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Walther Heinrich Alfred Hermann von Brauchitsch was a German field marshal and the Commander-in-Chief of the German Army during World War II. Born into an aristocratic military family, Brauchitsch entered army service in 1901. During World War I, he served with distinction on the corps- and division-level staff on the Western Front.

After the Nazi seizure of power in 1933, Brauchitsch was put in charge of the East Prussian Military District. He borrowed immense sums of money from Hitler and became dependent on his financial help. Brauchitsch served as Commander-in-Chief of the German Army from February 1938 until December 1941. He played a key role in the Battle of France and oversaw the German invasions of Yugoslavia and Greece. For his part in the Battle of France, he became one of twelve generals promoted to Field Marshal.

After suffering a heart attack in November 1941 and being blamed for the failure of Operation Typhoon, the Wehrmacht's attack on Moscow, he was dismissed as Commander-in-Chief and spent the rest of the war in enforced retirement. After the war, Brauchitsch was arrested on charges of war crimes but died of pneumonia in 1948 before he could be prosecuted.



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✵ 4. October 1881 – 18. October 1948
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Famous Walther von Brauchitsch Quotes

“I myself won't do anything, but I won't stop anyone else from acting.”

Walther von Brauchitsch

September 1938. Quoted in "Plotting Hitler's Death: The Story of German Resistance" - Page 128 - by Joachim C. Fest - 1997

“Hitler was the fate of Germany and this fate could not be stayed.”

Walther von Brauchitsch

Quoted in "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" - Page I - by William L. Shirer - 1960

“The German Army is tired. The vain effort to defeat Russia's armies has used up its equipment and reduced its morale.”

Walther von Brauchitsch

Quoted in "Kaltenborn Edits the War News" - Page 25 - by Hans Kaltenborn - 1942

“Hitler is still such a popular man; we are afraid of the Hitler myth. We want to give to the German people and to the world the final proof by means of the Supreme Court-Martial and its verdict.”

Walther von Brauchitsch

Quoted in "Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal" - Page 203 - Nuremberg, Germany - 1947

“Soldiers! The great battle in the Vistula sector is finished. The Polish Army is annihilated. The operations against Poland are thus concluded.”

Walther von Brauchitsch

To his troops. Quoted in "The World almanac and book of facts" - 1869 - Page 54

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