(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generaloberst Walter Heitz
Born: 08 Dec 1878 in Berlin
Died: 09 Feb 1944 in Moscow (Buried in Krassnogorsk)
Promotions:
Leutnant (18 Aug 1899); Oberleutnant (17 Sep 1909); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1913); Major (01 Apr 1922); Oberstleutnant (01 Nov 1927); Oberst (01 Feb 1930); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1933); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1934); General der Artillerie (01 Apr 1937); Generaloberst (30 Jan 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (07 Mar 1898)
Fahnenjunker in the 2nd West Prussian 36th Field-Artillery-Regiment (07 Mar 1898-01 Oct 1899)
Transferred into the 72nd Field-Artillery-Regiment Hochmeister (01 Oct 1899-01 Oct 1901)
Detached to the Artillery & Engineer School (01 Oct 1901-01 Oct 1903)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 72nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1903-01 Feb 1908)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 72nd Field-Artillery-Regiment, Marienwerder (01 Feb 1908-02 Aug 1914)
Battery-Chief in the IV. Battalion of the 72nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-00 Dec 1916)
Leader of III. Battalion of the 36th Field-Artillery-Regiment (00 Dec 1916-18 Dec 1918)
Battalion-Leader in the 72nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Dec 1918-01 Oct 1919)
Instructor at the Artillery-School Jüterbog (01 Oct 1919-01 Mar 1922)
Training-Advisor with the Inspection of Artillery, RWM (In 4) (01 Mar 1922-01 Feb 1927)
Commander of I. Battalion of Artillery-Regiment Halberstadt (01 Feb 1927-1929)
Commander of the Artillery Firing School (1929-1930)
With the Regiments-Staff of the 1st Artillery-Regiment, Königsberg (01 Feb 1931-01 Oct 1931)
Commandant of Fortress Königsberg (01 Oct 1931-01 Aug 1936)
President of the Reichs War Court (01 Aug 1936-11 Sep 1939)
Commander Danzig-West Prussia (11 Sep 1939-23 Oct 1939)
Commanding General of VIII. Army-Corps (25 Oct 1939-31 Jan 1943)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of 15th Army (00 Jan 1942)
Captured by the Red Army as Stalingrad (31 Jan 1943)
In Soviet Captivity (31 Jan 1943-09 Feb 1944)
Died (09 Feb 1944)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (208): am 04.09.1940 als General der Artillerie und Kommandierender General des VIII. Armee-Korps
- Eichenlaub (156): am 21.12.1942 als General der Artillerie und Kommandierender General des VIII. Armee-Korps
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 22.04.1942 als General der Artillerie und Kommandierender General des VIII. Armee-Korps
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I: 19.05.1940
- Spange zum EK II: 10.10.1939


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