Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Siegmund Wilhelm Walther von List (14 May 1880-17 August 1971), was a German field marshal during World War II, and at the start of the war was based in Slovakia in command of the 14th Army.List was born in Oberkirchberg (now a part of Illerkirchberg) near Ulm, Württemberg, Germany in 1880 and entered the Bavarian Army in 1898 as a cadet. In 1900, he was promoted to Leutnant (Lieutenant) and in 1913 he joined the general staff as a Hauptmann (Captain). He served as a staff officer in World War I.