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The vast majority of the people promoted to field marshal won major battles in wars of their time. Field marshals played a compelling and influential role in military matters, were tax-exempt, members of the nobility, equal to government officials, under constant protection or escort, and had the right to directly report to the royal family. [3]
Pages in category "German Army World War II field marshals" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
King Peter II of Yugoslavia. Surviving Serbian field marshals retained their ranks in Yugoslavia. 16 August 1921 - HM King Alexander I (1888–1934) 9 October 1934 - HM King Peter II (1923–1970) 29 November 1943 - Josip Broz Tito (1892–1980)
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt (12 December 1875 – 24 February 1953) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) in the Heer (Army) of Nazi Germany and Oberbefehlshaber West (High Commander in the West) during World War II. At the end of the war, aged 69, with over 52 years of service, he was the Army's most senior officer.
General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel inspecting a unit of the German Free India Legion in France, February 1944 By the time of the Second World War, French colonial troops were portrayed as a symbol of French depravity in Nazi propaganda; Canadian historian Myron Echenberg writes that Rommel, just like Hitler, viewed black French soldiers with ...
Robert Ritter von Greim (born Robert Greim; 22 June 1892 – 24 May 1945) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field marshal) and First World War flying ace.In April 1945, in the last days of World War II in Europe, Adolf Hitler appointed Greim commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe (German air force) after Hermann Göring had been dismissed for treason.
Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈkaɪtl̩]; 22 September 1882 – 16 October 1946) was a German field marshal who held office as chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the high command of Nazi Germany's armed forces, during World War II.
Pages in category "Luftwaffe World War II field marshals" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G.