Hans-Walter Heyne-Hedersleben | |
Birth Date: | 10 January 1894 |
Death Place: | Schloß Bodenengern ----> |
Branch: | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Rank: | Generalleutnant |
Commands: | 82nd Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division |
Battles: | Bobruysk Offensive |
Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans-Walter Heyne-Hedersleben (10 January 1894 – 29 August 1967) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Heyne surrendered to the Soviet troops in June 1944 during the Bobruysk Offensive. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.
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