Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord
Kurt Gebhard Adolf Philipp Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord was a German general (Generaloberst) who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Reichswehr, the Weimar Republic's armed forces. He is regarded as "an undisguised opponent" of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime.
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- Born in
- Hinrichshagen
- Educated at
- Prussian Military Academy
- Awards
- 🏆 Iron Cross🏆 Friedrich-August-Kreuz🏆 Military Merit Order (Bavaria)🏆 Military Merit Cross🏆 Hanseatic Cross
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1878
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Birth1943
Died
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