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Portrait of General of Panzer Troops Otto von Knobelsdorff

von Knobelsdorff, Otto

General of Panzer Troops

* 31st of March 1886

† 21st of October 1966

Promotions

1933-06-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1935-06-01 Colonel
1939-01-01 Major-General
1940-12-01 Lieutenant-General
1942-08-01 General of Panzer Troops

Service

1933-10-01 1935-10-15 Chief of Staff, Berlin Garrison
1935-10-15 1939-02-01 Commanding Officer 102nd Infantry Regiment
1939-02-01 1939-09-01 Commandant of Fortress Oppeln
1939-09-01 1940-02-01 Chief of Staff, XXXIII Higher Command for Special Employment
1940-02-02 1940-11-01 General Officer Commanding 19th Infantry Division
1940-11-01 1942-01-04 General Officer Commanding 19th Panzer Division
1942-01-04 1942-04-30 Ill and hospitalised
1942-05-01 1942-06-01 Acting General Officer Commanding X Corps
1942-06-01 1942-10-10 Acting General Officer Commanding II Corps
1942-07-01 1942-10-10 General Officer Commanding Corps Knobelsdorff
1942-10-10 1942-12-01 General Officer Commanding XXIV Panzer Corps
1942-12-01 1943-02-10 Acting General Officer Commanding XXXXVIII Panzer Corps
1943-02-10 1943-09-30 General Officer Commanding XXXXVIII Panzer Corps
1943-10-09 1943-10-15 Ill
1943-10-15 1944-02-01 Unemployed
1944-02-01 1944-08-31 General Officer Commanding XXXX Panzer Corps
1944-09-03 1944-09-06 Unemployed
1944-09-06 1944-11-30 Acting General Officer Commanding 1st Army [France]
1944-12-01 1945-04-11 Unemployed
1945-04-11 1947-12-12 Prisoner of War, US Captivity
1947-12-12 Released
Picture source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Knobelsdorff