The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General of Infantry Joachim Hans Herbert Witthöft

Witthöft, Joachim Hans Herbert

General of Infantry

* 23rd of September 1887

† 7th of July 1966

Promotions

1931-07-01 Lieutenant-Colonel (Police)
1933-11-16 Colonel (Police)
1936-04-01 Colonel (Seniority from 1935-04-01)
1938-10-01 Major-General
1940-10-01 Lieutenant-General
1942-03-01 General of Infantry

Service

1936-04-01 Transferred to the Army
1936-04-01 1936-10-06 Attached to the Infantry School, Döberitz
1936-10-06 1938-11-24 Commanding Officer 6th Infantry Regiment
1938-11-24 1939-08-26 Infantry Commander 26
1939-08-26 1942-01-12 General Officer Commanding 86th Infantry Division
1942-01-12 1942-03-01 Acting General Officer Commanding XXVII Corps
1942-03-01 1942-09-01 General Officer Commanding XXVII Corps
1942-09-01 1943-07-21 Unemployed
1943-07-21 1943-10-01 General Officer Commanding Security Troops & Army Group Rear Area B
1943-10-01 1944-05-01 General Officer Commanding Security Area Alpenvorland
1944-05-01 1944-09-01 General Officer Commanding Venetian Coast
1944-09-01 1945-03-18 Unemployed
1945-03-18 1945-04-XX General for Special Employment with the Commander in Chief West
1945-04-XX 1945-05-08 General Officer Commanding General Command Witthöft
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/301375