The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General István Baumann

Baumann, István

Major-General

* 15th of November 1894

† 23rd of December 1966

Promotions

1937-05-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-04-01 Colonel (Seniority from 1942-03-30)
1944-11-01 Major-General

Service

1936-02-01 1938-11-01 Instructor at the Ludovika Military Academy
1938-11-01 1939-01-23 Commanding Officer 2nd Border Guard Battalion
1939-01-23 1940-03-01 Commanding Officer 4th Border Guard Battalion
1940-03-01 1941-10-01 Assigned to 5th Infantry Brigade
1941-10-01 1942-04-04 Firearms & Weapons Officer, 16th Infantry Regiment
1942-04-04 1944-08-01 Commanding Officer 16th Infantry Regiment
1944-08-01 1944-10-16 Commanding Officer Infantry, 6th Infantry Division
1944-11-15 1944-12-15 General Officer Commanding 6th Infantry Division
1944-12-15 1945-02-12 General Officer Commanding 12th Reserve Division
1945-02-12 1947-10-01 Prisoner of War [Soviet Union]
1947-11-01 Condemned to 20 year imprisonment by the Soviets
1956-10-08 Released
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