The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General of Mountain Troops Hubert Lanz

Lanz, Hubert

General of Mountain Troops

* 22nd of May 1896

† 12th of May 1982

Promotions

1937-03-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-08-27 Colonel
1940-11-01 Major-General
1942-12-01 Lieutenant-General
1943-01-26 General of Mountain Troops

Service

1937-03-01 1938-07-31 Chief of Operations (Ia), IX Corps
1938-11-10 1939-08-26 Commanding Officer 100th Mountain Regiment
1939-08-26 1940-02-15 Chief of Staff, Military District V
1940-02-15 1940-10-25 Chief of Staff, XVIII Corps
1940-10-25 1942-12-17 General Officer Commanding 1st Mountain Division [Yugoslavia - Eastern Front]
1942-12-17 1943-02-01 Unemployed
1943-02-01 1943-02-20 Commander in Chief Army Groupment Lanz [Eastern Front]
1943-02-20 1943-06-26 Unemployed
1943-06-26 1943-07-26 Acting General Officer Commanding IL Mountain Corps
1943-07-26 1943-08-25 Unemployed
1943-08-25 1945-05-08 General Officer Commanding XXII Corps [Greece - Eastern Front]
1945-05-08 1947-05-13 Prisoner of War, US Captivity
1947-05-13 Condemned to 12 years imprisonment by a US Military Tribunal as war criminal
1951-02-03 Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/302342