Ferdinand Schörner was a German military commander who held the rank of Generalfeldmarschall in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He commanded several army groups and was the last Commander-in-chief of the German Army.
Schörner in 1941
Lieutenant Schörner with the Pour le Mérite
Schörner (center) in Bulgaria, 1941
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 the German war planning until the defeat at Moscow in December 1941.
Image: Werner von Fritsch (cropped)
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 183 E00780, Walther von Brauchitsch
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Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 183 L29176, Ferdinand Schörner