Generalleutnant Kurt Student

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Generalleutnant Kurt Student was a German Luftwaffe paratroop general in World War II, best known for pioneering large-scale airborne operations and commanding Fallschirmjäger forces in several major campaigns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German general
Luftwaffe officer
human
paratroop general
allegiance German Empire
Nazi Germany
Wehrmacht NERFINISHED
conflict World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship German Empire NERFINISHED
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
familyName Student NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork airborne warfare
military strategy
givenName Kurt NERFINISHED
hasRole airborne operations planner
field commander
languageSpoken German
memberOf Fallschirmjäger NERFINISHED
Reichswehr NERFINISHED
Wehrmacht NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Luftwaffe
militaryRank General der Fallschirmtruppe
Generalleutnant
notableFor commanding Fallschirmjäger forces in World War II
commanding elite German paratroop units
early advocate of paratroop forces in Germany
leadership in early-war airborne assaults
pioneering large-scale airborne operations
notableWork development of German airborne forces
planning and leading the airborne invasion of Crete
occupation military officer
participatedIn Battle of Crete NERFINISHED
Battle of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
airborne operations in Western Europe
defensive operations on the Western Front in late World War II
partOf German military leadership in World War II
positionHeld commander of 7th Flieger Division
commander of German paratroopers (Fallschirmjäger)
commander of XI. Fliegerkorps
sexOrGender male

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Bombing of Rotterdam commander Generalleutnant Kurt Student