Germany · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
31Records
1625–1945Date range
25Named people
1Places
Chronological records
1625
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von WallensteinApril 1625
Warfare / Military
Ferdinand hires Wallenstein to defend the Habsburg lands
Hatzfield1625
Warfare / Military
Appointed General
1632
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein1632
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander of the German forces & almost becomes a Viceroy
1642
Rupert of the RhineSeptember 1642
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander of the Cavalry
1802
Levin August Gottlieb Theophil von Bennigsen1802
Warfare / Military
Appointed General of the Cavalry
1809
Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher Wahlstatt1809
Pomerania · Warfare / Military
Appointed General
1814
Friedrich Wilhelm Bulow von Freiherr9 March 1814
Warfare / Military
Appointed General of the Infantry
1860
Albrecht von Roon1860
Warfare / Military
Appointed General
1864
Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz1864
Warfare / Military
Appointed General of Infantry
1882
Alfred Ludwig Heinrich Karl Graf von Waldersee1882
Warfare / Military
Chosen by Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke the Elder as his principal assistant on the General Staff at Berlin with the rank of Generalquartiermeister
1903
Bernhard Heinrich Martin Bulow von Furst1903
Warfare / Military
Appointed commanding General
1907
Hans von Beseler1907
Warfare / Military
Appointed General of the Infantry
1908
August von Mackensen1908
Warfare / Military
Appointed General of the Cavalry
1912
Eric von Falkenhayn1912
Warfare / Military
Appointed General
1913
Otto Victor Karl Liman von Sanders1913
Warfare / Military
Appointed Head of the German military mission in Turkey
1915
Holtzendorf1915
Warfare / Military
Appointed Head of the Navy General Staff. Appointed General
1916
Otto Victor Karl Liman von Sanders1916
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander of the Turkish forces in the Middle East
1918
Otto Victor Karl Liman von Sanders30 October 1918
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief
1927
Karl Rudolf von Rundstedt1927
Warfare / Military
Appointed General after service in France & Turkey during World War One
1936
Wilhelm Keitel1936
Warfare / Military
Appointed General
Albrecht Kesselring1936
Warfare / Military
Appointed General of the Airforce
1939
Friedrich Fromm1 January 1939
Warfare / Military
Appointed General of the Artillery
1940
Friedrich Fromm13 July 1940
Warfare / Military
Appointed Generaloberst
Albrecht Kesselring1940
Warfare / Military
July, appointed General Field Marshal
1941
Otto Moritz Walter Model1941
Warfare / Military
Appointed Panzer General
1942
Gotthard Heinrici1942
Warfare / Military
Appointed General
Walter Scherf1942
Warfare / Military
Entrusted by Hitler to write the history of the 2nd World War
1943
Georg von Sodenstern12 August 1943
Warfare / Military
Appointed General of the Infantry
1944
Otto Moritz Walter Model1 March 1944
Warfare / Military
Appointed General Feldmarschall, the youngest in German military history
Rudolf Schmundt1944
Warfare / Military
Appointed General of the Infantry
1945
Ferdinand Schoerner1945
Warfare / Military
Appointed General Field Marshal during the last days of the Fuehrenbunker
Names involved
Albrecht KesselringAlbrecht von RoonAlbrecht Wenzel Eusebius von WallensteinAlfred Ludwig Heinrich Karl Graf von WalderseeAugust von MackensenBernhard Heinrich Martin Bulow von FurstEric von FalkenhaynFerdinand SchoernerFriedrich FrommFriedrich Wilhelm Bulow von FreiherrGebhard Leberecht von Blucher WahlstattGeorg von SodensternGotthard HeinriciHans von BeselerHatzfieldHoltzendorfKarl Friedrich von SteinmetzKarl Rudolf von RundstedtLevin August Gottlieb Theophil von BennigsenOtto Moritz Walter ModelOtto Victor Karl Liman von SandersRudolf SchmundtRupert of the RhineWalter ScherfWilhelm Keitel
Provenance
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