- Born
- Died
- Birth nameKarl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Gerd von Rundstedt was born on December 12, 1875 in Aschersleben, Germany. He was married to Luise (Bila) von Goetz. He died on February 24, 1953 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- SpouseLuise (Bila) von Goetz(January 22, 1902 - October 4, 1952) (her death, 1 child)
- ParentsGerd Arnold Konrad von RundstedtAdelheid Eleonore Fischer
- He was played by Paul Hartmann in The Longest Day (1962) and Wolfgang Preiss in A Bridge Too Far (1977).
- He was against the idea of invading the Soviet Union in 1941, but did nothing to oppose the plan.
- A heavy smoker, he suffered a mild heart attack in October 1941.
- After World War II he tried to blame Adolf Hitler for the "Halt Order" during the invasion of France, even though he himself had requested the order.
- Served as a Field Marshall in the Wehrmacht. For his success during the France campaign in 1940, he was awarded the German Knights Cross.
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