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Chief of General Staff

Name: Chief of General Staff – Germany factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Germany · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

6Records

1870–1944Date range

5Named people

0Places

Chronological records

1870

Moltke1870

Warfare / Military

Appointed Chief of Staff, right hand man of the Commander in Chief, the King

1906

Moltke1906

Warfare / Military

Appointed Chief of the General Staff, nephew of General von Moltke

1914

Eric von Falkenhayn1914

Warfare / Military

Appointed Chief of General Staff, combined with Minister of War for 6 months

1936

Albrecht Kesselring3 June 1936

Warfare / Military

Appointed Chief-of General Staff of the Luftwaffe

1943

Gunther Korten1943

Warfare / Military

Appointed Chief of General Staff, Luftwaffe

1944

Heinz Guderian21 July 1944

Warfare / Military

Appointed Chief-of General Staff

Names involved

Albrecht KesselringEric von FalkenhaynGunther KortenHeinz GuderianMoltke

Provenance

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