Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin

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cemetery historic site military cemetery

Invalidenfriedhof in Berlin is a historic military cemetery that became notorious in the 20th century as a burial site for prominent Prussian officers and high-ranking Nazi officials.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cemetery →
historic site →
military cemetery →
associatedWith Kingdom of Prussia →
Nazi Germany →
Prussian Army →
Wehrmacht →
category Berlin Wall memorial sites →
Cemeteries in Berlin →
Military cemeteries in Germany →
country Germany →
crossedBy Berlin Wall death strip →
damagedDuring World War II →
establishedIn 1748 →
foundedBy Frederick II of Prussia →
Frederick the Great →
hasFeature Prussian-style grave monuments →
memorials to victims of the Berlin Wall →
military memorials →
war graves →
hasGermanName Invalidenfriedhof Berlin →
heritageStatus listed historic cemetery →
protected monument →
languageOfOfficialName German →
locatedIn Berlin →
Mitte →
central Berlin →
former border zone between East and West Berlin →
locatedNear Charité hospital →
Invalidenstraße →
locatedNextTo Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal →
maintainedBy Berlin authorities →
notableBurial August Neidhardt von Gneisenau →
Fritz Todt →
Gerhard von Scharnhorst →
Heinz Guderian (cenotaph) →
Herbert Backe NERFINISHED →
Julius von Verdy du Vernois →
Karl von Steinmetz →
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk →
Walter Model NERFINISHED →
openToPublic yes →
originalPurpose burial ground for war invalids →
cemetery for Prussian Army veterans →
ownedBy State of Berlin →
partlyDestroyedBy construction of the Berlin Wall →
underwent restoration after German reunification →
usedAs burial site for Nazi officials →
burial site for Prussian officers →
burial site for high-ranking military personnel →
Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Manfred von Richthofen →
Reinhard Heydrich →
Werner Mölders ("Invalidenfriedhof") →
burialPlace
Invalidenfriedhof ("Invalidenfriedhof Berlin") →
hasGermanName
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