); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1940)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1906)
Fahnenjunker in the 2nd Horse Jäger-Regiment (01 Oct 1906-01 Oct 1912)
Detached to the Military Riding Institute (01 Oct 1912-02 Aug 1914)
Commandant of the Staff-Watch of Army Mackensen (02 Aug 1914-13 Mar 1917)
Squadron-Chief in the 10th Dragoon-Regiment (13 Mar 1917-00 Dec 1918)
Leader of Volunteer-Cavalry-Detachment Heunert (00 Dec 1918-15 Jan 1919)
Leader of the 41st Reserve-Cavalry-Regiment of Border-Protection East Prussia (15 Jan 1919-14 Jan 1920)
Company-Leader with Border-Protection West Prussia (14 Jan 1920-01 Apr 1920)
Transferred into the 7th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Retired (31 Dec 1920)
Entered Police Service (01 Jan 1921)
Chief of the Mounted Unit in Elbing (01 Jan 1921-27 Nov 1921)
Deputy Commander of the Police in Lyck (27 Nov 1921-01 Apr 1924)
Commander of the Police-Riding-School Hannover (01 Apr 1924-01 Jun 1929)
Commander of the Police-Riding-School Krefeld (01 Jun 1929-01 Nov 1931)
Commander of the Police-Officers-Riding-School Potsdam (01 Nov 1931-30 Jan 1935)
Commander of the 1st State-Police-Regiment, Königsberg (30 Jan 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred into Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Oberst with the Staff of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-18 May 1936)
Commander of the 28th Infantry-Regiment (18 May 1936-15 Nov 1938)
Infantry-Commander 22 (15 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 58th Infantry-Division (26 Aug 1939-04 Sep 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (04 Sep 1941-23 Oct 1941)
Commandant of Rear Army Area 525 (23 Oct 1941-01 Jul 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Jul 1943-30 Nov 1944)
Retired (30 Nov 1944)

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