The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Ernst Haeckel

Haeckel, Ernst

Lieutenant-General

* 5th of April 1890

† 26th of September 1967

Promotions

1934-07-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1936-10-01 Colonel
1940-10-01 Major-General
1942-10-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1933-05-01 1934-10-01 Chief of Operations (Ia), 7th Infantry Division
1934-10-01 1935-10-15 Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Infantry Regiment München
1935-10-15 1937-10-12 Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment
1937-10-12 1940-11-14 Commanding Officer 107th Infantry Regiment
1940-11-14 1941-05-22 Acting General Officer Commanding 263rd Infantry Division
1941-05-22 1942-04-25 General Officer Commanding 263rd Infantry Division
1942-04-25 1942-05-01 Unemployed
1942-05-01 1942-10-01 General Officer Commanding 158th Infantry Division
1942-10-01 1944-08-05 General Officer Commanding 158th Reserve Division
1944-09-05 1944-10-09 General Officer Commanding 16th Infantry Division
1944-10-09 1944-11-15 General Officer Commanding 16th People's Grenadier Divisions
1944-11-15 1945-02-09 Unemployed
1945-02-09 1945-03-25 General Officer Commanding Division 471
1945-05-08 1947-09-27 Prisoner of War
1947-09-27 Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299770