Gotthard Heinrici

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German general Wehrmacht officer World War II military personnel field marshal human

Gotthard Heinrici was a German Wehrmacht field marshal renowned as one of Nazi Germany’s most skilled defensive commanders during World War II, particularly in the war’s final stages.

Aliases (1)

Gotthard Fedor August Heinrici ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German general → Wehrmacht officer → World War II military personnel → field marshal → human →
activeYears	1905-1945 →
allegiance	German Empire → Nazi Germany → Weimar Republic →
awardReceived	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves → Pour le Mérite →
birthDate	1886-12-25 →
birthPlace	Gumbinnen, East Prussia, German Empire →
commanded	1st Panzer Army → 4th Army → Army Group Weichsel →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	German Empire → Nazi Germany → Weimar Republic →
deathDate	1971-12-13 →
deathPlace	Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany →
education	Prussian cadet schools →
familyName	Heinrici →
fullName	Gotthard Fedor August Heinrici →
givenName	Gotthard →
knownAs	one of Nazi Germany's most skilled defensive commanders →
militaryBranch	Heer (Wehrmacht) → Imperial German Army → Prussian Army → Reichswehr →
militaryRank	Generalfeldmarschall →
notableFor	command of German forces on the Eastern Front in the final phase of World War II → defensive warfare tactics →
numberOfChildren	2 →
occupation	military officer →
placeOfBurial	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, West Germany →
positionHeld	commander of 1st Panzer Army → commander of 4th Army → commander of Army Group Weichsel →
promotedToRank	Generalfeldmarschall in 1945 →
religion	Protestantism →
spouse	Gertrud Heinrici →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
16th Army (Wehrmacht) → Army Group Vistula → German 4th Panzer Army →	notableCommander
Army Group Vistula → Battle of Berlin →	commander
Gotthard Heinrici ("Gotthard Fedor August Heinrici") →	fullName