Helmuth Weidling

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German general human military officer

Helmuth Weidling was a German general in World War II best known for leading the final defense of Berlin in 1945.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German general → human → military officer →
allegiance	Nazi Germany →
associatedWith	German Eastern Front campaigns → Nazi military leadership →
capturedBy	Red Army →
commanded	Berlin Defense Area → LVI Panzer Corps →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	Germany →
era	20th century →
familyName	Weidling →
gender	male →
givenName	Helmuth →
hasRole	artillery officer → city defense commander → corps commander →
historicalSignificance	last commander of Berlin’s defenses in World War II →
influencedBy	strategic situation of collapsing Third Reich →
languageOfWorkOrName	German →
militaryBranch	German Army → Wehrmacht →
militaryConflict	Second World War →
militarySpecialization	artillery → defensive operations →
name	Helmuth Weidling →
notableEvent	appointment as commander of Berlin’s defense in April 1945 →
notableFor	defense of Berlin in 1945 →
notableWork	defensive operations during Battle of Berlin →
notedFor	organizing last-ditch resistance against Soviet forces in Berlin →
occupation	military commander → soldier →
participatedIn	Battle of Berlin → Eastern Front of World War II →
partOf	German Army high command on Eastern Front →
placeOfActivity	Berlin → Eastern Front →
positionHeld	commandant of the Berlin Defense Area → commander of the LVI Panzer Corps →
rank	General der Artillerie →
roleInEvent	led final defense of Berlin in 1945 →
sideInConflict	Axis powers →
strategicFocus	urban defense of Berlin →
surrenderedTo	Soviet Union →
typeOfMilitaryLeader	artillery general →
wasIn	Berlin →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Berlin →	commander
Helmuth Weidling →	name