Hitler sacks General Halder as 70 years ago today (1942)


Video: Sept. 24, 1942 (at 6:48)

(Thursday, September 24, 1942, during the Battle of Stalingrad, part of the Eastern Front of World War II) — German General Franz Halder was dismissed today as Chief of Staff of the Army High Command (OKH) following frequent disagreements with Adolf Hitler, replaced by General Kurt Zeitzler with responsibility for the Russian front.