Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord

*Generaloberst*
Kurt Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord
Generaloberst Kurt Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord
	General von Hammerstein-Equord, 1930
4th Chief of the German Army Command; Weimar Republic
	In office; 1 November 1930 – 31 January 1934
President	Paul von Hindenburg
Preceded by	Wilhelm Heye
Succeeded by	Werner von Fritsch
6th Chief of the Troop Office
	In office; 30 September 1929 – 31 October 1930
Preceded by	Werner von Blomberg
Succeeded by	Wilhelm Adam
Personal details
Born	26 September 1878; Hinrichshagen, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, German Empire
Died	24 April 1943 (aged 64); Berlin, Nazi Germany
Relations	Maria Therese von Hammerstein (daughter); Marie Luise von Hammerstein (daughter); Walther von Lüttwitz (father in law); Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz (brother in law);
Military service
Allegiance	German Empire; Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany; German resistance;
Branch/service	Imperial German Army; Reichsheer
Years of service	1898–1934; 1939
Rank	Generaloberst
Battles/wars	World War I

Kurt Gebhard Adolf Philipp Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord (26 September 1878 – 24 April 1943) was a German general (Generaloberst) who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Reichswehr, the Weimar Republic's armed forces. He is regarded as "an undisguised opponent" of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime.

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