Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen

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German military officer Luftwaffe officer World War II person field marshal human

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.

Aliases (2)

Wolfram von Richthofen ×3
von Richthofen ×1

Statements (56)

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 (1914) 1st Class → Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class → 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	von Richthofen →
fullName	Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen →
givenName	Wolfram →
honorificTitle	Freiherr →
ideologyAssociatedWith	Nazism →
memberOf	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 theatre of World War II →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bombing of Guernica ("Wolfram von Richthofen") → Condor Legion ("Wolfram von Richthofen") → Luftwaffe ("Wolfram von Richthofen") →	commander
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen ("von Richthofen") →	familyName
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen →	fullName
Battle of Stalingrad →	hasCommander
Wolfram →	hasNotableBearer