Walther von Brauchitsch

Walther von Brauchitsch

Surname	Brauchitsch
Given Name	Walther
Born	4 Oct 1881
Died	18 Oct 1948
Country	Germany
Category	Military-Ground
Gender	Male

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Walther von Brauchitsch Timeline

4 Oct 1881	Walther von Brauchitsch was born in Berlin, Germany.
22 Mar 1900	Walther von Brauchitsch was promoted to the rank of Leutnant.
18 Oct 1909	Walther von Brauchitsch was promoted to the rank of Oberleutnant.
18 Dec 1913	Walther von Brauchitsch was promoted to the rank of Hauptmann.
15 Jul 1918	Walther von Brauchitsch was promoted to the rank of Major.
1 Apr 1925	Walther von Brauchitsch was promoted to the rank of Oberstleutnant.
1 Apr 1928	Walther von Brauchitsch was promoted to the rank of Oberst.
1 Oct 1931	Walther von Brauchitsch was promoted to the rank of Generalmajor.
1 Oct 1933	Walther von Brauchitsch was promoted to the rank of Generalleutnant.
20 Apr 1936	Walther von Brauchitsch was promoted to the rank of General der Artillerie.
4 Feb 1938	Walther von Brauchitsch was promoted to the rank of Generaloberst.
24 Sep 1938	German Army chief Walther von Brauchitsch married Charlotte Rueffer.
19 Jul 1940	Walther von Brauchitsch was promoted to the rank of Generalfeldmarschall at the Kroll Opera House in Berlin, Germany.
14 Aug 1940	Adolf Hitler heard from Walther von Brauchitsch, who insisted that the German Army would like to attack Britain on a wide front with four or more main landing sites.
9 Sep 1940	Walther von Brauchitsch issued a plan for the future military occupation of Britain which, among other things, called for the rounding up of males between the age of 17 and 35 to be sent to continental Europe as forced laborers and the systematic looting of British goods; this type of harsh treatment was not even implemented in German-occupied Poland at this time.
13 Jun 1941	Walther von Brauchitsch returned to Berlin, Germany from an inspection of invasion forces in Poland.
10 Nov 1941	Walther von Brauchitsch suffered a heart attack.
7 Dec 1941	After suffering a heart attack, Feldmarschall von Brauchitsch tendered his resignation.
17 Dec 1941	Walther von Brauchitsch again requested permission for him to resign due to health reasons.
18 Oct 1948	Walther von Brauchitsch passed away in Hamburg, Germany.