Generalmajor Wilhelm Heider Born: 14 Jul 1884 in Cologne (K�ln) Died: 27 Mar 1966 in Wiesbaden Promotions:
F�hnrich (15 Nov 1904); Leutnant (01 Aug 1905); Oberleutnant (21 Feb 1913); Hauptmann (24 Dec 1914); Major (E) (01 Nov 1935); Oberstleutnant (E) (01 Aug 1939); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1941); Oberst (01 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1904)
One Year Volunteer in the Guards-Fusilier-Regiment (01 Apr 1904-28 Aug 1904)
Fahnenjunker in the 68th Infantry-Regiment (28 Aug 1904-13 Aug 1914)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 68th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1908-31 Jul 1912)
Detached to the War-Academy (01 Oct 1912-21 Jul 1914)
Court-Officer in the 68th Infantry-Regiment (13 Aug 1914-04 Sep 1914)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 68th Infantry-Regiment (04 Sep 1914-19 Dec 1914)
Adjutant of the 30th Infantry-Brigade (19 Dec 1914-01 Apr 1916)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 15th Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1916-09 May 1916)
Transferred into a General-Staff Position of Army High Command 7 (09 May 1916-07 Sep 1916)
While retaining previous position, transferred into the Army General Staff (07 Sep 1916-04 Oct 1916)
Temporary Operations Officer (Ia) in the Staff of the 15th Infantry-Division (04 Oct 1916-01 Nov 1916)
Again transferred into the General-Staff of Army High Command 7 (01 Nov 1916-16 Dec 1916)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 17th Infantry-Division (16 Dec 1916-19 Feb 1918)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 46th Reserve-Division (19 Feb 1918-01 Jul 1918)
Assigned to the General-Command of XII. Army-Corps (01 Jul 1918-04 Jul 1918)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 51st Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (04 Jul 1918-02 Sep 1918)
In British Captivity (02 Sep 1918-29 Dec 1919)
Released from Captivity and Assigned to the Processing-Office of the 68th Infantry-Regiment (29 Dec 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Entered Army Service as a Supplemental-Officer (01 Nov 1935); Active-Officer (01 Apr 1941)
Group-Director with Military-Replacement-Inspection Dortmund (01 Nov 1935-17 Nov 1936)
Detached to the General-Staff of the General-Command of VI. Army-Corps (17 Nov 1936-01 Apr 1937)
Transferred as Group-Director Ib in the General-Staff of VI. Army-Corps (01 Apr 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Group-Director Ib in the General-Staff of the Replacement General Command of VI. Army-Corps (26 Aug 1939-31 Oct 1939)
Detached to the Army General Staff (31 Oct 1939-20 Apr 1940)
Transferred into the Army General Staff (20 Apr 1940-25 Oct 1940)
Chief of the General Staff of the Replacement VI. Army-Corps (25 Oct 1940-15 Dec 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 Dec 1943-20 Dec 1943)
Chief of the General Staff of the Military-Commander Belgium-North France (20 Dec 1943-18 Jul 1944)
Chief of the General Staff of the Wehrmacht-Commander Belgium-North France (18 Jul 1944-25 Aug 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (25 Aug 1944-25 Sep 1944)
Chief of the General-Staff of Fortress-Area East/C-D-Line with Generaloberst Strau� (25 Sep 1944-05 May 1945)
In British Captivity (05 May 1945-17 May 1948)
Released (17 May 1948)
Awards & Decorations:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. bis I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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