(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalleutnant Werner Heucke
Born: 31 Jan 1895 in Magdeburg
Died: 04 Aug 1983 in Goslar
Promotions:
Gefreiter (27 Jan 1915); Unteroffizier (25 Apr 1915); F�hnrich (08 Oct 1915); Leutnant (27 Nov 1915); Charakter als Oberleutnant (19 Aug 1921); Leutnant (01 Nov 1922); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Mar 1932); Major (01 Apr 1936); Oberstleutnant (05 Jan 1939); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1944); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (10 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the Replacement-Battalion of the 4th Field-Artillery-Regiment (10 Aug 1914-10 Nov 1914)
In the Field with I. Battalion of the 4th Field-Artillery-Regiment (10 Nov 1914-22 Jun 1915)
Fahnenjunker in the 4th Field-Artillery-Regiment (22 Jun 1915-13 Aug 1916)
Detached to Battery-Leader-Course in J�terbog (30 Apr 1916-26 Jun 1916)
Leader of 6th Battery of the 4th Field-Artillery-Regiment (13 Aug 1916-14 Oct 1917)
Detached to the 29th Balloon-Platoon (05 Jun 1917-30 Jun 1917)
Detached as Instructor to Training-Courses for Officer-Courses in Etaves (01 Jul 1917-18 Jul 1917)
Adjutant of III. Battalion of the 4th Field-Artillery-Regiment (14 Oct 1917-25 Apr 1918)
Severely wounded, in Hospital (25 Apr 1918-07 Jun 1918)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 4th Field-Artillery-Regiment (07 Jun 1918-28 Aug 1918)
Adjutant of III. Battalion of the 4th Field-Artillery-Regiment (28 Aug 1918-10 Feb 1919)
Leader of 2nd Volunteer-Battery of the 4th Light Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (10 Feb 1919-22 May 1919)
Battery-Officer in the 7th Border-Battalion (22 May 1919-25 Sep 1920)
Retired (31 Dec 1920)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Nov 1922)
Leutnant in the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1922-01 Oct 1923)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1927)
Transferred into 1st Battery of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1927-01 Nov 1929)
Detached to Officer Weapons School Course in J�terbog (03 Oct 1927-15 Feb 1928)
Detached to Training-Course on Fortress-Guns in K�nigsberg (05 Oct 1928-24 Oct 1928)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1929-01 Oct 1934)
Detached to Firing Course A for Artillery-Officers in J�terbog (03 Oct 1933-10 Nov 1933)
Chief of 1st Battery of Artillery-Regiment Dresden (01 Oct 1934-27 Jul 1935)
Instructor at the Artillery-School J�terbog (27 Jul 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-25 Sep 1939)
Staff-Officer of Artillery with the General-Command of XXX. Army-Corps (25 Sep 1939-30 Nov 1939)
Commander of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (30 Nov 1939-23 Nov 1940)
Detached to Artillery School (23 Nov 1940-01 Dec 1940)
Commander of the Instruction-Staff for Officer-Firing-Courses at the Artillery-School (01 Dec 1940-01 Apr 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Apr 1943-25 Apr 1943)
Artillery-Commander 138 (25 Apr 1943-09 Jun 1943)
Artillery-Commander 113 (09 Jun 1943-10 Jul 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (10 Jul 1944-01 Oct 1944)
Detached to 14th Division-Leaders-Course (08 Sep 1944-07 Oct 1944)
Commander of Corps-Detachment E (02 Oct 1944-16 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 251st Infantry-Division (16 Oct 1944-28 Feb 1945)
Higher Artillery Commander 319 (with Army High Command 7) (28 Feb 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-28 Dec 1946)

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