Field Marshal Georg von Küchler

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Field Marshal Georg von Küchler was a senior German Wehrmacht commander during World War II, best known for leading major operations on the Eastern Front.

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

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

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"
charge War crimes on the Eastern Front
commanded 18th Army
Army Group North
conflict World War I
World War II
convictedOf War crimes
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic
dateAwardedKnightCross 1940-06-30
dateAwardedOakLeaves 1942-01-16
dateOfBirth 1881-05-30
dateOfDeath 1968-05-25
enteredServiceYear 1900
fullName Georg von Küchler
surface form: "Georg Carl Wilhelm Friedrich von Küchler"
militaryBranch Wehrmacht
surface form: "Heer (Wehrmacht)"

Imperial German Army
Reichswehr
operationParticipatedIn Battle of France
Invasion of Poland
Operation Barbarossa
Siege of Leningrad
placeOfBirth Province of Saxony
surface form: "Wallhausen, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire"
placeOfDeath Garmisch-Partenkirchen
surface form: "Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, West Germany"
placeOfImprisonment Landsberg Prison
positionHeld Commander of 18th Army
Commander of Army Group North
promotionToFieldMarshalDate 1940-07-19
rank Field Marshal
Generalfeldmarschall
reasonForRemoval Failure to hold positions against Soviet offensives on Eastern Front
releaseDateFromPrison 1953-07
removedFromCommand 1944-01
retirementFromActiveService 1944
sentence 20 years imprisonment
theaterOfOperations Eastern Front
triedBy High Command Trial
surface form: "Nuremberg High Command Trial"

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GermanArmyGroupNorth commander Field Marshal Georg von Küchler

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