▁promoted ▁to ▁general ▁and ▁appointed ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Army ▁Person nel ▁Office . ▁He ▁held ▁this ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Ke itel ▁received ▁his ▁promotion ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁general ▁and ▁one ▁year ▁later ▁the ▁General ▁of ▁Infantry . ▁In ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁granted ▁leave ▁to ▁" rest ore ▁health ". ▁His ▁successor ▁in ▁the ▁Army ▁Person nel ▁Office ▁was ▁Rudolf ▁Sch mund t . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁Ke itel ▁was ▁appointed ▁command ing ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Command ing ▁General ▁XX ▁Army ▁Corps ▁and ▁commander ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁district ▁XX ▁in ▁Dan zig . ▁ ▁The ▁l ia ison ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁district ▁XX ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁H asso ▁von ▁Bo eh mer , ▁who ▁by ▁his ▁friend ▁Hen ning ▁von ▁T res ck ow ▁for ▁his ▁resistance ▁to ▁Adolf ▁Hitler , ▁rec ru ited ▁the ▁brothers ▁St au ffen berg ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Hitler . ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁assass ination ▁attempt ▁on ▁Adolf ▁Hitler ▁( 2 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 ) ▁ ▁Ke itel ▁was ▁on ▁an ▁ins pection ▁tour ▁in ▁his ▁command ▁area . ▁As ▁first ▁general ▁staff ▁officer , ▁Ke itel ▁took ▁Bo eh mer ▁from ▁the