Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen

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Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen was a prominent German Luftwaffe field marshal and air commander in World War II, noted for his leadership in major campaigns on the Eastern Front.

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Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen canonical 4
Wolfram von Richthofen 4
Richthofen 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military officer
Luftwaffe officer
World War II person
field marshal
human
allegiance German Empire
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic
awardReceived German Cross in Gold
Iron Cross 1st Class
surface form: Iron Cross (1914) 1st Class

Iron Cross 2nd Class
surface form: Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

Pour le Mérite
birthDate 1895-10-10
birthPlace Barzdorf, Silesia, German Empire
causeOfDeath brain tumor
commanded Luftflotte 2
Luftflotte 4
VIII. Fliegerkorps
conflict World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Nazi Germany
deathDate 1945-07-12
deathPlace Bad Ischl, Austria
diedInStatus prisoner of war
familyName Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen self-linksurface differs
surface form: von Richthofen
fullName Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen self-link
givenName Wolfram
honorificTitle Freiherr
ideologyAssociatedWith Nazism
memberOf Manfred von Richthofen
surface form: Richthofen family
militaryBranch Imperial German Army
Luftwaffe
militaryRank Field Marshal
Generalfeldmarschall
notableEvent involvement in bombing of Guernica
notableFor close air support tactics
commanding Luftwaffe air fleets on the Eastern Front in World War II
occupation air commander
military officer
participatedIn Battle of Britain
Battle of France
Battle of Stalingrad
Crimean campaign
Invasion of Poland
Operation Barbarossa
Spanish Civil War
placeOfDetention American captivity
relative Manfred von Richthofen
relativeType distant cousin of Manfred von Richthofen
roleInSpanishCivilWar air commander with the Condor Legion
serviceEnd 1945
serviceStart 1913
theaterOfOperations Eastern Front
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
surface form: Mediterranean theatre of World War II

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Battle of Stalingrad hasCommander Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
Luftwaffe commander Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
this entity surface form: Wolfram von Richthofen
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen fullName Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen self-link
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen familyName Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: von Richthofen
Condor Legion commander Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
this entity surface form: Wolfram von Richthofen
Bombing of Guernica commander Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
this entity surface form: Wolfram von Richthofen
Wolfram hasNotableBearer Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
Inspector General of the Luftwaffe positionHeldBy Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
Eastern Front air operations notableCommander Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
this entity surface form: Wolfram von Richthofen
Tactical Air Force Wing 71 "Richthofen" hasMotto Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
this entity surface form: Richthofen