Georg von Küchler

Georg von Küchler
Georg von Küchler
	Küchler in 1943
Birth name	Georg Carl Wilhelm Friedrich von Küchler
Born	30 May 1881; Philippsruhe Manor, Hanau, Kreis Hanau, Hesse-Nassau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	25 May 1968 (aged 86); Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire; Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany;
Branch	Imperial German Army; Reichswehr; German Army;
Years of service	1900–1944
Rank	Generalfeldmarschall
Commands	18th Army; Army Group North;
Battles / wars	World War I; World War II Battle of the Netherlands; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Siege of Leningrad Lyuban Offensive Operation; Sinyavino Offensive; ; ;
Awards	See awards
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Georg Carl Wilhelm Friedrich von Küchler (30 May 1881 – 25 May 1968) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) of the Wehrmacht during the Second World War, who was subsequently convicted of war crimes. He commanded the 18th Army and Army Group North during the Soviet-German war of 1941–1945.

After the end of the war, he was tried in the High Command Trial, as part of the Subsequent Nuremberg trials. On 27 October 1948 he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Soviet Union. He was released in 1953.