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Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte

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Nazi paratroop commander (1907-1994)

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Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte was a German paratroop officer during World War II who later served in the armed forces of West Germany, achieving the rank of General.

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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Bavarian Order of Merit
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
German Cross in Gold
Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

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Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte was a German paratroop officer during World War II who later served in the armed forces of West Germany, achieving the rank of General. Following the war, Heydte pursued academic, political and military careers, as a Catholic-conservative professor of political science, a member of the Christian Social Union political party, and as a Bundeswehr reservist. In 1962, Heydte was involved in the Spiegel affair.

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Germany
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1907 to 1994 · aged 87
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