Maximilian von Weichs | |
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 Weichs as Generalfeldmarschall c. 1943-45 | |
| Born | 12 November 1881 Dessau, German Empire |
| Died | 27 September 1954 (aged 72) Bonn, West Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  German Army |
| Years of service | 1900–45 |
| Rank |  Generalfeldmarschall |
| Commands | 1st Panzer Division XIII Corps 2nd Army Army Group B Army Group F OB Südost |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
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Maximilian Maria Joseph Karl Gabriel Lamoral Reichsfreiherr[a] von und zu Weichs an der Glon (12 November 1881 – 27 September 1954) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field marshal) in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Born into an aristocratic family, Weichs joined the Bavarian cavalry in 1900 and fought in the First World War. At the outbreak of the Second World War he commanded the XIII Corps in the invasion of Poland. He later commanded the 2nd Army during the invasions of France, Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union.
In August 1942 during Case Blue, the German offensive in southern Russia, he was appointed commander of Army Group B. In 1944, Weichs commanded Army Group F in the Balkans overseeing the German retreat from Greece and most of Yugoslavia. During the Nuremberg Trials, Weichs was implicated in war crimes committed in the Balkans, and was scheduled to take part in the US Army's Hostages Trial. He was removed from the proceeding for "medical reasons" without having been judged or sentenced.
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