The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General of Infantry Hans Krebs

Krebs, Hans

General of Infantry

* 4th of March 1898

† 1st of May 1945

Promotions

1939-02-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-10-01 Colonel
1942-02-01 Major-General
1943-04-01 Lieutenant-General
1944-08-01 General of Infantry

Service

1938-10-01 1939-09-19 Chief of Army Education Section, Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH
1939-09-20 1939-11-08 Attached to the German Embassy in Moscow
1939-11-08 1939-12-15 Unemployed
1939-12-15 1940-07-10 Chief of Staff, VII Corps
1940-10-01 1941-06-22 Assistant Military Attaché to Soviet Union
1941-03-17 1941-05-08 Acting Military Attaché to Soviet Union
1941-06-22 1942-01-12 Attached to the Army High Command OKH
1942-01-14 1943-01-30 Chief of Staff 9th Army, Eastern Front
1943-02-01 1943-02-14 Acting General Officer Commanding 253rd Infantry Division
1943-02-14 1943-03-01 Unemployed
1943-03-01 1944-09-01 Chief of Staff, Army Group Centre
1944-09-01 1945-02-17 Chief of Staff, Army Group B
1945-02-17 1945-03-15 Chief of Operations Section, Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH
1945-03-15 1945-04-01 Wounded and convalescing
1945-04-01 1945-05-01 Acting Chief of the Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH
1945-05-01 Committed suicide
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/300060