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COMMANDER // 1875–1953

Gerd von Rundstedt

general field marshalGermanyGermany11 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1875 – 1953

18801890190019101920193019401950World War II · 1939–1945 (1941–1945 U.S. combat role)Eastern Front · 1941-19451939 Invasion of Poland — September 1, 1939 · Germany · World War IIBattle of Dunkirk — May 26, 1940 · Germany · World War IIBattle of Sedan — May 13, 1940 · Germany · World War IIBattle of Rostov — January 1, 1941 · Germany · World War IIBattle of the Sea of Azov — September 26, 1941 · Germany · Eastern FrontBattle of Uman — July 15, 1941 · Germany · World War IIOperation Barbarossa — June 22, 1941 · Germany · Eastern FrontBattle of Aachen — October 2, 1944 · Germany · World War IIBattle of the Bulge — Dec 1944–Jan 1945 · Germany · World War IINormandy — Jun–Aug 1944 · Germany · World War IIOperation Queen — December 16, 1944 · Germany · World War II

Active service 1939–1944 — 11 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 64.

Profile

Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt was a German Generalfeldmarschall in the Heer (Army) of Nazi Germany and Oberbefehlshaber 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.

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Battles (11)

Last verified June 2026
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