Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben

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Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who held several divisional and corps commands on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.

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Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German Army general
Wehrmacht general
human
allegiance German Empire
Nazi Germany
awardReceived Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
surface form: Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
surface form: Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class

German Cross in Gold
Iron Cross 1st Class
surface form: Iron Cross (1914) 1st Class

Iron Cross 2nd Class
surface form: Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
capturedBy United States Army
causeOfDeath natural causes
commanded 18th Panzer Division
German 709th Static Infantry Division
surface form: 709th Infantry Division

LXXXIV Army Corps (acting)
XIII Army Corps
conflict World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Germany
dateOfBirth 1894-10-30
dateOfCapture 1944-06-26
dateOfDeath 1964-06-18
ethnicGroup German
familyName von Schlieben
givenName Karl-Wilhelm
memberOf Prussian Army
Reichswehr
militaryBranch German Army
Wehrmacht
militaryRank Generalleutnant
Lieutenant General
nativeLanguage German
notableEvent surrendered Cherbourg to U.S. forces in June 1944
occupation military officer
participatedIn Eastern Front of World War II
Western Front of World War II
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Saxony
Löbau
placeOfDeath Gießen
Hesse
serviceEnd 1945
serviceStart 1914
sexOrGender male
wasPrisonerOfWarOf United States of America
surface form: United States

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Dodecanese campaign opponentCommander Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben
World War II Battle of Cherbourg commander Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben