Walter Model
Otto Moritz Walter Model was a German Generalfeldmarschall during World War II. Although he was a hard-driving, aggressive panzer commander early in the war, Model became best known as a practitioner of defensive warfare. His relative success as commander of the Ninth Army in the battles of 1941–1942 determined his future career path.
Background
- Born in
- Genthin
- Awards
- 🏆 Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918🏆 Eastern Medal🏆 Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin)🏆 Spanish Cross🏆 House Order of Hohenzollern
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"We have lost a battle, but I assure to you that we will not lose the war! I cannot say more at the present moment although I know the losses are crowded in your minds. That this happened does not hold…"
"I sincerely believe that I have served a criminal. I led my soldiers in good conscience... but for a criminal government."
"Field Marshal Model was a peerless master of the large-scale defensive battle. Always present himself at critical points, he asked a great deal of his troops. Often he was harsh, sometimes ruthless. B…"
"Where Model is present, nothing can go wrong. " or "Model remodeled very well again. " were, at that time, which were often mentioned in the Eastern Front."
"Field Marshal Model was a bold, inexhaustible soldier, who knew the front well and who won the confidence of his men by his habitual disregard for his personal safety. He had no time for lazy or incom…"
"It should be prefaced by quotation from Goethe in which a special impression of Model's personality is given, "I love those who yearn for the impossible."
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Timeline
1891
Born
Birth1945
Died
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