"1963Z"^^ . . "Wehrmacht general" . . "(to 1933)" . "Kurt Zeitzler"@en . "1895Z"^^ . "Kurt Zeitzler (June 9, 1895 \u2013 September 25, 1963) was a top German general during World War II. He was almost exclusively a staff officer, not a commander, serving as chief of staff in a corps, army, and army group. In September 1942, he was selected by Adolf Hitler as Chief of the Army General Staff, serving directly under Hitler as commander-in-chief of the Army. Zeitzler replaced Franz Halder, who had criticized some of Hitler's plans and orders."@en . . "1963-09-25Z"^^ . "1895-06-09Z"^^ . . "Zeitzler, Kurt"@en . "*" . . "(to 1918)" . . "1914Z"^^ . .