Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Walter Model

German field marshal (1891-1945)

Walter Model is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1943 and 1945: 9 battles across 6 present-day countries, most in Germany (3), Netherlands (2), Soviet Union (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,661 km apart end to end, 458 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (3), Western Front (2), Eastern Front (1).

Kamenets-Podolsky PocketBattle of ChamboisBattle of the Nijmegen SalientBattle of St. VithBattle of KurskBattle of Hürtgen ForestBattle of ArnhemBattle of AachenRuhr PocketBattle of KurskBattle of Hürtgen ForestBattle of ArnhemBattle of AachenRuhr PocketBerlinKyivViennaStockholmGenevaBarcelonaMilanFrankfurtBucharestHamburg1000 km50.393N, 18.103E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1943: 1 engagements1944: 7 engagements7 in 19441945: 1 engagements19431945
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Kursk, 1943Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket, 1944Battle of Chambois, 1944Battle of Hürtgen Forest, 1944Battle of Arnhem, 1944Battle of the Nijmegen Salient, 1944Battle of Aachen, 1944Battle of St. Vith, 1944Ruhr Pocket, 194519431945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1943Battle of KurskKursk, Soviet UnionSoviet victory
8 April 1944Kamenets-Podolsky PocketTernopil, Ukraine744 km WStrategic Soviet victory; 1st Panzer Army encircled...
18 August 1944Battle of ChamboisChambois, France1,920 km WAllied victory
14 September 1944Battle of Hürtgen ForestHürtgen Forest, Germany497 km NEGerman victory
17 September 1944Battle of ArnhemArnhem, Netherlands145 km NGerman victory
30 September 1944Battle of the Nijmegen SalientNetherlands8 km SWAllied victory
2 October 1944Battle of AachenAachen, Germany128 km SAmerican victory
21 December 1944Battle of St. VithSankt Vith, Belgium55 km SGerman victory
18 April 1945Ruhr PocketRuhr Region, Germany165 km NEAllied victory; Capitulation of the German Army Group B

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. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.