in 1946, and was then moved to a U.S. POW camp where he remained from 6 November 1947 until 1 January 1948. During this time as a POW, he assisted the U.S. Historical Division in Germany. In the early 1950s, he was active in the development of the new Bundeswehr army, though this rearmament was a controversial move among the civilian population of Germany, who felt they had been victimized by World War II. He was used as a military adviser for the 1962 film The Longest Day, in which he was portrayed by actor Curd Jürgens. He died on October 12, 1967 in Munich. He published several books: Von Rundstedt, the soldier and the man, 1952 Deutsches Soldatentum im europäischen Rahmen ("German Soldiering in a European Context"), 1952 Strategie und Taktik : ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des Wehrwesens vom Altertum bis zur Gegenwart ("Strategy and Tactics: A Contribution to the History of Defense from Antiquity until Present"), 1960 Schlacht um Moskau. Erinnerungen über die Heeresgruppe Mitte ("Battle of Moscow. Remembrances of Army Group Center"). (In: Seymour Freiden & William Richardson (editors): The Fatal Decisions. New York, 1958.) Awards and promotions Awards Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (29 September 1914) 1st Class (18 March 1916) Cross of Honor of Schwarzburg 3rd Class with swords on 3 January 1915 Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with swords on 7 July 1918 Wound Badge in Black in August, 1918 Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (19 September 1939) 1st Class (29 September 1939) German Cross in Gold on 26 January 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) of AOK 4 Eastern Front Medal 1941/42 on 7 August 1942 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 13 September 1944 as General der Infanterie and chief of the general staff of the Heeresgruppe D 741st Oak Leaves on 18 February 1945 as General der Infanterie and acting commander of the 25th Army References Citations Bibliography Blumentritt, Günther (January, 1949) Operation Sealion An CosantoirBlumentritt, Günther (March, 1949) "The Battle of Northwest Germany" An CosantoirBradley, Dermont; Hildebrand, Karl-Friedrich; Rovekamp, Markus (1993) Die Generale des Heeres, 1921-1945, Biblio Verlag Cole, Hugh M. (1950) The Lorraine Campaign. United States Army Center of Military History Cooper, Matthew (1978) The German Army: 1933-1945, Scarborough House Cornelius, Ryan (1974) A Bridge Too Far, Book Club Associates Dupuy, Johnson, &