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Albert Kesselring (30 November 1885 – 16 July 1960) was a German military officer and convicted war criminal who served in the Luftwaffe during World War II. In a career which spanned both world wars, Kesselring reached the rank of the Generalfeldmarschall ( Field marshal ) and became one of Nazi Germany 's most highly decorated commanders.
It was sometimes known as the Albert Line. The German Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C), Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring , used the line to delay the Allied northward advance in Italy in mid June 1944 to buy time to withdraw troops to the Gothic Line and finalise the preparation of its defenses.
Albert Kesselring (1885–1960) was a Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall during World War II.In a military career that spanned both World Wars, Kesselring became one of Nazi Germany's most skillful commanders, being one of 27 soldiers awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds.
As a result, most of Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring's forces slipped the noose and fell back north fighting delaying actions, notably in late June on the Trasimene Line (running from just south of Ancona on the east coast, past the southern shores of Lake Trasimeno near Perugia and on to the west coast south of Grosseto) and in July on ...
Albert Kesselring (1885–1960) 2 December 1941: 16 November 1943: 1 year, 349 days: Chiefs of Staff. No. Portrait Name Took office Left office Time in office 1
The German forces in Italy were commanded by Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) Albert Kesselring. The defence of the Winter Line was the task of the German 10th Army ( 10. Armee ) under the temporary command of Lieutenant-General ( General der Panzertruppe ) Joachim Lemelsen (in the absence of General ( Generaloberst ) Heinrich von ...
After the 8 September 1943 Frascati air raid, the extensive bunker became the headquarters of the German occupying forces commanded by Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring. [4] [5] In the 1950s, the Italian Ministry of Defence used the bunker as a powder magazine before abandoning it in 1962.
Aestheticization of politics; Anti-communism; Anti-intellectualism; Anti-liberalism; Anti-pacifism; Blood and soil; Chauvinism; Class collaboration; Conspiracism