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Hans Speidel
Hans Speidel (28 October 1897 – 28 November 1984) was a German general during the Second World War and the Cold War, who served as Supreme Commander of the NATO ground forces in Central Europe from 1957 to 1963.
Speidel served as Generalleutnant (Major General) and chief of staff to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel during the Second World War. Speidel was a Mussolini-style fascist and nationalist who agreed with the Nazi invasions and territorial aspects of the Nazi regime's policies, but like Benito Mussolini,
Speidel (surname)
Speidel or von Speidel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Albert von Speidel (1858–1912), Bavarian general and artistic director of the court theatre in Munich after 1905
- Bill Speidel also "William C Speidel" (1912–1988), American author
- Edmund Freiherr von Speidel (1816–1887), Bavarian general and court marshal
- Emil Speidel (1859–1938), German professor in Tübingen and upper level forestry council member
- Hans Speidel (1897–1984), German