The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Otto Butze

Butze, Otto

Lieutenant-General

* 5th of July 1891

† 18th of May 1978

Promotions

1935-09-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1938-03-01 Colonel
1942-01-30 Major-General
1943-01-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1934-10-01 1935-10-15 Adjutant, Military District VI
1935-10-15 1939-08-26 Adjutant, VI Corps
1939-08-26 1940-08-05 Adjutant, Replacement VI Corps
1940-08-05 1941-09-XX Commanding Officer 78th Infantry Regiment
1941-09-XX 1942-01-07 Ill
1942-01-07 1942-03-01 Unemployed
1942-03-01 1943-01-XX General Officer Commanding 340th Infantry Division
1943-01-XX 1943-02-24 Severely injured from a fall from a horse
1943-02-24 1945-01-15 Unemployed
1945-01-15 1945-02-01 Attached to Military Replacement Inspection, Danzig
1945-02-01 1945-03-XX Inspector of Military Replacement, Danzig
1945-03-XX 1945-04-XX Inspector of Military Replacement, Linz-Donau
1945-04-XX Severely wounded
1945-04-XX 1947-XX-XX Prisoner of War, US Captivity
1947-XX-XX Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299504