Date of birth:

January 18th, 1885 (Saint Goarshausen/Hessen-Nassau, Germany)

Date of death:

October 30th, 1954 (Freiburg/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Nationality:

German

General der Infanterie Leopold Thomas Alexander Viktor von Schwedler

Promotions:
27.01.1904: Fähnrich
27.01.1905: Leutnant
19.06.1912: Oberleutnant
28.11.1914: Hauptmann
01.04.1924: Major
01.02.1929: Oberstleutnant
01.02.1932: Oberst
01.10.1934: Generalmajor
01.10.1936: Generalleutnant
01.02.1938: General der Infanterie
Career:
27.02.1904: entered service as Fähnrich
27.01.1905: commissioned as a Leutnant in Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 26

01.10.1933-04.02.1938: Chef, Heerespersonalamt
04.02.1938-18.10.1942: Kommandierender General, IV.Armee-Korps
18.10.1942-01.03.1943: Führerreserve
01.03.1943-31.01.1945: Befehlshaber, Wehrkreis IV (HQ: Dresden)
15.02.1945-00.05.1945: maintained after the bombing of Dresden

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

General der Infanterie (Lieutenant-General of Infantry)

Unit:

Kommandierender General, IV. Armeekorps

Awarded on:

June 29th, 1940

The following wartime excerpt (dated 30.08.1940) describes why Schwedler received the Knight’s Cross…

“General der Infanterie Viktor von Schwedler and his Korps were placed in a very important sector of the fighting in the West. Under his skillful leadership, his subordinated troops had a significant share in the success of our operations during this time. The commander himself played a particularly key role in finishing off the Belgian Army during his Korps’ energetic advance around Ypres.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1939

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1939

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

with swords

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

with swords and crown

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

with war decoration

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

1934

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1936

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

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• - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
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German War Cemetery Langemark

Langemark (Langemark-Poelkapelle) - West Flanders