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Brauchitsch served as Commander-in-Chief of the German Army from February 1938 to December 1941. He played a key role in the Battle of France and oversaw the German invasions of Yugoslavia and Greece. For his part in the Battle of France, he became one of twelve generals promoted to field marshal .
Walther von Brauchitsch (born Oct. 4, 1881, Berlin, Ger.—died Oct. 18, 1948, Hamburg, W.Ger.) was a German field marshal and army commander in chief during the first part of World War II, who was instrumental in planning and carrying out the campaigns against Poland (September 1939), the Netherlands, Belgium, France (May–June 1940), the ...
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Aug 20, 2017 · 1 Feb 1933. Walther von Brauchitsch was made the commanding officer of the East Prussian Military District (Wehrkreis I) and Chief of the 1st Division based in Königsberg, Germany. 1 Oct 1933. Walther von Brauchitsch was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general (generalleutnant).
In Feb., 1938, he became commander in chief of the German army, and in World War II he won swift victories (1939–40) in Poland, the Low Countries, and France and was made field marshal. Reverses in the Soviet Union late in 1941 led to his dismissal. He died while awaiting trial as a war criminal. The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.
Walther von Brauchitsch was a German field marshal and army commander-in-chief during the early years of World War II (WWII). Born into a Prussian family of military officers, he joined a military academy after finishing school. Starting his military career as a lieutenant, he worked in the artillery and ‘General Staff’ departments.
His Fate. In the1945-46 Nuremburg Trial, Brauchitsch is charged with complicity in Hitler's war of aggression and crimes against humanity. His defense consists of one perjured statement after another. He denies ever having received money from Hitler to remarry, that he had any foreknowledge of Hitler's war aims in 1938-1941, that he had known ...
May 19, 2021 · Behind Hitler are seen, from left to right: Army Commander in Chief, Colonel General Walther von Brauchitsch, new commandant of Warsaw, Lieutenant General Friedrich von Cochenhausen,...
