Generalmajor Dr.phil.Dipl.Ing. Bernhard Heydenreich Born: 03 Jul 1894 in Charlottenburg Died: 28 Jan 1978 in Forchheim Doctorate In Philosophy 1960 Diploma In Engineering: 17 Apr 1929 Promotions:
F�hnrich (01 Mar 1914); Leutnant (12 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant (18 May 1918); Hauptmann (01 Mar 1927); Major (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1937); Oberst (01 Nov 1939); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Mar 1914)
Passed Out the Cadet-Corps as F�hnrich in the 32nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1914-02 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 32nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-21 Sep 1916)
Detached to the Recruitment-Depot of the 40th Infantry-Division for Training in Infantry Service (08 Aug 1915-06 Sep 1915)
Detached to the 181st Infantry-Regiment (20 Sep 1915-17 Oct 1915)
Transferred into the 139th Infantry-Regiment (21 Sep 1916-01 Oct 1916)
Detached to Field War School Gent (12 Nov 1916-24 Dec 1916)
Company-Leader in the 139th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1916-01 Feb 1917)
Transferred back into the 32nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1917-10 Dec 1918)
Detached to Battery-Leader-Courses at the Field Artillery Firing School Beverloo (04 Mar 1917-12 May 1917)
Detached to Battery-Leader-Courses in Thimongies (03 Jul 1917-29 Jul 1917)
Detached to Course at the Mountain Artillery Firing School Sonthofen (11 May 1918-18 Jun 1918)
Transferred to the Volunteer-Unit of the 40th Division (10 Dec 1918-26 Feb 1919)
Leader of the 1st Munitions-Column of the 19th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (26 Feb 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 12th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-15 Dec 1921)
Transferred into the 2nd Medical-Battalion & Detached to the 2nd Transport-Battalion (15 Dec 1921-01 May 1924)
Transferred into the 4th Transport-Battalion (01 May 1924-01 Oct 1924)
Detached to Firing Course for Artillery Officers in J�terbog (24 Apr 1924-05 Jun 1924)
Transferred into the 4th Artillery-Regiment & Detached to the Technical College Dresden (01 Oct 1924-18 Apr 1929)
Transferred to the Staff of II. Battalion of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (18 Apr 1929-01 Apr 1930)
Detached to the RWM/WaA (01 Apr 1930-01 Apr 1931)
Transferred to 3rd Battery of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1931-15 Nov 1933)
Detached to Firing-Course for Artillery-Officers in J�terbog (02 Oct 1931-29 Oct 1931)
Transferred into the RWM/WaA (15 Nov 1933-21 May 1935)
With the RKM/WaA (21 May 1935-15 Oct 1935)
In the RKM/Wa Prw.1 (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 65th Artillery-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-01 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 677th Artillery-Regiment (01 Sep 1939-01 Feb 1940)
Chief of Munitions-Department 2 in the Army Weapons Office (Wa I R� Mun 2/HWA) with the Chief of Army Armaments and Commander of the Replacement Army (01 Feb 1940-22 Apr 1941)
Commander of the 235th Artillery-Regiment (22 Apr 1941-30 Jun 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (30 Jun 1941-25 Aug 1941)
Commander of the 3rd Motorised-Artillery-Regiment (25 Aug 1941-17 May 1942)
Artillery-Commander 129 (17 May 1942-21 Jun 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (21 Jun 1942-07 Jan 1943)
Detached to OKH as Director of Familiarisatokn-Course in the Army Weapons Office (07 Jan 1943-10 Jun 1943)
Artillery-Commander 140 (10 Jan 1943-29 Dec 1943)
Detached to the Chief of Army Armaments/BdE (WaA) (29 Dec 1943-01 Apr 1944)
Office-Group-Chief with Special Duties in OKH/Wa Pr�f. (01 Apr 1944-22 Jun 1944)
Representative of the Weapons-Office in the Staff of the Army Weapons Office (Special Representative for Detonator-Queries for the entire Wehrmacht) (22 Jun 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 2945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritter des k�niglich-s�chsischen Milit�r-St.-Heinrich-Ordens (27 Dec 1916)
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