Günther Lütjens

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German admiral Kriegsmarine officer human

Günther Lütjens was a German admiral in the Kriegsmarine during World War II, best known for commanding the battleship Bismarck on its final mission.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German admiral → Kriegsmarine officer → human →
allegiance	German Empire → Nazi Germany → Weimar Republic →
awardReceived	German Cross in Gold → Iron Cross 1st Class → Iron Cross 2nd Class → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross →
causeOfDeath	sinking of battleship Bismarck →
commanded	German surface fleet → battleship Bismarck →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
countryOfBirth	German Empire →
countryOfCitizenship	Germany →
dateOfBirth	1889-05-25 →
dateOfDeath	1941-05-27 →
educatedAt	Imperial German Naval Academy →
familyName	Lütjens →
gender	male →
givenName	Günther →
hasMilitaryRankAtDeath	Fleet Admiral (Generalamiral) →
hasOccupation	naval officer →
ideologyAttitude	critical of National Socialism →
knownFor	commanding Bismarck on its final mission →
mannerOfDeath	killed in action →
memorializedBy	German Navy destroyer Lütjens (D185) →
militaryBranch	Imperial German Navy → Kriegsmarine → Reichsmarine →
name	Günther Lütjens →
nativeLanguage	German →
notableWork	Command of battleship Bismarck during Operation Rheinübung →
participatedIn	Battle of the Denmark Strait → Operation Rheinübung →
placeOfBirth	Wiesbaden NERFINISHED →
placeOfDeath	North Atlantic Ocean →
positionHeld	Fleet Commander of the Kriegsmarine →
rank	Admiral →
religion	Protestantism →
residence	Kiel →
serviceEnd	1941 →
serviceStart	1907 →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Berlin ("Admiral Günther Lütjens") → Operation Rheinübung →	commander
Operation Berlin (Atlantic) ("Admiral Günther Lütjens") →	commandedBy
Günther Lütjens ("Lütjens") →	familyName
Günther Lütjens →	name
Battle of Narvik →	navalCommander
Kriegsmarine →	notableCommander