von Leeb

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Von Leeb is the surname of Wilhelm von Leeb, a German field marshal who served as a senior commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II.

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von Leeb canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military officer
Wehrmacht general
field marshal
human
allegiance German Empire
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic
awardReceived Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Pour le Mérite
commanded Army Group North
conflict World War I
World War II
convictedOf war crimes
countryOfBirth Kingdom of Bavaria
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Germany
countryOfDeath West Germany
dateOfBirth 1876-09-05
dateOfDeath 1956-04-29
educatedAt Bavarian Army officer training institutions
ethnicGroup German
familyName von Leeb self-linksurface differs
givenName Wilhelm
hasRole army group commander
languageSpoken German
memberOf Reichswehr
Wehrmacht
surface form: Wehrmacht officer corps
militaryBranch German Army
Wehrmacht
militaryRank Generalfeldmarschall
nativeLanguage German
nobleTitle von (Bavarian nobility prefix)
notableFor leading German forces in the invasion of the Soviet Union
notableWork command of Army Group North during Operation Barbarossa
occupation military officer
participantIn High Command Trial
Operation Barbarossa
partOf German General Staff
surface form: German general staff (World War I)

Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
surface form: German high command (OKH/OKW)
placeOfBirth Landsberg am Lech
placeOfDeath near Munich
positionHeld field marshal of the Wehrmacht
sexOrGender male
sibling Emil Leeb

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

Wilhelm von Leeb familyName von Leeb
von Leeb familyName von Leeb self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Wilhelm von Leeb
Leeb hasVariant von Leeb