The Generals of WWII
Generals from Germany
Schörner, Ferdinand
Field Marshal
* 12th of May 1892
† 2nd of July 1973
Promotions
| 1937-03-16 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-08-27 | Honorary Colonel |
| 1940-01-30 | Colonel |
| 1941-12-17 | Major-General |
| 1942-02-28 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1943-05-15 | General of Mountain Troops |
| 1944-05-20 | Colonel-General |
| 1945-04-05 | Field Marshal |
Service
| 1936-05-14 | – | 1937-10-12 | Attached to 3rd Section, Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH |
| 1937-10-12 | – | 1940-05-24 | Commanding Officer 98th Mountain Regiment [Poland] |
| 1940-05-24 | – | 1940-05-31 | Unemployed |
| 1940-05-31 | – | 1940-06-01 | Acting General Officer Commanding 6th Mountain Division [France] |
| 1940-06-01 | – | 1942-01-15 | General Officer Commanding 6th Mountain Division [France - Greece - Lapland] |
| 1942-01-15 | – | 1942-12-XX | General Officer Commanding Mountain Corps Norwegen [Lapland] |
| 1942-12-XX | – | 1943-10-23 | General Officer Commanding XIX Mountain Corps [Lapland] |
| 1943-10-23 | – | 1943-10-30 | Unemployed |
| 1943-10-30 | – | 1943-11-25 | Attached to Army Group A |
| 1943-11-25 | – | 1944-02-01 | General Officer Commanding XXXX Panzer Corps [Eastern Front] |
| 1944-02-01 | – | 1944-03-02 | Unemployed |
| 1944-03-02 | – | 1944-03-15 | General Officer Commanding 17th Army [Eastern Front] |
| 1944-03-15 | – | 1944-03-31 | Chief of National-Socialist Leadership Staff, Army High Command OKH |
| 1944-03-31 | – | 1944-05-06 | Acting Commander in Chief Army Group A [Eastern Front] |
| 1944-05-06 | – | 1944-07-23 | Commander in Chief Army Group South Ukraine [Eastern Front] |
| 1944-07-23 | – | 1945-01-17 | Commander in Chief Army Group North [Eastern Front] |
| 1945-01-17 | – | 1945-01-25 | Commander in Chief Army Group A [Eastern Front] |
| 1945-01-25 | – | 1945-05-08 | Commander in Chief Army Group Centre [Eastern Front] |
| 1945-04-30 | – | 1945-05-08 | Commander in Chief of the Army |
| 1945-05-08 | – | 1945-05-15 | Prisoner of War, US Captivity |
| 1945-05-15 | – | 1952-02-XX | Prisoner of War, Soviet Captivity |
| 1952-05-08 | Condemned to 25 years imprisonment by a Soviet Military Court as war criminal | ||
| 1955-01-17 | Released | ||
| 1957-10-15 | Condemned to 4½ years imprisonment by a German Court | ||
| 1960-08-04 | Released |
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/300883