Wilhelm von Leeb Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Wilhelm von Leeb, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Germany.

3 records1947–19483 events1 places

Chronological biography

1947

High Command Trial Indictment28 November 1947

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Field Marshal · Nuremberg

Leeb and other senior Wehrmacht commanders were indicted in the High Command Case.

1948

High Command Trial Opens5 February 1948

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Field Marshal · Nuremberg

The High Command Case opened against senior German commanders and staff officers.

High Command Trial Sentence28 October 1948

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Field Marshal · Nuremberg

Leeb was sentenced to three years imprisonment, effectively time served, in the High Command Case.

Titles and roles

Field Marshal

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.