The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Otto Fritz Hermann Heidkämper

Heidkämper, Otto Fritz Hermann

Lieutenant-General

* 13th of March 1901

† 16th of February 1969

Promotions

1940-11-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-06-01 Colonel
1943-11-01 Major-General
1944-11-09 Lieutenant-General

Service

1939-10-18 1940-11-15 Chief of Operations (Ia), 7th Panzer Division
1940-11-15 1942-04-06 Chief of Operations (Ia), 4th Panzer Division
1942-04-06 1942-05-13 Unemployed
1942-05-13 1942-06-21 Chief of Staff, XXIV Corps
1942-06-21 1943-03-14 Chief of Staff, XXIV Panzer Corps
1943-01-21 1943-03-15 Acting General Officer Commanding XXIV Panzer Corps
1943-03-15 1943-05-05 Unemployed
1943-05-05 1944-09-01 Chief of Staff, 3rd Panzer Army
1944-09-01 1945-01-25 Chief of Staff, Army Group Centre
1945-01-25 1945-01-26 Chief of Staff, Army Group North
1945-01-26 1945-04-15 Unemployed
1945-04-14 1945-04-27 General Officer Commanding Section Geysing, Erz Mountains Command
1945-04-27 1945-05-09 General Officer Commanding 464th Infantry Division
1945-05-09 1945-05-24 Prisoner of War, US Captivity
1945-05-24 Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299819