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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Johannes Baeßler

Baeßler, Johannes

Lieutenant-General

* 3rd of May 1892

† 8th of November 1944

Promotions

1935-07-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1938-01-01 Colonel
1942-02-01 Major-General
1944-02-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1934-08-01 1935-10-15 Chief of Operations (Ia), 3rd Cavalry Division
1935-10-15 1936-09-28 Chief of Operations (Ia), 1st Panzer Division
1936-09-28 1938-04-01 Chief of Operations (Ia), Panzer Troops General Command
1938-04-01 1938-11-10 Chief of Operations (Ia), XVI Corps
1938-11-10 1939-09-01 Commanding Officer 4th Panzer Regiment
1939-09-01 1939-09-10 Unemployed
1939-09-10 1942-02-21 Chief of Staff, XI Corps
1942-02-21 1942-04-15 Unemployed
1942-04-15 1942-07-28 General Officer Commanding 9th Panzer Division
1942-07-28 1942-11-01 Unemployed
1942-11-01 1942-11-26 General Officer Commanding 14th Panzer Division
1942-11-26 1943-04-06 Unemployed
1943-04-06 1943-06-19 Attached to the Commander in Chief West
1943-06-19 1943-07-07 General Officer Commanding Division A
1943-07-07 1944-08-26 General Officer Commanding 242nd Security Division
1944-08-26 1944-11-08 Severely wounded and hospitalised
1944-11-08 Died of his wounds
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299358