Albert Kesselring

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Albert Kesselring was a senior German Luftwaffe field marshal during World War II, known for commanding Axis forces in multiple theaters including Italy and North Africa.

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Albert Kesselring canonical 37
Kesselring 2
Field Marshal Albert Kesselring 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military officer
Luftwaffe officer
convicted war criminal
field marshal
human
allegiance Nazi Germany
Wehrmacht
awardReceived Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
surface form: Iron Cross

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

Pour le Mérite
commanded Axis forces in Italy
Axis forces in North Africa
German air forces in the Mediterranean theater
conflict World War I
World War II
convictedBy British military court
convictedOf war crimes
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Germany
ethnicGroup German
familyName Albert Kesselring self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kesselring
givenName Albert
languageSpoken German
memberOf Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
surface form: Luftwaffe high command

Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
surface form: Wehrmacht high command
militaryBranch Luftwaffe
militaryRank Generalfeldmarschall
field marshal
name Albert Kesselring self-link
notableFor commanding Axis forces in Italy during World War II
commanding Axis forces in North Africa during World War II
defensive campaigns in Italy against Allied forces
role as Luftwaffe commander in multiple theaters of World War II
role in bombing campaigns during World War II
notableWork memoirs about his wartime service
occupation military officer
partOf Axis military leadership in Europe
placeOfDetention Werl Prison
politicalIdeology Nazism
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief Luftflotte 2
Commander-in-Chief South (Oberbefehlshaber Süd)
Commander-in-Chief South (Oberbefehlshaber Süd)
surface form: Commander-in-Chief Southwest (Oberbefehlshaber Südwest)

Oberbefehlshaber West (Commander-in-Chief West)
sexOrGender male

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North African campaign commandedBy Albert Kesselring
Luftwaffe commander Albert Kesselring
Italian campaign notableCommander Albert Kesselring
Allied invasion of Sicily opposingCommander Albert Kesselring
Albert Kesselring name Albert Kesselring self-link
Albert Kesselring familyName Albert Kesselring self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kesselring
Husky commander Albert Kesselring
bombing of Coventry commander Albert Kesselring
Generalfeldmarschall notableHolder Albert Kesselring
Operation Avalanche opposingCommander Albert Kesselring
Commander-in-Chief South (Oberbefehlshaber Süd) hasCommander Albert Kesselring
subject surface form: Commander-in-Chief South
Commander-in-Chief South (Oberbefehlshaber Süd) notableCommander Albert Kesselring
subject surface form: Commander-in-Chief South
Oberbefehlshaber West (Commander-in-Chief West) hasCommander Albert Kesselring
subject surface form: Oberbefehlshaber West
Oberbefehlshaber West (Commander-in-Chief West) notableCommander Albert Kesselring
subject surface form: Oberbefehlshaber West
Crossing of the Rhine GermanCommander Albert Kesselring
Battle of Anzio commander Albert Kesselring
this entity surface form: Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
Battle of the Ruhr commander Albert Kesselring
Battle of Hamburg commander Albert Kesselring
Commander-in-Chief West hasCommander Albert Kesselring
Battle of Salerno commander Albert Kesselring
Battle of the Volturno Line commander Albert Kesselring
OB West notableCommander Albert Kesselring
Commander-in-Chief South notableCommander Albert Kesselring
Sicily 1943 commanderAxis Albert Kesselring
Winter Line operations commanderAxis Albert Kesselring
German Army Group C notableCommander Albert Kesselring
Allied advance on Rome opposingCommander Albert Kesselring
Winter Line designedBy Albert Kesselring
Winter Line commander Albert Kesselring
Oberbefehlshaber West notableCommander Albert Kesselring
Gothic Line commandedBy Albert Kesselring
Italy 1943–45 hasCommander Albert Kesselring
Joseph Kesselring familyName Albert Kesselring
this entity surface form: Kesselring
German Wehrmacht in Italy notableCommander Albert Kesselring
Heeresgruppe Afrika notableCommander Albert Kesselring
Allied advance on Naples commander Albert Kesselring
Operation Diadem opposedByCommander Albert Kesselring
OB Süd hasCommander Albert Kesselring