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Portrait of General of Panzer Troops Walther Wenck

Wenck, Walther

General of Panzer Troops

* 18th of September 1900

† 1st of May 1982

Promotions

1940-12-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-06-01 Colonel
1943-03-01 Major-General (Seniority from 1943-08-01)
1944-04-01 Lieutenant-General
1945-04-07 General of Panzer Troops (Seniority from 1944-10-01)

Service

1939-04-01 1942-02-04 Chief of Operations (Ia), 1st Panzer Division
1942-02-04 1942-02-20 Unemployed
1942-02-20 1942-09-03 Instructor at the War Academy
1942-09-03 1942-11-20 Chief of Staff, LVII Panzer Corps
1942-11-20 1943-03-06 Chief of Staff, Army Detachment Hollidt [Eastern Front]
1943-03-06 1943-03-10 Chief of Staff, 6th Army [Eastern Front]
1943-03-10 1943-03-15 Unemployed
1943-03-15 1944-03-15 Chief of Staff, 1st Panzer Army [Eastern Front]
1944-03-15 1944-04-01 Unemployed
1944-04-01 1944-07-21 Chief of Staff, Army Group South-Ukraine
1944-07-21 1944-09-01 Chief of Operations Section, Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH
1944-09-01 1945-04-07 Chief of Command Group, Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH
1945-04-07 1945-04-16 Unemployed
1945-04-16 1945-05-08 Acting General Officer Commanding 12th Army
1945-05-08 1947-XX-XX Prisoner of War
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/301301