Wilhelm Heye

German Major General (1869-1947) · Germany · On the map · Died at 78

Wilhelm Heye was a Prussian and German officer who rose to the rank of Generaloberst and became Chief of the Army Command within the Ministry of the Reichswehr in the Weimar Republic.

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Wilhelm Heye

Child Hellmuth Heye

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Wilhelm Heye (left), 1929

Gravesite in Braunlage

Awards

Pour le Mérite

Military Merit Cross II. Class

Knight Commander of the Order of Leopold (Austria)

Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class

Knight I Class of the Albrecht Order

Commander of the Friedrich Order

Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)

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Country

Germany

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Status

Deceased

Dates

Lived 1869 to 1947 · aged 78