Wilhelm List

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Wilhelm List was a German field marshal in the Wehrmacht during World War II, known for leading major campaigns including operations in the Balkans and the invasion of Greece.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf German general
Wehrmacht officer
field marshal
human
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"

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
Pour le Mérite
commanded 12th Army
Army Group A
Army Group Southeast
conflict World War I
World War II
convictedOf crimes against humanity
war crimes
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Germany
dateOfBirth 1880-05-14
dateOfDeath 1971-08-17
dateOfParole 1952
employer German Army
ethnicGroup German
memberOf Reichswehr
Wehrmacht
militaryBranch German Army
militaryRank Generalfeldmarschall
militaryServiceEnd 1942
militaryServiceStart 1898
nativeLanguage German
notableFor commanding German forces in the Balkans
leading the invasion of Greece
notableWork Balkan Campaign
surface form: "Balkans Campaign"

Italian invasion of Greece
surface form: "Invasion of Greece"
participantIn Hostages Trial
participatedIn Battle of France
Invasion of Poland
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Marita
partOf Axis military leadership in World War II
surface form: "Nazi Germany military leadership"
placeOfBirth Oberkirchberg
placeOfDeath Garmisch-Partenkirchen
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief Southeast
Commander-in-Chief of 12th Army
Commander-in-Chief of Army Group A
sentence life imprisonment
wasTriedBy United States military commission
surface form: "United States military tribunal"

Referenced by (13)

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

Case Blue commandedBy Wilhelm List
Army Group A commander Wilhelm List
Battle of Crete commander Wilhelm List
subject surface form: "Case Blue"
Fall Blau commander Wilhelm List
Operation Blue commander Wilhelm List
Vienna Secession foundedBy Wilhelm List
Commander of Army Group A heldBy Wilhelm List
Generalfeldmarschall notableHolder Wilhelm List
Friedrich Paulus servedUnder Wilhelm List

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