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Portrait of General of Infantry Helmuth Prieß

Prieß, Helmuth

General of Infantry

* 6th of March 1896

† 21st of October 1944

Promotions

1938-08-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-10-01 Colonel
1943-01-01 Major-General
1943-07-01 Lieutenant-General
1944-10-01 General of Infantry

Service

1937-04-01 1939-09-01 Chief of Operations (Ia), 15th Infantry Division
1939-09-01 1940-10-15 Attached to National Defence Section, Armed Forces High Command OKW
1940-10-15 1942-03-15 Senior Quartermaster, 1st Army
1942-03-15 1942-11-05 Commanding Officer 671st Infantry Regiment
1942-11-05 1942-11-25 Unemployed
1942-11-25 1943-01-01 Acting General Officer Commanding 121st Infantry Division
1943-01-01 1944-07-10 General Officer Commanding 121st Infantry Division
1944-07-10 1944-07-27 Unemployed
1944-07-27 1944-10-01 Acting General Officer Commanding XXVII Corps
1944-10-01 1944-10-21 General Officer Commanding XXVII Corps
1944-10-21 Killed in Action
Picture source: https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/16087/Prie%C3%9F-Helmuth.htm