I've heard someone saying:

> 
> The general is at the front, the colonel is at the front, the captain
>  is at the front. Our heroes in the second world war were at the front
>  in the battlefield.
> 
> 
> 

Don't know which level of commander (or even country) was being referred to. Up to what level did officers routine fight at or near the front lines? Are there any famous instances of higher level World War II commanders who, ddespite being a high rank officer, have gone to the battle front? If so, who?

I wonder if someone specific was being referred to, or it was just "heroes" at wide.