The Generals of WWII
Generals from Germany
Förster, Sigismund
General of Infantry
* 23rd of June 1887
† 12th of January 1959
Promotions
| 1931-03-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1933-10-01 | Colonel |
| 1936-08-01 | Major-General |
| 1938-04-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1943-05-01 | General of Infantry |
Service
| 1930-10-01 | – | 1932-10-01 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment |
| 1932-10-01 | – | 1934-10-01 | Commandant of Deutsch-Krone |
| 1934-10-01 | – | 1935-10-15 | Commanding Officer Frontier Sector Deutsch-Krone |
| 1935-10-15 | – | 1936-01-01 | Commander Army Frontier Formation 2 |
| 1936-01-01 | – | 1938-04-01 | Inspector of Recruiting, Erfurt |
| 1938-04-01 | – | 1938-11-10 | Acting General Officer Commanding 24th Infantry Division |
| 1938-11-10 | – | 1941-01-15 | General Officer Commanding 26th Infantry Division |
| 1941-01-15 | – | 1941-04-15 | General Officer Commanding 97th Light Division |
| 1941-04-15 | – | 1941-10-01 | Unemployed |
| 1941-10-01 | – | 1942-07-07 | Attached to Army Area South |
| 1942-07-07 | – | 1942-11-21 | General Officer Commanding Army Rear Area 550 [Eastern Front] |
| 1942-11-21 | – | 1942-11-25 | General for Special Employment with 17th Army |
| 1942-11-25 | – | 1943-01-26 | General Officer Commanding General Command for Special Employment Förster [Eastern Front] |
| 1943-01-26 | – | 1943-02-03 | Commandant of Taman |
| 1943-02-03 | – | 1943-05-01 | General Officer Commanding Kertch Straits |
| 1943-05-01 | – | 1944-02-13 | General Officer Commanding West Taurida |
| 1943-07-22 | – | 1943-10-15 | General Officer Commanding Crimea |
| 1944-02-13 | – | 1944-09-10 | General Officer Commanding LXXII Corps for Special Employment |
| 1944-09-10 | – | 1944-09-25 | Unemployed |
| 1944-09-25 | – | 1945-04-20 | General Officer Commanding Higher Command Niederrhein |
| 1945-04-20 | – | 1947-XX-XX | Prisoner of War |
| 1947-XX-XX | Released |
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299649