Field Marshal Gerd Von Rundstedt was called to be a principal witness in defense of the German Staff and High Command. In 1942 he became Commander-in-Chief West. In this excerpt, Von Rundstedt , in German. responds to Commander Calvocoressi’s examination regarding the invasions of Belgium, the Netherlands and Poland.
*Correction August 2023: The name of British Prosecutor Peter Calvovoressi is misspelled in his title slide in the video (1:06). For the time being and in the interest of maintaining analytics we cannot amend the video itself. We have updated the associated website, this description, and offer apologies to the Calvocoressi family and his descendants.