Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,895,144,474 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Rundstedt

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Rundstedt
Karl Rudolf Gerd von . 1875--1953, German field marshal; directed the conquest of Poland and France in World War II; commander of the Western Front (1942--44); led the Ardennes counteroffensive (Dec. 1944)


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Manstein's plan, no matter how brilliant, would never have seen the light of day had it not been given a sympathetic hearing not only by Hitler--bold ideas were very much to his liking--but also by Manstein's rather conservative-minded commander, General Gerd von Rundstedt.
General Thompson also shows that it was the German High Command, especially von Rundstedt, and not Hitler, who made their fatal decision to weaken the pursuit of the defeated Allies to Dunkirk.
The front page also recorded that General Von Rundstedt had been captured by the Allies and that the last `All Clear' had sounded.
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.