Heinrich Schëuch (sometimes ''Scheüch''; 21 June 1864,

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– 3 September 1946,

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) was a German officer of the Prussian Army,

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of the

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and (from 1918 to 1919)

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General der Infanterie

On 27 August 1939, ''Tannenbergtag'', the highly decorated Knight of the Order of

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received the "Charakter" (honorary title) as a

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of the

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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 {{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)