Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte

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Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte
Heydte in 1941
Born	(1907-03-30)30 March 1907 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died	7 July 1994(1994-07-07) (aged 87) Aham, Landshut, Bavaria, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany  West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe  German Army
Years of service	1925–45, 1957–67
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Fallschirmjager) Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte (30 March 1907 – 7 July 1994) was a German paratroop officer during World War II who later served in the armed forces of West Germany, achieving the rank of General. Following the war, Heydte pursued academic, political and military careers, as a Catholic-conservative professor of political science, a member of the Christian Social Union political party, and as a Bundeswehr reservist. In 1962, Heydte was involved in the Spiegel affair.