The Generals of WWII
Generals from Germany
von Salmuth
Hans, Colonel-General
(1888 – 1962)
1934
- 1937
Chief of Staff II Corps
1937
- 1939
Chief of Staff 1st Army Group Command
1939
Chief of Staff Army Group North, Poland
1939
- 1941
Chief of Staff Army Group B, Holland-Belgium-France
1941
General Officer Commanding XXX Corps
1942
Acting General Officer Commanding 17th Army, Eastern Front
1942
Acting General Officer Commanding 4th Army, Eastern Front
1942
- 1943
General Officer Commanding 2nd Army, Eastern Front
1943
Acting General Officer Commanding 4th Army, Eastern Front
1943
- 1944
General Officer Commanding 15th Army, France
1944
Retired
1945
- 1948
Prisoner of War
1948
Condemned to 20 years imprisonment as war criminal
1951
Sentence changed to 12 years imprisonment
1953
Released