The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Colonel-General Walter Weiß

Weiß, Walter

Colonel-General

* 5th of September 1890

† 21st of December 1967

Promotions

1934-09-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1937-03-01 Colonel (Seniority from 1936-08-01)
1940-09-01 Major-General
1942-08-01 Lieutenant-General
1942-09-01 General of Infantry
1944-01-30 Colonel-General

Service

1933-10-01 1934-10-01 Attached to Military Region Schwerin
1934-10-01 1936-03-24 Attached to Infantry Leader II
1936-03-24 1938-04-01 Attached to VI Corps
1938-04-01 1938-05-01 Attached to 1st Infantry Regiment
1938-05-01 1939-08-26 Commanding Officer 1st Infantry Regiment
1939-08-26 1940-12-10 Chief of Staff, I Corps
1940-12-10 1941-01-15 General Officer Commanding 97th Light Infantry Division
1941-01-15 1942-06-27 General Officer Commanding 26th Infantry Division
1942-06-27 1942-09-01 General Officer Commanding XXVII Corps
1942-09-01 1943-02-04 General Officer Commanding XXVII Corps
1943-02-04 1943-03-01 Acting General Officer Commanding 2nd Army [Eastern Front]
1943-03-01 1945-03-12 General Officer Commanding 2nd Army [Eastern Front]
1945-03-12 1945-04-03 Acting Commander in Chief Army Group North [Eastern Front]
1945-04-03 1945-05-08 Unemployed
1945-05-08 1948-XX-XX Prisoner of War