The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Oskar Cantzler

Cantzler, Oskar

Lieutenant-General

* 14th of June 1890

† 3rd of February 1960

Promotions

1935-02-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1937-08-01 Colonel
1940-08-01 Major-General
1942-08-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1934-10-01 1935-10-15 Commanding Officer Pioneer Battalion Stettin
1935-10-15 1939-08-26 Commanding Officer Pioneers II
1938-04-XX 1938-XX-XX Attached as Commander of Pioneers, XVII Corps, Vienna
1939-08-26 1939-10-26 Army Pioneer Leader, 9th Army
1939-10-26 1940-07-17 Army Pioneer Leader, 2nd Army
1940-07-17 1940-09-01 Attached to XXXI Corps
1940-09-01 1940-10-25 Attached to Experimental Staff R
1940-10-25 1941-04-01 Army Pioneer Leader, 11th Army
1941-04-01 1941-07-20 Unemployed
1941-07-20 1942-01-15 General of Pioneers, Army Group B
1942-01-15 1942-02-10 Unemployed
1942-02-10 1942-12-04 General of Pioneers, Army Group South
1942-12-04 1943-01-15 Unemployed
1943-01-15 1944-05-10 General of Pioneers, Army Group D
1944-05-10 1944-08-01 General of Pioneers, Army Group G
1944-08-01 1945-01-05 Inspector of Pioneers & Railway Pioneers, Replacement Army
1945-01-05 1945-02-02 Unemployed
1945-02-02 1945-05-XX General of Pioneers, Operations Staff East Coast
1945-02-02 1945-05-XX Commandant of Defence, Central Baltic
1945-05-XX 1947-07-08 Prisoner of War
1947-07-08 Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299506