(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

General der Artillerie Erich Heinemann
Born: 13 Jan 1881 in D�sseldorf
Died: 22 Jan 1956 in Berlin
Promotions:
F�hnrich (19 Oct 1900); Leutnant (16 Jun 1901); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1910); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1914); Major (01 Dec 1922); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1928); Oberst (01 Feb 1931); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1933); Generalleutnant (01 Sep 1935); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Jul 1938); General der Artillerie z.V. (01 Jan 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (05 Mar 1900)
Fahnenjunker in the 15th Field-Artillery-Regiment (05 Mar 1900-01 Oct 1904)
Detached to the Artillery & Engineer School (01 Oct 1904-01 Oct 1906)
Detached to the Military Technical Academy (01 Oct 1906-02 Aug 1914)
Battery-Chief in the 15th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-1916)
Leader of II. Battalion of the 15th Field-Artillery-Regiment (1916-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 4th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-15 Jun 1921)
Transferred into the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (15 Jun 1921-01 Oct 1922)
Advisor in the Inspection of Artillery, RWM (01 Oct 1922-01 Feb 1931)
Transferred to the Staff of Group-Command 1 and Inspector of Training & Observation Courses (01 Feb 1931-01 Oct 1935)
Commander of the Artillery Firing School (01 Oct 1935-30 Sep 1937)
Retired (30 Sep 1937)
Placed to Disposal (01 Jul 1938)
Higher Artillery Officer with the Staff of Commander-in-Chief East (01 Mar 1940-11 May 1940)
Higher Artillery Commander 302 (11 May 1940-28 Nov 1943)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of XII. Army-Corps (00 Dec 1941-17 Feb 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of LXV. Army-Corps (V-Weapons) (28 Nov 1943-01 Jan 1944)
Commanding General of LXV. Army-Corps (V-Weapons) (01 Jan 1944-24 Oct 1944)
Commanding General of XXX. Army-Corps (V-Weapons) (24 Oct 1944-15 Nov 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 Nov 1944-28 Feb 1945)
Retired (28 Feb 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (18 Jul 1945-20 Aug 1949)
Released (20 Aug 1949)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern: am 23.10.1943 als Generalleutnant z.V. und Harko 302
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 25.03.1942 als Generalleutnant z.V. und mit der F�hrung des XII. Armeekorps beauftragt
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942"
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. bis I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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