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Gerd von Rundstedt
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Overview
Born
December 12
,
1875
·
Aschersleben, Germany
Died
February 24
,
1953
·
Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Birth name
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Height
5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
Mini Bio
Gerd von Rundstedt was born on December 12, 1875 in Aschersleben, Germany. He was married to Luise (Bila) von Goetz. He died on February 24, 1953 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Family
Spouse
Luise (Bila) von Goetz
(January 22, 1902 - October 4, 1952) (her death, 1 child)
Parents
Gerd Arnold Konrad von Rundstedt
Adelheid Eleonore Fischer
Trivia
He was played by
Paul Hartmann
in
The Longest Day (1962)
and
Wolfgang Preiss
in
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
.
He was against the idea of invading the Soviet Union in 1941, but did nothing to oppose the plan.
A heavy smoker, he suffered a mild heart attack in October 1941.
After World War II he tried to blame
Adolf Hitler
for the "Halt Order" during the invasion of France, even though he himself had requested the order.
Served as a Field Marshall in the Wehrmacht. For his success during the France campaign in 1940, he was awarded the German Knights Cross.
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