The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General of Infantry Erich Heinrich Clößner

Clößner, Erich Heinrich

General of Infantry

* 17th of September 1888

† 28th of March 1976

Promotions

1932-04-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1934-06-01 Colonel
1937-10-01 Major-General
1939-10-01 Lieutenant-General
1942-03-16 General of Infantry

Service

1929-07-01 1933-03-01 Attached to Infantry Leader VI
1933-03-01 1933-10-01 Commandant of Neustettin
1933-10-01 1934-04-01 Commanding Officer Frontier Section Command Neustettin
1934-04-01 1934-10-01 Commanding Officer 14th Infantry Regiment
1934-10-01 1935-10-15 Commanding Officer Infantry Regiment Konstanz
1935-10-15 1938-06-01 Commanding Officer 14th Infantry Regiment
1938-06-01 1939-10-15 Inspector of Military Replacement, Innsbruck
1939-10-15 1942-01-25 General Officer Commanding 25th Infantry Division
1942-01-25 1942-04-01 Acting General Officer Commanding LIII Corps
1942-04-01 1943-08-07 General Officer Commanding LIII Corps
1943-08-07 1943-10-15 Unemployed
1943-10-15 1943-12-03 Acting General Officer Commanding IX Corps
1943-12-03 1944-01-05 Unemployed
1944-01-05 1944-05-10 General for Special Employment with Army Group F
1944-05-10 1944-06-28 Unemployed
1944-06-28 1944-12-04 Chief of Special Staff I, Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH
1944-12-04 1945-01-01 Unemployed
1945-01-01 1945-05-08 General for Special Employment with the Ministry of Propaganda & Public Enlightenment
1945-05-08 1947-XX-XX Prisoner of War
1947-XX-XX Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299515