deaths
February 24, 1953
Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal (born 1875)
Gerd von Rundstedt
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt was a German Generalfeldmarschall in the Heer (Army) of Nazi Germany and Oberbefehlshaber West during World War II. At the end of the war, aged 69, with over 52 years of service, he was the Army's most senior officer.