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Born March 2, 1886 • Potsdam • Germany
Died January 27, 1974 (aged 87) • West Germany
Role In Normandy Invasion • World War II

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Hermann Göring
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Gerd von Rundstedt.
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Heinz Guderian
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Wilhelm Keitel
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Heinrich Eberbach
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Heinrich Himmler
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Reinhard Heydrich
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