Heyking, von, Rüdiger
- Date of birth:
- January 10th, 1894 (Rastenburg/Eastprussia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 18th, 1956 (Bad Godesberg/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Rüdiger von Heyking served as Kommodore Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 2, Kommandeur Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 6 and Kommandeur 6. Fallschirmjäger-Division.From May 1st, 1945 until June 1946 he was a POW to the Americans.
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Air Vice Marshall)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 6, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- December 26th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
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