The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Field Marshal Günther Hans von Kluge

von Kluge, Günther Hans

Field Marshal

* 30th of October 1882

† 19th of August 1944

Promotions

1927-07-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1930-02-01 Colonel
1933-02-01 Major-General
1934-04-01 Lieutenant-General
1936-08-01 General of Artillery
1939-10-01 Colonel-General
1940-07-19 Field Marshal

Service

1926-08-01 1929-02-01 Commanding Officer 5th Battalion, 3rd Artillery Regiment
1929-02-01 1930-03-01 Chief of Staff, 1st Cavalry Division
1930-03-01 1931-10-01 Commanding Officer 2nd Artillery Regiment
1931-10-01 1933-10-01 Artillery Leader III
1933-10-01 1934-10-01 Inspector of Signals Troops
1934-10-01 1935-04-01 General Officer Commanding 6th Infantry Division
1934-10-01 1938-11-24 General Officer Commanding Military District VI
1935-04-01 1938-11-24 General Officer Commanding VI Corps
1938-11-24 1939-08-26 Commander in Chief Group Command 6
1939-08-26 1941-12-19 General Officer Commanding 4th Army [Poland - France - Eastern Front]
1941-12-19 1943-10-12 Commander in Chief Army Group Center [Eastern Front]
1943-10-12 1944-10-28 Unemployed
1943-10-28 1944-07-02 Injured in a car accident and convalescing
1944-07-02 1944-08-16 Commander in Chief West [France]
1944-07-02 1944-08-16 Commander in Chief Army Group D [France]
1944-07-19 1944-08-15 Commander in Chief Army Group B [France]
1944-08-16 1944-08-19 Unemployed
1944-08-19 Committed suicide
Picture source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Günther_von_Kluge