Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord

Kurt Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord
Hammerstein-Equord in 1930
4th Chief of the German Army Command
Weimar Republic
In office
1 November 1930  31 January 1934
PresidentPaul von Hindenburg
Preceded byWilhelm Heye
Succeeded byWerner von Fritsch
6th Chief of the Troop Office
In office
30 September 1929  31 October 1930
Preceded byWerner von Blomberg
Succeeded byWilhelm Adam
Personal details
Born(1878-09-26)26 September 1878
Hinrichshagen, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, German Empire
Died24 April 1943(1943-04-24) (aged 64)
Berlin, Prussia, Nazi Germany
Relations
Known forGerman resistance to Nazism
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/serviceImperial German Army
Reichswehr
Years of service1898–1934
1939
RankGeneraloberst
Battles/warsWorld War I

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.