Rund·stedt 
(rnstĕt′, rntshtĕt′), Karl Rudolf Gerd von 1875-1953.
(rnstĕt′, rntshtĕt′), Karl Rudolf Gerd von 1875-1953. German general who took part in the invasions of Poland, France, and Russia during World War II and was commander in chief of the western front (1942-1945).