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Walther Heinrich Alfred Hermann von Brauchitsch (4 October 1881 – 18 October 1948) was a German Generalfeldmarschall ( Field Marshal) and Commander-in-Chief ( Oberbefehlshaber) of the German Army during the first two years of World War II.
Walther von Brauchitsch (väl´tər fən brou´khĬch), 1881–1948, German field marshal. Of a Prussian Junker family, he served in World War I with the general staff and later remained in the military. Source for information on Brauchitsch, Walther von: The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. dictionary.
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 ...
Quick Reference. (1881–1948) German field-marshal. As commander-in-chief of the German army (1938–41), he carried out the occupation of Austria (see Anschluss) and Czechoslovakia (see Sudetenland) and conducted the successful campaigns against Poland, the Netherlands, and France.
Aug 2, 2016 · In the midst of this violence, General Walther von Brauchitsch, the commander in chief of the German army, was troubled by the lack of “manly discipline” displayed by his German soldiers in Poland. Threatening dishonorable discharge for “officers who continue to disobey orders and enrich themselves,” he wrote:
Jan 30, 2017 · On February 4th, 1938, Von Brauchitsch was promoted to Generaloberst. From 1939 to 1941 he commanded military operations in Poland, France and Russia. As Von Brauchitsch rejected Hitler’s strategic and political decisions more and more, he frequently asked to be discharged which was rejected by Hitler each and every time.
HAMBURG, Germany, Oct. 19 (AP) -- Field Marshal Gen. Walther von Brauchitsch, commander in chief of the German armies until Adolf Hitler dismissed him after reverses in Russia, died at a...
