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Considered by many to be the best of the bunch. | Erich von Manstein | 83%
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Was promoted to field marshal, January 1943. Surrendered to the Russians a few hours after receiving the news of his new rank. The shortest time for an officer to be an active field marshal in history? | Friedrich Paulus | 67%
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Oldest and most senior officer in the Wehrmacht. Commanded Army Group South at the start of Operation Barbarossa. | Gerd von Rundstedt | 67%
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Considered an expert in armoured warfare. | Heinz Guderian | 67%
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Saw no combat. Hitler referred to him as "my rubber stamp". | Wilhelm Keitel | 67%
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Smiled a lot. Commanded in Italy after the Allies invaded. | Albert Kesselring | 50%
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Rommel? 😁 | Erwin | 50%
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Fought in Russia. One of the more humane of the lot. He died in captivity in Russia. | Ewald von Kleist | 50%
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Commanded Army Group Centre at the start of Operation Barbarossa. Killed in an air raid in Germany, 1944. | Fedor von Bock | 50%
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Commands - 98th Mountain Regiment, 6th Mountain Division, Army Group Centre. Last commander-in-chief of the army (served nominally in that position from April 5th to the surrender). Told his men (Army Group Centre) to fight on in Czechoslovakia and then promptly deserted them to the Russians, flying off to surrender to the Americans in Austria. | Ferdinand Schorner | 50%
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Commanded 4th Army - Poland, France, Operation Barbarossa. Replaced Army Group Centre commander. Fencesitter July Plot. | Gunther von Kluge | 50%
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'Lowe der Abwehr'. 'Fuhrer's fireman.' Commander of Ninth Army at Kursk. Last command was Army Group B . Shot himself when the army group was surrounded in the Ruhr pocket in April 1945. | Walther Model | 50%
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Commands - 16th Army, Army Group Centre, Army Group Northwest. Was in command of Army Group Centre when the Russians launched 'Operation Bagration'. Surrendered to Montgomery at Luneberg Heath near Hamburg, 1945. | Ernst Busch | 17%
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Leading July Plot conspirator. Was to take over conmand of the army if the plot succeeded. Executed. | Erwin von Witzleben | 17%
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Was commander-in-chief of the army for a while until Operation Barbarossa became ugly. | Walther von Brauchitsch | 17%
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His fourth cousin was shot down by a beagle in WW1. | Wolfram von Richthofen | 17%
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Rommel? 😁😁 | 7th Panzer Division | 0%
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