Atlas of Battles

commander, 21 engagements

Battles of Gerd von Rundstedt

Battles of Gerd von Rundstedt

German Field Marshal during World War II (1875-1953)

Gerd von Rundstedt is recorded as a commander at 21 placed engagements in the atlas between 1939 and 1944: 16 battles, 2 naval actions and 3 campaigns across 7 present-day countries, most in France (9), Poland (3), Belgium (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 10,537 km apart end to end, 527 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (21).

Battle of ŁódźBattle of the BzuraBattle of Kampinos ForestBattle of SedanBattle of the Ypres-Comines CanalDunkirk evacuationBattle of KievBattle of RostovBattle of UmanBattle of the Sea of AzovDieppe RaidBattle for CaenInvasion of NormandySiegfried Line CampaignBattle of AachenOperation QueenBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaNormandy landingsOperation OverlordBattle of the BulgeBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaNormandy landingsBattle of the BulgeBerlinKyivViennaStockholmGenevaAmsterdamBarcelonaAnkaraMilanNaples1000 km49.748N, 18.217E
21 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1939: 3 engagements1940: 4 engagements1941: 5 engagements1942: 1 engagements1944: 8 engagements8 in 194419391944
21 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Łódź, 1939Battle of the Bzura, 1939Battle of Kampinos Forest, 1939Battle of France, 1940Battle of Sedan, 1940Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal, 1940Dunkirk evacuation, 1940Battle of Kiev, 1941Battle of Rostov, 1941Operation Barbarossa, 1941Battle of Uman, 1941Battle of the Sea of Azov, 1941Dieppe Raid, 1942Normandy landings, 1944Operation Overlord, 1944Battle for Caen, 1944Invasion of Normandy, 1944Siegfried Line Campaign, 1944Battle of Aachen, 1944Battle of the Bulge, 1944Operation Queen, 194419391944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1939Battle of ŁódźŁódź, PolandGerman victory
9 September 1939Battle of the BzuraKutno, Poland54 km NGerman victory; Destruction of the Poznań and Pomeranian...
9 September 1939Battle of Kampinos ForestKampinos Forest, Poland74 km EGerman victory
1940Battle of FranceFrance, Belgium1,107 km WAxis victory
13 May 1940Battle of SedanSedan, France106 km SGerman victory
1940Battle of the Ypres-Comines CanalYpres, Belgium194 km NWSuccessful British delaying action; Withdrawal of the BEF...
4 June 1940Dunkirk evacuationEnglish Channel, France44 km NWSuccessful retreat
1941Battle of KievKyiv, Ukraine1,970 km EGerman victory; Encirclement and destruction of Soviet...
1941Battle of RostovRostov-on-Don, Russia762 km SESoviet victory
1941Operation BarbarossaUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Lithuania1,403 km NWAxis strategic failure
15 July 1941Battle of UmanZelena Brama, Ukraine866 km SEAxis victory
1941Battle of the Sea of AzovSea of Azov557 km SEAxis victory; Encirclement & destruction of Soviet 9th &...
19 August 1942Dieppe RaidDieppe, France2,683 km NWGerman victory
6 June 1944Normandy landingsNormandy, France138 km SWAllied victory
1944Operation OverlordNormandy, France3 km EAllied victory
6 June 1944Battle for CaenCaen, France22 km SEAllied victory
1944Invasion of NormandyNormandy, France22 km NWAllied victory
1944Siegfried Line CampaignNorthern France, France182 km NEAllied victory
2 October 1944Battle of AachenAachen, Germany319 km EAmerican victory
1944Battle of the BulgeArdennes, France17 km SAllied victory
1944Operation QueenRur, Belgium14 km SGerman defensive victory

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, Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.