The Generals of WWII
Generals from Germany
Wöhler, Otto August Wilhelm
General of Infantry
* 12th of July 1894
† 5th of February 1987
Promotions
| 1935-06-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-01-01 | Colonel |
| 1942-01-01 | Major-General (Seniority from 1941-04-01) |
| 1942-10-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1943-06-01 | General of Infantry |
Service
| 1934-10-01 | – | 1935-10-15 | Attached to Artillery Leader III |
| 1935-10-15 | – | 1936-01-24 | Attached to 8th Infantry Division |
| 1936-01-24 | – | 1937-10-12 | Attached to VIII Corps |
| 1937-10-12 | – | 1938-04-01 | Instructor at the Armed Forces Academy |
| 1938-04-01 | – | 1939-08-26 | Chief of Operations (Ia), Group Command 5 |
| 1939-08-26 | – | 1939-10-15 | Chief of Operations (Ia), 14th Army [Poland] |
| 1939-10-15 | – | 1940-10-25 | Chief of Staff, XVII Corps |
| 1940-10-25 | – | 1942-05-12 | Chief of Staff, 11th Army [Eastern Front] |
| 1942-05-12 | – | 1943-03-01 | Chief of Staff, Army Group Centre [Eastern Front] |
| 1943-03-01 | – | 1943-06-01 | Unemployed |
| 1943-06-01 | – | 1943-08-15 | General Officer Commanding I Corps |
| 1943-08-15 | – | 1943-11-05 | Acting General Officer Commanding 8th Army [Eastern Front] |
| 1943-11-05 | – | 1944-12-23 | General Officer Commanding 8th Army [Eastern Front] |
| 1944-12-23 | – | 1945-04-07 | Commander in Chief Army Group South [Eastern Front] |
| 1945-04-07 | – | 1945-05-08 | Unemployed |
| 1945-05-08 | – | 1948-10-28 | Prisoner of War, US Captivity |
| 1948-10-28 | Condemned to 8 years imprisonment by a US Military Tribunal as war criminal | ||
| 1951-11-06 | Released |
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/301385