Wilhelm List
German field marshal (1880-1971) · Germany · Historical Figures · Died at 91
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Something wrong?A Wehrmacht field marshal who led successful invasions of Poland, France, and the Balkans, then spent the rest of his life defined by what happened under his command in Yugoslavia - mass civilian killings that earned him a life sentence at Nuremberg.
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Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S36487, Wilhelm List
List Indictment
Defendants in the dock and their lawyers during Hostages Trial USHMM 16806
List&Kuntze
Wilhelm List 1948
Wilhelm List, defendant in the Hostages Trial
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Marszałek Wilhelm List dokonuje przeglądu jednostki na froncie bałkańskim (2-483)Awards
About this person
Siegmund Wilhelm Walther List was born 14 May 1880 and built his career as a Bavarian Army staff officer in World War I, then as a senior training official in the interwar Reichswehr. In 1939 he commanded the 14th Army into Poland, then the 12th Army into France in 1940 - success that brought his field marshal's baton. His 12th Army took Yugoslavia and Greece in April 1941; he oversaw anti-partisan operations in the Balkans until resigning that October. Recalled in July 1942 to lead Army Group A's thrust toward the Caucasus, List clashed with Hitler over strategy and was forced into retirement by September. At the Hostages Trial he was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity for mass killings of civilians in Yugoslavia and sentenced to life imprisonment. Released in 1952 on health grounds, he died 17 August 1971.
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