Editing Reinhard Heydrich (section)

==Naval career==
[[File:Reinhard Heydrich (1922).jpg|thumb|left|Heydrich as a [[Reichsmarine]] cadet in 1922]]

In 1922, Heydrich joined the German Navy (''[[Reichsmarine]]''), taking advantage of the security, structure, and pension it offered. He became a naval cadet at [[Kiel]], Germany's primary naval base. Many of Heydrich's fellow cadets falsely regarded him as Jewish. To counteract these rumours, Heydrich told people he had joined several [[Antisemitism|antisemitic]] and nationalist organisations, such as the ''[[Deutschvölkischer Schutz- und Trutzbund|Deutschvölkischer Schutz und Trutzbund]]''. On 1 April 1924 he was promoted to senior midshipman (''Oberfähnrich zur See'') and sent to officer training at the [[Naval Academy Mürwik]]. In 1926 he advanced to the rank of ensign (''[[Leutnant zur See]]'') and was assigned as a signals officer on the battleship [[SMS Schleswig-Holstein|SMS ''Schleswig-Holstein'']], the flagship of Germany's North Sea Fleet. With the promotion came greater recognition. He received good evaluations from his superiors and had few problems with other crewmen. He was promoted on 1 July 1928 to the rank of first lieutenant.{{sfn|Gerwarth|2011|pp=34–38}}

Heydrich became notorious for his numerous affairs. In December 1930 he attended a rowing-club ball and met [[Lina Heydrich|Lina von Osten]]. They became romantically involved and soon announced their engagement. Lina was already a Nazi Party follower and antisemite; she had attended her first rally in 1929.{{sfn|Gerwarth|2011|pp=39–41}} Early in 1931 Heydrich was charged with "conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman" for a [[breach of promise]], having been engaged to marry another woman he had known for six months before the Lina von Osten engagement.{{sfn|Gerwarth|2011|pp=43–44}} Admiral [[Erich Raeder]] dismissed Heydrich from the navy in April. He received severance pay of 200 ''[[Reichsmarks]]'' ({{Inflation|DE|200|1931|fmt=eq|cursign=€}}) a month for the next two years.{{sfn|Gerwarth|2011|pp=44–45}} Heydrich married Lina in December 1931.{{sfn|Calic|1985|p=51}}