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Walther von Brauchitsch

German field marshal (1881-1948)

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Lived 1881–1948, aged 67Germany
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  • Era
    1881–1948
    Aged 67
  • Awards
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Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

He commanded Hitler's army through the blitzkrieg victories of 1940 and 1941 — until Moscow didn't fall, and the Führer whose money he'd borrowed turned him into the scapegoat.

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Born into Prussian military aristocracy in 1881, Brauchitsch entered army service in 1901 and distinguished himself on Western Front staffs during World War I. After the Nazi seizure of power in 1933, he took charge of the East Prussian military district and borrowed immense sums from Hitler, binding himself financially to the regime. Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the German Army in February 1938, he orchestrated the Battle of France and the invasions of Yugoslavia and Greece — earning his field marshal's baton in the process. But in November 1941 he suffered a heart attack, and when Operati…

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Walther von Brauchitsch
said
Hitler is still such a popular man; we are afraid of the Hitler myth.
— Quoted in "Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal" - Page 203 - Nuremberg, Germany - 1947
Walther von Brauchitsch
said
The German Army is tired. The vain effort to defeat Russia's armies has used up its equipment and reduced its morale.
— Quoted in "Kaltenborn Edits the War News" - Page 25 - by Hans Kaltenborn - 1942
Walther von Brauchitsch
said
Soldiers! The great battle in the Vistula sector is finished. The Polish Army is annihilated. The operations against Poland are thus concluded.
— To his troops. Quoted in "The World almanac and book of facts" - 1940 - Page 54
Walther von Brauchitsch
said
I myself won't do anything, but I won't stop anyone else from acting.
— September 1938. Quoted in "Plotting Hitler's Death: The Story of German Resistance" - Page 128 - by Joachim C. Fest - 1997
Walther von Brauchitsch
saidundated
Hitler was the fate of Germany and this fate could not be stayed.
— Quoted in "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" - Page I - by William L. Shirer - 1960
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