The northern salient- Walter Model’s Army sector
Commanding the 9th Army  was General Walter Model a hard-driving, aggressive panzer commander. Born January 24, 1891, as the son of a music teacher in Genthin, Saxony, he fought in the Great War with distinction and quickly advanced his career, becoming Hitler's expert in defensive warfare. Although a devout Nazi, he openly criticized Hitler's Kursk Plan, with other generals, including...
