What is Gerd von Rundstedt?
{{Infobox military person | name = Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt | birth_date = {{Birth date|1875|12|12|df=y}} | death_date = {{death date and age|1953|2|24|1875|12|12|df=y}} | image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L08129, Gerd v. Rundstedt.jpg | caption = Gerd von Rundstedt, 1940 | birth_place = [[Aschersleben]], [[Duchy of Anhalt]], [[German Empire]] | death_place = [[Hanover]], [[Lower Saxony]], [[West Germany]] | nickname = | allegiance = {{plainlist | * {{flag|German Empire}} (1892-1918) * {{flag|Weimar Republic}} (1918–33) * {{flag|Nazi Germany}} (1933–45) }} | serviceyears = 1892–1938, 1939–45 | rank = [[Field Marshal (Germany)|''Generalfeldmarschall'']] | commands = | unit = | battles=[[World War I]]<br>[[World War II]] | awards = [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] with Oak Leaves and Swords | laterwork = }} '''Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt''' (12 December 1875&nbsp;– 24 February 1953) was a [[Field Marshal|German Field Marshal]](''Generalfeldmarschall''),Military [[German Army|Army]] Officer during [[World War II]]. He was a Senior General Army Officer in the German Army from 1927-1945 after years as junior Army officer from 1897-1927 and infantry soldier from 1892-1897 .Rundstedt was born into a [[Prussian]] family with a long military tradition. He joined the [[German Empire|Imperial]] [[German Army]] in 1892 and rose through the ranks. In [[World War I]] he served mainly as a staff officer. In the inter-war years, he continued his military career, reaching the rank of Colonel General or General (''Generaloberst'') before retiring in 1938. He was recalled to the [[Wehrmacht]] at the start of World War II for the [[Invasion of Poland|Polish campaign]]. He commanded [[Army Group A]] during the [[Battle of France|German invasion of France]], and was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal in 1940. In the Russian Campaign, he commanded [[Army Group South]]. The achieved the largest encirclement in history at the first [[Operation Barbarossa|Battle of Kiev]]. Rundstedt was dismissed by [[Adolf Hitler]] i