German military personnel biographies

Battle of Normandy

German military personnel - Battle of Normandy 1 Land forces
Name
Rank
Role during the Battle of Normandy
Helmut von Dawans Generalmajor Commander of the Panzergruppe West
Friedrich Dollmann Generaloberst Commander of the 7. Armee
Paul Hausser Generaloberst Commander of the 7. Armee
Hans Günther von Kluge Generalfeldmarschall Supreme Commander West
Dietrich Kraiss Generalleutnant Commander of the 352. Infanterie-Division
Adolf Kuntzen General der Panzer Truppen Commander of the 81. Armeekorps
Erich Marcks General der Artillerie Commander of the 84. Armeekorps
Walter Model Generalfeldmarschall Supreme Commander West
Josef Reichert Generalmajor Commander of the 711. Infanterie-Division
Wilhelm Richter Generalleutnant Commander of the 716. Infanterie-Division
Erwin Rommel Feldmarschall Commander of the Heeresgruppe B
Gerd von Rundstedt Generalfeldmarschall Supreme Commander West
Hans von Salmuth Generaloberst Commander of the 15. Armeekorps
Michael Wittmann SS-Hauptstürmfuhrer Commander of the 2. SS-Panzer Company of Schwere Abteilung 101
German military personnel - Battle of Normandy 1 Air force – Luftwaffe
Name
Rank
Role during the Battle of Normandy
Hans-Kurt Höcker Generalleutnant Commander of the 17. Luftwaffe-Feld-Division
German military personnel - Battle of Normandy 1 Navy – Kriegsmarine
Name
Rank
Role during the Battle of Normandy
Walter Hennecke Amiral Commander of the 15. Flottille
Theodor Krancke Amiral Commander of the Marinegruppe West
Friedrich Rieve Amiral Commander of the French coast of the Channel
Hans-Udo von Tresckow Konteramiral Commander of the 76. Flottille

 

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