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Portrait of General of Cavalry Siegfried Westphal

Westphal, Siegfried

General of Cavalry

* 18th of March 1902

† 2nd of July 1982

Promotions

1941-02-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-08-01 Colonel
1943-03-01 Major-General (Seniority from 1943-08-01)
1944-04-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1939-08-26 1940-03-15 Chief of Operations (Ia), 58th Infantry Division
1940-03-15 1940-08-01 Chief of Operations (Ia), XXVII Corps
1940-08-01 1941-06-15 Attached to the German Armistice Commission
1941-06-15 1941-08-15 German Liaison Officer with the Italian Commander in Chief North Africa
1941-08-15 1942-01-30 Chief of Operations (Ia), Panzer Group Africa
1942-01-30 1942-10-06 Chief of Operations (Ia), Panzer Army Africa
1942-10-06 1943-10-25 Acting Chief of Staff, Panzer Army Africa
1942-10-25 1943-12-07 Acting Chief of Staff, German-Italian Panzer Army
1942-12-07 1942-12-29 Acting General Officer Commanding 104th Light Division
1942-12-29 1943-02-01 Unemployed
1943-02-01 1943-06-15 Chief of Command Section to the Commander in Chief South
1943-06-15 1943-11-21 Chief of Staff to Commander in Chief South
1943-11-21 1944-09-10 Chief of Staff to Commander in Chief South-West
1944-09-10 1945-04-22 Chief of Staff to Commander in Chief West
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