The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General of Infantry Siegfried Haenicke

Haenicke, Siegfried

General of Infantry

* 8th of September 1878

† 19th of February 1946

Promotions

1925-10-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1929-02-01 Colonel
1932-04-01 Major-General
1939-08-27 Honorary Lieutenant-General
1939-11-01 Lieutenant-General (at Disposal)
1942-04-01 General of Infantry (at Disposal)

Service

1924-04-01 1928-10-01 Instructor at the Infantry School
1928-10-01 1930-11-01 Attached to 3rd Infantry Regiment
1930-11-01 1932-09-30 Commanding Officer 2nd Infantry Regiment
1932-09-30 Retired
1938-07-01 Recalled
1938-08-08 1942-03-29 General Officer Commanding 61st Infantry Division
1942-03-29 1942-04-01 Unemployed
1942-04-01 1942-06-30 Acting General Officer Commanding XXXVIII Corps
1942-06-30 1942-10-01 Unemployed
1942-10-01 1944-06-XX General Officer Commanding Military District General-Government [Poland]
1944-07-XX 1945-01-31 General Officer Commanding Army Rear Area General-Government [Poland]
1944-09-13 1945-01-31 General Officer Commanding Higher Command 384 [Poland]
1945-01-31 1945-05-08 Unemployed
1945-07-20 1946-02-19 Prisoner of War, Soviet Captivity
1946-02-19 Died in Captivity
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299773