Rüdiger von Heyking

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Rüdiger von Heyking (sitting on the bench on the left)

Rüdiger von Heyking (born January 10, 1894 in Rastenburg , † February 18, 1956 in Bad Godesberg ) was a German officer , most recently lieutenant general in World War II .

Life

Rüdiger came from the Heyking family, who settled in the Baltic States at the end of the 15th century .

He joined the Infantry Regiment "Duke of Holstein" (Holsteinisches) No. 85 on March 22, 1914 , coming from the cadet corps as a lieutenant . When the First World War broke out , Heyking and his regiment were deployed on the Western Front , where he initially acted as platoon commander and then as company commander . In September 1917, he completed an observer course with the air force until January 30, 1918 .

From February 1, 1940 to November 9, 1941 he was squadron commodore of Kampfgeschwader zbV 2 and was then commander of Luftlandegeschwaders 1 until November 1942 .

He was then commander of the 6th Air Force Field Division (later 6th Field Division (L) ) until November 1943 . The 6th Luftwaffe Field Division was on the Eastern Front in Army Group Center used. From May 1944 he was in command of the 6th Paratrooper Division and was taken prisoner of war in September of the same year . He spent part of the captivity in Trent Park , a specially monitored camp for senior officers. He was later handed over to the Soviet Union and released from captivity at the end of 1955.

Awards

literature

  • Dermot Bradley (Ed.), Karl Friedrich Hildebrand: The Generals of the German Air Force. 1935-1945. The military careers of the aviation, anti-aircraft cartillery, paratrooper, air intelligence and engineering officers, including doctors, judges, intendants and ministerial officials in the general rank. Volume 2: Habermehl – ​​Nuber. Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1991, ISBN 3-7648-2208-2 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.bridgend-powcamp.fsnet.co.uk/Generalmajor%20Carl%20Wahle.htm
  2. ^ Samuel W. Mitcham : Retreat to the Reich. The German defeat in France, 1944. Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg PA 2000, ISBN 0-8117-3384-X , p. 247.
  3. ↑ a b c d Reichswehr Ministry (Ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1927, p. 41.
  4. ↑ Klaus D. Patzwall , Veit Scherzer : The German Cross. 1941-1945. History and owner. Volume 2. Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X , p. 184.
personal data
SURNAME Heyking, Rudiger von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Rastenburg
DATE OF DEATH February 18, 1956
Place of death bad Godesberg