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Also Known As Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Born December 12, 1875 • Germany
Died February 24, 1953 (aged 77) • Hannover • Germany
Role In Battle of France • Battle of the Bulge • Eastern Front • Operation Barbarossa • World War II

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Gerd von Rundstedt in German military uniform and cap, shown in a black-and-white portrait.
German field marshal Gerd von Rundstedt sits in a chair wearing a military uniform and tall boots, holding his hat in his left hand.
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