Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord
Kurt Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord | |
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Hammerstein-Equord in 1930 | |
| 4th Chief of the German Army Command Weimar Republic | |
| In office 1 November 1930 – 31 January 1934 | |
| President | Paul von Hindenburg |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm Heye |
| Succeeded by | Werner von Fritsch |
| 6th Chief of the Troop Office | |
| In office 30 September 1929 – 31 October 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Werner von Blomberg |
| Succeeded by | Wilhelm Adam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1878 |
| Died | 24 April 1943 (aged 64) |
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| Known for | German resistance to Nazism |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch/service | Imperial German Army Reichswehr |
| Years of service | 1898–1934 1939 |
| Rank | Generaloberst |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
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Kurt Gebhard Adolf Philipp Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord (26 September 1878 – 24 April 1943) was a German general (Generaloberst) who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Reichswehr, the Weimar Republic's armed forces. He is regarded as "an undisguised opponent" of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime.