Otto Moritz Walter Model (24 January 1891 – 21 April 1945) was a German General and later Field Marshal during World War II. He is noted for his defensive battles in the latter half of the war, mostly on the Eastern Front but also in the west, and for his close association with Adolf Hitler and Nazism. He has been called the Wehrmacht's best defensive tactician. Although he was a hard-driving, aggressive panzer commander early in the war, … Wikipedia
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In Sep 1939 and then in May 1940, in the roles of the chief of staff to a corps then an army, Model participated in the campaigns in Poland and in France. In 1941, Model was appointed the commander of the 3rd Panzer Division Berliner Barendivision , with ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=37
