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Walter Model was a German military commander who rose to the rank of field marshal during World War II. He is historically significant as one of Nazi Germany's most capable generals, known for his defensive operations on the Eastern Front before his defeat and suicide in 1945.
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Quotes
- “He who leads troops has no right to think about himself.”
- “Every minute that we lose will cost us great losses later that we will not be able to afford. We must push forward now, otherwise we risk everything. Hurry yourself with the technical aspects, a lot of time has already been lost.”
- “Mein Führer, who commands The Ninth Army, you or I?”
- “I fully subscribe to those words with my special thanks to all officers, noncommissioned officers and men for the attitude displayed during this fighting.”
- “My Soldiers are My Children. (Meine Soldaten sind Meine Kinder)”
- “The best Kamerad inside the pocket will be the Kamerad outside the pocket. (Der beste K.I.K wird K.A.K)”
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Key facts
- Born
- Otto Moritz Walter Model , ( 1891-01-24 ) 24 January 1891, Genthin , Saxony , Prussia , Germany
- Died
- 21 April 1945 (1945-04-21) (aged 54), near Duisburg , Germany
- Cause of death
- Suicide by gunshot
- Buried
- Hürtgenwald (reinterred)
- Allegiance
- Germany
- Branch
- Imperial German Army Reichswehr German Army
- Service years
- 1909–1945
- Rank
- Generalfeldmarschall
- Commands
- 3rd Panzer Division XLI Panzer Corps Ninth Army Army Group North Army Group North Ukraine Army Group Centre Army Group B OB West
- Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
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- Walter Model October 1944.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1891-01-24
- date of death
- 1945-04-21
- start of work period
- 1908-00-00
- end of work period
- 1945-04-21
- nickname
- Hitlers Feuerwehrmann
- name in native language
- Walter Model
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Otto Moritz Walter Model ( IPA: [ˈmoːdəl]; 24 January 1891 – 21 April 1945) was a German Generalfeldmarschall during World War II. Although he was a hard-driving, aggressive panzer commander early in the war, Model became best known as a practitioner of defensive warfare. His relative success as commander of the Ninth Army in the battles of 1941–1942 determined his future career path.
Model first came to Hitler's attention before World War II, but their relationship did not become especially close until 1942. His tenacious style of fighting and loyalty to the Nazi regime won him plaudits from Hitler, who considered him one of his best field commanders and repeatedly sent him to salvage apparently desperate situations on the Eastern Front as commander of Army Group North, Army Group North Ukraine and Army Group Centre.