The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben

von Schlieben, Karl-Wilhelm

Lieutenant-General

* 30th of October 1894

† 18th of June 1964

Promotions

1938-08-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-08-01 Colonel
Colonel (Seniority from 1940-08-01)
1943-05-01 Major-General
1944-05-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1938-08-01 1940-06-21 Adjutant, XIII Corps
1940-06-21 1940-08-01 Attached to 1st Panzer Division
1940-08-01 1940-08-15 Unemployed
1940-08-15 1942-07-20 Commanding Officer 108th Rifle Regiment
1942-07-20 1942-09-16 Commanding Officer 4th Rifle Brigade
1942-09-16 1943-04-01 Commanding Officer 4th Brigade Formation for Special Employment
1943-04-01 1943-05-01 Acting General Officer Commanding 18th Panzer Division
1943-05-01 1943-10-20 General Officer Commanding 18th Panzer Division
1943-10-20 1943-12-12 Unemployed
1943-12-12 1944-06-22 General Officer Commanding 709th Infantry Division
1944-06-22 1944-06-26 Commandant of Cherbourg [France]
1944-06-26 1944-07-01 Prisoner of War, US Captivity
1944-07-01 1947-10-07 Prisoner of War, British Captivity
1947-10-07 Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/300785