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Walther von Brauchitsch ( 1881 - 1948) was a high rank officer in the German Reichswehr since 1921. A supporter of Hitler since his rise to power in 1933. He became chief commander of the land forces in 1938 and commanded during the campaigns in Poland, Denmark, Norway , Western Europe and the Balkans. Promoted to Field Marshall in 1940. Relieved of command over the land forces on 19th December 1941 and retired from active service. Died in custody in 1948 before being tried for alleged war crimes.




German Field Marshals ( Generalfeldmarschall) of World War II
Werner von Blomberg | Hermann Göring | Walther von Brauchitsch | Albert Kesselring | Wilhelm Keitel | Günther von Kluge | Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb | Fedor von Bock | Wilhelm List | Erwin von Witzleben | Walther von Reichenau | Erhard Milch | Hugo Sperrle | Gerd von Rundstedt | Erwin Rommel | Georg von Küchler | Erich von Manstein | Friedrich Paulus | Ewald von Kleist | Maximilian von Weichs | Ernst Busch | Wolfram von Richthofen | Walther Model | Ferdinand Schörner | Robert Ritter von Greim

Honorary: Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli

German Grand Admirals ( Großadmiral) of World War II
Erich Raeder | Karl Dönitz

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