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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Generalleutnant Kurt Student canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
German general
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Luftwaffe officer ⓘ human ⓘ paratroop general ⓘ |
| allegiance |
German Empire
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Nazi Germany ⓘ Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Student NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
airborne warfare
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military strategy ⓘ |
| givenName | Kurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
airborne operations planner
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field commander ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Fallschirmjäger
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Reichswehr NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
General der Fallschirmtruppe
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Generalleutnant ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding Fallschirmjäger forces in World War II
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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
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planning and leading the airborne invasion of Crete ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Crete
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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
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commander of German paratroopers (Fallschirmjäger) ⓘ commander of XI. Fliegerkorps ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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