German Field Marshals - World War Two - Statistics

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Considered by many to be the best of the bunch. Erich von Manstein
93%
Was promoted to field marshal, January 1943. Surrendered to the Russians a few hours after receiving the news of his new rank. The shortest time for an officer to be an active field marshal in history? Friedrich Paulus
87%
Smiled a lot. Commanded in Italy after the Allies invaded. Albert Kesselring
73%
Oldest and most senior officer in the Wehrmacht. Commanded Army Group South at the start of Operation Barbarossa. Gerd von Rundstedt
73%
Considered an expert in armoured warfare. Heinz Guderian
67%
'Lowe der Abwehr'. 'Fuhrer's fireman.' Commander of Ninth Army at Kursk. Last command was Army Group B . Shot himself when the army group was surrounded in the Ruhr pocket in April 1945. Walther Model
67%
Rommel? 😁 Erwin
60%
Saw no combat. Hitler referred to him as "my rubber stamp". Wilhelm Keitel
60%
Commanded Army Group Centre at the start of Operation Barbarossa. Killed in an air raid in Germany, 1944. Fedor von Bock
53%
Commands - 98th Mountain Regiment, 6th Mountain Division, Army Group Centre. Last commander-in-chief of the army (served nominally in that position from April 5th to the surrender). Told his men (Army Group Centre) to fight on in Czechoslovakia and then promptly deserted them to the Russians, flying off to surrender to the Americans in Austria. Ferdinand Schorner
53%
Fought in Russia. One of the more humane of the lot. He died in captivity in Russia. Ewald von Kleist
40%
Commanded 4th Army - Poland, France, Operation Barbarossa. Replaced Army Group Centre commander. Fencesitter July Plot. Gunther von Kluge
40%
Leading July Plot conspirator. Was to take over conmand of the army if the plot succeeded. Executed. Erwin von Witzleben
27%
Commands - 16th Army, Army Group Centre, Army Group Northwest. Was in command of Army Group Centre when the Russians launched 'Operation Bagration'. Surrendered to Montgomery at Luneberg Heath near Hamburg, 1945. Ernst Busch
20%
Was commander-in-chief of the army for a while until Operation Barbarossa became ugly. Walther von Brauchitsch
20%
His fourth cousin was shot down by a beagle in WW1. Wolfram von Richthofen
20%
Rommel? 😁😁 7th Panzer Division
0%
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