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Gerd von Rundstedt

1875 - 1953

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Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt (12 December 1875 – 24 February 1953) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) in the Heer (Army) of Nazi Germany and Oberbefehlshaber West (Commander-in-Chief in the 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. Born into a Prussian family with a long military tradition, Rundstedt entered the Prussian Army in 1892. During World War I, he served mainly as a staff officer. In the interwar period, he continued his military career, reaching the rank of Generaloberst (Colonel General) before retiring in 1938. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerd von Rundstedt is the 56th most popular military personnel (down from 55th in 2019), the 176th most popular biography from Germany (down from 143rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Military Personnel.

Gerd von Rundstedt was a German field marshal who was in charge of the German army during World War II. He is most famous for being the commander of the German army during the Battle of France in 1940.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 56 out of 2,058. Before him are Hiroo Onoda, Seleucus I Nicator, Alfred Dreyfus, Germanicus, Isoroku Yamamoto, and Lü Bu. After him are Tughril, Otto Skorzeny, Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Mikhail Kutuzov, Baron Munchausen, and Erich Ludendorff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 14. Before him are Albert Schweitzer, D. W. Griffith, Ibn Saud, Ferdinand Porsche, Jeanne Calment, and Mileva Marić. After him are Marie of Romania, Albert I of Belgium, Mikhail Kalinin, Henry Hallett Dale, Jim Corbett, and Vesto Slipher. Among people deceased in 1953, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 7. Before him are Joseph Stalin, Mary of Teck, Lavrentiy Beria, Sergei Prokofiev, Ibn Saud, and Edwin Hubble. After him are Robert Andrews Millikan, Guccio Gucci, Carol II of Romania, Klement Gottwald, Emmerich Kálmán, and Eugene O'Neill.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 176 out of 7,253. Before him are Carl Orff (1895), Franz von Papen (1879), Olaf Scholz (1958), George II of Great Britain (1683), Caroline of Ansbach (1683), and Max Ernst (1891). After him are Karl Ferdinand Braun (1850), Max von Laue (1879), Frederick William I of Prussia (1688), Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729), Charles the Fat (839), and Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1175).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 10. Before him are Erich von Manstein (1887), Wilhelm Keitel (1882), Heinz Guderian (1888), Friedrich Paulus (1890), Arminius (-17), and Alfred Jodl (1890). After him are Baron Munchausen (1720), Ernst Röhm (1887), Walter Model (1891), Erich Raeder (1876), Michel Ney (1769), and Klaus Barbie (1913).

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