biography
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Rundstedt, (Karl Rudolf) Gerd von
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pronunciation:
[rundshtet]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1875–1953)
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| biography:
| German field marshal, born in Aschersleben, EC Germany. He served in World War 1, and in the early 1930s became military commander of Berlin. In 1939 he directed the attacks on Poland and France. Checked in the Ukraine in 1941, he was relieved of his command, but in 1942 was given a new command in France. He was recalled after the success of the 1944 Allied invasion, but returned to direct the Ardennes offensive. War crimes proceedings against him were dropped on the grounds of his ill health. |
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