Walther von Brauchitsch, German field marshal (born 1881)

Walther von Brauchitsch

German Commander-in-Chief during World War II (1881–1948)

Walther Heinrich Alfred Hermann von Brauchitsch was a German Generalfeldmarschall and Commander-in-Chief (Oberbefehlshaber) of the German Army during the first two years of World War II. Born into an aristocratic military family, he entered army service in 1901. During World War…