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 |
| Hans-Udo von Tresckow | Konteramiral | Commander of the 76. Flottille |
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