Walter Heitz

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Walter Heitz

Walter Heitz
Born (1878-12-08)8 December 1878
Berlin
Died 9 February 1944(1944-02-09) (aged 65)
Moscow
Allegiance German Empire German Empire (to 1918)
Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
  • Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. 

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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
German Colonel Generals and General Admirals of the Third Reich
Colonel General
(Generaloberst)
of the Army
Colonel General
(Generaloberst)
of the Luftwaffe
General Admiral
(Generaladmiral)
SS-Oberst-
Gruppenführer


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