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Portrait of General of Infantry Walther Graeßner

Graeßner, Walther

General of Infantry

* 31st of January 1891

† 16th of July 1943

Promotions

1934-04-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1936-01-01 Colonel
1939-10-01 Major-General
1941-10-01 Lieutenant-General
1942-06-01 General of Infantry

Service

1934-04-01 1935-10-15 Attached to the Commandant of Leipzig
1935-10-15 1937-10-12 Chief of Operations (Ia), 14th Infantry Division
1937-10-12 1939-07-01 Commanding Officer 53rd Infantry Regiment
1939-07-01 1939-08-26 Commanding Officer Replacement Troops, XVII Corps
1939-08-26 1939-10-15 Commanding Officer Replacement Troops, Military District XVII
1939-10-15 1939-11-09 General Officer Commanding Replacement Troops 2, Military District XVII
1939-11-09 1940-02-06 General Officer Commanding Division 187
1940-02-06 1941-12-09 General Officer Commanding 298th Infantry Division
1942-01-01 1942-02-18 Unemployed
1942-02-18 1943-02-16 General Officer Commanding XII Corps
1943-02-16 1943-07-16 Unemployed
1943-07-16 Died of illness
Picture source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walther_Graeßner