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Erwin Rommel (1891– 1944) was a German Field Marshal who served in World War II. He was one of the most famous German General of the war. Rommel was born on November 15, 1891, in Heidenheim, Germany. In 1910, Rommel joined the local 124th Württemberg Infantry Regiment as an officer cadet, and shortly thereafter, the [...]
Franz Ritter Halder (1884–1972) was a German General who served during the Second World War. From 1938 until September, 1942, he was chief of the Army General Staff, but he was dismissed after frequent disagreements with Adolf Hitler. Franz Halder was born in Würzburg, Germany, on June 30, 1884. His father was General Max Halder, [...]
Emilio Esteban-Infantes y Martín (1892- 1966) was the commander of the Spanish Blue Division that fought on the Russian Front. He was a career staff officer who served in the Spanish Civil War. He held responsibility for the recruiting and transport of replacements to the division. Infantes succeeded Major General Muñoz Grandes in the command [...]
The Battle of Krasny Bor took place in northern Russia, near the village of Krasny Bor during World War II and was fought between the German Army’s 250th Infantry Division, which consisted of Spanish volunteers, and the Soviet 55th Army, from February 10 to February 13, 1943, with the major clash taking place on February [...]
The Battle of Uman was a battle fought during the Second World War between Germany and the Soviet Union, from July 15 to August 8, 1941. It was a German encirclement of the Soviet 6th and 12th armies south of the city of Uman during the initial phase of Operation Barbarossa. This German encirclement of [...]
The Battle of Wizna was a World War II battle fought between the German forces and the Polish Army from September 7 to September 10, 1939, during the first stages of the invasion of Poland. On September 1, 1939, following Germany’s demands for Danzig and the Polish Corridor, the German Army crossed the Polish border, [...]
