Rundstedt

American  

[roont-stet, roond-, roont-shtet] / ˈrʊnt stɛt, ˈrʊnd-, ˈrʊnt ʃtɛt /

noun

1. Karl Rudolf Gerd von 1875–1953, German field marshal.

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Rundstedt British  

/ ˈrʊndstɛt, ˈrʊntʃtɛt /

noun

1. Karl Rudolf Gerd von (karl ˈruːdɔlf ɡɛrt fɔn). 1875–1953, German field marshal; directed the conquest of Poland and France in World War II; commander of the Western Front (1942–44); led the Ardennes counteroffensive (Dec 1944)

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Example Sentences

By September, von Rundstedt had taken Kyiv, and by October, Kharkiv too had fallen to the Nazi advance.

From Salon

Supreme Headquarters said Field Marshal Karl von Rundstedt had been held virtually without gains in the 24 hours up to Tuesday morning.

From Seattle Times

Considered too luxurious for the ranks, it held only officers - including Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt, who was in charge of the German army in Normandy during the Allied D-Day landings.

From BBC

The army commander, Von Rundstedt, called for more of the same, an armoured infantry thrust that would obliterate the British and be an emphatic victory.

From The Guardian

He saw action in many places, including the Battle of the Bulge, which he always insisted be referred to it by its proper name, "The Von Rundstedt Offensive".

From The Guardian