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  1. Günther Adolf Ferdinand von Kluge (30 October 1882 – 19 August 1944) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) during World War II who held commands on both the Eastern and Western Fronts. He commanded the 4th Army of the Wehrmacht during the invasion of Poland in 1939 and the Battle of France in 1940, earning a promotion to ...

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  2. Mar 19, 2024 · Günther von Kluge (born October 30, 1882, Posen, Germany [now Poznań, Poland]—died August 18, 1944, near Metz, France) was a German field marshal who was one of Adolf Hitler ’s ablest commanders on the Eastern Front during World War II. Later he played a vacillating role in the conspiracy of 1944 against the Führer.

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  3. After his schooling at the Military Academy, Kluge served on the General Staff from 1910 to 1918. During the inter-war period, he rose quickly through the ranks to colonel in 1930, major-general in 1933 and lieutenant-general the following year. After 1936, Kluge was given command of an army corps. His interest in mobile warfare soon won Hitler ...

  4. Günther Adolf Ferdinand Kluge, seit 1913 von Kluge, (* 30. Oktober 1882 in Posen; † 19. August 1944 bei Verdun; auch bekannt als Hans Günther von Kluge) war ein deutscher Heeresoffizier (seit 1940 Generalfeldmarschall) und während des Zweiten Weltkrieges Oberbefehlshaber der 4. Armee sowie verschiedener Heeresgruppen.

  5. Günther Adolf Ferdinand von Kluge was a German Generalfeldmarschall during World War II who held commands on both the Eastern and Western Fronts. He commanded the 4th Army of the Wehrmacht during the invasion of Poland in 1939 and the Battle of France in 1940, earning a promotion to Generalfeldmarschall.

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  7. Jun 12, 2006 · On June 29, Field Marshal Günther von Kluge ordered, ‘Women in uniform are to be shot.’ Later, as their excesses ignited a protracted partisan war, the Germans reacted by issuing harsh orders calling for the execution of any Red Army personnel found in civilian clothing.

  8. Kluge, Field Marshal Günther (Hans) von (1882–1944) in The Oxford Companion to World War II Length: 596 words. (1882–1944),German Army officer who served as a staff officer during part of the First World War, was severely wounded at Verdun in 1918, commanded the Fourth Army from 1939 ...

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