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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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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Walter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Genthin
- Place of death
- Ratingen
- Occupation
- military officer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Wehrmacht
- Military rank
- Fahnenjunker
- Image
- Walter Model October 1944.jpg
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- Walter Model
- date of birth
- 1891-01-24
- date of death
- 1945-04-21
- allegiance
- Nazi Germany
- manner of death
- Suicide
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- 3rd Panzer Division
- start of work period
- 1908-00-00
- end of work period
- 1945-04-21
- nickname
- Hitlers Feuerwehrmann
- name in native language
- Walter Model
- archives at
- German Federal Archives
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Article · العربية
فالتر مودل (بالألمانية: Walter Model) (ولد في 24 يناير 1891 في غنتين بـولاية سكسونيا-أنهالت - توفي في 21 أبريل 1945 في دويسبورغ بـولاية بادن-فورتمبيرغ) هو جنرال ألماني ثم مارشال في وقت لاحق من الحرب العالمية الثانية. عرف بتفوقه في المعارك الدفاعية على الجبهة الشرقية والجبهة الغربية على حد السواء. كان متعصبا للنازية وانتحر في نهاية الحرب.
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