Günther Blumentritt (1897-1967) was a German general.

Born in Munich, he served in the German Army in World War I on the Eastern Front in Prussia. Later, during the inter-war period he served under Wilhelm Leeb , along with his friend Erich von Manstein.

In 1939, Blumentritt was a Colonel and Chief of Operations under General Gerd von Rundstedt in Army Group South, while von Manstien was Rundstedt's Chief of Staff. Together, Blumentritt and von Manstein developed an operational plan for the German invasion of Poland, designated Operation Fall Weiss.

In 1940, Blumentritt also took part in the invasion of France. And the next year, under General Günther von Kluge, he was made Chief of Staff of the German 4th Army.

In 1941, Blumentritt, now a General, was involved in spite of his opposition to the action, with the German invasion of the Soviet Union. He returned to Germany in 1942 as Chief of Operations for the entire German Army.

In 1942, General Blumentritt was asked to visit the Eastern Front. Afterwards, he suggested to high command that the Germans should withdraw from Stalingrad. Hitler rejected this suggestion.

Late in the war, Blumentritt was implicated in the conspiracy within the German Army to kill Adolf Hitler, this so-called July Plot failed, and resulted in the arrest of several German Army officers. Blumentritt himself was removed from his position, but Hitler did not believe him guilty and therefore Blumentritt was returned to action as a commander in the 12th SS corp.

During the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944, Blumentritt and his men were pushed back by British troops of the 30th Corp under Brian Horrocks .

After Normandy, General Blumentritt took command of the German 25th Army in Holland, before returning to Germany in 1945 as head of the 1st Parachute Army.