Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb

Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb was a German field marshal who commanded Army Group North during the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union and the siege of Leningrad.

Franz Halder: Franz Halder was chief of the German Army General Staff from 1938 to 1942. As chief of staff, Halder helped direct the planning and coordination of Leeb’s eastern campaign.
Army Group North: Army Group North was a German military formation that invaded the Soviet Union from East Prussia in 1941. Leeb commanded this formation during its advance into the Baltic states and toward Leningrad.
High Command Trial: The High Command Trial was a 1947–1948 United States military tribunal of senior German military officers. Leeb was among the defendants tried for war crimes connected to German military policy.
Fedor von Bock: Fedor von Bock was a German field marshal who commanded Army Group Centre during Operation Barbarossa. Bock’s central advance toward Moscow differed from Leeb’s northern campaign toward Leningrad.
Erich Hoepner: Erich Hoepner was a German general who commanded Panzer Group 4 during Operation Barbarossa. Hoepner’s armored forces spearheaded Army Group North’s advance toward Leningrad.
Operation Barbarossa: Operation Barbarossa was Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union, launched on 22 June 1941. Leeb’s command formed the northern wing of this vast invasion.
Commissar Order: The Commissar Order was a 1941 German directive ordering the execution of captured Soviet political commissars. The prosecution examined Leeb’s handling of this criminal order within his command.
Gerd von Rundstedt: Gerd von Rundstedt was a German field marshal who commanded Army Group South during Operation Barbarossa. Rundstedt led the southern wing, giving a comparison with Leeb’s northern command.
Georg von Küchler: Georg von Küchler was a German field marshal who succeeded Leeb as commander of Army Group North in 1942. Küchler took over the army group after Leeb left its command.
Siege of Leningrad: The Siege of Leningrad was a prolonged German and Finnish blockade of the Soviet city from 1941 to 1944. Leeb’s forces helped encircle Leningrad before he was relieved of command.

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