Wilhelm List

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Wilhelm List
List as General
Born	(1880-05-14)14 May 1880 Oberkirchberg, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
Died	17 August 1971(1971-08-17) (aged 91) Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, West Germany
Buried	Munich Waldfriedhof
Allegiance	German Empire (1898-1918)  Weimar Republic (1918-1933)  Nazi Germany(1933-1942)
Years of service	1898–1942
Rank	Generalfeldmarschall
Commands	14th Army 12th Army Army Group A
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Invasion of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece Case Blue
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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Siegmund Wilhelm Walther List (14 May 1880 – 17 August 1971) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) of the Wehrmacht during World War II.

List was a professional soldier in the Bavarian Army and served as a staff officer on the Western Front during World War I. List was a leading military training official of the Reichswehr in the interwar period. List commanded the 14th Army of the Wehrmacht in the invasion of Poland in 1939 and the 12th Army in the invasion of France in 1940 for which he was promoted to Field Marshal. List successfully commanded the 12th Army in the Balkans Campaign including the invasion of Yugoslavia and invasion of Greece in April 1941, overseeing anti-partisan operations until his resignation that October. List was appointed commander of Army Group A on the Eastern Front in July 1942, responsible for the main thrust towards the Caucasus during Case Blue. List's military and political disagreements with Adolf Hitler led to him being removed of his command and forced into retirement in September 1942.

List was tried in the Hostages Trial where he was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity for mass killings of civilians in Yugoslavia and sentenced to life imprisonment. List was released early in 1952 for poor health and died in 1971.