The Generals of WWII
Generals from Germany
List, Wilhelm
Field Marshal
* 14th of May 1880
† 16th of August 1971
Promotions
| 1923-10-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1927-03-01 | Colonel |
| 1930-11-01 | Major-General |
| 1932-10-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1935-10-01 | General of Infantry |
| 1939-04-20 | Colonel-General |
| 1940-07-19 | Field Marshal |
Service
| 1923-04-01 | – | 1924-10-01 | Commanding Officer 3rd Light Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment |
| 1924-10-01 | – | 1926-09-01 | Chief of Operations (Ia), 7th Infantry Division |
| 1926-09-01 | – | 1927-03-01 | Attached to Army Training Section, Reichwehr Ministry |
| 1927-03-01 | – | 1930-02-01 | Chief of Army Training Section, Reichwehr Ministry |
| 1930-02-01 | – | 1933-10-01 | Commandant of the Infantry School, Dresden |
| 1933-10-01 | – | 1935-10-01 | General Officer Commanding 4th Division |
| 1933-10-01 | – | 1938-02-04 | General Officer Commanding Military District IV |
| 1935-10-01 | – | 1938-02-04 | General Officer Commanding IV Corps |
| 1938-02-04 | – | 1938-04-01 | Commander in Chief Group Command 2 |
| 1938-04-01 | – | 1939-08-26 | Commander in Chief Group Command 5 |
| 1939-08-26 | – | 1939-10-13 | General Officer Commanding 14th Army [Poland] |
| 1939-10-13 | – | 1941-10-15 | General Officer Commanding 12th Army [France - Greece] |
| 1941-07-01 | – | 1941-10-15 | Commander in Chief South-East |
| 1941-10-15 | – | 1942-07-03 | Hospitalised and convalescing |
| 1942-07-03 | – | 1942-07-10 | Unemployed |
| 1942-07-10 | – | 1942-09-10 | Commander in Chief Army Group A [Eastern Front] |
| 1942-09-10 | – | 1945-04-30 | Unemployed |
| 1945-04-30 | – | 1948-02-19 | Prisoner of War, US Captivity |
| 1948-02-19 | Condemned to life imprisonment by a US Military Tribunal as war criminal | ||
| 1952-12-24 | Released |
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/300146