Wilhelm Heun Military person

Wilhelm Heun (23 May 1895 – 21 September 1986) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wilhelm Heun was captured in May 1945 by American troops and was released in 1947.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 23, 1895
Birth place
Germany , Herborn (Hesse)
Date of deathSeptember 21, 1986
Place of death
Germany , Göttingen

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Siege of Leningrad
World War II
Battle of France
World War I
Courland Pocket
Battle of Kiev (1941)
East Prussian Offensive
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military command83. Infanterie-Division
service start1914
service end1914

Wilhelm Heun on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/H/HeunWilhelm.htm
  2. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/H/Heun-Wilhelm.htm
  3. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/6524