Heinrich Scheuch
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Heinrich Schëuch (sometimes Scheüch; 21 June 1864, Sélestat – 3 September 1946, Bad Kissingen) was a German officer of the Prussian Army, Generalleutnant of the German Army and (from 1918 to 1919) Prussian Minister of War.
General der Infanterie
On 27 August 1939, Tannenbergtag, the highly decorated Knight of the Order of Pour le Mérite received the "Charakter" (honorary title) as a General der Infanterie of the Wehrmacht.
Family
His father (1820–1888) worked as a jurist in Colmar. His mother Emilie Graeff was born in 1831 in Sélestat and died in 1879 in Herrlisheim-près-Colmar.
Promotions
- 15 April 1882: Charakter als Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)
- 6 November 1882: Portepee-Fähnrich (with Patent)
- 17 October 1893: Leutnant
- 28 July 1892: Oberleutnant
- 27 January 1897: Hauptmann
- 18 August 1903: Major
- 20 April 1910: Oberstleutnant
- 22 March 1913: Oberst
- 27 January 1916: Generalmajor
- 9 October 1918: Generalleutnant
- 27 August 1939: Charakter als General der Infanterie
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- 1864 births
- 1946 deaths
- People from Sélestat
- Prussian Ministers of War
- Lieutenant generals of Prussia
- Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
- German Army generals of World War I
- Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)