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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.

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Battles (11)

Last verified June 2026
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