Ferdinand Schörner
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Ferdinand Schörner was a German military commander and convicted war criminal, who held the rank of Generalfeldmarschall in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was the only German so
Schörner in 1941
Lieutenant Schörner with the Pour le Mérite
Schörner (center) in Bulgaria, 1941
Ferdinand Schörner journeys to Northern Norway and Finland 10–27 July 1942
Oberkommando des Heeres
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The Oberkommando des Heeres was the high command of the Army of Nazi Germany. It was founded in 1935 as part of Adolf Hitler's rearmament of Germany. OKH was de facto the most important unit within th
Ferdinand Schörner
…soldier to rise to this rank from his initial status of Einjährig-Freiwilliger (One-year volunteer). He commanded several army groups and was the final Commander-in-chief of the German Army and the last man promoted to the rank of Field Marshal in the Wehrmacht. Schörner was a dedicated Nazi and became well known for his ruthlessness. By…
Werner von Fritsch
Bundesarchiv Bild 183 E00780, Walther von Brauchitsch
Hitler portrait crop