Karl Rudolf von Rundstedt Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Inspector

Appointed Inspector of the Land Fortresses in the West

Invasion of Russia

Appointed Commander of the Army Group South

Role range: 1939-1945

Operation Barbarossa

Appointed Commander of the Army Group South

Role range: 1939-1945

Siege of Maikop

Ordered to clear the Black Sea coast, take Rostov, the Maikop oil fields & Stalingrad

Role range: 1939-1945

Siege of Rostov

Ordered to clear the Black Sea coast, take Rostov, the Maikop oil fields & Stalingrad

Role range: 1939-1945

Siege of Stalingrad

Ordered to clear the Black Sea coast, take Rostov, the Maikop oil fields & Stalingrad

Role range: 1939-1945

Inspector

Appointed Inspector of the Land Fortresses in the West

Role range: 1939-1945

Commander in Chief

Appointed Commander in Chief for the West, replaces Witzleben

Commander in Chief

Appointed Commander in Chief for the West, replaces Witzleben

Role range: 1939-1945

Atlantic Wall

Commands the forces defending the Atlantic Wall, Hitler controls the troop movements

Role range: 1939-1945

Atlantic Wall

Visits Hitler to ask for stronger defences for the Atlantic Wall which are ignored

Role range: 1939-1945

Invasion of France

Reports the Rhone Valley, Toulon & Marsaille are tempting areas for Allied invasion

Role range: 1939-1945

Atlantic Wall

Completes a report highlighting the deficiences of the Atlantic Wall

Role range: 1939-1945

Atlantic Wall

In late 1943, the obvious Allied buildup in Britain prompted the German Commander in Chief in the west, Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt, to request reinforcements. In addition to fresh units, von Rundstedt also received a new subordinate, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945

Operation Overlord

Prepares a report saying the German Army is not prepared to face an Allied attack

Role range: 1939-1945

Operation Overlord

Cables OKW saying the Allies cannot attack without 4 days good weather

Role range: 1939-1945

Operation Overlord

Keeps most of his forces at Calais

Role range: 1939-1945

Operation Overlord

Diverts the 12th SS & Panzer Lehr to meet the invasion. Believes, like Hitler, the landings are a feint for Allied landings at Pas de Calais

Role range: 1939-1945

Dismissal

Dismissed after asking the OKW for a free hand in Normandy, a challenge to Hitler

Role range: 1939-1945

Dismissal

Dismissed by Hitler for suggesting the High Command make peace

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Bulge

The Germans advance 50 miles, the Bulge. 16 Dec-28 Jan, a final offensive in the Ardennes 3 German armies attack 4 US divisions

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Bulge

The last important counter-attack of the war against the Allies. Fails to halt the Allied advance into Germany

Role range: 1939-1945