The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General of Artillery Walther Keiner

Keiner, Walther

General of Artillery

* 30th of December 1890

† 23rd of January 1978

Promotions

1933-04-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1935-04-01 Colonel
1938-08-01 Major-General
1940-09-01 Lieutenant-General
1943-01-01 General of Artillery

Service

1933-04-01 1933-10-01 Attached to Military Region Braunschweig
1933-10-01 1934-10-01 Chief of Staff, Military Region Braunschweig
1934-10-01 1935-10-01 Chief of Operations (Ia), 19th Infantry Division
1935-10-01 1936-10-01 Commanding Officer 60th Artillery Regiment
1936-10-01 1937-10-01 Commanding Officer 24th Artillery Regiment
1937-10-01 1939-08-15 Artillery Commander 8
1939-08-15 1941-09-17 General Officer Commanding 62nd Infantry Division
1941-09-17 1941-10-11 Wounded and hospitalised
1941-10-11 1943-08-01 Unemployed
1943-08-01 1943-08-17 Inspector of Ordnance, Army High Command OKH
1943-08-17 1944-11-01 Master-General of the Ordnance, Army High Command OKH
1944-07-27 1944-11-01 Acting Chief of General Army Office with the Chief of Army Armaments & Commander in Chief of the Replacement Army
1944-11-01 1945-05-08 Chief of General Army Office with the Chief of Army Armaments & Commander in Chief of the Replacement Army
1945-05-08 1947-XX-XX Prisoner of War
1947-XX-XX Released