(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalleutnant Adolf Heusinger
Born: 04 Aug 1897 in Holzminden, Weser
Died: 30 Nov 1982 in Cologne (K�ln)
Promotions:
F�hnrich (31 Mar 1916); Leutnant (04 Jul 1916); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1932); Major (01 Mar 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Aug 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1943); Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr) (01 Nov 1955); General (Bundeswehr) (14 Jun 1957)
Career:
Entered Army Service (17 Jun 1915)
Fahnenjunker in the Replacement-Battalion of the 7th Thuringian 96th Infantry-Regiment, Gera (17 Jun 1915-07 Dec 1915)
In the Field with the 96th Infantry-Regiment, severely wounded at Verdun (07 Dec 1915-17 Feb 1917)
Signals-Officer of II. Battalion of the 96th Infantry-Regiment, wounded twice at Flaunders (17 Feb 1917-31 Jul 1917)
In British Captivity (31 Jul 1917-03 Nov 1919)
Returned from England & Granted Leave (03 Nov 1919-08 Jan 1920)
Transferred into the 21st Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (08 Jan 1920-15 Feb 1920)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of II. Battalion of the 21st Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (15 Feb 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1922)
Adjutant of III. Battalion (J�ger) of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-01 Oct 1926)
Detached to Officer Weapons School Course (08 Apr 1926-20 Aug 1926)
Transferred into the 12th (MG) Company of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-01 Oct 1927)
Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training to the Staff of 5th Division, Stuttgart (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1929)
Transferred to the Staff of 3rd Division, Berlin (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1930)
Transferred to the Staff of Infantry-Leader II (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Transferred into the RWM/T 1 (Operations Department) (01 Oct 1931-01 Aug 1934)
Chief of 13th Company of the 18th Infantry-Regiment, Paderborn (01 Aug 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of 11st Division, Allenstein (15 Oct 1935-01 Aug 1937)
General-Staff-Officer in the 1st Department (Operations Department) of the Army General Staff (01 Aug 1937-15 Oct 1940)
Chief of the Operations-Department of the Army General Staff (15 Oct 1940-10 Jun 1944)
Acting Chief of the General Staff of the Army (10 Jun 1944-20 Jul 1944)
Injured in the Assassination attempt on Hitler at the Wolfschanze in Rastenburg, in Hospital (20 Jul 1944-21 Jul 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (21 Jul 1944-22 Jul 1944)
Arrested by the Gestapo in connection with the events of 20 Jul 1944, in Gestapo-Detention and an Accessory (22 Jul 1944-00 Oct 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve to the Disposal of OKH - Military-District XII, Hannover, goes to Walkenried in Harz (00 Oct 1944-25 Mar 1945)
Chief of Wehrmacht Mapping Matters, OKW (25 Mar 1945-00 May 1945)
General with Special Duties with the General-Inspector of Panzer Troops of the Replacement Army (00 May 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (Camps Oberursel & Allendorf. 18 Months a witness for the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg Court Prison. After release he was temporarily with Gehlen. In 1950 he was Councellor to Adenauers in Questions of Military Security) (08 May 1945-30 Jun 1947)
Released (30 Jun 1947)
Appraiser in Office Blank (01 Oct 1951-09 Jul 1952)
Department-Director II (Military Training), Service Blank (09 Jul 1952-22 Nov 1955)
Entered Bundeswehr Service (01 Nov 1955)
Chairman of the Military Operations Directives, BMV (22 Nov 1955-27 Feb 1957)
Department-Director IV (Armed Forces) in the BMV (28 Feb 1957-31 May 1957)
General-Inspector of the Bundeswehr (01 Jun 1957-31 Mar 1961)
Chairman of the Standing Military Committee of NATO in Washington (01 Apr 1961-31 Mar 1964)
Retired (31 Mar 1964)

Awards & Decorations:
- EK I: 24.12.1917
- EK II K: 08.06.1916
- Herzogl. Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse: 22.01.1917
- Reussisches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern: 00.06.1917
- Reussische Silberne Verdienstmedaille mit Schwertern: 00.06.1916
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer: 18.01.1935
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung II. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Spange zum EK I: 05.06.1940
- Spange zum EK II: 06.10.1939
- Komturkreuz des Kgl. Italien. Orden der Krone: 00.00.1940
- Komturkreuz des Kgl. Ungar. Verdienstorden: 00.00.1941
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Finnisches Freiheitskreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern: 25.03.1942
- eingereicht zum Ritterkreuz und zum Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 20.07.1944 in Silber
- US �Legion of Merit�, Kommandeurkreuz: 15.10.1960
- Grosses Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland mit Stern und Schulterband: 00.08.1963


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