What were some of the achievements of Rundstedt?

Answer 1

Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt

(1875-1953)

Born in the Old Mark of Brandenburg.

WW I:
Rose to become Chief of Staff of 1st German Army Corps. 1930's Military commander of Berlin.

WW II:
1938: Commanded occupation troops in the Sudetenland, but was purged for his outspokenness about Hitler.

1939: Directed the blitzkrieg in Poland.

1940: Directed the blitzkrieg in France.

1941: Checked in his offensives in the Ukraine by the Soviet army; he was recalled.

1942: Appointed commander of the Western Front, from Holland to the Italian frontier.

1943: He was repulsed in a counter-attack at Medinine (March) and outflanked the enemy at Mareth, (March).This was followed by up by a series of battles that eventually drove the Axis Forces back to Tunisia and destroyed the Axis Forces in Afrika.

1944: On the success of the Allied invasion of France he was relieved of command. But returned as Commander in Chief in September. December - his last great action was the Battle of the Bulge. After its failure he lost command.Ý

1945: In May he was captured by the Allies in Munich. War crimes proceedings against him were dropped on the grounds of his ill health.

1946: He was kept as a prisoner in Britain.

Also try his bio at Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_von_Rundstedt

Answer 2

Dates of rank
Fähnrich: March 22, 1892
Leutnant: January 01, 1899
Oberleutnant: October 01, 1902
Hauptmann: March 22, 1909
Major: November 28, 1914
Oberstleutnant: October 01, 1920
Oberst: February 01, 1923
Generalmajor: November 01, 1927
Generalleutnant: March 01, 1929
General der Infanterie: October 01, 1932
Generaloberst: March 01, 1938
Generalfeldmarschall: July 19, 1940

[edit] Notable decorations
Iron Cross Second (1914) and First (1914) Classes
Prussian Crown Order 4th. Class (?)
Knight's Cross (1939)
Oak Leaves (1944)
Swords (1945)
Royal Hohenzollern Order Knight's Cross with Swords (?)
Bavarian Military Merit Cross 4th Class with Swords and Crown (?)
Saxon Albert Order Knight 1.Class with Swords (?)
Sudetenland Medal (1938)
Schwarzburg Honor Cross 3rd. Class (?)
Lippe War Merit Cross (?)
Waldeck Merit Cross (?)
Turkish War Medal (?)
Order of the Crown of Italy, Grand Cross (1938)
Clasp to the Iron Cross Second (1939) and First (1939) Classes
Cross of Honor (1934)
Armed Forces Long Service Award(?)
Romanian Order of Michael the Brave 3rd (1941), 2nd (1941) and 1st (1942) Classes