Johannes Blaskowitz

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German general human

Johannes Blaskowitz was a German Wehrmacht colonel general during World War II, noted both for his military leadership in early campaigns and for his documented protests against SS atrocities in occupied Poland.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German general → human →
allegiance	German Empire → Nazi Germany →
awarded	Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class → Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class → Iron Cross (1914) 1st Class → Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross → Pour le Mérite →
causeOfDeath	suicide →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	German Empire → Germany →
dateOfBirth	1883-07-10 →
dateOfDeath	1948-02-05 →
detainedBy	Allied forces after World War II →
diedDuring	High Command Trial →
education	Prussian military education system →
era	20th century →
ethnicGroup	German →
familyName	Blaskowitz →
givenName	Johannes →
languageSpoken	German →
memberOf	German Army (Wehrmacht) →
militaryBranch	Heer → Wehrmacht →
militaryRank	Colonel general → Generaloberst →
name	Johannes Blaskowitz →
notableAction	submitted memoranda protesting SS and police atrocities in occupied Poland →
notableFor	command roles in the Western campaign → command roles in the invasion of Poland → commanding German forces in early World War II campaigns → protests against SS atrocities in occupied Poland →
occupation	military officer →
participatedIn	Battle of France → Invasion of Poland →
placeOfBirth	East Prussia → Paterswalde →
placeOfDeath	Nuremberg →
positionHeld	Commander of Army Group G → Commander of Army Group H → Commander-in-Chief of 8th Army (Wehrmacht) → Commander-in-Chief of 9th Army (Wehrmacht) →
stoodTrialAt	Subsequent Nuremberg Trials →
trial	High Command Trial →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Army Group A → Fall Weiss → Liberation of the Netherlands → Saar Offensive →	commander
Operation Nordwind → Siege of Warsaw (1939) →	commandedBy
Battle of the Bzura →	commanderGermany
Johannes Blaskowitz ("Blaskowitz") →	familyName
Johannes Blaskowitz →	name
German Army Group G →	notableCommander