The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General of Signals Troops Albert Praun

Praun, Albert

General of Signals Troops

* 11th of December 1894

† 3rd of March 1975

Promotions

1937-03-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-08-01 Colonel
1942-08-01 Major-General
1943-02-01 Lieutenant-General
1944-11-01 General of Signal Troops

Service

1935-10-15 1939-08-26 Commanding Officer 38th Signals Battalion
1939-08-26 1940-02-10 Commanding Officer 596th Signals Regiment
1940-02-10 1940-05-10 Chief Signals Officer, 7th Army
1940-05-10 1940-06-01 Chief Signals Officer, Panzer Group Hoth [France]
1940-06-01 1940-06-30 Chief Signals Officer, Panzer Group Guderian [France]
1940-07-01 1940-12-10 Chief Signals Officer, Military Commander France
1940-12-10 1941-10-06 Chief Signals Officer, 2nd Panzer Group [Eastern Front]
1941-10-06 1942-08-24 Chief Signals Officer, 2nd Panzer Army [Eastern Front]
1942-08-24 1943-10-01 General Officer Commanding 129th Infantry Division
1943-10-01 1944-04-01 Chief Signals Officer, Army Group Centre [Eastern Front]
1944-04-01 1944-04-05 Unemployed
1944-04-05 1944-08-10 General Officer Commanding 277th Infantry Division
1944-08-10 1944-08-15 Unemployed
1944-08-15 1945-05-08 Chief of Communications, Armed Forces High Command OKW
1944-08-15 1945-05-08 Chief of Communications, Army High Command OKH
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