Generaloberst Wilhelm Heye Born: 31 Jan 1869 in Fulda Died: 11 Mar 1947 in Braunlage, Harz Promotions:
Sekondeleutnant (22 Mar 1888); Premierleutnant (22 Mar 1895); Hauptmann (22 Mar 1901); Major (11 Sep 1907); Oberstleutnant (18 Dec 1913); Oberst (18 Aug 1916); Generalmajor (16 Jun 1920); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1922); General der Infanterie (01 Nov 1926); Generaloberst (01 Jan 1930) Assignments:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1888)
Passed Out the Cadet Corps as Sekondeleutnant in the 8th Rhineland 70th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1888-01 Mar 1892)
Detached to the Instruction-Infantry-Battalion (01 Apr 1890-01 Oct 1890)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 70th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1892-30 Sep 1896)
Detached to the War-Academy (01 Oct 1896-21 Jul 1899)
Detached to IV. Sailor-Artillery-Regiment (21 Jul 1899-30 Sep 1899)
Detached to II. Squadron of the High Seas Fleet (01 Oct 1899-31 Oct 1899)
Detached to Learn the Russian language at Kharkov (01 Nov 1899-31 Mar 1900)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (01 Apr 1900-23 Mar 1901)
Hauptmann in the Grand General Staff (23 Mar 1901-27 Jan 1904)
Company-Chief in the 58th Infantry-Regiment (27 Jan 1904-28 Dec 1905)
Transferred to the Staff of 5th Division (01 Jan 1905-18 Jan 1906)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the Staging-Commnd of the Protection Troop for German South-West Africa, Herero-Aufstand (18 Jan 1906-21 Mar 1908)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 33rd Division (21 Mar 1908-25 Apr 25 Apr 1910)
Director of Department IIIb in the Grand General Staff (Signals Service) (25 Apr 1910-18 Apr 1913)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 74th Infantry-Regiment (18 Apr 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Chief of the General Staff of the Silsian Landwehr-Corps (von Woyrsch) (01 Aug 1914-04 Nov 1914)
Chief of the General Staff of Army-Detachment von Woyrsch (04 Nov 1914-12 Sep 1917)
At the same timw, Delegated with the Leadership of the 37th Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (17 Jan 1916-27 Jan 1916)
At the same time, Chief of the General Staff of Army-Group Woyrsch (29 Aug 1916-12 Sep 1917)
Chief of the General Staff of Army-Group Herzog Albrecht von W�rttemberg (12 Sep 1917-21 Sep 1918)
Officer of the Army and Assigned with the Chief of the General Stff of the Field Army - Chief of the Operations-Department (21 Sep 1918-17 Apr 1919)
At the same time, Acting 1st General-Quartermaster (26 Oct 1918-01 Nov 1918)
Chief of the General Staff of Army High Command Border-Protection North, Bartenstein, East Prussia (17 Apr 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Chief of Staff of the Troop Office, RWM (01 Oct 1919-01 Jun 1920)
Chief of the Troop Office, RWM (01 Jun 1920-01 Apr 1922)
Chief of the Army-Personnel-Office, RWM (01 Apr 1922-01 Nov 1923)
Commander of 1st Division & Commander in Military-District I, K�nigsberg (01 Nov 1923-08 Oct 1926)
Chief of Army Command (08 Oct 1926-31 Oct 1930)
Retired, mit zum Recht zum Tragen der Uniform der Infanterie-Regiments 1 (31 Oct 1930)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (04 Nov 1938)
Decorations & Awards:
Pour le M�rite (20 Aug 1916)
Eichenlaub zum Pour le m�rite (03 Apr 1918)
K�nigreich Preu�en, Roter Adler-Orden, 4. Klasse mit Schwertern
K�nigreich Preu�en, Kronen-Orden, 3. Klasse
K�nigreich Preu�en, Haus-Orden von Hohenzollern, Ritterkreuz mit Schwertern
K�nigreich Preu�en, Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
F�rstentum Hohenzollern, Ehrenkomturkreuz mit Schwertern
K�nigreich Bayern, Offizierkreuz mit Schwertern
K�nigreich Sachsen, Offizierkreuz mit Schwertern
K�nigreich W�rttemberg, Milit�r-Verdienstorden, Kommentur
K�nigreich W�rttemberg, Friedrich-Orden, Kommentur 2. Klasse mit Schwertern
Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
Herzogtum Braunschweig, Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse
Gro�herzogtum Oldenburg, Ehrenkomturkreuz mit Schwertern und mit Lorbeer
Gro�herzogtum Oldenburg, Friedrich August-Kreuz, 1. und 2. Klasse
Herzogtum Sachsen-Meiningen, Ehrenkreuz f�r Verdienste im Kriege
F�rstenum Lippe, Kriegsverdienstkreuz
L�beckisches Hanseatenkreuz
Kaiserreich �sterreich und K�nigreich Ungarn, Leopold-Orden, Kommandeurkreuz mit Kriegsdekoration
Kaiserreich �sterreich und K�nigreich Ungarn, Orden der Eisernen Krone, 2. Klasse mit Kriegsdekoration
Kaiserreich �sterreich und K�nigreich Ungarn, Milit�rverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Kriegsdekoration
Ottoman Order 2nd Class with Swords (Ottoman Empire [Turkey])
Silver Liakat Medal with Swords(Ottoman Empire [Turkey])
War Medal ("Iron Crescent"; Ottoman Empire [Turkey])
K�nigreich Bulgarien, Milit�r-Verdienstorden, Gro�offizierkreuz
1914 EK I
1914 EK II
Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnungen
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