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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464201303321

Autore

Messenger Charles

Titolo

The last Prussian : a biography of field marshal Gerd Von Rundstedt, 1875-1953 / / Charles Messenger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

South Yorkshire, England : , : Pen & Sword Military, , 2012

©2011

ISBN

1-4738-1946-6

1-4738-0014-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (414 p.)

Disciplina

355.331092

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Germany

Marshals - Germany

Electronic books.

Germany Armed Forces History 20th century

Germany Armed forces Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""LIST OF MAPS""; ""CHRONOLOGY""; ""Introduction""; ""Introduction to the New Edition""; ""1. Early Life""; ""2. The First World War""; ""3. The Weimar Years""; ""4. Enter Hitler""; ""5. Poland""; ""6. Assault in the West""; ""7. Invasion Talk""; ""8. Russia 1941""; ""9. Return to France""; ""10. Normandy and the Bomb Plot""; ""11. Recalled Once More""; ""12. The Last Battles""; ""13. Prisoner of War""; ""14. War Criminal""; ""15. The Twilight Years""; ""16. The Reckoning""; ""APPENDIX ONE THE VON RUNDSTEDT FAMILY TREE""

""APPENDIX TWO DECORATIONS AWARDED TO GERD VON RUNDSTEDT""""SOURCE NOTES""; ""SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""

Sommario/riassunto

Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt (1875-1953) was one of the foremost German commanders of the Second World War. After service on both the Western and Eastern Fronts during 1914-1918 he rose steadily through the ranks before retiring in 1938. Recalled to plan the attack on Poland, he played a leading part in this and the invasion of France in 1940. Thereafter he commanded Army Group South in the



assault on Russia before being sacked at the end of 1941. Recalled again, he was made Commander-in-Chief West and as such faced the 1944 Allied invasion of France, but was removed that July. He resumed