The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Hans Boelsen

Boelsen, Hans

Lieutenant-General

* 6th of March 1894

† 24th of October 1960

Promotions

1941-03-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-03-01 Colonel
1944-06-01 Major-General
1945-03-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1940-11-16 1941-05-15 Attached to Panzer Group 1
1941-05-15 1941-07-18 Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, 111th Rifle Regiment
1941-07-18 1941-07-29 Unemployed
1941-07-29 1942-03-01 Commanding Officer 160th Motorcycle Battalion
1942-03-01 1942-03-09 Unemployed
1942-03-09 1943-05-15 Chief Instructor at the Infantry School
1943-05-15 1943-11-01 Commanding Officer 111th Panzer Grenadier Regiment
1943-11-01 1944-03-05 Unemployed
1944-03-05 1944-03-20 Acting General Officer commanding 29th Panzer Grenadier Division
1944-03-20 1944-04-11 Unemployed
1944-04-11 1944-05-07 Temporary General Officer Commanding 26th Panzer Grenadier Division
1944-05-07 1944-05-19 Unemployed
1944-05-19 1944-07-18 Temporary General Officer Commanding 1114th Light Division
1944-07-19 1944-08-26 Temporary General Officer Commanding 26th Panzer Grenadier Division
1944-08-26 1944-09-10 Unemployed
1944-09-10 1945-02-04 General Officer Commanding 18th Panzer Grenadier Division
1945-02-04 1945-03-XX Unemployed
1945-03-XX 1945-03-29 General Officer Commanding 172nd Division for Special Employment
1945-03-29 1945-06-30 Prisoner of War
1947-06-30 Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/1112