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What year was von Rundstedt reappointed Commander-in-Chief in the West?

  • 1941

  • 1942

  • 1943

  • 1944

Answer

Certainly! In 1942, Gerd von Rundstedt was appointed Commander-in-Chief in the West, succeeding Field Marshal Walther von Brauchitsch, who had been dismissed after the German defeat at Moscow. Rundstedt was initially tasked with stabilizing the Western Front and halting Allied advances, particularly in North Africa.
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