Günther von Kluge

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German field marshal Wehrmacht officer human participant in World War II

Günther von Kluge was a senior German field marshal of World War II who held high command on the Eastern Front and later in Western Europe, becoming involved in the 20 July plot against Hitler.

Aliases (2)

Field Marshal Günther von Kluge ×2
Hans von Kluge ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German field marshal → Wehrmacht officer → human → participant in World War II →
allegiance	German Empire → Nazi Germany → Weimar Republic →
awardReceived	Iron Cross (1914) 1st Class → Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves → Pour le Mérite →
causeOfDeath	suicide →
conflict	Eastern Front (World War II) → Western Front (World War II) → World War I → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	German Empire → Germany →
dateOfBirth	1882-10-30 →
dateOfDeath	1944-08-19 →
endTimeOfService	1944 →
familyName	von Kluge →
fullName	Günther Adolf Ferdinand von Kluge NERFINISHED →
givenName	Günther →
mannerOfDeath	suicide by poison →
memberOf	Prussian Army → Reichswehr →
militaryBranch	German Army → Heer →
militaryRank	Generalfeldmarschall → field marshal →
notableEvent	recalled from Eastern Front to command in Western Europe in 1944 → relieved of command in August 1944 →
notableWork	command of Army Group B in France after the Normandy landings → command of Army Group Center during Operation Barbarossa →
participantIn	20 July plot → German resistance to Nazism →
placeOfBirth	Kingdom of Prussia → Posen NERFINISHED → Province of Posen →
placeOfDeath	German-occupied France → Lorraine → Metz →
positionHeld	Oberbefehlshaber West → commander of 4th Army → commander of Army Group B → commander of Army Group Center →
sexOrGender	male →
startTimeOfService	1901 →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Army Group B → Army Group Centre → Army Group Centre ("Hans von Kluge") → Unternehmen Zitadelle →	commander
Army Group B → Axis forces on the Eastern Front → Oberbefehlshaber West →	notableCommander
Operation Citadel ("Field Marshal Günther von Kluge") → Operation Lüttich ("Field Marshal Günther von Kluge") →	commandedBy
Commander-in-Chief West → Oberbefehlshaber West →	hasCommander
Operation Cobra → Operation Kutuzov →	opposingCommander
Battle of Kursk →	GermanCommander
Generalfeldmarschall →	notableHolder