Franz Halder

German general (1884–1972)

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Hitler als Feldherr
Hitler as war lord

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G*Power 3: A flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences
· 2007 · cited 53,033x
Statistical power analyses using G*Power 3.1: Tests for correlation and regression analyses
· 2009 · cited 30,156x
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,326x
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,795x
World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated
· 2006 · cited 9,721x

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Quotes

“The Russian colossus...has been underestimated by us...whenever a dozen divisions are destroyed the Russians replace them with another dozen.”
“Bad weather has grounded the Luftwaffe and now we must stand by and watch countless thousands of the enemy getting away to England under our noses.”
“The Führer confirms my impressions of yesterday. He would like an understanding with Great Britain. He knows that war with the British will be hard and bloody, and knows also that people everywhere today are averse to bloodshed.”
“It was a distance about twice as long as this room; then there was a wall, and just beyond it the crematory. When the wind blew in at the south I got smoke in my cell. It was a fat smoke, big flakes of smoke - human smoke.”
“Whenever I go and see the Führer, I've got a loaded pistol in my pocket.”

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Key facts

Leader: Adolf Hitler , Walther von Brauchitsch as Chief of the German Army High Command (until 19 December 1941)
Preceded by: Ludwig Beck
Succeeded by: Kurt Zeitzler
Born: 30 June 1884, Würzburg , Bavaria , Germany
Died: 2 April 1972 (aged 87), Aschau im Chiemgau , Bavaria , West Germany
Spouse: Gertrud Erl ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 23 September 1907</span>"}]]}'>1907 )
Allegiance: German Empire (1902–1918) , Weimar Republic (1918–1933) , Nazi Germany (1933–1942)
Branch service: German Army
Years of service: 1902–1942
Rank: Generaloberst (Colonel-General)
Battles wars: World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Operation Weserübung Battle of France Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa Operation Typhoon Case Blue
Awards: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1970-052-08, Franz Halder.jpg

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Commons category: Franz Halder
date of birth: 1884-06-30
date of death: 1972-04-02
name in native language: Franz Halder
start of work period: 1902-00-00
P8168: Ulster Grand Prix
end of work period: 1942-00-00

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Franz Halder (30 June 1884 – 2 April 1972) was a German general and the chief of staff of the Army High Command (OKH) in Nazi Germany from 1938 until September 1942. During World War II, he directed the planning and implementation of Operation Barbarossa, the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union. Halder became instrumental in the radicalisation of warfare on the Eastern Front. He had his staff draft both the Commissar Order (issued on 6 June 1941) and the Barbarossa decree (signed on 13 May 1941) that allowed German soldiers to execute Soviet citizens for any reason without fear of later prosecution, leading to numerous war crimes and atrocities during the campaign. After the war, he had a decisive role in the development of the myth of the clean Wehrmacht.

Halder began his military service in 1914. In 1937 he met and became a supporter of Adolf Hitler. Halder participated in the strategic planning for the 1939 German invasion of Poland. The plans authorised the SS to carry out security tasks – on behalf of the army – that included the imprisonment or execution of Poles. In July 1940 he began planning for the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, Operation Barbarossa, which began on 22 June 1941. That summer Halder engaged in a long-running and divisive dispute with Hitler over strategy. Hitler removed Halder from command in September 1942. After the 20 July 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler, Halder was arrested as it came to light that he had been involved in an earlier plot, leading to his imprisonment. As chief of OKH General Staff, he had kept extensive notes, later published as The Halder Diaries.