Heinrich von Vietinghoff

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German general Wehrmacht general human military commander

Heinrich von Vietinghoff was a German Wehrmacht general who commanded major Axis forces in Italy during World War II, including serving as commander-in-chief of German troops in the Italian campaign.

Aliases (1)

von Vietinghoff ×1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German general → Wehrmacht general → human → military commander →
allegiance	German Empire → Nazi Germany →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	German Empire → Germany →
familyName	von Vietinghoff →
fieldOfWork	land warfare GENERATED → military strategy GENERATED →
gender	male →
givenName	Heinrich →
hasRole	army commander GENERATED → theater commander GENERATED →
languageOfWorkOrName	German →
memberOf	German Army officer corps → Wehrmacht →
militaryBranch	German Army → Wehrmacht →
militaryRank	Generaloberst →
notableCommand	Army Group C in Italy GENERATED → German Fifteenth Army GENERATED → German Tenth Army GENERATED →
notableEvent	surrender of German forces in Italy in 1945 GENERATED →
notableFor	commanding major Axis forces in Italy during World War II → serving as commander-in-chief of German troops in Italy →
notableWork	command of Axis forces in the Italian Campaign →
occupation	military officer →
participatedIn	Battle of Monte Cassino → Gothic Line defensive operations → Italian Campaign of World War II → Spring 1945 offensive in Italy →
partOf	Axis military leadership in World War II →
positionHeld	commander of 10th Army (Wehrmacht) → commander of 15th Army (Wehrmacht) → commander of Army Group C → commander of German Tenth Army in Italy → commander-in-chief of German troops in Italy →
side	Axis Powers GENERATED →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle for Rome → Battle of Monte Cassino → Battle of Salerno →	commander
9th Army (Wehrmacht) → Italian campaign →	notableCommander
Heinrich von Vietinghoff ("von Vietinghoff") →	familyName
Operation Avalanche →	opposingCommander