Georg von Kuechler Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Georg von Kuechler, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Germany.

5 records1940–19445 events2 places

Chronological biography

1940

Invasion of France1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Eighteenth Army

Commands the 8th Army during the invasion of France

Invasion of Netherlands, The1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Eighteenth Army

Commands the 8th Army during the invasion of Holland

1944

Siege of Leningrad17 January 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Army Group North · Leningrad

Requests permission from Hitler to withdraw to the Panther Line, permission refused

Battle of Novgorod19 January 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Army Group North · Novgorod

Novgorod falls to the Russians Kuechler is forced to order a withdrawal from Leningrad

Dismissal20 January 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Army Group North · Leningrad

Dismissed by Hitler for withdrawing from Leningrad, replaced by Model

Titles and roles

Commander of Army Group North · Commander of Eighteenth Army

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.