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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.
Pages in category "German Army generals of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 504 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The vast majority of the people promoted to field marshal won major battles in wars of their time. Field marshals played a compelling and influential role in military matters, were tax-exempt, members of the nobility, equal to government officials, under constant protection or escort, and had the right to directly report to the royal family. [3]
German Army generals of World War II (504 P) German Army officers of World War II (2 C, 273 P) F. Five-star officers of Nazi Germany (3 C, 2 P) Four-star officers of ...
Robert Ritter von Greim – Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall and last Luftwaffe Commander-in-Chief succeeding the deposed Hermann Göring in the last days of World War II. Arthur Greiser – Reichsstatthalter and Gauleiter of Reichsgau Wartheland from 1939 to 1945, he was an Obergruppenfuhrer in both the SS and the National Socialist Motor Corps ...
Rank Name Service period SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer: Paul Hausser: 19 October 1939 – 14 October 1941 SS-ObergruppenführerWilhelm Bittrich: 14 October 1941 – 31 December 1941
German generals (15 C, 18 P) German military leaders of World War II (12 C, 3 P) I. Inspectors General of the Bundeswehr (16 P) M. Marshals of Germany (2 C, 3 P)
On 4 February 1943 Walter Weiß replaced von Salmuth as commander. [1] General der Panzertruppe Dietrich von Saucken became commander of the army on 10 March 1945. The army was renamed Army East Prussia (AOK Ostpreußen) on 7 April and was pivotal in the defence of East and West Prussia before end of World War II in Europe on 9 May 1945.