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Kurt Zeitzler (9 June 1895 – 25 September 1963) was a Chief of the Army General Staff in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. Zeitzler was almost exclusively a staff officer, serving as chief of staff in a corps, army, and army group. In September 1942, he was selected by Adolf Hitler as Chief of the Army General Staff ...
6th Army (Wehrmacht) 30 Jan 1944: Alfred Jodl: 1890: 1946: Chief of the Operations Staff of the Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, or OKW) 30 Jan 1944: Erwin Jaenecke: 1890: 1960: 17th Army (Wehrmacht) 30 Jan 1944: Walter Weiß: 1890: 1967: 2nd Army (Wehrmacht) - Army Group North: 30 Jan 1944: Kurt Zeitzler: 1895: 1963 ...
According to Ueberschär and Vogel, Kurt Zeitzler is also said in the literature to have refused a donation, but this, too, cannot be found in archival sources. Zeitzler was among the 1944 recipients of the monthly allowance. Post-war. The subject of the payments proved to be an embarrassing one for its recipients.
Oberkommando des Heeres. The Oberkommando des Heeres ( lit. 'Upper Command of the Army'; abbreviated OKH) was the high command of the Army of Nazi Germany. It was founded in 1935 as part of Adolf Hitler 's rearmament of Germany. OKH was de facto the most important unit within the German war planning until the defeat at Moscow in December 1941.
Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord. Josef Harpe. Gotthard Heinrici. Walter Heitz. Carl Hilpert. Erich Hoepner. Karl-Adolf Hollidt. Hermann Hoth. Hans-Valentin Hube.
Awards. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Franz Halder (30 June 1884 – 2 April 1972) was a German general and the chief of staff of the Army High Command (OKH) in Nazi Germany from 1938 until September 1942. During World War II, he directed the planning and implementation of Operation Barbarossa, the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union.
Walter Heitz (8 December 1878 – 9 February 1944) was a German general ( Generaloberst) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He served as President of the Reich Military Court and commanded part of the 6th Army in the Battle of Stalingrad . A decorated World War I officer and supporter of Nazism, Heitz advanced rapidly under the Third Reich.
Generaloberst. A Generaloberst ("colonel general") was the second-highest general officer rank in the German Reichswehr and Wehrmacht, the Austro-Hungarian Common Army, the East German National People's Army and in their respective police services. The rank was equal to a four-star full general but below a general field marshal.