General of Panzer Troops
* 14th of January 1897
† 24th of September 1978
1939-04-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
1941-10-01 | Colonel |
1943-05-01 | Major-General |
1944-02-01 | Lieutenant-General |
1944-09-01 | General of Panzer Troops (Seniority from 1944-01-01) |
1939-09-01 | – | 1940-06-13 | Instructor at the Cavalry School |
1940-06-13 | – | 1940-08-10 | Commanding Officer 3rd Motorcycle Infantry Battalion |
1940-08-10 | – | 1941-05-01 | Attached to 3rd Panzer Division |
1941-05-01 | – | 1941-08-25 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 7th Rifle Regiment |
1941-08-25 | – | 1942-07-15 | Commanding Officer 6th Rifle Regiment |
1942-07-15 | – | 1942-11-04 | Commanding Officer 7th Panzer Grenadier Brigade |
1942-11-04 | – | 1943-02-05 | Unemployed |
1943-02-05 | – | 1943-05-12 | Acting Commanding Officer Brigade von Broich |
1943-05-12 | – | 1943-08-20 | Unemployed |
1943-08-20 | – | 1944-01-20 | General Officer Commanding 7th Panzer Division |
1944-01-20 | – | 1944-09-04 | General Officer Commanding Panzer Division Großdeutschland |
1944-09-04 | – | 1944-09-10 | Unemployed |
1944-09-10 | – | 1945-01-30 | Acting General Officer Commanding 5th Panzer Army [Belgium] |
1945-01-30 | – | 1945-03-10 | General Officer Commanding 5th Panzer Army [Belgium] |
1945-03-10 | – | 1945-05-08 | General Officer Commanding 3rd Panzer Army, Eastern Front |
1945-05-08 | – | 1947-XX-XX | Prisoner of War, US Captivity |
1947-XX-XX | Released |