(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Ludwig Heilmann
Born: 09 Aug 1903 in Würzburg
Died: 26 Oct 1959 in Kempten, Allgäu
Promotions:
Oberschütze (01 Nov 1924); Gefreiter (01 Dec 1924); Unteroffizier (01 May 1925); Unterfeldwebel (01 Oct 1927); Feldwebel (01 Jul 1929); Leutnant (01 Jul 1934); Oberleutnant (01 Jul 1934); Hauptmann (01 Dec 1935); Major (01 Aug 1940); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1942); Oberst (01 Dec 1943); Generalmajor (22 Dec 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as a Soldier, Radio-Operator, Firing and Weapons NCO and in 1929 Platoon-Leader in the 21st Infantry-Regiment (03 Feb 1921-03 Feb 1933)
Platoon-Leader in the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1934-30 Sep 1934)
Company-Chief in the Infantry-Regiment Nuremberg (01 Oct 1934-14 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 63rd Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-02 Aug 1936)
Company-Chief in the 91st Infantry-Regiment (03 Aug 1936-26 Aug 1939)
With the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 91st Infantry-Regiment (27 Aug 1939-10 Jan 1940)
With the Regiments-Staff of the 91st Infantry-Regiment (10 Jan 1940-02 May 1940)
Company-Chief in the 423rd Infantry-Regiment (03 May 1940-17 Jun 1940)
Detached to the 12th Parachute-Infantry-Course at the Parachute-School Wittstock (18 Jun 1940-13 Jul 1940)
Delegated with the Leadership of the III. Battalion of the 423rd Infantry-Regiment (14 Jul 1940-31 Jul 1940)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service and Commander of the III. Battalion of the 3rd Paratrooper-Regiment (01 Aug 1940-14 Nov 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 3rd Paratrooper-Regiment (15 Nov 1942-04 Jun 1943)
Commander of the 3rd Paratrooper-Regiment (05 Jun 1943-16 Nov 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 5th Paratrooper-Division (17 Nov 1944-21 Dec 1944)
Commander of the 5th Paratrooper-Division (22 Dec 1944-05 Mar 1945)
In Allied Captivity (05 Mar 1945-00 Aug 1947)
Released (00 Aug 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (203): am 14.06.1941 als Major und Kommandeur III. Bataillon/ Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 3
- Eichenlaub (412): am 02.03.1944 als Oberst und Kommandeur Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 3
- Schwerter (67): am 15.05.1944 als Oberst und Kommandeur Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 3
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 15.03.1942 als Major und Kommandeur III. Bataillon/ Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 3
- 1939 EK I: 14.06.1941
- 1939 EK II: 02.10.1939
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Fallschirmschützen-Abzeichen
- Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz
- Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe
- Ärmelband “Kreta”: 20.05.1943
- Wehrmachtbericht: 16.03.1944


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