Wilhelm List Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Wilhelm List, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Germany.

4 records1939–19484 events1 places

Chronological biography

1939

Invasion of Poland31 August 1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General

The 14th Army is commanded by Colonel General Wilhelm List

1947

Hostage Trial Indictment10 May 1947

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

List and other German commanders were indicted over reprisals, hostage killings and crimes in southeastern Europe.

Hostage Trial Opens15 July 1947

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

The Hostage Case opened before Military Tribunal V.

1948

Hostage Trial Judgment19 February 1948

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

The tribunal found List guilty on war-crimes charges in the Hostage Case.

Titles and roles

Field Marshal · General

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.