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Rund·stedt

(ro͝on′stĕt′, ro͝ont′shtĕt′), Karl Rudolf Gerd von 1875-1953.

German general who took part in the invasions of Poland, France, and Russia during World War II and was commander in chief of the western front (1942-1945).

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Rundstedt

(ˈrʊndstɛt; German ˈrʊntʃtɛt)

(Biography) Karl Rudolf Gerd von (karl ˈruːdɔlf ɡɛrt fɔn). 1875–1953, German field marshal; directed the conquest of Poland and France in World War II; commander of the Western Front (1942–44); led the Ardennes counteroffensive (Dec 1944)

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Rund•stedt

(ˈrʊnt stɛt, ˈrʊnd-)

n.

Karl Rudolf Gerd von, 1875–1953, German field marshal.

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Rundstedt - German field marshal in World War II who directed the conquest of Poland and led the Ardennes counteroffensive (1875-1953)

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