(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Hans-Walter Heyne
Born: 10 Jan 1894 in Hannover
Died: 29 Aug 1967 in Bodenengern
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Aug 1913); Fähnrich (18 Oct 1913); Leutnant (19 Jun 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1917); Rittmeister (01 Dec 1925); Major (E) (05 Mar 1935); Oberstleutnant (E) (01 Apr 1940); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1940); Oberst (01 Apr 1942); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1943); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (26 Feb 1913)
Fahnenjunker in the 25th Field-Artillery-Regiment (26 Feb 1913-02 Aug 1914)
In the Field as Battery-Officer with the 25th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-08 Sep 1914)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 25th Field-Artillery-Regiment (08 Sep 1914-06 Dec 1914)
Battery-Officer in the 6th Battery of the 25th Field-Artillery-Regiment (06 Dec 1914-18 Dec 1914)
Transferred into the II. Replacement-Battalion of the 25th Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Dec 1914-29 Dec 1914)
Battery-Officer with the Staff of the 56th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (29 Dec 1914-22 Mar 1915)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 56th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (22 Mar 1915-09 Feb 1917)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 56th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (09 Feb 1917-10 Apr 1917)
Leader of 1st Battery of the 56th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (10 Apr 1917-05 Feb 1919)
Detached to the 280th Flying-Battalion (18 Jun 1918-22 Jun 1918)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of I. Battalion of the 56th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (12 Jul 1918-30 Jul 1918)
Transferred back to the 25th Field-Artillery-Regiment (05 Feb 1919-01 Apr 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 18th Light Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1919-02 Dec 1919)
Transferred into the 11th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (02 Dec 1919-29 Apr 1920)
Detached to the Riding-School Hannover (01 May 1919-01 Feb 1920)
Transferred into the 15th Mounted-Regiment (29 Apr 1920-12 Nov 1920)
Detached to MG-Course on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Jüterbog (25 Aug 1920-23 Sep 1920)
Bureau-Officer & Riding-Instructor with the Course for Mortar-Officers in Jüterbog (12 Nov 1920-15 Feb 1926)
Transferred to the Staff of the 3rd Mounted-Regiment (15 Feb 1926-01 Apr 1926)
Chief of A-Squadron of the 3rd Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1926-01 Oct 1928)
Detached to Course for Advanced Uniformed Riding Training at the Cavalry-School Hannover (11 Oct 1928-07 Nov 1928)
Chief of 2nd Squadron, Regiments-Officer and MG-Platoon-Leader in the 3rd Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1928-28 Feb 1930)
Detached to Cavalry Regiment Signals & Gun Course in Potsdam (08 Apr 1929-04 May 1929)
Retired after recieving severe head injuries from a fall from a horse (28 Feb 1930)
Territorial-Employee of the Army (01 Apr 1930)
In the RWM, Director of the Pre-Military Youth-Training and Director of Military-District-Command Zauch-Belzig (01 Apr 1930-01 Oct 1933)
Entered Army Service as a Territorisl-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Dec 1940)
Adjutant of District-Command Perleberg (01 Oct 1933-05 Mar 1935)
Assigned to Military-District-Command Potsdam II (05 Mar 1935-28 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 754th Light Artillery-Battalion (28 Sep 1939-01 Dec 1940)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 217th Artillery-Regiment (01 Dec 1940-23 Feb 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (23 Feb 1942-28 Mar 1942)
Commander of the 182nd Artillery-Regiment (28 Mar 1942-15 Mar 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 82nd Infantry-Division (15 Mar 1943-01 Jun 1943)
Commander of the 82nd Infantry-Division (01 Jun 1943-15 May 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 May 1944-01 Jun 1944)
Commander of the 6th Infantry-Division (01 Jun 1944-30 Jun 1944)
Captured by the Russians at Bobruysk, in Soviet Captivity (30 Jun 1944-06 Oct 1955)
Released (06 Oct 1955)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 16.04.1943 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Artillerie-Regiment 182
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Allgemeines-Sturmabzeichen des Heeres in Silber
- Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942"


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