Wilhelm List

Wilhelm List
List as General
Born(1880-05-14)14 May 1880
Oberkirchberg, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
Died17 August 1971(1971-08-17) (aged 91)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
Buried
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Years of service1898–1942
RankGeneralfeldmarschall
Commands14th Army
12th Army
Army Group A
Battles / wars
World War I

World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Signature

Wilhelm List (14 May 1880 – 17 August 1971) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) during World War II who was convicted of war crimes by a US Army tribunal after the war. List commanded the 14th Army in the invasion of Poland and the 12th Army in the invasions of France, Yugoslavia and Greece. In 1941 he commanded the German forces in Southeast Europe responsible for the occupation of Greece and Yugoslavia. In July 1942 during Case Blue, the German summer offensive in Southern Russia, he was appointed commander of Army Group A, responsible for the main thrust towards the Caucasus and Baku.

Following the war, List was charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity and stood trial in the Hostages Trial of 1947. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. List was released early for poor health and died in 1971.


Wilhelm List

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