The Generals of WWII
Generals from Germany
von Witzleben, Erwin
Field Marshal
* 4th of December 1881
† 8th of August 1944
Promotions
| 1929-01-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1931-04-01 | Colonel |
| 1934-02-01 | Major-General (Seniority from 1933-04-01) |
| 1934-12-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1936-10-01 | General of Infantry (later Seniority from 1936-03-01) |
| 1939-11-01 | Colonel-General (Seniority from 1939-10-01) |
| 1940-07-19 | Field Marshal |
Service
| 1928-02-01 | – | 1930-01-01 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment |
| 1930-01-01 | – | 1930-02-01 | Attached to 6th Mounted Regiment |
| 1930-02-01 | – | 1931-10-01 | Chief of Staff, 6th Infantry Division |
| 1931-10-01 | – | 1933-10-01 | Commanding Officer 8th Infantry Regiment |
| 1933-10-01 | – | 1934-02-01 | Commanding Officer Military Region Hannover |
| 1934-02-01 | – | 1935-10-15 | General Officer Commanding Military District III |
| 1934-02-01 | – | 1935-10-15 | General Officer Commanding 3rd Infantry Division |
| 1935-10-15 | – | 1938-11-10 | General Officer Commanding III Corps |
| 1938-11-10 | – | 1939-11-01 | Commander in Chief Group Command 2 |
| 1939-11-01 | – | 1940-10-25 | General Officer Commanding 1st Army [France] |
| 1940-10-25 | – | 1942-05-01 | Commander in Chief Army Group D [France] |
| 1941-05-01 | – | 1942-03-15 | Commander in Chief West |
| 1942-05-01 | – | 1944-08-04 | Unemployed |
| 1944-08-04 | Dismissed | ||
| 1944-08-08 | Condemned to death and executed as conspirator in the 20th of July 1944 assassination attempt upon Hitler |
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