Gerd von Rundstedt (12 December 1875 - 24 February 1953) received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes #1 on 30 September 1939 as Generaloberst and Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Süd. The medal was awarded for his leadership of Heeresgruppe Süd during the Polish campaign. In the ten-day battle of the Bzura (9-19 September 1939) the bulk of the Polish army was destroyed. On 27 September 1939 Warsaw was captured.
Rundstedt received the Eichenlaub #519 for his Ritterkreuz on 1 July 1944 as Generalfeldmarschall and Oberbefehlshaber West. The medal was awarded for the German defense along the Invasion Front, as well as his success in leading Heeresgruppe Süd during Operation Barbarossa. Rundstedt oversaw the Heeresgruppe during the victorious encirclement battles at Uman and Kiev, as well as the capture of the critically important Donez basin.
Rundstedt received the Schwerter #133 for his Ritterkreuz on 18 February 1945 as Generalfeldmarschall and Oberbefehlshaber West. The medal was awarded for his conduct of the war on the western front following the Normandy battles, including the Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 - 25 January 1945).
Rundstedt received the Eichenlaub #519 for his Ritterkreuz on 1 July 1944 as Generalfeldmarschall and Oberbefehlshaber West. The medal was awarded for the German defense along the Invasion Front, as well as his success in leading Heeresgruppe Süd during Operation Barbarossa. Rundstedt oversaw the Heeresgruppe during the victorious encirclement battles at Uman and Kiev, as well as the capture of the critically important Donez basin.
Rundstedt received the Schwerter #133 for his Ritterkreuz on 18 February 1945 as Generalfeldmarschall and Oberbefehlshaber West. The medal was awarded for his conduct of the war on the western front following the Normandy battles, including the Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 - 25 January 1945).
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