Walter Warlimont German military leader, artillery general Date of Birth: 03.10.1894 Country: Germany

Content:

1. Walther Warlimont: A German Military Leader
2. - Appointed Chief of the National Defense Department in 1938
3. Deputy Chief of Operations Staff
4. Post-War Imprisonment and Release
5. - Released in 1957 due to health concerns

Walther Warlimont: A German Military Leader

Early Life and Military Training
- Born in 1894 in Greifswald, Germany
- Graduated from military academy in 1913
- Commissioned as a lieutenant in 1914
World War I Service
- Served in various artillery units in Italy and other fronts
- Commanded a battery within the Merker Corps in 1918
Interwar Period
- Joined the Reichswehr in 1922
- Studied language and General Staff in Britain and Germany
- Held various administrative positions within the General Staff
- Commanded an artillery battalion from 1929-1933
Nazi Germany and World War II

- Became head of the Economic Department in the Armaments Office in 1935

- Served as military representative to General Franco in Spain in 1936

- Developed a plan for the reorganization of the German military in 1937

- Appointed Chief of the National Defense Department in 1938

- Became acting Chief of Staff of the Operations Staff from 1938-1939

- Co-authored the "Directive 21" (Barbarossa Plan) for the invasion of the Soviet Union

Deputy Chief of Operations Staff

- Appointed Deputy Chief of Operations Staff of the OKW in 1942

- Responsible for coordinating operations, propaganda, and civil-military cooperation

- Played a key role in the planning and execution of military campaigns

Post-War Imprisonment and Release

- Arrested by Allied forces in 1945

- Sentenced to life imprisonment by the American Military Tribunal in 1948

- Released in 1957 due to health concerns

General

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