Walter Model

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German general Wehrmacht officer field marshal human

Walter Model was a prominent German field marshal of World War II, known for his defensive expertise on the Eastern and Western Fronts and his role as one of Hitler’s most trusted commanders.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Field Marshal Walter Model	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German general ⓘ Wehrmacht officer ⓘ field marshal ⓘ human ⓘ
allegiance	German Empire ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ
awardReceived	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ surface form: Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ surface form: Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ surface form: Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Pour le Mérite ⓘ
birthCountry	German Empire ⓘ
birthDate	1891-01-24 ⓘ
birthPlace	Genthin ⓘ
causeOfDeath	suicide ⓘ
citizenship	German Empire ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ
commanded	2nd Panzer Army ⓘ 9th Army ⓘ Army Group B ⓘ Army Group Centre ⓘ surface form: Army Group Center Army Group North ⓘ
conflict	World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
countryOfService	Germany ⓘ
deathCountry	Germany ⓘ
deathDate	1945-04-21 ⓘ
deathPlace	near Ratingen ⓘ
familyName	Model ⓘ
givenName	Walter ⓘ
ideology	associated with Nazi Germany ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	suicide by firearm ⓘ
militaryBranch	Heer ⓘ Imperial German Army ⓘ Reichswehr ⓘ
militaryRank	Field marshal ⓘ Generalfeldmarschall ⓘ
name	Walter Model self-link ⓘ
notableFor	being one of Adolf Hitler’s most trusted commanders ⓘ defensive operations on the Eastern Front ⓘ defensive operations on the Western Front ⓘ
occupation	military officer ⓘ
participatedIn	Battle of Kursk ⓘ Battle of the Bulge ⓘ Operation Barbarossa ⓘ defense of the Ruhr Pocket ⓘ
position	commander of Army Group B in Western Europe ⓘ commander of Army Group Center on the Eastern Front ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Kursk → GermanCommander → Walter Model ⓘ

Ruhr Pocket → commandedBy → Walter Model ⓘ

this entity surface form: Field Marshal Walter Model

Army Group B → commander → Walter Model ⓘ

Army Group Centre → commander → Walter Model ⓘ

Army Group North → commander → Walter Model ⓘ

Battle of the Bulge → commander → Walter Model ⓘ

Unternehmen Zitadelle → commander → Walter Model ⓘ

Oberbefehlshaber West (Commander-in-Chief West) → hasCommander → Walter Model ⓘ

subject surface form: Oberbefehlshaber West

Walter Model → name → Walter Model self-link ⓘ

Army Group B → notableCommander → Walter Model ⓘ

Axis forces on the Eastern Front → notableCommander → Walter Model ⓘ

Oberbefehlshaber West (Commander-in-Chief West) → notableCommander → Walter Model ⓘ

subject surface form: Oberbefehlshaber West

Generalfeldmarschall → notableHolder → Walter Model ⓘ

Operation Bagration → opposingCommander → Walter Model ⓘ

Operation Kutuzov → opposingCommander → Walter Model ⓘ

Operation Market Garden → opposingCommander → Walter Model ⓘ