(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Ralph von Heygendorff
Born: 15 Aug 1897 in Dresden
Died: 10 Dec 1953 in Remscheid, Lennep
Promotions:
Portepee-Fähnrich (12 Jan 1915); Säbel-Fähnrich (02 Mar 1915); Leutnant (16 Apr 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1931); Major (01 Mar 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Dec 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1943); Generalleutnant (30 Jan 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 1st Royal Saxon 100th Leib-Grenadier-Regiment (22 Aug 1914-02 Mar 1915)
Detached t Fahnenjunker-Course in Döberitz (17 Oct 1914-10 Dec 1914)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader in the Regiment (02 Mar 1915-01 Jul 1916)
Detached as Ordinance-Officer to the Staff of I. Battalion of the 193rd Infantry-Regiment (31 Dec 1915-16 Jan 1916)
Adjutant & Company-Leader with the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 23rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1916-09 Feb 1917)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 46th Landwehr-Infantry-Brigade (09 Feb 1917-02 Mar 1917)
Transferred into the 101st Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (02 Mar 1917-01 May 1917)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 46th Landwehr-Infantry-Brigade (01 May 1917-08 Dec 1917)
At the same time, Detached to III. Course of Field War School Kowno (30 May 1917-21 Jul 1917)
At the same time, Adjutant of the 46th Lanswehr-Infantry-Brigade (19 Sep 1917-17 Oct 1917)
Transferred into the 101st Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment and Temporary Ordinance-Officer of the 46th Landwehr-Infantry-Brigade (08 Dec 1917-23 Jan 1919)
At the same time, Temporary Adjutant of the 46th Landwehr-Infantry-Brigade (21 Dec 1917-23 Dec 1917)
At the same time, Temporary Adjutant of the 46th Landwehr-Infantry-Brigade (30 Jan 1918-00 Feb 1918)
At the same time, Temporary Adjutant of the 46th Landwehr-Infantry-Brigade (14 May 1918-11 Jun 1918)
Ordinance-Officer of the 46th Volunteer-Landwehr-Infantry-Brigade (23 Jan 1919-01 Apr 1919)
At the same time, Temporary Adjutant of the 46th Volunteer-Landwehr-Infantry-Brigade (25 Jan 1919-12 Feb 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the Infantry-Commander South Lithuania (28th Reserve-Infantry-Brigade) (01 Apr 1919-12 Jun 1919)
Temporary Adjutant of the 46th Volunteer-Landwehr-Infantry-Brigade (12 Jun 1919-01 Jul 1919)
Adjutant of Infantry-Leader 28 (01 Jul 1919-15 Aug 1919)
Removed for Demobilisation from Lithuania to Troop-Exercise-Grounds Zeithain (15 Aug 1919-27 Sep 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with Military-District-Command IV (27 Sep 1919-21 Nov 1919)
Transferred into the 24th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment while retaining command with Military-District-Command IV (21 Nov 1919-20 Oct 1920)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (20 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Adjutant of the Training-Battalion of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1923)
Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of 4th Division (01 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1924)
Detached to II. Battalion of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (04 Jul 1924-15 Sep 1924)
While retaining Position with the Staff of 4th Division, transferred into the 12th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Signals & Gas Officer of II. Battalion of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Nov 1929)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1929-01 Feb 1933)
Detached to the RWM (26 Jun 1930-30 Sep 1930)
At the same time, Adjutant of the State-Command-Office Saxony (01 Oct 1930-01 Feb 1933)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Regiments-Adjutant of Infantry-Regiment Dresden (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in the 10th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1934-06 Oct 1936)
Detached to the RWM (01 Dec 1935-31 Jan 1936)
Adjutant with the General-Command of VIII. Army-Corps (06 Oct 1936-17 Sep 1939)
Detached to the Staff of Army High Command 14 (17 Sep 1939-23 Oct 1939)
1st Assistant of the Military Attaché in Moscow (23 Oct 1939-15 Aug 1940)
Adjutant with the General-Command of the Replacement-VII. Army-Corps (Military-District VII, Munich) (15 Aug 1940-08 Mar 1942)
At the same time, Detached to OKW/Foreign Department (13 Feb 1941-22 May 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (08 Mar 1942-16 Jul 1942)
Detached to Battalion-Leader-School Mourmelon (05 May 1942-02 Jun 1942)
Commander of the 181st Infantry-Regiment (16 Jul 1942-21 Sep 1942)
Commander of Eastern Legions (21 Sep 1942-20 Apr 1943)
Commander of the Volunteer-Cadre-Division (20 Apr 1943-11 Mar 1944)
Commander of Volunteer Units, OKH (01 Feb 1944-21 May 1944)
Commander of the 162nd türkvölkischen Infantry-Division (21 May 1944-01 Jul 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Jul 1944-05 Jul 1944)
Commander of the 237th Infantry-Division (05 Jul 1944-12 Jul 1944)
Commander of the 162nd türkvölkischen Infantry-Division (12 Jul 1944-04 May 1945)
In Captivity (04 May 1945-05 Dec 1947)
Released (05 Dec 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (30 Apr 1945)


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