Erhard Milch

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German military officer Luftwaffe officer Nazi official human

Erhard Milch was a high-ranking German Luftwaffe officer and Nazi official who played a key role in organizing and overseeing Germany’s air force during World War II.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German military officer → Luftwaffe officer → Nazi official → human →
awardReceived	Iron Cross 1st Class → Iron Cross 2nd Class → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross →
convictedOf	crimes against humanity → war crimes →
countryOfCitizenship	German Empire → Nazi Germany →
dateOfBirth	1892-03-30 →
dateOfConviction	1947-04-17 →
dateOfDeath	1972-01-25 →
dateOfRelease	1954-06-30 →
employer	Lufthansa → Luftwaffe → Reich Air Ministry →
ethnicGroup	German →
facedWith	Nuremberg Milch Trial →
familyName	Milch →
givenName	Erhard →
hasCauseOfDeath	heart failure →
memberOf	Nazi Party →
militaryBranch	Luftwaffe →
militaryRank	Generalfeldmarschall →
notableFor	involvement in exploitation of forced labor in the German aircraft industry → key role in organizing and overseeing Germany’s air force during World War II →
notableWork	organization and expansion of the Luftwaffe before and during World War II →
occupation	airline executive →
participantIn	Battle of Britain → German war economy and armaments program → World War I → World War II →
placeOfBirth	German Empire → Wilhelmshaven →
placeOfDeath	West Germany → Wuppertal →
placeOfDetention	Landsberg Prison →
positionHeld	Deputy to the Reich Minister of Aviation → Director of Deutsche Luft Hansa → Inspector General of the Luftwaffe → State Secretary of the Reich Air Ministry →
religion	Protestantism →
sentencedTo	life imprisonment →
sentenceReducedTo	15 years imprisonment →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Luftwaffe →	commander
Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production →	notableEmployee