AOL Web Search

Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord (1878-1943) was a Prussian military officer who became commander-in-chief of the Reichswehr during the early 1930s. He was a friend and political ally of Kurt von Schleicher and warned against the dangers of appointing Adolf Hitler as chancellor.

Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord 1878–1943 German general I divide my officers into four classes as follows: the clever, the industrious, the lazy, and the stupid. Each officer always possesses two of these qualities. Those who are clever and industrious I appoint to the General Staff.

Donate. Kurt Hammerstein-Equord was born in Hinrichshagen, Germany, on September 26, 1878. He joined the German Army and was attached to the General Staff during the First World War. A close friend of Kurt von Schleicher, Hammerstein-Equord was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Reichswehr in 1930. He was extremely hostile to the Nazi ...

Years before the failed coup recounted in the movie Valkyrie, my great-grandfather Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord tried to overthrow Hitler. From 1930-34, he was the chief of the German military ...

Kurt Gebhard Adolf Philipp Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord (26 September 1878 – 24 April 1943) was a German general ( Generaloberst) who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Reichswehr, the Weimar Republic 's armed forces. He is regarded as "an undisguised opponent" of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime. Generaloberst.

Kurt Gebhard Adolf Philipp Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord (September 26, 1878 – April 25, 1943) was a German general who served for a period as Commander-in-Chief of the Reichswehr. He is famous for being an ardent opponent of Hitler and the Nazi regime. Born to a noble family in Hinrichshagen...