Alexander Löhr

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Luftwaffe general human military officer war criminal

Alexander Löhr was an Austrian-born Luftwaffe general who commanded German air and ground forces in the Balkans during World War II and was later executed for war crimes.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Luftwaffe general → human → military officer → war criminal →
awardReceived	German Cross in Gold → Iron Cross (1914) → Iron Cross (1939) → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross →
causeOfDeath	execution by firing squad →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
convictedBy	Yugoslav military court →
convictedOf	war crimes →
countryOfCitizenship	Austria-Hungary → Germany →
dateOfBirth	1885-05-20 →
dateOfDeath	1947-02-26 →
educatedAt	Austro-Hungarian military schools → Theresian Military Academy →
ethnicGroup	ethnic German →
familyName	Löhr →
givenName	Alexander →
hasActivityIn	Balkans → Southeast Europe →
mannerOfDeath	capital punishment →
memberOf	Luftwaffe high command → Nazi Party → Wehrmacht →
militaryBranch	Austrian Army → Austro-Hungarian Army → Luftwaffe →
militaryRank	Generaloberst →
nativeLanguage	German →
notableWork	command of German air operations in the Balkans → command of German ground forces in the Balkans →
occupation	air force officer → military officer →
participantIn	bombing of Belgrade in April 1941 → invasion of Yugoslavia →
placeOfBirth	Kingdom of Romania → Turnu-Severin →
placeOfDeath	Belgrade → Yugoslavia →
placeOfDetention	Belgrade →
positionHeld	Commander-in-Chief in Southeast Europe → Oberbefehlshaber Südost → commander of 4th Air Fleet → commander of Army Group E →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
German invasion of Yugoslavia →	commander
Oberbefehlshaber Südost →	notableCommander
Balkan Campaign →	notableCommanderAxis