Franz Halder
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Franz Halder has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025).
Franz Halder was a German general and the chief of staff of the Army High Command (OKH) in Nazi Germany from 1938 until September 1942. During World War II, he directed the planning and implementation of Operation Barbarossa, the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union. Halder became instrumental in the radicalisation of warfare on the Eastern Front. He had his staff draft both the Commissar Order and the Barbarossa decree that allowed German soldiers to execute Soviet citizens for any reason without
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History |
| Role | Chief of the General Staff of the German Army (OKH) |
| Affiliation | German Army (Heer); Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) |
Who talks about Franz Halder on podcasts?
Tom Holland brought up Franz Halder; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History.
- Would Britain Have Beaten an Invasion in 1940? on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025) — Tom Holland
What is Franz Halder mentioned alongside?
Franz Halder is most often mentioned alongside Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, Joseph Stalin and Marshall Pétain.
Mentioned together: Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, Joseph Stalin, Marshall Pétain, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Richard J. Evans, Lord Halifax, Germany, National Assembly, Estonia, Sir Max Hastings