The Generals of WWII
Generals from Germany
Blumentritt, Günther
General of Infantry
* 10th of February 1892
† 12th of October 1967
Promotions
| 1936-04-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-10-01 | Colonel |
| 1942-01-16 | Major-General |
| 1942-12-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-04-01 | General of Infantry |
Service
| 1935-10-15 | – | 1937-10-12 | Chief of Operations (Ia), VII Corps |
| 1937-10-12 | – | 1938-11-03 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment |
| 1938-11-03 | – | 1939-08-18 | Chief of 4th Section, Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH |
| 1939-08-18 | – | 1939-09-02 | Chief of Operations (Ia), Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH |
| 1939-09-02 | – | 1939-10-23 | Attached to Army Group South [Poland] |
| 1939-10-23 | – | 1939-10-29 | Chief of Operations (Ia), Army Group South [Poland] |
| 1939-10-29 | – | 1940-10-25 | Chief of Operations (Ia), Army Group A [France] |
| 1940-10-25 | – | 1942-01-17 | Chief of Staff, 4th Army [Eastern Front] |
| 1942-01-17 | – | 1942-09-22 | Quartermaster-General I, Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH |
| 1942-09-22 | – | 1942-09-24 | Acting Chief of Staff, Army Group D [France] |
| 1942-09-24 | – | 1943-01-03 | Chief of Staff, Army Group D [France] |
| 1942-09-24 | – | 1943-01-03 | Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief West |
| 1943-01-03 | – | 1943-06-26 | Wounded in an accident and hospitalised |
| 1943-06-26 | – | 1944-06-10 | On Special Mission with Army Group South & 7th Army |
| 1944-06-10 | – | 1944-09-10 | Chief of Staff, Army Group D [France] |
| 1944-06-10 | – | 1944-09-10 | Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief West |
| 1944-09-10 | – | 1944-10-01 | Unemployed |
| 1944-10-01 | – | 1944-10-19 | Acting General Officer Commanding LXXXVI Corps |
| 1944-10-19 | – | 1944-11-23 | General Officer Commanding XII SS Corps |
| 1944-11-23 | – | 1945-01-28 | General Officer Commanding Corps Group Blumentritt |
| 1945-01-28 | – | 1945-01-29 | Unemployed |
| 1945-01-29 | – | 1945-03-28 | Acting General Officer Commanding 25th Army [Netherlands] |
| 1945-03-28 | – | 1945-04-10 | Temporary General Officer Commanding 1st Parachute Army |
| 1945-04-10 | – | 1945-05-06 | General Officer Commanding Army Blumentritt |
| 1945-05-06 | – | 1945-06-01 | Commander in Chief Schleswig-Holstein |
| 1945-06-01 | – | 1945-12-01 | Prisoner of War, British Captivity |
| 1945-12-01 | – | 1948-01-01 | Prisoner of War, US Captivity |
| 1948-01-01 | Released |
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299422