Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal (died 1956)

Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb

German field marshal (1876–1956)

Wilhelm Josef Franz Ritter von Leeb was a German Generalfeldmarschall of the Wehrmacht during the Second World War, who was subsequently convicted of war crimes. Leeb was a highly decorated officer in World War I and was awarded the Military Order of Max Joseph which granted him…