serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1913 -- 30 1933 -- 45 heer 82 . infanterie-division 6 . infanterie-division schloß bodenengern 29 august 1967 hanover german to 1930 -rrb- nazi germany empire -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- weimar republic -lrb- knight 's cross of the iron cross world war i world war ii 10 january 1894 generalleutnant hans-walter heyne
 hans-walter heyne-hedersleben
hans-walter heyne

hans-walter heyne-hedersleben -lrb- 10 january 1894 -- 29 august 1967 -rrb- was a highly decorated generalleutnant in the wehrmacht during world war ii .
he was also a recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
hans-walter heyne was captured by soviet troops in june 1944 during the bobruysk offensive and was released in october 1955 .
