On 1 March 1943 he was appointed commanding general of the 4th Military District in Dresden a position he held until 31 January 1945.

Viktor followed in his father's footsteps and after studying in various military schools, he joined the Imperial German army in early 1904 as a non-commissioned officer candidate.

[1] Schwedler with the rank of Oberstleutnant took command of the 2nd Battalion of the 9th Prussian Infantry Regiment in Berlin-Lichterfelde On February 1, 1929 .

[2] Following the seizure of power by the Nazi Party and the removal of some elements opposed to the state, Schwedler, who had relations with General Werner von Fritsch, the deposed commander in chief of the army, was promoted to the rank of General der Infanterie and was placed in command of military district IV with headquarters in Dresden on February 1, 1938.

[2] After the start of the World War II in September 1939, most of the military districts were divided into field and regional commands.

After the start of Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, his corps was in the southern part of the Eastern Front.