The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Günther Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord

von Hammerstein-Equord, Günther Freiherr

Lieutenant-General

* 16th of September 1877

† 17th of October 1965

Promotions

1923-10-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1928-04-01 Colonel
1931-12-01 Major-General
1933-10-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1921-10-01 1924-04-01 Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment
1924-04-01 1926-04-01 Instructor at the Infantry School
1926-04-01 1927-10-01 Chief Instructor at the Infantry School
1927-10-01 1929-10-01 Chief of ? Section, Army Personnel Office
1929-10-01 1930-10-01 Chief of Army Personnel Office, Reichwehr Ministry
1930-10-01 1931-02-01 At disposal of the Chief of the Army Command
1931-02-01 1933-11-30 Inspector of Infantry
1933-11-30 Retired
1938-XX-XX Recalled
1940-04-24 1940-10-26 General Officer Commanding 460th Division for Special Employment
1940-05-15 1940-10-26 Commandant of Copenhagen [Denmark]
1940-10-26 1940-11-15 Unemployed
1940-11-15 1941-03-07 General Officer Commanding 526th Infantry Division
1941-03-07 1943-11-01 Senior Field Commandant 672 [Belgium]
1941-03-07 1943-11-01 Commandant of Brussels [Belgium]
1943-11-01 1944-05-31 Unemployed
1944-05-31 Retired