Blumentritt, Günther

     
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Blumentritt Blumentritt
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Günther Günther
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Günther Blumentritt
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generál pěchoty General of the Infantry
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10.02.1892 Mníchov /
10.02.1892 Munich /
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12.10.1967 Mníchov /
12.10.1967 Munich /
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veliteľ 25. armády
veliteľ Armádnej skupiny Blumentritt
Commander of 25. Army
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Držiteľ Rytierskeho kríža k Železnému krížu s dubovými ratolesťami.



Recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves.
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Příjmení:
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Blumentritt Blumentritt
Jméno:
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Günther Günther
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Günther Blumentritt
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01.09.1933 Major
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Günther Blumentritt was born 10. February 1892 in Munich in the family of the ministerial council. 29. in may 1911 he entered as a cadet in the imperial army to 3. durynskému infantry regiment no. 71. After graduating from the War academy in Danzig was 19. November 1912-promoted to first officer rank.
During the first world war he served mainly on the eastern front in march 1916 he was awarded the Iron cross 1. class. 22. in march 1918 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant as regimental adjutant. In August 1918 he suffered an injury in the fight, received a Badge for injury in the black and after a few weeks of treatment and convalescence he returned to his regiment. Shortly before the end of the war he was assigned as adjutant to the 205. infantry brigade. During the service on the eastern front gained respect for the Russian soldiers, who retained throughout his military career: "a Russian soldier showed great dexterity during night operations, and fighting in the woods, in the fight man against man; his physical needs were slight and his resilience was truly astounding."
After the end of the war was in 1919, a company commander in the Freikorpsu Thüringen and then he was in the rank of lieutenant admitted to the Reichswehru. He served in the nižšch staff positions and from 1. April 1926 he was assigned as operations officer to the staff of the 6. division . After promotion to major in September 1933 was included in the staff Military district VII in Munich and graduated from courses for senior staff officers at the War academy. There also he worked in 1935 as an instructor of tactics. In October 1937, then was assigned as operations officer to the staff of the VII. army corps, then served as a battalion commander in the 7. infantry division. In October 1938 he was promoted to the rank of colonel, and in August 1939 he was posted to the staff of the 12. army as the operations officer. Shortly after the outbreak of the 2. world war he was appointed operations officer on the staff of army Group South under the command Gerda von Rundstedta, and in this capacity had the Polish campaign. Under von Rundstedtovým command, he served practically throughout the war and between the two men originated the relationship, which Blumentritt later in his memoirs likened to the relationship of father and son. After the fall of Poland was a Group of armies the South reorganized on a Group of armies And and Blumentritt as the operating officer von Rundstedtova staff participated in the preparation and execution of the western campaign. Immediately after the fall of France, von Rundstedt, Blumentritt, and others have the task to prepare the invasion of Britain - "operation Sealion". Blumentritt participated in the planning of the operation and participated in několíka exercise, but never believed in its feasibility. 20. October 1940 he was then appointed chief of staff 4. army under the command of field marshal Günther von Kluge and since June 1941 with her had the initial part of operation Barbarossa - the attack on the Soviet union - in the framework of the army Group Centre. 16. January 1942 he was promoted to first general's rank and a day later he was appointed chief quartermaster on the General staff of the ground troops. 26. January 1942 he was awarded the German cross in gold and 1. February promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.
24. September 1942 he was appointed chief of staff army Group D under the command of von Rundstedta and he participated in the preparation of the defense of France against the expected allied invasion. In 1943, in his report to the OKH expressed dissatisfaction with the quantity and quality of the units allocated to the defense Atlatického the wall. 1. April 1944 was followed by a promotion to general of infantry. During the invasion of Normandy in June 1944, he and his commander outflank the landings on the peninsula of Cherbourg. The defense of this sector was inadequate, some sections were even occupied by units of the Russian volunteers.
Von Rundstedt was Hitler relieved of his command on 2. July 1944, after he hinted that Germany should conclude a truce with the western allies, and was replaced by von Klugem. Blumentritt served as chief von Kluge staff in the course of the anglo-canadian offensive on Caen and the fighting in the pocket at Falaise. In July 1944 he was Blumentritt, together with von Klugem and many other vysokýni officers accused of involvement in the preparation of the plot to kill Hitler. Von Kluge committed suicide on 17. August and Blumentritt himself was temporarily removed from office and transferred to the army reserve, however, was found not guilty and once again appointed the chief of staff army Group D - first under the field marshal Model, and from the 5. September once again under von Rundstedtem. 13. September 1944 he was awarded the Knight's cross of the Iron cross for the operational planning after the allied invasion.
18. October 1944 assumed command of the XII. army corps of the SS. According to Modelova and von Rundstedtova decision the German army retreated to the defense of the West wall and Blumentrittův corps bore responsibility for the nearly 35 km long stretch of defense since Loverichu through Geilenkirchen to the river Maas. After the victory in the Ardennes turned the Allies of their attention on the stretch defended Blumentrittovým choir, but couldn't keep the triangle formed by the Dutch cities of Roermond, Sittard and Heisenberg during the british operations of a blackcock. 29. January 1945 Blumentritt took over the leadership 25. army, which were subordinate to all ground units in the Netherlands (including field units of the air force and navy). 25. the army was entrusted to keep Holland as a "fortress" in all circumstances. Blumentritt presented his analysis (which proved to be perfectly accurate), that the Allies, after an unsuccessful attempt to break through to Holland via Arnhem spare the country from the south and German forces in Holland so they will remain cut off. However, Hitler refused to Holland to evacuate and subsequently the German forces in Holland fell into the hands of the Allies without much fighting. 18. 2. 1945 were Blumentrittovy command performances valued , the Oak branch to the Knight's cross. March 23, 1945 then took command of the decimated and demoralized 1. airborne army then, what was its commander, general of the airborne troops Alfred Schlemm wounded in action. After less than two weeks in charge generálplukovníkovi Court Student. 10. April 1945 until the end of the war he commanded the Blumentrittově army group - clusters constructed ad hoc from the depleted units collected from Hameln to the Baltic sea. His job was to keep the baltic ports as long as it is possible, that German refugees could escape from the Russians advancing from the east. 2. may 1945, after Hitler's suicide on 30. April, Blumentritt ordered his men not to ask the Allies the resistance and retreat to the west. After the surrender of Germany was to 1. December being held in a british pow camp in 1946 he was interrogated at the International military tribunal in the Nuremberg trial and the period between 6. 11. 1947 and 1. 1. 1948 spent in the american prison camp. During the captivity he collaborated with the historical department of the american army.
In the 50's. years as a consultant participated in the formation of the Bundeswehr and their war experience pays off as the author of several historical books, among other things, wrote a biography of his commander Gerd von Rundstedta (Von Rundstedt: The Soldier and the Man). He also worked as an expert advisor in the shooting war epic "The Longest Day" (the Longest day) - a figure of general Blumentritta in it, portrayed by the actor Kurt Jürgens.
Günther Blumentritt died 12. October 1967 in Munich.

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