Walter Heitz

Walter Heitz
Walter Heitz
Born	(1878-12-08)8 December 1878 Berlin
Died	9 February 1944(1944-02-09) (aged 65) Moscow
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1898–1944
Rank	Generaloberst
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of Stalingrad (POW)
Awards	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves

Walter Heitz (8 December 1878 – 9 February 1944) was a German Generaloberst, serving during World War II. Heitz commanded the VIII. Armeekorps on the Eastern Front. Heitz died of cancer on 9 February 1944 while in Soviet captivity.

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
• Wound Badge (1918) in Black
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (22 April 1942)
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
• Cross of Honor
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 4 September 1940 as General der Artillerie and commanding general of the VIII. Armeekorps
  • 156th Oak Leaves on 21 December 1942 als General der Artillerie and commanding general of the VIII. Armeekorps

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Helden der Wehrmacht II - Unsterbliche deutsche Soldaten. München, Germany: FZ-Verlag GmbH, 2003. ISBN 3-924309-62-0.

External links

• Walter Heitz @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Walter Heitz @ Generals.dk