Walter Heitz

Walter Heitz

Walter Heitz
Born 8 December 1878(1878-12-08)
Berlin
Died 9 February 1944(1944-02-09) (aged 65)
Moscow
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1898–1944
Rank Generaloberst
Battles/wars

World War I
World War II
Awards Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves

Walter Heitz (8 December 1878 – 9 February 1944) was a German Generaloberst, serving during World War II. Heitz commanded the VIII. Armeekorps on the Eastern Front. Heitz died of cancer on 9 February 1944 while in Soviet captivity.

Awards

References

This article incorporates information from the revision as of 24 November 2009 of the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
Citations
  1. ^ a b Scherzer 2007, p. 378.
  2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 220.
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 63.
Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Helden der Wehrmacht II - Unsterbliche deutsche Soldaten. München, Germany: FZ-Verlag GmbH, 2003. ISBN 3-924309-62-0.

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Military offices
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Ernst Busch		 Commander of VIII. Armeekorps
25 October 1939 – 31 January 1943		 Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Gustav Höhne
Colonel general
(Generaloberst)
of the Army
Colonel general
(Generaloberst)
of the Luftwaffe
General admiral
(Generaladmiral)
Oberstgruppenführer
(SS or Waffen-SS)