The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Field Marshal Georg von Küchler

von Küchler, Georg

Field Marshal

* 30th of May 1881

† 25th of May 1969

Promotions

1929-01-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1931-05-01 Colonel
1934-04-01 Major-General
1935-12-01 Lieutenant-General
1937-04-01 General of Artillery
1940-07-19 Colonel-General
1942-06-30 Field Marshal

Service

1926-03-01 1929-03-01 Instructor at the Infantry school, Dresden
1929-03-01 1930-02-01 Chief of Staff, Inspectorate of Army Education & Training Affairs
1932-02-01 1932-10-01 Chief Instructor at the Artillery School, Jüterbog
1932-10-01 1934-10-01 Artillery Leader I
1934-10-01 1935-04-01 Artillery Leader Königsberg
1935-04-01 1936-08-XX Inspector of War Schools
1936-08-XX 1937-04-01 Deputy President of the Reich Military Tribunal
1937-04-01 1939-07-31 General Officer Commanding I Corps
1937-04-01 1939-07-31 General Officer Commanding Military District I
1939-08-22 1939-10-21 General Officer Commanding 3rd Army [Poland]
1939-11-04 1942-01-16 General Officer Commanding 18th Army [France - Eastern Front]
1942-01-17 1944-01-31 Commander in Chief Army Group North
1944-01-31 1945-05-08 Unemployed
1945-05-08 1948-10-27 Prisoner of War, US Captivity
1948-10-27 Condemned to 20 years imprisonment by a US Military Tribunal as war criminal
1952-02-18 Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/300080