Wilhelm Bittrich

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German military officer Waffen-SS general World War II military person human

Wilhelm Bittrich was a German Waffen-SS general and panzer corps commander during World War II, noted for his role in major battles on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.

Aliases (1)

Wilhelm ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German military officer → Waffen-SS general → World War II military person → human →
allegiance	German Empire → Nazi Germany →
awardReceived	Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class → Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class → German Cross in Gold → Iron Cross (1914) 1st Class → Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves →
birthDate	1894-02-26 →
birthPlace	German Empire → Saarland → Wadern →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
convictedOf	war crimes in France →
countryOfCitizenship	German Empire → Nazi Germany → Weimar Republic →
deathDate	1979-04-19 →
deathPlace	Lower Saxony → Walsrode → West Germany →
familyName	Bittrich →
givenName	Wilhelm →
memberOf	Nazi Party → Schutzstaffel →
militaryBranch	Imperial German Army → Reichswehr → Waffen-SS →
militaryRank	General der Waffen-SS → SS-Obergruppenführer →
name	Wilhelm Bittrich →
notableWork	command of II SS Panzer Corps at the Battle of Arnhem → command of II SS Panzer Corps on the Eastern Front →
participatedIn	Battle of Arnhem → Eastern Front of World War II → Operation Market Garden → Western Front of World War II →
partyNumber	NSDAP membership number 404 651 →
placeOfDetention	France →
positionHeld	commander of 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich → commander of 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen → commander of II SS Panzer Corps →
releasedFromPrison	1954 →
religion	Protestantism →
SSNumber	27235 →
wasPrisonerOfWar	France →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bittrich →	hasNotableBearer
William ("Wilhelm") →	hasVariant
Wilhelm Bittrich →	name
II SS Panzer Corps →	notableCommander
Operation Market Garden →	opposingCommander