Chief of General Staff1938
Appointed Chief of the German General Staff
Historical person
Franz von Halder Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Franz von Halder, based on 24 World History Database records associated with Germany.
24 records1938–194215 events5 places
Chronological biography
1938
Chief of Staff1938
Appointed Chief of Staff
1939
Invasion of France19 October 1939
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")
Operation Fall Gelb19 October 1939
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")
Wehrmacht19 October 1939
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")
Invasion of Netherlands, The29 October 1939
Halder presens Aufmarschanweisung N°2, Fall Gelb, a secondary attack on The Netherlands
Operation Fall Gelb29 October 1939
Halder presens Aufmarschanweisung N°2, Fall Gelb, a secondary attack on The Netherlands
Plot5 November 1939
Halder & Beck plot to arrest Hitler if he launches a western offensive
1940
Invasion of Russia1940
Warns Hitler about underestimating Russia
Operation Barbarossa1940
Warns Hitler about underestimating Russia
Invasion of France16 May 1940
Writes in his diary, "the breakthrough is developing along completely classical lines"
Invasion of France17 May 1940
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
Invasion of Great Britain7 August 1940
Rejects the Navys proposals for carrying the Army as "suicide"
Operation Sea Lion7 August 1940
Rejects the Navys proposals for carrying the Army to England as "suicide"
Suicide7 August 1940
Rejects the Navys proposals for carrying the Army to England as "suicide". Rejects the Navys proposals for carrying the Army as "suicide"
1941
Invasion of Russia3 February 1941
Outlines the General Staffs invasion plans to Hitler, the OKW & OKB
Operation Barbarossa3 February 1941
Outlines the General Staffs invasion plans to Hitler, the OKW & OKB
Siege of Kiev21 September 1941
Stalin evacuates Kiev but Halder says the Germans should have concentrated on Moscow
Invasion of Russia12 November 1941
Convinces Hitler that the Russian resistance is on the verge of collapse
Operation Barbarossa12 November 1941
Convinces Hitler that the Russian resistance is on the verge of collapse
1942
Dismissal1942
Stalingrad & the Caucasus oil fields are not taken & Halder is dismissed
Invasion of Russia1942
The Kerch Peninsular, Kharkov, Crimea & Sebastopol are captured
Operation Barbarossa1942
The Kerch Peninsular, Kharkov, Crimea & Sebastopol are captured
Siege of Caucasus28 March 1942
Presents Hitler's plans for the conquest of the Caucasus & Russia up the Volga
Titles and roles
Chief of General Staff · Chief of Staff
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.