Generalleutnant Rüdiger von Heyking Born: 10 Jan 1894 in Rastenburg, East Prussia (Ostpreußen) Died: 18 Feb 1956 in Bad Godesberg Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1914); Oberleutnant (01 Feb 1924); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1929); Major (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Jul 1943) Career:
Entered the Army as Platoon and Company Leader in the 85th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1914-00 Sep 1917)
Aircraft-Observer-Training (00 Sep 1917-30 Jan 1918)
Observer with Battle-Wing 2 of the Supreme Army Command (31 Jan 1918-31 Jan 1918)
In French Captivity (31 Jan 1918-15 May 1920)
Released and Platoon-Leader and with the Staff of the 4th Motor-Transport-Battalion (16 May 1920-31 Jul 1929)
Detached to the Commander Berlin (20 Jan 1927-28 Feb 1927)
Detached to the Staff of the 4th Division (01 Mar 1927-31 Jul 1929)
Retired (31 Jul 1929)
Secret Flying Training (01 Aug 1929-31 May 1931)
Reactivated to Army Service as Company-Chief in the 4th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Jun 1931-31 Mar 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Instructor at the Flying-School Tutow (01 Apr 1934-31 Dec 1936)
With the Staff of Air-District-Command 3 (01 Jan 1937-03 Feb 1938)
Commander of the 21st Flying-Training-Regiment (04 Feb 1938-24 Feb 1940)
Commodore of Special-Purpose-Combat-Wing 2 (25 Feb 1940-1941)
Commander of the Flying-Instruction-Division (1941-31 Oct 1941)
Commodore of the Special-Purpose-Combat-Wing then the Air-Landing-Wing 1 with XI. Flying-Corps (01 Nov 1941-24 Nov 1942)
Commander of the 6th Luftwaffe-Field-Division (25 Nov 1942-04 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKL – Placed to the Disposal of the XI. Flying-Corps (04 Nov 1943-30 Apr 1944)
Commander of the 6th Paratrooper-Division (01 May 1944-04 Sep 1944)
In British Captivity (04 Sep 1944-01 May 1945)
Transferred to US Captivity (01 May 1945-00 Jun 1947)
Released (00 Jun 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 20.03.1944 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 6. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Gemeinsames Flugzeugführer- und Beobachter-Abzeichen
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
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