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    Adolf Heusinger

    SurnameHeusinger
    Given NameAdolf
    Born4 Aug
    Died30 Nov
    CountryGermany
    CategoryMilitary-Ground
    GenderMale

    Contributor: C. Peter Chen

    ww2dbaseAdolf Heusinger was born in Holzminden, Brunswick, German Empire. On 17 Jun , he joined the German Army and was assigned to the infantry regiment 7. Thüringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 96. He was promoted to the rank of Fähnrich (a non-commissioned officer rank) on 31 Mar On 4 Jul , he was commissioned a Leutnant. During WW1, he was wounded several times in combat, and was captured by the British on 31 Jul He received several awards during WW1, including the Iron Cross medal. After the war, he remained in the German military. In Apr , he was promoted to the rank of Oberleutnant (upper lieutenant). In Oct , he was assigned to the operations staff of the Troop Office in the War Ministry. In Oct , he was promoted to the rank of Hauptmann (captain). I

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    Caption   NATO Military Committee chairman General Heusinger meeting with US Secretary of Defense McNamara at the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, United States, 28 Feb ww2dbasePhotographer   Ralph SeghersSource    ww2dbaseUnited States ArmyMore on   Photo Size 2, x 1, pixelsPhotos on Same Day 28 Feb Photos at Same Place Arlington, Virginia, United States
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    Adolf Heusinger (4 August November ) was the Inspector-General of the Bundeswehr of West Germany from to and the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from to

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    Adolf Heusinger was born on 4 August in Holzminden, Duchy of Brunswick, in the German Empire. He joined the Imperial German Army in during World War I and fought in the Battle of Verdun and the following battles in Flanders. In he was awarded the Iron Cross, and he rose to the rank of Lieutenant after the war, remaining with the small ,man Reichswehr army of the Weimar Republic. After the rise of Nazi Germany, he became a Lieutenant-Colonel and from 15 October to 25 March he served as Chief of the Operations Staff (third-in-command of the Wehrmacht), while serving as acting Chief of the General Staff in June after Kurt Zeitzler fell ill. On 20 July , he was present at the meeting with Adolf Hitler and his top generals at the Wolfschanze in East Prussia. He carried out a briefing about the limited success o