The Generals of WWII
Generals from Germany
Köstring, Ernst-August
General of Cavalry
* 20th of June 1876
† 20th of November 1953
Promotions
| 1927-05-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1930-08-01 | Colonel |
| 1933-03-11 | Honorary Major-General |
| 1935-08-01 | Major-General |
| 1937-08-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1940-09-01 | General of Cavalry |
Service
| 1927-03-01 | – | 1931-02-01 | Commanding Officer 10th Mounted Regiment |
| 1931-02-01 | – | 1933-03-31 | Military Attaché to the Soviet Union |
| 1933-03-31 | Retired | ||
| 1935-08-01 | Recalled | ||
| 1935-08-01 | – | 1935-10-01 | General for Special Employment with the Commander in Chief of the Army |
| 1935-10-01 | – | 1941-09-01 | Military Attaché to Soviet Union |
| 1941-09-01 | – | 1942-08-15 | Unemployed |
| 1942-08-15 | – | 1943-02-18 | Plenipotentiary-General in Caucasus Questions, Army Group A [Eastern Front] |
| 1943-02-18 | – | 1943-03-09 | Unemployed |
| 1943-03-09 | – | 1943-06-13 | General for Special Employment, Army Group A [Eastern Front] |
| 1943-06-13 | – | 1944-01-01 | Inspector of Eastern Units |
| 1944-01-01 | – | 1945-05-04 | General of Voluntary Units, Army High Command OKH |
| 1945-05-04 | – | 1947-XX-XX | Prisoner of War |
| 1947-XX-XX | Released |
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/300025