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
1864 births
1946 deaths
People from Sélestat
Lieutenant generals of Prussia
Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht) German Army generals of World War I Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)