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Rundstedt

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

noun

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


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

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2022

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 ● Dec. 21, 2020

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 ● Aug. 4, 2017

But they were stumped by the even more complex ciphered messages being transmitted among Hitler and the generals Erwin Rommel, Wilhelm Keitel, Gerd von Rundstedt and Alfred Jodl.

From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2014

On the fifth day of rain and Rundstedt it was distributed to the troops.

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