Maximilian von Weichs
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Maximilian von Weichs was a German field marshal in the Wehrmacht during World War II, known for commanding major operations on the Eastern Front.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German general
ⓘ
Wehrmacht officer ⓘ field marshal ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
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 ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ
surface form:
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Pour le Mérite ⓘ |
| charge |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ |
| commanded |
2nd Army
ⓘ
Army Group B ⓘ Army Group Southeast ⓘ
surface form:
Army Group F
|
| conflict |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front in World War II
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1881-11-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1954-09-27 ⓘ |
| employer |
German Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Germans ⓘ |
| familyName | von Weichs ⓘ |
| givenName | Maximilian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Prussian Army
ⓘ
Reichswehr ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
German Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Generalfeldmarschall
ⓘ
field marshal ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Freiherr ⓘ |
| notableWork |
command of Army Group B during Case Blue
ⓘ
command of Army Group F in the Balkans ⓘ command of German 2nd Army in the Battle of France ⓘ command of German 2nd Army in the invasion of Poland ⓘ |
| outcome | trial discontinued for health reasons ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Balkan Campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Balkans Campaign
Battle of France ⓘ Case Blue ⓘ Eastern Front ⓘ Invasion of Poland ⓘ Operation Barbarossa ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Dessau
ⓘ
Duchy of Anhalt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Bonn
ⓘ
West Germany ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| wasTriedBy |
High Command Trial
ⓘ
surface form:
Nuremberg High Command Trial
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Case Blue