The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General of Infantry Alexander von Falkenhausen

von Falkenhausen, Alexander

General of Infantry

* 29th of October 1878

† 31st of July 1966

Promotions

1920-12-18 Lieutenant-Colonel
1924-04-01 Colonel
1928-04-01 Major-General
1929-10-01 Lieutenant-General
1934-03-08 Honorary General of Infantry
1940-09-01 General of Infantry (at Disposal)

Service

1920-04-12 1921-02-01 Attached to the Reichwehr Ministry
1921-02-01 1922-03-20 Chief of Staff, Inspectorate of Army Education & Training Affairs
1922-03-20 1925-01-19 Chief of Staff, 6th Infantry Division
1925-01-19 1927-02-01 Commanding Officer 10th Infantry Regiment
1927-02-01 1931-01-31 Commandant of the Infantry School, Dresden
1931-01-31 Retired
1934-04-XX 1938-07-XX Military Adviser to the Chinese Nationalist Army
1939-07-10 Recalled
1939-07-10 1939-08-28 At disposal
1939-08-28 1940-05-22 General Officer Commanding Military District IV
1940-05-22 1944-07-15 Military Commander Belgium & Northern France
1940-05-22 1940-05-31 Military Commander Netherlands
1944-07-15 1944-07-20 Unemployed
1944-07-20 Retired
1944-XX-XX Arrested
1944-XX-XX 1945-05-06 Imprisoned
1945-05-06 1948-XX-XX Prisoner of War, US Captivity
1948-XX-XX 1951-07-09 Prisoner of War, Belgian Captivity
1951-07-09 Condemned to 12 years imprisonment
1951-XX-XX Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299621