Otto Moritz Walter Model

Former German Field Marshal
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synonym Model (Model) generally refers to Otto Moritz Walter Model
Otto Moritz Walter Model (January 24, 1891 April 21, 1945), German Army Marshal.
Chinese name
Otto Moritz Walter Model
Foreign name
Otto Moritz Walter Model
Nationality
Germany
date of birth
January 24, 1891
Date of death
April 21, 1945

brief introduction

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Model was born in Germany middle class Family, joined in 1909 German Imperial Army Participated the First World War , was in Battle of Verdun Moderate injury. World War I Later, he continued to serve in the German army, and served successively as the head of infantry regiment and army General Staff Staff of the Training Bureau, Chief of Staff of the Fourth Army. World War II After the outbreak, led the army to participate in the invasion poland The battle of. The 16th in 1940 Army group The chief of staff took part in the invasion of France. Eastern Front After the outbreak, he successively served as the third tank division Division commander, commander of the 41st Armored Army, commander of the 9th Corps. stay Moscow Battle China once blocked the Soviet counteroffensive, which was very impressive Hitler Trust. In 1943, the German army Kursk Battle After the defeat in the war, Model has repeatedly stabilized the German defense line in times of crisis, and is known as the "Fuehrer's firefighter". In January 1944, Modal took over the command of the Northern Group Army and was promoted in March marshal Military rank, Ren Bei Ukraine Group commander. In June, he also served as the commander of the Central Group Army. In August 1944, Modal stopped the Soviet attack in Warsaw and suppressed it Warsaw Uprising

Market Garden Action

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Later, he was transferred to be the commander in chief of the German west line and "B" Group Army Group Commander, drafted by British Marshal Montgomery world history Largest scale paratrooper operation: code“ Market Garden Action ”The British paratroopers landed a few miles near the headquarters of Model and almost caught Model alive [1]; After Mordell escaped, he calmly and quickly directed the counterattack, and the Allied paratroopers were destroyed (also the Second World War The Allies Counter attacked the West Central Europe The biggest defeat in the battle), 18000 soldiers were killed and 16000 were captured, creating the peak of Modal's military career again! According to the original estimate of the Allies, Germany could be captured by the end of 1944, but only half a year later, Model also hid and transferred the German booty to gain more time for Germany after the war Economic recovery Building great achievements; But it has been unable to stop and retrieve the general trend of Germany's defeat; Later, he participated in and commanded the "German Defense War" Battle of Ardennes
In April 1945 Ruhr Campaign After the Central Office was surrounded by the Allied forces, Model did not execute Hitler's order of "fight to the last man", but ordered the troops to be disbanded on the spot. This order saved tens of thousands of German troops from being killed in the last days of the war. For Germany, he was always regarded as Hitler's trusted general, and he disobeyed Hitler's order for the first and last time. When his subordinates asked him how he planned, he said: "One German Marshal You should not be a prisoner. " On April 21, Modal told the guard driver to take him to the wild, took off his glasses, wiped his tears and sobbed to the soldier, "I am right The Third Reich Disappointed, exhausted, and in need of a rest... "Then he left his car and walked into the forest, where he shot himself in the head and killed himself.

Put on airs

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Among the 26 German field marshals, Model paid the most attention to appearance; During the military parade, I like to stand out on the open roof Benz On the car, wipe a long cylinder Riding boots , standing on the back of the front chair, and then raising the palm of his hand to salute, with an arrogant and arrogant attitude, the photo is impressive.