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Portrait of General of Panzer Troops Joachim Hermann August Lemelsen

Lemelsen, Joachim Hermann August

General of Panzer Troops

* 26th of September 1888

† 30th of March 1954

Promotions

1931-10-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1934-04-01 Colonel
1937-04-01 Major-General
1939-04-01 Lieutenant-General
1940-08-01 General of Artillery
1941-06-04 General of Panzer Troops

Service

1931-10-01 1933-10-01 Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, 5th Artillery Regiment
1933-10-01 1934-10-01 Chief Instructor at the Artillery School
1934-10-01 1935-04-01 Commanding Officer Artillery Instruction Regiment Jüterbog
1935-04-01 1935-05-01 Commandant of the Infantry School, Dresden
1935-05-01 1938-02-04 Commandant of the War School, Dresden
1938-02-04 1940-04-07 General Officer Commanding 29th Motorised Infantry Division
1940-05-07 1940-11-25 General Officer Commanding 5th Panzer Division
1940-11-25 1942-06-21 General Officer Commanding XXXXVII Corps
1942-06-21 1943-11-04 General Officer Commanding XXXXVII Panzer Corps
1943-10-24 1943-12-31 Temporary General Officer Commanding 10th Army [Italy]
1943-12-31 1944-03-05 Unemployed
1944-03-05 1944-05-10 Acting General Officer Commanding 6th Army
1944-05-10 1944-06-02 Temporary General Officer Commanding 1st Army [France]
1944-06-02 1944-09-01 Acting General Officer Commanding 14th Army [Italy]
1944-09-01 1944-10-15 General Officer Commanding 14th Army [Italy]
1944-10-15 1944-11-24 On sick leave
1944-11-24 1945-02-17 Temporary General Officer Commanding 10th Army [Italy]
1945-02-17 1945-05-02 General Officer Commanding 14th Army [Italy]
1945-05-02 1948-04-10 Prisoner of War, British Captivity
1948-04-10 Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/300120