Eduard Dietl

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Eduard Dietl was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II, noted for his leadership of mountain troops and his prominent role in early Nazi military campaigns.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf German general
Wehrmacht general
human
allegiance German Empire
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic
awardReceived Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
surface form: "Clasp to the Iron Cross 1st Class"

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
surface form: "Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class"

German Cross in Gold
Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross 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 and Swords"
causeOfDeath airplane crash
conflict World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Nazi Germany
familyName Dietl
fieldOfWork military leadership
givenName Eduard
hasRole general in the Wehrmacht
mountain troops commander
ideology Nazism
languageOfWorkOrName German
mannerOfDeath accident
memberOf Nazi Party
militaryBranch Wehrmacht
surface form: "German Army"
militaryRank Generaloberst
notableEvent death in a plane crash in 1944
notableFor leadership of German mountain troops
role in early Nazi military campaigns
notableWork command of 20th Mountain Army
command of Army of Lapland
command of German mountain troops at Narvik
occupation military officer
participantIn Battle of Narvik
Operation Weserübung
surface form: "Norwegian Campaign"

Operation Barbarossa
World War I
World War II
positionHeld commander of 20th Mountain Army
commander of 3rd Mountain Division
commander of Army of Lapland
sexOrGender male

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Narvik commander Eduard Dietl
Operation Weserübung commander Eduard Dietl

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