Albert Kesselring

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German military officer Luftwaffe officer convicted war criminal field marshal human

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.

Aliases (2)

Field Marshal Albert Kesselring ×1
Kesselring ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German military officer → Luftwaffe officer → convicted war criminal → field marshal → human →
allegiance	Nazi Germany → Wehrmacht →
awardReceived	Iron Cross → 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	Kesselring →
givenName	Albert →
languageSpoken	German →
memberOf	Luftwaffe high command → Wehrmacht high command →
militaryBranch	Luftwaffe →
militaryRank	Generalfeldmarschall → field marshal →
name	Albert Kesselring →
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 Southwest (Oberbefehlshaber Südwest) → Oberbefehlshaber West (Commander-in-Chief West) →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Anzio ("Field Marshal Albert Kesselring") → Battle of Hamburg → Battle of Salerno → Battle of the Ruhr → Husky → Luftwaffe → bombing of Coventry →	commander
Commander-in-Chief Luftflotte 2 → Commander-in-Chief South → Italian campaign → Oberbefehlshaber West →	notableCommander
Commander-in-Chief South → Commander-in-Chief West → Oberbefehlshaber West →	hasCommander
Allied invasion of Sicily → Operation Avalanche →	opposingCommander
North African campaign →	commandedBy
Albert Kesselring ("Kesselring") →	familyName
Crossing of the Rhine →	GermanCommander
Albert Kesselring →	name
Generalfeldmarschall →	notableHolder