1/7/2024 0 Comments Gen franz halder![]() ![]() Thank you, my friend Maj Marty Hogan for making us aware that June 30 is the anniversary of the birth German general and the chief of the Oberkommando des Heeres staff (OKH, Army High Command) from 1938 until September 1942 Franz Halder. During 1917 he served as a General Staff officer in the Headquarters of the 2nd Army, before being transferred to the 4th Army. ![]() In August, 1915 he was promoted to Hauptmann (Captain) on the General Staff of the 6th Army (at that time commanded by Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria). In 1914, Halder served in the headquarters of the Bavarian 3rd Army Corps as an ordnance officer. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1904, upon graduation from War School in Munich, then he attended Artillery School (1906–07) and the Bavarian War Academy (1911–1914), both in Munich. In 1902, he joined an artillery regiment in Munich. Halder was born in Würzburg, the son of General Max Halder. After the war, Halder was employed as a consultant for the U.S. Halder's war diary during his time as chief of OKH General Staff has been a source for authors that have written about such subjects as Hitler, World War II, and the Nazi Party. During the invasion of the Soviet Union, Halder insisted on focusing on Moscow, despite Hitler's objections. Franz Halder (30 June 1884 – 2 April 1972) was a German general and the chief of the Oberkommando des Heeres staff (OKH, Army High Command) from 1938 until September 1942, when he was dismissed after frequent disagreements with Adolf Hitler. ![]()
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