The Generals of WWII
Generals from Germany
Hitzfeld, Otto
General of Infantry
* 7th of May 1898
† 6th of December 1980
Promotions
| 1939-08-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-12-17 | Colonel |
| 1943-04-01 | Major-General |
| 1943-11-08 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1945-03-01 | General of Infantry |
Service
| 1938-11-10 | – | 1939-08-26 | Adjutant, War School, Wiener Neustadt |
| 1939-03-11 | – | 1939-04-05 | Chief of Operations (Ia), Army Frontier Formation 30 |
| 1939-08-26 | – | 1940-11-15 | Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment |
| 1940-11-15 | – | 1941-07-05 | Commanding Officer Infantry 593rd Regiment [France] |
| 1941-07-05 | – | 1942-08-15 | Commanding Officer 213th Infantry Regiment [Eastern Front] |
| 1942-08-15 | – | 1942-08-19 | Wounded and hospitalised |
| 1942-08-19 | – | 1943-01-20 | Unemployed |
| 1943-01-20 | – | 1943-04-01 | Acting General Officer Commanding 102nd Infantry Division [Eastern Front] |
| 1943-04-01 | – | 1943-11-05 | General Officer Commanding 102nd Infantry Division [Eastern Front] |
| 1943-11-05 | – | 1943-11-20 | Unemployed |
| 1943-11-20 | – | 1944-11-01 | Commandant of Infantry School, Döberitz |
| 1944-11-01 | – | 1944-12-01 | Unemployed |
| 1944-12-01 | – | 1944-12-16 | Temporary General Officer Commanding LXVII Corps |
| 1944-12-16 | – | 1945-03-01 | Acting General Officer Commanding LXVII Corps |
| 1945-03-01 | – | 1945-04-02 | General Officer Commanding LXVII Corps |
| 1945-04-02 | – | 1945-04-08 | Acting General Officer Commanding 11th Army |
| 1945-04-08 | – | 1945-04-19 | General Officer Commanding LXVII Corps |
| 1945-04-19 | – | 1947-05-12 | Prisoner of War, US Captivity |
| 1947-05-12 | Released |
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299870