The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Kurt Forster

Forster, Kurt

Major-General

* 28th of October 1891

† 30th of November 1962

Promotions

1936-03-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1938-10-01 Colonel
1942-07-01 Major-General

Service

1935-10-15 1937-10-12 Attached to 24th Artillery Regiment
1937-10-12 1938-11-10 Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 24th Artillery Regiment
1938-11-10 1941-01-18 Commanding Officer 75th Artillery Regiment
1941-01-19 1941-08-16 Artillery Commander 143
1941-08-16 1942-06-10 Wounded and Unemployed
1942-06-10 1943-08-05 Artillery Commander 117
1943-08-05 1944-02-01 Unemployed
1944-02-01 1944-03-01 Attached to the Commandant of Strasbourg [France]
1944-03-01 1944-09-10 Commandant of Colmar [France]
1944-09-10 1945-04-21 Unemployed
1945-04-21 1945-11-05 Prisoner of War
1945-11-05 Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299653