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Monday 9 February 2015

Generalfeldmarschall Knight Cross Holders

When the Second World War started with the invasion of Poland at 1 of September 1939, Germany had three generalfeldmarschalls. Werner von Blomberg (20 april 1936), Hermann Göring (4 February 1938) and Erich Raeder (1 April 1939) as Großadmiral.

On the 19th of July 1940 however no less then twelve new generalfeldmarschalls where created. For this special occasion a serie was printed of the newly become generalfeldmarschall. Following the war an other twelve military where apointed generalfeldmarschall with Robert Ritter von Greim being the last one at 25 April 1945.
 

Walther von Brauchitsch
1881 - 1948

Gerd von Rundstedt
1875 - 1953

Erwin von Witzleben
1881 - 1944

Walter von Reichenau
1884 - 1942

Albert Kesselring
1885 - 1960

Erhard Milch
1892 - 1972

Fedor von Bock
1880 - 1945

Wilhelm List
1880 -1971

Wilhelm Keitel
1882 1946

Hugo Sperrle
1885 - 1953

Günther von Kluge
1882 - 1944

Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
1876 - 1956
  

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