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Heinz Hitler
Heinz Hitler
	Hitler in uniform during the war
Birth name	Heinrich Hitler
Nickname(s)	Heinz
Born	14 March 1920; Magdeburg, Germany
Died	21 February 1942 (aged 21); Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1939–1942
Rank	Unteroffizier
Battles / wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Moscow (POW); ;
Awards	Iron Cross 2nd Class
Relations	William Patrick Hitler (half-brother); Adolf Hitler (half-uncle);

Heinrich "Heinz" Hitler (14 March 1920 – 21 February 1942) was a German soldier who was the half-nephew of Adolf Hitler.

Heinz was the son of Alois Hitler Jr. and his second wife Hedwig Heidemann, whom he had married bigamously. He was the younger half-brother of William Stuart-Houston. Heinz was a strong supporter of the Nazis and Adolf Hitler reportedly called him his favorite nephew. He attended the National Political Institutes of Education (Napola) at Ballenstedt from 1935 to 1939.^[1] After obtaining his Abitur, he joined the Wehrmacht aspiring to become an officer. Heinz became a Unteroffizier with the 23rd Potsdamer Artillery Regiment in 1941 and participated in Operation Barbarossa, serving on the Eastern Front as a radio operator for Army Group Centre. Allegedly, Heinz had insisted on serving on the front line against the wishes of Hitler.

On 10 January 1942, after a retreat by the Wehrmacht, Heinz was ordered to recover radio equipment from an abandoned post. He was captured by Red Army forces during the mission and was taken to the Butyrka military prison in Moscow. On 21 February 1942, at the age of 21, Heinz died at the prison from unknown causes and his remains were lost.

References

Notes

^ Maser (1971), pp.60, 447

Bibliography

Maser, Werner (1971). Adolf Hitler: Legende, Mythos, Wirklichkeit (in German). München & Esslingen: Welsermühl, Wels. ISBN 9783762804840.
Vermeeren, Marc (2007). De jeugd van Adolf Hitler 1889-1985 en zijn familie en voorouders (in Dutch). Soesterberg: Uitgeverij Aspekt. ISBN 978-90-5911-606-1.
Oliver Halmburger (director), Thomas Staehler (director), Timothy Ryback (consultant), and Florian Beierl (consultant) (2005). Familie Hitler. Im Schatten des Diktators (documentary film) (in German). München: Loopfilm GmBH and Mainz: ZDF-History.