Atlas of Battles

commander, 15 engagements

Battles of Gerd von Rundstedt

Battles of Gerd von Rundstedt

German Field Marshal during World War II (1875-1953)

Gerd von Rundstedt is recorded as a commander at 15 placed engagements in the atlas between 1939 and 1944: 14 battles and 1 naval action across 6 present-day countries, most in France (5), Poland (3), Belgium (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 8,897 km apart end to end, 636 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Western Front (4), World War II (4), 1939 Invasion of Poland (3).

Battle of ŁódźBattle of the BzuraBattle of Kampinos ForestBattle of SedanBattle of the Ypres-Comines CanalBattle of RostovBattle of UmanBattle of the Sea of AzovBattle for CaenBattle of AachenBattle of FranceDunkirk evacuationBattle of KievDieppe RaidNormandy landingsBattle of FranceDunkirk evacuationBattle of KievBerlinViennaStockholmGenevaBarcelonaAnkaraMilanNaplesBucharestHamburg1000 km49.137N, 19.555E
15 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1939: 3 engagements1940: 4 engagements4 in 19401941: 4 engagements4 in 19411942: 1 engagements1944: 3 engagements19391944
15 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Łódź, 1939Battle of the Bzura, 1939Battle of Kampinos Forest, 1939Battle of France, 1940Battle of Sedan, 1940Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal, 1940Dunkirk evacuation, 1940Battle of Kiev, 1941Battle of Rostov, 1941Battle of Uman, 1941Battle of the Sea of Azov, 1941Dieppe Raid, 1942Normandy landings, 1944Battle for Caen, 1944Battle of Aachen, 194419391944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 6

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1939Battle of ŁódźŁódź, PolandGerman victory
9 September 1939Battle of the BzuraKutno, Poland54 km NGerman victory; Destruction of the Poznań and Pomeranian...
9 September 1939Battle of Kampinos ForestKampinos Forest, Poland74 km EGerman victory
1940Battle of FranceFrance, Belgium1,107 km WAxis victory
13 May 1940Battle of SedanSedan, France106 km SGerman victory
1940Battle of the Ypres-Comines CanalYpres, Belgium194 km NWSuccessful British delaying action; Withdrawal of the BEF...
4 June 1940Dunkirk evacuationEnglish Channel, France44 km NWSuccessful retreat
1941Battle of KievKyiv, Ukraine1,970 km EGerman victory; Encirclement and destruction of Soviet...
1941Battle of RostovRostov-on-Don, Russia762 km SESoviet victory
15 July 1941Battle of UmanZelena Brama, Ukraine690 km WAxis victory
1941Battle of the Sea of Azov557 km SEAxis victory; Encirclement & destruction of Soviet 9th &...
19 August 1942Dieppe RaidDieppe, France2,683 km NWGerman victory
6 June 1944Normandy landingsNormandy, France138 km SWAllied victory
6 June 1944Battle for CaenCaen, France24 km SEAllied victory
2 October 1944Battle of AachenAachen, Germany493 km NEAmerican victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.