Wilhelm Heye
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August Wilhelm Heye | |
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.jpg) Wilhelm Heye in a photograph by Nicola Perscheid | |
| 3rd Chief of the German Army Command | |
| In office October 9, 1926 – October 31, 1930 | |
| President | Paul von Hindenburg |
| Preceded by | Hans von Seeckt |
| Succeeded by | Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord |
| 2nd Chief of the German Troop Office | |
| In office March 26 1920 – October 9, 1926 | |
| Preceded by | Hans von Seeckt |
| Succeeded by | Otto Hasse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1869 Fulda |
| Died | 11 March 1947 (aged 78) Braunlage |
| Relations | Hellmuth Heye (son) |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic |
| Branch/service | Prussian Army Reichsheer |
| Years of service | 1888–1930 |
| Rank | Generaloberst |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
August Wilhelm Heye (31 January 1869, Fulda – 11 March 1947, Braunlage) was a German officer who rose to the rank of Generaloberst and became head of the Army Command within the Ministry of the Reichswehr in the Weimar Republic. One of his sons was admiral Hellmuth Heye.
Biography
The son of a Prussian officer, Heye joined the Army in 1888 and subsequently became a member of the German General Staff. During the First World War, he served on both the East and Western fronts, eventually becoming the last chief of the operations department at the Oberste Heeresleitung (Supreme Army Command). After the end of the war, he assisted Hans von Seeckt in organising the new Reichswehr, serving as the second Chief of the Truppenamt and later commander of the Wehrkreis I (Military District I). In 1926, he replaced Seeckt as Chief of Army Command and held that position until retiring in 1930.
Decorations and awards
- Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- Pour le Mérite (20 August 1916) with oak leaves (3 April 1918)
- Order of the Red Eagle, 4th class with Swords (Prussia)
- Order of the Crown, 3rd class (Prussia)
- Service Award (Prussia)
- Commander of the Cross of Honor of the House Order of Hohenzollern with swords
- Officer's Cross of the Military Merit Order with Swords (Bavaria)
- Knight's Cross, First Class of the Albert Order with swords (Saxony)
- Commander of the Military Merit Order (Württemberg)
- Commander, Second Class of the Friedrich Order with Swords (Württemberg)
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
- War Merit Cross, 2nd class (Brunswick)
- Commander of the House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis with swords and laurel (Oldenburg)
- Friedrich August Cross, 1st and 2nd class (Oldenburg)
- Cross for Merit in War (Saxe-Meiningen)
- War Merit Cross (Lippe)
- Hanseatic Cross of Lübeck
- Commander of the Order of Leopold with war decoration (Austria)
- Order of the Iron Crown, 2nd class with War Decoration (Austria)
- Military Merit Cross, 2nd class with War Decoration (Austria-Hungary)
- Order of Osmanieh, 2nd class with Swords
- Silver Liakat Medal with swords
- Gallipoli Star ("Iron Crescent", Ottoman Empire)
- Grand Officer of the Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria)
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st class.
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- 1869 births
- 1947 deaths
- People from Fulda
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Colonel generals of the Reichswehr
- Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross (Lübeck)
- Recipients of the Silver Liakat Medal
- Grand Officers of the Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria)
- Prussian Army personnel
- Military personnel from Hesse-Nassau
- Schutztruppe personnel
- People of the Herero and Namaqua genocide