The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Field Marshal Ottto Moritz Walter Model

Model, Ottto Moritz Walter

Field Marshal

* 21st of January 1891

† 21st of April 1945

Promotions

1932-11-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1934-10-01 Colonel
1938-03-01 Major-General
1940-04-01 Lieutenant-General
1941-10-01 General of Panzer Troops
1942-02-28 Colonel-General
1944-03-01 Field Marshal

Service

1929-10-01 1933-10-01 Attached to the Reichwehr
1933-10-01 1934-10-01 Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment
1934-10-01 1935-10-15 Commanding Officer Infantry Regiment Allenstein
1935-10-15 1938-11-10 Chief of 8th Section, Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH
1938-11-10 1939-10-25 Chief of Staff, IV Corps
1939-10-25 1940-11-13 Chief of Staff, 16th Army [France]
1940-11-13 1941-11-01 General Officer Commanding 3rd Panzer Division
1941-10-01 1942-01-14 General Officer Commanding XXXXI Panzer Corps
1942-01-15 1943-11-04 General Officer Commanding 9th Army [Eastern Front]
1943-07-13 1943-08-13 Acting General Officer Commanding 2nd Panzer Army [Eastern Front]
1943-11-04 1944-01-31 Unemployed
1944-01-31 1944-03-31 Acting Commander in Chief Army Group North [Eastern Front]
1944-03-31 1944-04-04 Acting Commander in Chief Army Group South [Eastern Front]
1944-04-04 1944-04-05 Acting Commander in Chief Army Group North Ukraine [Eastern Front]
1944-04-06 1944-06-27 Commander in Chief Army Group North Ukraine [Eastern Front]
1944-06-27 1944-08-16 Acting Commander in Chief Army Group Centre [Eastern Front]
1944-08-16 1944-09-04 Commander in Chief West
1944-08-16 1944-09-04 Commander in Chief Army Group D
1944-08-17 1945-04-17 Commander in Chief Army Group B
1945-04-21 Committed suicide
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