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Kurt Zeitzler
Zeitzler in 1941
Chief of the General Staff of the German Army High Command
In office 24 September 1942 – 10 June 1944
Leader
Adolf Hitler
Preceded by
Franz Halder
Succeeded by
Adolf Heusinger
Personal details
Born
(1895-06-09)9 June 1895 Goßmar, German Empire
Died
25 September 1963(1963-09-25) (aged 68) Hohenaschau, West Germany
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Military service
Allegiance
German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
Branch/service
German Army
Years of service
1914–45
Rank
Generaloberst
Battles/wars
World War I
World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Balkan Campaign
Operation Uranus
Battle of Stalingrad
Kurt Zeitzler (9 June 1895 – 25 September 1963) was a Chief of the Army General Staff in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Zeitzler was almost exclusively a staff officer, serving as chief of staff in a corps, army, and army group. In September 1942, he was selected by Adolf Hitler as Chief of the Army General Staff, replacing Franz Halder. In early 1943 he was one of the key figures in the decision to launch Operation Citadel, the last major German attack on the Eastern Front, which ended in defeat. Zeitzler lost faith in Hitler's judgement, and abandoned his position in July 1944 after suffering a nervous breakdown. Zeitzler was regarded as an energetic and efficient staff officer, noted for his ability in managing the movement of large mobile formations.[1]
KurtZeitzler (9 June 1895 – 25 September 1963) was a Chief of the Army General Staff in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. Zeitzler was...
acting Chief of the General Staff for two weeks in 1944 following KurtZeitzler's resignation. That year, Heusinger was accused of involvement in the...
September Hitler replaced Halder as Chief of Staff of the OKH with KurtZeitzler and retired him to the Führer Reserve. On 23 July 1944, after the failed...
in A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter (1981), and German Nazi figures KurtZeitzler in the miniseries War and Remembrance (1988) and Hermann Göring in the...
active duty and led the XXII Motorised Corps in the Invasion of Poland. KurtZeitzler, the future Chief of the Army General Staff, served as his Chief of...
Ferdinand Schörner Hans-Georg von Seidel Karl Weisenberger Albert Wodrig KurtZeitzler Arthur Zimmermann 2nd Class Eugen-Heinrich Bleyer Eckhard Christian...
(1890–1960) February 1, 1944 – Walter Weiß (1890–1967) February 1, 1944 – KurtZeitzler (1895–1963) April 1, 1944 – Josef Harpe (1887–1968) April 1, 1944 –...
Propaganda and Public Relations Office: Hasso von Wedel – Albrecht Blau – Kurt Dittmar Inspector General of Armoured Troops (Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen):...
advising Hitler on the Eastern Front. He replaced General of the Infantry KurtZeitzler, who had abandoned the position on 1 July after losing faith in Hitler's...
Erich Kurt Richard Hoepner (14 September 1886 – 8 August 1944) was a German general during World War II. An early proponent of mechanisation and armoured...
1942, when he was dismissed after frequent disagreements with Hitler. KurtZeitzler was a German general and the chief of the OKH, from 1942 until July...
Ukraine. On 14 June, the Chief of Staff of Army Group Centre told General KurtZeitzler, the Chief of the Army General Staff, that "...the Russian concentration...
Aschau in 1998 Effective place of Heinz Winkler (chef) (born 1949), cook KurtZeitzler, chief of the Army General Staff of the Wehrmacht, died here in 1963...
Kavallerie Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (Chief of Staff: Generalmajor KurtZeitzler) XIV Corps - General der Infanterie Gustav Anton von Wietersheim 2nd...
1930 – Wilhelm Heye (1869–1946), Chief of the Oberste Heeresleitung. 1934 – Kurt Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord (1878–1943), Chief of the Oberste Heeresleitung...
Julius Streicher (image) Franz Ritter von Epp Christian Wirth (image) KurtZeitzler (image) Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (image) Ivan Bagramyan (image)...
Vogel, KurtZeitzler is also said in the literature to have refused a donation, but this, too, cannot be found in archival sources. Zeitzler was among...
staff and fled south to surrender to the American forces. Generalmajor KurtZeitzler (creation – 24 April 1942) Generalmajor Ernst-Felix Fäckenstedt (24...
1 September 1938 24 September 1942 4 years, 23 days 3 Zeitzler, KurtGeneraloberst KurtZeitzler (1895–1963) 24 September 1942 10 June 1944 1 year, 260 days...
came, Adair notes, from the Chief of the German General Staff, General KurtZeitzler, who claimed early in November that "the Russians no longer have any...
commando Albert Speer, Head of Armaments Franz Stangl, SS Gruppenfuhrer KurtZeitzler, Army Chief of Staff Hirohito, Emperor of Japan Hideyoshi Obata, General...