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Portrait of General of Infantry Anton Grasser

Grasser, Anton

General of Infantry

* 3rd of November 1891

† 3rd of November 1976

Promotions

1938-03-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-03-01 Colonel
1942-04-01 Major-General
1943-01-01 Lieutenant-General
1944-05-01 General of Infantry

Service

1937-10-12 1938-11-10 Attached to 119th Infantry Regiment
1938-11-10 1940-02-06 Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry Regiment
1940-02-06 1942-01-21 Commanding Officer 119th Infantry Regiment
1942-01-25 1942-04-01 Acting General Officer Commanding 25th Motorised Infantry Division
1942-04-01 1943-06-23 General Officer Commanding 25th Motorised Infantry Division
1943-06-23 1943-11-04 General Officer Commanding 25th Panzer Grenadier Division
1943-11-05 1943-11-15 Unemployed
1943-11-15 1943-12-10 Temporary General Officer Commanding LVI Panzer Corps
1943-12-10 1944-02-16 Unemployed
1944-02-16 1944-05-01 Acting General Officer Commanding XXVI Corps
1944-05-01 1944-07-03 General Officer Commanding XXVI Corps
1944-07-03 1944-09-25 Acting General Officer Commanding Army Detachment Narva
1944-09-25 1944-11-01 General Officer Commanding Army Detachment Grasser
1944-11-01 1945-01-22 Unemployed
1945-01-22 1945-04-15 General Officer Commanding LXXII Corps
1945-04-15 1945-04-19 Unemployed
1945-04-19 1945-05-08 General for Special Employment, Army Group Gallenkamp
1945-05-08 1947-07-01 Prisoner of War
1947-07-01 Released
1951-02-XX Joins the Federal Border Guard
1951-02-XX 1951-04-01 Commander Federal Border Guards Command Centre
1951-04-01 1953-07-05 Commander Federal Border Guards Command South
1951-05-18 1951-06-27 Inspector of the Federal Border Guards
1953-07-05 Retired
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299743