Rudolf Toussaint

Rudolf Toussaint
Born(1891-05-02)2 May 1891
Egglkofen, Bavaria, German Empire
Died1 July 1968(1968-07-01) (aged 77)
Munich, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service / branchBavarian Army (to 1918)
Reichsheer (to 1933)
Wehrmacht
Years of service1911–1945
RankGeneral der Infanterie
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsGerman Cross, in silver
War Merit Cross, with Swords
Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class

Rudolf Toussaint (2 May 1891 – 1 July 1968)[1] was a German Army officer. Toussaint saw action in both World Wars. During World War II he was appointed Commissioner of the German army in the office of the Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia.[2]

  1. ^ Dermot Bradley: Generaloberst Heinz Guderian und die Entstehungsgeschichte des modernen Blitzkrieges. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1986, ISBN 3-7648-1486-1, p. 377
  2. ^ "Podívejte se do věznice na obrazy od velitele wehrmachtu v Čechách - iDNES.cz". Plzen.idnes.cz. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 2013-10-24.

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