German military personnel biographies
Battle of Normandy
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 |
Air force - Luftwaffe | ||
Name | Rank | Role during the Battle of Normandy |
Hans-Kurt Höcker | Generalleutnant | Commander of the 17. Luftwaffe-Feld-Division |
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 |
Henning von Tresckow | Konteramiral | Commander of the 76. Flottille |