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Portrait of General of Panzer Troops Mortimer von Kessel

von Kessel, Mortimer

General of Panzer Troops

* 25th of May 1893

† 8th of January 1981

Promotions

1937-10-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-10-01 Colonel
1942-11-01 Major-General
1943-12-01 Lieutenant-General
1945-03-01 General of Panzer Troops

Service

1937-10-01 1938-11-10 Commanding Officer 9th Reconnaissance Battalion
1938-11-10 1939-07-01 Commanding Officer 8th Reconnaissance Battalion
1939-07-01 1939-11-01 Commanding Officer 8th Motorised Reconnaissance Battalion
1939-11-01 1943-01-15 Chief of Section P2, Army Personnel Office
1943-01-15 1943-04-01 Unemployed
1943-04-01 1943-05-05 At disposal of Army Group South
1943-05-05 1943-09-01 Acting General Officer Commanding 20th Panzer Division
1943-09-01 1944-11-07 General Officer Commanding 20th Panzer Division
1944-11-07 1944-12-27 Unemployed
1944-12-28 1945-03-01 Acting General Officer Commanding VII Panzer Corps
1945-03-01 1945-05-02 General Officer Commanding VII Panzer Corps
1945-05-02 1947-06-05 Prisoner of War, US Captivity
1947-06-05 Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299980