Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt, brilliant Prussian military strategist, and acknowledged dean of Junker generals, surrendered to 2nd Lt. Joseph E. Burke and a ten man patrol from Company A, 141st Infantry, on May 1, during the battle for Bad Tolz. A prisoner taken by the 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry, first revealed that Von Rundstedt was in the area. When further questioned, he told of the house in which the marshal's party was quartered. As Lt. Burke entered the hospital residence, Von Rundstedt, his wife and son, jumped up from their seats before the fire. Said the field marshal, "It is a most disgraceful situation for a soldier to give himself up without offering resistance." The son, Lt. Hans Gerd von Rundstedt, stated that his father had last seen Hitler on March 12 when he had been relieved of his command of all German armies on the Western Front. The aging Rundstedt had been taking a bath cure at Bad Tolz in an effort to heal a leg ailment. Despite a noticeable limp he retained the traditional Junker austerity.
Rundstedt arrived at the HQ of 36th Infantry Division, 2 May 1945
Rundstedt with U.S. Major-General John E. Dahlquist, Commander of 36th Infantry Division, 2 May 1945
Rundstedt with U.S. Major-General Frank W. Milburn, Commanding General of U.S. XXI Corps, 2 May 1945
Rundstedt with U.S. Major-General Frank W. Milburn, Commanding General of U.S. XXI Corps, 2 May 1945
Rundstedt with Lieutenant-General Alexander M. Patch, Commanding General of U.S. 7th Army, 5 May 1945
FLTR: Lieutenant Dr. Hans von Rundstedt, Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt, and Lieutenant-General Alexander M. Patch, Commanding General of U.S. 7th Army, 6 May 1945
Source :
http://www.texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/36division/archives/seigfri/prize.htm
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