Field Marshal
* 15th of November 1891
† 14th of October 1944
1935-03-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
1937-08-01 | Colonel |
1939-08-01 | Major-General |
1941-01-01 | Lieutenant-General |
1941-07-01 | General of Panzer Troops |
1942-01-30 | Colonel-General |
1942-06-22 | Field Marshal |
1935-01-25 | – | 1935-10-15 | Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, Infantry Regiment Göttingen |
1935-10-15 | – | 1938-11-10 | Chief Instructor at the War School, Potsdam |
1938-11-10 | – | 1939-08-26 | Commandant of the War School, Wiener-Neustadt |
1939-08-26 | – | 1940-02-15 | Commandant of Führer Headquarters [Poland] |
1940-02-15 | – | 1941-02-14 | General Officer Commanding 7th Panzer Division [France] |
1941-02-14 | – | 1941-09-01 | General Officer Commanding German Africa Corps |
1941-09-01 | – | 1942-02-21 | General Officer Commanding Panzer Group Africa |
1942-02-21 | – | 1943-01-01 | General Officer Commanding Panzer Army Africa |
1943-01-01 | – | 1943-03-09 | Commander in Chief Army Group Africa |
1943-03-09 | – | 1943-07-15 | Unemployed |
1943-07-15 | – | 1944-07-17 | Commander in Chief Army Group B [Italy - France] |
1944-07-17 | – | 1944-09-04 | Wounded and convalescing |
1944-09-04 | – | 1944-10-14 | Unemployed |
1944-10-14 | Committed suicide |