The Generals of WWII
Generals from Germany
von Falkenhorst, Nikolaus
Colonel-General
* 17th of January 1885
† 18th of June 1968
Promotions
| 1930-01-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1932-10-01 | Colonel |
| 1935-08-01 | Major-General |
| 1937-08-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1939-10-01 | General of Infantry |
| 1940-07-19 | Colonel-General |
Service
| 1928-02-01 | – | 1930-10-01 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment |
| 1930-10-01 | – | 1931-10-01 | Attached to 4th Infantry Division |
| 1931-10-01 | – | 1933-02-20 | Chief of Staff, 4th Infantry Division |
| 1933-04-01 | – | 1935-04-01 | Military Attaché to Czechoslovakia |
| 1933-04-01 | – | 1935-04-01 | Military Attaché to Romania |
| 1933-04-01 | – | 1935-04-01 | Military Attaché to Yugoslavia |
| 1935-04-01 | – | 1935-10-15 | Chief of Staff, Army Frontier Formation Dresden |
| 1935-10-15 | – | 1936-10-06 | Chief of Staff, Group Command 3 |
| 1936-10-06 | – | 1939-08-26 | General Officer Commanding 32nd Infantry Division |
| 1939-08-26 | – | 1940-04-09 | General Officer Commanding XXI Corps [Poland] |
| 1940-04-09 | – | 1940-12-19 | Commander in Chief Army Groupment XXI [Denmark - Norway] |
| 1940-12-19 | – | 1945-01-07 | General Officer Commanding Army Norwegen [Norway] |
| 1941-06-19 | – | 1941-12-31 | General Officer Commanding Army Lapland [Finland] |
| 1942-01-01 | – | 1944-12-18 | Military Commander Norway |
| 1945-01-07 | – | 1945-05-08 | Unemployed |
| 1945-05-08 | – | 1946-08-02 | Prisoner of War, British Captivity |
| 1946-08-02 | Condemned to death | ||
| 1946-12-02 | Sentence changed to 20 years imprisonment | ||
| 1953-07-13 | Released |
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299622