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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 502 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In World War II, the resulting StuG vehicles proved to be among the most successful and cost-effective German weapons. [26] He was promoted to Generalmajor in October 1936, becoming the Deputy Chief of Staff (Oberquartiermeister I) to General Beck. [27]
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.
After the loss of the First World War, Germany was transformed into what became known as the Weimar Republic, which was subject to the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. It required the reduction of the German Army to 100,000 men, [79] a reduction of the German Navy, [79] and the abolition of the German Air Force. [79]
His family had a long military tradition, [1] and his father was a senior officer in the Imperial German Army. [2] On 10 April 1913 Balck entered the Hanoverian Rifle Battalion 10 in Goslar as a cadet. From 12 February 1914 he attended the Hanoverian Military College, where he remained until called up with the outbreak of the First World War in ...
Michael Wittmann (22 April 1914 – 8 August 1944) was a German Waffen-SS tank commander during the Second World War.He is known for his ambush of elements of the British 7th Armoured Division during the Battle of Villers-Bocage on 13 June 1944.
The following is an incomplete list of German colonel generals. Generals later promoted to general ... ⇒ World War II German Army ranks and insignia. Insignia.
German Army generals of World War II (502 P) German Army officers of World War II (2 C, 270 P) F. Five-star officers of Nazi Germany (3 C, 2 P) Four-star officers of ...