The Generals of WWII
Generals from Germany
von Leyser, Ernst Ulrich Hans
General of Infantry
* 18th of November 1889
† 23rd of September 1962
Promotions
| 1936-03-16 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-03-01 | Colonel |
| 1941-02-01 | Major-General |
| 1942-10-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1942-12-01 | General of Infantry |
Service
| 1935-08-01 | – | 1938-10-01 | Commanding Officer 2nd Anti-Tank Battalion |
| 1938-10-01 | – | 1939-08-26 | Commanding Officer Anti-Tank Unit XIV |
| 1939-08-26 | – | 1939-10-25 | Commanding Officer 6th Infantry Replacement Regiment |
| 1939-10-25 | – | 1941-04-01 | Commanding Officer 169th Infantry Regiment |
| 1941-04-01 | – | 1942-08-31 | General Officer Commanding 269th Infantry Division |
| 1942-11-01 | – | 1942-12-01 | Acting General Officer Commanding XXVI Corps |
| 1942-12-01 | – | 1943-08-10 | General Officer Commanding XXVI Corps |
| 1943-08-10 | – | 1943-10-10 | Unemployed |
| 1943-10-10 | – | 1944-07-20 | General Officer Commanding XV Mountain Corps |
| 1944-07-20 | – | 1945-04-19 | General Officer Commanding XXI Mountain Corps |
| 1945-04-19 | – | 1945-05-08 | Unemployed |
| 1945-05-08 | – | 1948-02-19 | Prisoner of War, US Captivity |
| 1948-02-19 | Condemned to 10 years imprisonment by a US Military Tribunal as war criminal | ||
| 1951-02-03 | Released |
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/300128