The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General of Infantry Werner Kienitz

Kienitz, Werner

General of Infantry

* 3rd of June 1885

† 31st of December 1959

Promotions

1929-10-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1932-04-01 Colonel
1935-03-01 Major-General
1937-04-01 Lieutenant-General
1938-04-01 General of Infantry

Service

1929-07-01 1932-04-01 Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment
1932-04-01 1934-10-01 Commanding Officer 15th Infantry Regiment
1934-10-01 1935-10-15 Commanding Officer Frontier Defence Section Stuttgart
1935-10-15 1938-04-01 General Officer Commanding 24th Infantry Division
1938-04-01 1942-01-23 General Officer Commanding XVII Corps
1938-04-01 1939-08-26 General Officer Commanding Military District XVII
1942-01-23 1942-05-01 Unemployed
1942-05-01 1945-02-01 General Officer Commanding Military District II
1945-02-01 1945-05-08 Unemployed
1945-05-08 1947-XX-XX Prisoner of War
1947-XX-XX Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299981