Ernst Udet
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Ernst Udet was a renowned German World War I flying ace and later a high-ranking Luftwaffe officer known for his exceptional aerial combat skills and influence on German military aviation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ernst Udet canonical | 9 |
| Werner Voss | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military officer
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aviator ⓘ fighter ace ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
German Empire
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Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Iron Cross 1st Class
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Iron Cross 2nd Class ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords ⓘ
surface form:
Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
Pour le Mérite ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin
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surface form:
Invalids' Cemetery, Berlin
|
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| causeOfDeathDetail | self-inflicted gunshot ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1896-04-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1941-11-17 ⓘ |
| familyName | Udet ⓘ |
| fullName | Ernst Udet self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Ernst ⓘ |
| influenced | development of German military aviation between World War I and World War II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exceptional aerial combat skills
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promotion of dive-bombing and Stuka operations ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Luftwaffe High Command
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surface form:
Luftwaffe high command
|
| militaryBranch |
Imperial German Army Air Service
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surface form:
Imperial German Air Service
Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Colonel General
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Generalluftzeugmeister ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the second-highest scoring German flying ace of World War I after Manfred von Richthofen ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of dive-bombing tactics in the Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| numberOfAerialVictories | 62 ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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pilot ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Spanish Civil War (Luftwaffe support and testing of tactics) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Frankfurt am Main
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German Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Berlin
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Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Director-General of Equipment for the Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Jasta 11
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Jasta 15 ⓘ Jasta 37 ⓘ Jasta 4 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Werner Voss