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Portrait of General of Panzer Troops Werner Kempf

Kempf, Werner

General of Panzer Troops

* 9th of March 1886

† 6th of January 1969

Promotions

1933-05-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1935-05-01 Colonel
1939-01-21 Major-General
1940-08-01 Lieutenant-General
1941-04-01 General of Panzer Troops

Service

1932-02-01 1934-06-01 Commanding Officer 7th Motor Transport Battalion
1934-06-01 1936-06-01 Chief of Staff, Inspectorate of Army Motorisation
1936-06-01 1937-10-01 Inspector of Army Motorisation
1937-10-01 1938-10-01 Commanding Officer 4th Instruction Cavalry Regiment
1938-10-01 1939-08-01 Commanding Officer 4th Panzer Brigade
1939-08-01 1939-10-12 General Officer Commanding Panzer Division Kempf [Poland]
1939-10-12 1939-10-18 General Officer Commanding 1st Light Division
1939-10-18 1941-01-06 General Officer Commanding 6th Panzer Division
1941-01-06 1942-11-01 General Officer Commanding XXXXVIII Corps
1942-11-01 1943-01-10 Unemployed
1943-01-10 1943-02-21 Commandant of Division Commanders' Course
1943-02-21 1943-08-16 General Officer Commanding Army Detachment Kempf [Eastern Front]
1943-08-18 1944-01-02 Unemployed
1944-01-02 1944-05-01 General Officer Commanding Military Police Command II
1944-05-01 1944-08-20 Military Commander Baltic
1944-08-20 1944-09-25 Unemployed
1944-09-25 1944-10-06 General Officer Commanding Higher Command Upper Rhine
1944-10-06 1944-12-04 General Officer Commanding Higher Command Vosges
1944-12-04 1945-03-12 Unemployed
1945-03-12 1945-05-08 At disposal of Commander in Chief West
1945-05-08 1947-XX-XX Prisoner of War
1947-XX-XX Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299976