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Gerd von Rundstedt

Germanyb. 12 December 1875 · d. 24 February 1953Add to favourites

Senior German field marshal. Commanded Army Group South in Poland, Army Group A in the 1940 breakthrough through the Ardennes and Army Group South in Barbarossa; later Commander-in-Chief West during the Normandy landings and the Ardennes offensive.

Roles and commands

1 Sept 1939 – 5 Oct 1939C-in-C Army Group SouthAG South (1939) →
10 May 1940 – 25 Jun 1940C-in-C Army Group AAG A (1940) →
22 Jun 1941 – 1 Dec 1941C-in-C Army Group SouthAG South →
15 Mar 1942 – 11 Mar 1945Commander-in-Chief West

Events

1 September 1939Invasion of Poland (September Campaign)
10 May 1940Battle of France
6 June 1944Normandy landings and Operation Overlord
16 December 1944Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Offensive)

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