Hermann von der Heyde

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Hermann von der Heyde as a colonel around 1913

Hermann Heinrich Sigismund von der Heyde (born May 21, 1857 in Woiska , Tost district , † February 22, 1942 in Bad Homburg in front of the height ) was a Prussian lieutenant general in the First World War .

Life

family

Hermann was a son of Lieutenant Colonel a. D. Friedrich Heinrich von der Heyde (1816–1900) and his wife Laura von der Heyde (1831–1875). He married Agnes von Scholten on September 24, 1887 (* July 27, 1862), with whom he had a daughter (Aggie) on March 17, 1890 and a son (Heinrich Sigismund) on July 5, 1891.

Military career

On February 8, 1890 Heyde was transferred from the cadet corps as characterized portepeefähnrich to the infantry regiment "von Manstein" (Schleswigsches) No. 84 of the Prussian army . He advanced on 17 October 1876 to second lieutenant , on March 22, 1887 First Lieutenant , and on March 29, 1892, Captain . As such he was on November 14, 1895 to the II. Sea Battalion, on December 17, 1897 to the III. Sea Battalion and on February 7, 1899 transferred back to the II. Sea Battalion. On July 9, 1900 Heyde was transferred to the 3rd East Asian Infantry Regiment and promoted to major (without patent) on June 6, 1901 , and as such was appointed battalion commander. With this regiment he took part in the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion . Around 1902 he was transferred to the battalion commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd East Asian Infantry Regiment in Tientsin . There he received the major's patent on January 27, 1902 .

Back in Germany, he was assigned to the 7th Baden Infantry Regiment No. 142 in Mulhouse (August 14, 1902). As in the fight against the Boxer Rebellion, he volunteered to strengthen the German protection force in German South West Africa for at least three years, which was the minimum duration at that time. The following year the Herero uprising broke out openly. He commanded a battalion of the 1st Field Regiment, took part in the suppression of the uprising and fought, among other things, in the Battle of Waterberg . At the end of his African years, Heyde was assigned as commander of the 2nd Battalion of the Infantry Regiment “von Stülpnagel” (5th Brandenburgisches) No. 48 to Cüstrin . On January 27, 1909 he was assigned to the staff of the infantry regiment "Keith" (1st Oberschlesisches) No. 22 to Gleiwitz , where he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. While being promoted to colonel , he was appointed commander of the King Infantry Regiment (6th Lorraine) No. 145 at Metz on July 1, 1911 . On July 4, 1914, he was appointed commander of the 24th Infantry Brigade in Neisse and promoted to major general.

During the First World War, Heyde commanded the 29th Infantry Division from August 4, 1916 to August 6, 1918 . In this position Heyde was promoted to Lieutenant General on March 22, 1918.

Awards

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Death register of the Bad Homburg registry office No. 65/1942.
  2. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses. Part B, 1922, p. 801
  3. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 114/115 of March 23, 1918, p. 2765.
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g Prussian War Ministry (ed.): Ranking list of the Royal Prussian Army and the XIII. (Royal Württemberg) Army Corps for 1914. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1914, p. 299.
  5. ↑ a b c Jan K. Kube : 98th German Colonies auction, catalog, October 19, 2002, lot no. 610, 611, 612.
personal data
SURNAME Heyde, Hermann von der
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heyde, Hermann Heinrich Sigismund von der (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Lieutenant General in the First World War
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH Woiska , Tost district
DATE OF DEATH February 22, 1942
Place of death Bad Homburg vor der Höhe