Generalmajor Hubertus-Maria Ritter von Heigl Born: 10 Nov 1897 in Siegenburg, Lower Bavaria (Niederbayern) Died: 24 Jan 1985 in Munich (M�nchen) Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (09 Oct 1915); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (16 Oct 1915); F�hnrich (11 Mar 1916); Leutnant (02 Jun 1916); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Dec 1932); Major (01 Aug 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1940); Oberst (01 Mar 1942); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (12 Jul 1915)
Fahnenjunkere in the 4th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (12 Jul 1915-01 Mar 1916)
Detached to F�hnrich-Course in D�beritz (01 Sep 1915-06 Nov 1915)
Detached to Fortress-Command Section III, Metz (20 Nov 1915-27 Nov 1915)
Detached to Exercise-Course for Fahnenjunker and Officer Aspirants in Grafenw�hr (04 Dec 1915-12 Feb 1916)
In the Field with the 4th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1916-11 Jul 1916)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 4th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (11 Jul 1916-29 Aug 1916)
In the Field with the 4th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (29 Aug 1916-08 Sep 1917)
Temporary Company Leader in the 4th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (17 Jan 1917-01 Mar 1917)
Detached to Training-Course for Company Leaders (05 Mar 1917-14 Apr 1917)
Detached to Training-Course on Light Mortars (21 May 1917-30 May 1917)
Detached to 1st Instruction-Course of the Assault-Battalion of XII. Army-Corps (04 Jun 1917-26 Jun 1917)
Temporary Company Leader in the 4th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (27 Jun 1917-24 Jul 1917)
Temporary Company Leader in the 4th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1917-08 Sep 1917)
With the 4th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (08 Sep 1917-15 Oct 1917)
Detached as Ordinance-Officer to the Regiment-Staff of the 4th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1917-11 Apr 1918)
Ordinance-Officer & Mortar-Officer with the Regiment-Staff of the 4th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (11 Apr 1918-08 Jun 1918)
Temporary Regiments Adjutant of the 4th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (08 Jun 1918-19 Aug 1918)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 4th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (19 Aug 1918-08 Jan 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 4th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (08 Jan 1919-09 Apr 1919)
Adjutant of Freikorps Probstmayr (09 Apr 1919-01 Jun 1919)
Adjutant of the Processing-Office of the 4th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1919-15 Oct 1919)
At the same time, Studying Law at the University of W�rzburg (23 Jun 1919-1920)
Transferred into the 45th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1919-26 Mar 1920)
Detached to the 23rd Depot-Battalion in Camp Grafenw�hr (07 Nov 1919-20 Mar 1920)
Detached to the 23rd Mortar-Battalion (26 Mar 1920-25 May 1920)
Transferred back into the 45th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (25 May 1920-10 Sep 1920)
Transferred into the MG-Company of the 47th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (10 Sep 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 8th Company of the 47th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Platoon-Leader in the 8th Company of the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-24 Jul 1921)
Detached to Riding Courses with the 7th Artillery-Regiment (04 Apr 1921-30 May 1921)
Taken ill, in Hospital (24 Jul 1921-09 Aug 1921)
Back with the II. Battalion of the 21st Infantry-Regiment (09 Aug 1921-14 Sep 1921)
Stay in Hospital in Bad Reichenhall (14 Sep 1921-10 Nov 1921)
Operation in Army-Hospital Munich (10 Nov 1921-08 Dec 1921)
Released from Hospital and Assigned with the 12th (MG) Company of the 21st Infantry-Regiment (08 Dec 1921-01 Oct 1924)
Adjutant of the Training-Battalion of the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-15 Jan 1928)
Detached to Weapons School Course in Dresden (07 Apr 1926-20 Aug 1926)
Transferred into the 4th (MG) Company of the 21st Infantry-Regiment (15 Jan 1928-01 Jan 1929)
Instructor & Supervision Officer at the Pioneer-School Munich (01 Jan 1929-01 May 1933)
Detached to Air-Protection-Course in D�beritz and Pillau (27 May 1931-06 Jun 1931)
Transferred to the Staff of the 5th Pioneer-Battalion (01 May 1933-01 Mar 1934)
Chief of 3rd Company of the 7th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Mar 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Chief of 4th Company of Pioneer-Battalion Ingolstadt (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Chief of 3rd Company of the 47th Pioneer-Battalion (15 Oct 1935-01 Jul 1936)
Instructor at the War-School Dresden (01 Jul 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Instructor at the War-Academy, Berlin (12 Oct 1937-26 Aug 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (26 Aug 1939-01 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 70th Motorised-Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1939-15 Apr 1942)
Transferred to the Staff of the Pioneer-Leader of 11th Army (15 Apr 1942-01 Apr 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Apr 1943-20 Jan 1944)
Acting-General of Pioneers with Army-Group Centre (20 Jan 1944-07 Nov 1944)
General of Pioneers with Army-Group Centre (07 Nov 1944-25 Jan 1945)
General of Pioneers with Army-Group North (25 Jan 1945-14 Apr 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (14 Apr 1945-17 Apr 1945)
General of Pioneers with Army-Group North-West (17 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In British Captivity (08 May 1945-25 Jul 1947)
Released (25 Jul 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 13.01.1942 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur des Pionier-Bataillons (mot) 70
- RK des Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r Max Joseph-Orden: am 21.09.1917 als Leutnant und stellv. Kompanief�hrer im 4. bayer. Infanterie-Regiment �K�nig Wilhelm von W�rttemberg�
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
- Krimschild
Back to ABR Homepage