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Pages in category "German Army generals of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 504 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Panzer Group Guderian - 2nd Panzer Army-Chief of the German General Staff: 19 July 1940: Curt Haase: 1881: 1943: 15th Army (Wehrmacht) 19 July 1940: Franz Halder: 1884: 1972: Chief of the German General Staff: 19 July 1940: Hermann Hoth: 1885: 1971: 17th Army (Wehrmacht) - 4th Panzer Army - Panzer Group Hoth: 19 July 1940: Erich Hoepner: 1886: ...
Erich Marcks (6 June 1891 – 12 June 1944) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II.He authored the first draft of the operational plan, Operation Draft East, for Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, advocating what was later known as A-A line as the goal for the Wehrmacht to achieve, within nine to seventeen weeks.
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]
Walther Wenck (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈvɛŋk]; 18 September 1900 – 1 May 1982) was a German officer and industrialist. He was the youngest General of the branch [1] (General der Truppengattung) in the German Army and a staff officer during World War II. At the end of the war, he commanded the German Twelfth Army that took part in the Battle of ...
The Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers.They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern warfare. Some political leaders, particularly those of the principal dictatorships involved in the conflict, Adolf Hitler (Germany), Benito Mussolini (Italy), and Hirohito (Japan), acted as dictators for their respective countries or empires.
German Army generals of World War II (504 P) German Army officers of World War II (2 C, 273 P) F. Five-star officers of Nazi Germany (3 C, 2 P) Four-star officers of ...
German generals of the Wehrmacht. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. F. Field marshals of Nazi Germany (2 C, 1 P) G.