Editing Franz Halder (section)

== In the ''Wehrmacht'' ==
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In August 1936, Halder was promoted to ''[[generalleutnant]]'' (lieutenant-general). He then became the director of the Manoeuvres Staff of the ''[[Wehrmacht]]''. Between October 1937 and February 1938, Halder served as director of the Training Branch, on the General Staff of the Army, in Berlin. During the 1937 ''Wehrmacht'' manoeuvres, Halder met [[Adolf Hitler]] and became a loyal supporter. This personal contact also enabled him to progress through the ranks quickly.{{sfn|Wichmann|2014}}

On 1 February 1938, Halder was promoted to [[General of the Artillery (Germany)|general of the Artillery]].{{sfn|Wichmann|2014}} He was appointed chief of the General Staff of the [[Oberkommando des Heeres|Army High Command]] on 1 September. He succeeded General [[Ludwig Beck]] who had resigned on 18 August amid the [[Sudetenland]] crisis.{{sfn|Müller|2015|p=96}} Halder was approached by conservative nationalist officers about heading the envisaged coup d'état should Hitler start a war, but he declined. Halder discussed the situation informally with US diplomat Raymond Geist and indicated that the Army feared that Hitler was about to start a war with the West.  In any case, the war was averted by the conclusion of the [[Munich Agreement]] that ceded Sudetenland to Germany.{{sfn|Müller|2015|p=96}}