(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Anton Heidenreich
Born: 06 Jul 1896 in Kaischeim, Donauwörth
Died: 20 Oct 1982 in Wiesbaden
Promotions:
Leutnant der Reserve (18 Mar 1915); Polizei-Leutnant (16 Sep 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (01 Jan 1923); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Feb 1931); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1934); Major (01 Jul 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937); Oberst (01 Apr 1940); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army as a War Volunteer in the 15th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1914-28 Nov 1914)
Platoon-Leader and Ordinance-Officer in the 10th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (29 Nov 1914-18 Nov 1915)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 11th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (18 Nov 1915-24 Nov 1915)
Company-Leader in the 14th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (25 Nov 1915-14 Feb 1917)
Pilot-Training with the 1st Bavarian Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Schleißheim (15 Feb 1917-05 Mar 1917)
Pilot-Training at Flying-School 2 (06 Mar 1917-23 Oct 1917)
Detached to the Observer-School Schleißheim (24 Oct 1917-29 Nov 1917)
Pilot with the 289th Flying-Battalion (30 Nov 1917-31 Jan 1918)
Wounded (25 Jan 1918)
Detached to Flying-School 1 (01 Feb 1918-13 Feb 1918)
In Reserve-Hospital II, Schwäbisch-Gmünd (14 Feb 1918-20 Feb 1918)
In Reserve-Hospital Nuremberg (21 Feb 1918-19 Jul 1918)
Assigned to Flying-School 1 and ambulatory Hospital treatment (19 Jul 1918-22 Aug 1918)
Detached to the 2nd Bavarian Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Flight-Leader and Leader of the Technical Company of Flying-School 2 (23 Aug 1918-08 Nov 1918)
Demobilisation with the 2nd Bavarian Flying-Replacement-Battalion (09 Nov 1918-13 Nov 1918)
Granted Leave for Hospital treatment and Placed to the Disposal of the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (14 Nov 1918-18 Feb 1919)
Leader of the Technical Company on the Flight-Location of the Government Libau (19 Feb 1919-14 Apr 1919)
Leader of the Armoured-Vehicle-Battalion VI of ‘Iron Division’, VI. Reserve-Corps (15 Apr 1919-09 Mar 1920)
With Detachment-Feuerback, Military-District-Command Stettin (10 Mar 1920-15 Apr 1920)
Retired (15 Apr 1920)
Entered Police Service as Leader of the Armoured-Vehicle-Platoon with the Police in Würzburg (16 Sep 1920-17 Dec 1920)
Motor-Vehicle-Platoon-Leader in Aschaffenburg, Leader of Motor-Vehicle-Alarm-Unit and Course-Leader for Motor-Transport-Technical Course in Munich; Leader of the Motor-Transport-Department Würzburg; Leader of the Transport-Squadron in Nuremberg (18 Dec 1920-31 Dec 1933)
Flying-Officer in Air-Supervision-Service with the Air-Office Nuremberg (01 Jan 1934-31 Oct 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service and Training at the Bomber-School Lechfeld (01 Nov 1934-27 Mar 1935)
Squadron-Captain with Flying-Group Giebelstadt, later Bomber-Wing 155 (28 Mar 1935-30 Apr 1936)
Commander of Flying-Group Ansbach, Bomber-Wing 155 (01 May 1936-30 Nov 1937)
Course-Leader at the Grand Bomber-Flying-School Faßberg (01 Dec 1937-30 Jun 1938)
Commander of the Grand Bomber-Flying-School Faßberg (01 Jul 1938-20 Nov 1940)
Airport-Area-Commandant Langenhagen and Stendal (21 Nov 1940-03 Jan 1941)
Airport-Area-Commandant 1/XI (04 Jan 1941-12 Jan 1945)
Airport-Area-Commandant 8/VI (13 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity then Interned (08 May 1945-25 Feb 1948)
Released (25 Feb 1948)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Baltenkreuz II. Klasse
- Baltenkreuz I. Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kommandeurkreuz des Kgl. Bulgar. Militär-Verdienstordens mit Schwertern


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