The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General of Artillery Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach

von Seydlitz-Kurzbach, Walther

General of Artillery

* 22nd of August 1888

† 28th of April 1976

Promotions

1934-04-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1936-03-01 Colonel
1939-12-01 Major-General
1941-12-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-06-01 General of Artillery

Service

1936-10-01 1939-09-30 Commanding Officer 22nd Artillery Regiment
1939-09-30 1940-01-11 Artillery Commander 102
1940-01-12 1942-01-01 General Officer Commanding 12th Infantry Division
1942-03-03 1942-05-03 General Officer Commanding Special Corps for the Relief of the Demjansk Pocket [Eastern Front]
1942-05-08 1943-01-31 General Officer Commanding LI Corps [Eastern Front]
1943-01-31 1955-10-06 Prisoner of War
1955-10-06 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of John Redmond