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Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt (12 December 1875 – 24 February 1953) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) in the Heer (Army) of Nazi Germany during World War II. Born into a Prussian family with a long military tradition, von Rundstedt entered the Prussian Army in 1892.
Jun 1, 2024 · Gerd von Rundstedt was a German field marshal who was one of Adolf Hitler’s ablest leaders during World War II. He held commands on both the Eastern and Western fronts, played a major role in defeating France in 1940, and led much of the opposition to the Allied offensive in the West in 1944–45.
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt war ein deutscher Offizier, zuletzt Generalfeldmarschall im Zweiten Weltkrieg, und führte während des gesamten Kriegs militärische Großverbände an mehreren Fronten. Seine wichtigste Position war die des Oberbefehlshabers West, die er – mit mehreren Unterbrechungen – zwischen 1940 und 1945 innehatte. Von ...
Dec 2, 2019 · Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt was prominent German commander during World War II. After commanding Army Group South during the invasion of Poland, he played a central role in the defeat of France in 1940.
May 23, 2018 · Field marshal Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt (1875-1953), the senior German field commander in World War II, directed the German war effort on the Western front from 1942 to 1945. Gerd von Rundstedt was born on Dec. 12, 1875, in Aschersleben near Magdeburg.
Promoted to field-marshal in the spring of 1941, von Rundstedt commanded the southern army group in the invasion of the Soviet Union. By November the offensive was bogged down and he requested a strategic withdrawal to the Mius River. Hitler refused and von Rundstedt relinquished his command.
Rommel’s superior in France was 69-year-old Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt, a member of the Prussian officer aristocracy whose family had long been associated with the Army. Rundstedt had commanded army groups during the conquest of Poland in 1939, the Battle of France in 1940, and Operation Barbarossa, the ill-fated invasion of the Soviet ...
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