Rundstedt
- proper noun
- General Gerd von Rundstedt played a crucial role in the planning of the invasion of Poland.
- von Rundstedt
- Gerd Rundstedt
- Marshal Rundstedt
Examples
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Five panzer divisions... and nine infantry divisions... of von Rundstedt's army... are pouring into the wide breach.
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Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt was a key strategist in World War II, directing the German forces on the Western Front.
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All von Rundstedt can lose is men.
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Von Rundstedt, military commander, Western Front.
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Signal from Gen. Von Rundstedt, sir.
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I have spoken to Von Rundstedt.
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With von Rundstedt falling back, the army has other uses for railway equipment.
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Our concern is that von Rundstedt... ...has the 101 st Airborne trapped here at Bastogne.
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May I first be permitted to say, and I think I speak for all of us... how pleased we are, Field Marshal Von Rundstedt that you have been reappointed commander of our forces in the west.
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During the Ardennes counteroffensive, Field Marshal von Rundstedt coordinated various army units to execute a surprise attack.
Synonyms
A senior German army officer in World War II who led the invasion of Poland and the Ardennes attack
A German army leader in World War II who led the invasion of Poland and the Battle of the Bulge
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rundstedt comes from German parts rund 'round' and -stedt 'place' or 'town'. So the name likely began as a place name meaning a 'round town' and later became a family name, which is why we now know it as a surname.