The Generals of WWII
Generals from Germany
von Leeb, Wilhelm Knight
Field Marshal
* 5th of September 1876
† 29th of April 1956
Promotions
| 1920-12-28 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1925-02-01 | Colonel |
| 1929-02-01 | Major-General |
| 1929-12-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1934-01-01 | General of Artillery |
| 1938-02-28 | Honorary Colonel-General |
| 1939-11-01 | Colonel-General |
| 1940-07-19 | Field Marshal |
Service
| 1919-10-01 | – | 1921-06-15 | Chief of Section T 1, Reichwehr Ministry |
| 1921-06-15 | – | 1923-10-01 | Chief of Staff, 2nd Infantry Division |
| 1923-10-01 | – | 1924-10-01 | Chief of Staff, 7th Infantry Division |
| 1924-10-01 | – | 1926-02-01 | Commanding Officer 2nd Mountain Battalion, 7th Artillery Regiment |
| 1926-02-01 | – | 1928-02-01 | Commanding Officer 7th Artillery Regiment |
| 1928-02-01 | – | 1929-02-01 | Artillery Leader V |
| 1929-02-01 | – | 1930-02-01 | Artillery Leader VII |
| 1930-02-01 | – | 1933-10-01 | General Officer Commanding 7th Infantry Division |
| 1930-02-01 | – | 1933-10-01 | General Officer Commanding Military District VII |
| 1933-10-01 | – | 1938-02-04 | Commander in Chief Group Command 2 |
| 1938-02-28 | Retired | ||
| 1939-08-26 | Recalled | ||
| 1939-08-26 | – | 1941-06-22 | Commander in Chief Army Group C, France |
| 1941-06-22 | – | 1942-01-13 | Commander in Chief Army Group North, Eastern Front |
| 1942-01-16 | – | 1945-05-02 | Unemployed |
| 1945-05-02 | – | 1948-10-27 | Prisoner of War, US Captivity |
| 1948-10-27 | Condemned to 3 years imprisonment by a US Military Tribunal as war criminal | ||
| 1948-10-27 | Time already served and released |
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/9