Chief of General Staff
Appointed Chief of the German General Staff
Role range: 1933-1945 – 1938-1942
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Franz von Halder Biography and Timeline
Follow Franz von Halder through 24 dated historical records for Germany.
Franz von Halder, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1938–1942Years on this page
1938
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff
Role range: 1933-1945 – 1938-1942
1939
Invasion of France
Franz Halder, the Chief of Staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the German Army High Command, presents the first plan for Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow")
Role range: 1939-1945
Operation Fall Gelb
Franz Halder, the Chief of Staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the German Army High Command, presents the first plan for Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow")
Role range: 1939-1945
Wehrmacht
Franz Halder, the Chief of Staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the German Army High Command, presents the first plan for Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow")
Role range: 1939-1945
Invasion of Netherlands, The
Halder presens Aufmarschanweisung N°2, Fall Gelb, a secondary attack on The Netherlands
Role range: 1939-1945
Operation Fall Gelb
Halder presens Aufmarschanweisung N°2, Fall Gelb, a secondary attack on The Netherlands
Role range: 1939-1945
Plot
Halder & Beck plot to arrest Hitler if he launches a western offensive
Role range: 1939-1945
1940
Invasion of France
Writes in his diary, "the breakthrough is developing along completely classical lines"
Role range: 1939-1945
Invasion of France
Wishes to reduce the 2 operational phases to 1. Claims there is little danger of an Allied attack on the northern flank of the "Bulge". Believes France can be broken in a single sweep to the south west
Role range: 1939-1945
Invasion of Great Britain
Rejects the Navys proposals for carrying the Army as "suicide"
Role range: 1939-1945
Operation Sea Lion
Rejects the Navys proposals for carrying the Army to England as "suicide"
Role range: 1939-1945
Suicide
Rejects the Navys proposals for carrying the Army to England as "suicide". Rejects the Navys proposals for carrying the Army as "suicide"
Role range: 1939-1945
Invasion of Russia
Warns Hitler about underestimating Russia
Role range: 1939-1945
Operation Barbarossa
Warns Hitler about underestimating Russia
Role range: 1939-1945
1941
Invasion of Russia
Outlines the General Staffs invasion plans to Hitler, the OKW & OKB
Role range: 1939-1945
Operation Barbarossa
Outlines the General Staffs invasion plans to Hitler, the OKW & OKB
Role range: 1939-1945
Siege of Kiev
Stalin evacuates Kiev but Halder says the Germans should have concentrated on Moscow
Role range: 1939-1945
Invasion of Russia
Convinces Hitler that the Russian resistance is on the verge of collapse
Role range: 1939-1945
Operation Barbarossa
Convinces Hitler that the Russian resistance is on the verge of collapse
Role range: 1939-1945
1942
Siege of Caucasus
Presents Hitler's plans for the conquest of the Caucasus & Russia up the Volga
Role range: 1939-1945
Dismissal
Stalingrad & the Caucasus oil fields are not taken & Halder is dismissed
Role range: 1939-1945
Invasion of Russia
The Kerch Peninsular, Kharkov, Crimea & Sebastopol are captured
Role range: 1939-1945
Operation Barbarossa
The Kerch Peninsular, Kharkov, Crimea & Sebastopol are captured
Role range: 1939-1945
Records, sources and methodology
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