The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Richard Georg John

John, Richard Georg

Lieutenant-General

* 21st of June 1896

† 19th of February 1965

Promotions

1938-10-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-10-01 Colonel
1943-11-08 Major-General
1944-04-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1936-10-06 1940-01-01 Chief of Operations (Ia), Army Weapons Office, Prüfwesen 2
1940-01-01 1940-04-09 Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, 203rd Infantry Regiment
1940-04-09 1940-05-06 Attached to 36th Infantry Regiment
1940-05-06 1940-08-20 Commanding Officer 36th Infantry Regiment
1940-08-20 1942-09-05 Unemployed
1942-09-05 1943-04-25 Commanding Officer 36th Infantry Regiment
1943-04-25 1943-07-10 Unemployed
1943-07-10 1943-07-20 Unemployed
1943-07-20 1943-10-10 Acting General Officer Commanding 292nd Infantry Division
1943-10-10 1943-11-08 Acting General Officer Commanding 292nd Infantry Division
1943-11-08 1944-07-01 General Officer Commanding 292nd Infantry Division
1944-07-01 1944-11-01 Chief of the Main Section for Ballistics & Munitions, Army Weapons Office, Army High Command OKH
1944-11-01 1945-05-09 Chief of the Office Group for Development & Testing, Army Weapons Office, Army High Command OKH
1945-05-09 1947-06-06 Prisoner of War
1947-06-06 Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299945