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Major General

Germany · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

16Records
1718–1942Date range
16Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1718

Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin1718

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1854

Frederick Charles1854

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz1854

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1856

Albrecht von Roon1856

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1868

Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen1868

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1927

Werner von Blomberg1927

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1934

Wilhelm Keitel1934

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1935

Friedrich Fromm1 November 1935

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1936

Heinz Guderain1936

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

Gotthard Heinrici1936

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

Fritz Erich von Manstein1936

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1940

Walter Kurt Josef Nehring18 June 1940

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel1940

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1942

Helmuth Otto Ludwig WeidlingFebruary 1942

Warfare / Military

Promoted to the rank of Major General (Generalmajor)

Erich MarcksMarch 1942

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

Rudolf Schmundt1942

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

Names involved

Albrecht von RoonErich MarcksErwin Johannes Eugen RommelFrederick CharlesFriedrich FrommFritz Erich von MansteinGotthard HeinriciHeinz GuderainHelmuth Otto Ludwig WeidlingHohenlohe-IngelfingenKarl Friedrich von SteinmetzKurt Christoph Graf von SchwerinRudolf SchmundtWalter Kurt Josef NehringWerner von BlombergWilhelm Keitel

Provenance

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