Ferdinand Schörner

Ferdinand Schörner was a German military commander and convicted war criminal, who held the rank of Generalfeldmarschall in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was the only German soldier to rise to this rank from his initial status of Einjährig-Freiwilliger. He commanded several army groups and was the final Commander-in-chief of the German Army and the last man promoted to the rank of Field Marshal in the Wehrmacht.