Gerd von Rundstedt died December 12, 1875.
Gerd von Rundstedt . Born into a Prussian family with a long military tradition , Rundstedt entered the Prussian Army in 1892 . He was relieved of command in December 1941 , but was recalled in 1942 and appointed Commander-in-Chief in the West . He was released in 1949 , and died in 1953 .