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Portrait of General of Artillery Karl Philipp Thoholte

Thoholte, Karl Philipp

General of Artillery

* 14th of September 1893

† 21st of March 1954

Promotions

1938-08-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-01-05 Lieutenant-Colonel (Seniority from 1938-02-01)
1941-01-01 Colonel
1942-04-20 Colonel (Seniority from 1940-04-01)
1943-03-10 Major-General
1943-XX-XX Major-General (Seniority from 1943-06-01)
1944-03-01 Lieutenant-General
1945-04-20 General of Artillery

Service

1936-10-06 1938-11-10 Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, 58th Artillery Regiment
1938-11-10 1939-09-13 Attached to the Artillery School
1939-09-13 1939-10-01 Higher Artillery Officer for Heavy Anti-Aircraft Artillery
1939-10-01 1941-01-20 Attached to the General of Artillery with the Commander in Chief of the Army
1941-01-20 1942-03-06 Commanding Officer 36th Artillery Regiment
1942-03-06 1942-12-10 Artillery Commander 101
1942-12-10 1943-02-01 Artillery Commander 126
1943-02-01 1943-02-16 Unemployed
1943-02-16 1943-09-07 Higher Artillery Commander 303
1943-09-07 1944-07-20 General Officer Commanding 18th Artillery Division
1944-07-20 1944-08-11 Unemployed
1944-08-11 1944-11-01 Higher Artillery Officer 307
1944-11-01 1944-11-20 Unemployed
1944-11-20 1945-01-10 General Officer Commanding Artillery Staff for Special Employment 1
1945-01-10 1945-04-17 General of Artillery for Special Employment II
1945-04-17 Prisoner of War
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/363