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Portrait of General of Infantry Anton Dostler

Dostler, Anton

General of Infantry

* 10th of May 1891

† 1st of December 1945

Promotions

1935-02-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1937-08-01 Colonel
1941-09-01 Major-General
1943-01-01 Lieutenant-General
1943-08-01 General of Infantry

Service

1932-04-01 1935-10-15 Attached to Artillery Leader V
1935-10-15 1937-04-01 Chief of Operations (Ia), 15th Infantry Division
1937-04-01 1938-11-10 Chief of Operations (Ia), Group Command 4
1938-11-10 1939-08-24 Commanding Officer 42nd Infantry Regiment
1939-08-24 1940-02-05 Chief of Operations (Ia), 7th Army
1940-02-05 1941-09-26 Chief of Staff, XXI Corps
1941-09-26 1942-01-12 Acting General Officer Commanding 57th Infantry Division
1942-01-12 1942-04-10 General Officer Commanding 57th Infantry Division
1942-04-10 1942-07-10 Unemployed
1942-07-10 1942-12-29 General Officer Commanding 163rd Infantry Division
1942-12-29 1943-06-22 Unemployed
1943-06-22 1943-10-05 General Officer Commanding XXXXII Corps
1943-10-05 1943-11-30 Temporary General Officer Commanding VII Corps
1943-11-30 1944-01-05 Attached to Military District XIII
1944-01-05 1944-12-01 General Officer Commanding LXXV Corps
1944-12-01 1945-05-08 General Officer Commanding LXXIII Corps
1945-05-08 1945-12-01 Prisoner of War, US Captivity
1945-10-12 Condemned to death by a US Military Court
1945-12-01 Executed
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299571