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| 1927 | General |  |
| Appointed General after service in France & Turkey during World War One |
| 1932 | Commander | |
| Berlin Appointed Commander of Group I in Berlin |
| 1932 | Martial Law | |
| Berlin Declares martial law ending the resistance of the left & overthrowing democracy |
| 1938 | Crisis | |
| 1st Nov Retired after Hitler's purge of the high command after the Blomberg-Fritsch crisis |
| 1938 | Retirement | |
| 1st Nov Retired after Hitler's purge of the high command after the Blomberg-Fritsch crisis |
| 1939 | Commander | |
| Appointed Commander of the Army Group South |
| 1939 | Invasion of Poland | |
| Brought out of retirement for the invasion of Poland |
| Helps plan the Invasion of Poland |
| 1st Sep Warsaw Has the task of destroying Polish forces on the border before approaching Warsaw |
| 7th Sep Warsaw The German 10th Army are within 40 miles of Warsaw |
| 16th Sep River Bzura The Bzura "pocket" is contained by the German Army Group South |
| 1939 | Siege of Warsaw | |
| 1st Sep Warsaw Has the task of destroying Polish forces on the border before approaching Warsaw |
| 1940 | Battle of Dunkirk | |
| 23rd May Charleville Drafts a "halt order" after concerns about the Allied counter-attack at Arras |
| 24th May Charleville A "Fuhrer order" is issued from Rundstedt's HQ forbidding the left to cross the Aa |
| 24th May Charleville Explains to Hitler his concerns about the Allied counter-attack at Arras |
| 24th May Dunkirk Halts his forces behind Dunkirk to allow the Luftwaffe the finishing blow |
| 1940 | Battle of River Meuse | |
| 11th May River Meuse Crosses the Borders of Belgium & Luxembourg towards France |
| 13th May Sedan Present at the German attack on Sedan |
| 1940 | Commander | |
| Sep Appointed Commander-in-Chief, West |
| 1940 | Field Marshal | |
| Appointed Field Marshal after the successful invasion of France |
| Appointed Field Marshal |
| 19th July Appointed General Field Marshal |
| 1940 | Invasion of Britain | |
| 27th Aug Given command of operations to invade England, subject to victory in the air |
| 1940 | Invasion of France | |
| Aix la Chapelle Leads the invasion of France wwith 44 Divisions from Aix-la-Chapelle to the Moselle |
| 1940 | Invasion of Normandy | |
| Normandy Commands the German army against the Allied landings in Normandy |
| 1940 | Mobilization | |
| Sep Commands Army Group A & has tactical Command over Army Group D |
| 1940 | Operation Sea Lion | |
| 27th Aug Given command of operations to invade England, subject to victory in the air |
| 1941 | Barbarossa | |
| Appointed Commander of the Army Group South |
| 22nd June 1st day of Operation Barbarossa, commands the Army Group South consisting of 52 Divs |
| 22nd June Ukraine Responsible for capturing the Ukraine & the Caucasus |
| 1941 | Dismissal | |
| 30th Nov Asks to be relieved of his command if there is no longer confidence in his leadership |
| 1st Dec Relieved of his command by Hitler due to his disagreement over strategy |
| 1941 | Inspector Land Fort West | |
| Appointed Inspector of the Land Fortresses in the West |
| 1941 | Invasion of Russia | |
| Appointed Commander of the Army Group South |
| 22nd June 1st day of Operation Barbarossa, commands the Army Group South consisting of 52 Divs |
| 22nd June Ukraine Responsible for capturing the Ukraine & the Caucasus |
| 1941 | Siege of Kiev | |
| Aug Kiev After the Uman pocket is closed advances to the sth of Kiev & joins up with Guderian |
| 21st Sep Kiev Rundstedt & Guderian complete the encirclement of Kiev |
| 1941 | Siege of Maikop | |
| Maikop Ordered to clear the Black Sea coast, take Rostov, the Maikop oil fields & Stalingrad |
| 1941 | Siege of Rostov | |
| Rostov Ordered to clear the Black Sea coast, take Rostov, the Maikop oil fields & Stalingrad |
| 1941 | Siege of Stalingrad | |
| Stalingrad Ordered to clear the Black Sea coast, take Rostov, the Maikop oil fields & Stalingrad |
| 1941 | Siege of Uman | |
| Aug Uman 100,000 Russian prisoners are taken when the Uman pocket is closed |
| 1942 | Atlantic Wall | |
| Atlantic Wall Commands the forces defending the Atlantic Wall, Hitler controls the troop movements |
| 1942 | Commander | |
| Mar Appointed Commander-in-Chief for the West, replaces Witzleben |
| 1943 | Atlantic Wall | |
| Mar Berchtesgaden Visits Hitler to ask for stronger defences for the Atlantic Wall which are ignored |
| 25th Oct Atlantic Wall Completes a report highlighting the deficiences of the Atlantic Wall |
| 1943 | Invasion of France | |
| 1st Oct River Rhone Reports the Rhone Valley, Toulon & Marsaille are tempting areas for Allied invasion |
| 1943 | Overlord | |
| Normandy Prepares a report saying the German Army is not prepared to face an Allied attack |
| 1944 | Battle of Bulge, The | |
| Ardennes Fails to halt the Allied advance into Germany |
| Ardennes The last important counter-attack of the war against the Allies |
| 16th Dec Ardennes 16 Dec-28 Jan, a final offensive in the Ardennes 3 German armies attack 4 US divisions |
| 16th Dec Ardennes The Germans advance 50 miles, the Bulge |
| 1944 | Dismissal | |
| 1st July Dismissed after asking the OKW for a free hand in Normandy, a challenge to Hitler |
| 2nd July Normandy Dismissed by Hitler for suggesting the High Command make peace |
| 1944 | Overlord | |
| 1st June Zosen Cables OKW saying the Allies cannot attack without 4 days good weather |
| 6th June Normandy Believes, like Hitler, the landings are a feint for Allied landings at Pas de Calais |
| 6th June Normandy Diverts the 12th SS & Panzer Lehr to meet the invasion |
| 6th June Calais Keeps most of his forces at Calais |
